DP178

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DP178

DP178   EP644 さよならロケット団！ニャースの恋！？ Goodbye Rocket-dan! Love of Nyarth!?

First broadcast Japan May 27, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening サイコー・エブリディ！ Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation director 緒方厚 Atsushi Ogata No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: さよならロケット団！ニャースの恋！？ Goodbye Rocket-dan! Love of Nyarth!?) is the 178th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 644th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 27, 2010.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While the gang begin the journey back to Sunyshore City so Ash can have his long-awaited battle against Volkner, Team Rocket are also moving forward with their plans to capture Pikachu. However their attempts are put on hold when Meowth falls in love at first sight with another Pokémon. As a result, Meowth is left with a difficult decision; remain with Jessie and James or leave Team Rocket forever to follow his true love...

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Mamī
• Crasher Wake (fantasy)
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Torterra (Ash's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Togekiss (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Glameow (Mamī's; evolves)
• Purugly (Mamī's; newly evolved)
• Rapidash (fantasy)
• Floatzel (Crasher Wake's; fantasy)
• Gyarados (Crasher Wake's; fantasy)
• Quagsire (Crasher Wake's; fantasy)
• Dialga (fantasy)
• Palkia (fantasy)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Honchkrow
• The music played during the title card is removed in this episode, instead the badges and ribbons are heard flying by the screen before a fanfare is played.

Dub edits

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