DP182

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DP182

DP182   EP648 熱戦前夜！サトシのポケモン大集合！！ Eve of Battle! Satoshi's Pokémon All Together!!

First broadcast Japan June 24, 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 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 熱戦前夜！サトシのポケモン大集合！！ Eve of Battle! Satoshi's Pokémon All Together!!) is the 182nd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 648th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 24, 2010.

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

Major events

• Ash and his friends arrive at Suzuran Island for the Suzuran Conference.
• Paul, Barry, Nando and Conway also enter the Suzuran Conference, the latter two having earned the eight Gym Badges required.
• Ash decides to use the Pokémon he has stored at Professor Oak's Laboratory alongside the Pokémon he has acquired in Sinnoh during the tournament, and spends time with several of them.
• Ash's Cyndaquil evolves into a Quilava and learns Eruption.
  • It was also revealed that Quilava learned Flame Wheel some time off-screen prior to this episode.
• Ash learns he will be battling Nando in the first round of the tournament.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Paul
• Nando
• Conway
• Barry
• Professor Oak
• Cynthia
• Mr. Goodshow
• Jeffrey
• Trainers
• Merchants
• Pokémon Center employee
• Torch runners
• Audience

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's; evolves)
• Quilava (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Donphan (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Glalie (Ash's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Wingull (multiple)
• Luxray (Jeffrey's)

Trainers'

• Makuhita (two)
• Spearow
• Doduo
• Azumarill
• Elekid
• Jumpluff
• Whismur
• Lickilicky
• Cyndaquil
• Bronzong
• Heatran
• Probopass
• Floatzel
• Purugly
• Luxray
• Snorunt
• Geodude
• Tyrogue
• Jigglypuff
• Poochyena
• Wingull
• Gabite
• Lopunny
• Glaceon
• Snorlax
• Donphan
• Bulbasaur
• Heracross
• Muk

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Gardevoir
• This marks the first time a legendary Pokémon, Heatran, is seen being entered in a Pokémon League competition.
• Pokémon Symphonic Medley 2 and music from Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea were used in this episode.
• As of this episode, all of Ash's fire type starters have evolved at least once.

Dub edits

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