DP030

DP030

DP030   ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！ Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!!

First broadcast Japan April 19, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino Assistant director 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！ Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!!) is the 30th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on April 19, 2007.

Ash and friends arrive in Eterna Forest, where they meet Cheryl. Cheryl is searching for "terribly sweet honey" found only deep within the forest in order to catch a Burmy.

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

Major events

• Ash & co. meet Cheryl.
• Cheryl captures a Burmy.
• Cheryl's Burmy evolves into a Mothim at the end of this episode.

Debuts

• Cheryl

Pokémon debuts

• Wormadam
• Mothim

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Cheryl (Seiyū: 川村万梨阿 Maria Kawamura)
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Chansey (Cheryl's)
• Burmy (Cheryl's, evolves)
• Wormadam (Cheryl's, ×3)
• Mothim (Cheryl's, newly evolved) (Seiyū: 川上とも子 Tomoko Kawakami)
• Caterpie
• Spearow (fantasy)
• Ledyba
• Sunkern
• Shroomish

Trivia

• This episode is the start of a three episode arc.
• This episode is similar to EP044.
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is used background music.
• Pokémon senryū: はってみよう　シールキラキラ　ボールカプセル
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash.

Dub edits

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