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DP017   古代ポケモン大進撃！ Ancient Pokémon Rampage!

First broadcast Japan January 25, 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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka 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: 古代ポケモン大進撃！ Ancient Pokémon Rampage!) is the seventeenth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on January 25, 2007.

Team Rocket set their fossil scheme, that they were developing during Paul and Ash's Gym matches, into action - the result is an Aerodactyl that goes on a rampage.

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

Major events

• Roark's Cranidos evolves into Rampardos.
• Dawn learns that the next contest will be held in Floaroma Town.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Rampardos

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul (flashback)
• Roark
• Officer Jenny
• Marion (on television)
• Contesta (on television)
• Sukizō (on television)
• (Japanese: イワオ Iwao; Seiyū: 田中正彦 Masahiko Tanaka)
• (Japanese: ケンゾウ Kenzō; Seiyū: 木内秀信 Hidenobu Kiuchi)
• Museum researchers
• Pokémon trainer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Chimchar (Paul's; flashback)
• Elekid (Paul's; flashback)
• Azumarill (Paul's; flashback)
• Cranidos (Roark's; evolves)
• Rampardos (Roark's; newly evolved)
• Onix (Roark's; flashback)
• Geodude (Roark's; flashback)
• Psyduck
• Aerodactyl
• Kabuto
• Kabutops
• Omanyte
• Furret
• Sunflora
• Teddiursa
• Azurill
• Anorith
• Armaldo
• Lileep

Trivia

• This is the first episode in which Dawn's Buneary shows its affection towards Ash's Pikachu since its capture in Setting the World on its Buneary.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Dawn's Piplup
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash.

Dub edits

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