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DP072   ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(後編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 2)

First broadcast Japan March 20, 2008 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(後編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 2)) is the 72nd episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan in a one-hour special on March 20, 2008, the day that Pokémon Ranger Batonnage was released. It and DP072 will be released on DVD in Japan on June 20, 2008.

Japanese DVD art

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Hajime (Seiyū: 坂口大助 Daisuke Sakaguchi)
• Solana
• J

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Drapion (J's)
• Riolu (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Dodrio

Trivia

• This is the first time Ash has ever deliberately hurt a Pokémon, kicking J's Drapion in the eye.
• Because of Ash's sensitivity to Aura, which was first introduced in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, he is able to sense Riolu from far distances.
• J actually seems as if she is trying to kill Ash, not merely get rid of him. Such instances included commanding her Salamence to use Hyper Beam directly on him instead of near him, having her Drapion squeeze him tight with its claws, and ejecting him from her ship at a great hight.
• The traveling on Dodrio could be another reference to the new features in Pokémon Ranger Batonnage, the Field Ability called Ride.

Dub edits

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