DP088

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DP088   ポケモンサマースクール開講!! Pokémon Summer School Course!!

First broadcast Japan August 7, 2008 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together2008 Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume Additional credits

(Japanese: ポケモンサマースクール開講!! Pokémon Summer School Course!!) is the 88th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on August 7, 2008.

On their way toward Celestic Town, Ash and his friends arrive at a Pokémon Summer School and decide to participate there. At this event, many Trainers gather and spend time together for one week while learning various things about Pokémon. The Trainers' first task is to choose a random Poké Ball, train the Pokémon contained inside, and battle with it.

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

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Monferno

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Rowan
• Conway
• Aoi
• Yūzō
• Other trainers.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Monferno (Trained by Aoi)
• Raichu (Trained by Ash)
• Grimer (Trained by Dawn)
• Magnemite (Trained by Brock)
• Venonat (Trained by Conway)
• Smoochum (Trained by Jessie)
• Shinx (Aoi's)
• Oddish
• Drifloon
• Slakoth
• Dodrio
• Bidoof
• Wooper
• Graveler
• Loudred
• Bagon
• Scizor
• Mightyena
• Croconaw
• Sandshrew
• Rhyhorn
• Makuhita
• Linoone
• Cherubi
• Growlithe
• Snorunt
• Electrike
• Nuzleaf
• Rattata
• Drowzee

Trivia

• This episode is the start of a four episode arc.
• Grimer showed a personality similar to Ash's Muk.
• Brock is the only one who didn't have much difficulty raising his Pokémon, likely due to the fact that he is a Pokémon Breeder.
• The Raichu featured in this episode (raised by Ash) demonstrated a vastly different personality from other Raichu in the show, who are normally aggressive and strong. This Raichu was horribly shy and doubted itself.
• One of Brittany's songs heard in Same Old Song and Dance is used as background music.

Errors

• In one scene when James was disguised, the arch behind him was overlapping his hip.

Dub edits

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