DP109

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DP109   迷子のホエルコ！ The Stray Hoeruko!

First broadcast Japan January 8, 2009 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ Ending あしたはきっと

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 No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 迷子のホエルコ！ The Stray Hoeruko!) is the 109th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 575th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 8, 2009.

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

Synopsis

A Luxio appears and begins to steal food from Ash and co.! They chase it into the sewer to find it is giving the food to a Wailmer who is trapped and can't get back to the ocean.

Major events

Pokémon debuts

Anime debuts

• Luxio

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Grotle (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Wailmer (evolves)
• Wailord (newly evolved)
• Luxio
• Nidoran♂ (multiple)
• Whismur
• Nidoran♀ (multiple)
• Mothim (multiple)
• Zubat (multiple)
• Spheal (multiple)
• Venonat (multiple)
• Teddiursa (multiple)
• Rattata (multiple)
• Wailord (multiple)
• Swampert

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Finneon
• This episode's plot is similar to Hour of the Houndour in that it involves Pokémon stealing food from Ash and giving it to another Pokémon in need.

Dub edits

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