DP111

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DP111   鋼鉄島の遺跡！ The Ruins of Steel Island!

First broadcast Japan January 22, 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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka 山本珠代 Tamayo Yamamoto Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 広岡歳仁 Toshihito Hirooka Additional credits

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(Japanese: 鋼鉄島の遺跡！ The Ruins of Steel Island!) is the 111th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 577th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on January 22, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Not able to control it's aura anymore, Lucario is trying to attack Ash and his friends. Riley and Ash blocks it, but after getting shocked by Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Lucario runs away to the source of the waves, which is a machine that Team Galactic had made. Lucario faints after a battle with Mars, so Ash and friends go to help. While jumping over the hole, Piplup accidentally falls in, Dawn discovers this is the hole (where Jun and Team Rocket are). Dawn tries helping them up from the hole when a Steelix appears, making Dawn fall in as well, and attacks them. Riley goes back to help them, while Ash and Brock battle with Mars. Mars is defeated, but escapes with the machine's key & informs them that she has installed bombs all around the place, and will blow it up at any second, then gets off the island in a helicopter. Ash informs every one of this causing James to cry with Mime Jr.. Carnivine watches James crying and discovers it has learnt vine whip and uses its new found move to help everyone escape the hole. Riley says that he and Lucario would try something to disarm the bomb and tells the others to run as far as they can. When Riley and Lucario find the bombs, they tried to take it off, but can't. But they have another plan... Mars detonates the bombs but there is no explosion. Riley and Lucario had used aura to seal the explosion in it. They sent it in the sky, it is a happy ending....for the heroes and Team Rocket. Professor Karashina arrives and studies the stones Team Galactic had left..... Meanwhile, Team Galactic are back at the headquarters starting another plan.

Major events

• James's Carnivine learns Vine Whip.
• Mars attempts to blow up Iron Island using bombs but is stopped by Riley and his Lucario.

Debuts

• Pluto

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Jun
• Riley
• Mars
• Cyrus
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Pluto
• Reggie
• Yuzo
• Professor Rowan
• Professor Karashina
• Team Galactic Grunts
• Scientists

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Grotle (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Lucario (Riley's)
• Purugly (Mars's)
• Empoleon (Jun's)
• Magnemite (multiple)
• Magneton (multiple)
• Steelix
• Skarmory (multiple)
• Aggron
• Lairon (multiple)
• Aron (multiple)
• Geodude (multiple)
• Golbat (Team Galactic's; multiple)
• Dialga (statue)
• Palkia (statue)
• Staraptor (Reggie's)
• Kricketot
• Bidoof

Trivia

• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Skarmory
• The way Carnivine learned Vine Whip is quite similar to how Arbok and Weezing evolved.
• This episode marks the first time in the anime that one of Team Rocket's Pokémon is seen learning a new move.
• This is the first time since Ash's battle with Maylene that Staravia has used Brave Bird.

Dub edits

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