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Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension is the eleventh season of the Pokémon anime, immediately following the conclusion of the tenth season. As such it is the second season of the Diamond & Pearl series, following Ash as he continues gathering badges in Sinnoh and Dawn as she continues gathering ribbons.
It began on April 12, 2008 with the dub premiere Tears for Fears! and, if 52 episodes are ordered, will end with DP104.
It is preceded by Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl and will likely be succeeded by a 12th season. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. In Japan, no differentiation is made between this and any other seasons in the Diamond & Pearl series.
It began airing on digital TV's Jetix in the UK in late 2008. It began to air on UK Freeview on January 5th 2009, simultaneously on CITV/ITV4 on Action Stations!. It will start to air on YTV in Canada on Monday, March 2, 2009.
It began airing on Jetix in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark on February 14th, 2009. It will start on Jetix in Italy on March 30th, 2009. In Germany, it started to air on February 18th, 2009 on RTLII. It will start on Jetix in Spain on April 4th, 2009.
See the list of Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.
Important events
- Chimchar realizes that Ash is a caring Trainer, unlike Paul. (DP053)
- Gardenia reappears for an episode. (DP054)
- Zoey suggests that Ash and Dawn trade Aipom and Buizel. (DP055)
- Buizel destroys the Hallowed Tower, and Ash needs to repair it, according to a legend. (DP056)
- Team Galactic's Saturn and two Grunts disturb the Unown in the Solaceon Ruins. (DP060)
- Jessie wins her first ribbon. (DP061)
- Dawn loses her second contest in a row and loses confidence in herself. (DP061)
- Dawn meets another of her childhood friends, Leona. (DP063)
- Butch and Cassidy, and the recurring Hippopotas make another appearance. (DP065)
- Ash and friends meet Paul's older brother Reggie, a Pokémon Breeder. (DP066)
- Dawn has a gym battle against Maylene which she loses. (DP067)
- Ash also has a gym battle against Maylene. The match ends in a draw but Ash is given the Cobble Badge by Maylene. (DP068)
- Team Galactic reappears in Veilstone City to steal meteorites, Ash, his friends, Reggie, and Maylene stop them. (DP069)
- Ash and friends help Kellyn protect an Aura-using Riolu from J and her client. (DP071 and DP072)
- Wallace appears as a master Coordinator. He holds the Wallace Cup at the Valor Lakefront. (DP075)
- May returns to participate at the Wallace Cup, along with Ash, Dawn, Jessie and Zoey. (DP076 to DP079)
- Jessie captures a Yanma which evolves to Yanmega. (DP080)
- Ash meets up with Paul and they have a battle. Chimchar reveals its true power. (DP081)
- Ash has a gym battle with Crasher Wake which he wins. (DP083)
- Ash meets up with and battles Gary, who gives him a Razor Fang. The item is used to evolve Ash's Gligar. (DP085)
- Ash and friends enter the Pokémon Summer Academy where they meet and befriend Angie. (DP088 to DP091)
- Ash meets up with Fantina. They have an informal battle which Ash forfeits. (DP093)
- Dawn meets and competes against Lila, an old rival of her mother, in the Celestic Contest. She also wins her third ribbon. (DP095)
- Ash and friends encounter Cynthia and meet her grandmother Professor Carolina at the Celestic Town Historical Research Center. Cyrus also makes an appearance as an interested businessman. (DP096 and DP097)
- Team Galactic successfully steals the Lustrous and Adamant Orbs. (DP096 and DP097)
- Ash and friends meet up with Angie again in Solaceon Town. (DP098)
- The group meets Aaron of the Elite Four, who is looking for his lost Wurmple. (DP099)
- On the way to the Hearthome Gym for a battle, Ash literally runs in to Jun, a Trainer from Twinleaf Town who admires Paul's training style. (DP101)
- Jessie wins her second ribbon. (DP102)
- Ash has a rematch with Fantina which he wins. (DP102)
- After Ash's victory at the Hearthome Gym, Jun declares Ash as his rival. (DP102)
- Ash defeats Byron in a gym battle after meeting Roark again. (DP108)
- Ash and friends meet Riley at the Iron Island. Mars, along with some Team Galactic Grunts, attack the Iron Island to make a scan of Mt. Coronet in search of Spear Pillar. Professor Carolina reappears to study the island. (DP110) and (DP111)
- Dawn wins her fourth ribbon, in Akebi Contest, after battling with a girl named Urara. (DP114)
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve or are revealed to have evolved:
- Dawn's Aipom → Ambipom (DP060)
- Paul's Murkrow → Honchkrow (between DP064 and DP066)
- May's Eevee → Glaceon (between AG192 and DP076)
- May's Squirtle → Wartortle (between AG192 and DP077)
- May's Bulbasaur → Ivysaur → Venusaur (between AG192 and DP078)
- Jessie's Yanma → Yanmega (DP080)
- Ash's Gligar → Gliscor (DP085)
- Ash's Turtwig → Grotle (DP100)
- Dawn's Swinub → Piloswine (DP104)
- Dawn's Piloswine → Mamoswine (DP106)
- Ash's Staravia → Staraptor (DP118)
Trades
- Ash's Aipom for Dawn's Buizel (DP055)
Releases
- James's Cacnea (given to Gardenia) (DP054)
- Jessie's Dustox (DP073)
Gym Battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
Pokémon contests
Dawn wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:
Jessie wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:
In other languages
- Iberian Spanish: Pokémon Battle Dimension
- Latin American Spanish: Pokémon Dimensión de Batalla
- Brazilian Portuguese: Pokémon Batalha Dimensional
- Polish: Pokémon Wymiar Walki
- Finnish: Pokémon DP: Battle Dimension
