DP017

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DP017   古代ポケモン大進撃！ Big Charge of Ancient Pokémon!

First broadcast Japan January 25, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 古代ポケモン大進撃！ Big Charge of Ancient Pokémon!) is the seventeenth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It is scheduled to air in Japan on January 25, 2007.

Team Rocket set in motion the plan they developed while Ash and Shinji were having their Gym Battles. The result is an Aerodactyl that goes on a rampage.

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

Major events

• Hyōta's Zugaidos evolves into Rampard.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Hikari
• Jessie
• James
• Hyōta

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Pochama (Hikari's)
• Mimirol (Hikari's)
• Zugaidos (Hyōta's; evolves)
• Rampard (Hyōta's; newly evolved)
• Aerodactyl
• Kabutops
• Armaldo

Trivia

Dub edits

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