DP139

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A Faux Oak Finish!

DP139   EP605 オーキド博士を救出せよ！ ニョロトノVSグレッグル！！ Rescue Dr. Okido! Nyorotono VS Gureggru!!

First broadcast Japan August 20, 2009 United States January 9, 2010

English themes Opening Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending もえよ　ギザみみピチュー！

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation directors 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume 新城真 Makoto Shinjō Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

A Faux Oak Finish! (Japanese: オーキド博士を救出せよ！ ニョロトノVSグレッグル！！ Rescue Dr. Okido! Nyorotono VS Gureggru!!) is the 139th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 605th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 20, 2009 and in the United States on January 9, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis The group is still enjoying the Twinleaf Town Festival, and are surprised to learn that an upcoming Pokémon course there is to be ran by none other than Professor Oak, however little do they realize that James has a new plan... or rather, an old one, in mind.

Major events

• Dawn meets Professor Oak in person for the first time.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Johanna
• Sayer
• Izzy
• Cara
• Limo Driver
• Children

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Politoed
• Poliwhirl
• Quagsire (six)
• Lombre (evolves)
• Ludicolo (newly evolved)
• Tyranitar (Trainer's)

Trivia

• This is the second episode in which James disguised as Professor Oak, the first time was in Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?.
• This is the second episode in which a Lombre is shown evolving. The first time was in Once in a Mawile.
• This episode's title is a play on "A Photo Finish" and is also similar to another episode's title.

The coloring error.

Errors

• While Politoed and Croagunk were fighting, Politoed's entire mouth was green.

Dub edits

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