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This article is about the third series of the anime. For other uses, see Diamond and Pearl.

A poster for the series, featuring Dialga and Palkia, the lake guardians surrounding the Spear Key, Ash, Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, and Croagunk.

The Diamond & Pearl series of the Pokémon anime (Japanese: ポケットモンスター　ダイヤモンド＆パール Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl) is the third series of the long-running anime, starting after the end of the Advanced Generation series. Like the previous series, Ash Ketchum is the main character who is joined by Brock, his longtime companion, as well as Dawn, a rookie Pokémon Coordinator who wishes to follow in the footsteps of her mother. Like what happened in the Advanced Generation series, both Ash and Brock received a change of clothes.

As well, a similarity to the previous series is that Ash attempted to travel to Sinnoh with only Pikachu. He was unsuccessful, however, as his recently-caught Aipom insisted on accompanying him.

So far, it covers Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, which ended with Smells Like Team Spirit!, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension, which started with Tears for Fears! and ended with Sleepless in Pre-Battle! and Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles, which started with Get Your Rotom Running!, in the dub.

Like Advanced Generation before it, Ash's previous female companion made a cameo appearance for a short while wearing new clothes just as Ash and Brock do. May's outfit was based on that of her game counterpart during Pokémon Emerald.

Ash, Brock, and Dawn with their Pokémon in an English poster for the series, with Dialga and Palkia in the background.

The Diamond & Pearl series is different from the previous two series in that it is more story driven. While there have to date been less episodes dedicated to Ash's Gym quest or the resident Coordinator's (currently Dawn) Contest quest than previous series had in the same amount of time, more captures, more departures, and more rivals have been introduced when compared to earlier series. Additionally, this series is the most violent and dramatic of the three so far, in part stemming from the character Paul whose training method contrasts sharply with Ash's so much that he nearly abuses his Pokémon for not doing well, and likewise stemming from the cataclysmic nature of the plot of Sinnoh's resident villainous team, Team Galactic. It has been subtly hinted that Ash may challenge the Elite Four in this series, in part due to appearances of Cynthia, Lucian, and Aaron. In An Elite Meet and Greet!, Lucian said to Ash, "We'll have our battle later". Based upon information about the 13th Pokémon movie, it is a possibility that Ash and his friends will visit Johto.

The series currently consists of three dub seasons:

• Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl (DP001 - DP052)
• Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension (DP053 - DP104)
• Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles (DP105 - present)

Episodes of the Diamond & Pearl series begin with the prefix DP in their numbering on Bulbapedia. For complete listing, see the list of Diamond & Pearl series episodes.