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(Japanese: ムックルがんばる！ Mukkuru Perseveres!) is the thirteenth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on December 21, 2006 as a part of a one-hour special along with DP014.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash's Starly evolves into a Staravia.
• Brock's Bonsly learns Mimic.
• Ash's Staravia learns Aerial Ace.

Debuts

• Ash's Staravia

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• (Japanese: ユカリ Yukari; Seiyū: 桑島法子 Hōko Kuwashima)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Starly (Ash's, evolves)
• Staravia (Ash's, newly evolved)
• Bonsly (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Pidgey
• Pidgeot (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi*)
• Spearow (colony)
• Fearow (colony)
• Hoothoot
• Natu (colony)
• Taillow (colony)
• Swellow (colony)
• Swablu (colony)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• At the half time, the pre-shot and the post-shot switched places.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Ash's Pikachu

Most of the footage is from the Diamond and Pearl series but the first few clips are from the very first episode.

• Pokémon senryū: パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ

Errors

Dub edits

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