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Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors is the thirteenth season of the Pokémon anime, airing immediately following the conclusion of the twelfth season. As such it is the fourth season of the Diamond & Pearl series, following Ash and Dawn as they conclude their journey in the Sinnoh region. Due to the previous announcement that the Diamond and Pearl series is ending in Japan in the fall of 2010, this will be the final dub season of the Diamond and Pearl Series.
It was originally set to begin on May 22, 2010 with the dub premiere of Regaining the Home Advantage!, but it was been delayed until further notice.
It is preceded by Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles. 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. As with the previous year, there was was no break between this season and season 12.
See the list of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.
Important events
- Ash's Buizel learns Ice Punch. (DP159)
- Ash competes in the Pokéathlon. (DP160)
- Dawn meets up with Ursula and enters the Daybreak Town Contest, winning her 5th and final ribbon, completing her requirements for the Grand Festival. (DP161-DP162)
- Barry returns, revealing that he now has eight badges, qualifying him for the Sinnoh League. (DP163)
- The location of the Grand Festival is revealed to be Lake Valor. (DP163)
- Dawn's Piplup learns Hydro Pump. (DP164)
- Ash and friends meet Volkner, the Sunyshore City Gym Leader and Sinnoh Elite Four member Flint. Ash has a battle with Flint, inspiring Volkner to battle challengers again. (DP165)
- Ash's Sunyshore Gym battle is postponed. (DP166)
- Ash's newly evolved Torterra learns Leaf Storm. (DP166)
- Ash and friends meet Marley and help her rescue a Shaymin. (DP168)
- Ash and friends meet Natsuya, a Pokémon Ranger, and aid him in a mission involving Heatran. (DP169)
- Ash and friends meet Sinnoh Elite Four member Bertha. Ash has a battle against Bertha, but loses. (DP170)
- Jessie participates in the Katakuri Town Contest and loses to Princess Salvia but is given the ribbon by the latter, thereby completing her requirement for the Grand Festival. (DP171)
- Ash and his friends arrive at Valor Lakefront for the Grand Festival. (DP173)
- The Sinnoh Grand Festival takes place. (DP174 - DP177)
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve or are revealed to have evolved:
Gym Battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
Pokémon Contests
Dawn wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:
Jessie wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:
See also
This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |