This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not yet aired anywhere in the world. As such, it is a reflection of what is currently known about the episode, rather than coverage of the episode as a whole.

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(Japanese: ピカチュウ！ライチュウ！進化への道!! Pikachu! Raichu! The Path to Evolution!!) is the 74th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It is scheduled to air in Japan on April 3, 2008, alongside DP073 as a one-hour special.

Ash and his friends meet Shō, a boy who has a Pichu and a Raichu. He mistakes Ash's Pikachu for a wild Pokémon.

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

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Shō
• Misty(flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Raichu (Shō's)
• Pichu (Shō's)

Trivia

• This episode follows much of the premise of Electric Shock Showdown by having Ash's Pikachu be defeated by Raichu and choose whether to evolve or not via the Thunderstone.

Errors

Dub edits

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