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'''Like It or Lup It!''' (Japanese: '''ポッチャマがんばる！！''' ''{{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} Tries Its Hardest!!'') is the seventh episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} and the 473rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 2, 2006, and in the USA on June 13, 2007.
'''Like It or Lup It!''' (Japanese: '''ポッチャマがんばる！！''' ''{{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} Tries Its Hardest!!'') is the seventh episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' and the 473rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 2, 2006, and in the United States on June 13, 2007.


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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>It's a rough day for hero and villain alike, as Dawn's Piplup struggles to perfect a move for the upcoming Pokémon Contest and Team Rocket struggles to find something to eat. Team Rocket lucks out and finds a giant pile of berries in the middle of a field, but nearby footprints suggest the berries already belong to someone—or some Pokémon. Team Rocket steals the berries anyway, but a slip-up lands some of the berries in the possession of a Ludicolo trio. Then the berries' real owners, a Golduck and its Water Pokémon friends, show up and mistake the Ludicolo for the real berry thieves!
<i>It's a rough day for hero and villain alike, as Dawn's Piplup struggles to perfect a move for the upcoming Pokémon Contest and Team Rocket struggles to find something to eat. Team Rocket lucks out and finds a giant pile of berries in the middle of a field, but nearby footprints suggest the berries already belong to someone—or some Pokémon. Team Rocket steals the berries anyway, but a slip-up lands some of the berries in the possession of a Ludicolo trio. Then the berries' real owners, a Golduck and its Water Pokémon friends, show up and mistake the Ludicolo for the real berry thieves!


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==Plot==
==Plot==
The episode begins in a darkened [[Pokémon Contest]] Hall, with an announcer introducing the next Coordinator to perform. The Coordinator in question is then bathed in spotlight, and we see that is it {{an|Dawn}} wearing a long green dress. Dawn smiles, and after taking out a [[Poké Ball]], throws it to release {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and then tells it to use {{m|Bubble Beam}}. Piplup does so, creating a large ring of bubbles around it as it spins around releasing the attack. The bubbles then fall and explode, amazing the audience. Dawn continues to smile confidently, before looking up and seeing that Piplup is getting dizzy from spinning around over and over. The bubbles are sent flying at the audience, who scream in fear. Piplup then falls to the ground, hitting the Contest Hall floor hard.
{{an|Dawn}} rehearses her routine for the upcoming {{ci|Jubilife}} [[Pokémon Contest]]. Dawn takes out her {{i|Poké Ball}} and summons {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. She orders a {{m|Bubble Beam}}. Piplup does so, creating a large ring of bubbles around itself while spinning to create a dazzling fireworks display. However, Piplup becomes dizzy from its routine, and eventually hits the ground head first. Despite the minor setback, Dawn bounces back and calls for another twirling Bubble Beam. But it the same result as before, with Dawn and her friends running for cover from the wayward attack.


At that, we find that everything in the Hall was just Dawn's imagination, everything really taking place in the middle of a field. Dawn rubs the back of her neck and looks over to {{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{an|Brock}} who all hold up cards with red X's on the showing that her appeal failed. Dawn isn't about to let that get her down however, and tells Piplup to use the grand finish Bubble Beam appeal again. Piplup once again jumps into the air and start spinning around while using Bubble Beam, but quickly becomes dizzy. The bubbles then rain down on Ash, Brock and Pikachu who dance around trying to avoid them. Piplup hits the dirt again, and Dawn runs over to it, worried.
{{TRT}}, meanwhile, is lying on the ground out of sheer exhaustion and hunger. They soon get up, and all start looking around to see if they can see some food or something to steal. Out of nowhere, they come across a miraculously large pile of delicious looking [[Berry|Berries]]. {{MTR}} prepares to take his first bite, but [[Jessie]] orders him to stop before pointing out a trail of nearby [[footprint]]s. While Jessie is concerned about angering the Berry collector, she and her teammates put their stomachs first and run off with the load. The very Pokémon, a group of {{t|Water}} Pokémon led by a {{p|Golduck}}, who were stockpiling return to their pile with more Berries, but are frustrated to find everything gone. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are loading the berries into their docked {{p|Magikarp}} submarine. [[James]] accidentally drops one, so Meowth rushes to grab it. However, Meowth’s jump causes the loading plank to flip, sending the baskets of berries flying into the distance. Team Rocket soon tracks their stolen berries to a trio of dancing {{p|Ludicolo}}. Meowth smiles happily and remarks that the Ludicolo would make a great gift for {{an|Giovanni}}. Meowth’s [[boss fantasy]] is interrupted by the arrival of Golduck and its gang, who confront the Ludicolo over the berries.


We then find {{TRT}}, along with {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, lying flat on the ground in sheer exhaustion. They soon get up, and all start looking around to see if they can see some food, or Pikachu, or something to steal. Out of nowhere, they come across a large pile of delicious looking berries which [[Jessie]] claims to be a gift from God himself. {{MTR}} jumps at the pile, grabbing one of them and is about to chow down before Jessie shouts at him to stop. Meowth angrily asks why, and Jessie rubs her chin and says that this does seem a little suspicious and that maybe some Pokémon have been collecting it all here. The group look at the pile, before running off with it all.
As the rival Water Pokémon exchange words, Team Rocket settle on making off with both the Pokémon and the berries. [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|Disguised in judicial wigs and gowns]], Jessie announces that the court is in session. Golduck is first to complain, and points to the small pile of berries to accuse Ludicolo of theft. Jessie dismisses its point and requests hard evidence. Jessie announces that justice has been served, so she and her teammates prepare to walk away. However, Golduck is furious and insults the trio. Team Rocket responds by removing their disguises and calling out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Carnivine}} to handle it. While Carnivine chomps down on James's head out of affection, Seviper lashes Golduck with a {{m|Poison Tail}}. James orders Carnivine to use {{m|Bite}} attack, which is followed by Seviper using {{m|Haze}} to scare Golduck and its friends off. Team Rocket turn their attentions to the Ludicolo, who smile and greet the trio with open arms. The trio soon regrets their new alliance and flee, as the rather enthusiastic Ludicolo spin them around in happiness.


Not long after, a small group of Pokémon appear holding even more berries to add to the pile, before realizing that their big collection has vanished save for three. One of the Pokémon, {{p|Golduck}}, who appears to be the leader of the group of {{p|Poliwag}}, {{p|Wooper}} and {{p|Quagsire}}, steps forward and screams in anger at their berries being stolen as the others begin to cry. Back with Team Rocket, we find them loading the large piles of berries into their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine. While [[James]] is handling one of them however, one of the yellow berries falls out of his hands. Meowth jumps at the flying berry, but while doing so knocks the plank holding Wobbuffet and Mime Jr. into the water and causing one of the baskets of berries to go flying into the distance.
Elsewhere, Ash and {{ashfr}} are sitting down to a delicious and relaxing lunch. Piplup decides now is a perfect time for practice, so it rushes into the high grass. Piplup jumps into the air and starts to practice its Bubble Beam appeal. Like last time however, Piplup becomes dizzy and hits the ground. By the time Piplup gets up, {{p|Quagsire}} and the other Pokémon in Golduck's group run past and smash into the small penguin Pokémon. Piplup isn't impressed, but Golduck starts to rant and rave. Piplup nods and motions to them to let it deal with their problem. Golduck is incredibly surprised at this, even more so when Piplup order them all to follow. Dawn and her friends are also astounded, so they decide to follow after Piplup and its marchers. Piplup confronts the Ludicolo with the allegations, though the Ludicolo will hear none of it and promptly spit out a triple {{m|Water Gun}} at Piplup’s face. In response to this, Piplup prepares to lash them with a {{m|Peck}} attack, only to be intercepted by a wall of sound. Piplup gets back up and puts its wing to its chest proudly.  


Once again Team Rocket searches to see if they can find the basket. Jessie hears something nearby, and they walk over to a pile of high grass and push it aside to see three {{p|Ludicolo}} dancing around a small pile of berries on the ground. Meowth smiles happily and says what a great present the Ludicolo would make for {{an|Giovanni}}.
From below the lake, Team Rocket watch the group. Jessie is thrilled, as they can grab Piplup too. Piplup tries another Peck attack, though the Ludicolo step aside to dodge. Unable to stop its momentum, Piplup flies into the distance and smacks into Team Rocket's periscope. James wonders what is blocking the lens, and spins the scope around to try to knock Piplup off. He fails, and Jessie takes over and manages to throw Piplup back into the lake. At this, Ash, Dawn and Brock run out from the high grass. Seeing this, the Magikarp submarine resurfaces from the lake, and Team Rocket emerges from inside and recites their {{motto}}. Piplup soon returns to shore, and determined to defend his pride, he jumps onto the submarine and starts to Peck at it. Piplup is thrown back into the lake however by the sub's tailfin, which prompts Ash to tell {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Team Rocket quickly ducks back into the submarine and laugh as their Magikarp's electric-proof armor keeps them protected. Jessie tells Meowth to fire off the Magikarp's secret weapon. Two wires shoot out, ensnaring Golduck's group, the Ludicolo trio and Pikachu. Piplup swims back to shore and tries to free its captured friends, to no avail. Seeing that the wires are too tough to snap with its beak, Piplup jumps back at the submarine and starts to Peck it in anger.  


A fantasy begins, showing the Ludicolo dancing and singing to awaken the head of Team Rocket. We then see Giovanni relaxing eating a delicious sandwich as the three Pokémon continue to dance and sing for his amusement. They also play their music as Giovanni works out and does a funky little dance. In the fantasy, Giovanni thanks the three for the present and their great work in Team Rocket. The three continue to watch from the grass, and during Meowth's fantasy the Golduck from before had appeared in front of the Ludicolo.
Meowth presses a button, which fires several robotic {{p|Remoraid}}. The decoys batter Piplup from all angles, smashing into Piplup over and over again. Dawn, worried at her hurt Pokémon, runs towards Piplup through all the Remoraid. Piplup, seeing Dawn rush to his aid, twists into action with its Bubble Beam appeal. Piplup performs the technique and destroys all of the Remoraid bots, before making a perfect landing. Dawn is thrilled by Piplup’s progress, and orders him to lash Team Rocket's submarine with Bubble Beam. Piplup does so, and the spinning bubbles create a whirlpool which traps Team Rocket. The group release the captured Pokémon as Dawn hugs Piplup. The Magikarp sub bursts out of the lake again and Team Rocket gasp for air. Tired and hurt, Jessie, James and Meowth can't move quickly enough to dodge Pikachu's Thunderbolt which enters the insides and the resulting explosions sends them blasting off. The explosion also sends all of the stolen berries raining down on Ash’s group and the Pokémon. Golduck realizes that team Rocket were the real Berry thieves, and it promptly apologizes to the Ludicolo.  


The Golduck, seeing the berries on the ground, starts to get angry and begins ranting at the Ludicolo who look mystified. As Team Rocket plan their next scheme, Golduck continues to shout at the poor confused Ludicolo who have no idea where Golduck's berries went. At this, Jessie, James and Meowth appear from out of the grass wearing gray judge wigs. The Pokémon look confused at the humans, before Meowth walks up to Golduck and explains that they are here to solve the dispute between the Pokémon with the power of the law.
Later, Team Rocket crawl out of the water, but they are greeted by the angry gazes of the Ludicolo trio and Golduck's group. The three try to explain themselves and beg for forgiveness, but are quickly sent flying away by a group Water Gun attack. By evening, Ash, Dawn and Brock wave goodbye to the Water Pokémon and continue onto Jubilife City. Dawn order Piplup to try another Bubble Beam, and the successful practice leaves Dawn feeling confident for her upcoming Contest debut.


Jessie announces that the court is in session, and Golduck runs over to the berries and points to them. Meowth translates Golduck's plea, and Jessie walks over to them and picks up one of the berries. She then beats down Golduck's accusation, before dismissing it as a crazed rant. Team Rocket then walks away, and Golduck screams at them for not taking it seriously. Jessie laughs and both she and James rip off their judge disguises and throw out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Carnivine}}.
==Major events==
 
* [[Dawn's Piplup]] learns how to use {{pkmn|Contest}} Moves.
As James gets his head chomped down on by Carnivine, Jessie tells Seviper to use {{m|Poison Tail}}. Seviper does so, smashing its tail into Golduck. James then orders Carnivine to use Bite attack, which is followed by Seviper using Haze to scare Golduck, Poliwag, Wooper and Quagsire away. They then turn around and greet the three Ludicolo, who smile and wave at Team Rocket in return. Team Rocket explain that they are their friends and that they are here to help them, and the Ludicolo grab hold of Jessie and James and spin them around in happiness.
 
Elsewhere, Ash and {{ashfr}} are sitting down to a delicious and relaxing lunch. As Pikachu eats, Piplup nods to itself and runs into the high grass. Brock turns his head to Pikachu, and wonders where Piplup is. On the opposite side of the grass, Piplup jumps into the air and starts to practice its Bubble Beam appeal. Like last time however, Piplup becomes dizzy and hits the ground. By the time Piplup gets up, Quagsire and the other Pokémon in Golduck's group run past and smash into the small penguin Pokémon. Piplup isn't impressed, but Golduck starts to rant and rave. Piplup nods and motions to them to let it deal with their problem. Golduck is incredibly surprised at this, even more so when Piplup tells them to follow it.
 
The other Pokémon nod and follow Piplup's march. Watching all of this is Ash, Dawn, Brock and Pikachu who start to follow them in secret after Ash checks Golduck on his Pokédex. Back with Piplup, we find them as the group comes across Ludicolo dancing happily around their own little pile of berries. Piplup marches over to the Ludicolo and tries to talk to the less than impressed trio as Ash and his friends look on. Dawn asks what the Pokémon Piplup is talking to are, and Brock, having once had one, tells her that they are Ludicolo. The Ludicolo trio then wave their hands at Piplup, uninterested at what the young Pokémon has to say. They then spit out a triple {{m|Water Gun}} at Piplup which makes it even more angry. In response to this, Piplup jumps up and tries a {{m|Peck}} attack on Ludicolo. The attack fails however, but Piplup gets back up and puts its wing to its chest proudly. From below the lake, Team Rocket watch the group.
 
James notices Piplup, telling Jessie and Meowth who aren't using the periscope that one of the twerp's Pokémon are there. Jessie says that that is perfect, as they can grab Piplup too. On land, Piplup tries another Peck attack which is quickly dodged by the Ludicolo. Unable to stop, Piplup is thrown out into the middle of the lake and smacks into Team Rocket's periscope. James wonders what is blocking up the lens, and spins the scope around to try to knock Piplup off. He fails, and Jessie takes over and manages to throw Piplup back into the lake. At this, Ash, Dawn and Brock run out from the high grass. Seeing this, Jessie says that this could be their perfect chance to grab Pikachu.
 
The Magikarp submarine then emerges from the lake, and Team Rocket pop out of their sub and begin to recite their motto. Ash isn't happy to see them, and demands to know what they're up to this time. Jessie laughs and tells Ash that all they want is what they usually want: their Pokémon. Piplup swims back to shore, and then jumps back at the submarine and starts to Peck quickly at it. Piplup is thrown back at the lake however by the sub's fin, which prompts Ash to tell Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Team Rocket quickly duck back into the submarine and laugh inside it as the electric attacks faze out on the Magikarp's electric-proof armor. Jessie tells Meowth to fire off the Magikarp's secret weapon. Meowth presses a button on the wall, which fires off two wires, one of which grabs Golduck's group and the other which gets the Ludicolo trio and Pikachu. Piplup comes out from the lake again and seeing its captured friends, tries to free them to no avail. Seeing that the wires are too tough to snap with its beak, Piplup jumps back at the submarine and starts to Peck it in anger. Jessie doesn't seem impressed by these attacks, and Meowth grins and tells her that he can deal with Piplup easily.
 
He presses another button, and several robotic {{p|Remoraid}} are fired out of Magikarp's mouth which sends Piplup flying back to shore. The Remoraid continue to fly back and forth, smashing into Piplup over and over again. Dawn, worried at her hurt Pokémon, runs towards Piplup through all the Remoraid. Piplup, seeing that Dawn cares for it and is willing to risk being hurt to save it, dries its tears and jumps up, dodging the robotic Pokémon and starting its Bubble Beam appeal. Spinning around and firing Bubble Beam, the attack manages to hit all of the Remoraid and destroys them. Piplup then spins back down to the ground and despite nearly falling over, lands perfectly. Dawn, happy at her Pokémon finally perfecting the move, tells it to use it on Team Rocket's submarine. Piplup does so, and the spinning bubbles somehow create a whirlpool which sucks Team Rocket into the bottom of the lake.
 
Having dealt with their threat, the group release the captured Pokémon as Dawn hugs Piplup. The Magikarp bursts out of the lake again and Team Rocket gasp for air. Tired and hurt, Jessie, James and Meowth can't move quickly enough to dodge Pikachu's Thunderbolt which enters the insides and causes the submarine to explode and send them blasting off again. The explosion sends all of the berries that Team Rocket stole raining down on Ash and his friends and all of the Pokémon. Ash grabs one of the berries and wonders if these were the berries that caused all of the trouble. Golduck apologizes to the Ludicolo and both groups shake hands.
 
Team Rocket then crawl out of the water, greeting the angry gazes of the Ludicolo trio and Golduck's group. The three try to explain themselves and beg for forgiveness, but are quickly sent flying away by another group Water Gun attack.
 
The episode ends with Ash, Dawn and Brock waving to the Pokémon who have all decided to share their berry collection as the sunsets. Ash is happy at Piplup finally perfecting its appeal, and Dawn is sure that it'll be a big hit in the Contest Halls.
 
== Major events ==
* [[Dawn's Piplup]] learns how to use Contest Moves.
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=== Debuts ===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


== Characters ==
==Characters==
=== Humans ===
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
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* [[Marian]] (voiceover)
* [[Marian]] (voiceover)


=== Pokémon ===
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:DP007_senryuu.jpg|200px|thumb|Pokémon senryū]]
[[File:DP007_senryuu.jpg|200px|thumb|Pokémon senryū]]
* {{an|Dawn}} reads the title card of this episode.
* An instrumental version of [[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~]] and music from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!!]]'' are used as background music.
* An instrumental version of [[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~]] and music from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!!]]'' are used as background music.
* The first [[boss fantasy]] in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} appears in this episode.
* This is the first episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' to have a [[boss fantasy]].
** This is the second boss fantasy with {{p|Ludicolo}}, the previous one was in ''[[AG067|Go Go Ludicolo!]]''.
** This is also the second episode with a boss fantasy featuring {{p|Ludicolo}}, with the previous one being in ''[[AG067|Go Go Ludicolo!]]''.
* {{an|Brock}} narrates the next episode preview.
* {{an|Brock}} narrates the preview for [[DP008|the next episode]].
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}
** Pokémon senryū: ポケモンに　つくしてそだてる　ブリーダー ''Pokémon ni tsukushite sodateru Burīdā'' "Devotedly raising Pokémon; that is a Breeder."
** Pokémon senryū: ポケモンに　つくしてそだてる　ブリーダー ''Pokémon ni tsukushite sodateru Burīdā'' "Devotedly raising Pokémon; that is a Breeder."
* The dub title could be a pun on the phrase "like it or lump it". It may also be derived from "like it or love it".
* The episode's English [[dub]] title could be a pun on the phrase "''like it or lump it''". It may also be derived from another phrase, "''like it or love it''".
* Piplup's Spinning Bubble Beam wouldn't be used again until ''[[BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!]]''.
* A proposed title for this episode was "''Piplup or Shut Up''". Having done technical work for the show, [[Bill Rogers]] pitched this episode name, but the writing staff felt that Standards and Practices may not approve of the term "shut up" in the title. To err on the safe side, it was changed to the current title.<ref>https://newbrock.livejournal.com/3770.html</ref>
* {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}'s Spinning {{m|Bubble Beam}} wouldn't be used again until ''[[BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!]]'', 270 episodes later.
* James in the English dub says to Carnivine during his biting him, "Carnivine, I am not a piece of fruit!  No matter what anybody says!". This was a subtle reference to "fruit" being a slang term for an effeminate male.


===Errors===
===Errors===
[[File:DP007 error.png|200px|thumb|Piplup's miscolored eye]]
* As Piplup is regaining his balance after destroying the Remoraid missiles, one of his eyes is colored white for a frame.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' is used as background music.
* In the original Japanese version, when the bubbles hit the audience during Dawn's fantasy, screams can be heard. No screams are heard in the English dub.
* In the original Japanese version, Team Rocket says that the Berries are a gift from God. In the English dub, there is no mention of God.
* In the English dub, Jessie mentions loving swimming as a girl. In the original Japanese version, she does not mention this.
** Similarly, in the English dub, James while being bitten by Carnivine declares that he's not fruit "no matter what anybody says!", which he does not do in the Japanese version.


== In other languages ==
==References==
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==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|波加曼加油！|Piplup, Do Your Best!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|波加曼加油！|Piplup, Do Your Best!}}
|cs={{tt|Lepší něco než nic|Better Something than Nothing}}
|cs={{tt|Lepší něco než nic|Better Something than Nothing}}
|nl={{tt|Even doorbijten, Piplup!|Pull through, Piplup!}}
|nl={{tt|Even doorbijten, Piplup!|Pull through, Piplup!}}
|da={{tt|Et Pip fra Piplup|A Tweet From Piplup}}
|da={{tt|Et pip fra Piplup|A tweet from Piplup}}
|fi={{tt|Näin on marjat|How the cookie crumbles}}
|fi={{tt|Näin on marjat|How the cookie crumbles}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Un véritable trésor !|A true treasure!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Un véritable trésor !|A true treasure!}}
|de={{tt|Die Beeren in Nachbars Garten|The berries in neighbors yard}}
|de={{tt|Die Beeren in Nachbars Garten|The berries in neighbors yard}}
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|he={{tt|פיפלאפ מציל את המצב|Piplup saves the situation}}
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|it={{tt|Il processo delle bacche|The trial of berries}} & {{tt|Il caso delle bacche è risolto|The berries affair is resolved}}
|no={{tt|Lik de teller lopp det|Just as they count it}}
|pl={{tt|Bohaterski Piplup|Heroic Piplup}}
|pl={{tt|Bohaterski Piplup|Heroic Piplup}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Grande Virada de Piplup!|Piplup's Big Turning!}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Grande Virada de Piplup!|Piplup's Big Turning!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Quer Gostes ou Não!|No Matter if you Like It or Not!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Quer Gostes ou Não!|No Matter if you Like It or Not!}}
|ru={{tt|Отважный Пиплап|Brave Piplup}}
|ru={{tt|Отважный Пиплап!|Brave Piplup!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Entrenando a Piplup!|Training Piplup!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Entrenando a Piplup!|Training Piplup!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Piplup: El líder|Piplup: the leader}}
|es_eu={{tt|Piplup: El líder|Piplup: the leader}}
|sv={{tt|En fruktansvärd upplevelse|A terrible experience}}
|sv={{tt|En fruktansvärd upplevelse!|A terrible experience!}}
|ro={{tt|Îți Place sau Nu|You Like it or Not}}
|ro={{tt|Îți Place sau Nu|You Like it or Not}}
|th={{tt|โพจจามะพยายามเข้า!|Pochama Tries Its Hardest!}}
|th={{tt|โพจจามะพยายามเข้า!|Pochama Tries Its Hardest!}}
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Like It or Lup It!
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DP007   EP473
ポッチャマがんばる！！
Pochama Tries Its Hardest!!
First broadcast
Japan November 2, 2006
United States June 13, 2007
English themes
Opening Diamond and Pearl
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening Together
Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜
Credits
Animation Team Iguchi
Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami
Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada
Assistant director 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada
Animation director 新城真 Makoto Shinjō
Additional credits

Like It or Lup It! (Japanese: ポッチャマがんばる！！ Pochama Tries Its Hardest!!) is the seventh episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl and the 473rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 2, 2006, and in the United States on June 13, 2007.

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Blurb

It's a rough day for hero and villain alike, as Dawn's Piplup struggles to perfect a move for the upcoming Pokémon Contest and Team Rocket struggles to find something to eat. Team Rocket lucks out and finds a giant pile of berries in the middle of a field, but nearby footprints suggest the berries already belong to someone—or some Pokémon. Team Rocket steals the berries anyway, but a slip-up lands some of the berries in the possession of a Ludicolo trio. Then the berries' real owners, a Golduck and its Water Pokémon friends, show up and mistake the Ludicolo for the real berry thieves!

Team Rocket steps in and defeats Golduck, all part of their plan to get the Ludicolo on their good side so they can snag them for the boss. Alas, this plan is quickly abandoned when the grateful Ludicolo turn out to be too energetic for Team Rocket to bear. As for the dejected Golduck and its friends, they have the good fortune to run into Piplup. Piplup take charges and goes right up to the Ludicolo, determined to show them the error of their ways. Team Rocket watches it all while feasting on their ill-gotten berries and, unsurprisingly, decides this is a great opportunity to steal a whole lot of Pokémon at once.

Team Rocket pounces on the gathered Pokémon with the help of their Magikarp submarine. Piplup tries to save them, but Team Rocket launches a swarm of robot Remoraid that are just too much for Piplup to handle. That is, until Piplup finally pulls off a Contest-worthy spinning Bubble Beam move that wrecks the robots and turns the tide in our heroes' favor! Once it's revealed that Team Rocket had the berries all along, Golduck apologizes for falsely accusing the Ludicolo and the Pokémon join forces to beat Team Rocket. And with an amazing new move mastered, Dawn and Piplup can look forward to their upcoming Contest with newfound confidence!

Plot

Dawn rehearses her routine for the upcoming Jubilife Pokémon Contest. Dawn takes out her Poké Ball and summons Piplup. She orders a Bubble Beam. Piplup does so, creating a large ring of bubbles around itself while spinning to create a dazzling fireworks display. However, Piplup becomes dizzy from its routine, and eventually hits the ground head first. Despite the minor setback, Dawn bounces back and calls for another twirling Bubble Beam. But it the same result as before, with Dawn and her friends running for cover from the wayward attack.

Team Rocket, meanwhile, is lying on the ground out of sheer exhaustion and hunger. They soon get up, and all start looking around to see if they can see some food or something to steal. Out of nowhere, they come across a miraculously large pile of delicious looking Berries. Meowth prepares to take his first bite, but Jessie orders him to stop before pointing out a trail of nearby footprints. While Jessie is concerned about angering the Berry collector, she and her teammates put their stomachs first and run off with the load. The very Pokémon, a group of Water Pokémon led by a Golduck, who were stockpiling return to their pile with more Berries, but are frustrated to find everything gone. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are loading the berries into their docked Magikarp submarine. James accidentally drops one, so Meowth rushes to grab it. However, Meowth’s jump causes the loading plank to flip, sending the baskets of berries flying into the distance. Team Rocket soon tracks their stolen berries to a trio of dancing Ludicolo. Meowth smiles happily and remarks that the Ludicolo would make a great gift for Giovanni. Meowth’s boss fantasy is interrupted by the arrival of Golduck and its gang, who confront the Ludicolo over the berries.

As the rival Water Pokémon exchange words, Team Rocket settle on making off with both the Pokémon and the berries. Disguised in judicial wigs and gowns, Jessie announces that the court is in session. Golduck is first to complain, and points to the small pile of berries to accuse Ludicolo of theft. Jessie dismisses its point and requests hard evidence. Jessie announces that justice has been served, so she and her teammates prepare to walk away. However, Golduck is furious and insults the trio. Team Rocket responds by removing their disguises and calling out Seviper and Carnivine to handle it. While Carnivine chomps down on James's head out of affection, Seviper lashes Golduck with a Poison Tail. James orders Carnivine to use Bite attack, which is followed by Seviper using Haze to scare Golduck and its friends off. Team Rocket turn their attentions to the Ludicolo, who smile and greet the trio with open arms. The trio soon regrets their new alliance and flee, as the rather enthusiastic Ludicolo spin them around in happiness.

Elsewhere, Ash and his friends are sitting down to a delicious and relaxing lunch. Piplup decides now is a perfect time for practice, so it rushes into the high grass. Piplup jumps into the air and starts to practice its Bubble Beam appeal. Like last time however, Piplup becomes dizzy and hits the ground. By the time Piplup gets up, Quagsire and the other Pokémon in Golduck's group run past and smash into the small penguin Pokémon. Piplup isn't impressed, but Golduck starts to rant and rave. Piplup nods and motions to them to let it deal with their problem. Golduck is incredibly surprised at this, even more so when Piplup order them all to follow. Dawn and her friends are also astounded, so they decide to follow after Piplup and its marchers. Piplup confronts the Ludicolo with the allegations, though the Ludicolo will hear none of it and promptly spit out a triple Water Gun at Piplup’s face. In response to this, Piplup prepares to lash them with a Peck attack, only to be intercepted by a wall of sound. Piplup gets back up and puts its wing to its chest proudly.

From below the lake, Team Rocket watch the group. Jessie is thrilled, as they can grab Piplup too. Piplup tries another Peck attack, though the Ludicolo step aside to dodge. Unable to stop its momentum, Piplup flies into the distance and smacks into Team Rocket's periscope. James wonders what is blocking the lens, and spins the scope around to try to knock Piplup off. He fails, and Jessie takes over and manages to throw Piplup back into the lake. At this, Ash, Dawn and Brock run out from the high grass. Seeing this, the Magikarp submarine resurfaces from the lake, and Team Rocket emerges from inside and recites their motto. Piplup soon returns to shore, and determined to defend his pride, he jumps onto the submarine and starts to Peck at it. Piplup is thrown back into the lake however by the sub's tailfin, which prompts Ash to tell Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. Team Rocket quickly ducks back into the submarine and laugh as their Magikarp's electric-proof armor keeps them protected. Jessie tells Meowth to fire off the Magikarp's secret weapon. Two wires shoot out, ensnaring Golduck's group, the Ludicolo trio and Pikachu. Piplup swims back to shore and tries to free its captured friends, to no avail. Seeing that the wires are too tough to snap with its beak, Piplup jumps back at the submarine and starts to Peck it in anger.

Meowth presses a button, which fires several robotic Remoraid. The decoys batter Piplup from all angles, smashing into Piplup over and over again. Dawn, worried at her hurt Pokémon, runs towards Piplup through all the Remoraid. Piplup, seeing Dawn rush to his aid, twists into action with its Bubble Beam appeal. Piplup performs the technique and destroys all of the Remoraid bots, before making a perfect landing. Dawn is thrilled by Piplup’s progress, and orders him to lash Team Rocket's submarine with Bubble Beam. Piplup does so, and the spinning bubbles create a whirlpool which traps Team Rocket. The group release the captured Pokémon as Dawn hugs Piplup. The Magikarp sub bursts out of the lake again and Team Rocket gasp for air. Tired and hurt, Jessie, James and Meowth can't move quickly enough to dodge Pikachu's Thunderbolt which enters the insides and the resulting explosions sends them blasting off. The explosion also sends all of the stolen berries raining down on Ash’s group and the Pokémon. Golduck realizes that team Rocket were the real Berry thieves, and it promptly apologizes to the Ludicolo.

Later, Team Rocket crawl out of the water, but they are greeted by the angry gazes of the Ludicolo trio and Golduck's group. The three try to explain themselves and beg for forgiveness, but are quickly sent flying away by a group Water Gun attack. By evening, Ash, Dawn and Brock wave goodbye to the Water Pokémon and continue onto Jubilife City. Dawn order Piplup to try another Bubble Beam, and the successful practice leaves Dawn feeling confident for her upcoming Contest debut.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Pokémon senryū
  • Dawn reads the title card of this episode.
  • An instrumental version of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ and music from Gotta Dance!! are used as background music.
  • This is the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to have a boss fantasy.
    • This is also the second episode with a boss fantasy featuring Ludicolo, with the previous one being in Go Go Ludicolo!.
  • Brock narrates the preview for the next episode.
  • Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia: Pokémon Breeder
    • Pokémon senryū: ポケモンに　つくしてそだてる　ブリーダー Pokémon ni tsukushite sodateru Burīdā "Devotedly raising Pokémon; that is a Breeder."
  • The episode's English dub title could be a pun on the phrase "like it or lump it". It may also be derived from another phrase, "like it or love it".
  • A proposed title for this episode was "Piplup or Shut Up". Having done technical work for the show, Bill Rogers pitched this episode name, but the writing staff felt that Standards and Practices may not approve of the term "shut up" in the title. To err on the safe side, it was changed to the current title.[1]
  • Piplup's Spinning Bubble Beam wouldn't be used again until Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, 270 episodes later.
  • James in the English dub says to Carnivine during his biting him, "Carnivine, I am not a piece of fruit! No matter what anybody says!". This was a subtle reference to "fruit" being a slang term for an effeminate male.

Errors

Piplup's miscolored eye
  • As Piplup is regaining his balance after destroying the Remoraid missiles, one of his eyes is colored white for a frame.

Dub edits

  • Music from Pikachu's Vacation is used as background music.
  • In the original Japanese version, when the bubbles hit the audience during Dawn's fantasy, screams can be heard. No screams are heard in the English dub.
  • In the original Japanese version, Team Rocket says that the Berries are a gift from God. In the English dub, there is no mention of God.
  • In the English dub, Jessie mentions loving swimming as a girl. In the original Japanese version, she does not mention this.
    • Similarly, in the English dub, James while being bitten by Carnivine declares that he's not fruit "no matter what anybody says!", which he does not do in the Japanese version.

References

  1. ↑ https://newbrock.livejournal.com/3770.html

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