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An Elite Meet and Greet! (Japanese: 四天王ゴヨウとドータクン! Elite Four Goyō and Dotakun!) is the 35th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on May 24, 2007 and in the United States on November 3, 2007.

Ash and friends meet Lucian, a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four. Dawn's Buizel wants to battle Lucian, who obliges and fights with his Bronzong.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Dawn's Buizel is defeated by Lucian's Bronzong.

Debuts

• Sinnoh Elite Four
  • Aaron (memory)
  • Bertha (memory)
  • Flint (memory)
  • Lucian
• Cynthia (memory)

Pokémon debuts

• Bronzong

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Sinnoh Elite Four
  • Aaron (memory)
  • Bertha (memory)
  • Flint (memory)
  • Lucian (Seiyū: 浪川大輔 Daisuke Namikawa)
• Cynthia (memory)
• TV announcer (Seiyū: 堀川　仁 Jin Horikawa)
• Unnamed Scizor Trainer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Buizel (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Bronzong (Lucian's) (Seiyū: )
• Girafarig (Lucian's) (Seiyū: )
• Scizor (Seiyū: )

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• The opening and ending animations are updated to include Dawn's Buizel.
• The concept of needing to defeat all the members of the Elite Four before battling the Pokémon champion is explained.
• Due to a possible error, the first English dub title was revealed as "The Bells are Bronzing!" and later on "The Bells Are Bronzong!"
• Music from Jirachi: Wish Maker and Pokémon Heroes, and the ballad version of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ and Pokémon Symphonic Medley are used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Cranidos
• Pokémon senryū: ズガイドス かせきではっけん ずがいこつ
• Ash narrates the next episode preview.

Errors

Dub edits

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