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(Japanese: ミカルゲの要石！ Mikaruge's Keystone!) is the 56th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on November 29, 2007.

During a training session, Buizel's SonicBoom accidentally destroys a stone tower. A Spiritomb appears from the debris and begins to attack the group, so they must begin the trial of re-sealing it.

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

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Spiritomb

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Old woman (Seiyū: 杉山佳寿子 Kazuko Sugiyama)
• Villagers
  • Seiyū: 川上とも子 Tomoko Kawakami*, 佐藤智恵 Chie Satō*, 伊東みやこ Miyako Itō*
• Aura guardian (flashback)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Aipom (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Spiritomb (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi)
• Pikachu (aura guardian's; flashback)
• Pidgeot
• Raticate
• Arbok
• Parasect
• Chikorita
• Phanpy
• Torkoal
• Bagon
• Bidoof

Trivia

• Buizel and Aipom have been added to Ash's and Dawn's teams in the opening and closing, respectively, corresponding with their trade that happened in the previous episode
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was used as background music during the old woman's story and the ending scene.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Mismagius
  • Pokémon senryū: ムウマージ　じゅもんとなえて　やみにきえ Muumāji, jumon to naete, yami ni kie
• Ash, Dawn and Brock imitate Team Rocket in one scene. First, they do a trap using Pikachu as a bait, and then Team Rocket falls in a hole. Ash, Dawn and Brock start their motto, but they are interrupted by Jessie.

Errors

Dub edits

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