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(Japanese: ルカリオ！怒りのはどうだん!! Lucario! Pulse Bomb of Anger!!) is the 66th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on February 7, 2008.

The group are introduced to Maylene and Ash immediately asks for Gym Battle. However, Maylene declines his request because she has lost her self-confidence as a Gym Leader due to Paul...

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Synopsis

Major events

• Paul's Murkrow is revealed to have evolved into Honchkrow.

Debuts

• Maylene
• Reiji

Pokémon debuts

• Lucario
• Honchkrow

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Maylene
• Reiji

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Electabuzz (Paul's)
• Magmar (Paul's, new, flashback)
• Honchkrow (Paul's; newly evolved)
• Machoke (Maylene's, flashback)
• Meditite (Maylene's, flashback)
• Lucario (Maylene's)
• Swalot (Reiji's)
• Bibarel (Reiji's)
• Staraptor (Reiji's)
• Starly
• Bidoof
• Cherubi
• Shinx
• Kricketot

Trivia

• This episode features the debut of Lucario and Honchkrow in the Pokémon TV series, although they previously appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and The Rise of Darkrai respectively.
• This episode first aired in Japan one week after the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which features Lucario as an unlockable playable character.

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