DP072

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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(Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(後編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 2)) is the 72nd episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan in a one-hour special on March 20, 2008, the day that Pokémon Ranger Batonnage was released. It and DP071 will be released on DVD in Japan on June 20, 2008.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• J escapes again.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Hajime (Seiyū: 坂口大助 Daisuke Sakaguchi)
• Solana
• J

Pokémon

Japanese DVD art

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Drapion (J's)
• Riolu (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Dodrio

Trivia

• Because of Ash's sensitivity to Aura, which was first introduced in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, he is able to sense Riolu from far distances.
• The traveling on Dodrio could be another reference to the new features in Pokémon Ranger Batonnage, the Field Ability called Ride.

Errors

Dub edits

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