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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} are taking a break from traveling for training: Ash for his match against [[Volkner]] and {{an|Dawn}} for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]. Dawn has {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} use {{m|Whirlpool}}, but his move is interrupted when Ash tells {{AP|Gible}} to use {{m|Draco Meteor}} and it hits Piplup. Meanwhile, {{an|Brock}} starts to work on their lunch. After training, Dawn tells Piplup to take a rest while she works with {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}}. Piplup goes over to rest under a nearby tree, not noticing the glowing eyes watching it from a nearby bush.
When lunch is ready, Piplup comes over and starts to eat all of the [[Pokémon food]]; alarmed, Dawn starts to yell at Piplup, only to awaken the real Piplup from his nap under the tree. Everyone is surprised to see the two Piplup, and they start to fight over which one is the real one. Before they can figure it out, Gible uses Draco Meteor again, which hits the real Piplup. Suddenly, there are two Togekiss as well. Brock comes up with the idea for Dawn to recall Togekiss into its [[Poké Ball]] to be able to tell them apart. After recalling the real Togekiss, it is revealed that there are two Pikachu; they both imitate a series of different Pokémon to try to tell themselves apart, but both Pikachu do perfect imitations. Ash can't tell them apart, and ends up getting shocked by both. Finally, they all look over at Gible, discovering that there are two of them as well. Before they can attempt to tell the two apart, [[Narissa|a girl]] walks over to them, calling for her friends to come back. The imitation Pokémon return to their normal forms, a pink and [[Shiny Pokémon|blue]] {{p|Ditto}}.


==Major events==
==Major events==

Revision as of 18:02, 11 September 2010

DP172 : With the Easiest of Grace!
Diamond & Pearl series
DP174 : Last Call, First Round!
Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!
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DP173   EP639
メタモン・へんしんバトル!本物はドッチ~ニョ!?
Metamon - Transformation Battle! Which One is the Real One!?
First broadcast
Japan April 22, 2010
United States September 11, 2010
English themes
Opening We Will Carry On!
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening サイコー・エブリディ!
Ending ドッチ~ニョ?
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 大庭秀昭 Hideaki Ōba
Assistant director 近橋伸隆 Nobutaka Chikahashi
Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita
No additional credits are available at this time.

Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! (Japanese: メタモン・へんしんバトル!本物はドッチ~ニョ!? Metamon - Transformation Battle! Which One is the Real One!?) is the 173rd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 639th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 22, 2010 and in the United States on September 11, 2010.

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Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash and his friends are taking a break from traveling for training: Ash for his match against Volkner and Dawn for the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Dawn has Piplup use Whirlpool, but his move is interrupted when Ash tells Gible to use Draco Meteor and it hits Piplup. Meanwhile, Brock starts to work on their lunch. After training, Dawn tells Piplup to take a rest while she works with Togekiss. Piplup goes over to rest under a nearby tree, not noticing the glowing eyes watching it from a nearby bush.

When lunch is ready, Piplup comes over and starts to eat all of the Pokémon food; alarmed, Dawn starts to yell at Piplup, only to awaken the real Piplup from his nap under the tree. Everyone is surprised to see the two Piplup, and they start to fight over which one is the real one. Before they can figure it out, Gible uses Draco Meteor again, which hits the real Piplup. Suddenly, there are two Togekiss as well. Brock comes up with the idea for Dawn to recall Togekiss into its Poké Ball to be able to tell them apart. After recalling the real Togekiss, it is revealed that there are two Pikachu; they both imitate a series of different Pokémon to try to tell themselves apart, but both Pikachu do perfect imitations. Ash can't tell them apart, and ends up getting shocked by both. Finally, they all look over at Gible, discovering that there are two of them as well. Before they can attempt to tell the two apart, a girl walks over to them, calling for her friends to come back. The imitation Pokémon return to their normal forms, a pink and blue Ditto.

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

  • Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Wobbuffet
    • The lecture marks the first animated appearance of a female Wobbuffet, which displays the lipstick that is present on female Wobbuffet in the games.
  • This episode explains that Ditto in the anime are able to transform into any Pokémon that is in the immediate area. This differs from the games, where Ditto can only transform into any Pokémon that is currently in battle.
  • The episode's dub title uses alliteration.

Errors

  • During the battle between Ash and Narissa, Ditto would revert to its natural form before transforming into another Pokémon; later in the episode, however, (when changing from Staraptor and Gible to Pikachu) both Ditto made a direct transformation instead.

Dub edits

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