DP189

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DP189   EP655
シンオウリーグ準決勝!ダークライ!!
Shin'ō League Semi-Finals! Enter Darkrai!!!
First broadcast
Japan August 26, 2010
United States
English themes
Opening
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening 「サイコー・エブリディ!」(BAND VERSION)
Ending 君の胸にLaLaLa
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 十川誠志 Masashi Sogo
Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada
Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume
No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: シンオウリーグ準決勝!ダークライ!! Shin'ō League Semi-Finals! Enter Darkrai!!) is the 189th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 655th episode of the Pokémon anime. It is scheduled to air in Japan on August 26, 2010.

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Synopsis

After his narrow victory over Paul, Ash discovers that his next match is against the strongest contender in the entire Suzuran Conference, Takuto - who has easily won every battle to reach the semifinals using only his Darkrai. The battle is ended off with Ash's Pikachu and Takuto's Darkrai battling, with them both fainted at the end.

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