DPA09

Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!! (Japanese: 挑戦!　ハガネの城!! Challenge! The Steel Castle!!) is the ninth chapter of the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga.

Synopsis

Major events

• Mitsumi continues her battle with Jupiter. Jun and Professor Rowan show up to help, however Saturn and Jupiter retreat soon after.
• Having been rescued by Byron, Hareta awakens and learns of him being Canalave City's Gym Leader and Roark's father.
• Hareta takes Canalave Gym's challenge, but is defeated by Byron who then suggests for Hareta to train on Iron Island..

Debuts

• Byron

Pokémon debuts

• Staraptor (Jun's)
• Steelix (Byron's)
• Bronzor (Byron's)
• Bastiodon (Byron's)

Characters

Humans

• Mitsumi
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Jun
• Professor Rowan
• Cynthia's Grandmother
• Hareta
• Byron
• Roark (flashback)

Pokémon

• Infernape (Mitsumi's)
• Leafeon (Mitsumi's)
• Toxicroak (Jupiter's)
• Golbat (Jupiter's)
• Staraptor (Jun's)
• Golbat (Saturn's)
• Piplup (Hareta's)
• Steelix (Byron's; x2)
• Onix (Byron's)
• Bronzor (Byron's)
• Bastiodon (Byron's)