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DP004

2006-12-17T14:32:08Z

Rubyrulez: /* Pokémon */

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epcode=DP004 |
title_en= |
title_ja=ポッチャマ対スボミー！ヒカリ初バトル!! |
title_ja_trans=Pochama VS Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!! |
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footnotes=*[[filb-eppics:dp004|Screenshots on Filb.de]]
* The assistant animation director for this episode was 小野　歩 ''Ayumi Ono''.
* 日高政光 ''Hidaka Masamitsu'' was the former director of the Pokémon anime.
* Early reports credited 高木信一郎 ''{{r|高木信一郎}}'' as the animation director for this episode. }}
(Japanese: '''ポッチャマ対スボミー！ヒカリ初バトル!!''' ''{{p|Pochama}} vs. {{p|Subomie}}! Hikari's First Battle!!'') is the fourth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 5, 2006.

Ash and Hikari have started travelling together, however they do not really fit each other. Wanting to get Ash to acknowledge her power, she challenges Pokemon minstrel Naoshi to a battle!

{{spoilers}}
= Synopsis =

= Major events =
* Hikari battles, and fails to capture, a wild Mimiroll for a second time.
== Debuts ==


= Characters =
== Humans ==
* [[Ash Ketchum]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Hikari]]
* Naoshi (Seiyū: 中井和哉 ''Kazuya Nakai'')

== Pokémon ==
[[Image:DP004.jpg|thumb|right|Pikachu vs Roselia]]
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's]])
* {{p|Mukkuru}} ([[Ash's Mukkuru|Ash's]])
* {{p|Pochama}} ([[Hikari's Pochama|Hikari's]])
* {{p|Bonsly}} ([[Brock's Bonsly|Brock's]])
* {{p|Muskippa}} ([[James's Masukippa|James's]])
* {{p|Subomie}} → {{p|Roselia}} (Naoshi's) (Seiyū: 川上とも子 ''Tomoko Kawakami'')
* {{p|Mimirol}}
* {{p|Pottaishi}}
* {{p|Gastly}}
* {{p|Duskull}}
* {{p|Misdreavus}}
* {{p|Korobooshi}}
* {{p|Minomutchi}}
* {{p|Hoothoot}}
* {{p|Noctowl}}
* {{p|Quagsire}}

= Trivia =
[[Image:DP004_senryuu.jpg|thumb|right]]
* At the time the title was revealed, スボミー ''Subomie'' had not yet been revealed.
* Music from [[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]] was used as background music.
* Professor Oak's lecture: [[Pokémon Center]]s
** Most of the scenes in this segment are of the Pokémon Center Ash stayed at while preparing for his Battle Pyramid rematch, though the Center from [[DP002]] and another one are also shown.
* [[Pokémon senryū]]: ジョーイさん　あいたくなったら　ポケモンセンター ''When I want to meet Nurse Joy, Pokémon Center!''

== Errors ==
== Dub edits ==

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[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka]]
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[[de:DP004]]
[[ja:DP編第4話]]

The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon

2006-10-13T12:00:04Z

Rubyrulez: I watched the Japanese version, the intro is the same as the dub

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title_en=The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon |
title_ja=戦慄のミラージュポケモン |
title_ja_trans=The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon |
broadcast_jp=October 13, 2006 |
broadcast_us=April 29, 2006 |
en_series= |
en_op=Pokémon Go! |
ja_op=Pokémon Go! |
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'''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''戦慄のミラージュポケモン''' ''The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon'') is a special episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in USA on April 29, 2006, and was downloadable from the TV Tokyo ''Anitere'' web site from October 13 to October 31, 2006.

Many fans believe the special to be testing ground for new voice actors ''(See [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]])'', but [[Pokémon USA]]'s response is the company wanted to give a special to American fans.

In the special, [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty]], and [[Professor Oak]] are invited to the mansion of [[Dr. Yung]], a Pokémon scientist who has developed a machine to create Pokémon. However, he is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger who wishes to use the system to produce Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses, and is enraged by the sudden presence of {{p|Mew}}...
{{spoilers}}
=Synopsis=
Ash is rereading his letter, inviting him to Dr. Yung's lab, to [[Brock]], [[May]], and [[Max]]. When he gets there, he is shocked to see Misty and Professor Oak. Dr. Yung appears, and shows them a few [[mirage Pokémon]]. He invites Misty to battle one. [[Misty's Staryu]] against a mirage {{p|Aggron}}. She is shocked that Staryu's most powerful attacks don't even make it blink. Staryu goes out quickly. Ash begins to battle when the Armaldo suddenly locks up. Yung's Mirage Pokémon System has mysteriously locked up! The controller explodes in his hands, and a handful of legendary Pokémon appear. A stranger, calling himself ''[[Mirage Master]]'', uses the system he has just hijacked to his advantage, kidnapping Professor Oak and Dr. Yung. Ash and company cannot get back inside because a bunch of mirage Pokémon stand just inside.

Oak, in the custody of Mirage Master, demands to know where Dr. Yung is. Mirage Master ignores his query, and demands the password to Professor Oak's research lab. Oak refuses. A Mew flies in. Professor Oak is greeting it when Mew is attacked. The Professor demands to know why Mirage Master did that. The Mirage Master says that Mew was a failed creation, and he tells Mew to leave.

Ash, Misty, Brock, May, and Max formulate a plan. Ash and Misty will sneak in through the moat, Brock will alert [[Officer Jenny]] (with the intention of receiving a candlelight dinner for two), and May and Max will wait in case Ash and Misty get in trouble. They split up. Ash and Misty use [[Ash's Corphish|Corphish]] and Staryu to get in.

[[Team Rocket]], after the Mirage System Plans, are looking around. They attempt to burst through a door, only to have it hit them in the noses! Ash and Misty walk through, Team Rocket does the motto, thereby wasting enough time for Mirage Master to check the camera. Team Rocket escapes, Ash, Misty, and [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] are held by two mirage {{p|Machamp}} and a mirage {{p|Ursaring}}. As the three are being carried, Ash sees Mew appear again, and Pikachu uses {{m|Thunder}}. Some various things are blown up, including a wall, signaling to May and Max. May goes in, and tells Max to wait. Pikachu frees all of them, Misty falls over the edge of the bridge, and Pikachu is recaptured, leaving Ash and Mew. Mew is suddenly trapped by a force field, and Ash manages to get Mew free. Ash discovers that Mew is a mirage Pokémon.

Pikachu is in a fearsome-looking device. Professor Oak asks what the Mirage Master is doing. Mirage Master says he will extract Pokémon data from Pikachu's memory, and that this would not be needed if Oak was cooperative. Pikachu contorts with pain. He looks at the picture. {{p|Lugia}}... {{p|Entei}}... {{p|Celebi}}... {{p|Latios}}... {{p|Latias}}... These are all rare Pokémon Pikachu has seen. Oak cannot stand the look of Pikachu, and enters in the password: REDGREEN. Suddenly, Mirage Master has the ability to download information from places around the world. [[Tracey]], Professors [[Professor Elm|Elm]], and [[Professor Birch|Birch]] stare at computers in their labs, while [[Nurse Joy]] deals with problems at the [[Pokémon Center]].

"You have to believe me, Officer!" Brock pleads to Officer Jenny. "We need to go to Professor Yung's lab for a candlelight dinner... I mean-" Nurse Joy flickers onto the officer's computer. She tells the officer that someone is downloading massive amounts of Pokémon data. Brock tells her about Mirage Master, and they leave.

Misty is hanging on a bridge. She suddenly loses her grip, and May appears in the nick of time to save her. They go upstairs. Ash and Mew are there already, and the process of creating the Pokémon finishes in a flash of light. A mirage {{p|Mewtwo}} emerges. He attacks them, and they run. Outside of the boundaries of the Mirage System, the heroes think they are safe... A halo of missiles launch from the towers, and they expand the system! Mewtwo and Mirage Master emerge. Mirage {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Articuno}}, and {{p|Zapdos}} suddenly appear. Oak correctly guesses the identity of the Mirage Master. Mirage Master removes his mask, revealing Dr. Yung! Oak reveals that when Mirage Master first appeared, he was a hologram, and that Yung was expelled from the Pokémon Institute for his research, deemed disrespectful to Pokémon. Yung's Mewtwo and Ash and company battle. Yung is about to obliterate Pikachu when Mew takes the blow. Me then is absorbed into the Mirage System. Yung says "good riddance," and Mewtwo absorbs the entire Mirage System database. Ash is enraged that Mew is called a failed creation, and the attack begins anew.

Team Rocket is blown away in this fight. Pikachu is about to be killed when Mew holds Mewtwo back! Ash orders Pikachu to perform {{m|Volt Tackle}}, and Mewtwo is destroyed, as are Mew and the System. The fortress is now aflame, and Yung retreats inside. The police are looking, as are firefighters, but they cannot find him yet.

=Major events=
==Debuts==
* Dr. Yung
* Mirage Pokémon

=Characters=
==Humans==
* [[Ash]]
* [[Misty]]
* [[May]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Dr. Yung]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Tracey]] (cameo)
* [[Professor Elm]] (cameo)
* [[Professor Birch]] (cameo)
* Police
* Firefighters

== Pokémon ==
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's]])
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket]])
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Corphish}} ([[Ash's Corphish|Ash's]])
* {{p|Staryu}} ([[Misty's Staryu|Misty's]])
* {{p|Gyarados}} ([[Misty's Gyarados|Misty's]])
* {{p|Combusken}} ([[May's Combusken|May's]])
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[May's Squirtle|May's]])
* {{p|Dragonite}} ([[Professor Oak]]'s)
* {{p|Entei}} (flashback)
* {{p|Lugia}} (flashback)
* {{p|Celebi}} (flashback)
* {{p|Latias}} (flashback)
* {{p|Latios}} (flashback)

=== Mirage Pokémon ===

* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Machamp}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Omanyte}} (flashback)
* {{p|Omastar}}
* {{p|Kabuto}} (flashback)
* {{p|Kabutops}}
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} (two)
* {{p|Articuno}}
* {{p|Zapdos}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}}
* {{p|Mew}}
* {{p|Unown}} (flashback)
* {{p|Ursaring}}
* {{p|Houndoom}}
* {{p|Entei}}
* {{p|Mightyena}}
* {{p|Aggron}}
* {{p|Lileep}} (flashback)
* {{p|Cradily}} (flashback)
* {{p|Anorith}} (flashback)
* {{p|Armaldo}}
* {{p|Absol}}

=Staff=
{| class="credits-table" {{graytable|width: 100%}}
|-
! width="24%" | Created by 原案
| width="38%" |
* [[Satoshi Tajiri]]
* [[Jun'ichi Masuda]]
* [[Ken Sugimori]]
| width="38%" lang="ja" |
* 田尻　智
* 増田順一
* 杉森　健
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Production supervisor スーパーバイザー
|
* [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]]
| lang="ja" |
* 石原恒和
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Animation supervisor アニメーション監修
|
* Yōichi Kotabe
| lang="ja" |
* 小田部羊一
|-
! Character design キャラクターデザイン
|
* Toshiya Yamada
* Sayuri Ichiishi
* Norihiko Matsuhara
| lang="ja" |
* 山田俊也
* 一石小百合
* 松原徳弘
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Music 音楽
|
* Shinji Miyazaki
| lang="ja" |
* 宮崎慎二
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Sound recording director 音響監督
|
* Masafumi Mima
| lang="ja" |
* 三間雅文
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Animation producer アニメーションプロデューサー
|
* Shūkichi Kanda
| lang="ja" |
* 神田修吉
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Director 監督
|
* Masamitsu Hidaka
| lang="ja" |
* 日高政光
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Producer プロデューサー
|
* Takemoto Mori
| lang="ja" |
* 盛　武源
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Screenplay 脚本
|
* Fujita Shinzō
| lang="ja" |
* 藤田伸三
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Storyboard 絵コンテ
|
* Masamitsu Hidaka
| lang="ja" |
* 日高政光
|-
! Assistant directors 演出
|
* Rokoh Ogihara
* Yoshizo Tsuda
| lang="ja" |
* ?
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Character design & executive animation directors キャラクターデザイン・総作画監督
|
* Yūko Inoue
* Kazumi Satō
| lang="ja" |
* 井ノ上ユウ子
* 佐藤和巳
|-
! Animation directors 作画監督
|
* Takashi Saijo
* Akira Watanabe
* Naoki Takahashi
* Hiroaki Kawaguchi
| lang="ja" |
* ?
* 渡辺　章
* ?
* ?
|-
! Original score (partial) 一部原曲・作曲
|
* Gō Ichinose
* Morikazu Aoki
| lang="ja" |
* 一之瀬　剛
* 青木森一
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Color keys 色彩設計
|
* Noriyuki Yoshino
| lang="ja" |
* 吉野記通
|-
! Colorist 色彩定
|
* Miyuki Kowata
* Natsuko Otsuka
| lang="ja" |
* ?
* ?

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Art supervisor 美術監修
|
* ?
| lang="ja" |
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Art director 美術監督
|
* Masatoshi Mutō
| lang="ja" |
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Director of photography 撮影監督
|
* Hisao Shirai
| lang="ja" |
* 白井久男
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! CGI
|
* OLM Digital
| lang="ja" |
* OLM Digital
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! CGI director CGI監督
|
* Kobayashi Masashi
| lang="ja" |
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! CGI producer CGIプロデューサー
|
* Misako Saka
| lang="ja" |
* 坂　美佐子
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Editor 編集
|
* Toshio Henmi
| lang="ja" |
* 辺見俊夫
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Recording studio 録音スタジオ
|
* ?
| lang="ja" |
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Audio production 音響制作
|
* HALF H·P STUDIO
| lang="ja" |
* HALF H·P STUDIO
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Production 制作
|
* Shōgakukan Production
|
* 小学館プロダクション
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Animation production アニメーション制作
|
* OLM Team Koitabashi
|
* OLM Team Koitabashi
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | USA production
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Executive producer
|
* Akira Chiba
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Producer
|
* Larry Judis (for TAJ Productions)
|
|-
! Assistant producer
|
* Maya Nakamura (Pokémon USA)
* Kaori Brand (Pokémon USA)
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Director
|
* Armen Mazlumian
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Script adaptation
|
* Carter Cathcard
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Adaptation adaptation
|
* C.J. Cathcart
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Script translation
|
* Z Pang America
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Video editor
|
* B. Scott Dempsey
|
|}

=Trivia=
* [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Misty's Staryu]], [[Misty's Gyarados]], Professor Oak's {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Houndoom}}, and {{p|Entei}} kept their Japanese voices.
* All the music used in the special was originally used in the Japanese movies and series. 4Kids mostly used its own, American-composed music for the series.
* The scenes of Pikachu's memories of Lugia, Entei, Celebi, Latias, and Latios, came from their respective movie appearances.
** Lugia: [[The Power of One|Pokémon the Movie 2000]]
** Entei: [[Spell of the Unown|Pokémon 3 - the Movie]]
** Celebi: [[Pokémon 4Ever]]
** Latios and Latias: [[Pokémon Heroes]]
*A redubbed version, with the newer voices and the others improved, is included on the DVD for [[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]].
==Errors==

== Dub edits ==

{{Project Anime notice}}
[[Category:Side-story episodes|Mastermind of the Mirage Pokémon, The]]

List of Japanese opening themes

2006-09-30T07:54:16Z

Rubyrulez: "Together" won't debut until DP004

{| {{bluetable|background: white; margin: auto;}}
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! English title
! Japanese title
! Debut episode
! Final episode
|-
| ''[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]''
| lang="ja" | めざせポケモンマスター
| [[EP001]]
| [[EP080]]
|-
| ''[[Rival!]]''
| lang="ja" | ライバル！
| [[EP081]]
| [[EP116]]
|-
| ''[[OK!]]''
| lang="ja" | OK！
| [[EP117]]
| [[EP191]]
|-
| ''[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry Version)]]''
| lang="ja" | めざせポケモンマスター（Whiteberryバージョン）
| [[EP192]]
| [[EP238]]
|-
| ''[[Ready Go!]]''
| lang="ja" | Ready Go!
| [[EP239]]
| [[EP274]]
|-
| ''[[Advance Adventure]]''
| lang="ja" | アドバンス・アドベンチャー
| [[AG001]]
| [[AG069]]
|-
| ''[[Challenger!!]]''
| lang="ja" | チャレンジャー!!
| [[AG070]]
| [[AG104]]
|-
| ''[[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]]''
| lang="ja" | ポケモンシンフォニックメドレー
| [[AG105]]
| [[AG134]]
|-
| ''[[Battle Frontier (song)|Battle Frontier]]''
| lang="ja" | バトルフロンティア
| [[AG135]]
| [[AG165]]
|-
| ''[[Spurt!]]''
| lang="ja" | スパート！
| [[AG166]]
| [[AG191]]
|-
| ''[[Together]]''
| lang="ja" | T o g e t h e r
| [[DP004]]
|
|-
|}

[[Category:Japanese opening themes|*]]
[[ja:オープニングテーマ曲一覧]]

Pokémon Gold and Silver beta

2006-09-29T06:10:04Z

Rubyrulez: /* References */ I needed to register to view this page.

'''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター {{tt|金|きん}}・{{tt|銀|ぎん}}''' ''Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver'') were the first [[Generation II]] games to be released — November 21, 1999 in Japan and October 11, 2000 in the US. However, they had been in development for at least 2 years before then.

= 1997: First Mention of Pocket Monsters 2 Gold & Silver =
In 1997, Nintendo put the first details and screenshots of their next Pocket Monsters game online. It was initially named "Pocket Monsters 2 Gold & Silver", and was developed for Game Boy and Super Game Boy and was planned for release at the end of the same year.

One of the main points posted was the addition of a skateboard as a secondary transportation method besides the bicycle from the previous games. It was said that the skateboard would allow the player to go to unusual places. Also mentioned in the releases were the integrated RTC (Real Time Clock), additional evolutions for Red/Green/Blue Pokémon, breeding and Pokémon eggs, 100 new Pokémon boosting the total amount to 251, new technical and hidden machines, new attacks, and better in-battle graphics. The game's communication abilities were also improved, adding trading and fighting between each version and backwards compatibility with R/G/B.

==First Media Release Pictures==

[[Image:1997_pkm2-logo.gif|center]]

The initial logo of Pokémon 2, differing significantly from the final design.

[[Image:1997_newpkmn.gif|center]]

Four early release Pokémon. From left to right: Donfan ({{p|Donphan}}), Denryuu ({{p|Ampharos}}), Yadoking ({{p|Slowking}}) and Houou ({{p|Ho-oh}}).

These images were possibly released a little later after the game changed format to the Game Boy Color due to the presence of colour on the sprites shown on this image.

==New Pokemon unveiling in the anime==

The anime also provided early looks at the new Pokemon. Ho-oh had already appeared in the first episode in the anime as an unidentified creature. Later, during the first Kanto season. {{p|Togepi}} was the first Gold and Silver and Baby Pokemon to be revealed. The first movie and the Orange Islands season also introduced {{p|Marill}} and {{p|Snubbull}}.

==First Screenshots==

[[Image:1997_GS_01.gif|left]]
The color scheme was not as varied as the one provided by the Game Boy Color; this town was also ultimately either changed into [[Azalea Town]] (Perhaps with [[Sprout Tower]] at left) or removed altogether.
 

[[Image:1997_GS_04.gif|left]]
This screenshot displays an area which, with little modification, made it into the game's final cut. Replace the water with trees and fences and open a path to the right, and a simplified version of [[Route 35]] and the [[National Park]]'s southern entrance materialize.
 

[[Image:1997_GS_05.gif.jpg|left]]
What is probably an early design for the [[Johto Radio Tower]] is in the right-hand side of the screen.
 

Early game screenshots of Pokemon Gold and Silver generally didn't look all that much different from Red, Blue and Green at this point. The pictures clearly show the games' engine being in a more developed but still early stage. The lack of battle images would seem to indicate that a redone battle system had not been implemented yet.

=1998: Pokémon Gold & Silver Announced=

Pocket Monsters 2 was not released in the end of 1997 as originally stated. The expected release date was removed. The title was changed to ''Pocket Monsters Gold & Silver'', dropping the 2.

[[Image:1998_pkmgs-logo.gif|center]]

=1999 - New information=
<gallery>
Image:1999-GS_beta_title_screen.jpg
Image:1999_trailer_titlescr.png
</gallery>

Following nearly a year without press releases, the Nintendo site was updated with new information on Pokémon Gold and Silver. It gave information on the revised release date (June 1999) and stated that it was to be compatable with the as-yet-unreleased Game Boy Color.

[[Image:1999_gold-logo.gif|center]]
[[Image:1999_silver-logo.gif|center]]

 
Artwork for Yadoking ({{p|Slowking}}), {{p|Marill}}, Kireihana ({{p|Bellossom}}) and Hoho ({{p|Hoothoot}}) were released.
<gallery>
Image:1999 art yado1.gif
Image:1999 art cara 1.gif
Image:1999 art cara 2.gif
Image:1999 art cara 3.gif
</gallery>

The first screenshots of the Pokémon G/S battle system, most prominently featuring several Pokémon in their new full color GBC graphics, were also released.
<gallery>
Image:1999 shot p1.gif|Lv.18 Buruu ({{p|Snubbull}}) vs. Lv.16 {{p|Marill}}

Image:1999 shot p2.gif|Lv.42 {{p|Butterfree}} vs. Lv.38 Fushigibana ({{p|Venusaur}})

Image:1999 shot p3.gif|Player vs. Girl Scout Kanami

Image:1999 shot p4.gif|Lv.37 Lizardon ({{p|Charizard}}) vs. Lv.40 Donfan ({{p|Donphan}})
</gallery>

The battle screens are very similar to the final ones; however, the absence of gender notation is apparent. Pokémon gender was a previously announced feature, and the display of gender was likely added later as a convenience to players.
The attack stats window, which in the final version tells you the remaining and total PP of each attack and its type was not fully completed at this point in development.

[[Image:1999 trailer battle2.png|frame|center|Ah! A wild Togepi appeared!]]
 

A screen cap from a video of Gold and Silvers battle mode has the player battling a wild Togepi, something that was impossible to do in the final without cheating, though it could be a possiblity that Togepi was enabled as a wild character just for show in the video.

[[Image:1999 shot yado2.gif|frame|center|Now investigating this newly discovered Pokémon.]]
 
The new Pokédex is still missing a few features from the final edition; the Pokémon's number is not displayed beneath its picture and the footprint in the top right corner is missing, as are the three options near the bottom of the screen - location, cry and print.
 

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Images of game looking closer to the final. The locations don't seem to be that of the final map, though are close. The colors seem more washed out than they do in the final.

=Present Day: Beta Leftovers and Early Characters=

Since Pokemon Gold and Silver was released, other things have been uncovered that reveal interesting details about the games' development. The final games have full beta maps of every single Johto town remaining in their ROM, most of which are significantly different from their final counterparts. One particular beta map found in the ROM seems to be detailing the Safari Zone, which didn't make it into the final game itself.

[[Unreleased Pokémon|Images]] have also since been found of various early ideas for the new Pokemon, including early prototypes of {{p|Qwilfish}}, {{p|Chikorita}} and {{p|Marill}}.

=References=
* [http://www.geocities.com/worldofpkmn/gs_pre/gs_pre.htm Pokémon GS Pre-Release Images]
* [http://gameboy.ign.com/ IGN Pocket]
* [http://www.pkmn.co.uk/?pageid=g,01,09&lang= Pkmn.co.uk Pokémon GS Beta Information]
* [http://www.pkmn.co.uk/?pageid=g,01,12 Pkmn.co.uk Lost Pokémon!]
* [http://pkmn.net/?gallery=display&gname=games_gs_betamaps Pkmn.co.uk GS Beta Maps] (Requires registration)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041021125709/pokefor.greenchu.de/meowth346/gbc/alpha/ Pokefor.tk Pokémon GS Pre-Release (Wayback)]
* Different archived versions of Nintendo of Japan's and IGN's GameBoy website.

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User:Rubyrulez

2006-09-29T05:59:41Z

Rubyrulez: Added my info (Biography)

== Biography ==
Hi everyone, my name is Rubyrulez and I am an avid Pokemon fan. Some of you might probably recognize me from [http://www.theud.com/pokecommunity/member.php?u=84 The PokeCommunity], [http://www.pokemonpalace.net PPN], or recently, from [http://www.serebiiforums.com/member.php?u=33438 Serebii Forums].

I also enjoy writing fanfiction. I started out with a FanFic based on the [[Pokemon Gold and Silver]] video games, but that fic was scrapped due to loss of interest. I got into RPG Maker and Pokemon Fangames, and I worked on my own, called [http://wiki.fangames.ptreasures.net/index.php/Pokemon_Dawn_Version Pokemon: Dawn Version]. I lost interest in game making, but I based my most recent fanfic, called ''Pokemon: Lento Legends'' on my Pokemon Fangame. I've recently started working on a Radioplay of the FanFic due to the fics popularity.

Talk:Dawn's Ambipom

2006-09-29T05:39:00Z

Rubyrulez: /* Tail Attack */

== Tail Attack ==
What did Aipom use? I have Mega Punch...but now I'm not sure. It could have been Iron Tail or something. Anyone know? -[[User:Sketchies|Sketchies]] 21:35, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
:It did something with its tail to deflect the Pokéball in AG180. I'm not sure if that was an attack though. (I don't have the latest episode yet.) --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] 21:38, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
::It was Mega Punch. Brock said it himself. --[[User:Rubyrulez|Rubyrulez]] 05:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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Aipom better have an evolution in Diamond and Pearl, otherwise this will be Ash's lamest Pokémon catch yet.--[[User:Pokencyclopedia|Pokencyclopedia]] 09:36, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

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Do we know that Ash's Aipom is definitely a girl? There seems to be no mention of gender anywhere else. [[User:Dingbat|Dingbat]] 23:09, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I doubt it. Gender is very rarely indicated in Pokemon, and usually only when breeding comes up (IE - we know Ash's Charizard is male because it was interest in a female, Tracey's Marril is a girl because it laid an egg). It seems to be the original author's idea. --[[User:Zeta|Zeta]] 05:32, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

If a main character (Haruka) says so in the anime ([[AG182]]), it's good enough for me. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]][[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]] 07:04, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

DP002

2006-09-29T05:25:15Z

Rubyrulez: /* Pokémon */ Fixed Mr. Mime -> Mime Jr.

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(Japanese: '''ピカチュウをさがせ！202番道路！''' ''Find Pikachu! Route 202!'') is the second episode of Diamond & Pearl. It is scheduled to air in Japan on September 28, 2006.

Hikari, who just recieved her Pochama, lays her sights on Kotobuki Town. A weakened Pikachu appears in front of her.

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= Synopsis =

= Major events =

* An attempt to catch Ash's Pikachu ends up destroying Hikari's bike.
* Hikari meets and fights Team Rocket for the first time.
* Brock arrives at Shin'ou and meets up with Ash.

== Debuts ==

= Characters =
==Humans==
* [[Ash Ketchum]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Hikari]]
* [[Professor Nanakamado]]
* Professor Nanakamado's assistants
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* Truck driver

== Pokémon ==
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's]])
* {{p|Aipom}} ([[Ash's Aipom|Ash's]])
* {{p|Mukkuru}} ([[Ash's Mukkuru|Ash's]], newly caught)
* {{p|Pochama}} ([[Hikari's Pochama|Hikari's]])
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket]])
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Mime Jr.}} ([[James's Mime Jr.|James's]])
* {{p|Masukippa}} ([[James's Masukippa|James's]])

= Trivia =
* This originally aired aired as a two hour special on September 28, 2006, together with [[DP001]] and [[DP003]].
== Errors ==
== Dub edits ==

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DP004

2006-09-29T05:21:21Z

Rubyrulez: /* Pokémon */ Added Pokemon based on episode preview

Ritchie

2006-09-28T02:55:04Z

Rubyrulez:

[[Image:Ritchie.jpg|right|thumb|Ritchie and Sparky]]

'''Ritchie''' (Also ''Richie'', Japanese: '''ヒロシ''' ''Hiroshi'') is a nominally recurring [[Pokémon trainer]] in the [[Pokémon anime]]. His Japanese seiyu is 高山みなみ ''Minami Takayama'' his English voice actress is [[Tara Jayne]], and his Brazilian Portuguese voice actors are ''Alex Wendel'' (Indigo League), [[Francisco Freitas]] (Whirl Islands) and [[Thiago Longo]] (Pokémon Chronicles). He is named after [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]], former President of Nintendo. His Japanese name means "far and wide" (溥), while his English name is a diminiuitive for Richard, which is generally agreed to mean "brave power" in Germanic (from the elements ''ric'' "power, rule, ruler" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy").

Ritchie is often seen as a clone of [[Ash Ketchum]] and what the show would be like if Ash was perfect. He is disliked by many fans, including the website, [[Pokemopolis]].

=In the anime=
Ritchie first appeared in ''[[EP078|A Friend In Deed]]'' and quickly befriended his fellow [[Pokémon League]] competitor, [[Ash Ketchum]]. This led to problems in the next episode, ''[[EP079|Friend or Foe Alike]]'', since the two were matched up to battle against each other. Ritchie won the match, since at the very end [[Ash's Charizard]] refused to fight what it considered a weaker opponent and took a nap on the battlefield instead.

Ritchie showed up again in the anime when Ash and friends visited the [[Whirl Islands]], starting in ''[[EP220|A Parent Trapped!]]'' He was searching for a mysterious [[Pokémon]] found there, which turned out to be a {{p|Lugia}}.

He also appeared in three [[Pokémon Chronicles]] episodes, ''[[H008|Oaknapped]]'', ''[[H013|Celebi and Joy]]'' and ''[[H018|The Search for the Legend]]''. The second of these makes him one of three notable characters to travel backwards through time with the aid of {{p|Celebi}}, the other characters being [[May]] and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]].

==Pokémon==
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Sparky]], レオン ''Leon'')
* {{p|Butterfree}} (Happy, パピー)
* {{p|Charmander}} → {{p|Charmeleon}} (Zippo, ジッポ)
* {{p|Pupitar}} (Grace, クルーズ ''Cruise'')
* {{p|Taillow}} (Rose, ローズ)
* {{p|Eevee}} (Only ever referred to in the dub)

=In the games=
The only game Ritchie appears in was [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]. However, some have speculated that, like Ash, he was based off the [[Red (game)|hero]] from [[Pokémon Red and Blue]]. In fact, besides differences in color, his outfit closely parallels that of the hero's original design.

=In the manga=
Ritchie was one of the characters in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.

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S09

2006-09-01T18:25:02Z

Rubyrulez: Goes up to 191

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'''Pokémon: Battle Frontier''' is the ninth season of [[Pokémon]], and the final season of the Advanced Generation dub. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he continues to collect symbols from the [[Battle Frontier]] while [[May]] participates in [[Pokémon Contest]]s in [[Kanto]]. It began with [[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]] which originally aired on September 8, 2006 and is expected to end with [[AG191]].

The dub unwent many changes at the start of this season. [[Pokémon USA]] took the dubbing rights from [[4Kids Entertainment]], resulting the [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|recasting controversy]]. Meanwhile, Kids WB dropped all anime from its lineup leading to Cartoon Network picking up the series.

It is preceded by [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]] and succeed by the as-of-yet unnamed season that starts the saga based on the upcoming [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl games]]. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan. An invention of the [[dub]], a season is the only way to differentiate one story arc, such as ''Advanced Battle'', from any other in the [[Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation (series)|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]] series.

See the [[list of Advanced Generation episodes]] for a list of Pokémon: Battle Frontier episodes.

=Important events=
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* May participates in the Kanto Grand Festival located at the Indigo Plateau. She ends up in the top four after defeating Harley and Drew, and then losing to Saori.

==Party changes==
===Additions===
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* [[Brock's Bonsly]]
* [[May's Eevee]]
* [[James's Mime Jr.]]
* [[Ash's Aipom]]

===Evolutions===
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's {{p|Phanpy}} → [[Ash's Donphan]]
* Ash's {{p|Grovyle}} → [[Ash's Sceptile]]
* Brock's {{p|Onix}} → [[Brock's Steelix]] (while under Forest's care)

===Releases===
The following Pokémon are released, stored, or left at home:
* [[James's Chimecho]]

==Pokémon Contests==
May wins the [[Pokémon Contests|Pokémon Contest]] in the following locations:

==Battle Facilities==
Ash defeats the following [[Frontier Brain]]s:
* [[Greta]]
* [[Tucker]]
* [[Lucy]]
* [[Spenser]]
* [[Anabel]]

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