DP087

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DP087   コダックの通せんぼ！ The Koduck Roadblock!

First broadcast Japan July 24, 2008 United States

English themes Opening

Japanese themes Opening Together2008 Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 秦義人 Yoshito Hata Assistant director 秦義人 Yoshito Hata Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita

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(Japanese: コダックの通せんぼ！ The Koduck Roadblock!) is the 87th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series,and the 553rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008.

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

Synopsis

While traveling through a deep valley, Ash and friends encounter a swarm of Psyduck in the middle of a road. Upon trying to pass them, the Psyduck suddenly start attacking them, and to make things worse, they are too strong to defeat.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Swinub (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Psyduck (multiple)
• Muk (multiple)

Trivia

• This episode is based on an event in the games. A group of Psyduck are initially blocking the route to Celestic Town but a potion provided by Cynthia cures their headaches and makes them move away.
• Brock wears his outfit from Takeshi's Paradise in this episode, and music from that is used as well.
• This episode marks the third time that Brock's Croagunk is shown to be defeated. The Psyduck group also defeated Pikachu, Chimchar, Turtwig, Happiny, Swinub, and Piplup, in quick succession.
• After it is knocked out, Dawn returns Piplup to its Poké Ball for the first time since Pruning a Passel of Pals!, in which the episode number is a reversal of this episode. Once it was returned, it didn't reappear for the rest of the episode.
• Ambipom had not used Double Team since she was an Aipom, making this her first time since evolving. In addition, Ambipom hasn't used this move since The Keystone Pops!, 31 episodes beforehand.
• Ash uses all his Pokémon on hand.
• This is the first time Happiny is knocked out.
• Even though Brock's Happiny has amazing strength, it is shown in this episode that if she tries to carry a large object, she can't carry it very far.

Dub edits

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