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DP020   ポケモンハンターJ！ Pokémon Hunter J!

First broadcast Japan February 22, 2007 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation director 船津弘美 Hiromi Funatsu No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ポケモンハンターJ！ Pokémon Hunter J!) is the 20th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on February 22, 2007.

When a Pokémon hunter seizes Meowth and Pikachu, Ash allies with Team Rocket to get them back.

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

Major events

Debuts

Character Debuts

• J

Pokémon debuts

• Dorapion

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Hikari
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• J (Seiyū: 本田貴子 Takako Honda)
• Maria (Seiyū: 植竹香菜 Kana Uetake)
• J's subordinate 1 (Seiyū: 川上貴史 Takafumi Kawakami)
• J's subordinate 2 (Seiyū: 逢坂　力 Chikara Ōsaka)
• Client
• Woman
• Man

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessies)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Mukubird (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Pachirisu (Hikari's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Arcanine (Officer Jenny's)
• Ariados (J's) (Seiyū: 川上貴史 Takafumi Kawakami*)
• Salamence (J's) (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi)
• Dorapion (J's) (Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*)
• Kirlia (Maria's) (Seiyū: 大谷育江 Ikue Ohtani*)
• Gardevoir (Maria's) (Seiyū: 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara*)
• Golbat (J's subordinate's)
• Ninetales
• Teddiursa
• Magby
• Swampert
• Relicanth
• Absol

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• Hikari's Pachirisu is added to the opening animation.
• Music from Jirachi: Wish Maker is used as background music.
• Oak's Pokémon Lecture is replaced by the announcement of a poll.
• Brock narrates the next episode preview.

Dub edits

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