DP055

Throwing the Track Switch File:Satoshi's Buoysel.jpg.png

DP055   エイパムとブイゼル！それぞれの道!! Eipam and Buoysel! Respective Roads!!

First broadcast Japan November 22, 2007 United States April 26, 2008

English themes Opening We Will Be Heroes Ending

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

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 奥村よしあき Yoshiasa Okumura Assistant director 秦義人 Yoshito Hata Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de This episode was originally scheduled to air on November 15, 2007.

Throwing the Track Switch (Japanese: エイパムとブイゼル！それぞれの道!! Eipam and Buoysel! Respective Roads!!) is the 55th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on November 22, 2007 and in the United States on April 26, 2008.

While in a training session with the group, Zoey notices that Aipom is more interested in Dawn's battle style while Buizel is more interested in Ash's battle style. Meanwhile, James is depressed about leaving Cacnea.

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

Major events

• Dawn learns that the next Contest will be held in Solaceon Town.
• Ash and Dawn trade their Aipom and Buizel.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Zoey
• Kenny (on television)
• Marian (on television)
• Contesta (on television)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's; traded to Dawn)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Buizel (Dawn's; traded to Ash)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Prinplup (Kenny's)
• Ponyta, (silhouette; traded between two trainers)
• Munchlax, (silhouette; traded between two trainers)

Trivia

• James's Cacnea was removed from both the opening and ending animations to correspond with the events of the previous episode.
• Music from Jirachi: Wish Maker, an instrumental version of Together, Hello! Thank You!, and the title theme from Pokémon 4Ever are used as background music.
• The music of the Abandoned Ship is used as background music in a scene with Team Rocket.
• Jessie says the title of the song とりかえっこプリーズ Trade Please.
• This is only the third time a main anime character has traded Pokémon. The first time was in Battle Aboard the St. Anne!, where Ash traded his Butterfree to a Gentleman for a Raticate, but soon traded back, while the second was in Tricks of the Trade, where Jessie traded her Lickitung for a Wobbuffet.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Shellos
  • Pokémon senryū: カラナクシ　にしとひがしで　いろちがい Karanakushi, nishi to higashi de, iro chigai "Karanakushi, the Western and the Eastern are, alternate colored"
• Ash narrates the next episode preview.

Errors

File:Nozomi335.jpg

Zoey's face shaped like Kenny's.

• Zoey's face is animated incorrectly, causing it to be shaped like Kenny's for a short time.

Dub edits

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