DP166

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DP166

DP166   EP632 発進！ナギサタワー！！ Liftoff! Nagisa Tower!!

First broadcast Japan March 4, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening サイコー・エブリディ！ Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation OLM/OLM Digital Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 近橋伸隆 Nobutaka Chikahashi Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 発進！ナギサタワー！！ Liftoff! Nagisa Tower!!) is the 166th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 632nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 4, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis In the Sunyshore Tower that supports the lives of the people of Sunyshore City, a mysterious shadow is creeping about. At that time, Ash's fierce battle at Sunyshore Gym continues, but suddenly the electricity in the Gym goes out. According to Volkner, it seems that an abnormality has occurred in Sunyshore Tower and the city's electricity source has been cut. They hurriedly follow Volkner towards Sunyshore Tower, and Sunyshore Tower has completely disappeared. Shocked, Ash and the others find some mysterious tire tracks. They follow them, and up ahead are the figures of a familiar trio.

Major events

• Ash begins his Gym Battle against Volkner but it is interrupted when Team Rocket steal Sunyshore Tower.
• Ash's Grotle evolves into a Torterra and learns Leaf Storm.
• Ash's Gym Battle against Volkner is called off until Sunyshore Tower is fully repaired.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Volkner
• Flint
• Bartender
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• Sunyshore City residents

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Grotle (Ash's, evolves)
• Torterra (Ash's, newly evolved)
• Gible (Ash's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Raichu (Volkner's)
• Luxray (Volkner's)
• Houndoom (Bartender's)
• Marill (Flashback)
• Bonsly (Flashback)
• Cherubi (Flashback)
• Teddiursa (Flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Bibarel
• Ash and Dawn narrate the preview of the next episode.
• This is the first time when Ash has more than one fully evolved starter Pokémon from the same region.

Errors

Dub edits

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