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A Triple Fighting Chance!
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トバリジム!ルカリオVSブイゼル!! Tobari Gym! Lucario VS Buoysel!!
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First broadcast
Japan
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February 28, 2008
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United States
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August 2, 2008
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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A Triple Fighting Chance! (Japanese: トバリジム!ルカリオVSブイゼル!! Tobari Gym! Lucario VS Buoysel!!) is the 68th episode of Diamond & Pearl series, and the 534th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on February 28, 2008 and in the United States on August 2, 2008.
Synopsis
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Major events
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
- This is the 50th episode since Ash earned his first badge in the region. In Kanto, Ash already had six badges by this point, in Johto, he was going for his fourth badge, and in Hoenn he already had four badges.
- This was Buizel's first major battle, as well as its first Gym Battle with Ash. It was also Chimchar's first gym battle while under the ownership of Ash.
- Type: Wild was used as background music.
- This is the first time Ash earned a badge without technically winning since his Gym battle with Erika way back in Pokémon Scent-sation! (technically second, if Wattson is considered, as Ash tried to return the badge).
- This is the first time one of the two protection moves (Protect and Detect) failed due to overuse.
- This is the second time in a row that Pikachu was not used in a gym battle, which has never happened before.
- Ash's Buizel's ability, Swift Swim, is used for the first time due to the rainfall on the battlefield caused by an impact that destroyed the roof of the gym.
- It is revealed in this episode that, in the event of a Gym Battle ending in a tie, the Gym Leader is then required to decide if the challenger deserves to win the Gym Badge based on their performance.
- This is also the first time Ash ties with a Gym Leader.
- Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Ash's Gligar
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