DP118

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DP118

DP118   EP584 ポケリンガ！天空大決戦!! PokéRinger! Big Decisive Sky Battle!!

First broadcast Japan March 12, 2009 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ Ending あしたはきっと

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka 山本珠代 Tamayo Yamamoto Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

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(Japanese: ポケリンガ！天空大決戦!! PokéRinger! Big Decisive Sky Battle!!) is the 118th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 584th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 12, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash, Dawn, and Brock arrive at Wind Town where they learn of a PokéRinger competition. Ash decides to enter it with his Staravia. He later finds out that Paul is also entering the competition with his Honchkrow. James also decides to enter borrowing Jessie's Yanmega. Eventually, Ash and Paul face off in the finals where the two Trainer's Template:Type2 Pokémon battle it out. Paul's Honchkrow gets the upper hand until Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat. Ash defeats Paul for the first time and wins the PokéRinger competition.

Major events

• Ash, Paul and James enter a PokéRinger competition with Staravia, Honchkrow and Yanmega respectively.
• Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat.
• Ash defeats Paul for the first time and wins the PokéRinger competition.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ash's Staraptor

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Tetsuo
• Porto
• Sanpei
• Sinnoh Now staff
  • Rhonda
  • Jack
• Other competitors
• Audience

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Staravia (Ash's, evolves)
• Staraptor (Ash's, newly evolved)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Honchkrow (Paul's)
• Skarmory (Tetsuo's)
• Dragonite (Porto's)
• Skiploom (Sanpei's)
• Fearow
• Noctowl
• Swellow
• Wingull
• Swablu

Trivia

• An instrumental version of Advance Adventure is used as background music.
• This episode is similar to That's Just Swellow! in multiple ways.
  • Ash enters the PokéRinger with his Flying-type Pokémon, while James enters with one of Jessie's Bug-types.
  • Ash's Pokémon evolves and helps him win the contest
  • Ash's Pokémon hits the hoop over the goal section by hitting it with its wings in the final.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Abra.
• This episode is the first time Ash defeats Paul. However, he has yet to beat him in a traditional Pokémon battle.

Dub edits

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