DP050

Template:EpisodePrevNext

Tag! We're It...! (Japanese: 全員参加！タッグバトル!! All Members Participate! Tag Battle!!) is the 50th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007 as part of a two-hour special alongside DP049, and in the United States on February 1, 2008.

The group enter a tag battle tournament where they must cooperate with a randomly chosen competitor to progress. While Brock and Dawn quickly become acquainted with their partners, Ash has to battle alongside Paul...

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

Synopsis

The episode starts with Ash and Brock handing Dawn an entry card for the Hearthome Tag Battle competition. Zoey suggested it to give Dawn a confidence boost after not making it into the second round of the Hearthome contest.

At the stadium, the MC explains the rules and shows the competitors the prize for winning. A Soothe Bell which Team Rocket wants to steal. The contestants are shuffled and put into partners for the competition. The three set off to find their partners. Dawn is the first to find her partner, an odd boy named Conway and his Slowking. Next Brock finds his partner, a girl named Holly with a Wingull. Of course she is a beautiful girl which Brock falls for but she tells him that she is not interested in younger men. Ash is still searching for his partner when a voice calls out "of course you had to be number 15." He turns around to find Paul standing there with his Elekid and Chimchar.

Dawn and Conway are first to battle with their Piplup and Slowking against a Koffing and Scyther. Conway blocks all attacks with Safeguard, Protect, and Psychic leaving Dawn to attack without having to defend. The two end up winning with a combination af Conway's defence and dawn's attack.

Brock and Holly are up next. It's Sudowoodo and Wingull against a Yanma and Bagon. They win and advance to the next round.

Ash and Paul are the last battle of the first round. Ash sends out Pikachu and Paul sends out Chimchar, and the other side sends out a Rhydon and Magmar. Ash decides to battle his way and starts things off with a Thunderbolt towards Magmar but Rhydon absorbs it with it's lightning rod ability. Rhydon then smashes Pikachu with a Megahorn attack. Magmar attacks with a Lava Plume. Ash tells Pikachu to dodge but Paul sends Chimchar straight into the fire. The flame on chimchar's tail becomes bigger and Chimchar gives a powerful blast of Flamethrower which has very little effent on Rhydon. Rhydon counters with a direct hit from a Hammer arm. Pikachu comes down from it's dodge with an Iron Tail. Rhydon strikes back with a surprise surf attack while Magmar uses protect. Paul decides to take it head on with a flame wheel. Ash tries to convince him that Chimchar could really get hurt but he doesn't care. Ash remembers what Zoey did in the contest and Breaks through the surf with an iron tail which slams into rhydon. Rhydon is Knocked out leaving Magmar alone. Pikachu goes straight for magmar with a Volt Tackle but Magmar deflects it with a Fire Punch. While Pikachu and Magmar are fighting, Chimchar comes from beneath with a Dig that knocks out Magmar. Brock tells Dawn that Ash and Paul can't get much further unless they start working as a team.

Major events

• Dawn is entry number 28 (given by Ash) and is partnered with the 9th entrant, Conway and his Slowking.
• Brock is entry number 16 and is partnered with the 21st entrant, Holly and her Wingull.
• Ash is entry number 15 and is partnered with the 5th entrant, Paul and his Chimchar.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Conway (Seiyū: 三戸耕三 Kōzō Mito)
• Holly (Seiyū: 小笠原亜里沙 Arisa Ogasawara)
• Enta (Seiyū: 三宅健太 Kenta Miyake)
• Researcher (Seiyū: 仁科洋平 Yōhei Nishina)
• Elite Trainer (Seiyū: 逢坂　力 Chikara Ōsaka)
• Giant (Seiyū: 堂坂晃三 Kōzō Dōzaka)
• Trainer 1 (Seiyū: 阪口大助 Daisuke Sakaguchi*)
• Trainer 2 (Seiyū: 川上とも子 Tomoko Kawakami*)
• Audience

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Chimchar (Paul's)
• Elekid (Paul's)
• Slowking (Conway's)
• Wingull (Holly's; Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Koffing (unnamed trainer's)
• Scyther (unnamed trainer's)
• Yanma (unnamed trainer's)
• Bagon (unnamed trainer's)
• Rhydon (unnamed trainer's)
• Magmar (unnamed trainer's)
• In James's fantasy:
  • Cranidos
  • Mothim
  • Drifloon
  • Gastly
  • Glameow
  • Shieldon

Trivia

• This is part one of a three episode arc.
• This episode features the following pairings:

Ash and Paul with Pikachu and Chimchar

Dawn and Conway with Piplup and Slowking

Brock and Holly with Sudowoodo and Wingull

• The ending was omitted in the original broadcast, with the credits moved to the opening instead.
• Music from Pokémon Heroes and Jirachi: Wish Maker, and the instrumental version of Advance Adventure are used as background music.
• Dawn's partner, Conway, seems to have a crush on her.
• Conway appears to be based off of the Super Nerd Trainer class.
• Other than Pokémon League Conferences, this is the second time Ash and a rival participated in the same competition. The first time this happened was when Ash and Gary took part in an extreme Pokémon race where Ash won a Pokémon egg (Phanpy). This time, Ash and Paul take part and were teamed up together.
• This episode, along with DP051 and DP052 aired as a 90 minute special on Feburary 1st on Cartoon Network.

Errors

• In the dub the mayor of Hearthome says Pokémons, while the correct plural for Pokémon would be Pokémon.

Dub edits

In other languages

• Italian: Il torneo di doppi incontri & Spirito di squadra

Template:Epstub Template:EpisodePrevNext

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.