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(Japanese: ヒコザルVSザングース！運命のバトル!! Hikozaru vs. Zangoose! Destined Battle!!) is the 51st episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on October 18, 2007.

After Ash stops Paul's rough training session, Paul ignores Nurse Joy's warning that Chimchar is too injured to be used in the following battle. Can the two win against a Metagross and Zangoose when Paul is making a risky gamble on Chimchar's abilities?

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Paul releases his Chimchar.
• Ash invites Chimchar to go with him.
• Ash and Paul, Dawn and Kōhei, and Brock and Honoka advance to the tag battle semifinals.
• The ending theme song, By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ changed to the Winter Version.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Nurse Joy
• Cynthia (flashback)
• Kōhei (Seiyū: 三戸耕三 Kōzō Mito)
• Honoka (Seiyū: 小笠原亜里沙 Arisa Ogasawara)
• Enta (Seiyū: 三宅健太 Ken Miyake)
• Blackbelt (Seiyū: 相馬幸人 Yukito Sōma)
• Psychic (Seiyū: 川上貴史 Takafumi Kawakami)
• Pokémon trainers

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Chimchar (Paul's; released)
• Elekid (Paul's)
• Ursaring (Paul's)
• Murkrow (Paul's)
• Torterra (Paul's)
• Ninjask (Paul's; flashback)
• Zangoose (Blackbelt's) (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Konishi Katsuyuki*)
• Nosepass (Honoka's)
• Aggron (Kōhei's)
• Metagross (Psychic's) (Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Hitmonchan
• Rhydon
• Magmar
• Tauros
• Furret
• Granbull
• Zangoose (wild, group; flashback)
• Cranidos (flashback)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• 山口由里子 Yuriko Yamaguchi returns to voice Nurse Joy.
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Pokémon Symphonic Medley are used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Bronzong
  • Pokémon senryū: ドータクン　エスパーわざで　さあドーダ
• Although the ending theme song changed, the accompanying animation did not.
• Ash narrates the next episode preview.

Errors

Dub edits

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