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(Japanese: ナタネとサボネア！さよならは誰のため！ Natane and Sabonea! Farewell to Whom?!) is the 54th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on November 15, 2007.

Ash and friends arrive in Tajiki Town and reunite with Gardenia, the Eterna City gym leader, who is organizing a Pokémon battle for children to watch. At the suggestion of Gardenia, Ash and Dawn battle against the Grass-type gym leader and James.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash's Aipom and Dawn's Pachirisu defeat James's Cacnea and Gardenia's Turtwig.
• James gives his Cacnea to Gardenia for training.
• James's Cacnea begins to learn Drain Punch.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gardenia
• Children
  • Seiyū: 大谷育江 Ikue Ohtani*, 阪口大助 Daisuke Sakaguchi*, 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara*

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's; given to Gardenia for training)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Turtwig (Gardenia's)

Trivia

• One of the boys calls Kojirō Kosanji, which usually is used to refer to Kosaburō.
• The instrumental version of A Small Thing from Jirachi: Wish Maker is used as background music.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Weavile
  • Pokémon senryū: ながいつめ　ニューっとひっかく　マニューラよ
• Ash and Dawn narrate the next episode preview.

Errors

Dub edits

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