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Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(後編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 2)) is the 72nd episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan in a one-hour special on March 20, 2008, the day that Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia was released. It and Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One were released on DVD in Japan on June 20, 2008.

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

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

• Riolu

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Kellyn
• Solana
• J

Pokémon

Japanese DVD art

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Drapion (J's)
• Riolu (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Dodrio

Trivia

• Because of Ash's sensitivity to Aura, which was first introduced in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, he is able to sense Riolu from far distances.
• Solana has a different uniform than the one she had in her past appearances.

Errors

Dub edits

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