DP097

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(Japanese: ギンガ団襲撃!!　-後編- Team Galaxy Attacks! -Part 2-) is the 97th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 563rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 2, 2008, as a part of a one-hour special with DP096.

Team Galactic launch a full-on attack on the Celestic Ruins, in search of the Lustrous Orb. Ash, Dawn and Brock team up with Officer Jenny and Cynthia to stop their evil schemes.

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

Synopsis

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Major events

• Ash and his friends encounter Jupiter, another Commander for Team Galactic.
• Cyrus reveals himself to be the head of Team Galactic.
• Team Galactic steals the Lustrous Orb from the Celestic Town museum.

Debuts

• Jupiter

Pokémon debuts

• Skuntank
• Gastrodon (West Sea)
• Purugly (anime debut)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Cynthia
• Professor Karashina
• Cyrus
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Team Galactic Grunts
• Police

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Garchomp (Cynthia's)
• Gastrodon (Cynthia's)
• Toxicroak (Saturn's)
• Purugly (Mars's)
• Bronzor (Mars's; seiyū: 古島清孝 Kiyotaka Furushima)
• Skuntank (Jupiter's)
• Golbat (Team Galactic's; multiple)
• Chansey (Pokémon Center's)
• Dialga (fantasy and statue)
• Palkia (fantasy and statue)

Trivia

• Message of the Wind is replaced by Surely Tomorrow as the ending theme.
• The 97th episode of the previous anime series also featured the antagonists of that generation's games, much as this episode features the antagonists of the current generation's games. AG097, however, had a cliffhanger leading into its second part, while this episode is the final part of the two-parter. The previous generation's arc, however, was the last appearance of the respective teams, while this arc, with four badges left for Ash to earn in Sinnoh, seems to merely be Team Galactic's biggest appearance yet.
• Music from The Rise of Darkrai is used.

Errors

• While Cynthia's Gastrodon and Garchomp were battling Toxicroak and Purugly, Gastrodon's head was colored pink.

Dub edits

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