DP122

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

DP122

DP122   EP588 進化！その時ポッチャマは！？ Evolution! This Time for Pochama!?

First broadcast Japan April 2, 2009 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ Ending もえよ　ギザみみピチュー！

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Assistant director 小山賢 Masaru Koyama Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura Additional credits

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(Japanese: 進化！その時ポッチャマは！？ Evolution! This Time for Pochama!?) is the 122nd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 588th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 2, 2009, along with DP121 as an one-hour special.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Continuing to the next town, Dawn's Piplup starts diplaying signs of its' impending evolution. The gang then meet up with Kenny and Barry, and their respective Prinplup and Empoleon. Dawn and Piplup are faced with a dilemna as to whether it is right to evolve, but before they can decide, Team Rocket attacks, hoping to capture the evolutionary line.

Major events

• Dawn's Piplup decides not to evolve with Dawn's support.
• Dawn gives her Piplup an Everstone that she got from Nurse Joy.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Jun
• Kenny
• Nurse Joy

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Prinplup (Kenny's)
• Empoleon (Jun's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Ariados (flashback)

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

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