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DP127

DP127   EP593 キッサキジム！氷のバトル！！ Kissaki Gym! Ice Battle!

First broadcast Japan May 14, 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 十川誠志 Masashi Sogo Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume Additional credits

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(Japanese: キッサキジム！氷のバトル！！ Kissaki Gym! Ice Battle!!) is the 127th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 593rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 14, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Finally, the day of the Snowpoint Gym battle is here! The Gym Leader Candice announces the battle will be 4-on-4. Ash's chosen Pokémon are Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar. He sends out Grotle to combat Candice's Sneasel, which uses the ice to accelerate and overwhelm Grotle with its speed. Ash remembers the teachings of Paul's Torterra and the battle starts. Will Ash obtain the Icicle Badge?

Major events

• Ash has an official Gym battle against Candice, and defeats her to win the Icicle Badge.
  • Ash's Grotle defeats Candice's Sneasel.
  • Ash's Staraptor defeats Candice's Medicham.
  • Candice's Snover defeats Ash's Gliscor.
  • Ash's Chimchar defeats Candice's Snover.
  • Ash's Chimchar battles against Candice's Abomasnow before being recalled.
  • Candice's Abomasnow defeats Ash's Staraptor.
  • Candice's Abomasnow defeats Ash's Grotle.
  • Ash's Chimchar defeats Candice's Abomasnow.
• Ash and co. encounter Paul again.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Zoey
• Candice
• Referee
• Ubukata
• Students

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Grotle (Ash's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Sneasel (Candice's)
• Medicham (Candice's)
• Snover (Candice's)
• Abomasnow (Candice's)
• Skuntank (Ubukata's)
• Torterra (Paul's; flashback)
• Starly
• Glaceon
• Budew
• Smoochum

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Rhyhorn
• This is the first time Buizel isn't used in a Gym battle since it was obtained.
• This is the first official Gym Battle of both Staraptor and Grotle since their evolution.
• Like in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Ubukata uses his Skuntank to go through a small opening and use its ability on the foe.
• Regigigas replaces Darkrai in the first part of the preview of the next episode.

Errors

Dub Edits

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