DP135

Beating the Bustle and Hustle!

DP135   EP601 全員参戦！ポケモンハッスル！！ Everybody Participate! Pokémon Hustle!!

First broadcast Japan July 9, 2009 United States December 12, 2009

English themes Opening Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！2009 Ending もえよ　ギザみみピチュー！

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi 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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Beating the Bustle and Hustle! (Japanese: 全員参戦！ポケモンハッスル！！ Everybody Participate! Pokémon Hustle!!) is the 135th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 601st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 9, 2009 and in the United States on December 12, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Dawn's favorite television program Pokémon Hustle is employing actors near the group's location, and, naturally, Dawn is eager for the chance to take part. She, Ash and Brock decide to check the program out, however, unknown to them, the show is actually Team Rocket in disguise!

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Sinnoh Now staff
  • Rhonda
  • Jack
  • Cameraman
• Azure
• Crimson
• Host

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Drowzee (Azure's)
• Zangoose (Crimson's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Psyduck
• Clefairy
• Arcanine
• Noctowl
• Luxray
• Shinx
• Teddiursa
• Sunflora
• Nuzleaf
• Flaaffy
• Stunky
• Graveler
• Oddish
• Bidoof

Trivia

• This was the last episode to air before the premiere of Arceus and the Jewel of Life in Japanese theaters.
• Ash, his friends, Pikachu, and Piplup read the title card.
• A new eyecatch featuring Team Rocket is shown.
• Pikachu and Piplup drag away Brock when he starts to flirt with Officer Jenny, with Pikachu yanking on Brock's ear, as Misty and Max did.

• This is the only time that Jessie battles a Zangoose and Seviper doesn't come out of its Poké Ball.

Errors

• During one of the scenes of this episode, the end of Meowth's tail was the same color as his body.

Dub edits

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