DP156

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A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!

DP156   EP622 フカマルとりゅうせいぐん！ Fukamaru and Dragon Meteor Shower!

First broadcast Japan December 17, 2009 United States May 8, 2010

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

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

A Meteoric Rise to Excellence! (Japanese: フカマルとりゅうせいぐん！ Fukamaru and Dragon Meteor Shower!) is the 156th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 622nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 17, 2009 and will air in the United States on May 8, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While continuing the journey to Daybreak City, the group witness a display of Draco Meteor, an extremely powerful move only known by Template:Type2 Pokémon. Soon the gang meet Wilma and a powerful Altaria, however it soon emerges that they have been followed by a Gible which is very eager to learn Draco Meteor. Despite some head-biting antics, Ash takes the Land Shark Pokémon under his wing and offers to help him learn the move. Although things get off to a bad start, Team Rocket soon show up and snatch Altaria and Gible is given his chance to shine.

Major events

• Ash tries to help a wild Gible learn Draco Meteor.
• Gible starts to follow Ash and his friends.

Debuts

• Wilma

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Wilma

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Altaria (Wilma's)
• Gible

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Oddish
• Music from Jirachi Wish Maker, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Giratina and the Sky Warrior is used during this episode.
• This episode's English title was originally announced to be A Meteoric Experience!.

Errors

Dub edits

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