DP165

Flint Sparks the Fire!

DP165   EP631 四天王オーバとジムリーダー・デンジ！ Ōba of the Four Heavenly Kings and Gym Leader Denzi!

First broadcast Japan February 25, 2010 United States July 24, 2010

English themes Opening We Will Carry On! Ending

Japanese themes Opening サイコー・エブリディ！ Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 金崎貴臣 Takaomi Kanasaki Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation directors 古川博之 Hiroyuki Furukawa 牧内ももこ Momoko Makiuchi 神垣弥生 Yayoi Kamigaki 志村泉 Izumi Shimura Additional credits

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Flint Sparks the Fire! (Japanese: 四天王オーバとジムリーダー・デンジ！ Ōba of the Four Heavenly Kings and Gym Leader Denzi!) is the 165th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 631st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 25, 2010 and aired in the United States on July 24, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash and his friends have finally arrived in Sunyshore City where Ash is more eager than ever to battle for the final badge he needs for the Sinnoh League. The group immediately heads to the Gym, but are greeted by an unbelievable sight; a huge pile of badges is placed in front of the Gym so anyone can get one without battling. Ash, who believes that winning them with effort is what makes badges significant, is furious. He persistently tries to enter the Gym, but the high-tech Gym has a prepared machine which manages to capture him. Just then, a spark of light flashes and an Infernape appears, saving Ash from his troubling situation. It emerges that Infernape's trainer is none other than Template:E4, a member of the Elite Four who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. What relationship does Flint have with the disillusioned Gym Leader?

Major events

• The group reach Sunyshore City and meets Volkner, Sunyshore City's Gym Leader and Flint of the Elite Four.
• Ash and Flint have a battle, and Ash loses.
• Volkner agrees to battle Ash.

Debuts

• Volkner
• Flint

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Volkner
• Flint
• Bartender
• Paul (flashback)
• Trainers (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Infernape (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Pikachu (Volkner's; flashback)
• Raichu (Volkner's)
• Chimchar (Flint's; flashback)
• Infernape (Flint's)
• Houndoom (Bartender's)
• Stunky (Trainer's; flashback)
• Jolteon (Trainer's; flashback)
• Bibarel (Trainer's; flashback)
• Weavile (Trainer's; flashback)
• Mothim (Trainer's; flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Ambipom
• As of this episode, Janine is the only Gym Leader that hasn't appeared in the anime.
• Team Rocket narrates the preview of the next episode.
  • The preview also foreshadows the evolution of Ash's Grotle.
• Sunyshore Tower, as introduced in this episode, is based upon the Tower of the Sun artwork created by Tarō Okamoto.
• Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back, Jirachi Wish Maker, Destiny Deoxys, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, The Rise of Darkrai, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior is used as background music.

Errors

Infernape's tail error

• After Ash's Infernape is knocked out, Template:E4's Infernape's tail is missing.
• In the flashbacks of Flint and Volkner's childhood in some scenes the cuffs of Volkner's jacket are yellow instead of gray.

Dub edits

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