DP176

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DP176

DP176   EP642 セミファイナル！決勝へ進むのは！？ The Semi-Finals! Who is Heading to the Finals!?

First broadcast Japan May 13, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

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

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation directors 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume 新城真 morecredits=no {{Romanizations/新城真 morecredits=no}} No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: セミファイナル！決勝へ進むのは！？ The Semi-Finals! Who is Heading to the Finals!? ) is the 176th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 642nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 13, 2010.

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

Synopsis

The Grand Festival continues, and the competition is really heating up as Dawn progresses into the semi-finals only to find herself paired up against none other than 'Jessilina'. While Dawn attempts to hold her nerve against the coordinator who (kind of) defeated her in the Lilypad Contest, Zoey finds herself in a similar situation as she faces the coordinator who defeated her in the Hearthome Contest... Nando.

Major events

• Zoey's Misdreavus is revealed to have evolved into a Mismagius.
• Nando's Roselia is revealed to have evolved into a Roserade, while he is also revealed to have captured a Lopunny.
• Zoey and Dawn defeat Nando and Jessilina, respectively, and advance to the finals of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Marian
• Mr. Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Fantina
• Zoey
• Nando
• Johanna
• Nurse Joy (Jessie's fantasy)
• Rhonda (Jessie's fantasy)
• Audience

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Leafeon (Zoey's)
• Mismagius (Zoey's)
• Gastrodon (Zoey's)
• Kricketune (Nando's)
• Lopunny (Nando's)
• Sunflora (Nando's)
• Roserade (Nando's)
• Glameow (Johanna's)
• Swablu
• Skiploom
• Poliwag
• Venonat
• Cherrim

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Togepi

Errors

Dub edits

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