DP177

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DP177

DP177   EP643 決戦！ヒカリＶＳノゾミ！！ Decisive Battle! Hikari VS Nozomi!!

First broadcast Japan May 20, 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 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 決戦！ヒカリＶＳノゾミ！！ Decisive Battle! Hikari VS Nozomi!!) is the 177th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 643rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 20, 2010.

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Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While the Grand Festival continues, Dawn and Zoey face off in the Grand Festival final battle. Zoeys battles with Glameow and Gallade, and Dawn with Piplup and Togakiss. After a hard battle, it comes down to Zoey winning by a tiny bit. Dawn is upset but happy for Zoey's win. --LaDeeDa 21:41, 21 May 2010 (UTC)Sarah

Major events

• Zoey's Kirlia is revealed to have evolved into a Gallade.
• Zoey defeats Dawn in the final round of the Sinnoh Grand Festival, winning the Ribbon Cup as well as the title of Top Coordinator.
• Ash learns that Sunyshore Gym is fully repaired and Volkner is ready for their Gym Battle.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Gallade

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Marian
• Mr. Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Fantina
• Zoey
• Johanna
• Nurse Joy
• Kenny
• Nando
• Ursula
• Princess Salvia
• Freesia
• Lila
• Candice
• Jeremiah
• Snowpoint Trainers' School students
• Audience

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
• Togekiss (Dawn's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Gallade (Zoey's)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Gligar
• This episode marks a year since Ash last earned a Gym Badge, by far the longest period between Gym Badge wins in the series.
• Unless East Sea Gastrodon is counted as a separate Pokémon, Gallade's appearance in this episode means that (with the expected exception of Porygon-Z) all non-legendary Generation IV Pokémon have appeared in an episode of the anime at some point.
• Pokémon Symphonic Medley 2, an instrumental of By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ (New Arrangement Version), and music from Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea and Pokémon 4ever are used in this episode.

Dub edits

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