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DP052

DP052

タッグバトル！ファイナル!!
Tag Battle! Final!!

First broadcast

Japan	October 25, 2007
United States

English themes

Opening
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	Together
Ending	君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜(Winter Version)

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation	Team Iguchi
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

(Japanese: タッグバトル！ファイナル!! Tag Battle! Final!!) is the 52nd episode of Diamond & Pearl. It is scheduled to air in Japan on October 25, 2007.

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

Synopsis

Ash and Paul advance into the semi-final. However, due to Chimchar not being able to adjust its battle status perfectly, Paul releases Chimchar! On seeing that, Ash tells Chimchar "Let's have a journey and become stronger together!", and then captures Chimchar.

Major events

Chimchar joins Ash's team .
Ash and Paul will verse Brock and Hanoka. Whoever wins, will advance to the finals.
Should Dawn and her partner win, either Ash, Dawn or Brock will win the tag battle competition. There's a 3 in four chance of a protagonist winning.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pikachu (Ash's)
Meowth (Team Rocket)
Chimchar (Ash's, formerly Paul's)

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

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