Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl: Difference between revisions

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===Posters===
===Posters===
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Dpanimeposter.jpg|A very early Japanese poster for ''Diamond & Pearl''
DP Series.png|An early Japanese poster for ''Diamond & Pearl''
DP Series.png|An early Japanese poster for ''Diamond & Pearl''
Dpseries.jpg|A Japanese poster for ''Diamond & Pearl''
Dpseries.jpg|A Japanese poster for ''Diamond & Pearl''
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Rowan DP.png|[[Professor Rowan]]
Rowan DP.png|[[Professor Rowan]]
Johanna DP.png|[[Johanna]]
Johanna DP.png|[[Johanna]]
Solana 2.png|[[Solana]]
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** {{Ash}} does not have a new male traveling companion during his time as a protagonist.
** {{Ash}} does not have a new male traveling companion during his time as a protagonist.
** {{an|Dawn|A character other than Ash}} is mentioned in the summary of the Japanese opening themes.
** {{an|Dawn|A character other than Ash}} is mentioned in the summary of the Japanese opening themes.
** There are no [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segments in the [[dub]].
** There are no [[eyecatches]] in the [[dub]].
** {{TRT}} appears in every episode (they did not appear in [[EP001|the first episode]] in the [[original series]]; they were absent in [[AG120]] in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''; and they have been absent in several episodes from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' onward).
** {{TRT}} appears in every episode (they did not appear in [[EP001|the first episode]] in the [[original series]]; they were absent in [[AG120]] in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''; and they have been absent in several episodes from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' onward).
** Ash's house does not make an appearance while he is in [[Pallet Town]].
** Ash's house does not make an appearance while he is in [[Pallet Town]].
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** There are episodes in two different aspect ratios.
** There are episodes in two different aspect ratios.
*** It is the first series to have episodes in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the last series to have episodes in a 4:3 aspect ratio.
*** It is the first series to have episodes in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the last series to have episodes in a 4:3 aspect ratio.
** Ash catches multiple of the concurrent region's starter Pokémon and has up to two of them evolve into their final forms.
** Ash catches multiple of the concurrent region's first partner Pokémon and has up to two of them evolve into their final forms.
* This is the first series in which:
* This is the first series in which:
** Ash has only one new {{ashfr|traveling companion}}.
** Ash has only one new {{ashfr|traveling companion}}.
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** There are no references to or Pokémon from the following [[generation]], aside from the [[M13|thirteenth movie]].
** There are no references to or Pokémon from the following [[generation]], aside from the [[M13|thirteenth movie]].
** Ash and his friends only travel across a single region together.
** Ash and his friends only travel across a single region together.
** A battle spans across more than two consecutive episodes.
** Ash is not shown traveling to a new region at the end of the series, simply returning home to Pallet Town instead.
** Ash is not shown traveling to a new region at the end of the series, simply returning home to Pallet Town instead.
** No episodes are banned, but at least one episode is undubbed.
** No episodes are banned, but at least one episode is undubbed.
* This is the last series in which:
* This is the last series in which:
** There is background music produced by [[4Kids Entertainment]] in the dub.
** There is background music produced by [[4Kids Entertainment]] in the dub.
** Characters are drawn using [[Ken Sugimori]]'s older artstyle.
** Characters are drawn using [[Ken Sugimori]]'s older art style.
** James has a [[walking Pokémon]].
** James has a [[walking Pokémon]].
** Ash's female traveling companion gets her bicycle destroyed by [[Ash's Pikachu]].
** A Pokémon Ash had caught in a previous series [[Evolution|evolves]].
** A Pokémon Ash had caught in a previous series [[Evolution|evolves]].
** A Grass-type starter Pokémon owned by a main character evolves.
** Ash uses Pokémon he had obtained in a previous series in a major tournament, aside from Pikachu.
** The dub has at least four seasons.
* The Sinnoh journey is the longest regional story arc out of all the arcs in the {{pkmn|anime}}. The Johto journey previously held this distinction with 158 episodes total.
* The Sinnoh journey is the longest regional story arc out of all the arcs in the {{pkmn|anime}}. The Johto journey previously held this distinction with 158 episodes total.
* In this series, every Trainer who is part of the regular cast—Ash, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Jessie]] and [[James]]—owns at least one Pokémon that is part of a [[List of cross-generational evolution families|cross-generational evolution line]] that includes a member introduced in [[Generation IV]].
* In this series, every Trainer who is part of the regular cast—Ash, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Jessie]] and [[James]]—owns at least one Pokémon that is part of a [[List of cross-generational evolution families|cross-generational evolution line]] that includes a member introduced in [[Generation IV]].
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