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Crossing the Battle Line!

DP067   EP533 ヒカリはじめてのジムバトル！！ Hikari's First Gym Battle!!

First broadcast Japan February 14, 2008 United States July 26, 2008

English themes Opening We Will Be Heroes Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 田口広一 Kōichi Taguchi Additional credits

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Crossing the Battle Line! (Japanese: ヒカリはじめてのジムバトル！！ Hikari's First Gym Battle!!) is the 67th episode of Diamond & Pearl series, and the 533rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 14, 2008 and in the United States on July 26, 2008.

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

Dawn challenges Maylene to a gym battle so both girls can regain their battling confidence. While Dawn and Maylene train separately, Reggie helps Ash teach Brave Bird to Staravia.

Major events

• Dawn challenges Maylene, in her first gym battle:
  • Dawn's Buneary is defeated by Maylene's Meditite.
  • Dawn's Ambipom defeats Maylene's Meditite.
  • Dawn's Ambipom is defeated by Maylene's Lucario.
  • Dawn's Piplup is defeated by Maylene's Lucario, and Dawn loses the match.
• Maylene's confidence is restored by her battle against Dawn, healing the bond between her and Lucario.
• Ash's Staravia begins to learn Brave Bird.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Dawn
• Reggie
• Jessie
• James
• Maylene
• Connally
• Gym disciples

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Gligar (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Lucario (Maylene's)
• Meditite (Maylene's)
• Electabuzz (Paul's)
• Staraptor (Reggie's)

Trivia

• Challenger!! can be heard when Ash is teaching Staravia Brave Bird.
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew can be heard during Dawn's battle.
• This marks the first time a main character other than Ash battled an official Gym Leader.
• Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Ash's Chimchar

Errors

• When Ash and Dawn are talking on the balcony, and the camera switches to Brock's Happiny, her outgrowth on top is missing.

Dub edits

← DP066 : Lost Leader Strategy!

Diamond & Pearl series

DP068 : A Triple Fighting Chance! →

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