BW040

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BW040   EP697 熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！ Fierce Fighting Don Battle! Tsutarja VS Komatana!!

First broadcast Japan July 21, 2011 United States

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation director 緒方厚 Atsushi Ogata No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！ Fierce Fighting Don Battle! Tsutarja VS Komatana!!) is the 40th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 697th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 21, 2011.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis The Don Battle Tournament continues on in Nimbasa City. With Iris and Cilan both having yet to pass the first round, the competition is very fierce! Will they get through, especially with Cilan facing off against Trip? Ash has made it to the second round and faces up against the Dragon Buster Georgia. However, with Ash using Snivy and Georgia using Pawniard, he faces a great challenge. Will he win, or will he be eliminated?

Major events

• Trip's Timburr is revealed to have evolved into a Gurdurr.
• Cilan's Dwebble learns Rock Slide.
• Cilan defeats Trip and advances to the second round.
• Stephan defeats Bianca and advances to the second round.
• Luke defeats Sekimoto and advances to the second round.
• Iris defeats Yoshihiko and advances to the second round.
• Georgia is revealed to have obtained a Pawniard.
• Ash begins his battle with Georgia.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Pawniard
• Gurdurr

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Nurse Joy
• Don George
• Trip
• Bianca
• Burgundy
• Stephan
• Georgia
• Luke
• Antonio
• Dino
• Sekimoto
• Yoshihiko
• Takemitsu
• Don George's apprentice
• Trainers
• Audience

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Oshawott (Ash's; flashback)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Emolga (Iris's)
• Dwebble (Cilan's)
• Audino (Nurse Joy's)
• Timburr (Trip's; flashback)
• Gurdurr (Trip's; debut)
• Minccino (Bianca's)
• Zebstrika (Stephan's)
• Pawniard (Georgia's; debut)
• Zorua (Luke's)
• Golett (Luke's)
• Darmanitan (Sekimoto's)
• Watchog (Yoshihiko's)

Trivia

• There is no Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster following this episode.
• The next episode's preview is narrated by Iris and Stephan.
• Music from Zoroark: Master of Illusions is used as background music.
• This is the last episode of the Pokémon anime to broadcast in analog in Japan, as that country ceased most analog TV broadcasts three days later on July 24, 2011.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		激戰東·喬治對戰！藤藤蛇對駒刀小兵！！

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