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(Japanese: 決着ライバルバトル!サトシ対シンジ!! Conclusion of Rival Battle! Satoshi vs Shinji!!) is the 188th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 654th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on August 19, 2010.
Synopsis
Major events
- The full battle between Ash and Paul ends, with Ash as the victor.
- Ash learns he will be battling Takuto in the Semi Finals of the Suzuran Conference.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Piplup (Dawn's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Infernape (Ash's)
- Gliscor (Ash's)
- Torterra (Paul's)
- Electivire (Paul's)
- Elekid (Paul's) (flashback)
- Honchkrow (Paul's)
- Weavile (Paul's)
- Ursaring (Paul's)
- Drapion (Paul's)
- Darkrai (Takuto's)
- Staraptor (Reggie's)
- Swalot (Reggie's)
Trivia
- Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture isn't shown at the end of the episode. Instead, a preview from the upcoming Best Wishes series was shown.
- Type: Wild, the Instrumental version of A Small Thing, and music from Giratina and the Sky Warrior were used in this episode.
- This is the first time that a single battle has spanned more than 2 consecutive episodes.
- This battled had the most Pokémon effected with status inflictions ever in just one battle, with 2 Pokémon getting Burned and 5 being Poisoned.
Errors
Dub edits
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