DP015

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DP015   クロガネジム！ヒョウタVSシンジ!! Kurogane Gym! Hyouta VS Shinji!

First broadcast Japan January 11, 2007 United States June 27, 2007

English themes Opening Diamond and Pearl Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 秦義人 Yoshito Hata Assistant director 秦義人 Yoshito Hata Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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Shapes of Things to Come (Japanese: クロガネジム！ヒョウタVSシンジ!! Kurogane Gym! Hyouta VS Shinji!) is the fifteenth episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on January 11, 2007.

Ash arrives in Oreburgh City to find Paul who is due a Gym Battle before Ash can have one. Does Paul have the ability to defeat three powerful Rock Pokémon with his Elekid and Chimchar?

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

Major events

• Paul battles Roark.
  • Roark's Geodude defeats Paul's Azumarill.
  • Paul's Elekid defeats Roark's Geodude.
  • Paul's Chimchar defeats Roark's Onix.
  • Roark's Cranidos defeats Paul's Chimchar.
  • Paul's Elekid defeats Roark's Cranidos, and Paul receives the Coalbadge.

Debuts

• Roark
• Paul's Azumarill

Pokémon debuts

• Cranidos (Roark's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Roark (Seiyū: 我妻正崇 Masataka Wagatsuma)
• Ian (Japanese: イワオ Iwao; Seiyū: 田中正彦 Masahiko Tanaka)
• Miner 1 (Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*)
• Miner 2 (Seiyū: 三宅健太 Kenta Miyake*)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Elekid (Paul's)
• Chimchar (Paul's)
• Azumarill (Paul's)
• Geodude (Roark's) (Seiyū: 三木眞一郎 Shin'ichirō Miki*)
• Onix (Roark's)
• Cranidos (Roark's) (Seiyū: うえだゆうじ Yūji Ueda*)

Trivia

• The opening animation is updated with Ash's Staravia.
• In the game, the gym leader is also out at the coal mines when the player first visits the gym.
• Music from Destiny Deoxys and Jirachi: Wish Maker is used as background music.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Ash's Staravia
• Pokémon senryū: ムックルが　ムクムクしんか　ムクバード
• The next episode preview is narrated by Ash.

Dub edits

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