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(Japanese: 激闘! それぞれのバトル!! Fierce Fighting! Respective Battles!!) is the 78th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on May 8, 2008 alongside DP077 as part of a one-hour special.
After everyone has safely passed the first round of the Wallace Cup, the group returns to their hotel at the Lake Resort and talks about their respective journeys. Afterwards, Ash takes a walk near the lake with Pikachu when suddenly, something in the center of the lake begins to glow, and the shadow of a creature emerges. However, when Ash tries to approach it, the shadow disappears again. After this strange experience, Ash returns to the hotel and talks to Dawn and the others about the legend revolving around the lake. The next day, the second round of the Wallace Cup begins...
Synopsis
Major events
- Ash, Dawn, Zoey, and May continue on in the Wallace Cup.
- Ash encounters a mysterious Pokémon near Lake Valor.
- May's Bulbasaur has evolved into Venusaur during her travels in Johto.
- Ash loses in his second match of the battle round.
- May, Dawn, and Zoey advance to the quarter finals.
Debuts
- Kaito
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash Ketchum
- Brock
- May
- Dawn
- Jessie
- James
- Paul
- Zoey
- Kaito
- Wallace
- Max
- Norman
- Caroline
- Harley
- Drew
- Solidad
- Kenny
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Buizel (Ash's)
- Skitty (May's)
- Venusaur (May's)
- Munchlax (May's)
- Wartortle (May's)
- Piplup (Dawn's)
- Buneary (Dawn's)
- Pachirisu (Dawn's)
- Ambipom (Dawn's)
- Misdreavus (Zoey's)
- Finneon (Zoey's)
- Lanturn
- Mothim
- Crawdaunt
- Exeggutor
- Pelipper
- Wailmer
- Mareep
- Kecleon
- Azelf
- Mesprit (flashback)
Trivia
- Ash encounters Azelf at Lake Valor, much like Dawn encountered Mesprit at Lake Verity in Following a Maiden's Voyage. Much speculation as to who will encounter Uxie is being made at the current time, with major candidates being Brock and Paul. During the episode, May tells of a story she heard about a mysterious, legendary Pokémon (likely to be Uxie) during her pitstop at Snowpoint City.
Errors
- May's Skitty was shown battling, so it is possible May has 7 Pokemon on her team. However, it is more likely she swapped one out off screen, as not all of her party members are even seen in this episode.
- In Dawn's first match, Buneary's capsule has a Bubble Seal , but then it changes to a Heart Seal when it opens.
Dub edits
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