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ライバルバトル！バニプッチ、ドッコラー参戦！！
Rival Battle! Vanipeti, Dokkorā Compete in a Battle!!

First broadcast

Japan	May 12, 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（ビーダブリュー）

Credits

No additional credits are available at this time.
Animation	Team Kato
Screenplay	冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard	尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano
Assistant director	矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima
Animation director	志村泉 Izumi Shimura

Screenshots on Filb.de

(Japanese: ライバルバトル！バニプッチ、ドッコラー参戦！！ Rival Battle! Vanipeti, Dokkorā Compete in a Battle!!) is the 34th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 691st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 12, 2011.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis On their way to Nimbasa City, Ash encounters Trip again and challenges him for a 3-on-3 Pokémon battle. Ash decides to call Snivy up first. However, on the other side, Trip sends out Servine. Who will be the winner of the third rival battle?

Major events

Ash encounters Trip once again and challanges him in a 3-on-3 battle which ends up in a tie.
Ash learns about Alder, Unova region's champion.
Trip is revealed to have obtained a Vanillite and a Timburr.