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'''When Pokémon Worlds Collide!''' (Japanese: '''ライバルバトル!三対三!!''' ''Rival Battle! Three VS Three!!'') is the third episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 469th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired Japan on September 28, 2006. It aired in the US on April 20, 2007 as part of a special preview, two days before the American release of Diamond and Pearl. It was later broadcast in sequence in the United States on June 6, 2007
'''When Pokémon Worlds Collide!''' (Japanese: '''ライバルバトル!三対三!!''' ''Rival Battle! Three VS Three!!'') is the third episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 469th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired Japan on September 28, 2006. It aired in the United States on April 20, 2007 as part of a special preview, two days before the American release of Diamond and Pearl, and then in sequence on June 6, 2007.


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* Paul {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} three {{p|Starly}} and {{pkmn2|released|releases}} two, keeping the one that knows {{m|Aerial Ace}}, only to release it later.
* Paul {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} three {{p|Starly}} and {{pkmn2|released|releases}} two, keeping the one that knows {{m|Aerial Ace}}, only to release it later.
* Ash and Brock find {{AP|Pikachu}} and meet {{an|Dawn}} for the first time in the middle of a battle with {{TRT}}.
* Ash and Brock find {{AP|Pikachu}} and meet {{an|Dawn}} for the first time in the middle of a battle with {{TRT}}.
* Ash changes into a {{DL|List of clothing in the anime|Diamond & Pearl series|new outfit}}, sent to him by {{Delia|his mother}}.
* Ash changes into a {{DL|List of clothing in the anime|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|new outfit}}, sent to him by {{Delia|his mother}}.
* Ash and Brock decide to travel with Dawn.
* Ash and Brock decide to travel with Dawn.
* Brock meets [[Professor Rowan]] for the first time, while Dawn meets Paul for the first time.
* Brock meets [[Professor Rowan]] for the first time, while Dawn meets Paul for the first time.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This originally aired as a two-hour special on September 28, 2006, together with ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'' and ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]''. As such, they are also the first episodes to air in Japan after the earliest releases of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} in Japan and {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}.
* This originally aired as a two-hour special on September 28, 2006, together with ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'' and ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]''. As such, they are also the first episodes to air in Japan after the earliest releases of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} in Japan and {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}.
* Meowth says that they have been chasing {{AP|Pikachu}} for as long as Dawn has been alive. This is a reference to the fact that the [[Pokémon anime]] had been airing for almost ten years at the point that this episode had aired (being nearly exactly ten years{{tt|*|19 days more}} between the first Japanese airing of [[EP002|Team Rocket's debut]] and the English dub of this episode), the same as Dawn's age. However, if this is taken literally, Dawn as a character had only been envisioned at most a few years previously, meaning that her age in that context would be around three or four years old at the most.
* Meowth says that they have been chasing {{AP|Pikachu}} for as long as Dawn has been alive. This is a reference to the fact that the [[Pokémon anime]] had been airing for almost ten years at the point that this episode had aired (being nearly exactly ten years{{tt|*|19 days more}} between the first Japanese airing of [[EP002|Team Rocket's debut]] and the English dub of this episode), the same as Dawn's age.
* This is the first episode when Team Rocket recites their Sinnoh {{motto}}.
* This is the first episode when Team Rocket recites their Sinnoh {{motto}}.
* Music from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' are used as background music.
* Music from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' are used as background music.
* The eyecatches feature Ash (in his {{series|Advanced Generation}} clothes), Dawn, and Brock.
* The eyecatches feature Ash (in his ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' clothes), Dawn, and Brock.
* This episode marks the last time that Ash wears his ''Advanced Generation'' series clothing.
* This episode marks the last time that Ash wears his ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'' clothing.
* The ending credits consist of the first three episodes of {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
* The ending credits consist of the first three episodes of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''.
* The title card music for the English dub has changed and will stay the same until ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''.
* The title card music for the English dub changes and remained until ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''.
* The title of the episode may have come from one of the multiple pieces of media titled "{{wp|When Worlds Collide (disambiguation)|When Worlds Collide}}".


===Errors===
===Errors===
* Paul tells Ash that the Starly he released only knew {{m|Tackle}} and {{m|Sand Attack}}. However, Starly can’t legally learn Sand Attack in the games.
* The Pokédex incorrectly refers to Chimchar as the Monkey Pokémon, when it is really the Chimp Pokémon.
* The Pokédex incorrectly refers to Chimchar as the Monkey Pokémon, when it is really the Chimp Pokémon.
* When Ash and his friends are on the phone to Professor Oak, his haircut flips multiple times.
* When Ash and his friends are on the phone to Professor Oak, his haircut flips multiple times.
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===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* When the first three episodes aired together on April 20, 2007, they were made into a TV movie, cutting several parts out. All of these were restored when the episodes aired separately in reruns.
* When the first three episodes aired together on April 20, 2007, they were made into a TV movie, cutting several parts out. All of these were restored when the episodes aired separately in reruns.
** When the [[narrator]] recaps what happened in the [[DP002|previous episode]] in the beginning, it was cut out. Instead, it shows [[Ash's Starly]] searching in mid-air.
** The [[narrator]]'s recap of [[DP002|previous episode]] is removed. Instead, it starts with [[Ash's Starly]] searching in midair.
** The episode title is cut out once more.
** There is no title card.
** At the end of this episode, the very last scene is slowed down so the "TO BE CONTINUED..." isn't present.
** The very last scene is slowed down so the "TO BE CONTINUED..." isn't present.
* The original version reveals Paul's hometown to be [[Veilstone City]], but the dub makes no reference to his hometown at all. It would not be revealed in the dub until ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training!]]'', 37 episodes later.
* The original version reveals Paul's hometown to be [[Veilstone City]], but the dub makes no such reveal. It would not be revealed in the dub until ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training!]]'', 37 episodes later.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka]]
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