DP071

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DP071   ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(前編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan March 20, 2008 United States August 23, 2008

English themes Opening We Will Be Heroes Ending

Japanese themes Opening Together Ending 風のメッセージ

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

Crossing Paths (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!(前編) Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 1)) is the 71st episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan in a one-hour special on March 20, 2008, the day that Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia was released. It and DP072 were released on DVD in Japan last June 20, 2008.

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

Major events

• Dawn meets Solana.
• Ash and co. meet Hajime.
• Dawn learns that Ash can use Aura.

Debuts

• Hajime
• Riolu
• Floatzel

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Hajime
• Solana
• Officer Jenny
• J
• J's henchmen
• Client
• Client's henchmen

Pokémon

Japanese DVD art

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Drapion (J's)
• Crobat (J's henchmen's)
• Sharpedo (J's henchmen's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Fearow (Client's)
• Aggron (Client's)
• Tyranitar (Client's henchman's)
• Nidoking (Client's henchman's)
• Graveler (Client's henchman's)
• Golem (Client's henchman's)
• Rhyhorn (Client's henchman's)
• Floatzel
• Riolu (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Staraptor
• Nincada
• Ariados
• Dodrio
• Hoppip
• Skiploom
• Donphan
• Blastoise
• Trapinch

Trivia

• This episode, along with DP072, was based on the Riolu mission in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
• Riolu uses Aura Sphere in this episode, an attack that Riolu are not normally able to learn, a fact which is realized by almost everyone in the episode. It is probably the reason why it was so desired.
• This is also only the third time blood has been seen in the anime, seen when Riolu blasts out the back of the truck and hurts its arm in the process.
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew can be heard
• The Japanese name is a reference to an alternate translation of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew: Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero: Lucario.
• The dub title is a reference to the phrase "Crossing Pathes".

Errors

• On the Cartoon Network website's schedule, the title is misspelled as "Crossing Paths". It is currently unknown if it is spelled as "Paths" or "Pathes". This will be revealed when the episode airs in the US.

Dub edits

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.