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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 November 1, 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

Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1) (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 the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 537th episode of the Pokémon anime. 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 Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2) were released on DVD in Japan on June 20, 2008. It aired in the United States on November 1, 2008.

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

Major events

• Dawn meets Solana, learns about Pokémon Rangers, and learns that Ash can use Aura.
• Ash and co. meet Kellyn.

Debuts

• Kellyn

Pokémon debuts

• Riolu
• Floatzel

Characters

Humans

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

Pokémon

Japanese DVD art

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Crobat (J's henchmen's)
• Sharpedo (J's henchmen's)
• Golem (Client's henchman's)
• Floatzel
• Riolu (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura)
• Nincada
• Ariados
• Vileplume
• Hoppip (2)
• Skiploom (4)
• Yanma (2)
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Budew
• Rattata
• Butterfree
• Pidgey (3)
• Pidgeotto
• Spearow
• Doduo (2)
• Mankey
• Bellsprout (2)
• Sunkern
• Nidorino
• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Sandshrew
• Vibrava

Trivia

• This episode, along with Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two, was based on the mission Rescue Kidnapped Riolu! 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.
• 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 Pokemon Heroes and Lucario and the Mystery of Mew can be heard
• The Japanese name is a reference to an alternate translation of the Japanese name of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew: Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero: Lucario.
• When the title Crossing Paths was revealed, several sources incorrectly believed it to be the dub title for this episode.
• Details of the North American airing were made known by Nintendo Power.
• This episode was preceded by Chim - Charred! in the dub due to it being held off until the release of Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
• This is the first dubbed TV episode to not only retain all of its Japanese background music, but also use no American-made music (unless one counts The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon as a dubbed TV episode).
• Kellyn completes his captures by saying "Battonage!" although the word is not known to be used in Shadows of Almia at this time.

Errors

• Prior to the TO BE CONTINUED... scene, Pikachu's right cheek is left uncolored.

Dub edits

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