DP078
Pruning a Passel of Pals!
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Pruning a Passel of Pals! (Japanese: 激闘! それぞれのバトル!! Fierce Fighting! Respective Battles!!) is the 78th episode of Diamond & Pearl series, and the 544th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 8, 2008 alongside Staging a Heroes Welcome as part of a one-hour special, and in the United States on September 27, 2008.
While taking a walk by Lake Valor, Ash and Pikachu see the shadow of a mysterious creature. The next day, the competitors progress through the battle rounds of the Wallace Cup.
Synopsis
Major events
- Ash, Dawn, Zoey, and May continue on for the Aqua Ribbon in the Wallace Cup.
- Ash encounters Template:P2 near Lake Valor.
- May's Bulbasaur evolved into a Venusaur during her travels in Johto.
- Ash loses in his second match of the battle round.
- May, Dawn, and Zoey advance to the semifinals.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- 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)
- Shellos (Zoey's)
- Finneon (Zoey's)
- Lanturn (Kyle's)
- Mothim
- Crawdaunt (Kyle's)
- 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. 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.
- Instead of Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture, the end of the episode featured a memorial to Pokémon 4Ever. This is part of a countdown to Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
- I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~, By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ and Battle Frontier (song) are used as insert songs during the appeal rounds for May, Dawn and Ash respectively.
- It is revealed that Zoey is from Snowpoint City.
- Neither Dawn, May or Zoey are seen in regular outfits throughout this episode.
Errors
- In Dawn's first match, Buneary's capsule has a Bubble Seal, but then it changes to a Heart Seal when it opens.
- In this episode, May's belly button disappears multiple times.
- When Zoey's Finneon emerges from Waterfall, its tail fins are seen upside down.
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The Bubble Seal.
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The Heart Seal error.
Dub edits
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