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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
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四天王リョウ！出会いと別れの森！
Elite Four Ryou! Forest of Meeting and Separation!
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First broadcast
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October 23, 2008
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March 28, 2009
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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A Trainer and Child Reunion (Japanese: 四天王リョウ！出会いと別れの森！ Elite Four Ryou! Forest of Meeting and Separation!) is the 99th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 565th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on October 23, 2008.
Synopsis
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During their journey, Ash and his friends stop by a town and where they see a large crowd. They hear that Aaron from the Elite Four is having a public practice session. The group, which decides to watch the practice, is unexpectedly invited to Aaron's training center where various Template:Type2 Pokémon live comfortably. In the center, Dawn finds a picture of a young Aaron together with a Wurmple. Aaron tells the group that the Wurmple was his first capture and his best friend.
Major eventsCharactersTrivia
- Details of this episode were made known in K-Zone, a children's magazine, before any official Japanese episode listing. However, the magazine stated that Aaron would appear before Celestic Town, suggesting that it was moved to fit in the one-hour specials at Celestic.
- Aaron's signature was shown in this episode. Written was his Japanese name in romaji, Ryou.
- This marks the second time that Ash's Butterfree is seen in a flashback in the Diamond & Pearl series. The first was in The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! as a Caterpie.
- This marks the first time that Team Rocket has successfully captured a Pokémon, in this case multiple Pokémon, belonging to a member of the Elite Four.
- The dub title is a reference to the 1972 Paul Simon song "A Mother and Child Reunion".
- Professor Oak's lecture: Charmander
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