DP147

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DP147   EP613 サトシとヒカリ！タッグバトル！！ Satoshi and Hikari! Tag Battle!!

First broadcast Japan October 15, 2009 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa Additional credits

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(Japanese: サトシとヒカリ！タッグバトル！！ Satoshi and Hikari! Tag Battle!!) is the 147th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 613th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on October 15, 2009.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Still in Lilypad Town, the gang pay a visit to the Lilypad Colosseum where past Sinnoh Champions have battle. Ash and Dawn plan to have a tag battle against Kotone and Kazunari before the two leave to return to Johto however their plans are rudely interrupted by Team Rocket who successfully snag Pikachu and Piplup!

Major events

• Ash and Dawn have a tag battle against Kotone and Kazunari.
• Kazunari's Totodile evolves into a Croconaw and learns Hydro Pump.
• Ash and Dawn win the tag battle.
• Kazunari's father gives Brock his own PokéGear.
• Kotone and Kazunari leave the group and return to Johto.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Kotone
• Kazunari
• Kazunari's father
• Whitney (flashback)
• Morty (flashback)
• Flight attendant
• Travelers

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Staraptor (Ash's)
• Monferno (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Chikorita (Kotone's)
• Totodile (Kazunari's; evolves)
• Croconaw (Kazunari's; newly evolved)
• Corphish
• Wooper
• Krabby
• Poliwag
• Miltank (Whitney's; flashback)
• Gengar (Morty's; flashback)
• Dialga (statue)
• Palkia (statue)

Trivia

File:WhitneyMortyCameo.jpg

Whitney and Morty, 1999-style

• Whitney and Morty appear in this episode in their Generation II designs, rather than their Generation IV designs. This is due to them appearing in a flashback, rather than appearing on TV, like Clair did in An Egg Scramble!.

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