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'''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl''' is the tenth season of the {{pkmn|anime}} and the first season of the English dub of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he begins his journey in the [[Sinnoh]] region along with {{an|Brock}}, and new girl {{an|Dawn}}. Ash continues to collect badges, while Dawn competes in contests. It began with ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!]]'', which originally aired on April 20, 2007 in the United States, and ended with ''[[DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!]]'' which originally aired on February 1, 2008.

It is preceded by [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], the last season of the [[Advanced Generation series]] dub, and is succeeded by [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. In Japan, no differentiation is made between this and any other seasons in the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series.