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'''The Semi-Final Frontier!''' (Japanese: '''シンオウリーグ準決勝！ダークライ登場！！''' ''{{tt|Shin'ō|Sinnoh}} League Semi-Finals! Enter Darkrai!!'') is the 189th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 655th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on August 26, 2010, and in the United States on January 22, 2011. | '''The Semi-Final Frontier!''' (Japanese: '''シンオウリーグ準決勝！ダークライ登場！！''' ''{{tt|Shin'ō|Sinnoh}} League Semi-Finals! Enter Darkrai!!'') is the 189th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 655th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on August 26, 2010, and in the United States on January 22, 2011. | ||
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== | ==Blurb== | ||
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<i>The semifinal battle gets under way, pitting Ash against Tobias. The talented Trainer is preceded by his reputation—he’s been defeating his opponents using only his Darkrai. Tobias comes on strong and quick, defeating Ash’s Heracross, Torkoal, and Gible one after another! But when Ash brings out Sceptile, a spirited skirmish begins, and for the first time during the Sinnoh League, Darkrai is defeated! | |||
Tobias is unfazed by this turn of events. He next brings out Latios, another surprisingly powerful Pokémon. And with one move, Ash’s Sceptile is unable to battle. | |||
Ash follows up by bringing out Swellow, and a sky battle between Swellow and Latios ensues. Latios proves too powerful for Swellow, and Ash is left with one Pokémon, while Tobias still has five! | |||
When Ash turns to Pikachu as his final Pokémon, the action-filled bout gets even more intense, and eventually both Latios and Pikachu are rendered unable to battle at the same time. And since Pikachu is Ash’s last Pokémon, Tobias is declared the winner! This is the first time Ash has made it to the final four of an event of this magnitude, and he has gained the respect of Tobias—who then goes on to triumph in his final battle and is declared the winner of the Sinnoh League! | |||
We leave our heroes as Barry bids them all farewell. Both Ash and Dawn vow to continue pursuing their dreams, while in the face of their determination, Brock finds himself questioning his own plans…</i> | |||
==Plot== | |||
It's now time for the semi-finals of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]], and {{Ash}} has found himself up against {{si|Tobias}}, the Trainer who has managed to defeat all the [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym Leader]]s and all the other competitors using only his {{p|Darkrai}}. As battle commences, Tobias unsurprisingly sends out Darkrai to battle first, whilst Ash sends out his {{AP|Heracross}}. {{an|Brock}} comments that it's a good choice to use a {{type|Bug}} like Heracross against a {{type|Dark}} Pokémon like Darkrai. Tobias tells Darkrai to use {{m|Ice Beam}} whilst Ash has Heracross use {{m|Hyper Beam}} and the two attacks collide. Ash then commands {{m|Horn Attack}}, but Darkrai intercepts it with a {{m|Dark Void}} putting Heracross straight to {{status|sleep}}. Luckily Ash is prepared for this and calls out for a {{m|Sleep Talk}}, which turns into {{m|Megahorn}}. The Megahorn slams into Darkrai, who quickly rebounds and knocks out Heracross with a {{m|Dream Eater}} attack. | It's now time for the semi-finals of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]], and {{Ash}} has found himself up against {{si|Tobias}}, the Trainer who has managed to defeat all the [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym Leader]]s and all the other competitors using only his {{p|Darkrai}}. As battle commences, Tobias unsurprisingly sends out Darkrai to battle first, whilst Ash sends out his {{AP|Heracross}}. {{an|Brock}} comments that it's a good choice to use a {{type|Bug}} like Heracross against a {{type|Dark}} Pokémon like Darkrai. Tobias tells Darkrai to use {{m|Ice Beam}} whilst Ash has Heracross use {{m|Hyper Beam}} and the two attacks collide. Ash then commands {{m|Horn Attack}}, but Darkrai intercepts it with a {{m|Dark Void}} putting Heracross straight to {{status|sleep}}. Luckily Ash is prepared for this and calls out for a {{m|Sleep Talk}}, which turns into {{m|Megahorn}}. The Megahorn slams into Darkrai, who quickly rebounds and knocks out Heracross with a {{m|Dream Eater}} attack. | ||