Home / Episode Guide / Playing the Performance Encore!ダブルバトル!VSプラスル・マイナン!!Double Battle! VS Plusle・Minun!!
Titles and Airdates

Titles

  • United States Playing the Performance Encore!
  • Japan ダブルバトル!VSプラスル・マイナン!!
  • Japan Double battle! VS Plusle・Minun!!
  • Japan Double Battle! VS Plusle・Minun!!
  • Germany Ein harter Brocken Arbeit…!
  • France Tout pour la performance
  • Spain ¡En escena otra vez!
  • Sweden Spela föreställningens extranummer!
  • Italy L'esibizione si ripete!
  • Mexico ¡Repitiendo la Presentación!
  • Finland Ja ei kun uudestaan!
  • Taiwan 雙人對戰!VS正電拍拍、負電拍拍!!
  • Netherlands EEN PERFORMANCE MET EEN TOEGIFT!
  • Brazil BRINCANDO DE MARCAR PONTOS
  • Czechia Pěkný přídavek k představení!
  • Norway Seier i siste sekund!
  • Denmark Igen med samme mønt!
  • South Korea 더블 배틀! 플러시와 마이농 VS 맘모꾸리와 브케인!
  • Portugal Outra Vez o Encore!
  • Russia Состязания на бис!

Airdates

Staff List
Anime Studio Logo
OLM / OLM Digital

Japan Screenplay 冨岡淳広 (Atsuhiro Tomioka)
Japan Storyboard 浅田裕二 (Yūji Asada)
Japan Animation Director 岩根雅明 (Masaaki Iwane)
Japan Episode Director 浅田裕二 (Yūji Asada)

OP/ED List

サイコー・エブリディ!
The Greatest Everyday!
ドッチ~ニョ?ふりつけPV
Dotchi Nyo? Choreography PV
모든 게 궁금해
Curious About Everything
寶可夢點點名
Pokémon Roll Call
Summary

English Official Summary

After successfully making their way through the first round of the Daybreak Town Pokémon Contest, Dawn, Ursula, and Jessilina (a disguised Jessie) all face challenges in Round Two. Jessilina and Ursula are the first to face each other. Ursula and her Plusle and Minun make quick work of Jessilina and her Seviper and Yanmega. Soon, the other Coordinators and their Pokémon get eliminated, so it all boils down to the final round! Dawn, with her Cyndaquil and Mamoswine, face off against Ursula and her Plusle and Minun. Suddenly, Ursula hits Cyndaquil and Mamoswine with the Encore attack, which allows Pokémon to use only their previous attack! Dawn's Pokémon are getting whipped, but Dawn thinks of a way out. She has her Pokémon attack each other, which sets them free from Encore. With mere seconds left on the clock, Dawn's Pokémon battle furiously...and win! So, with Dawn's fifth Ribbon in hand, her attention focuses on the upcoming Grand Festival. A clearly bitter Ursula assures her she won't win there. But, in the meantime, it's Ash's upcoming battle at the Sunyshore Gym that's next on our heroes' schedule, as Ash shoots for his eighth Gym Badge!

French Official Summary

Alors que le Concours Pokémon d'Aubeville bat son plein, la rivalité entre Aurore et Ursula semble atteindre son apogée.

German Official Summary

Der Pokémon-Wettbewerb von Dämmerstadt geht weiter und eine heftige Rivalität zwischen Lucia und Ursula zeichnet sich ab!

Italian Official Summary

Mentre prosegue la Gara di Pokémon di Ororopoli, si gettano le basi per una feroce rivalità!

Portuguese Official Summary

Após uma maneira bem-sucedida de passar pelo 1º round no torneio Pokémon da Cidade  Daybreak, Dawn, Ursula e Jessilina(uma Jessie disfarçada) encaram os desafios do 2º round. Jessie e Ursula se enfrentam 1º, mas Ursula e seus Plusle e Minun batalham rápido com Jessilina e seus Seviper e Yanmega.  Enquanto os outros coordenadores e seus Pokémon são eliminados, tudo caminha para o último round, com Dawn e seus Cyndaquil e Mamoswine, enfrentando Ursula e seus Plusle e Minun. De repente, Ursula atinge Cyndaquil e Mamoswine com o ataque chamado “Repetição” que só permite ao Pokémon usar seu ataque anterior! Enquanto os Pokémon de Dawn estão levando uma surra, Dawn tem a idéia de seus Pokémon atacarem um ao outro, libertando-os do Repetição. Restando poucos segundos, eles batalham furiosamente, e vencem! Então, com Dawn em posse de sua 5ª Fita, a atenção dela concentra-se no Grande Festival que está por vir, embora uma ressentida Ursula garanta a ela que Dawn não irá vencer. Mas enquanto isso, é a batalha de Ash no Ginásio Sunyshore que está na programação de nossos heróis, enquanto ele espera confiantemente pela sua 8ª Insígnia de Ginásio!

Finnish Official Summary

Daybreak Townin Pokémon-kilpailun ensimmäistä karsintakierroksesta selvinneet Dawn, Ursula ja Jessilina (Jessie valepuvussa) kohtaavat uudet haasteet toisella kierroksella. Jessie ja Ursula ovat vastakkain, ja Ursulan Plusle ja Minun hoitelevat rivakasti Jessilinan sekä hänen Seviperinsa ja Yanmegansa. Kun muut koordinaattorit Pokémoneineen karsiutuvat, kilpailu kulminoituu finaalikierrokseen, jossa Dawnin Cyndaquil ja Mamoswine kohtaavat Ursulan Pluslen ja Minunin. Yllättäen Ursula osuu Cyndaquiliin ja Mamoswineen hyökkäyksellä nimeltä Encore, joka sallii Pokémonin käyttää vain samaa hyökkäystä kuin aiemmin! Dawnin Pokémonit ottavat köniinsä, mutta sitten hän saa idean – Dawn käskee Pokémoniensa hyökätä toistensa kimppuun, mikä vapauttaa ne Encoren vaikutuksesta. Aikaa on jäljellä enää sekunteja, mutta he taistelevat raivokkaasti ja voittavat! Dawnin saatua näin viidennen nauhansa hän alkaa nyt keskittyä tulevaan Suurjuhlaan, joskin äkäinen Ursula yrittää vakuuttaa, että siellä Dawn ei voi voittaa. Sillä välin kuitenkin sankareidemme on määrä vierailla Sunyshoren salilla, missä Ash itsevarmana aikoo voittaa kahdeksannen salimerkkinsä!

Spanish Latin America Official Summary

Después de su éxito en la primera ronda del Concurso Pokémon de Pueblo Amanecer, Dawn, Úrsula y Jessilina (Jessie disfrazada) enfrentan retos en la segunda ronda. Jessie y Úrsula se enfrentan entre sí en primer lugar, pero Úrsula y sus Plusle y Minun se encargan rápido de Jessilina y sus Seviper y Yanmega. Como los demás coordinadores y sus Pokémon son eliminados, todo se reduce a la ronda final, con Dawn y sus Cyndaquil y Mamoswine, enfrentándose a Úrsula y sus Plusle y Minun. De pronto, Úrsula acierta a Cyndaquil y Mamoswine con el ataque llamado Otra Vez, que sólo permite al Pokémon usar su último ataque. Como los Pokémon de Dawn están siendo apaleados, Dawn tiene la idea de que sus Pokémon se ataquen entre sí, liberándolos de la Otra Vez. Con pocos segundos en el reloj, luchan con furia, y ganan. Dawn, con el quinto listón, ya piensa en el próximo Gran Festival, aunque malhumorada, Úrsula le asegura que allá no ganará. Mientras tanto, la Batalla de Ash en el Gimnasio Marino ocupa el itinerario de nuestros Héroes, ya que Ash anticipa a su octava Medalla de Gimnasio.

Spanish Official Summary

Continúa ell Concurso Pokémon de Pueblo Amanecer, ¡lo necesario para una intensa rivalidad va tomando forma!

English Great Britian Official Summary

After successfully making their way through the first round of the Daybreak Town Pokémon Contest, Dawn, Ursula, and Jessilina (a disguised Jessie) all face challenges in Round Two. Jessilina and Ursula are the first to face each other. Ursula and her Plusle and Minun make quick work of Jessilina and her Seviper and Yanmega. Soon, the other Coordinators and their Pokémon get eliminated, so it all boils down to the final round! Dawn, with her Cyndaquil and Mamoswine, face off against Ursula and her Plusle and Minun. Suddenly, Ursula hits Cyndaquil and Mamoswine with the Encore attack, which allows Pokémon to use only their previous attack! Dawn's Pokémon are getting whipped, but Dawn thinks of a way out. She has her Pokémon attack each other, which sets them free from Encore. With mere seconds left on the clock, Dawn's Pokémon battle furiously...and win! So, with Dawn's fifth Ribbon in hand, her attention focuses on the upcoming Grand Festival. A clearly bitter Ursula assures her she won't win there. But, in the meantime, it's Ash's upcoming battle at the Sunyshore Gym that's next on our heroes' schedule, as Ash shoots for his eighth Gym Badge!

Russian Official Summary

Выгодно показав себя в первом круге, Доун, Урсула и Джессилина выходят во второй раунд. Джесси и Урсула встречаются друг с другом на арене, и Урсула со своими Пласлом и Майнуном с легкостью одерживают победу над Джесси и ее Севайпером и Янмегой. По мере того, как отсеиваются другие претенденты, становится ясно, что в финале схлестнутся Доун с ее Синдаквилом и Мамосвайном и Урсула с Пласлом и Майнуном. Урсула неожиданно атакует Синдаквила и Мамосвайна приемом под названием «бис», в результате которого покемоны могут использовать лишь последний выполненный ими прием. После определенных мучений, Доун придумывает способ избавления покемонов от «биса»: они должны атаковать друг друга! В итоге, битва заканчивается при практически равных результатах, но Доун всё же одерживает верх. Получив свою пятую ленту, Доун обращает свои взоры к Большому Фестивалю, несмотря на то, что Урсула заверяет ее в том, что ей там не победить. Далее в плане путешествия – Гим Санишор, где Эш попытается заработать свой восьмой значок!

Dutch Official Summary

Nadat Dawn, Ursula en Jessilina (een vermomde Jessie) succesvol de eerste ronde van de Daybreak Town Pokémon wedstrijd zijn doorgekomen, moeten ze het tegen elkaar opnemen in de tweede ronde. Jessie en Ursula moeten het eerst tegen elkaar opnemen, maar Ursula en haar Plusle en Minun verslaan Jessilina en haar Seviper en Yanmega. Terwijl de andere coördinators en hun Pokémon afvallen, is het tijd voor de laatste ronde. Dawn en haar Cyndaquil en Mamoswine nemen het op tegen Ursula en haar Plusle en Minun. Plotseling valt Ursula Cyndaquil en Mamoswine aan met een aanval, genoemd “Toegift”, waardoor de Pokémon alleen nog maar hun vorige aanval kunnen doen! Terwijl Dawn’s Pokémon worden toegetakeld, krijgt ze een idee en laat haar Pokémon elkaar aanvallen, zodat “Toegift” opgeheven wordt. Met nog maar enkele seconden te gaan, strijden ze vurig en winnen! Dawn wint haar vijfde Lintje en richt zich op het aankomende Grand Festival. Een lichtgeraakte Ursula verzekerd haar er nog even van dat ze daar niet zal winnen. Maar in de tussentijd hebben onze helden andere dingen aan hun hoofd en richten ze zich op Ash’s gevecht, dat hij in de Sunyshore Gym zal houden.

Norwegian Official Summary

Etter at de med hell har kommet seg gjennom den første runden av Daybreak Town-konkurransen, møter både Dawn, Ursula og Jessilina (en forkledt Jessie) utfordringer i andre runde. Jessie og Ursula møter hverandre først, men Ursula og hennes Plusle og Minun lager hakkemat av Jessilina og hennes Seviper og Yanmega. Mens de andre koordinatorene og deres Pokémon blir eliminert, koker det tilslutt ned til den siste runden, med Dawn og hennes Cyndaquil og Mamoswine, som skal opp mot Ursula og hennes Plusle og Minun. Plutselig slår Ursula Cyndaquil og Mamoswine med angrepet som heter Encore, som bare lar en Pokémon bruke sitt forrrige angrep! Mens Dawns Pokémon blir most, får Dawn en idé om å la sine Pokémon angripe hverandre, for å sette dem fri fra Encore. Med bare sekunder igjen på klokka slåss de heftig, og vinner! Så, med Dawns femte Ribbon trygt i hennes forvaring, fokuserer hun oppmerksomheten på den kommende Grand Festival, selv om en grinete Ursula forsikrer henne om at hun ikke vil vinne der. Men i mellomtiden er det Ash sin kamp på Sunyhore-gym som står på timeplanen, mens han venter på sin åttende Gym Badge!

Swedish Official Summary

Efter att ha lyckats ta sig vidare i första ronden av Pokémon-tävlingen i Daybreak Town står Dawn, Ursula och Jessilina (en förklädd Jessie) inför nya utmaningar i andra ronden. Jessie och Ursula får möta varandra först, men Ursula och hennes Plusle och Minun besegrar snabbt Jessilina och hennes Seviper och Yanmega. Allteftersom övriga koordinatorer och deras Pokémon blir utslagna hänger allt på sista ronden med Dawn och hennes Cyndaquil och Mamoswine, som ställs inför Ursula och hennes Plusle och Minun. Plötsligt attackerar Ursula Cyndaquil och Mamoswine med Encore, som gör att Pokémon bara får använda sin senaste attack! Medan Dawns Pokémon blir mörbultade kommer Dawn på tanken att låta sina Pokémon attackera varandra, vilket befriar dem från Encore. Med bara några sekunder kvar strider de våldsamt och vinner! När Dawn så har kammat hem sitt femte Ribbon tar hon sikte på nästa Grand Festival, även om en tjurig Ursula försäkrar henne om att hon inte kommer att vinna där. Men innan dess står Ashs strid på Sunyshore-gym på våra hjältars schema – en strid som han självsäkert förutspår ska leda till hans åttonde Gym Badge!

Danish Official Summary

Efter med held at have klaret sig igennem første runde af Daybreak Towns Pokémon-konkurrence, står såvel Dawn, Ursula og Jessilina (Jessie i forklædning) over for tredje rundes udfordringer. Jessie og Ursula bliver først sat over for hinanden, men Ursula og hendes Plusle og Minun gør kort proces med Jessilina og dennes Seviper og Yanmega. De andre koordinatorer og deres Pokémon sorteres efterhånden også fra, så det hele ender med, at Dawn og hendes Cyndaquil og Mamoswine skal kæmpe mod Ursula og hendes Plusle og Minun. Pludselig rammer Ursula Cyndaquil og Mamoswine med et angreb ved navn Encore, som binder Pokémon til udelukkende at bruge deres sidste træk! Dawns Pokémon bliver mast til plukfisk, men så får Dawn den ide at lade sine Pokémon angribe hinanden, hvilket frigør dem fra Encore. I kampens sidste sekunder kæmper de som gale og vinder! Da Dawn nu endelig har fået sit 5. Ribbon, vender hun opmærksomheden mod den kommende Store Festival, skønt en fornærmet Ursula forsikrer hende om, at hun ikke vil vinde der. I mellemtiden er det imidlertid Ash’ kamp i Sunyshore-salen der er på programmet, og han ser med sindsro frem til at vinde sit 8. Sal Badge!

Characters

Character Thumbnail
  • United States Ash Ketchum
  • Japan サトシ
  • Japan Satoshi
  • Japan Satoshi
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Pikachu
  • Japan ピカチュウ
  • Japan Pikachu
  • Japan Pikachu
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Brock
  • Japan タケシ
  • Japan Takeshi
  • Japan Takeshi
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Meowth
  • Japan ニャース
  • Japan Nyarth
  • Japan Nyarth
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Jessie
  • Japan ムサシ
  • Japan Musashi
  • Japan Musashi
Character Thumbnail
  • United States James
  • Japan コジロウ
  • Japan Kojirō
  • Japan Kojiro
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Nurse Joy
  • Japan ジョーイ
  • Japan Joy
  • Japan Joy
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Dawn
  • Japan ヒカリ
  • Japan Hikari
  • Japan Hikari
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Johanna
  • Japan アヤコ
  • Japan Ayako
  • Japan Ayako
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Johanna's Glameow
  • Japan アヤコのニャルマー
  • Japan Ayako no Nyarmar
  • Japan Ayako's Nyarmar
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Dawn's Piplup
  • Japan ヒカリのポッチャマ
  • Japan Hikari no Pochama
  • Japan Hikari's Pochama
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Jessie's Seviper
  • Japan ムサシのハブネーク
  • Japan Musashi no Habunake
  • Japan Musashi's Habunake
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Wobbuffet
  • Japan ソーナンス
  • Japan Sonansu
  • Japan Sonansu
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Marian
  • Japan モモアン
  • Japan Momoan
  • Japan Momoan
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Sukizo
  • Japan スキゾーさん
  • Japan Sukizō-san
  • Japan Sukizo
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Raoul Contesta
  • Japan コンテスタ
  • Japan Contesta
  • Japan Contesta
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Dawn's Buneary
  • Japan ヒカリのミミロル
  • Japan Hikari no Mimirol
  • Japan Hikari's Mimirol
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Dawn's Mamoswine
  • Japan ヒカリのマンムー
  • Japan Hikari no Manmoo
  • Japan Hikari's Manmoo
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Jessie's Yanmega
  • Japan ムサシのメガヤンマ
  • Japan Musashi no Megayanma
  • Japan Musashi's Megayanma
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Ursula
  • Japan ウララ
  • Japan Urara
  • Japan Urara
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Dawn's Cyndaquil
  • Japan ヒカリのヒノアラシ
  • Japan Hikari no Hinoarashi
  • Japan Hikari's Hinoarashi
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Ursula's Minun
  • Japan ウララのマイナン
  • Japan Urara no Minun
  • Japan Urara's Minun
Character Thumbnail
  • United States Ursula's Plusle
  • Japan ウララのプラスル
  • Japan Urara no Plusle
  • Japan Urara's Plusle

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Ivysaur
  • Japan フシギソウ
  • Japan Fushigisou
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Togetic
  • Japan トゲチック
  • Japan Togechick
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Magcargo
  • Japan マグカルゴ
  • Japan Magcargot
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Houndoom
  • Japan ヘルガー
  • Japan Hellgar
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Stantler
  • Japan オドシシ
  • Japan Odoshishi
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Mightyena
  • Japan グラエナ
  • Japan Graena
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Shroomish
  • Japan キノココ
  • Japan Kinococo
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Slakoth
  • Japan ナマケロ
  • Japan Namakero
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Weavile
  • Japan マニューラ
  • Japan Manyula
Pokémon Thumbnail
  • United States Lickilicky
  • Japan ベロベルト
  • Japan Beroberto
00:00

Script Error

In a commercial for Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors that aired during the ending credits of the English dub on Cartoon Network USA, two scenes still had the Japanese voices intact. The first scene was Musashi saying "Rocket start!" (ロケットスタート) and the second featured Pochama's Japanese voice actor Kozakura Etsuko (小桜エツ子) saying "Pocha~!" (ポッチ~!). Both of these errors did not have their English replacements dubbed over.
02:30

Paint Edit

Animation guidelines and Japanese text can be seen in the background that wasn't removed in post-production. Photoshop level adjusting can make it more pronounced.
12:32

Culture Reference

Urara's Plusle and Minun do movements very similar to the Dragonball fusion move when they use their attacks during the contest battle stage.
14:47

Script Error

The English dub's lines were changed a bit to reflect Dawn's nickname. James also had an extra line in the English dub which was just giggling in the Japanese version.

Character English Translation Japanese
Jessie Bad hair day. That brat girl... ジャリガ-ルってば。
James It becomes her. *No line* *No line*
Meowth A twerp perm. She's sparkling! ピカピカニャ。
Ursala That's some hairdo. To think I got to see "Diamond Dandruff" in person. My, so sparkly! So that's when you're called "Pikari". まぁ ピッカピカ。 ピカリってこういうときのことを言うのね。

19:06

Paint Edit

The English dub specifically states that Daybreak Town only has one Pokémon Contest per year. While this is a possibility, the Japanese version does not make that distinction.

Marian: That brings this year's exciting Daybreak Town Pokémon Contest to a close.
Momoan: The very enjoyable Pokémon Contest Asatsuki Contest has drawn to a close.
(モモアン): お楽しみいただきましたポケモンコンテスト アサツキ大会。
19:40

Script Error

In the Japanese version, Urara calls Musashi "Candy lady" instead of her Contest stage name "Candy Musalina" (キャンディ・ムサリーナ). The English version kept the standard name dub stage name 'Jessilina' for Jessie and instead of Jessie reflecting on her new nickname and stating that she liked it, the dub changes it to Jessie calling Ursala a nickname instead.

Ursala: Please, Jessilina, you've gotta be kidding.
Urara: I'll be the one to win, Candy lady.
(ウララ): 勝つのは私よ。キャンディーのお姉様。

Jessie: Dream on, Twirly Locks! Reality's right around the corner.
Musashi: Though, I quite like the term "lady"...
11:30

Eyecatch Diamond and Pearl HD Eyecatch

Hikari-centered Commercial Intro Eyecatch with Hikari, Pochama, Satoshi and Takeshi.

Satoshi-centered Commercial Return Eyecatch with Satoshi, Pikachu, Takeshi and Hikari.
23:20

Okido Segment Great Pokémon Examination

Professor Okido's Great Pokémon Examination
Pokémon Unknown (アンノーン)
Quiz Level Beginners' Level (初級レベル)
Quiz Question Many variants of Unknown are confirmed to exist. How many variants are there in total?
(たくさんの種類が確認されているアンノーン。全部で何種類?)
Quiz Answers
(Correct Quiz Answer in Bold)
A: 48 Variants B: 28 Variants
(A: 48種類 B: 28種類

Japanese Music:

Time Track Notes
Japan 00:00 2002-2005(AG)-M46 コンテスト!
Japanese (Romanized): Contest!
Japanese (Trans): Contest!
The narrator recaps last episode's events.
Japan 00:25 サイコー・エブリディ!
Japanese (Romanized): Saikou Everyday!
Japanese (Trans): The Greatest Everyday!
Opening Theme for Japanese Version
Japan 01:52 2006-2010(DP)-Subtitle Diamond & Pearl Title Card
Japan 02:18 レッツ・タッグバトル!
Japanese (Trans): Let's Tag Battle!
Movie 7 BGM - Musalina/Musashi battles Urara in the second round.
Japan 04:20 Movie 7 BGM - Deoxys Attacks Movie 7 BGM - Plusle and Minun use their Spark and charge at Habunake and Megayanma's combination to break it.
Japan 05:15 サトシ戦いの決意
Japanese (Romanized): Satoshi tatakai no ketsui
Japanese (Trans): Satoshi's Battle Resolve
Movie 1 BGM - The second part of the music plays as Urara wins over Musalina/Musashi.
Japan 06:12 Movie 5 BGM - Satoshi Races Movie 5 BGM - Hikari orders Hinoarashi and Manmoo to use Flame Wheel and Ice Shard, respectively.
Japan 07:11 Movie 3 BGM - Bedtime Movie 3 BGM - Hikari experiments a combination with Hinoarashi and Manmoo.
Japan 08:47 サトシ戦いの決意
Japanese (Romanized): Satoshi tatakai no ketsui
Japanese (Trans): Satoshi's Battle Resolve
Movie 1 BGM - The first part of the music plays as Urara and Hikari are about to battle in the final.
Japan 09:14 オニドリル~キャプチャオン~
Japanese (Trans): Onidrill ~Capture on~
Movie 9 BGM - Hikari and Urara send out their Pokémon and begin the battle.
Japan 11:17 Movie 7 BGM - Trying to Break In! Movie 7 BGM - Manmoo and Hinoarashi fall under the Encore effect.
Japan 11:30 2006-2010(DP)-Eyecatch D Eyecatch Break
Japan 11:36 2006-2010(DP)-M21 210ばんどうろ(昼)
Japanese (Romanized): 210-ban dōro (hiru)
Japanese (Trans): Route 210 (Day)
Sponsor Message
Japan 11:47 2006-2010(DP)-Eyecatch B Eyecatch Return
Japan 11:52 Movie 7 BGM - Alien Abductions! Movie 7 BGM - Encore brings problems to Hikari's duo.
Japan 12:53 1997-1998-M79 ラストバトル(VSライバル)
Japanese (Romanized): Last Battle (VS Rival)
Japanese (Trans): Last Battle (VS Rival)
Plusle and Minun use Helping Hand again.
Japan 14:40 時空の塔へ
Japanese (Romanized): Jikuu no Tou he
Japanese (Trans): To the Tower of Space-Time
Movie 10 BGM - Hikari's hair is sparky again.
Japan 16:46 2006-2010(DP)-M05 ~君のそばで(ヒカリのテーマ)~ (BONUS-TRACK)
Japanese (Romanized): Kimi no soba de (Hikari no Theme)
Japanese (Trans): By Your Side (Hikari's Theme)
The match suffers a turnaround as Hikari begins her Flame Ice combination.
Japan 19:06 2006-2010(DP)-M21 210ばんどうろ(昼)
Japanese (Romanized): 210-ban dōro (hiru)
Japanese (Trans): Route 210 (Day)
Hikari wins the contest.
Japan 20:53 1997-1998-M04 出会いと別れと
Japanese (Romanized): Deai to Wakare to
Japanese (Trans): Meeting and Parting
Hikari meets her friends outside of the Contest Hall.
Japan 21:54 ドッチ~ニョ?
Japanese (Romanized): Dotchi~nyo?
Japanese (Trans): Which one~ is it?
Live Action Ending Theme for Japanese Version
Japan 23:14 ファンファーレ
Japanese (Trans): Fanfare
Movie 8 BGM - Professor Okido's Great Pokémon Examination
Japan 23:20 舞踏会
Japanese (Romanized): Butou Kai
Japanese (Trans): Ballroom Dance
Movie 8 BGM - Professor Okido asks a question about Unknown.
Japan 24:15 2006-2010(DP)-M24 新サトシのテーマ
Japanese (Romanized): Shin Satoshi no thema
Japanese (Trans): Satoshi's New Theme
Diamond & Pearl Episode 163 preview
Japan 24:44 ハイタッチ!(インストバージョン)
Japanese (Trans): High Touch! (Instrumental Version)
Sponsor Message

Music Statistics:

Number of Assigned Tracks to the Japanese Original: 25
Number of Assigned Tracks to the English Dub: 0
04 Feb 2010 03:00 AM
AnimeBot Automated Bots
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Posts: 2951
New episode title(s) has/have been added to the database. Title: Double battle! VS Plusle・Minun!!/ダブルバトル!VSプラスル・マイナン!!. Please comment below! Thanks, your friendly PM.Net AnimeBot
04 Feb 2010 07:48 PM
Joined: 10 Nov 2008
Posts: 26
User Avatar
Incredible episode!! It was great to see Hikari pull off the ultimate Flame Ice combo, and the combo of Plusle and Minun was very powerful. It was also interesting to see how devastating Encore can really be, and Hikari's way of getting rid of its effects was simple yet effective. Finally, the animation was great.
04 Feb 2010 10:16 PM
Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Posts: 15
User Avatar
Great episode! Hikari finally won her final ribbon and now she can enter Grand Festival.She finally overcame her fear about Plusle&Minun and she finally done the FlameIce technique.These are gorgeous!

One of the best episodes in the D&P.
Last edited 09 Jul 2010 10:00 PM by memocan42
05 Feb 2010 05:23 PM
Joined: 19 Apr 2009
Posts: 43
User Avatar
I really enjoyed this episode. I usually don`t like the contest ones, because it`s so obvious Hikari will win. But when Urara used Encore, I truly thought Hikari would face defeat similar to Satoshi VS Shinji. It was great to see her turn it arond. Great episode.
Also, it was nice to see a horizontal line pattern when Hikari held up her ribbon, really added to the great animation.
08 Feb 2010 08:28 PM
Joined: 19 Apr 2009
Posts: 43
User Avatar
To add to my previous comment, Anyway, this episode was probably one of my absolute favourite contest episodes. Usually, it`s painfully obvious Hikari will win, or she loses and it`s uneventful. But Urara quite systematically destroyed her, and I honestly thought she`d lose, but I was actually surprised this time, and she went or a come-from-behind victory. I still think Hinoarashii`s overpowered for just hatching, if it evolves in the next few months, I`ll be even more surprised, since it took Phanpy VERY long to evolve. In addition, Hinoarashii got run over by Manmoo, and Manmoo got "hurt' by Discharge and Spark. But overall, excellent episode, looking forward to the next.
17 Feb 2010 07:08 AM
Joined: 17 Feb 2010
Posts: 3
User Avatar

OMG! That was an incredible contest episode, i loved almost everything about it like Hikari finally receiving her final ribbon, the grand Flame Ice Combo was timed perfectly and plusle/minun soo cute.
There are a few things that bothered me like how the creators decided to get plusle/minun to continuously use spark. Like seriously is there not another attack they could have got them to use, they must have used up to about 14 times on manmoo and hinoarashi before they got to the pikari joke. Also why was manmoo affected by spark and charge beam if it's part ground type?

Overall it all comes down to one gorgeous episode, definitely one of the best in DP!
04 Jul 2010 04:09 PM
Sunain Administrator
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Posts: 1184
User Avatar
A few interesting edits in this episode. Once again they seem to mainly focus on Team Rocket. I added a list of edits from this episode to the Epguide.

Link to edits for this episode: http://www.pocketmonsters.net/episodes/1060#Edits
27 Feb 2011 08:31 PM
Erlade Administrator
Joined: 05 Aug 2010
Posts: 29
User Avatar
Characters in Episode: Current Episode Guide Info Correct? [Yes]
Hikari, Hikari's Mimirol (flashback), Hikari's Pochama, Urara, Urara's Plusle, Urara's Minun, Musashi, Musashi's Megayanma, Musashi's Habunake, Momoan, Kojiro, Nyarth, Musashi's Sonans, Satoshi, Takeshi, Satoshi's Pikachu, Hikari's Hinoarashi, Hikari's Manmoo, Contesta, Sukizo-san, Joy, Ayako, Ayako's Nyarmar

Pokémon in Episode: Current Episode Guide Info Correct? [Yes]
Kinococo (unnamed co-ordinator's), Namakero (unnamed co-ordinator's), Beroberto (unnamed co-ordinator's), Manyula (unnamed co-ordinator's), Fushigisou (unnamed co-ordinator's), Togechick (unnamed co-ordinator's), Odoshishi (unnamed co-ordinator's), Magcargot (unnamed co-ordinator's), Guraena (unnamed co-ordinator's), Hellgar (unnamed co-ordinator's)

Pokémon Attacks used in Episode:
- Hikari's Pochama: Bubblebeam (flashback)
- Hikari's Mimirol: Ice Beam (flashback)
- Musashi's Habunake: Haze, Poison Tail
- Musashi's Megayanma: SonicBoom, Silver Wind
- Urara's Plusle: Spark, Helping Hand, Encore, Charge Beam
- Urara's Minun: Spark, Helping Hand, Encore, Charge Beam
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Kinococo: a vocally unreferenced attack (Timestamp: 05:50)
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Beroberto: a vocally unreferenced attack (Timestamp: 05:52)
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Manyula: a vocally unreferenced attack (Timestamp: 05:52)
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Fushigisou: a vocally unreferenced attack. Animation looked similar to that of Solarbeam. (Timestamp: 05:54)
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Togechick: a vocally unreferenced attack. Animation looked similar to that of Magical Leaf. (Timestamp: 05:54)
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Odoshishi: a vocally unreferenced attack. Animation looked similar to that of Shadow Ball. (Timestamp: 05:56)
- Unnamed Co-ordinator's Magcargot: a vocally unreferenced attack. Animation looked similar to that of Flamethrower. (Timestamp: 05:56)
- Hikari's Hinoarashi: Flame Wheel, Swift, Smokescreen
- Hikari's Manmoo: Ice Shard, Take Down, Hidden Power

Episode Location: Asatsuki Town / Contest Hall

Episode Highlights:
- Urara faces off against Musashi in a contest battle and wins.
- Both Hikari and Urara manage to win against unnamed co-ordinators and reach the finals of the contest.
- Hikari faces off against Urara in the final battle round of the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest. During the battle, she gets a messed up and sparkling hairdo due to one of Plusle and Minun's attacks, but in the end she manages to overcome her fears, perfects her Flame Ice combination move and pulls off a last-minute win, thus earning her fifth ribbon.

Eyecatch info:
- first one: Hikari, Satoshi, Takeshi, Hikari's Pochama (the one where Hikari holds the pink Pokémon Zukan)
- second one: Satoshi, Hikari, Takeshi, Satoshi's Pikachu (the one where Satoshi throws the monster ball)

Number of Times Team Rocket Blasted off in the episode: Zero.

Team Rocket Balloon Enhancements: None. The balloon didn't appear in this episode.

Did Team Rocket use a Mecha in the episode?: No.

Did Team Rocket use a motto variation in the episode?: No. They didn't recite their motto in this episode.

Episode Extras: [Japanese version] Professor Okido's Great Pokémon Examination. Theme: Unknown.
(Question: Many variants of Unknown are confirmed to exist. How many variants are there in total?
Possible answers: A: 48 Variants B: 28 Variants.
Correct answer: B)

Character Bios written:
- Urara: Urara faced off against Musashi in the first battle round of the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest. She was able to win the battle by skillfully using her Plusle and Minun's combination moves in order to block the attacks of Musashi's Habunake and Megayanma, thus easily subtracting a great deal of points from her opponent. The Cheering Pokémon helped Urara reach the final battle round of the contest, where she faced off against her rival, Hikari. Urara gave Hikari a hard time, as Plusle and Minun managed to successfully dodge many of their opponents' moves. Their Encore also had a significant impact in Hikari's strategy rendering her Manmoo and Hinoarashi susceptible to Plusle and Minun's attacks. However, with the help of Manmoo and Hinoarashi who encouraged her when she was feeling helpless, Hikari managed to pull off a last-minute victory after perfecting her Flame Ice combination towards the end of the battle, which helped her deduct enough points from Urara before the timeout. This made Urara really upset and she vowed to beat Hikari in the Grand Festival.

- Urara's Plusle: Urara used her Plusle and Minun in the battle rounds of the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest. The Cheering Pokémon were used against Musashi's Habunake and Megayanma in the first battle round, where they managed to easily block their opponents' attacks and overpower them with their combination moves, thus aiding Urara in easily subtracting a great deal of points from Musashi, and winning the battle in the end.

After defeating other co-ordinators too, Urara reached the final battle round of the contest, where her Plusle and Minun faced off against Hikari's Manmoo and Hinoarashi. Plusle and Minun's combined Encore rendered their opponents helpless and susceptible to their attacks. However, after Hikari got encouraged by her Manmoo and Hinoarashi, she managed to overcome her fears and pull off a turnaround victory by perfecting her Flame Ice combination, which resulted in her deducting enough points from Urara before the timeout.

- Urara's Minun: Urara used her Plusle and Minun in the battle rounds of the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest. The Cheering Pokémon were used against Musashi's Habunake and Megayanma in the first battle round, where they managed to easily block their opponents' attacks and overpower them with their combination moves, thus aiding Urara in easily subtracting a great deal of points from Musashi, and winning the battle in the end.

After defeating other co-ordinators too, Urara reached the final battle round of the contest, where her Plusle and Minun faced off against Hikari's Manmoo and Hinoarashi. Plusle and Minun's combined Encore rendered their opponents helpless and susceptible to their attacks. However, after Hikari got encouraged by her Manmoo and Hinoarashi, she managed to overcome her fears and pull off a turnaround victory by perfecting her Flame Ice combination, which resulted in her deducting enough points from Urara before the timeout.

- Hikari's Manmoo: Hikari's Manmoo was used alongside Hikari's Hinoarashi in the battle rounds of the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest. Their combination move seemed to be imperfect, as the ice that engulfed Hinoarashi's Flame Wheel attack melted really quickly. Even though they hadn't mastered Flame Ice yet, Manmoo and Hinoarashi managed to win through all of the battle rounds, eventually reaching the finals where they faced off against Urara's Plusle and Minun. Plusle and Minun proved to be two pretty strong opponents for Manmoo and Hinoarashi, especially due to their combined Encore attack. However, after encouraging Hikari, who was feeling desperate, and helping her overcome her fears, Manmoo and Hinoarashi managed to master their Flame Ice combination and pull off a last-minute victory, helping Hikari earn her fifth ribbon and a place at the Grand Festival.

- Hikari's Hinoarashi: Hikari's Hinoarashi was used alongside Hikari's Manmoo in the battle rounds of the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest. Their combination move seemed to be imperfect, as the ice that engulfed Hinoarashi's Flame Wheel attack melted really quickly. Even though they hadn't mastered Flame Ice yet, Manmoo and Hinoarashi managed to win through all of the battle rounds, eventually reaching the finals where they faced off against Urara's Plusle and Minun. Plusle and Minun proved to be two pretty strong opponents for Manmoo and Hinoarashi, especially due to their combined Encore attack. However, after encouraging Hikari, who was feeling desperate, and helping her overcome her fears, Manmoo and Hinoarashi managed to master their Flame Ice combination and pull off a last-minute victory, helping Hikari earn her fifth ribbon and a place at the Grand Festival.
Last edited 28 Feb 2011 07:06 PM by Erlade