DP060: Journey to the Unown!

is the 8th episode of Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension.
==Synopsis==
Deep in training for the Solaceon Contest, Dawn shows off Aipom's latest Contest move and discovers that Aipom has actually learned a new move: Double Hit! Then it's off to the Solaceon Ruins for a friendly battle between Ash and Dawn's friend Kenny, who's also in town for the Solaceon Contest. Our heroes aren't the only ones at the ruins—Team Rocket spots a suspicious trio in the area, including the same man who hired Team Rocket to steal the Adamant Orb from Eterna City's museum!
Inside the ruins, the strangers perform a ritual that unleashes a swarm of Unown, then escape by hitting the Unown with a Confuse Ray. This causes the ruins to emit a red light that swallows up Dawn and her Pokémon! Her friends follow her into the ruins, only to find themselves lost inside a topsy-turvy temple where up is down and angry, confused Unown are everywhere.
With a sheepish Team Rocket in tow, Dawn tries to find her way out. She has no choice but to battle the Unown and snap them out of their confusion, and Aipom evolves into Ambipom just in time to help her out. Once Ash, Brock, and Kenny catch up to Dawn, Piplup explains the situation to the Unown, who finally allow everyone to leave the ruins. Team Rocket runs off before anyone can ask them about what just happened, but Dawn and Kenny quickly put the day's strange events behind them—it's back to preparing for the Solaceon Contest!
==Episode plot==
The heroes came to Solaceon Town. Dawn is already training for the upcoming contest. Aipom uses Swift, then follows with Focus Punch, hitting a star and banishing others to make a sparkle. Piplup uses BubbleBeam and Aipom uses Focus Punch to hit the bubbles. Ash notices Aipom is so fast like it has two tails instead of one. This is because Aipom is using Double Hit, a move that has learned. Brock knows with this new move, Aipom is bound to evolve soon enough. It would be an Ambipom, in Kenny's words, as he arrived.
Kenny taunts Dawn, calling her Dee-Dee. Ash wants to know why he calls her Dee-Dee, but this upsets Dawn. Kenny knows it was rough at Hearthome City, but Dawn is bound to participate and win the Solaceon Town's Contest. Dawn already planned to use Aipom. Kenny confirms to Ash that he has two ribbons, while Ash has two badges. Ash would like to finish the battle that was stopped, but Kenny has other things to do, like seeing Dialga and Palkia, shocking the heroes at that statement. Meowth gathers berries and sees some men. Team Rocket recalls they are Team Galactic, the ones who hired them to get the Adamant Orb. As they go, the man sees Team Rocket are present, though continues.
The man sends Bronzor, who uses Flash. Team Rocket sees they are heading inside and want to get the treasure inside the building. The heroes came to Solaceon Ruins, a place where people worshiped Dialga and Palkia. Dawn sees the message, the exact one Cynthia told Paul and Ash when they met her. Ash sees it is the same under the other statue. Kenny would like to battle here, so Ash pleases his wish. They do not know who will strike first, but Dawn offers to use her Coin Toss application. She tosses the coin, and as agreed, it is heads, so Ash gets the first attack. Ash sends Turtwig, while Kenny his Breloom. Turtwig charges by tackling, hitting Breloom before it reacts. Turtwig goes to use Razor Leaf, but gets stopped by Mach Punch.
Turtwig goes to bite, but gets negated by Energy Ball. Ash is impressed by this and wants help from Kenny to have Turtwig taught that move. Ash denies that Turtwig knows Bullet Seed, making Kenny think this will be tough. Still, Turtwig wants to learn that. Kenny makes a deal - if they beat him, he will teach Turtwig the move. As men from Team Galactic go further into the ruins, Team Rocket follows as well. The men came to a room and place some plates on the respective places they fit into. They see something is activated and the man greets Team Rocket, dropping the fact they thought they spied on them. A cube emerges, a relic Team Galactic desired. This causes some Unown to come from the wall. The man is delighted to have such artifact, while Bronzor uses Confuse Ray to stop the Unown from attacking.
The Unown are angry; Dawn and Piplup, who were sitting on stairs, are pulled up, into the ruins. Team Rocket escape, as the Unown are angry and attack them. Piplup falls down and Aipom gets it, but falls down herself into the ruins. Dawn falls down in the ruins, while the heroes manage to get inside as well. The man is pleased with the discovery and is pleased to know they will get in the Spear Pillar soon enough. Brock and Ash are inside the ruins, while Kenny is scared to see the walls acting strange. Ash calms him down, as the Pokémon might get nervous, so they go to find Dawn. Dawn goes as well, but encounters the Unown. They strike, but Piplup's BubbleBeam and Aipom's Swift prevent the attack. As they continue, more Unown attack, but get stopped by Piplup and Aipom. For some reason, the attack caused the Unown to be calm and move out, while the hall appears.
The Unown strike the heroes. The heroes do not know what caused them to attack, so they order their own Pokémon to attack them. The Unown stopped attacking and the confusion is gone. Dawn continues and her Piplup uses Whirlpool to attack the Unown. The Unown disappear, while Team Rocket appear. Team Rocket hides behind Dawn, while Piplup uses BubbleBeam to attack them. The Unown still charge, so Aipom uses Double Hit to strike them and suddenly, it evolves to Ambipom. The Unown attack, but get stopped by Swift and the confusion wears off. A confusion is made, as Dawn and Team Rocket spots Ash, Brock and Kenny... on the ceiling. Ash, Brock and Kenny say the same for them. Piplup uses BubbleBeam and the confusion wears off more Unown and tries to convince them to leave. The Unown leave, but Dawn and Team Rocket falls down, so Brock sends Happiny, and with the others, they get everyone.
Everyone sees the entrance is opening - everything is in order. They go out, while Team Rocket still says they are not part of this plot and run away. Team Rocket is angry about the act of treachery the man of Team Galactic made and promise to crush them. Dawn is now confident to win the ribbon, with Ambipom on her side. Ash reminds Kenny about the battle, but he decides to postpone for another time and promises to teach Turtwig when they return to the Pokémon Center, if he doesn't tell Dawn, Dee-Dee, how scared he was in the ruins, which he understands. Brock knows there are some secret hidden in everyone.
==Debuts==
===Pokémon===
*Ambipom (Dawn's)
*Bronzor
*Kenny's Breloom
===Move===
*Double Hit
*Energy Ball
===Item===
*Spear Key
==Trivia==
*The title is a reference to the British TV series Journey to the Unknown.
*Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture: Spiritomb
**Pokémon senryū: ミカルゲよ　じっとがまんの　ごひゃくねん Mikaruge yo, jitto ga man no, go hyaku nen.
*Saturn is listed as おとこ Man in the credits.
*The same Unown writing from Top-Down Training is shown again in this episode. It's now written in four lines instead of six:
**FRIEND
**SUBETE NO INOCHI HA
**BETSU NO INOCHI TO DEAI
**NANIKA WO UMIDASU
***In the dub, Dawn reads it as When every life meets another life, something will be born.
*Team Rocket doesn't blast off or recite their motto in this episode.
*At the point after Bronzor uses Confuse Ray, Saturn commanding it to use Teleport is edited out.
===Mistakes===
*In the original airing, Unown was spelt "Unknown" in the title. This was corrected in future airings.
*In the scene where Ash saves Ambipom, Ambipom's feet are colored a light tan, like an Aipom's. They should be purple.
*After the landing from the fall, Ambipom's Japanese voice can be heard.
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==References==
Category:Episodes focusing on Dawn
Category:Episodes focusing on Kenny
Category:Episodes featuring a main character's Pokémon evolving
Category:Episodes featuring a main character's Pokémon learning a new move
Category:Episodes focusing on Team Galactic