S10

For other uses, see Diamond and Pearl.
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Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl is the tenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It follows the fourth and final dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and as such is the first dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. It follows as he begins his journey in the Sinnoh region, along with his old friend and a new girl named . Ash continues to challenge Gyms, while Dawn competes in Pokémon Contests.
It began with Following A Maiden's Voyage!, which first aired in sequence on June 4, 2007 (having been part of a "preview" of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl more than half a month earlier, close to the release of ) in , and ended with Smells Like Team Spirit! which originally aired on February 1, 2008. The season skips DP048 due to that episode being a clip show. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2007-2008 Cartoon Network Saturday morning lineup.
It is preceded by Pokémon: Battle Frontier and succeeded by Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension.
==Blurb==
If Gary Oak is headed for the Sinnoh region, then Ash Ketchum won’t be far behind! Ready to take on the Sinnoh League, Ash brings along Pikachu and meets up with Brock in Sinnoh, where the pair of Trainers are soon joined by a third—Dawn, a novice Pokémon Coordinator determined to follow in the footsteps of her mother. Both Ash and Dawn struggle with their respective paths, but it’s easy for them to make new friends, gaining new Pokémon like Turtwig and Piplup.
==Important events==
* is introduced as a new beginning . (DP001)
* arrives in Sinnoh. (DP001)
* rejoins Ash shortly thereafter. (DP002)
* Ash meets a new rival, Paul. (DP003)
* Ash and Brock meet Dawn and they decide to travel together. (DP003)
* Dawn has her first battle with Nando. After a battle with Ash, Nando decides to collect both Badges and Ribbons. (DP004)
* Dawn acquires a Pokétch in Jubilife City. (DP010)
* Dawn meets her first rival, Zoey. (DP011)
* Ash and encounter Pokémon Hunter J, who steals Pokémon on the request of clients. (DP020)
* Jessie borrows Ash's Aipom and defeats Dawn in an unofficial Pokémon Contest. (DP022)
* At the Contest, Dawn runs into , a childhood friend who is also journeying as a . (DP026)
* Ash and his friends aid Cheryl in the Eterna Forest in her search for the Sweet Honey. (DP030 - DP032)
** During the search, Ash and his friends run into Gardenia, an avid lover of . (DP031)
* Ash, Dawn, Brock, Jessie, and James enter the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest. Brock wins and receives an . (DP033)
* Dawn battles Elite Four member Lucian. (DP035)
* Ash and his friends prevent the theft of the Adamant Orb, which was, unbeknownst to them, orchestrated by Team Galactic. (DP036)
* Paul battles Sinnoh League with the group watching. (DP040)
* Ash helps protect some wild from Pokémon Hunter J. (DP045)
* Ash and his friends meet Mira and help her rescue her Sandshrew's Poké Ball from a flooded town. (DP047)
* Dawn, Zoey, Nando, and Jessie compete in the Contest. Dawn loses in the Performance Stage while her rivals advance to the Battle Stage. Nando defeats Zoey in the finals to win his second Ribbon. (DP049)
* The Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition takes place. (DP050 - DP052)
** Ash, Dawn, and Brock are paired up with Paul, Conway, and Holly, respectively. (DP050)
** Ash and his friends, along with their partners, advance to the semi-finals. (DP051)
** Paul his after the second round and Ash invites Chimchar to join his team. (DP051)
** Ash and Paul defeat Brock and Holly in the semi-finals, and then Dawn and Conway in the finals to win the tournament and a pair of Soothe Bells. (DP052)
===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Dawn's Piplup (DP001)
* Ash's Starly (DP002)
* Ash's Turtwig (DP005)
* Brock's Croagunk (DP008)
* Dawn's Buneary (DP009)
* Dawn's Pachirisu (DP019)
* Dawn's Buizel (DP034)
* Brock's Happiny (DP038)
* Ash's Chimchar (DP052)
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's → (DP013)
* Brock's → (DP014)
====Releases====
* Dawn's Pachirisu (DP019)
====Other====
* James's Carnivine (obtained prior to EP001, revealed to own in DP002)
* Brock's Forretress (left at Pewter Gym, prior to DP004)
* Brock's Marshtomp (left at Pewter Gym, prior to DP004)
===Gym battles===
Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:
Badge	Opponent	Epicode	Result
 	Roark 	DP016 	Defeat
 	Roark 	DP018 	Victory
 	Gardenia	DP037 	Victory
===Pokémon Contests===
 and "Jessilina" participate in the following Pokémon Contests:
Location 	Epicode 	Victor
Jubilife City 	DP011DP012	Zoey
Unknown 	DP022 	Jessie
Floaroma Town 	DP026DP027	
Hearthome City	DP049 	Nando
==Episodes==
Epicode	Episode Title 	#
DP001 	Following A Maiden's Voyage! 	1
DP002 	Two Degrees of Separation! 	2
DP003 	When Pokémon Worlds Collide! 	3
DP004 	Dawn Of A New Era! 	4
DP005 	Gettin' Twiggy With It! 	5
DP006 	Different Strokes for Different Blokes!	6
DP007 	Like It or Lup It! 	7
DP008 	Gymbaliar! 	8
DP009 	Setting the World on its Buneary! 	9
DP010 	Not on MY Watch Ya Don't! 	10
DP011 	Mounting a Coordinator Assault! 	11
DP012 	Arrival of a Rival! 	12
DP013 	A Staravia Is Born! 	13
DP014 	Leave It To Brocko! 	14
DP015 	Shapes of Things to Come! 	15
DP016 	A Gruff Act to Follow! 	16
DP017 	Wild in the Streets! 	17
DP018 	O'er the Rampardos We Watched! 	18
DP019 	Twice Smitten, Once Shy! 	19
DP020 	Mutiny in the Bounty! 	20
DP021 	Ya See We Want An Evolution! 	21
DP022 	Borrowing on Bad Faith! 	22
DP023 	Faced With Steelix Determination! 	23
DP024 	Cooking up a Sweet Story! 	24
DP025 	Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan! 	25
DP026 	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! 	26
DP027 	Settling a Not-So-Old Score! 	27
DP028 	Drifloon on the Wind! 	28
DP029 	The Champ Twins! 	29
DP030 	Some Enchanted Sweetening! 	30
DP031 	The Grass-Type Is Always Greener! 	31
DP032 	An Angry Combeenation! 	32
DP033 	All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! 	33
DP034 	Buizel Your Way Out Of This! 	34
DP035 	An Elite Meet and Greet! 	35
DP036 	A Secret Sphere of Influence! 	36
DP037 	The Grass Menagerie! 	37
DP038 	One Big Happiny Family! 	38
DP039 	Steamboat Willies! 	39
DP040 	Top-Down Training! 	40
DP041 	A Stand-Up Sit-Down! 	41
DP042 	The Electrike Company! 	42
DP043 	Malice In Wonderland! 	43
DP044 	Mass Hip-Po-Sis! 	44
DP045 	Ill-Will Hunting! 	45
DP046 	A Maze-ing Race! 	46
DP047 	Sandshrew's Locker! 	47
DP049 	Dawn's Early Night! 	48
DP050 	Tag! We're It...! 	49
DP051 	Glory Blaze! 	50
DP052 	Smells Like Team Spirit! 	51
 	 	
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
===Australian DVD releases===
==Trivia==
* This season marks the return of the anime in and , following a seven-year hiatus after the airing of EP262; , following a six-year hiatus after the airing of EP209; and in , following a two-year hiatus after the airing of AG040.
* This is the last season to be dubbed by TAJ Productions.
** This is also the last season to have background music produced by 4Kids Entertainment.
* This is the first season to incorporate the game name from its generation.
===Dub edits===
* In the Hindi dub, a running gag is when dreams of eating a variety of .
==In other languages==
==External links==
* Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl on Hulu
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