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Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors is the thirteenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It is the fourth and final season of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. It follows and as they conclude their journey in the Sinnoh region.
It began on June 5, 2010 with the dub premiere Regaining the Home Advantage!, and concluded on February 5, 2011 with Memories Are Made of Bliss!. It originally aired in as part of the 2010-2011 Saturday morning lineup.
It is preceded by Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles and succeeded by Pokémon: Black & White, the first season of the dub of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, which is based on the Generation V .
==Blurb==
Watch Ash, Dawn, and Brock travel across the Sinnoh region to face challenges, battles, and the antics of Team Rocket! With Team Galactic out of the way, Ash can now focus on qualifying for the Sinnoh League. And Dawn will train to compete for her final Contest Ribbon, which would allow her to compete in the Grand Festival!
==Important events==
* Ash's Buizel learns . (DP159)
* competes in the Pokéathlon. (DP160)
* meets up with Ursula and enters the Daybreak Town Contest, winning her fifth and final Ribbon, completing her requirement for the Sinnoh Grand Festival. (DP161 - DP162)
* returns, revealing that he now has eight Badges, qualifying him for the Sinnoh League. (DP163)
* The location of the Sinnoh Grand Festival is revealed to be Lake Valor. (DP163)
* Dawn's Piplup learns . (DP164)
* Ash and his friends meet Volkner, the Sunyshore City Gym Leader and Sinnoh Elite Four member Flint. Ash has a battle with Flint, inspiring Volkner to battle challengers again. (DP165)
* Ash's Sunyshore Gym battle is postponed. (DP166)
* Ash's newly evolved learns . (DP166)
* and meet Marley and help her rescue a . (DP168)
* Ash and his friends meet , a , and aid him in a mission involving . (DP169)
* Ash and his friends meet Sinnoh Elite Four member Bertha. Ash has a against Bertha, but loses. (DP170)
* Jessie participates in the Arrowroot Town and loses to Princess Salvia but is given the Ribbon by the latter, thereby completing her requirement for the Sinnoh Grand Festival. (DP171)
* Ash and his friends arrive at Valor Lakefront for the Sinnoh Grand Festival. (DP173)
* The Sinnoh Grand Festival takes place. (DP174 - DP177)
** Dawn, Zoey, Nando, Jessie, and Ursula make it to the Battle Stage, while loses in the Performance Stage. (DP174)
** Dawn battles Ursula and wins, putting her in the Top 16. Jessie, Nando, and Zoey also make it to the Top 16. (DP175)
** Dawn, Zoey, Jessie, and Nando make it to the semifinals. Zoey battles Nando and wins, while Dawn defeats Jessie. (DP176)
** Dawn and Zoey face off in the finals and Zoey wins, receiving the Ribbon Cup and becoming a Top Coordinator. (DP177)
* Ash and his friends meet Buck. (DP181)
* The Lily of the Valley Conference takes place. (DP182 - DP189)
** Ash looks over at Professor Oak's Laboratory. (DP182)
** The opening ceremonies mark the beginning of the tournament, with 64 competitors present. (DP182)
** Ash battles Nando in the first round and wins. (DP183)
** Paul battles Barry in the third round and wins. (DP184)
** Ash battles Conway in the third round and wins. Ash and Paul are paired to battle in the fourth round. (DP185)
** Ash has a Full Battle with Paul in the fourth round and wins. The two settle their differences and end their rivalry. (DP186 - DP188)
** Ash battles in the semifinals and loses. Ash places Top 4 while Tobias goes on to win the Lily of the Valley Conference. (DP189)
* Ash and return to Kanto while Dawn stays in Sinnoh. (DP191)
===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Dawn's Togekiss (DP171)
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve or are revealed to have evolved:
* Ash's → (DP163)
* Ash's → (DP166)
* Ash's → (DP182)
* Brock's → (DP190)
===Gym battles===
Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:
Badge	Opponent	Epicode	Result
 	Volkner 	DP166 	Interrupted
 	Volkner 	DP179 	Victory
===Pokémon Contests===
 and/or "Jessilina" participate in the following Pokémon Contests:
Location 	Epicode 	Victor
Daybreak Town 	DP161DP162	
Neighborly Town	DP167 	Jessilina
Arrowroot Town 	DP171 	"Dawn"(Given to Jessilina)
==Episodes==
Epicode	Episode Title 	#
DP158 	Regaining the Home Advantage! 	1
DP159 	Short and To the Punch! 	2
DP160 	A Marathon Rivalry! 	3
DP161 	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! 	4
DP162 	Playing the Performance Encore! 	5
DP163 	Fighting Ire with Fire! 	6
DP164 	Piplup, Up and Away! 	7
DP165 	Flint Sparks the Fire! 	8
DP166 	The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore! 	9
DP167 	Teaching the Student Teacher! 	10
DP169 	Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue! 	11
DP168 	Keeping In Top Forme! 	12
DP170 	An Elite Coverup! 	13
DP171 	Dawn of a Royal Day! 	14
DP172 	With the Easiest of Grace! 	15
DP173 	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!	16
DP174 	Last Call—First Round! 	17
DP175 	Opposites Interact! 	18
DP176 	Coming Full Festival Circle! 	19
DP177 	A Grand Fight for Winning! 	20
DP178 	For The Love Of Meowth! 	21
DP179 	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World! 	22
DP180 	Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port! 	23
DP181 	Bucking the Treasure Trend! 	24
DP182 	An Old Family Blend! 	25
DP183 	League Unleashed! 	26
DP184 	Casting a Paul on Barry! 	27
DP185 	Working on a Right Move! 	28
DP186 	Familiarity Breeds Strategy! 	29
DP187 	A Real Rival Rouser! 	30
DP188 	Battling a Thaw in Relations! 	31
DP189 	The Semi-Final Frontier! 	32
DP190 	The Brockster Is In! 	33
DP191 	Memories are Made of Bliss! 	34
 	 	
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
===Australian DVD releases===
==Trivia==
* This is the shortest dub season that has finished airing, with just 34 episodes.
* While the season has been entirely dubbed into Hebrew, it never aired in because of Disney Channel Israel's decision to stop airing the anime.
* This is the first season of the Pokémon anime where all episodes are widescreen.
* In India (Disney India Dub), for some unknown reasons, this season premiered before Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles.
==In other languages==
==External links==
* Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors - Official site
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