DP087

The Psyduck Stops Here! (Japanese: コダックの通せんぼ！ The Roadblock!) is the 87th episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, and the 553rd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008, and in the United States on December 27, 2008.
==Blurb==
Our heroes are on the path to Celestic Town, but the road runs through a narrow pass that's blocked by three irritable Psyduck. If Ash and his friends take a detour, they'll miss the Celestic Town Contest, but the Psyduck's Psychic-type attacks repel anyone who tries to get through. Ash and his friends do their best to force the Psyduck out of the way, but none of their Pokémon can get in an effective attack. The Psyduck aren't interested in negotiating with Piplup, either! Team Rocket pops in to try and recruit the Psyduck for Team Rocket, but they too are blasted out of the way.
There must be a reason for the Psyduck's behavior, so Ash hitches a risky ride on Gliscor and flies ahead to scout the path. While Ash is on his mission, Brock sings and dances to distract the Psyduck. Ash and Gliscor crash-land near a pond filled with more Psyduck, nursing their Eggs—that's why the Psyduck in the pass are on guard! Ash returns and reports to the others just before Team Rocket returns in an attempt to steal the Psyduck. Ash and his friends team up with the Psyduck to beat Team Rocket, earning some trust from the Psyduck.
A Psyduck messenger summons the Psyduck in the pass, and everyone runs to the pond in time to see the Psyduck Eggs hatch. As Brock dishes up Pokémon food to help earn the Psyduck's trust, he wonders why the Psyduck are in a small pond instead of nearby Lake Psyduck. When our heroes investigate Lake Psyduck, they're attacked by Muk that have taken over the lake! Ash and his friends send the Muk flying into another pond, which just happens to be inhabited by female Muk. The Muk happily pair up and the Psyduck families return to Lake Psyduck, so the road ahead is clear for the trip to Celestic Town!
==Plot==
 and are traveling through a valley on the way to 's next Contest in Celestic Town. They encounter three in the middle of the road, which Dawn scans with her Pokédex. As they walk closer to them the Psyduck's eyes glow pink and they toss the group away with . Ash decides force is the solution, though he and are struck back by the Psyduck using . checks his map for an alternative route, but Dawn fears that she will miss the Contest if they decide to go around. Determined to clear the roadblock, Ash sends out who attacks with and , but the three Psyduck are too powerful and Ash calls Turtwig back. The Psyduck also overcome and 's advances. Ash calls on , but its fails against the Psyduck's attacks, forcing Ash to recall it.
 makes an unwanted appearance and laugh at the twerps pathetic attempts to get past the Psyduck. They haughtily state that they can do a better job of getting the Psyduck out of the way than the twerps can. walks up to the Psyduck and attempts to bargain with them. However it backfires and Team Rocket is sent blasting off into the distance by Psychic. Team Rocket quickly recover and are now determined to deliver the Psyduck to . 
Later, Brock's Happiny comes out and uses while the Psyduck retaliate, and she crashes into the ground. Happiny gets angry and lifts up a gigantic boulder to throw onto the Psyduck, but she loses her balance and swerves around while Ash, Dawn, and Brock try not to get hit. Eventually, Happiny crashes and breaks the boulder, fainting. Dawn's Swinub is sent out to underground, but gets defeated as well. They come up with a plan for and to fly around with Ash while Dawn and Brock distract the Psyduck. Brock begins to perform Brock's Paradise, and Dawn joins in while not totally impressed by the maracas routine. With the help of Staravia’s flapping, Ash and Gliscor soon take off. Gliscor flies into the cliff face a little farther down the valley. Ash walks a little further and sees a few Psyduck holding s, and realizes that the Psyduck are protecting their babies. Ash returns to his friends and informs them that the Psyduck are simply defending their Eggs.
Team Rocket reappears again in their Meowth Balloon, this time capturing the Psyduck trio, and performing their again. James takes Staravia out with a mechanical punch, though Croagunk punctures the balloon and brings it down with a . As Team Rocket call on and for assistance, Dawn sends out Buneary who uses to counter Yanmega’s . Ash rushes Chimchar into the match, and it scorches Carnivine's with Flamethrower. As Chimchar s towards Team Rocket, the Psyduck add Water Gun to the mix, sending the trio blasting off again.
A fourth Psyduck appears, alerting the others to something down by the pond. Ash and his friends follow and reach the pond in time to see two of the three Eggs hatch. Wanting to see the up close, Brock whips up a batch of his Pokémon food, which goes over well. Brock notices something odd, the pond they are standing at is too small for all of the Psyduck. He checks his map and realizes that the nearby Lake Psyduck would offer them much more space. The Psyduck affirm that something is amiss with Lake Psyduck, so the group walk over to investigate further. The issue becomes apparent when several emerge from the lakewater. The trio of Muk go on the attack, so Ash and his friends send out , and Croagunk to combat their assault. Pikachu finally uses to send the Muk blasting off. Upon landing, the Muk are pleased with their new sludge-filled surroundings and soon fall in love with the other Muk already living there. Meanwhile, the Psyduck return to Lake Psyduck and quickly take to the water, which pleases Ash, Dawn and Brock as they continue their journey to Celestic Town.
==Major events==
* Dawn's Swinub is revealed to know .
===Debuts===
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==Characters==
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* James
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==Trivia==
* wears his outfit from Takeshi's Paradise in this episode, and music from that song is used as well in the original Japanese version.
* This episode marks the first and only time that Brock's Happiny got knocked out.
* In this episode, uses a variation of their .
* Jessie's Wobbuffet doesn't appear in this episode.
* Pocket-ering Monster-ing is used as background music in this episode.
** For the first time, this song is left intact in the dub.
* An earlier episode had a similar title to this episode. Both are references to the famous saying "".
* The episode's plot is a reference to the trio that blocked to Celestic Town in the games.
* This episode was the first to air in Japan after the theatrical release of M11.
===Errors===
* When Dawn gets her "Psyducklings" idea, Brock's hair is colored black instead of brown.
* In the dub, Brock orders Croagunk to use twice. However, the first move that Croagunk uses was .
DP087 Error Brock Miscolored Hair.png|Brock's miscolored hair
===Dub edits===
* As Brock performs Takeshi's Paradise, the song's background music is removed.
* The beginning of the episode uses a remixed version of the Underground Path theme from .
==In other languages==
087
Category:Episodes written by Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yoshito Hata
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yoshito Hata
Category:Episodes directed by Yoshito Hata
Category:Episodes animated by Kazue Kinoshita
de:Ein Enton kommt selten allein!
es:EP556
fr:DP087
it:DP087
ja:DP編第87話
zh:宝可梦 钻石＆珍珠 第86集