DP152

The Battle Finale of Legend! (Japanese: ディアルガとパルキア！最後の戦い！！ Dialga and Palkia! The Final Battle!!) is the 152nd episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, and the 618th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan, as part of a one-hour special along with DP151, on November 12, 2009, and in the United States on April 10, 2010.
==Blurb==
The battle to stop Team Galactic from creating a new world order rages on as our heroes, as well as Cynthia, Looker, and Team Rocket, mount assaults from different vantage points. All of Team Galactic’s evil plans seem to be progressing on schedule. When Cyrus calls forth the Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia, it appears that a brand-new universe is about to be created right on Mt. Coronet, destroying the old world and everyone in it! But the three lake guardians Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit have connected their hearts with Ash, Brock, and Dawn. After our heroes save the three lake Pokémon from Cyrus’s grip, their valiant and powerful group effort breaks the chains that have been holding Dialga and Palkia! The Pokémon are sent back to where they belong, which stops the excessive energy levels that threatened to destroy the entire Sinnoh region.
After Cyrus enters the vortex of his newly created universe alone, Team Galactic is finally defeated. Team Rocket slips away unnoticed, feeling vindicated and happily victorious with their defeat of the "fashion freaks." And Cynthia marvels at the way Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit joined forces with our heroes, knowing for sure it’s all because of their great love of Pokémon!
==Plot==
After being ed into Team Galactic HQ, and rush to rescue the subdued . Mars's Purugly and Jupiter's slam them back with attacks. , , and are distracted, exposing them to 's attack, knocking them down. They notice the Red Chain fragments on the lake guardian's foreheads, which Cyrus and Charon fill them in. As a result of the fragments, the three Pokémon are now under the control of the powers of . Intending to fulfill his quest of creating a new world, Cyrus walks out with the lake guardians, leaving Ash and his friends trapped by Team Galactic.
Team Galactic leaves their headquarters for Spear Pillar via helicopter with Ash and his friends imprisoned in the same helicopter. spots the chopper from the ground and follows in her . Looker and Team Rocket, having neutralized the s stationed at the entrance to Spear Pillar, pretend to stand guard with the intent of ambushing Team Galactic. As Team Galactic arrives and exits the helicopter, Looker silently recognizes Cyrus while Team Rocket recalls his manic speech in the . However, Cyrus and his s easily see through the disguises which results in them being incapacitated by a attack from Jupiter's Skuntank and being put in the helicopter's cell with Ash and his friends.
Outside the gate, Saturn uses the Spear Key to unlock the gate to the Spear Pillar, the key being absorbed into the gate and changing form. Cyrus opens the gate with his Red Chain-embedded glove, opening the pathway. The path lights up, leading down to the Spear Pillar as Cyrus and his supports head inside, except for Jupiter. Moments later, as Jupiter grows bored of having to wait, Skuntank is suddenly struck and knocked out by a from Cynthia's Garchomp. Cynthia confronts her as Garchomp restrains Jupiter before she can call out another Pokémon. Cynthia then frees Ash and his friends and imprisons Jupiter and the Team Galactic Grunts. Though Jupiter insists it is too late, Ash and his friends proceed into the Spear Pillar to stop Cyrus.
Inside the Spear Pillar, Cyrus and the others reach their destination, placing the Adamant and Lustrous Orbs, as well as the lake guardians, in position around the ancient altar. Cyrus uses the power of the Red Chain to force the lake guardians to use their energies to power the Orbs and begin to summon and . Charon then gives the order to fire, and two bolts of Red Chain energy are shot from a cannon around the formations of two dimensional energy portals. As the portals begin to take shape, their powers begin causing atmospheric disturbances around Mount Coronet, which Professor Rowan and pick up from their Sandgem Town lab. Dialga and Palkia start to appear at the Spear Pillar, and the Red Chains wrap around both. Pikachu, Piplup, and Croagunk fly in on , Garchomp, and , destroying the cannon. Saturn sends out Toxicroak, but Croagunk leaps down from Gliscor and knocks his ultimate foe out with a to the head before it can even act.
Though Cynthia is awed to meet the lake guardians, she states that never wanted to see them this way. Mars sends out Purugly and the Grunts send out , but Pikachu and Piplup easily defeat them, allowing Ash and his friends to proceed. Pikachu, Piplup, and Croagunk free the lake guardians, destroying the Red Chain fragments on their foreheads. Ash recalls Staraptor and Gliscor into their s and he, , and retrieve the lake guardians. Dialga and Palkia start to fade, and Cynthia states that Cyrus has lost; however, Cyrus has a backup plan. He summons more power from the Red Chain, and the formations begin to glow, causing Dialga and Palkia to finally emerge in full form. The Pokémon strain under the power of the Red Chain as it takes control of them.
The lake guardians tap into their powers as they telepathically ask Ash and his friends to free Dialga and Palkia. Cyrus orders the Legendary Pokémon to use their powers, creating a portal into another dimension that will expand outward and consume the old world, causing the effects of the disturbances around Mount Coronet to intensify. Ash and his friends try to attack the Red Chains holding Dialga and Palkia, but Cyrus has the Legendary Pokémon use their signature moves, and , to stop Pikachu, Piplup, Croagunk, and Garchomp's attacks. Dialga's Roar of Time also proceeds to strike Ash and his friends, but the lake guardians block the attack with . Saturn and Mars want to go into the new world with Cyrus, but he turns on them, revealing his true intention of having the new world to himself. Ash and his friends attack again, this time with the aid of the lake trio's attacks, destroying the Red Chains and freeing Dialga and Palkia. The portal begins to shrink, but Cyrus walks up and gets drawn into it before it fades. Mars panics and wants to go too, but Saturn holds her back as the portal begins to fade away.
However, Dialga and Palkia continue to rampage, using their signature attacks on the fading portal, creating a massive black hole of negative energy that threatens to envelop and destroy the Sinnoh region. Cynthia warns them of the impending danger as the lake guardians plead with Ash and his friends to do what they can. Ash and Azelf destroy the black hole with the latter's attack. Next are Brock and Uxie, who telepathically communicate with Dialga and Palkia to calm their rage. Lastly, Dawn and Mesprit heal Dialga and Palkia, much to their happiness. The lake guardians create a portal that sends Dialga and Palkia back to their isolated dimensions, reversing the energy levels and clearing the area around Mount Coronet.
The lake guardians celebrate with Ash and his friends. Ash asks them why he, Brock, and Dawn of all people were chosen to synchronize with the Pokémon. Cynthia believes that the trio sensed the strong love that Ash and his friends have for all Pokémon. The lake guardians then depart, leaving Ash and his friends to wonder when the day will come that they meet again. Later, Professor Rowan and Gary arrive. The Adamant and Lustrous Orbs are secured as Gary decides to take them back to Professor Carolina in Celestic Town. Team Rocket makes their getaway, rejoicing that now that Team Galactic is gone and the world safe, Team Rocket can continue their plans to rule the world. The police take Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars into custody, officially dismantling Team Galactic. Cynthia thanks Ash and his friends for saving Sinnoh as they continue on their .
==Major events==
* Cyrus succeeds in briefly summoning and .
* Brock's Croagunk manages to defeat Saturn's Toxicroak, ending their rivalry.
* , , and set , , and free from Team Galactic's control.
* join forces with the to stop Cyrus and becalm Dialga and Palkia.
* Cyrus disappears through a portal created by Dialga and Palkia; his ultimate fate is unknown.
* The previously stolen Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb are recovered.
* Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter are arrested, thereby bringing down Team Galactic.
===Debuts===
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==Characters==
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* Jessie
* James
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* Cyrus
* Mars
* Jupiter
* Saturn
* Charon
* Looker
* Professor Rowan
* Yuzo
* s
* Officer Jenny
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==Trivia==
* Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Examination: 
* A preview of future episodes is also shown. These include in order of the preview:
** Ash's Gliscor learning (Mastering Current Events!),
** Ash's Buizel learning (Short and To the Punch!),
** 's Flame Ice combination with and (Double-Time Battle Training!),
** Zoey appearing, with a and (Double-Time Battle Training!),
** appearing (Gotta Get a Gible!),
** obtaining a (Gotta Get a Gible!),
** Ash's battling with Barry's Empoleon (Gotta Get a Gible!).
* and once again replace and , respectively, in the beginning and ending of the preview of the next episode.
* During the title card sequence in the Japanese version, the title card music from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire is played instead of the normal music.
* Music from Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, The Rise of Darkrai, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior is used in this episode.
* When , , and use their abilities on Dialga and Palkia, Uxie's visually resembles the powers of Sheena and Damos to read Pokémon's hearts.
* When the Red Chain puts the rings around Palkia and Dialga, they resemble the rings of .
* This is one of the few episodes in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to retain all of its Japanese background music and use no dub-created music, with the exception of the title screen music.
* doesn't blast off or recite their in this episode.
* Jessie's Wobbuffet doesn't appear in this episode.
* Shots from this episode were reanimated and reused in flashbacks in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2).
** One of the flashbacks in said episode shows the portal to the new world disappearing after Cyrus leaps into it, instead of Dialga and Palkia destroying it. It is unclear if this was an error or an intended of the event.
===Errors===
* In one scene, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf hover in front of , Dawn, and Ash in that order, but in the next shot, Uxie and Azelf switch positions.
** In another scene several minutes later, the same occurs, with Azelf and Mesprit switching positions.
* Near the end of the episode, the tail of Team Rocket's Meowth balloon is missing.
* When the s send out their Pokémon, they call them "" when they are supposed to be . This is fixed in the dub.
===Dub edits===
* In the Japanese version, the Legendary Pokémon are continually referred to as Gods. In the English dub, they are referred to as "original powers" and "original ones".
* In the dub, Saturn uses ambiguous words to describe Cyrus's fate to Jupiter, one of which means, "He went away from himself."
==In other languages==
152
Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
Category:Episodes focusing on Team Galactic
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes focusing on Dawn
Category:Episodes focusing on Brock
Category:Episodes focusing on Pikachu
Category:Episodes focusing on Piplup
Category:Episodes in which a Champion appears
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
de:Der große Kampf um Raum und Zeit!
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ja:DP編第152話
zh:宝可梦 钻石＆珍珠 第150集