Double-Time Battle Training!

DP155   EP621 ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！ Double Battle! Mammoo and Hinoarashi!!

First broadcast Japan December 10, 2009 United States May 1, 2010

English themes Opening Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハイタッチ！ 2009 Ending ドッチ～ニョ？

Credits Animation OLM Screenplay 武上純希Junki Takegami Storyboard 日高政光Masamitsu Hidaka 山本珠代Tamayo Yamamoto Assistant director 小山賢Masaru Koyama Animation directors 牧内ももこMomoko Makiuchi 古川博之Hiroyuki Furukawa Additional credits

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Double-Time Battle Training! (Japanese:ダブルバトル！マンムーとヒノアラシ！！Double Battle!Mammoo andHinoarashi!!) is the 155th episode ofPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, and the 621st episode of thePokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on December 10, 2009 and in the United States on May 1, 2010.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

Before arriving at Daybreak Town and Dawn’s next Pokémon Contest, our heroes stop by the Brussel Town Pokémon Contest already in progress. At the contest, Zoey wins her fifth Ribbon, which allows her to compete in the Grand Festival! After a big party that their old friend Candice throws in Zoey’s honor, Dawn decides she needs to come up with a new move to use in the upcoming Double Battle round of her next Contest. Frustration soon sets in, as she can’t seem to get the inspiration to come up with a fresh idea. And that’s when her friend—and rival—Zoey offers to help. With the rest of our heroes cheering them on, as well as some additional help from the Snowpoint Gym Leader Candice, Dawn does some creative visualization and comes up with an ingenious Fire- and Ice-type combination move, which she dubs “Flame Ice.” The move appears to be working perfectly...until it sputters out right before it is able to make contact with Zoey’s Leafeon and Kirlia. Not to be discouraged, Dawn promises to have the move down pat before her next Contest. Our heroes bid goodbye to their friends as they confidently set out toward Dawn’s next Contest, as well as Ash’s next Gym Battle.

Plot

Still on their way toDaybreak Town forDawn's nextPokémon Contest,Ash andhis friends arrive inBrussel Town, which is hosting its own Contest. Meeting up withCandice, theSnowpoint CityGym Leader, the gang watch asZoey and herGlameow face off against aCoordinator namedRebecca and herShuckle in the finals of theBattle Stage. After winning the battle, Zoey receives her fifthRibbon fromRaoul Contesta, who says that he is looking forward to seeing her contributions in theGrand Festival. Zoey then asks him if she can say a few words and proceeds to give a brief speech thanking Candice for her support.

Meanwhile,Team Rocket is disguised as they walk out of theContest Hall. Jessie is angered due to her loss. They notice thetwerps talking to Candice and hide in a bush. Then Zoey shows up and thanks them for their cheering. Candice suggests about throwing a party to celebrate Zoey's victory. Thus, the scene turns to a table full of sweets. As they eat, Dawn informs Zoey on her intentions to participate in the Daybreak Contest. Zoey in turn, informs her that it will be aDouble Performance event. As she is saying this, Ash's mouth burns up and he demands water, whereupon Candice tells him that herTamato Berry bars are simultaneously sweet and spicy.

Dawn decides to prepare for the required Double Performance, hoping to avoid the mistakes that led toher early exit from theHearthomeContest. Their party continues and the scene turns to them in their rooms with Zoey entering in. She finds out from Ash andBrock that Dawn left to prepare alone for her Contest. Zoey then goes out and sees Dawntraining with herPiplup,Buneary andPachirisu. She orders Piplup to useBubble Beam while Buneary usesIce Beam in order to blow them.

Then, she orders Piplup to useWhirlpool while Pachirisu usesDischarge on it resulting in a flashy performance. After that, Zoey shows up and congratulates her. Dawn tells her about her intentions to try to find a newcombination, to which Zoey suggests working together on a new combination tomorrow. Night turns day and the scene turns to Ash who has just woken up. He then sees onTVRhonda interviewingPaul in front of theCanalave Gym. Brock shows up and Paul reveals he just won his eighthGymBadge, which means that he is qualified to compete inSinnoh'sLeague Conference. After that, Candice enters the room and tells them about Dawn and Zoey training.

Later, Dawn informs Zoey about a new combination she thought of. Zoey suggests Dawn tellingMamoswine to useIce Shard on a nearby rock and Dawn complies. Then she tries another combination, putting Piplup to use Bubble Beam and Mamoswine to use Ice Shard again. This time things don't go to well, as Mamoswine accidentally freezes Piplup. Nevertheless,Pikachu uses itstail to break the ice releasing Piplup.

From a nearby bush, Team Rocket come with their heads out spying on the training. Meanwhile, after their failed combination, Zoey suggests on trying something else. Candice sends herAbomasnow out to show Dawn a variation of Ice Shard. Abomasnow uses Ice Shard followed byRazor Leaf which breaks the Ice Shard in small pieces and spins around Candice. Dawn upon seeing this proceeds into trying the same combination. She orders Mamoswine to break the Ice Shard with its tusk and to send it spinning around Pachirisu. Then Pachirisu uses Discharge on the ice pieces to electrify them resulting in another flashy performance.

After that, she orders Pachirisu to smash the nearby rocks. While it proceeds into doing so, it is stopped by the electrified ice which surrounds it. It tries to use its electric attack but due to the long distance it fails. To make matters worse, the ice stops spinning and falls on Pachirisu. Dawn then reacts disappointed but Zoey calms her.

Next, Zoey suggests having aDouble Battle against her. Dawn agrees and uses herCyndaquil and Mamoswine while Zoey sends her brand-new Pokémon, aLeafeon and aKirlia. Mamoswine starts by using the same technique it did before with Pachirisu. As the ice spins around Cyndaquil, it usesFlame Wheel to spin along it melting it in the process. Steam rises from the previous combination and the resulted water from the melted ice pours over Cyndaquil extinguishing its flame.

After that, Candice suggests Dawn to visualize the moves. Dawn then starts to remember the Tamato Berry bars that Candice made and realizes she can make opposites interact! Then she orders Cyndaquil to turn into a Flame Wheel and Mamoswine to do the same technique it did before. Then she orders Mamoswine to shot another Ice Shard at the spinning ice, freezing Cyndaquil in it while it continues to spin in a Flame Wheel. Dawn names her new combination 'Flame Ice'. Then, Cyndaquil proceeds in attacking Zoey's Pokémon by charging to them using Flame Wheel while still inside the ice. As it approaches them, the ice breaks and Kirlia along with Leafeon dodge the attack.

Zoey's reply comes by ordering Kirlia and Leafeon to useMagical Leaf. Next, Kirlia usesPsychic to direct the leaves towards Mamoswine and Cyndaquil knocking both of them out in the process. Candice stops the battle and the scene turns to Team Rocket. Jessie has tears in her eyes and turns around and leaves. James and Meowth stop her and she tells them she couldn't sabotage the twerps' training. She says that she knows now how to make double moves and sendsYanmega. Yanmega usesSilver Wind and Jessie callsWobbuffet out to useMirror Coat. The combination turns out worse as the reflected Silver Wind hits them and sends them blasting off.

In the aftermath, Zoey and Dawn shake hands.

Major events

• Zoey wins theBrusselContest and earns her fifthRibbon, thereby completing her requirement for theSinnoh Grand Festival.
• Paul is revealed to have earned theMine Badge and collected the eightGymBadges required for theSinnoh League.
• Zoey is revealed to have obtained aKirlia and aLeafeon.
• Dawn attempts the Flame Icecombination for the first time and fails.
• Dawn has aDouble Battle against Zoey and loses.

For a list of all major events inPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, please see thetimeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Leafeon

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Paul (on TV)
• Zoey
• Candice
• Marian
• Raoul Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Rhonda (on TV)
• Rebecca

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's)
• Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Abomasnow (Candice's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Kirlia (Zoey's)
• Leafeon (Zoey's)
• Shellos (Zoey's; flashback)
• Shuckle (Rebecca's)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Examination:Magby
• Much like how this episode revealedDawn's mainrivalZoey had all of theContestRibbons necessary to enter theSinnoh Grand Festival,Ash's main rivalPaul has been shown to have the eightGymBadges needed to compete in theSinnoh League in the same episode.
• Music fromJirachi: Wish Maker andDestiny Deoxys, as well as instrumental versions ofBy Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ and theLilycove City theme, are used during this episode.
• Team Rocket doesn't recite theirmotto during this episode.
• This is the last episode in whichCraig Blair provides the voice ofMr. Contesta andRhonda Krempa provides the voice ofRhonda.
  • This is also Craig Blair's last episode before his departure from theanimated series.
• Ash's Gliscor has been removed from the 'Up' ending shot ofWhich One ~ Is It?.

Errors

• On the official Pokémon website, the summary of this episode is incorrectly stated as "Can watching Zoey give Misty the inspiration she needs to win her next Contest?" when it should say Dawn instead ofMisty.
• When Zoey sends outLeafeon andKirlia, Dawn says "You gota new Pokémon" when she actually had two new additions to her roster.

Dub edits

In other languages

This episode article is part ofProject Anime, aBulbapedia project that covers all aspects ofPokémon animation.

• Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episodes
• Episodes written by Junki Takegami
• Episodes storyboarded by Masamitsu Hidaka
• Episodes storyboarded by Tamayo Yamamoto
• Episodes directed by Masaru Koyama
• Episodes by multiple storyboarders
• Episodes animated by Hiroyuki Furukawa
• Episodes animated by Momoko Makiuchi
• Episodes by multiple animation directors
• Episodes with Contests
• Episodes focusing on Dawn
• Episodes focusing on Zoey