Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I
Lady and the Bodyguard

VS ムクバードとスカタンク

VS Mukubird and Skutank

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 358 inVol. 32
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 21 inVol. 3
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Lost and Found Storeroom Team Galactic HQ Veilstone City Veilstone Department Store

Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I (Japanese:VS ムクバードとスカタンクVS Staravia and Skuntank), titledVS Staravia & Skuntank I in theChuang Yi translation, is the 358th chapter of thePokémon Adventures manga, and the 21st chapter of theDiamond & Pearl arc.

It is subtitledLady and the Bodyguard (Japanese:令嬢とボディーガードYoung Lady and Bodyguards) in theVIZ Media translation andLadies and Bodyguards in the Chuang Yi translation.

Plot

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

Diamond is shocked to see thatPlatinum'sPokédex has been grabbed by amysterious man. When Diamond tries to get it back from him, the man attacks Diamond'sMunchlax with hisGible. Before he can harm Diamond, the man slips on aBerry and drops the Pokédex right into Diamond's hands. Angered, the man summons severalTeam Galactic Grunts to attack.

Meanwhile,Saturn continues to keep track of Platinum'sbodyguards as they make their way toVeilstone City. He orders his subordinates to shut off the city lights when they see Paka and Uji enter the main boulevard.

As night begins to fall, Platinum andPearl walk back to meet up with Diamond. Platinum regrets losing her Pokédex, making Pearl wonder why a tour guide would be so invested in Pokémon research. Suddenly, the street lamps shut off, shrouding the two in darkness. Pearl calls out to Platinum, and as she tries to tell him where she is, a hand covers her mouth with a cloth. Platinum falls unconscious, and two figures drag her away.

The figures are quickly revealed to be Paka and Uji, who bring Platinum to theVeilstone Department Store. The two celebrate, happy to be finally reunited with their client. When they spot a group of Team Galactic Grunts from a window, they hide Platinum in a fitting room and go outside to fight them. As the bodyguards begin their battle, they realize that Veilstone City must be the home base ofTeam Galactic.

Pearl sees Diamond sprint out of the lost and found with his Pokémon. He is soon followed by another group of Team Galactic Grunts. Pearl sends outChatler andChimler to aid Diamond in battling them.

As Paka and Uji continue fighting off the grunts, they get pushed back-to-back with Diamond and Pearl. Pearl recognizes the two from when they chased him and his friends inHearthome City, while Paka and Uji recognize him and Diamond as the ones who stole their client away from them. Pearl asks the two why his tour guide would be their client, which causes more confusion. Paka and Uji reveal Platinum's identity as the daughter of therichest family inSinnoh, and that they are the bodyguards commissioned to protect her.

Major events

• Paka and Uji placePlatinum in theVeilstone Department Store.
• Diamond andPearl learn that Platinum is not a tour guide, but the daughter ofSinnoh's wealthiest family.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see thehistory page.

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

• Advanced level Grunt

Pokémon debuts

• Staravia
• Burmy (Trash Cloak)
• Skuntank
• Gible

Characters

Humans

• Diamond
• Pearl
• Platinum
• Maylene
• Saturn
• Paka and Uji
• Advanced level Grunt
• Team Galactic Grunts

Pokémon

• Munchlax (Lax;Diamond's)
• Grotle (Tru/Wig;Diamond's)
• Chatot (Chatler/Chahiko;Pearl's)
• Monferno (Chimler/Chimhiko;Pearl's)
• Probopass (Cyrus's; flashback)
• Magnezone (Cyrus's; flashback)
• Burmy (Paka's;Trash Cloak; debut)
• Buizel (Uji's)
• Chingling (Advanced level Grunt's)
• Gible (Advanced level Grunt's; debut)
• Staravia (Team Galactic Grunts'; multiple; debut)
• Skuntank (Team Galactic Grunts'; multiple; debut)
• Starly (flashback)
• Luxio (flashback)

In other languages

This article is part ofProject Manga, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series ofPokémon manga.

• Pokémon Adventures chapters