S13

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!

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• Ash's Buizel learns Ice Punch. (DP159)
• Ash competes in the Pokéathlon. (DP160)
• Dawn 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)
• Barry 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 Hydro Pump. (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 Torterra learns Leaf Storm. (DP166)
• Ash and his friends meet Marley and help her rescue a Shaymin. (DP168)
• Ash and his friends meet Ben, a Pokémon Ranger, and aid him in a mission involving Heatran. (DP169)
• Ash and his friends meet Sinnoh Elite Four member Bertha. Ash has a battle against Bertha, but loses. (DP170)
• Jessie participates in the Arrowroot Town Contest 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 Kenny 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 his Pokémon 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 Tobias in the semifinals and loses. Ash places Top 4 while Tobias goes on to win the Lily of the Valley Conference. (DP189)
• Ash and Brock return to Kanto while Dawn stays in Sinnoh. (DP191)

• 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 Israel 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.

• Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors - Official site

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