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S10: Diamond and Pearl

Sinnoh, Dawn and a cold rival, Paul

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story8 of 27
  • Chronological19 of 48
  • Everything21 of 60
BeforePokémon Ranger and the Temple of the SeaAfterPokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

Episodes, in this order

  1. S10E1
  2. S10E2
  3. S10E3
  4. S10E4
  5. S10E5
  6. S10E6
  7. S10E7
  8. S10E8
  9. S10E9
  10. S10E10
  11. S10E11
  12. S10E12
  13. S10E13
  14. S10E14
  15. S10E15
  16. S10E16
  17. S10E17
  18. S10E18
  19. S10E19
  20. S10E20
  21. S10E21
  22. S10E22
  23. S10E23
  24. S10E24
  25. S10E25
  26. S10E26
  27. S10E27
  28. S10E28
  29. S10E29
  30. S10E30
  31. S10E31
  32. S10E32
  33. S10E33
  34. S10E34
  35. S10E35
  36. S10E36
  37. S10E37
  38. S10E38
  39. S10E39
  40. S10E40
  41. S10E41
  42. S10E42
  43. S10E43
  44. S10E44
  45. S10E45
  46. S10E46
  47. S10E47
  48. S10E48
  49. S10E49
  50. S10E50
  51. S10E51
Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

In Sinnoh, Pikachu escapes from Team Rocket and is found by Dawn, a rookie who chose Piplup and dreams of being a Coordinator like her mom. Ash, Dawn and Brock start traveling together. Ash meets Paul, a cold rival who dumps Pokémon that don't perform, and ends up taking in the Chimchar Paul released. Ash catches Turtwig, Starly and Buizel, trading Aipom to Dawn, and wins his first two badges. Dawn struggles in her first Contests before winning her first ribbon. Team Galactic shows up, chasing Legendary Pokémon with plans nobody understands yet.

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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. ReferenceDawn, the Diamond and Pearl heroine

    Dawn is the anime version of the female hero of Diamond and Pearl. A rookie, she starts her Coordinator career following in her mother's footsteps.

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  2. SetupThe Chimchar Paul threw away

    Paul, the new rival, treats Pokémon like tools. At the end of the season he releases his Chimchar, and Ash takes it in. This comes back later.

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  3. CameoGary shows up in Sinnoh

    Gary Oak, now a researcher, turns up in Sinnoh. The season also introduces Pokémon Hunter J and Team Galactic.

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