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Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Score

7.1 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

191

Studio

OLM

Official Streams

Hoopla

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Also known as ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール | Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl | Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl

TVFall 2006Source GamePG - Children
ActionAdventureComedyFantasy

7.1/10

Community score

#2934

Rank

163.8K

Members

564

Favorites

Synopsis

After defeating Brandon and declining the offer to be a Frontier Brain, Ash sets off to travel through the far away land of Sinnoh. Once he gets there, he meets up with Hikari, a local trainer from the region, and they decide to travel together.

Production Notes

In the US, the second season of Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl is called Pokemon: Battle Dimension (Pokemon Season 11).

Cast Highlights

Hikari

Hikari

Main

Voice: Toyoguchi, Megumi (Japanese)

Pikachu

Pikachu

Main

Voice: Ootani, Ikue (Japanese)

Pochama

Pochama

Main

Voice: Kozakura, Etsuko (Japanese)

Satoshi

Satoshi

Main

Voice: Matsumoto, Rica (Japanese)

Takeshi

Takeshi

Main

Voice: Ueda, Yuuji (Japanese)

Absol

Absol

Supporting

Voice: Hayashibara, Megumi (Japanese)

Achamo

Achamo

Supporting

Adan

Adan

Supporting

Core Staff

Mori, Takemoto

Mori, Takemoto

Producer

Odawara, Akiko

Odawara, Akiko

Producer

Sasaki, Ryou

Sasaki, Ryou

Producer

Tanaka, Shigehiro

Tanaka, Shigehiro

Producer

Werenko, Tim

Werenko, Tim

Producer

Asada, Yuuji

Asada, Yuuji

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Special Effects

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "Together" by Fumie Akiyoshi (eps 4-78)

2: "Together2008" by Fumie Akiyoshi (eps 79-95)

3: "High Touch! (ハイタッチ!)" by Satoshi (Seiyuu: Rica Matsumoto) & Hikari (Seiyuu: Megumi Toyoguchi) (eps 96-133)

4: "High Touch! 2009 (ハイタッチ!2009)" by Satoshi (Seiyuu: Rica Matsumoto) & Hikari (Seiyuu: Megumi Toyoguchi) (eps 134-157)

5: "Saikou Everyday! (サイコー・エブリデイ!)" by Fumie Akiyoshi (eps 158-182)

6: "Saikou Everyday (BAND VERSION) (サイコー・エブリデイ!(BAND VERSION))" (eps 183-191)

Endings

1: "君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 (Kimi no Soba de ~Hikari no Teema~)" (eps 3-24)

2: "By Your Side -Hikari\'s Theme- (PopUp. Version)" by Grin (eps 25-61)

3: "風のメッセージ (Message of the Wind)" by Mai Mizuhashi (eps 62-95)

4: "あしたはきっと (Surely Tomorrow)" by Kanako Yoshii (eps 96-121)

5: "もえよ ギザみみピチュー! (Get Fired Up, Notched-Ear Pichu!)" by Shoko Nakagawa (eps 122-144)

6: "ドッチ~ニョ? (Dotchi ~ Nyo?)" by Araki Keiroku (eps 145-182)

7: "君の胸にLaLaLa (Kimi no Mune ni LaLaLa)" by MADOKA (eps 183-191)

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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes191
Duration23 min per ep
SourceGame
RatingPG - Children
SeasonFall 2006
AiredSep 28, 2006 to Sep 9, 2010
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#1666
Scored by99.1K
BroadcastThursdays at 19:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl

Romaji title

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

Japanese title

ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール

Synonyms

Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl, Diamond and Pearl, DP: Battle Dimension, DP: Galactic Battles, DP: Sinnoh League Victors, Pokemon Diamond & Pearl

Production Team

Main studio

OLM

Producers

TV Tokyo, SoftX, Nintendo, Shogakukan Productions

Licensors

VIZ Media, The Pokemon Company International

Japanese title

ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール

Themes And Audience

Kids