The latest episodes of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 168 - Fly Shaymin! Beyond the Sky!! (飛べシェイミ！空の彼方へ！！) and Diamond & Pearl 169 - Pokémon Ranger! Heatran Rescue Mission!! (ポケモンレンジャー！ ヒードラン救出作戦！！) aired on Thursday in Japan as part of a 1 hour special.

Satoshi and friends encounter a girl floating in a boat and they help her out of the boat. Mai introduces herself and after stopping to feed their Pokémon, she reveals that she was hiding a Shaymin. Takeshi realizes Shaymin is injured and gives it some berries. Mai explains that she was being chased by Rocket Gang who shows up again and attempts to capture Shaymin again. Will Satoshi and friends be able to stop Rocket Gang once again?!

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In the second episode that aired, Pokémon Ranger Natsuya is sent out on a mission to investigate the mysterious eruption in a volcano where he encounters a wild Heatran. He attempts to capture it but he looses his Capture Styler which Kojiro eventually finds. Natsuya managed to use the Ranger Sign for Feraligatr and the Feraligatr takes him to shore where Satoshi and his friends are camped out. Natsuya introduces himself and that he is a Pokémon Ranger on a mission. Satoshi and his friend decide to help him out but as usual Rocket Gang interferes. Will Natsuya be able to complete his mission by working together with Satoshi and his friends and be able to recover his Capture Styler and capture the wild Heatran?!

Characters and Pictures from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can also comment and discuss this episode on the forum. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.


During DP169, the Ranger Sign for Feraligatr was revealed and it can be used in the new game Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡). This sign is not revealed anywhere in the game. Players must register the sign in the Ranger Sign database before it can be used.


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There will be no new episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl airing in Japan next Thursday. A preview for the 1 hour special that will air on April 1st, 2010 was shown at the end of today's episodes. Above are a couple of pictures from the preview.