The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 172 - Togekiss! A Battle of Splendor!! (トゲキッス! 華麗なるバトル!!) aired on Thursday in Japan.

While on route to the the Lakeside Resort for the Sinnoh Grand Festival, Hikari and Satoshi come upon a wide open field and decide to train their Pokémon. Rocket Gang arrives and Musashi is intent on getting Togekiss. Will Hikari be able to stop her?

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The standard Professor Okido's Great Pokémon Examination segment was replaced this week with extended previews of the upcoming Grand Festival and Satoshi's 8th gym battle. A new trailer for the upcoming movie The Ruler of Illusions Zoroark (幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク) also aired. The movie trailer showcased an audio clip from the movie theme, Ice Cream Syndrome (アイスクリーム シンドローム), which was announced last week.


High quality screenshots from the new trailer have been added to the Imageboard. The official site has posted the full trailer at http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/trailer/.