The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced that a Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl episode featuring Pokémon Ranger Natsuya (ナツヤ) will air on March 18th, 2010. No title has been announced yet but the episode should be DP168. Satoshi and friends must work together to try to capture the legendary Pokémon Heatran. This would mark the first time that Heatran has made an appearance in the main series anime. Heatran made it's anime debut in Arceus - Towards the Continuum of Conquest (アルセウス超克の時空へ).

This episode is separate from the 2 announced special episodes, also announced on the official websites news article. Those episodes will air during Pokémon Sunday.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/ranger3/news/news05.html

The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced that the Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー光の軌跡) anime specials will air during Pokémon Sunday on February 28th, 2010 (PS280) and March 7th, 2010 (PS281). The episodes will air in the new Pokémon Ranger Corner segment during the shows 1 hour broadcast time slot.



Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/sunday/

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 163 - Blast Evolution! Goukazaru!! (爆進化！ゴウカザル！！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While enroute to compete at the Nagisa Gym for his final Sinnoh League badge, Satoshi and friends encounter Jun battling in the street. What exciting news does Jun have to reveal?

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 162 - Double Battle! VS Plusle and Minun!! (ダブルバトル！VSプラスル・マイナン!!), aired on Thursday in Japan.

Hikari and her friends have finally arrived in Asatsuki Town for Hikari's contest. Hikari made it to the second round where she will be competing in double battles. Will Hikari be able to overcome her fears of Plusle and Minun and compete in the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest to win her final ribbon?!

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 161 - Opening! Pokémon Contest・Asatsuki Tournament!! (開幕！ポケモンコンテスト・アサツキ大会！！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

Hikari and her friends have finally arrived in Asatsuki Town for Hikari's next contest. When they arrive at the practice yard for the contest, they meet Urara and her Plusle and Minun. Hikari gets all frightened and everyone doesn't know what's wrong with her. Will Hikari be able to overcome her fears and compete in the Asatsuki Town Pokémon Contest to win her final ribbon?!

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 160 - Get Fired Up, Kabigon! The King of Pokéthlon!!(燃えよカビゴン！ポケスロンの王者！！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While heading to Asatsuki Town for Hikari's next contest, Satoshi and his friends find a trampoline in the middle of a forest. Suddenly a Kabigon appears and bounces Pikachu and Pochama off it and sends them flying. Yūta appears and informs them that he is training for the upcoming Tsubaki Town Pokéthlon. Satoshi decides to enter the event but will he win?!

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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Masara Town The Setting off of a Pokémon Trainer / Which one is it? Quiz! / Pokémon Ranger - Paths of Light (マサラタウン ポケモントレーナーの旅立ち / ドッチ~ニョ？クイズ！ / ポケモンレンジャー 光の軌跡 ), aired today in Japan.

The anime rerun episode for this week was 'Masara Town The Setting off of a Pokémon Trainer'. The episode followed a new beginning trainer named Hajime who was visiting Professor Okido's laboratory to get his starter Pokémon. A Tauros stampede crashes through the lab and the starter Pokémon get spooked and run away. Will Professor Okido be able to recover the starter Pokémon so Hajime can choose from them?

During the main segment of the show, a letter was sent to the PokéSun Company by MooMoo Milk (モーモーミルク) & The Mysterious Choreographer P (謎の振り付け師P). The crew is a bit confused who they are at first, but Shoko explains that MooMoo Milk is part of the new live action ending theme for Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl, Dotchi Nyo~! (ドッチ~ニョ？). Professor Red then realizes that there is a dance associated with the song and Robert persuades Professor Red to show them. Reluctantly, he tries to perform the moves in front of them but only manages to make a fool of himself in the process. Golgo suggests that Lucario show them the dance, but Lucario just ends up doing his normal excited dance moves. Robert then head off to meet MooMoo Milk.

Robert visits a gym where MooMoo Milk and Kids are preforming the Dotchi Nyo~! dance. They watch them complete the dance in the middle of the room before greeting them. TV Tokyo has posted the dance moves for the Dotchi Nyo~! dance on their website. They are also available by clicking on the image to the right.

After completing the full dance, the main singer for MooMoo Milk and the choreographer, who reveals himself as Papaya Suzuki (パパイヤ鈴木さん), introduce themselves. Papaya Suzuki is famous for his role as the voice actor for Bogie (ボギー), the Wish Maker vendor, as well as for his choreography and dancing in the DVD bonus feature Polka O Dolka, Let's Dance!

For the first quiz question, MooMoo Milk-san put her hand into the box with a bunch of questions and read the question on the paper that she selected from the box. Robert was asked the question: Will hot water still be hot when sprayed from a bottle? (熱湯を霧吹きに入れてかけたら). The two answers they could choose from were: 'A - Hot' (A 熱い) and 'B - Not Hot' (B 熱くない). Robert stood down the middle of a red line on the gym floor as they danced to Dotchi Nyo. They were instructed to pick the A or B side at the end of the song, the side that corresponded to their answer. Akiyama was the odd one out by choosing B. They tested spraying hot water on his arm a few times to see if it was hot. He was able to withstand the sprayed water which lead Yamamoto to see if the spray bottle water was hot and it was.

The second quiz question asked: Can you stand up with only 1 finger holding you down? (指１本で立てなくする事が). The answers were: 'A - Possible' (A できる) and 'B - Not Possible' (B できない). Baba was the odd one out this time choosing B and he sat down on a chair while MooMoo Milk-san put her index finger on his forehead and told him to stand up. He wasn't able to get up. Akiyama thought Baba was fooling around and tried it himself but he also wasn't able to get up.

The third quiz question asked: Immediately after ten rotations left and right, can you run? (右・左に１０回転した後まっすぐ前に). The answers were: 'A - Can Run' (走れる) and 'B - Cannot Run' (走れない). Baba was the odd one out again this time, but he chose 'A - Can Run'. MooMoo Milk-san and Papaya Suzuki spun him around 10 times on a chair and after the 10th spin, Baba got up and tried to run. He fell down on the gym floor a few meters from the chair.

The final question asked: Can you stand on the eggs without breaking them? (たまごの上に人間が乗ったらたまごは)。The answers were: 'A - Will Break' (割れる) and 'B - Won't break' (割れない). Yamamoto was the odd one out by choosing 'B - Won't break'. With the help of Akiyama and Papaya Suzuki, they lifted up Yamamoto onto the tray's of eggs where he stood on them for a minute or so and did the Dotchi Nyo dance. After getting off, they checked all the layers to see if any of the eggs had broken. Yamamoto was right and none of them broke.

The Pokémon Sunday News segment featured a reminder for viewers of the upcoming Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl 160 - Burn, Kabigon! The King of Pokéthlon!! (燃えるカビゴン！ポケスロンの王者！！) episode airing on Thursday January 21st, 2010. The episode features Satoshi and Pikachu participating in a Pokéthlon. There was also a reminder that the latest Diamond and Pearl episodes got a "Power Up!" as the new intro 'The Greatest・Everyday' (イコー・エブリディ！) is now airing at the beginning of the episodes.

During the Pokémon Game Arena segment, Shoko-tan announced the new Pokémon Ranger - Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー 光の軌跡) game. She showed a card of the two protagonist which was behind a question mark in last weeks preview. She also revealed Ukulele Pichu (ウクレレピチュー) on a card and a brief video of the Pichu in the forest surrounded by other Pokémon was shown.

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 159 - Roar, Ice Punch! Buoysel VS Barrierd!! (唸れ れいとうパンチ！ブイゼルVSバリヤード！！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While heading to Asatsuki Town for Hikari's next contest, Satoshi and his friends stop by a river while Satoshi trains with Fukamaru. Suddenly a Barrierd and its trainer jump out from behind the waterfall and challenges Satoshi and Buoysel to a battle. Can Satoshi and Buoysel defeat Kijūrō and his Barrierd?!

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A new live action variant of Dotchi Nyo~! aired at the end of today's episode. The ending features a bunch of girls dancing and singing along to the song. The ending direction remains animated though.

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 158 - Roaring Around! Jibacoil VS Metagross!!(爆走！ジバコイルVSメタグロス！！ ), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While heading to Asatsuki Town for Hikari's next contest, Satoshi and his friends encounter a violent Jibacoil. They then encounter some trainers who's Pokémon have been injured by the Jibacoil. Can Satoshi and his friends figure out why Jibacoil is acting so strange?!

What could possibly end up being one of the worst animation errors in the entire series occurred in this episode. Click here to view episode errors for this episode.

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A new opening aired during the episode today. The Greatest - Everyday! (サイコー・エブリディ！) sung by Akiyoshi Fumie (あきよしふみえ) replayed High Touch! 2009 as the opening theme song for the series. Lyrics for the song have been added to the database. High definition screenshots are available on the Imageboard thread.

Anisong Kouhaku 2009 (アニソン紅白2009) is a yearly broadcast in Japan that features songs from many of the popular animated series in Japan. On December 31st, 2009, New Years Eve, the show was broadcast in Japan from the Tokyo Dome City Theatre G-ROSSO (東京ドームシティ シアターＧロッソ) on channel BS11.

This years Anisong Kouhaku featured two songs from the Pocket Monsters anime. The first song, Mezase Pokémon Master (めざせポケモンマスター) , was sung by Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香) live as video from the opening was shown on the overhead projector.




The second Pocket Monsters song sung at the concert was High Touch! (ハイタッチ！) sung by Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香) and Megumi Toyoguchi (豊口めぐみ).

HD Screenshots from the broadcast are available on the Imageboard thread.

Related link: http://www.anison-kouhaku.jp/