Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Battle Dimension arc
DP072 · Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2
ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル！！（後編）
Synopsis
What happens.
Faced with a raging fire and Hunter J flying overhead, Ash orders Buizel use Water Gun to douse the flames, allowing him and Riolu to escape. However J intervenes, freezing Riolu with her laser.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP072 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · DP053-DP104
Battle Dimension.
Continues the gym challenge; Dawn enters Sinnoh Contests. Team Galactic's plot escalates; Mt. Coronet research begins. Includes the Pokémon Origins-style Spear Pillar setup.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Battle Dimension.
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.