Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Battle Dimension arc
DP078 · Pruning a Passel of Pals!
激闘！それぞれのバトル！！
Synopsis
What happens.
Dawn, May, and Zoey are seen in their Lakeside Resort room sitting on the floor, chatting. Dawn explains the her mother’s Top Coordinator title inspired her to compete in Pokémon Contests.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP078 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.