Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Galactic Battles arc

DP108 · Dealing with Defensive Types!

Name: Dealing with Defensive Types!
Released: 2009-05-30

ミオジム戦！はがねのバトル！！

US air. 2009-05-30 JP air. 2008-12-25 Season. Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles (S12) Position. Episode 108 of 191 in Diamond & Pearl

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash's Gym battle with Byron is about to begin as Roark prepares to officiate the match. Byron summons Bronzor while Ash summons Chimchar. Roark recognizes Chimchar from his battle against Paul.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP108 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · DP105-DP157

Galactic Battles.

Team Galactic captures the Lake Guardians (Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf). Cyrus tries to remake reality. Climax features Champion Cynthia confronting Cyrus in person.

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Pokémon featured · 17

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.

Other episodes in Galactic Battles.

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.