Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Galactic Battles arc
DP124 · To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!
ポケモンピンポン大会！エテボースがんばる！！
Synopsis
What happens.
Ash and Barry burst out of the Pokémon Center, practicing their swings for the upcoming Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament. When Dawn asks about the rules, Barry explains that Pokémon Ping Pong is where a Trainer and one of their Pokémon compete as a team.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP124 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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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 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.