Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Galactic Battles arc

DP131 · Pedal to the Mettle!

Name: Pedal to the Mettle!
Released: 2009-11-07

フルバトル！シンジVSサトシ！！（前編）

US air. 2009-11-07 JP air. 2009-06-11 Season. Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles (S12) Position. Episode 131 of 191 in Diamond & Pearl

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Diamond & Pearl

Dawn vs. Ursula. The Hearthome Contest finale, a high point for Dawn's arc.

Signature episode for Dawn

Hearthome Contest peak.

Synopsis

What happens.

At Lake Acuity, Ash, Dawn and Brock have arrived for Ash's Full Battle against Paul, which Reggie had suggested ten days earlier.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP131 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 · 15

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.