Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Sinnoh League Victors arc
DP179 · The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!
電撃バトル！最後のバッジ！！
Synopsis
What happens.
Having returned to the now repaired Sunyshore Gym, Ash is ready to finally battle Volkner for the Beacon, the final Gym Badge he needs to enter the Sinnoh League.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP179 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · DP158-DP193
Sinnoh League Victors.
Lily of the Valley Conference. Ash defeats Paul in the quarterfinals (the franchise's most-cited rival victory). Falls to Tobias's Darkrai then Latios in the semifinals. Cast splits at the end.
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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 Sinnoh League Victors.
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.