Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Sinnoh League Victors arc
DP183 · League Unleashed!
開幕！シンオウリーグ・スズラン大会！！
Synopsis
What happens.
During the opening ceremony of the Lily of the Valley Conference, Ash learns that he will be facing a friend Nando first. Nando approaches and tells Ash that the match-up must be fate and thanks Ash for inspiring him to take on the Sinnoh League in the first place.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP183 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.