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The first recording today is Pokemon Battle Dimension – Doc Brock.

Dawn and Ash are washing their Pokemon. Ash surprises Pachirisu with water that’s too cold.

In Brock’s absence, Dawn makes pancakes.

Pachirisu gets a fever.

Ash sends Staravia to fetch Brock, who knows how to deal with these things, but on the way he’s hit by a sticky goop shot by Team Rocket.

When it’s taking a long time for Brock to return from his shopping trip, they send out Gliscor to bring him.

Brock gets back and diagnoses Pachirisu with a build-up of electricity, which he relieves, making Pachirisu’s fever subside.

Brock also shows them where to find orenberries, and they make up a fruit paste to help Pachirisu recover.

Staravia is still struggling with the goop, when a friendly Whooper helps it get clean.

Just as Pachirisu is recovering, Team Rocket grab it.

Staravia arrives in time to help, and blows the bazooka gunk back at them.

Buneary uses ice beam and dizzy punch.

And Pachirisu sends them packing with discharge.

Media Centre Description: Ash continues his quest to become the greatest Pokemon trainer ever. He travels through the Sinnoh region, where he is challenged in a number of thrilling battles, and strikes up a friendship with a novice trainer named Dawn.

Recorded from CITV on Tuesday 28th July 2009 08:03

There’s a second recording today, and it’s Pokemon Battle Dimension – Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! Another from the earlier Diamond and Pearl series.

Ash and Dawn are training for Dawn’s contest, and helping Pachirisu hone his electric powers.

Dawn gives them a poffin to eat to congratulate them on a good display, but when she tells them she won’t give them more until they’ve practiced more, it zaps them all. Pikachu has to zap it to stop it.

Dawn meets an old friend of hers, Kenny, who’s also there for the contest.

He shows her his pokemon he’s had since Dawn last met him – Prinplup, an evolved form of Piplup.

Prinplup doesn’t seem to get on with Piplup.

Kenny starts telling them stories about things Dawn did when they were very small, which naturally embarrasses her.

James and Meowth try to capture Prinplup for Jessie to use in her contest.

Piplup uses Whirlpool for the first time to free Prinplup.

Then Piplup and Prinplup use Bubblebeam together to see off Team Rocket.

Later at the contes, Dawn goes first with Pachirisu who, after a good start, has a bit of a problem, but the episode ends with Dawn apparently remembering something important, so it’s a cliffhanger.