← DP017 | Episode | DP019 → O'er the Rampardos We Watched!  (クロガネジムふたたび！決戦ラムパルド！！) General Other Information Season: Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Char. of the Day: Roark Episode №: #484 Main: Ash, Dawn, Brock Aired:  February 1, 2007 Recurring: Jessie, James  July 3, 2007 Opening Theme: Diamond and Pearl Minor: Roark, Ian, townspeople Badge(s): Setting: Oreburgh City, Oreburgh City Gym Pokémon: Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Dawn's Piplup, Ash's Aipom, Ash's Turtwig, Dawn's Buneary, Brock's Sudowoodo, Brock's Croagunk, Roark's Geodude, Roark's Onix, Roark's Cranidos(Flashback), Roark's Rampardos, Aerodactyl(Flashback) Major event(s) Ash defeats Roark and earns the Coal Badge Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl

Episode Plot

Ash returns to Oreburgh Gym, ready to challenge Roark again. As the battle starts, Ash quickly surprises everyone when Pikachu manages to take down Onix. As the second battle begins, Ash pits Aipom against Geodude. After a long struggle, Ash manages to beat Geodude, and loses Pikachu and Aipom before the real test begins, defeating Roark’s newly-evolved Rampardos.