I& #39;ve got a week& #39;s worth of DP #Pokéfact& #39;s starting with this one, which is about Ash& #39;s first rival, Gary Oak, making his final in-person appearance in the 152nd episode of the DP series, "The Battle Finale of Legend!" #anipoke

Oh, and also #ThankYouAnipoke !!!

Speaking of final appearances, the *other* Team Rocket duo, Butch and Cassidy, last appeared in the 65th episode of the Diamond and Pearl series, "Sleight of Sand." #Pokéfact

Or was his name Botch? Biff?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Winking face" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face"> #anipoke

Moving on from lasts https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> to firsts.

By facing off against Lucian and Maylene, Dawn became the first of Ash& #39;s friends to battle an Elite Four member, and the first to challenge a Gym leader. #Pokéfact

From Diamond and Pearl episodes 35 and 67 #anipoke

It& #39;s the 13-year anniversary of Diamond and Pearl& #39;s release in North America, so more DP #Pokéfact& #39;s to celebrate!

Ash and Dawn& #39;s trade of Aipom for Buizel was the first and only trade between Ash and one of his friends #anipoke

From DP Episode 55, "Throwing the Track Switch"

Another cool part of the DP series was when Pyramid King Brandon showed up to help further Ash and Paul& #39;s rivarly. #anipoke

His inclusion in this series makes him the only Gen III Frontier Brain to appear in the anime outside of the AG series. #Pokéfact

From one Frontier Brain to another, Tower Tycoon Palmer was the only Gen IV Frontier Brain to appear in the anime. #Pokéfact

He was a part of the Twinleaf Festival in DP Episodes 140 and 141, which included him defeating Ash in a 1v1 battle! #anipoke

Ending the DP thread with the best part of the series: Ash and Paul& #39;s rivarly. #anipoke

Ash vs Paul at Lake Acuity is the only Full Battle that Ash has ever had outside of the Pokémon League. #Pokéfact

From DP Episodes 131 and 132.