The Tobari (Veilstone) City arc will finally begin in the upcoming Diamond & Pearl episode in Japan: "Lucario! The Aura Sphere of Rage!!". You can watch the preview video below (It contains spoilers).

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Lucario looks awesome as always. I wonder how the gym leader can deflect the Aura Spheres like that. A Staraptor appears! Will Satoshi's (Ash's) Staravia evolve? A more powerful Flying type will be helpful in the gym battle. Shinji (Paul) is in it, which is great by itself

I'm excited for this episode. Only a few more days to wait ^_^