No new episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl will be broadcast on TV Tokyo February 15, 2007 due to the airing of the new Naruto series, Naruto: Shippuuden (疾風伝, Shippuuden Hurricane Chronicles). It is assumed the regular series broadcast will resume Feb. 22, 2007 with DP020.

The plot of the second part of the manga and anime series Naruto, titled Naruto: Shippuuden (疾風伝, Shippuuden = Hurricane Chronicles) in the anime and simply Part II in the manga, is set two and a half years later after the present timeline in Part I, and revolves mainly around Naruto Uzumaki's and Sakura Haruno's new adventures and their search for Sasuke Uchiha after he left Konoha to gain Orochimaru's power. The plot also shows a more active Akatsuki in their quest for obtaining all the tailed beasts. It is confirmed that it will air in Japan on February 15, 2007, in a one hour special.