Advanced Battle
Ash earns his final two Badges and secures himself a spot in the Hoenn League Championships, while May comes dangerously close to not getting her final Ribbon—setting the stage for epic showdowns with both of her rivals in the Grand Festival. Ash meets two Trainers that become his own Hoenn rivals, facing off against both of them during the course of the tournament. Upon returning to Kanto and reuniting with old friends, Ash is recruited for a new challenge—the Battle Frontier!
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Our heroes reconnect with an unlucky Spoink, and it's still having trouble holding onto its pearl!
Ash and friends join a treasure hunter to explore the deep sea, but Team Rocket is right behind them!
When a Gorebyss-versus-Huntail rivalry develops between two islands, our heroes must get to the bottom of it!
The residents of Muscle Island are dedicated to physical fitness-but can they keep up with Ash in a Pokémon battle?
After a rescue at sea, our heroes find themselves aboard Team Magma's submarine and learn more about the group's plan for world domination!
Team Aqua and Team Magma have awakened the ancient Legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre! Can Ash and friends escape?
A Team Rocket strike on Mossdeep City drags our heroes-plus the city's twin Gym Leaders-into a space-shuttle scheme!
Ash takes on the Mossdeep Gym, going up against two Gym Leaders at once!
After winning his seventh Gym badge, Ash can't stop bragging about his battle skills...until he runs into a member of the Elite Four!
In an island nature preserve, Ash and friends come face to face with several Pokémon thought to be extinct!
May competes in a Pokémon Contest, where another Coordinator tries to sabotage her performance!
When our heroes discover an enormous Poké Ball on an island, Team Rocket's meddling unleashes an ancient destructive force!
Ash and friends meet a talented Trainer who performs a ribbon dance with her Mawile...until Team Rocket gets in the way!
To help a local researcher, our heroes explore a massive underground labyrinth created by a group of Trapinch...and get into some trouble along the way!
An Absol appears to warn a village of danger, but the villagers think it's the one causing the trouble! Can our heroes clear up this misunderstanding?
When a mischievous Snorunt steals Ash's hard-earned Gym badges, Ash chases after it-right into a raging snowstorm!
Max finds an injured Ralts and tries to get it to a Pokémon Center, but its friends Gardevoir and Kirlia think our heroes are trying to steal it!
Ash gets ready for his final Gym battle in the Hoenn region: a Double Battle against Gym Leader Juan, who used to be a Pokémon Coordinator!
Ash and Juan battle it out in the Sootopolis Gym! Can Ash win his eighth Gym badge to qualify for the Hoenn League?
When May discovers that two of her Poké Balls are missing, she naturally assumes it's Team Rocket! But the culprit could be someone else entirely...
When Team Rocket interrupts a practice battle between May and her rival Drew, our heroes and their Pokémon have to sort out a big mix-up!
Our heroes are delayed by a herd of Donphan on their way to Pacifidlog Town! Can May make it onto the ferry in time for her final Pokémon Contest?
May enters the Pacifidlog Contest, where she goes up against rivals Joshua and Erica, plus a mysterious competitor known only as "The Jester"...
May competes against an unusual Meowth in the second round of the Pacifidlog Contest. Can she win the last ribbon she needs to qualify for the Grand Festival?
When our heroes stumble upon a wonderful berry harvest, May takes the opportunity to make some Pokéblocks for the Grand Festival, drawing the attention of a hungry Munchlax!
Ash meets Morrison, another Trainer who's on his way to compete in the Hoenn League, and the two immediately become fierce rivals!
Aboard a luxury liner bound for Slateport City and the Grand Festival, our heroes must help Officer Jenny catch a master thief!
This is a clipshow Unaired outside of Japan of Satoshi's (Ash's) gym battles and Haruka's (May's) contest battles. The heroes are still on the boat looking towards the Grand Festival. Ash remembers all of his Hoenn Gym Battles with Roxanne, Norman, Brawly, Juan, Tate and Lisa, while May remembers her Contests with Drew, Grace, Kelly, Harley, Erica and Savannah.
On the first day of the Grand Festival, May runs into her deceitful rival Harley once more!
Ash meets a Coordinator whose ribbons have been stolen, and May listens to some bad advice before her first performance in the Grand Festival!
May is up against Harley in the second round of the Grand Festival! Can she triumph over his treacherous tactics?
When our heroes win free tickets to Ever Grande City for the Hoenn League Championships, they're delighted-until it becomes clear this is another of Team Rocket's schemes!
While training for the Hoenn League, Ash meets fellow Trainer Tyson and his Meowth in boots, and they discover that the ceremonial torch has been stolen!
Ash, Morrison, and Tyson register for the Hoenn League, and it appears that Tyson's Meowth has an unfortunate past...
In the qualifying rounds, Ash faces a serious challenge: he has to win three matches in a row, and each match is a Double Battle!
Ash has made it through the qualifying rounds, but now he faces an impressive Trainer named Katie in a full battle, where both of them will use all six of their Pokémon!
Ash has fallen behind in his full battle against Katie! Can he recover and make it to the second round?
Ash faces his friend and rival Morrison in the second round of the Hoenn League!
Ash goes up against his rival Tyson in the quarterfinals of the Hoenn League!
The Hoenn League is over, and it's time for Ash to bid farewell to his traveling companions and head home-but he can't resist one more challenge from a Gym Leader along the way!
Max and May come to visit Ash in Pallet Town, along with Misty and Brock, and they all make plans for another journey together-this time, to the Battle Frontier!
Our heroes stop for a picnic at the base of Mt. Moon, where they encounter the rarely seen Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable!
On the way to Ash's first match at the Battle Frontier, our heroes see the Legendary Pokémon Articuno flying through a snowstorm!
Ash calls in his old friend Charizard to help in his battle against Frontier Brain Noland and his friend Articuno!
Provoked by Team Rocket, hordes of Rock-type Pokémon attack our heroes on their way to the Battle Arena!
Ash and friends fall into a trap set by a man who wants to catch a Jigglypuff for his daughter's birthday!
On their way to the Battle Arena, Ash and friends stop by a cake shop, but the line for it is long. They see an Arcanine come running by, and May decides to catch it. However, Drew returns and he also wants to capture it.
Ash and friends rescue a sad Psyduck from a group of Fighting types, but they can't figure out how to cheer it up...
Our heroes and Team Rocket check out a new restaurant owned by two sisters who can't stop squabbling!
After a scientific experiment goes awry, Ash and friends try to track down a Caterpie that has grown to enormous proportions!
Our heroes are in Saffron City for May's first Pokémon Contest in the Kanto region-and her shady rival Harley is competing, too!
The Saffron Pokémon Contest is under way! Can May win her first ribbon in the Kanto region?
Ash checks out the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City and ends up getting recruited as a new student!