Advanced Battle
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E1 Clamperl of Wisdom
unrated2004-09-09 · 23 min
Our heroes reconnect with an unlucky Spoink, and it's still having trouble holding onto its pearl!
E2 The Relicanth Really Can
unrated2004-09-16 · 23 min
Ash and friends join a treasure hunter to explore the deep sea, but Team Rocket is right behind them!
E3 The Evolutionary War
unrated2004-09-23 · 23 min
When a Gorebyss-versus-Huntail rivalry develops between two islands, our heroes must get to the bottom of it!
E4 Training Wrecks
unrated2004-09-30 · 23 min
The residents of Muscle Island are dedicated to physical fitness-but can they keep up with Ash in a Pokémon battle?
E5 Gaining Groudon (1)
unrated2004-10-07 · 23 min
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!
E6 The Scuffle of Legends (2)
unrated2004-10-14 · 23 min
Team Aqua and Team Magma have awakened the ancient Legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre! Can Ash and friends escape?
E7 It's Still Rocket Roll to Me
unrated2004-10-21 · 23 min
A Team Rocket strike on Mossdeep City drags our heroes-plus the city's twin Gym Leaders-into a space-shuttle scheme!
E8 Solid As a Solrock
unrated2004-10-28 · 23 min
Ash takes on the Mossdeep Gym, going up against two Gym Leaders at once!
E9 Vanity Affair
unrated2004-11-04 · 23 min
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!
E10 Where's Armaldo?
unrated2004-11-11 · 23 min
In an island nature preserve, Ash and friends come face to face with several Pokémon thought to be extinct!
E11 A Cacturne for the Worse
unrated2004-11-18 · 23 min
May competes in a Pokémon Contest, where another Coordinator tries to sabotage her performance!
E12 Claydol Big and Tall
unrated2004-11-25 · 23 min
When our heroes discover an enormous Poké Ball on an island, Team Rocket's meddling unleashes an ancient destructive force!
E13 Once in a Mawile
unrated2004-12-02 · 23 min
Ash and friends meet a talented Trainer who performs a ribbon dance with her Mawile...until Team Rocket gets in the way!
E14 Beg, Burrow and Steal
unrated2004-12-09 · 23 min
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!
E15 Absol-ute Disaster
unrated2004-12-16 · 23 min
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?
E16 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snorunt
unrated2004-12-23 · 23 min
When a mischievous Snorunt steals Ash's hard-earned Gym badges, Ash chases after it-right into a raging snowstorm!
E17 Do I Hear a Ralts?
unrated2005-01-06 · 23 min
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!
E18 The Great Eight Fate! (1)
unrated2005-01-13 · 23 min
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!
E19 Eight Ain't Enough (2)
unrated2005-01-20 · 23 min
Ash and Juan battle it out in the Sootopolis Gym! Can Ash win his eighth Gym badge to qualify for the Hoenn League?
E20 Showdown at Linoone!
unrated2005-01-27 · 23 min
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...
E21 Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?
unrated2005-02-03 · 23 min
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!
E22 Date Expectations
unrated2005-02-10 · 23 min
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?
E23 Mean with Envy (1)
unrated2005-02-17 · 23 min
May enters the Pacifidlog Contest, where she goes up against rivals Joshua and Erica, plus a mysterious competitor known only as "The Jester"...
E24 Pacifidlog Jam (2)
unrated2005-02-24 · 23 min
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?
E25 Berry, Berry Interesting
unrated2005-03-03 · 23 min
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!
E26 Less Is Morrison
unrated2005-03-10 · 23 min
Ash meets Morrison, another Trainer who's on his way to compete in the Hoenn League, and the two immediately become fierce rivals!
E27 The Ribbon Cup Caper!
unrated2005-03-17 · 23 min
Aboard a luxury liner bound for Slateport City and the Grand Festival, our heroes must help Officer Jenny catch a master thief!
E28 Satoshi and Haruka! Heated Battles in Hoenn!!
unrated2005-03-24 · 23 min
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.
E29 Hi Ho Silver Wind! (1)
unrated2005-04-07 · 23 min
On the first day of the Grand Festival, May runs into her deceitful rival Harley once more!
E30 Deceit and Assist (2)
unrated2005-04-07 · 23 min
Ash meets a Coordinator whose ribbons have been stolen, and May listens to some bad advice before her first performance in the Grand Festival!
E31 Rhapsody in Drew (3)
unrated2005-04-07 · 23 min
May is up against Harley in the second round of the Grand Festival! Can she triumph over his treacherous tactics?
E32 Island Time
unrated2005-04-14 · 23 min
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!
E33 Like a Meowth to a Flame
unrated2005-04-21 · 23 min
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!
E34 Saved by the Beldum
unrated2005-04-28 · 23 min
Ash, Morrison, and Tyson register for the Hoenn League, and it appears that Tyson's Meowth has an unfortunate past...
E35 From Brags to Riches
unrated2005-05-05 · 23 min
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!
E36 Shocks and Bonds (1)
unrated2005-05-12 · 23 min
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!
E37 A Judgment Brawl (2)
unrated2005-05-19 · 23 min
Ash has fallen behind in his full battle against Katie! Can he recover and make it to the second round?
E38 Choose It or Lose It! (3)
unrated2005-05-25 · 23 min
Ash faces his friend and rival Morrison in the second round of the Hoenn League!
E39 At the End of the Fray (4)
unrated2005-06-16 · 23 min
Ash goes up against his rival Tyson in the quarterfinals of the Hoenn League!
E40 The Scheme Team
unrated2005-06-23 · 23 min
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!
E41 The Right Place and the Right Mime
unrated2005-06-30 · 23 min
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!
E42 A Real Cleffa-Hanger
unrated2005-07-07 · 23 min
Our heroes stop for a picnic at the base of Mt. Moon, where they encounter the rarely seen Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable!
E43 Numero Uno Articuno
unrated2005-07-21 · 23 min
On the way to Ash's first match at the Battle Frontier, our heroes see the Legendary Pokémon Articuno flying through a snowstorm!
E44 The Symbol Life
unrated2005-07-28 · 23 min
Ash calls in his old friend Charizard to help in his battle against Frontier Brain Noland and his friend Articuno!
E45 Hooked on Onix
unrated2005-08-04 · 23 min
Provoked by Team Rocket, hordes of Rock-type Pokémon attack our heroes on their way to the Battle Arena!
E46 Rough, Tough Jigglypuff
unrated2005-08-11 · 23 min
Ash and friends fall into a trap set by a man who wants to catch a Jigglypuff for his daughter's birthday!
E47 On Cloud Arcanine
unrated2005-08-18 · 23 min
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.
E48 Sitting Psyduck
unrated2005-08-25 · 23 min
Ash and friends rescue a sad Psyduck from a group of Fighting types, but they can't figure out how to cheer it up...
E49 Hail to the Chef!
unrated2005-09-01 · 23 min
Our heroes and Team Rocket check out a new restaurant owned by two sisters who can't stop squabbling!
E50 Caterpie's Big Dilemma
unrated2005-09-08 · 23 min
After a scientific experiment goes awry, Ash and friends try to track down a Caterpie that has grown to enormous proportions!
E51 The Saffron Con
unrated2005-09-15 · 23 min
Our heroes are in Saffron City for May's first Pokémon Contest in the Kanto region-and her shady rival Harley is competing, too!
E52 A Hurdle for Squirtle
unrated2005-09-22 · 23 min
The Saffron Pokémon Contest is under way! Can May win her first ribbon in the Kanto region?
E53 Pasta La Vista!
unrated2005-09-29 · 23 min
Ash checks out the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City and ends up getting recruited as a new student!