| Season 01 - Pokémon - Indigo League |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0001 | 01. “Pokémon, I Choose You!” | September 8, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash Ketchum is finally 10 years old, old enough to become a Pokémon Trainer. He wakes up late on the day he is supposed to receive his first Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab, however, and arrives to discover all the Pokémon are gone. Ash has no choice to take a naughty Pikachu. Pikachu will not listen to Ash or go inside its Poke Ball, so Ash must drag it along with a rope. After many failed attempts at capturing some Pokémon, Ash throws a rock and hits a Spearow. The Spearow gets angry and the entire flock starts chasing Ash and Pikachu. They run away from the Spearow, borrowing a bike from a red-haired girl to escape, but when they cannot go any farther, Ash uses his body to shield Pikachu from the attacking Pokémon. Pikachu realizes how much Ash cares for him and uses a powerful electric attack to drive the Spearow away, destroying the bicycle in the process as well. |
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| 0002 | 02. “Pokémon Emergency!” | September 9, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finally arriving in Viridian City, Ash is cornered by Officer Jenny who asks why he is carrying Pikachu instead of having it in a Pokeball. After explaining, Jenny takes Ash to the Pokémon Center where Nurse Joy begins treatment on the injured Pikachu. Before Pikachu's treatment finishes, however, Ash is interrupted by Misty, the girl who Ash took the bike from, who vows to stick with Ash until he pays her back for destroying her bike. The Pokémon Center is then attacked by Jessie, James, and their talking Meowth, members of Team Rocket, seeking to steal all of the infirm Pokémon. Ash's Pikachu and the Pokémon Center's many Pikachu manage to defeat Team Rocket by shocking them using Thunder Shock, sending them "blasting off" into the sky for the first time. |
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| 0003 | 03. “Ash Catches a Pokémon” | September 10, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Pikachu, and Misty have entered the Viridian Forest. Ash captures his first Pokémon, a Caterpie, and later, a Pidgeotto. Misty, however, is scared of bugs and screams every time Caterpie comes near her. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is following them, ready for a fresh attempt at capturing Pikachu. Ash is successful in driving off Team Rocket once more, and Ash's Caterpie evolves into Metapod. |
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| 0004 | 04. “Challenge of the Samurai” | September 11, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| While wandering through Viridian Forest, a Samurai challenges Ash to a battle, and it turns out to be Metapod vs. Metapod. After a short time, a swarm of Beedrill attacks, and Ash's Metapod is taken by them. Ash is able to rescue his Metapod and it evolves once more into Butterfree. |
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| 0005 | 05. “Showdown in Pewter City” | September 14, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Pikachu, and Misty finally reach Pewter City and meet Flint, a mysterious man who sells rocks. Ash is ready to challenge the Pewter City Gym Leader, Brock, for his first Badge, but loses the battle. Flint takes Ash and Pikachu to Brock's home and Ash learns that Brock cares for his many younger brothers and sisters since their dad left them. He then brings Pikachu and Ash to a watermill to make Pikachu stronger. Ash battles Brock again, this time coming closer to winning. A fire breaks out in the gym, however, and the sprinklers go off, weakening Onix. Ash wants to defeat Onix but is held back by the thought of Brock's siblings (when he opens his eyes he finds he was literally held back by them). Ash leaves the Gym but Brock catches up to him and gives Ash the Boulder Badge. Flint turns out to be Brock's father and takes over the Gym and the responsibility of his children for Brock when he decides to join Ash on his journey. |
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| 0006 | 06. “Clefairy and the Moon Stone” | September 15, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu arrive at Mt. Moon to find Team Rocket interfering with the local wildlife in hopes of finding the rare Moon Stone. With the help of Seymour the Scientist, the gang saves the Moon Stone and the Clefairies that guard it. Also, Brock catches a Zubat. |
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| 0007 | 07. “The Water Flowers of Cerulean City” | September 16, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| In his quest to collect Gym Badges, Ash heads for Cerulean City, intending to confront the Cerulean Gym Leader. For some reason, Misty expresses a desire to avoid Cerulean City and disappears along the way. Upon entering the gym, Ash and Pikachu are entranced by a synchronized swimming show being performed by three beautiful sisters, unsure if he has really found another Gym. The three reveal that they are the Gym Leaders but have since converted the Gym into an aquarium and water show, and offer to just give Ash the badge, but Misty appears once more, revealing that she is also one of the Gym Leaders and will battle Ash in lieu of her three older sisters. However, Team Rocket disrupts the battle in an attempt to steal all of the Gym's Pokémon, and Misty's sisters decide to award Ash the Cascade Badge for helping save everyone. |
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| 0008 | 08. “The Path to the Pokémon League” | September 17, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| After receiving his second badge, Ash sets off triumphantly for Vermilion City. Along the way, they hear of a trainer named A.J., a fierce Pokémon trainer who has never lost a match. Full of self-confidence from his own record of ten victories in a row, Ash heads directly for the gym to find his new opponent. When they arrive, a huge bulletin is in front of the gym with a neon sign declaring "98 Consecutive Victories", which appeals to Ash's over-confidence. A.J. is on the brink of achieving his goal of 100 straight victories, after which he will embark on a journey to gather badges, and Ash discovers A.J.'s odd training style. |
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| 0009 | 09. “The School of Hard Knocks” | September 18, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Our three heroes have lost their way in the depths of a dense wooden forest, shrouded in thick, white mist. Momentarily giving up, they decide to break for a brief rest. As Ash wanders deeper into the wood, searching for firewood, he happens across a young boy being bullied by five classmates gathered around him. Eavesdropping on their conversation, Ash learns that the boys are attending a preparatory school for Pokémon trainers. Graduates from the school are automatically qualified to participate in the Pokémon League without travelling around and collecting any badges. Ash, Misty, and Brock head to the school and do not agree with some of their ideas of training, something their "leader" does not take well. |
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| 0010 | 10. “Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village” | September 21, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends are still on their way to Vermilion City and still lost. They stop by a pond for a break when they see an Oddish taking a drink. Ash and Misty try to catch it but they are stopped by a mysterious Bulbasaur who rescues the Oddish. They continue on their journey and keep getting caught in traps, until the Bulbasaur's owner, Melanie, finds them, saves them and brings them back to her cabin. It turns out that she helps injured, sick, and abandoned Pokémon, and they decide to help. Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to steal all the Pokémon, while Brock wonders if he should stay with Melanie. In the end, Melanie gives Bulbasaur to Ash, but not until Bulbasaur challenges Ash and Pikachu to a battle. |
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| 0011 | 11. “Charmander - The Stray Pokémon” | September 22, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on the road to Vermilion City, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu come across a Charmander sitting on a rock. Ash tries to catch it, but it turns out it has a trainer and cannot be captured, so they head to the Pokémon Center. At the Pokémon Center, a hotshot trainer named Damian is bragging about how he left his Charmander behind, promising to come back for it when he means to abandon it for being weak in his eyes. After hearing this, they head back out to get the poor Pokémon as a rainstorm threatens its very life. After a battle with Team Rocket, where Damian witnesses Charmander defeating them, he tries to get Charmander to come back to him, but the Pokémon's loyalty now belongs to Ash. Ash captures Charmander, gaining a new friend and Pokémon. |
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| 0012 | 12. “Here Comes the Squirtle Squad” | September 23, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu become the victims of pranks played by a gang of Squirtle known as the Squirtle Squad. They end up falling down a hole, and are even eventually captured by them. It turns out that they are working together with Team Rocket. When Pikachu is severely injured, the Squirtle lets Ash out to get medicine from town, but must return soon or his friends will be trapped by the Squirtle Squad forever. In the end, the Squirtle Squad saves the town from a fire started by Team Rocket and Squirtle joins Ash on his further adventures. |
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| 0013 | 13. “Mystery at the Lighthouse” | September 24, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| When a Krabby that Ash catches disappears, he goes to a nearby lighthouse to see if it reached Professor Oak's lab. The keeper of the lighthouse is Bill, a Pokémon Watcher who is searching for a mysterious Pokémon that sometimes appears by his lighthouse. Just as this mysterious Pokémon answers Bill's call and approaches the lighthouse, Team Rocket appears and tries to capture it. Injured, the Pokémon loses its trust of Bill and vanishes forever, though Bill intends to keep an eye out in case it ever appears again. |
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| 0014 | 14. “Electric Shock Showdown” | September 25, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally arrives in Vermilion City and is ready to prove that he can defeat its Gym Leader Lt. Surge. However, Lt. Surge and his powerful Raichu easily defeat Ash, and he discovers that many trainers fail to defeat Lt. Surge. After contemplating evolving Pikachu into Raichu as well, Ash decides to use Pikachu's speed to his advantage in his next battle, defeating Lt. Surge and winning the Thunder Badge. |
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| 0015 | 15. “Battle Aboard the St. Anne” | September 7, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash wins a ticket to take a trip on a luxury cruise ship, the St. Anne. Ash enjoys the journey, even trading Butterfree for a Raticate, but feels guilty afterwards and asks for Butterfree back. However, the whole cruise is a scheme devised by Team Rocket, who plans to steal the Pokémon of all the trainers on board. During the confusion, James purchases a Magikarp from a devious salesman, under the impression it will make him rich, unaware of Magikarp's true nature. After Team Rocket's plans fail, the St. Anne is hit by a powerful storm. Ash loses his Butterfree's PokeBall in the confusion and goes to get it, just as James tries to retrieve Magikarp's PokeBall, and both groups are knocked unconscious while the rest of the passengers escape safely. |
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| 0016 | 16. “Pokémon Shipwreck” | September 29, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu wake up aboard the St. Anne, discovering it has capsized and sunk. Elsewhere, Jessie, James, and Meowth wake up as well, and in an attempt to escape only flood the area that they are in. When Ash and his friends find Team Rocket, the group decides to put their differences aside to escape safely, after an attempted battle nearly causes the ship to sink farther. After traversing the ship, they find a weak part of the hull to escape from, using Misty and Ash's water Pokémon to escape, while Team Rocket uses James' Magikarp, unaware that it cannot swim. After making it to the surface on some debris, the group discovers Team Rocket, once more, and after a day stranded, decide to eat Magikarp, only discovering that it has no meat on it. In anger, James kicks Magikarp off the raft and it evolves into Gyarados. It calls a group of other Gyarados to attack the group, and everyone is stranded once more. |
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| 0017 | 17. “Island of the Giant Pokémon” | September 30, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| After being hit by a Dragon Rage attack from James' newly evolved Gyarados while at sea, the humans are separated from their Pokémon on an island that is inhabited by gigantic Pokémon. Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Meowth, Ekans, and Koffing try to make their way back to their trainers, while they escape the giant Pokémon, unaware that they have all landed on an island owned by Team Rocket to house a theme park dedicated to a giant robotic Pokémon. |
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| 0018 | 18. “Tentacool & Tentacruel” | October 1, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Stuck in Porta Vista because they missed the boat, Ash and friends sit around waiting for the next boat and witness a great explosion. They later discover that it is a group of Tentacool that is attacking the city since construction is destroying their reef. Ash and his friends manage to appease the giant Tentacruel and continue on their journey, with Misty catching a Horsea that was being harassed by the Tentacool. |
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| 0019 | 19. “The Ghost of Maiden's Peak” | October 2, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| The boat that Ash and his friends arrive in the port city of Maiden's Peak to attend the Summer's End Festival. Brock and James both fall for a beautiful girl standing by the sea who disappears. Ash, Misty, and Team Rocket learn that she is the ghost of a maiden who waited for her lover to return from a war and eventually turned into stone. While trying to protect Brock and James with some stickers bought from an old woman, the maiden reveals herself as the old woman, who in turn reveals herself to be Gastly, a ghost Pokémon. Ash tries to fight Gastly to release James and Brock from its spell but fails, until the sun rises and Gastly is forced to disappear. It is revealed that the ghost of the maiden actually exists and is a friend of Gastly, and is still waiting for the one she loves to return. |
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| 0020 | 20. “Bye, Bye Butterfree” | October 5, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the group continues on their way to Saffron City, they notice a flock of Butterfree out over the ocean. Brock informs Ash that it is the mating season for all of the Butterfree. Ash decides to release his Butterfree so that it can mate. However, Team Rocket has plans to steal them all. Ash's Butterfree bravely frees all the Butterfree and in the end, Ash releases it. |
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| 0021 | 21. “Abra and the Psychic Showdown” | October 6, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends finally arrive in Saffron City, but before Ash can enter the Saffron Gym he is warned by a strange man not to go in. Ash enters anyway to discover a strange training facility for people with psychic powers. Ash challenges Sabrina, the Saffron City Gym Leader and her Abra who evolves into Kadabra, and loses. They are transported into a toy box set and forced to play with a dangerous little girl, the group is rescued by the strange man who gives Ash a tip: He may be able to beat Sabrina with a Ghost Pokémon from Lavender Town. |
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| 0022 | 22. “The Tower of Terror” | October 7, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket encounters the Ghost Pokémon in a haunted tower while setting a trap for Ash and his friends, and end up getting frightened away. Ash and Pikachu enter alone since his friends are afraid to go in. Inside, he and Pikachu are the victims of pranks by a Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar looking for playmates. After being crushed under a falling chandelier, Haunter turns Ash and Pikachu into ghosts where they have some fun, though Ash asks them to send him back after seeing Misty and Brock cry over his lifeless body. Ash and Pikachu are brought back to life and Haunter decides to follow Ash as his new Pokémon. |
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| 0023 | 23. “Haunter vs. Kadabra” | October 8, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends go back to Saffron City ready to try again for the Marsh Badge in the Gym. Ash asks Haunter for help to defeat Sabrina but Haunter disappears during the match. Brock and Misty get turned into dolls, and Ash is rescued just in time by the mysterious man. The man (who is really Sabrina's father) reveals that Sabrina has two personalities - one of the cold and unfeeling trainer, the other of the repressed little girl, who also turned her mother into a doll. The only way to defeat Sabrina is to make her smile again. During the next match, Haunter suddenly appears in front of Sabrina while Kadabra and Pikachu are battling. Sabrina and her Kadabra become unable to battle after being sent into peals of laughter by Haunter, giving Ash the victory. Haunter chooses to stay with Sabrina and her reunited family. |
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| 0024 | 24. “Primeape Goes Bananas” | October 9, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash is on his way towards Celadon City, he encounters a Mankey. The Mankey starts chasing him and steals Ash's hat. Ash tries to get it back and fails. Team Rocket arrives to get Pikachu and when Mankey walks by, James kicks it away and in its anger, evolves into Primeape. After remembering the poem Professor Oak said, Ash captures it. |
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| 0025 | 25. “Pokémon Scent-sation!” | October 12, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash reaches the Celadon Gym, he is kicked out because of his hatred for perfume, so with the help of Team Rocket (who plotted to steal Erika's special perfume), Ash sneaks into the gym disguised as a girl. In the gym, his disguise is ruined by Misty, Brock, and Pikachu, but the Gym Leader, Erika grants him a battle. During the battle, Team Rocket interrupts and sets the gym on fire. After rescuing Erika's Gloom, Ash is presented with the Rainbow Badge. |
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| 0026 | 26. “Hypno's Naptime” | October 13, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends arrive at a town where many of the town's children are disappearing. They discover that a Hypno, a hypnotic Pokémon is responsible. Adults in the town have come to help their insomnia by being put to sleep by Hypno. However there is a side effect, making the children think they are different Pokémon and run away and put real Pokémon to sleep. Ash stops Team Rocket from stealing Hypno and uses the Pokémon, Drowzee to bring all the children and Pokémon back to normal. A useless Psyduck follows Misty around, and after she drops a PokeBall, Psyduck activates it and captures itself, much to Misty's dismay. |
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| 0027 | 27. “Pokémon Fashion Flash” | October 14, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket plans a scheme to steal many Pokémon by opening a grooming shop. Ash and his friends meet Susie, a famous Pokémon breeder. In the end, Brock gains a Vulpix when Susie tells him to look after it as she goes off to learn more about Pokémon breeding. |
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| 0028 | 28. “The Punchy Pokémon” | October 15, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| After meeting a girl whose father is more concerned about training his fighting Pokémon Hitmonchan at the gym instead of his daughter, Ash enters a Fighting Pokémon-only tournament with his Primeape. Team Rocket also enters and resorts to cheating, stealing another man's Hitmonlee, in order to win. After learning how much his daughter means to him and winning, the man promises to train Primeape to make him stronger, so Ash gives it away and promises to return. |
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| 0029 | 29. “Sparks Fly for Magnemite” | October 16, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group arrives in Gringy City where everything is dark and gloomy. A Magnemite follows Pikachu everywhere ever since he caught a peculiar illness, but it is the Grimers and Muk that are causing trouble in a local Power Plant. Ash captures Muk and Pikachu is cured of his cold. |
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| 0030 | 30. “Dig Those Diglett!” | October 19, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finds himself among a group of Pokémon Trainers hired to protect a construction site from the interfering ground Pokémon, Diglett. The construction is shut down after it is revealed that the Diglett and Dugtrio are trying to protect their home. Jessie's Ekans and James' Koffing evolve into Arbok and Weezing respectively. |
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| 0031 | 31. “The Ninja-Poké Showdown” | October 20, 1998 |
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| The group finds a strange-looking ninja-style mansion. They explore it and encounter various traps. Soon, they discover that this is the Fuchsia Gym and Ash battles Koga, the Gym Leader, for the Soul Badge. When Team Rocket disrupts their battle, Misty discovers how powerful her Psyduck really is. |
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| 0032 | 32. “The Flame Pokémon-athon!” | October 21, 1998 |
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| The group arrive at the Laramie Ranch where a family of ranchers, with their daughter, Lara and her Ponyta, prepares for an annual Pokémon race. Ash takes over as Ponyta's rider when Lara gets hurt due to Team Rocket's interference. Then, Team Rocket helps a rival competitor to win the race by setting up traps for other participants. As the race continues, however, Ponyta evolves into Rapidash and wins the race. |
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| 0033 | 33. “The Kangaskhan Kid” | October 22, 1998 |
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| Ash and his friends arrive at the Safari Zone, unaware that the part they have entered is a protected preserve when an Officer Jenny disguised as Chansey nearly arrests them for poaching. They come across a wild boy named Tommy that leads a herd of Kangaskhan and eventually find Tommy's parents, who were searching for him since he was only three. Unfortunately, Tommy thinks that the Kangaskhan are his family. After battling Team Rocket, Tommy's parents also become part of the Kangaskhan family. |
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| 0034 | 34. “The Bridge Bike Gang” | October 23, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing their journey, the group came across a bridge which could be used as a shortcut to the next town. They soon discover that the bridge is too long to walk and they would need bicycles to cross. They go to the Pokémon Center where Nurse Joy asks them to take some medicine to a sick Pokémon across the bridge. On their way, a bicycle gang appears to cause trouble and Team Rocket is helping them. When Ash and his friends decide to cross the bridge during a storm, the bicyclists realize that they are acting selflessly, and help them. |
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| 0035 | 35. “Ditto's Mysterious Mansion” | October 26, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| During a storm, Ash and his friends arrive at a mysterious Mansion. While there, Ash meets Duplica, a girl who is an expert at impersonation, and she happens to own Ditto, a Pokémon that can transform into any Pokémon. However, Ditto cannot seem to figure out how to change its face, a fact that stopped Duplica's variety show. As they all try to help Ditto perfect its transformation, Team Rocket tries to steal the Ditto so it can transform into a Dratini which they can give to the boss. |
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| 0036 | 36. “Pikachu's Goodbye” | November 20, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group come into a forest where it is quiet and peaceful. They notice a large group of Pikachu that Ash's Pikachu tries to make friends with. After saving a young Pikachu from drowning and rescuing the herd from Team Rocket, Ash's Pikachu is welcomed among the other Pikachu as one of their own. Saddened by this sudden distance, Ash tries to leave Pikachu behind (to Misty and Brock's shock and dismay), thinking that in the long run, it is going to be better off with its own kind. As they attempt to leave the forest with Ash still standing his ground on leaving Pikachu, the three friends are surprised when Pikachu returns to them, flanked by the other wild Pikachu including the younger Pikachu it risked its life to save earlier. The episode ends with Ash and Pikachu having an emotional reunion and hugging one another while the rest of the wild Pikachu cheer for the two of them as Brock and Misty look on. |
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| 0037 | 37. “The Battling Eevee Brothers” | October 27, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| While traveling through the woods, the group encounters an Eevee that was apparently abandoned near a tree. They take it to its address in Stone Town and find it belongs to a little boy named Mikey. His three brothers are pressuring him into evolving his Eevee into one of three forms - Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon - at an Evolution Party, where everyone uses Evolution Stones to evolve their Pokémon. However, the Evolution Party is disrupted by Team Rocket, and Mikey manages to use Eevee on its own to show his brothers that he does not need to evolve his beloved Eevee. |
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| 0038 | 38. “Wake Up, Snorlax!” | October 28, 1998 |
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| Ash and his friends arrive at a town which is having problems with their water source. It seems that a Snorlax is blocking the water path. Team Rocket plans to capture the Snorlax, but Ash and his friends find help from an unexpected source. |
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| 0039 | 39. “Showdown at Dark City” | October 29, 1998 |
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| Upon entering Dark City, Ash and his friends discover that Pokémon Trainers aren't liked due to two rival Gyms who involve Ash and the gang as well as Team Rocket in their feuds to become the city's legitimate Pokémon Gym. |
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| 0040 | 40. “The March of the Exeggutor Squad” | October 30, 1998 |
| Synopsis: |
| When at a carnival, Ash and his friends meet a magician who is really losing his touch and fails in his own magic show. In his effort to get better, he decides to hypnotize Ash and uses his Pokémon Exeggcute to capture loads of Exeggutor. But the Exeggutor end up hypnotizing themselves and Team Rocket and almost destroy the entire carnival. Luckily, they are saved by Charmander, who evolves into a disobedient Charmeleon. |
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| 0041 | 41. “The Problem with Paras” | February 13, 1999 |
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| Having run out of medicine, Ash and his friends go to a local shop to get some Potions. However, they don't have much due to the owner's Paras being weak. Ash and his friends decide to help out the owner by training her Paras, hoping that it can evolve into Parasect. |
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| 0042 | 42. “The Song of Jigglypuff” | February 20, 1999 |
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| Entering Neon Town, a bustling Metropolis where everyone is tired and rude, Ash and his friends find a Jigglypuff who is too shy to sing its hypnotic song. Realizing they can kill two birds with one stone, Misty tries to teach the Jigglypuff to sing while Team Rocket attempts to record the song so they can use it against Ash. Everyone falls asleep, including Ash and his friends and Team Rocket, and a miffed Jigglypuff uses the marker hidden in her microphone to draw on everyone's sleeping faces. From this point on, Jigglypuff follows Ash around trying to sing her song to a crowd that will not fall asleep in almost every episode. |
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| 0043 | 43. “Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon” | February 27, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Arriving at a canyon to find an old fashioned fossil hunt, Ash, Gary and the gang decide to join in. But Team Rocket arrives and intends to blow the canyon up. Ash, Pikachu, and Team Rocket fall into a pit which is full of awakened ancient Pokémon. Their only hope may rest in Ash's disobedient Charmeleon, which evolves into a powerful, yet still disobedient Charizard to defeat a raging Aerodactyl. In the end, the ancient Pokémon are sealed away once more (along with a terrified Team Rocket) and Officer Jenny dismisses the entire event as a side effect caused by Jigglypuff's singing. Ash, however, finds a rare Pokémon egg in the chaos and keeps it. |
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| 0044 | 44. “A Chansey Operation” | March 6, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Pikachu gets an apple stuck in its throat, Ash and his friends rush it to a Pokémon Center. After being treated, they hear of a traffic accident (caused by Team Rocket) that has left many Pokémon injured so Ash and the gang are recruited to help treat the Pokémon. |
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| 0045 | 45. “Holy Matrimony!” | March 13, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After finding a missing person sign featuring James, Ash and his friends decide to find James and inform him of his parents' death. However James' parents turn out to be alive, and their death was only a decoy to get him to return home to the rich Jessie-look-alike Jessebelle, a girl James was arranged to marry from when he was a little child. James has left because Jessebelle is terrifying, so everyone tries to save James from this fate, including James' old pet Growlithe, Growlie. |
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| 0046 | 46. “So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd” | March 20, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Misty's PokeBalls are stolen by Farfetch'd, Ash and the gang investigate to try to find the thief and get all the stolen things back. Note this episode was originally aired out of order. |
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| 0047 | 47. “Who Gets to Keep Togepi?” | March 27, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| When the egg Ash found hatches into a brand new Pokémon, Togepi, everyone wants to own it. They decide to have a small Pokémon Tournament. Ash, who found it, claims he should be the one to keep it. In the end, Ash wins the tournament, but since Misty was the first person Togepi saw when he hatched, he thinks she is his mother and stays with her. |
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| 0048 | 48. “Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden” | April 3, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Bulbasaur gets injured in a battle, it starts to feel and act different. Ash takes Bulbasaur to a Pokémon Center and is informed that Bulbasaur is just ready to evolve. After hearing this Ash gets totally excited that he didn't even think if Bulbasaur even wanted to evolve. Not knowing that it is time for the Bulbasaur festival when all Bulbasaur in the region evolve. Bulbasaur gets kidnapped by a group of Bulbasaur led by a nasty Venusaur and taken to the festival against its will. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0049 | 49. “The Case of the K-9 Caper!” | April 10, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash and his friends see a group of Growlithe training against a Policeman posing as a robber, Ash decides for him and Pikachu to do the same training to become the best they can be. However, when Team Rocket comes to steal them, Officer Jenny, Ash, and the gang's voice gets changed, causing the Growlithe to think that Team Rocket are the Officers as they use their ears to follow command. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0050 | 50. “Pokémon Paparazzi” | April 17, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| While eating Brock's riceballs, Ash hears a shutter which he thinks is a gun. It's really a camera belonging to a photographer named Todd. Todd was hired by Team Rocket to capture Pikachu, but he thinks they want him to capture a picture of him. After the confusion, Todd joins the group. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0051 | 51. “The Ultimate Test” | April 24, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| While traveling, Ash notes it has been a long time since his last Badge, so Todd suggests he takes the Pokémon League exam. Passing the exam would get him an immediate entry into the competition. But Ash being over confident of himself of passing the exam he totally fails in the first and second tests. In the third test, Team Rocket interferes the match and uses their given Pokémon to take revenge on the examinator for giving them a hard time on the first and second tests. In the end the examinator commands their given Pokémon to attack Team Rocket instead of himself, which sends them blasting off again. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0052 | 52. “The Breeding Center Secret” | May 1, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After putting Psyduck in a breeding center, Misty learns that she needs it to get some food from a generous chef. But when she goes to get it, Ash and the gang discover a diabolical plot by two other Team Rocket members, Cassidy and Butch, who are trying to steal Pokémon, and in doing so, Ash and the gang get framed, captured, and arrested by Officer Jenny. |
| Season 02 - Pokémon - Adventures on the Orange Islands |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0053 | 01. “Princess vs. Princess” | September 4, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| It is the Queen of the Princess Festival and Misty and Jessie are going all out for it. After hours of shopping, they both decide to enter the Queen of the Princess Festival Battle Tournament to win the dolls they both coveted when they were children. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0054 | 02. “The Purr-fect Hero” | September 11, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends arrive at a small school on Kids' Day and let the children play with their Pokémon. One of the children only wants to meet Meowth after being saved by a wild one from a Beedrill. Team Rocket's Meowth pretends to be his hero, but is soon caught by Misty. Later, Timmy is saved again by the wild Meowth. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0055 | 03. “Riddle Me This” | September 18, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After reaching Cinnabar Island, Ash, Brock, and Misty are dismayed to find that the Gym has closed due to crowds of tourists coming to the island and lack of serious trainers. Desperate for his seventh badge, Ash goes around and meets a riddle master who gives him clues about the real Gym's secret location. After finding the Gym in the island's volcano, the riddle master appears and reveals that he is actually Blaine, the Gym Leader Ash has been searching for. Ash begins his battle against Blaine with his first Pokémon, Squirtle who loses to Blaine's Ninetales and Charizard simply refusing to battle Blaine's Rhydon. Eventually, Pikachu wins against Rhydon but Blaine has a secret weapon up his sleeve in the form of the Fire Pokémon, Magmar. With Pikachu's electric attacks rendered useless, Magmar pushes Pikachu closer and closer to the edge of the battlefield. The episode ends in a cliffhanger as it shows Pikachu standing, determined as Magmar's Fire Blast, the most powerful attack that Fire Pokémon have edges ever closer to the Electric Mouse. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0056 | 04. “Volcanic Panic” | September 18, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pikachu successfully dodges Magmar's Fire Blast but is left hanging over the edge and is left injured. Upon realizing that no Gym Badge is worth losing Pikachu and that he would be disqualified if he continues, Ash forfeits the match but vows not to leave Cinnabar Island until he has beaten both Blaine and Magmar in a rematch and gotten the Volcano Badge. But when the Gym and island come under threat after Team Rocket's interference, Ash's Charizard, Pikachu, Squirtle, Blaine's Magmar, Misty's Staryu, Brock's Geodude, and Onix work together and eventually triumph in preventing the volcano from blowing which would destroy the island. As thanks, Blaine agrees to have a rematch with Ash. With the battlefield damaged beyond repair, the trainers settle for the top of the volcano. Blaine determines that the match will be one on one where only one Pokémon can be used and puts forward his Magmar. Ash's Pikachu volunteers itself but in a surprise twist, Ash's Charizard selects itself to battle much to the surprise of Ash and the group. After an intense battle where Ash looks set to lose, Charizard manages to turn things around by using its Seismic Toss which results in Magmar being knocked out and finally granting Ash his Volcano Badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0057 | 05. “Beach Blank-Out Blastoise” | September 20, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way back to the mainland, Ash accidentally knocks into a Blastoise, a ruler of a small island that will not awake from its slumber. Squirtle dons his old persona as head of the Squirtle Squad to solve the case. It turns out Jigglypuff is stuck in one of Blastoise's blasters. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0058 | 06. “The Misty Mermaid” | September 23, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon returning to Cerulean City, Misty is asked by her sisters to help out with a new underwater show. She decides to help for this underwater play with her Pokémon, but Team Rocket arrives and try to ruin things. At the end of the episode, Misty leaves her Starmie and Horsea with her sisters to assist in further shows. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0059 | 07. “Clefairy Tales” | September 25, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| In Viridian City, Ash and his friends are victims to several thefts by some Clefairy. While investigating with Mr. Oswald, they discover the Clefairy are building a spaceship. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0060 | 08. “The Battle of the Badge” | September 25, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash goes to the Gym in Viridian City, but Gary gets in there before him and challenges the Gym Leader for his own satisfaction, as he has already won ten Gym Badges. The Gym Leader, Team Rocket's commander Giovanni, agrees to the fight, eventually using a never before seen Pokémon (Mewtwo), which the Pokedex cannot identify, to easily defeat Gary. Team Rocket kidnaps and tries to give Togepi to Giovanni, but Giovanni thinks it is useless. Giovanni leaves the Gym and puts Jessie, James, and Meowth in charge. Ash challenges them and after losing three of Giovanni's Pokémon, Jessie and James use their own. Togepi sends them blasting off with a Metronome attack, without Ash and his friends even realizing it, and Ash wins the Earth Badge, his eighth and final badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0061 | 09. “It's Mr. Mime Time!” | September 27, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon heading back to Pallet Town, Ash and his friends see a Mr. Mime trying to escape from a trainer who runs a circus. Unable to get the circus' overweight Mr. Mime to act, Ash and the gang have to find another one to take its place. The gang choose to dress up Ash so he can look like a Mr. Mime. Meanwhile, the Mr. Mime from earlier comes to the Ketchum residence and is mistaken by Mrs. Ketchum for Ash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0062 | 10. “Snow Way Out” | December 18, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends are trapped in a snowstorm. Brock suggests that the group uses his Onix to create a bivouac. They are about to start when a strong gust of wind blows Pikachu away, and Ash tries to save him. After saving Pikachu who is about to fall off a cliff, Ash finds himself separated from the rest of the group. He and his other Pokémon must brave out the rest of the storm together in a cave. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0063 | 11. “Showdown at the Po-ke Corral” | September 30, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Back in Pallet Town, Ash finds Gary, already there, waiting to partake in the Pokémon League. Always having a bitter rivalry with Gary, Professor Oak tells them both the meaning of Pokémon. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to get inside the lab to steal the Pokémon after their headquarters is destroyed by Mewtwo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0064 | 12. “The Evolution Solution” | October 2, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash goes to Seafoam Island to help Professor Oak to discover the mystery of how Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro. There, Professor Westwood V is also trying to solve the mystery. Jessie captures Shellder, and tries to rush a Slowpoke's evolution, forcing Psyduck to stall the evolution. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0065 | 13. “The Pi-Kahuna” | October 2, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang take some time off to go surfing. While surfing, however, Ash passes out, but is thankfully rescued by a surfer named Victor and his blue-eyed Pikachu, Puka. Victor then reveals his plans to surf a tsunami called Humungadunga and become a surfing legend. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0066 | 14. “Make Room for Gloom” | October 4, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash goes to a flower garden to get some fertilizer for his mother, but Bulbasaur sniffs the flowers and becomes paralyzed. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0067 | 15. “Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!” | October 8, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| When the gang discovers there is a movie with an all Pokémon cast being made nearby, Ash and his friends put their Pokémon in for an audition. Misty's Psyduck gets the main role while the others get minor roles. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0068 | 16. “Go West, Young Meowth” | October 9, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, his friends, and Delia go to Hollywood to see the premiere of the movie their Pokémon were cast in. Team Rocket follows them to find out that Meowth has history in this town; It is here where he was a member of a gang of street Meowths led by the Persian. He learned to speak and walk upright to win the heart of a female Meowth who was abandoned by her owner. Upon returning, he challenges Persian who was once his mentor for the female Meowth he thought he lost years before. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0069 | 17. “To Master the Onixpected!” | October 11, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After watching Elite Four member Bruno on TV, Ash and his friends decide to do training in the mountains to be as strong as Bruno. However, they meet Bruno and he manipulates them to do some menial tasks for him. Meanwhile, a giant Onix is on a rampage. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0070 | 18. “The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis” | October 14, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| While training, Ash and his friends accidentally uncover the ruins of Pokemopolis, an ancient city. After a bit of research, they find a giant Gengar and a giant Alakazam starting to fight. Then, a giant Jigglypuff appears to put them to sleep. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0071 | 19. “Bad to the Bone!” | October 16, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends offer to help a trainer that is heading for the Pokémon League to retrieve his stolen gym badges from Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0072 | 20. “All Fired Up!” | October 23, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally reaches the Indigo Plateau, home of the Pokémon League conference. Before the tournament begins, they plan on lighting a ceremonial cauldron with the flame of the legendary Pokémon, Moltres. Ash, as a participant, is free to carry the flame but when Team Rocket steals it, the tournament may be cancelled. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0073 | 21. “Round One - Begin!” | October 30, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash enters his first match of the tournament on the water field against Mandi the Astounding. During the battle against Mandi's Exeggutor, Ash's Krabby evolves into Kingler, who he then uses against Mandi's remaining Seadra and Golbat, winning the match and moving onto the next preliminary round. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0074 | 22. “Fire and Ice” | November 6, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| For the second round Ash battles in the rock arena. Ash's last Pokémon, Squirtle, defeats his foe's last Pokémon, Nidorino, and he, victorious, moves on to Round 3. In the third round, Ash faces a trainer named Pete in the ice arena. Both trainers are left with 2 Pokémon each. Pete uses Cloyster and Arcanine. In the end, Ash is victorious and he moves on to Round 4. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0075 | 23. “The Fourth Round Rumble” | November 13, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| During the 4th Round, Gary ends up losing after his Nidoking is defeated by a Golem. Meanwhile Ash faces against his toughest opponent yet, a trainer named Jeanette, who uses a Beedrill, a Scyther, and a Bellsprout. After a hard fought battle, the match ends with Ash victorious, and he moves on to the 5th round, becoming one of the final sixteen members of the tournament. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0076 | 24. “A Friend in Deed” | November 20, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash meets a new trainer named Richie, who is eerily similar to Ash, including owning a Pikachu. However, Team Rocket makes another attempt to steal Ash's and Richie's Pokémon. Ash and Richie prevent Team Rocket from stealing their Pokémon. Ash discovers his next battle is against Richie. Will Ash manage to reach the quarterfinals? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0077 | 25. “Friend and Foe Alike” | November 27, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After making a promise with Richie that he will have the best battle of his life, Ash is kidnapped by Team Rocket, who scheme to prevent him from participating in his fifth round match against Richie, let alone steal Pikachu. Ash is not about to let Team Rocket make him break the promise he made with Richie, so he is able to eventually escape. However, he loses due to his Charizard refusing his orders in the final stretch of his battle against Richie. Richie moves on to the quarterfinals. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0078 | 26. “Friends to the End” | November 27, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| After losing to Richie in the fifth round, Ash is moping around, annoyed that he lost. He is convinced by Misty that he should support Richie who is now in the quarterfinals. However, when Richie loses, they both have to look inside themselves to see if they are good trainers. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0079 | 27. “Pallet Party Panic” | December 4, 1999 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash celebrates making it to the Kanto League back at Pallet Town. However, Team Rocket steal Pikachu and try to ruin the party, but they're defeated by Charizard. Later on, Professor Oak asks Ash to go to Valencia Island to bring the mysterious Pokeball (GS Ball) from Professor Ivy. Ash prepares for his journey to Valencia Island, they are attacked by a group of Spearow and a very angry Fearow. Ash realizes that the Spearow Ash threw a rock at in "Pokémon, I Choose You!" is that Fearow, and soon carries Ash and Pikachu away. Then later, Ash's Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot, and is released to protect wild Pidgey and Pidgeotto. Ash says it only should stay there until he comes back from Valencia Island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0080 | 28. “A Scare in the Air” | January 8, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading to the Valencia Island, Ash takes part in a lottery and wins a quick way there, a blimp ride... however the Blimp turns out to be controlled by Team Rocket. To make things worse, the old blimp may be haunted. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0081 | 29. “Pokéball Peril” | January 15, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends are on Valencia Island searching for Professor Ivy, so they can receive a mysterious Pokeball called the GS Ball. They find Professor Ivy's Pokémon Laboratory where the professor shows them the GS Ball. As the ball cannot not be opened or transported, Brock and his friends are tasked with returning the GS ball to Professor Oak for examination. Brock decides to stay on the island with Professor Ivy so that he can learn about Pokémon. Ash and Misty leave without Brock and board a dirigible (airship) but encounter Team Rocket. Team Rocket calls Ash and Misty "a pair of lovebirds". In the end, Jigglypuff suddenly appears and sings. Team Rocket and Jigglypuff exit the blimp while the blimp crash lands on Tangelo Island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0082 | 30. “The Lost Lapras” | January 22, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| While exploring the island they crash-landed on, Ash and Misty discover a group of teenagers bullying a Lapras. Despite the bullies being driven away, the Lapras which is only a baby is refusing to let any humans near it and the pressure increases when Team Rocket arrive, intending to steal the Lapras, forcing Ash, Misty and their new friend, Tracey Sketchit to give chase and save the Lapras before it's too late. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0083 | 31. “Fit to Be Tide” | February 5, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having caught Lapras, Ash along with Misty and Tracey have embarked on a journey of exploring the Orange Islands as Ash plans to enter the Orange League. The group's first stop is Mikan Island where Ash finds the first Orange League Gym and discovers that the Orange League Gym structure is a lot different than the one he's used to seeing in his native Kanto. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0084 | 32. “Pikachu Re-Volts” | February 5, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Butch and Cassidy attempt to control Pokémon with a large antenna sending out signals from Drowzee. Ash's Pikachu, Misty's Togepi, and all of Jessie and James' Pokémon turn against their masters because of the effects. They're going to have to team up to save their Pokémon. Togepi also learns Metronome from Drowzee. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0085 | 33. “The Crystal Onix” | February 5, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Arriving on Sunburst Island, Ash and his friends are asked if they know anything about an Onix that is made out of Crystal. Curious, they help the girl and her brother to find the Crystal Onix and to capture it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0086 | 34. “In the Pink” | February 12, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| After getting caught in some whirlpools, Ash and his friends get washed up on Pinkan Island, a special Pokémon Reserve which contains Pokémon that are only of the color, pink. However, Team Rocket also get washed up on this island and start causing problems. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0087 | 35. “Shell Shock” | March 4, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| After following some boats to an island, Ash and his friends discover an excavation, the whole island is made of fossilized Kabuto, however according to the legend, the Kabuto are said to awaken and unleash destruction on the island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0088 | 36. “Bye Bye Psyduck” | February 26, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| After stopping on another island to rest, Misty notices her Psyduck's tail is glowing, a nearby trainer says it may mean it is time for it to evolve. So Misty challenges her to battle and when she finds she has a Golduck, she easily beats the trainer. However, Team Rocket has other plans. Later, Golduck turns out to be a wild Pokémon as Misty's Psyduck had only slept in its Pokeball. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0089 | 37. “The Joy of Pokémon” | March 4, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| While riding Ash's Lapras to the next island, Ash and the gang come across a tanned Nurse Joy who insists on healing wild Water Pokémon on the island. Ash, Misty and Tracey decide to help out, but when Team Rocket arrives to stop them, a giant Magikarp arrives. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0090 | 38. “Navel Maneuvers” | March 11, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group arrive on Navel Island where Ash finds himself up against the Gym Leader, Danny as Ash competes for his second Orange League badge. Misty attempts to tempt Ash by showing a more caring attitude to Danny. Ash once again gets jealous and sad. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0091 | 39. “Snack Attack” | March 25, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Arriving on the Grapefruit Islands, Ash discovers that there is a Snorlax going from island to island eating all the grapefruits. Ash is employed to help stop the greedy Snorlax, but the Snorlax proves to be slippery. Later on, with the help of Jigglypuff, Ash captures the Snorlax. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0092 | 40. “A Shipful of Shivers” | March 25, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Arriving on Moro Island, Ash and his friends hear about a long lost Orange League Trophy being found on a sunken ship, but when Team Rocket steals it, Ash and the gang follow them to a ghost ship inhabited by Gastly and Haunter. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0093 | 41. “Meowth Rules!” | March 25, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Meowth finds himself on an island where the inhabitants believe him to be a "Meowth God". |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0094 | 42. “Tracey Gets Bugged” | April 1, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Arriving on Murcott Island, Ash and his friends discover a wounded Scyther. After capturing it, Tracey must take it to a Pokémon Center. While there, he discovers the Scyther got dethroned from being in charge of his group. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0095 | 43. “A Way Off Day Off” | April 8, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Deciding to take a break on a nearby island, Ash, his friends, and all their Pokémon just use the time to relax and get better acquainted. However, Team Rocket has other plans for the Pokémon and intend to steal them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0096 | 44. “Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?” | April 22, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Still on Mandarin Island, Ash and his friends go through Victorian Town where they find two Nidoran who are in love with each other but any possible hint of a relationship is being derailed by the trainers who happen to be childhood rivals. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0097 | 45. “Get Along, Little Pokémon” | April 29, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends discover a man who has troops of Magnemite and has to take them to a town on the island in order to give it power. However, he gets injured, so it is up to Ash to herd up the Magnemite and get them to the town. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0098 | 46. “The Mystery Menace” | May 6, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading to the other end of Mandarin Island and the city of Trovitopolis, Ash and his friends discover there's a monster in the sewer that is causing lots of problems in the town. When the Mayor wants to blow it up, Nurse Joy protests and asks Ash and company to help. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0099 | 47. “Misty Meets Her Match” | September 9, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash arrives on Trovita Island prepared to battle for his third Orange League Gym Badge. However, much to Ash's dismay, the Gym Leader, Rudy, has more than just battling on his mind, Rudy develops a crush on Misty, and Ash gets jealous once again. Rudy moves in to court Misty after she helps rescue his younger sister, Mahri. While Ash battles for the Spike Shell Badge, Misty considers the tempting offer to stay on the island with Rudy and Mahri forever. Later, Rudy understands that Misty wants to go with Ash. In the end, Rudy compliments that Ash is lucky before they say their goodbyes. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0100 | 48. “Bound for Trouble” | September 15, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| After getting his 3rd Orange League Badge, Ash and his friends arrive on an island, where Pikachu is soon captured by Team Rocket and is chained to Meowth. But soon after Pikachu and Meowth are taken away by a giant Pidgeot, the trapped rivals eventually learn how to get along. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0101 | 49. “Charizard Chills” | September 2, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Tracey and Misty are sailing along on Lapras when they almost crash into another Pokémon trainer wanting to battle Ash. This trainer heard about Ash from the Trovita Island gym leader and wants to put his Pokémon up against Ash's. When the new trainer uses a super-powerful Poliwrath on Charizard, it's more than anyone expects. After Charizard gets frozen in a battle, Ash tries to defrost him. Charizard, still distrusting of Ash, doesn't want his help, but Ash keeps trying. Charizard finally decides to obey and respect Ash as not only his trainer but also his friend, and the two become closer than ever! Ash is able to give a stunning defeat to the Poliwrath that froze Charizard earlier. |
| Season 03 - Pokémon - The Johto Journeys |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0102 | 01. “The Pokémon Water War” | August 26, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the next island, Ash and his friends see a team of firefighters consisting of Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise. Eager to test its skills, Ash's Squirtle get to train with them. But when an actual fire turns up, training has to become reality. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0103 | 02. “Pokémon Food Fight” | August 19, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| While in a battle, Ash accidentally breaks Snorlax's Pokeball. With the Pokémon Center on the other side of the island, Ash and his friends have to get Snorlax there. And to make matters worse, Team Rocket arrive and are hoarding the island's food ransom until they get Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0104 | 03. “Pokémon Double Trouble” | September 9, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Kumquat Island, Ash discovers Luana, the final Orange Island Gym Leader, who mistakes him for her son. After defending the island from Team Rocket, they head to the Gym to have a Double Battle where Pikachu and Charizard battle against Marowak and Alakazam but Pikachu's and Charizard's unwillingness to work together might end up costing Ash his chance of qualifying for the Orange League. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0105 | 04. “The Wacky Watcher” | September 16, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Rind Island, Tracey meets Dr. Quackenpoker, a noted Pokémon Watcher who is doing a study on the Magikarp that climb up waterfalls and how they evolve into Gyarados. However, Team Rocket appears to steal the Magikarp and get them to evolve. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0106 | 05. “The Stun Spore Detour” | September 16, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Tiny Island, Ash and Tracey get affected by Stun Spore leaving it up to Misty to get an antidote to heal them. Can Misty find it with the help of her new Poliwag? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0107 | 06. “Hello Pummelo” | September 23, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having arrived on Pummelo Island, Ash finally gets the chance to battle the Orange League leader and Champion, Drake in a full six-on-six Pokémon battle, only to discover that the battle may prove to be the toughest one he's ever had. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0108 | 07. “Enter the Dragonite” | September 23, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash continues his fight against Drake in hopes of becoming the Orange League Champion and earning a place in the Orange League Hall of Fame but things hit a snag when Drake brings out his final Pokémon-the legendary Dragonite whose overwhelming strength and powerful attacks are a force to be reckoned-causing Ash to realize that his dream of becoming Orange League Champion may not become a reality after all. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0109 | 08. “Viva Las Lapras” | September 30, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having been crowned the Orange League Champion after winning his battle against Drake, Ash and the team are heading back to Pallet Town in Kanto, but their plans get derailed when Lapras finally discovers its family, only for everyone to realize that Lapras's pack want nothing to do with Ash's Lapras now that it has gotten involved with humans. Ash, Misty and Tracey soon learn that a group of pirates and their Tentacruel are attacking Lapras's group and when the bullying starts up again, with Tracey having gone to alert Officer Jenny, Ash and Misty decide to get into the fight, vowing to stop the pirates once for all. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0110 | 09. “The Underground Round-Up” | September 30, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having to travel by boat, Ash and his friends arrive on Hamlin Island, their final stop before returning to Kanto to discover that the town is being attacked by hundreds of Electrode. A man named Poncho is trying to stop them with his group of Diglett. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0111 | 10. “A Tent Situation” | October 7, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| They're back in Pallet Town. When they get home, they discover that Brock is back and he won't explain why he left Valencia Island. However, as usual, Team Rocket try to steal all of the Pokémon in Professor Oak's lab by vacuuming all the Pokeballs, including the GS Ball that Professor Oak was working on. Can they get it back? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0112 | 11. “The Rivalry Revival” | October 14, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Gary saves the day against Team Rocket, Ash decides to challenge him where Pikachu is against Eevee. However, Gary wins the battle. Ash is depressed, but goes to follow Gary to Johto in order to beat him once and for all. Tracey decides to stay in Pallet Town, so he can be Professor Oak's assistant. In the end, Brock rejoins the group and they head off to Johto. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0113 | 12. “Don't Touch That 'dile” | October 14, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Brock and Misty arrive in New Bark Town and Ash's plan to register for the Johto League hit a snag when he and the team get involved in a case of a Totodile that Team Rocket has kidnapped! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0114 | 13. “The Double Trouble Header” | October 21, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading to Violet City for the first gym, Ash and company meet Casey, a new trainer and baseball fan who eagerly challenges Ash to a battle. When Ash easily beats all three of her Pokémon with just his Charizard, she gets upset and runs off wanting revenge. She makes an alliance with Team Rocket, who agree to help her beat Ash...that is, until she finds out that Team Rocket was just using her. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0115 | 14. “A Sappy Ending” | October 28, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading towards Violet City, Ash and company see some Heracross. Ash, eager to get one, disturbs them and gets told off by an expert. He tells about how Heracross and Pinsir are at war due to something disturbing their honey flow. Later, Heracross expresses his desire to come with Ash and thus Ash captures Heracross. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0116 | 15. “Roll On, Pokémon!” | November 4, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash encounters a Donphan and wants to capture it, thinking it's wild, but finds out it is owned by a trainer who is looking for Amberite. Team Rocket however wants to get the Amberite and steal Donphan. Note: This episode aired as part of Kids WB's Fraturday. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0117 | 16. “Illusion Confusion!” | November 4, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading into a forest which is inhabited by a ghost Pokémon, Ash and company get tricked by illusions, but Gary tells them to see through them by getting a Hoothoot. Ash goes to get one and when he finds the rental place, he discovers the Hoothoot he can rent is a rowdy one. |
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| 0118 | 17. “Flower Power” | November 11, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their trip to Violet City, Ash and company come across a trainer with two Bellossom who are trying to participate in a contest but just can't get their rhythm right. Ash decides to try to help them out. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0119 | 18. “Spinarak Attack” | November 11, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the next town, Ash and company see Officer Jenny who has a Spinarak to help her solve crimes. Knowing Ash and company as the trainers who helped her sister in New Bark Town, Officer Jenny asks them for their help in solving some crimes that bear a resemblance to the crimes of the Black Arachnid, a figure who eight generations before had been known for being a legendary thief and for Meowth that assisted him in his crimes. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0120 | 19. “Snubble Snobbery” | November 18, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Still on their path to Violet City, Ash and company find a Snubble clinging to Growlithe's tail. They decide to find the owner of the Snubbull and return it, but when the Snubbull goes missing again, they have to get it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0121 | 20. “The Little Big Horn” | November 18, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| When a town keeps getting attacked by a herd of Stantler, Brock thinks there is something awry. Standing up against them, he finds it is an illusion made by one baby Stantler which is injured. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0122 | 21. “The Chikorita Rescue” | November 25, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading to Violet City Gym, Ash comes across a wild Chikorita and battles it. But when it is hurt in battle he rushes it to the Pokémon Center only to find Team Rocket are wanting that Chikorita for themselves. Chikorita becomes Ash's newest Pokémon in the end. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0123 | 22. “Once in a Blue Moon” | December 2, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| While polishing the GS Ball in Cherrygrove City, Ash soon finds that a Quagsire has stolen the GS Ball. Trying to get it back, he gets arrested for interfering in the Quagsire Festival where the Quagsire take round things and send them upstream, where the last object to be returned gives good luck to its owner. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0124 | 23. “The Whistle Stop” | December 2, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| In a forest, Ash meets a girl and her group of Ledyba who tend the gardens and follow the girl's whistle. However in a battle with Team Rocket, all the Ledyba dispel and its up to Ash and company to find them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0125 | 24. “Ignorance is Blissey” | December 9, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| At a Pokémon Center, Ash and company discover a Blissey, the evolved form of Chansey. While relaxing, Ash keeps getting hurt by Blissey accidentally, but Team Rocket soon arrives, and since the Blissey is an old friend of Jessie, Jessie regrets accepting food from her. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0126 | 25. “A Bout with Sprout” | December 16, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finally in Violet City, Ash and company find a school and he gets asked to give a small talk about Pokémon Training to the kids. However a kid is convinced that Ash's Pikachu is to be his, and when Pikachu runs off, he takes chase with one of Ash's empty Pokéballs. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0127 | 26. “Fighting Flyer with Fire” | December 16, 2000 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally arrives at the Violet City Gym and begins his campaign of earning eight gym badges to qualify for the Johto League by taking on the Violet City Gym Leader, Falkner but Ash soon discovers that Falkner's a force to be reckoned with due to Falkner's Pokémon overwhelming Ash's. Ash soon realizes that he needs to come up with some kind of strategy instead of his usual approach of brutal force if he's to stand any chance of winning his first gym badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0128 | 27. “For Cryin' Out Loud” | January 20, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Cute and cuddly is one thing, but this fragile baby Marill is too much even for Misty. When all Misty's attempts to toughen up the little Pokémon fall short, Team Rocket takes her by surprise. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0129 | 28. “Tanks a Lot!” | January 27, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket's new super vehicle, the Arbo-tank, is their ticket to world domination. That is, until Togepi and its new-found buddy, Sentret, climb inside and accidentally wreak havoc on everything in their path. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0130 | 29. “Charizard's Burning Ambitions” | February 3, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash hears of the Charicific Valley, he is sure a trip there will boost his Charizard's spirits, but when they reach the valley, they find its dragon denizens are anything but cordial. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0131 | 30. “Grin to Win!” | February 10, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away, but our heroes' new friend, and Sunflora trainer, is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0132 | 31. “Chikorita's Big Upset” | January 20, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| A severe case of sibling rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy. In such delicate matters, there's no such thing as an overnight cure, or is there? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0133 | 32. “Foul Weather Friends” | February 10, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip, a fluffy Pokémon that is able to catch passing winds and drift for miles through the sky. The Hoppip's trainer uses it to help her forecast the weather. One of the Hoppip is actually a little Oddish. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0134 | 33. “The Superhero Secret” | February 17, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| The legendary Gligarman is getting too old to fight crime. When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last: Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0135 | 34. “Mild 'n Wooly” | February 17, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Mareep-herder of her flock. Ash and friends are eager to help, but will first have to convince the Mareep trainer to have faith in herself. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0136 | 35. “Wired for Battle!” | February 24, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When a promising trainee at a Pokémon battle dojo abandons battle altogether, it is up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling, and life for that matter, is more than just a matter of probability. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0137 | 36. “Good 'Quil Hunting” | March 3, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| With no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to find a Cyndaquil in the wild. But before Ash can capture the little Pokémon, he'll have to face another trainer with similar desires and less scruples as well as Team Rocket and their Giant Robotic Meowth-inator. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0138 | 37. “A Shadow of a Drought” | March 3, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of the latest town in his path, but sees a chance at redemption when Team Rocket arrives to capture these revered Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0139 | 38. “Going Apricorn!” | March 10, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash delivers the mysterious GS Ball to a renowned Pokémon expert, but Team Rocket threatens the entire operation when they attempt to harvest the Apricorn resources essential to Pokeball Production. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0140 | 39. “Gettin' the Bugs Out” | March 17, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash reaches the Azalea City Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the gym leader's Bug Pokémon. But what will happen when Cyndaquil, the Fire Pokémon, can't get its burners going? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0141 | 40. “A Farfetch'd Tale” | March 17, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| After an inexperienced young trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd, Ash and friends are happy to help, but can they find it before Team Rocket can get their hands on this savory Pokémon? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0142 | 41. “Tricks of the Trade” | March 24, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| At the Pokémon Swap Meet in Pompona, our heroes befriend a young trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. In the end, Jessie accidentally trades her Lickitung for a young trainer's Wobbuffet and learns about Wobbuffet's Counterattack. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0143 | 42. “The Fire-ing Squad!” | April 21, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| An unexpected Pokémon fire-fighting competition reunites our heroes with old rivals. Ash's Squirtle is reunited with the Squirtle Squad. In the end, Ash returns his Squirtle to the Squirtle Squad. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0144 | 43. “No Big Woop!” | March 31, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper, but as always Team Rocket interferes, this time hoping to use the Wooper to pacify Giovanni. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0145 | 44. “Tunnel Vision” | April 7, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When a Snubbull and Jigglypuff get into a great disagreement, they threaten to draw everyone else into their conflict. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0146 | 45. “Hour of the Houndour” | April 14, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild. In order to help mend their ways, Ash will have to earn their trust first. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0147 | 46. “The Totodile Duel” | May 5, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Unable to settle their differences over who should get ownership of a Totodile, Ash and Misty engage in a fierce three-on-three Pokémon battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0148 | 47. “Hot Matches!” | May 12, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash faces a young female trainer who possess an unbeatable Skarmory, a Steel-type bird and to win, Ash and his Cyndaquil must undergo intense training if they're to have any hope of beating Skarmory. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0149 | 48. “Love, Totodile Style” | May 26, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's Totodile falls in love with Azumarill but Totodile isn't successful in confessing its feelings to Azumarill. But when Team Rocket kidnaps Azumarill, it falls to Totodile to save the day. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0150 | 49. “Fowl Play!” | April 28, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly colored Noctowl, but this Pokémon's hypnosis leaves Ash's team unable to tell reality from illusion, much less stand up to another Pokémon in battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0151 | 50. “Forest Grumps” | June 2, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| An Ursaring attack forces our heroes to team up with Team Rocket, members of each team being paired with members of the other; Misty ends up with James and Meowth, and Jessie ends up with Ash, Brock and Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0152 | 51. “The Psychic Sidekicks!” | August 11, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket attacks a town that is protected by Psychic Pokémon with a machine that is impervious to Psychic attacks, and begins to steal all the Pokémon in town. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0153 | 52. “The Fortune Hunters” | May 19, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers. |
| Season 04 - Pokémon - Johto League Champions |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0154 | 01. “A Goldenrod Opportunity” | August 18, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a long journey, Ash Ketchum and his friends have finally reached Goldenrod City where Ash hopes to earn his next Gym Badge by defeating the local Gym Leader and processing one step further to achieving his dream of entering the Johto League. While exploring the city, they meet a friendly local, Whitney who gives them a tour of the city. After a series of mishaps, many of which are from Team Rocket, Whitney surprises them by revealing that she's the very gym leader Ash wants to challenge and accepts his offer of a gym battle. However, after successfully beating Whitney's Nidorina, Ash gets too arrogant and simply dismisses the battle as being "too easy" while he's also convinced he's got his next Gym Badge in the bag. But he soon gets a very rude awakening when Whitney unleashes her secret weapon: Miltank, the Milk Cow Pokémon whose devastating Rollout is a force to reckon with. Having already lost Cyndaquil and Totodile to Miltank's Rollout, Ash, in despair chooses Pikachu as his final Pokémon but despite their combined efforts and a strategy involving shocking Miltank while it's still wet from Totodile's Water Gun attack, Miltank's Rollout is just too strong and as a result, Pikachu soon faints, resulting in Whitney winning the battle. Ash is left stunned as this is his first official Gym loss since entering the Johto region. The episode ends with Brock and Misty agreeing that Whitney and Miltank are something of an unbeatable combination while Ash simply holds an injured Pikachu in his arms and silently wonders how he's going to stop Whitney's Miltank once and for all as his chances of entering the Johto Tournament hang in the balance in the aftermath of his loss while also knowing that he and his Pokémon have a lot of work to do if they're going to have any chance of defeating Whitney and her Miltank with the narrator remarking that Ash's battle has barely begun. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0155 | 02. “A Dairy Tale Ending” | August 18, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the aftermath of his shocking loss at the hands of the Goldenrod City Gym Leader, Whitney and her Miltank, Ash struggles to regain his confidence and begins trying to form a strategy so he can beat Whitney's Miltank and get the Plain Badge. With his Pokémon having recovered from the intense battle, Ash and the group visit a nearby Miltank ranch and after a while, Ash eventually gains the confidence to challenge Whitney once again for a chance at getting the Plain Badge. But will the rematch finally go in Ash's favor or is Whitney going to be the Gym Leader who ends Ash's Johto League campaign for good? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0156 | 03. “Air Time” | September 8, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash is invited as a guest on a Goldenrod City radio program. But fiction soon blurs into reality, and Ash must face Team Rocket in order to save both the radio show and his own Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0157 | 04. “The Bug Stops Here” | August 25, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Our heroes happen upon a Bug Pokémon Catching Contest. Ash rushes to enter himself at the last minute, and meets Casey, an old opponent. The competition between the two is fierce. Misty gets mad at Casey because she is pushing her Pokémon too hard. Meanwhile,Team Rocket has trapped Ash in a cage. Casey's Chikorita evolves into a Bayleef to rescue Ash. Ash wins the contest with the prizes: A Sun Stone and a Beedrill Ash had caught. Ash gave the Beedrill to Casey because of her love for striped yellow-colored Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0158 | 05. “Type Casting” | September 1, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends must somehow cross a river where a recent storm has washed the bridge away. A riverman promises to take them to the opposite bank if they can find an elusive Sudowoodo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0159 | 06. “Fossil Fools” | September 15, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends visit the future site of an archaeological dig and see the prehistoric Pokémon they thought were extinct, but it isn't long before Team Rocket arrives and capture the Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0160 | 07. “Carrying On” | September 22, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Pidgey Express messenger service is put in jeopardy when Team Rocket begins capturing Pidgey for their own profit. A young boy must not only defeat them, but also win back his Grandpa's trust. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0161 | 08. “Hassle in the Castle” | September 29, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends come upon a castle that has been turned into a clinic that uses Pokémon to aid its patients. But Team Rocket soon arrives and traps our heroes in a maze that runs under the castle. Zubat evolves into Golbat to stop Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0162 | 09. “Two Hits and a Miss” | September 15, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| After saving Mr. Kenzo from a berserk Tauros, Ash is asked to take over Kenzo's Fighting Pokémon dojo, to the surprise of the old man's granddaughter, who had hoped to take the position but whose training style Kenzo regards as frivolous. Before they can battle, Shiro "The Dojo Destroyer", a Fighting Pokémon trainer planning to open his own dojo, arrives and challenges Kenzo. Both the old man and his Machop throw their backs out and the granddaughter takes his place, but her Hitmontop proves no match for Shiro's Hitmonlee. When Team Rocket barges in, Ash, Pikachu and Bulbasaur save the day and the other Pokémon, but the dojo battle wlll continue the next day...can Ash and Bulbasaur train the granddaughter and Hitmontop well enough to help them win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0163 | 10. “A Hot Water Battle” | September 22, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| An innocent game ends with Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile at odds with each other. As they quarrel, they are drawn into a great adventure when they accidentally tumble into a hidden passage. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0164 | 11. “Hook, Line, and Stinker” | September 29, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Anxious to show off her fishing skills, Misty enters a Seaking Fishing Competition. But if she wants to win, she'll have to face the rude egotistic trainer that gave her trouble earlier. The problem is, Team Rocket are in the contest too... |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0165 | 12. “Beauty and the Breeder” | October 6, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brock joins up with his old friend Suzy. Together with her Vulpix, they enter the Pokémon Beauty Competition. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0166 | 13. “A Better Pill to Swallow” | October 13, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang meet a hermit who makes natural remedies. But when Team Rocket tries to steal the medicines for themselves, they throw the behavior of all Pokémon in the area out of balance. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0167 | 14. “Power Play!” | October 20, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Jessie builds an attack machine that will turn a Pokémon's own attack against it with double the power, Ash needs all the help he can get, even if that means teaming up with Gary. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0168 | 15. “Mountain Time” | October 20, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Team Rocket kidnaps Pikachu and Togepi, it's up to our heroes and their newest friend can do to keep these villains from destroying themselves and the two captive Pokémon along with them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0169 | 16. “Wobbu-Palooza” | October 27, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends attend a Wobbuffet Festival that honors the Wobbuffet. When a gang of delinquents attack, Ash attempts to stop them. But how can he defend the town if he's not allowed to fight? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0170 | 17. “Imitation Confrontation” | October 27, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Our heroes are reunited with Duplica, the aspiring Ditto Master, and find her now troubled with a Ditto that is unable to change its size, no matter what Pokémon it transforms into. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0171 | 18. “The Trouble with Snubbull” | November 3, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| When our heroes spot Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull, they try to track down the Pokémon before Team Rocket can get their hands on it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0172 | 19. “Ariados, Amigos” | November 17, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends are reunited with their one-time adversary, Aya, who is continuing devotedly on the path to the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy. Ash and Brock enjoy the special classes, but Misty, because of her phobia of bug-type Pokémon, doesn't. The fun stops when Team Rocket decides to raid the school and steal all the Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0173 | 20. “Wings 'n' Things” | November 17, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| A glassmaker's son adopts a Yanma he finds in the wild, not knowing that this Pokémon's signature attack creates a shockwave that shatters all glass in the area. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0174 | 21. “The Grass Route” | November 3, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and company chance upon the Grass Pokémon Tournament, an annual affair where trainers pit their herbaceous Pokémon against each other in the spirit of friendly combative horticulture. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0175 | 22. “The Apple Corp.” | December 1, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| A young orchard owner mistakes Pikachu for the thief who's recently eaten large amounts of her crop. Ash and friends set her straight by revealing the true culprits: a group of Pichu that live nearby. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0176 | 23. “Houndoom's Special Delivery” | December 1, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a run-in with Team Rocket, Togepi disappears. Even more alarming are the large footprints they found next to Togepi's, which could only belong to a very big Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0177 | 24. “A Ghost of a Chance” | November 10, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends finally reach Ecruteak City and meet up with a Gym Leader, Morty, with greater ease than they had thought. But they meet not in the Pokémon Gym, but in the charred ruins of an ancient tower. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0178 | 25. “From Ghost to Ghost” | November 10, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has his 4th gym battle with Morty, the ghost trainer. To win the Fog Badge, he might need to rely on the eyes of Noctowl. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0179 | 26. “Trouble's Brewing” | December 8, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brock is in heaven when he, Ash, and Misty chance upon a Japanese garden maintained by four beautiful sisters, each specializing in a traditional art of Japan. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0180 | 27. “All That Glitters!” | December 15, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Reveling in his recent successes, Ash pauses to polish his newly earned badges when a flock of Murkrow arrive and make off with his hard-won prizes. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0181 | 28. “The Light Fantastic” | December 15, 2001 |
| Synopsis: |
| Inspired by an elderly artist, Ash and his friends journey into the desert in search of strange lights. They soon reach a gigantic crystal monolith that's surrounded by dozens of Remoraid. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0182 | 29. “UnBEARable” | January 19, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Misty befriends a cuddly Teddiursa. But the mischievous Pokémon turns out to be more trouble than he's worth. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0183 | 30. “Moving Pictures” | January 26, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| A chunk of ice falls from the sky. Our heroes examine the block and discover that a Sunkern is frozen inside. They get help from an elderly couple who are quick to lend a hand in thawing the Pokémon. Later, Ash uses the Sun Stone from the Bug Catching Contest on Sunkern to evolve it into a Sunflora. Following its evolving, all of the other Sunflora return to the mountain. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0184 | 31. “Spring Fever” | February 2, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| When a trio of Swinub make off with Misty's rice cake, the children jump to pursuit. They soon learn that these Pokémon are in the employ of a father-daughter team of water prospectors. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0185 | 32. “Freeze Frame” | February 9, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Our heroes finally encounter the Articuno. The legendary Pokémon uses its power to hold off a dangerous blizzard. But after facing Team Rocket, will the Articuno be able to stay the fierce storm? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0186 | 33. “The Stolen Stones!” | February 16, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Our heroes meet a brother and sister who run a small delivery service. When the brother is injured in a Team Rocket attack, he turns to Ash to guide the team of Arcanine to their destination. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0187 | 34. “The Dunsparce Deception” | February 23, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket manages to con all the children in town into giving up their Dunsparce. When Ash and friends pursue their enemies, a young trainer tags along, hoping to catch a Dunsparce of his own. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0188 | 35. “The Wayward Wobbuffet” | March 2, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket captures Pikachu, and promptly locks away in an unbreakable cage. They give the key away to Wobbuffet and make a quick escape, only to realize that they left Wobbuffet behind. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0189 | 36. “Sick Daze” | March 9, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Misty never truly realized what a help their friend was to them until a serious cold leaves Brock bedridden and all the daily chores are left for them to do. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0190 | 37. “Ring Masters” | March 16, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends chance by a Pokémon Sumo Championship. Though Ash is a new hand at sumo, his Snorlax proves an able wrestler, and he quickly becomes the favorite for victory. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0191 | 38. “The Poké-Spokesperson” | March 23, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Pikachu starts acting strangely, a man claiming to speak Pokémon language suggests that it needs a recharge. But they soon learn that the same man is wanted for fraudulent Pokémon Translating. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0192 | 39. “Control Freak!” | March 30, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Jessie puts on a mask that will make every Pokémon obey her. Can Brock and his newly evolved Crobat defeat Team Rocket? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0193 | 40. “The Art of Pokémon” | April 6, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| In a town famed for its limestone white facades, a group of Smeargle are wreaking havoc. They are literally painting the town with multicolored paints they emit from their tails. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0194 | 41. “The Heartbreak of Brock” | April 13, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Brock meets a girl who reciprocates his feelings, he suddenly gets cold feet. Finally, Brock accepts the girl's offer of marriage, but by then she has already fallen in love with another man, James. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0195 | 42. “Current Events” | April 27, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash investigates a break-in at an electric facility, he accidentally gets locked in. To make matters worse, the crack teams of Magnemite and Magneton have been trained to attack all intruders. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0196 | 43. “Turning Over a New Bayleef” | May 4, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Growing pains threaten a beautiful trainer-Pokémon relationship when the newly evolved Bayleef is unable to adjust to its size and repeatedly knocks Ash to the ground with its enthusiastic feelings. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0197 | 44. “Doin' What Comes Natu-rally” | May 18, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash meets a shy Natu fortune teller who gets too nervous to perform in front of an audience. Anxious to help another youngster who, like himself, has a dream, Ash offers advice to the young boy. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0198 | 45. “The Big Balloon Blow-Up” | May 25, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends enter a hot air balloon race that uses Pokémon to propel the balloons forward. But with Team Rocket sabotaging competitors, it will not be an easy race for Ash to win. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0199 | 46. “The Screen Actor's Guilt” | June 1, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| A hooded man drops off a Smoochum with Ash and the gang. The trainers return the Pokémon to its owner, a famous actor, but it's not long before Smoochum goes missing again. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0200 | 47. “Right On, Rhydon!” | June 22, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang run into a civil engineer who is having troubles digging in a leaky tunnel. But Ash knows just the Rhydon for the job. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0201 | 48. “The Kecleon Caper” | August 17, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Anxious to impress two sisters, Brock volunteers to find a pair of Kecleon that have gone missing on a blimp. Ash and Misty join in on what becomes a madcap chase through the huge vessel. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0202 | 49. “The Joy of Water Pokémon” | August 24, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Misty finally meets the famous Nurse Joy who specializes in treating Water Pokémon. But her excitement turns to disappointment when she learns that this Nurse Joy personally detests Water Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0203 | 50. “Got Miltank?” | August 31, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash's Cyndaquil goes missing, he's determined to find it, even if it means seeking out a hidden desert oasis and breaking through its seemingly impregnable defense. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0204 | 51. “Fight for the Light” | September 7, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash is in the heat of battle with the Olivine Gym Leader, when a stranger appears and breaks up the match. It turns out that the girl Ash has been battling is not the Gym Leader she claimed to be. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0205 | 52. “Machoke, Machoke Man!” | September 7, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash encounters the Cianwood Gym Leader and challenges him to a battle. Ash's strategy is tested, but the team spirit shared by Ash and his Pokémon wins him the Gym battle in the end. |
| Season 05 - Pokémon - Master Quest |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0206 | 01. “Around the Whirlpool” | September 14, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| In a scuffle with Team Rocket, Ash and friends are thrown from the ship taking them to the Whirl Islands. They crash into a nearby island, where they meet up with Professor Elm. Professor Elm explains about the upcoming Whirlpool Cup that takes place in the center of the Whirl Islands. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0207 | 02. “Fly Me to the Moon” | September 21, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| On an island where all Pidgeys have grown large and lazy, our heroes discover one Pidgey who dreams of flying higher than any Pokémon in history. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0208 | 03. “Takin' It on the Chinchou” | September 28, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Whirlpool Cup competition, Ash and friends are fortunate enough to pass a small mountain village just as an annual Chinchou migration is about to occur. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0209 | 04. “A Corsola Caper!” | October 5, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Just as Ash and friends arrive at a new island, they find themselves in the middle of the Corsola frenzy and Misty hopes to catch one of her own. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0210 | 05. “Mantine Overboard!” | October 12, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends meet a Pokémon researcher named Luka who is desperate to explore a sunken ship, a ship that's fiercely protected by an aggressive Mantine and a number of Remoraid. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0211 | 06. “Octillery the Outcast” | October 19, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| After reaching the town where the preliminary round of the Whirlpool Cup is held, Ash and Misty must help cheer up a young trainer's Octillery after its evolution has left it feeling lonely and isolated from its Remoraid companions. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0212 | 07. “Dueling Heroes” | October 26, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Misty make their way to the semi-finals and Ash gets Kingler back for the Whirlpool Cup. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0213 | 08. “The Perfect Match!” | November 2, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash faces off against Misty in the Whirlpool Cup. Who will win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0214 | 09. “Plant It Now... Diglett Later” | November 9, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| A village of kind, elderly people requests that Ash and friends help them defend against a gang of marauders that invades every year, attempting to rustle their sizable herd of Diglett. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0215 | 10. “Hi Ho Silver... Away!” | November 16, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty and Brock run into a local shopkeeper who introduces them to one of their friends, a jewelry maker who tells them the legend of the fourth Whirl Island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0216 | 11. “The Mystery is History” | November 23, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock run into their old friend Richie and his Pikachu, Sparky. They also meet a young boy whose Lanturn has made friends with a baby Lugia. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0217 | 12. “Parent Trapped!” | November 30, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, Brock, Richie, and the boy name Oliver rescue Silver from Team Rocket. The episode ends with Ash waking up and discovering that he, Brock, Misty, Pikachu and Richie have all been captured. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0218 | 13. “A Promise is a Promise” | December 7, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends try to fight their way out of the underwater Team Rocket base as they attempt to free both the baby Lugia and its mother. Team Rocket is working on a device that makes Pokémon angry and brings out power through rage which may prove to be dangerous for Ash and his friends. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0219 | 14. “Throwing in the Noctowl” | December 14, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| After missing the ferry, Ash and his friends meet an elderly man and his Noctowl who pilots a plane that will bring Ash back to Olivine City but the plane's current state of disrepair along with dangerous storms and even Team Rocket may stop Ash from fulfilling his promise of getting to Olivine City in time for his gym battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0220 | 15. “Nerves of Steelix!” | December 21, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's long-waited battle against Jasmine, the Olivine City's Gym Leader, Jasmine finally begins as he and his party find themselves facing Jasmine's most powerful Pokémon: Steelix, the Iron Pokémon and who is also the evolved form of Onix. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0221 | 16. “Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!” | September 23, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Bulbasaur is left behind to solve a conflict between all kinds of Pokémon back at Professor Oak's lab. Will Ash be forced to leave his Bulbasaur at Professor Oak's lab forever? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0222 | 17. “Espeon, Not Included” | September 24, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty and Brock encounter Sakura and her Kimono Girl sisters again, and learned that her Eevee became an Espeon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0223 | 18. “For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!” | September 25, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash tells Eusine, a specialist in legendary Pokémon, that he saw a Suicune, a Pokémon Eusine is trying to catch, Eusine demands a battle. Meanwhile, Team Rocket steals and then breaks a sacred bell, causing all the Pokémon in the area to attack the forest, the city and all the people in it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0224 | 19. “Extreme Pokémon!” | January 4, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his Bayleef compete in a Pokémon racing competition against Gary and his Arcanine. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0225 | 20. “An EGG-sighting Adventure!” | January 11, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash wins an egg as a prize for the race, and wonders what it will hatch into. Using a Pokémon Center as a motel, Ash leaves the egg on a desk. Team Rocket attempts to steal the egg, but Togepi wakes up, and it teleports the egg away. The next morning, Ash has to find out who stole his egg. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0226 | 21. “Hatching a Plan” | January 18, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's egg hatches into a Phanpy and almost instantly, Phanpy begins causing trouble for Ash and the group but things take a turn when Team Rocket's efforts to steal Phanpy cause the young baby elephant Pokémon to flee and side up with Team Rocket instead. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0227 | 22. “Dues and Don'ts” | January 25, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Jessie, James and Meowth find out that their contracts have expired, so they are no longer part of Team Rocket. An old woman who's recruiting for Team Rocket lends them her Delibird to pass the re-recruitment test...attacking Ash and his friends! They lose the battle, but are reinstated into Team Rocket, and the Delibird is assigned to follow the three so they can pay off their bills little by little. Meanwhile a Team Rocket member craves revenge on Jessie. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0228 | 23. “Just Waiting On a Friend” | September 26, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Brock and Misty rest in a girl's house. As usual, Brock falls for the owner, but Ash and Misty discover she has no reflection in the mirror! The two soon discover that the girl is really an illusion created by a Ninetales, parodying the legend of the Kitsune. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0229 | 24. “A Tyrogue Full of Trouble” | February 1, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| The three friends discover a Tyrogue who is cold to humans, but on the inside, is sensitive and cares for weak Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0230 | 25. “Xatu the Future” | February 8, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| A girl uses her Xatu's ability to see the future as an advantage and uses this to predict the weather. The Xatu are not always correct, and convince her into thinking there is going to be a flood. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0231 | 26. “Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution” | February 15, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty and Brock are walking along, when suddenly, they spot a mysterious Pokémon, a red Gyarados. They discover it is one of many Magikarp that has been forced to evolve by Team Rocket. With the help of Lance of the Elite Four, Ash and friends attempt to rescue Gyarados. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0232 | 27. “Rage of Innocence” | February 22, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing the previous episode, Lance attempts to rescue the red Gyarados by catching it. Can Lance catch it before it destroys the town? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0233 | 28. “As Cold as Pryce” | March 1, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pryce, with Ash's help, attempts to locate his lost Piloswine. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0234 | 29. “Nice Pryce, Baby!” | March 8, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges Pryce of Mahogany Town to a battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0235 | 30. “Whichever Way the Wind Blows” | March 22, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang get involved upon discovering that a group of Bellossom are feuding with a group of Vileplume. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0236 | 31. “Some Like It Hot!” | March 29, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends encounter a Magcargo that refuses to let them pass. A boy named Egan attempts to capture a Magcargo for himself. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0237 | 32. “Hocus Pokémon” | April 5, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Pokémon magician named Lily attempts to create a magic spell, but as well as needing Pikachu, is missing one ingredient; a tear from an Aipom. Team Rocket steals Lily's spell book and try to get Aipom to shed a tear without force. After beating Team Rocket, however, the spell fails and Ash is turned into a Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0238 | 33. “As Clear as Crystal” | April 12, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash is restored to his human form, but Pikachu doesn't look so hot. They discover he is ill, and so a passing trainer takes them to a lake to heal electric Pokémon. They find out that a crystal is healing them, and so when Team Rocket snags it, it summons an enraged Zapdos! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0239 | 34. “Same Old Song and Dance” | April 19, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| A trainer and her twin Igglybuff perform at a concert causing Jigglypuff to become jealous. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0240 | 35. “Enlighten Up!” | April 26, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, Brock and Team Rocket train in a SlowPoké Temple. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0241 | 36. “Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?” | September 27, 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
| James disguises himself as Professor Oak to receive fame. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0242 | 37. “Wish Upon a Star Shape” | May 3, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Phanpy attempts to reunite Cleffa with its family. However, a pair of paranormal investigators want to claim the Cleffa as proof of Pokémon's alien origins. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0243 | 38. “Outrageous Fortunes” | May 10, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash wins a King's Rock in a battle, which Misty's Poliwhirl notices. Before being recalled, Poliwhirl puts the King's Rock on its head. The next time Misty uses Poliwhirl in battle, the power of the King's Rock causes it to evolve into Politoed! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0244 | 39. “One Trick Phony!” | May 17, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash trains at a Battle Park against Blastoise, Charizard, and Venusaur, not knowing the trainers he's facing are Team Rocket in disguise. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0245 | 40. “I Politoed Ya So!” | May 24, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| A cheerleader with winning ambitions on her mind gets her Politoed companion mixed up with Misty's clapping, cheerful Politoed. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0246 | 41. “Beauty is Skin Deep” | May 31, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Clair, the Blackthorn City Gym Leader, is forced to go to a ritual involving the Dragon Fang, but also has to protect a Dratini. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0247 | 42. “Fangs for Nothin'” | June 7, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Clair begin their gym battle, while Team Rocket makes off with the Dragon Fang, tricking a Dragonite into believing they are protecting it. As such, Ash's fight with Clair is cancelled as they temporarily join forces and then set off to stop Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0248 | 43. “Great Bowls of Fire!” | June 14, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| When James accidentally lights a forest on fire using the Dragon Holy Lands Prayer Flame, his actions cause Dragonite, the Holy Land's Guardian to snap and go mad with rage. As a result, it becomes so consumed with rage that it begins to attack everything that gets in its way while also endangering the Pokémon that live in the Holy Land as well. With help from Liza and her Charizard, Charla as well as Ash's own Charizard, Ash, Brock, Misty and Clair must find a way to stop Dragonite's rampage once and for all or risk having the Holy Lands being completely destroyed for good. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0249 | 44. “Better Eight Than Never” | June 21, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| In his second rematch, Ash pits Snorlax, Pikachu and Charizard against Clair's Dragon-type Pokémon. Will Ash be victorious and finally get the right to qualify for the Johto League? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0250 | 45. “Why? Wynaut!” | June 28, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's badges are stolen by Team Rocket, which are then stolen by a wild Wynaut. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0251 | 46. “Just Add Water” | July 12, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock visit an unregistered Pokémon gym on the coastline. The gym specializes in water Pokémon, and both Ash and Misty want a battle with the leader. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0252 | 47. “Lapras of Luxury” | July 26, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Professor Elm asks Ash and his friends to pick up a Pokémon egg from a marine research center and deliver it to him, Ash runs into a Lapras herd, with one of the family members being the same Lapras he caught in the Orange Islands. When Team Rocket try to capture the whole herd, it's up to the reunited duo to stop them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0253 | 48. “Hatch Me If You Can” | August 9, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| The egg Professor Elm gave Ash hatches into a Pokémon named Larvitar. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0254 | 49. “Entei at Your Own Risk” | August 16, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| A trainer named Nelson, scouts out a Hot Springs for wild Pokémon in an attempt to capture the legendary Pokémon, Entei. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0255 | 50. “A Crowning Achievement” | August 23, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Slowpoke named Arthur attempts to evolve into a Slowking. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0256 | 51. “Here's Lookin' at You Elekid!” | August 30, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Casey meets up with Ash, and has her sights on Elekid the pre-evolved form of Electabuzz. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0257 | 52. “You're a Star, Larvitar!” | September 6, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a Team Rocket plot results in many stolen Pokémon, Ash relys on Larvitar to help free the Pokémon. |
| Season 06 - Pokémon - Advanced |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0258 | 01. “Address Unown!” | September 13, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Unown accidentally teleports Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Togepi (the latter two, humorously, grow to giant sizes) into Larvitar's mind, and they discover that as an egg, Larvitar and its mother was attacked by poachers. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0259 | 02. “Mother of All Battles” | September 15, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Just as they reach Larvitar's mother, the same poachers that once captured Larvitar catch its mother. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0260 | 03. “Pop Goes the Sneasel” | September 16, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finds out that Sneasel, Machop and Machoke are interfering with the opening ceremony for the Silver Conference, as they were guarding the ancient fire of the legendary Ho-Oh that was required to light the torch. Then, he meets a trainer named Harrison, who says he's from Littleroot Town in the Hoenn region. Ash and Harrison go to bring the fire & eventually face the guardian Pokémon, including a Sneasel. They first beat Machop and Machoke. Suddenly Team Rocket comes, who wants to catch a Sneasel and make it a part of the team, but they fail again. However, Harrison introduces a Blaziken, which is unknown to others. He defeats a Sneasel with it & catches a Sneasel. Ash and Harrison successfully bring the fire & the opening ceremony starts. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0261 | 04. “A Claim to Flame!” | September 17, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Johto League begins as Ash meets up with his longtime rival, Gary Oak. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0262 | 05. “Love, Pokémon Style” | September 18, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing the Johto League, Ash fights Macey, a fire-type trainer. Macey has a trick up her sleeve, though, she also has an Electabuzz to shock water-types. After a 3-on-3 battle, in the end Ash wins over Macey, and moves on to Round 2! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0263 | 06. “Tie One On!” | September 19, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing the Johto League, Ash faces off against Jackson, one of the trainers from the The Legend of Thunder. Surprisingly the battle between Ash and Jackson ends in a draw. After adding up the scores of Macey, Ash and Jackson, Ash is with the highest score, and so he moves on to the Championship Round 1 (league round 3). Ash discovers that his next battle is against Gary. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0264 | 07. “The Ties That Bind” | September 20, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's skills as a Pokémon trainer are put to the ultimate test as he finds himself going up against his longtime rival, Gary Oak. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0265 | 08. “Can't Beat the Heat!” | September 27, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing the Johto League, Ash pits Charizard against Gary's fully evolved starter... a Blastoise. Ash ultimately wins over Gary, and moves on to the Championship Round 2 (league round 4). He also enters into the quarter-finals and the Top 8 champions of the Johto League. Ash discovers his next battle is against his new-met rival Harrison! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0266 | 09. “Playing with Fire” | October 4, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| After his big victory over Gary, Ash faces of Harrison for the chance to enter the semi-finals of the Silver Conference. After a long and fierce battle, both Ash and Harrison are left with one Pokémon each. Ash is left with Charizard and Harrison is left with Blaziken. Who will be victorious and move on? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0267 | 10. “Johto Photo Finish” | October 11, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's quest in the Johto League ends with his last Pokémon, Charizard's defeat against Harrison's Blaziken. However, Harrison who is now in the semi-finals, is defeated as well by his opponent. With the end of the Silver Conference, the participants head off in their separate ways. Gary has a surprise for everyone. He is going to stop being a Pokémon trainer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0268 | 11. “Gotta Catch Ya Later!” | October 18, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| During a pit stop in Viridian City on the way back to Pallet Town, Misty has a phonecall from her sisters that they won a world tour in a beauty contest, forcing her to take over the Cerulean Gym Leader duties during their absence. Misty realizes that Nurse Joy fixed her bike, causing her to have no excuse to continue traveling with Ash. So she sets off for her home. Meanwhile, Brock also receives an e-mail in which he was informed to get home for some important work. Brock and Misty return to their respective hometowns, and Ash returns to Pallet Town. There he gets informed that his friend Gary, whom he defeated in the conference, is setting off for a new journey. So Ash also starts planning for his next journey. Suddenly, Ash gets his eye on Ho-oh, flying towards the region of Hoenn. Seeing this, Ash decides to go on a new journey to the Hoenn region, with only his Pikachu. On Hearing this, his mother gives him a ticket of the ferry to the Hoenn region & a brand new outfit. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0269 | 12. “Hoenn Alone!” | October 25, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash sets off for his journey to the Hoenn region but finds trouble in the form of Team Rocket. The episode ends with Ash discovering the next morning that Pikachu has fallen gravely ill. |
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| 0270 | 13. “Get the Show on the Road!” | November 1, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finally in Littleroot Town, Ash and Professor Birch discover that Pikachu has an electrical overload. The excess electricity causes Pikachu to run off in pain, followed by Ash and Professor Birch. Soon, a pack of Poochyena appear and chase Professor Birch, interfering with the beginning of a new journey for a 10-year-old young trainer named May, who after all the trouble chooses a Torchic for her first Pokémon. |
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| 0271 | 14. “A Ruin with a View” | November 8, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and May encounter a set of ruins, where they help Professor Aldon rediscover a nearly-extinct Pokémon. There, they learn about Team Magma and Team Aqua. |
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| 0272 | 15. “There's No Place Like Hoenn” | November 15, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and May have finally arrived in Petalburg City, where he hopes to battle in his first Hoenn Gym match. Ash meets May's younger brother, Max. Norman, May's father, is the Petalburg Gym Leader and Ash challenges him to a Gym battle, but since Ash does not have three Pokémon with him they only have a informal trainer battle which is interrupted by Team Rocket. |
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| 0273 | 16. “You Never Can Taillow” | November 22, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, May and Max (who is now traveling with them) are strolling through the Petalburg Forest on hopes of seeing new Pokémon and adventures. May suggests that they should stop for a quick lunch break, but Max on the other hand thinks that they should continue to find Pokémon in the forest. May and Max begin to pull Ash back and forth on whether to eat lunch, or find new Pokémon; Ash on the other hand get extremely annoyed and decides that they can take a quick lunch break and later find Pokémon. Ash, Max, May, and Pikachu start to have lunch but find out that none of them have food to eat, and Pikachu's Pokémon food container is empty, leaving them at a starving situation. Ash then tells May and Max about his friend Brock and how he always cooks meals for him. While in the forest, a flock of vicious Taillow begin to attack Ash and his friends, but when all hope is lost an old friend comes to the rescue. |
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| 0274 | 17. “In the Knicker of Time!” | November 22, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brock is ready to travel again and has joined up with Ash, May and Max on the journey towards Rustboro City. In the forest they encounter a giant Zigzagoon, which they soon realize is actually a trainer in a Zigzagoon suit. Nicholai the Knickerbocker is a trainer that believes in becoming one with Pokémon in order to understand them; while battling, he wears a costume of whichever Pokémon he is using. When not dressed as a Pokémon, he wears knickers in order to be closer to nature. Nicholai is very excited to learn that May is the daughter of the Petalburg Gym leader, challenges her to a battle and quickly defeats her. Nicholai taunts her for losing, saying that he does not think her father will be difficult to beat since she is such an inexperienced trainer. Brock, Ash and May shrug off the defeat and continue on their way, but Max is furious, and without telling anyone he goes off in search of Nicholai to defend his father's honor. |
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| 0275 | 18. “A Poached Ego!” | November 29, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket encounters a poacher who hunts for poison-type Pokémon. When Team Rocket learn that the captured Pokémon include Koffing and Ekans, they decide to free them from the poachers grasp and they release Arbok and Weezing to protect Ekans and Koffing. At the end, James gets himself a new Pokémon: Cacnea. |
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| 0276 | 19. “Tree's a Crowd” | November 29, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Deep in the woods, Ash spies a Treecko. He's wanted to catch a Treecko since he first saw one at Professor Birch's laboratory. He follows the Treecko to an enormous tree that seems to be dying. There, Ash's Treecko has an argument with all of the other Treecko. It seems that Ash's Treecko is very attached to the tree and wants to stay with it, while the rest of the clan wants to move on to a new tree. Ash watches as the lone Treecko struggles to save the tree. He and Pikachu feel badly for the Treecko and try to help. In the end, however, the tree dies. Now that its home is gone, Treecko is ready to make a new home with Ash. He and Pikachu battle, and Ash catches his Treecko! |
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| 0277 | 20. “A Tail with a Twist” | December 6, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's newly caught Treecko may be a bit standoff-ish, but the little green Pokémon is quite a fighter. When Team Rocket sees Treecko knocked down and hurt by a Seviper, they decide that they must have that Seviper. Meowth is very impressed with its "sneaky, snakey ways." Meanwhile, Treecko escapes from the Pokémon Center where Ash brought it to recover. When the gang finds Treecko, it is practicing its attack moves: again and again, Treecko jumps from the top of a waterfall and tries to break a rock at the bottom with its tail. Ash is very impressed with the rigor of its training. All of Treecko's hard work appears to have paid off - when Team Rocket attacks and catches Pikachu with the help of their new Seviper, Treecko is able to save the day. |
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| 0278 | 21. “Taming of the Shroomish” | December 6, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, May, Brock and Max have arrived at a small city on their way to Rustboro City. Brock decides to stock up on supplies, while Max is eager to go hunting for city-dwelling Pokémon. Max soon stumbles upon a very frightened Shroomish who is hiding in an alleyway. Ash, Max, Pikachu and their new Shroomish friend head off to find a Pokémon Center. On the way, they pass by a deserted mansion that is being torn down. There, the gang learns that not long ago most of the city was forest and that many, many Shroomish lived in the area. They also learn that strange things are going on at the mansion, and many people believe that it's haunted. A little investigation reveals that the mansion is actually inhabited by all of the Shroomish who used to live in the forest. When the forest was destroyed, they had nowhere else to go. All of the strange noises and smells that the construction workers were hearing were actually the Shroomish! The grandson of the owner decides to tear down the mansion as planned, but to convert all of that land into a forest for the Shroomish. |
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| 0279 | 22. “You Said a Mouthful!” | December 13, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the route to Rustboro City, Ash and the gang pass by an unofficial gym boasting the world's most powerful Pokémon. Even though he can't win a badge there, Ash is intrigued and decides to battle the trainer named Anthony and this mysterious Pokémon. The world's most powerful Pokémon turns out to be a Pelipper. Pelipper attacks Ash's Treecko with a Vine Whip. It then attacks Taillow with Flamethrower. Finally, it attacks Pikachu with a Thunder Attack. Ash and crew are amazed - Pelipper should only have Water and Flying type attacks, but somehow it knows Grass, Fire and Electric type attacks, and that's not physically possible! Team Rocket decides that they must have this awesome Pokémon, so they too challenge Anthony. This time, however, Anthony panics and the truth comes out. Pelipper has been hiding PokéBalls inside its large beak. Rather than being disappointed, Team Rocket decides that this is an excellent opportunity. They blackmail Anthony and use his Pelipper for a new challenge. This time, trainers will lose their Pokémon if they lose to Pelipper. Team Rocket's latest hoax is very successful at first, and they con many trainers out of their Pokémon, but they soon get carried away. They fill Pelipper's beak up with so many PokéBalls that when Pelipper does a Water Gun attack, all of the PokéBalls spill out! |
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| 0280 | 23. “A Bite to Remember” | December 13, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| As our heroes travel on towards Rustboro City, they stumble into a forest filled with many different kinds of Pokémon. It turns out that the area is actually a Pokémon preserve, and it's looked after by a girl named Katrina. Katrina takes care of all of the Pokémon in the area and helps to nurse them back to health when they are sick. Max takes a particular liking to her Poochyena and he's determined to see it evolve before they leave the preserve. All of the Poochyena's companions who were born at the same time have already evolved, but this one Poochyena just doesn't seem ready. Max decides to coach the Pokémon and leads it out into the forest. Team Rocket has followed Max and they decide to play a trick on him to take the Poochyena. They claim to be researchers working on an evolution machine. Max is too smart to be fooled, but that doesn't stop Team Rocket from taking Poochyena. Luckily, Katrina and Ash show up just in time. This time Poochyena gets in on the action, too. That last battle turns out to be just what this little Poochyena needs - it evolves right before Max's eyes! |
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| 0281 | 24. “The Lotad Lowdown” | December 20, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Pikachu, Brock, May and Max decide to cool off in a picturesque lake en route to Rustboro City, but they're not the only one's splashing around! The lake is actually home to a whole flock of Lotad. The Lotad seem to be having fun with their new friends, but a little girl named Natalie thinks that Ash and crew are out of line. She brings them back to the flower shop which her two older sisters run. There, Ash and the gang learn all about berries and the effects that different berries have on Pokémon. Brock promptly falls in love with the two older sisters, making little Natalie very jealous. In fact, Natalie isn't the only one smitten with Brock - a quirky little Lotad seems to have taken a liking to him as well. Natalie decides to win Brock's affection by finding a Citrus Berry and she wanders off into the woods. She finds one, but a Beedrill wants it, too! Luckily, Brock arrives in time to save her from the Beedrill. Meanwhile, Team Rocket has decided to catch all the Lotad in the lake and it's up to Brock's quirky friend, Lotad and Pikachu to save the day. |
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| 0282 | 25. “All Things Bright and Beautifly!” | December 27, 2003 |
| Synopsis: |
| Rustboro City is on the horizon, but they're not there yet. Ash, Brock, Max and May have just arrived at a Contest Hall. Janet and Chaz, two experienced Pokémon Coordinators, teach the gang all about Contests. Pokémon Contests are different from battles in that it's not the strength of the attack that matters, but the beauty of its execution. Winners get ribbons instead of badges. The gang decides that they want to try entering today's contest, but they're too late. All is not lost, however, because Chaz offers to teach Pikachu the Iron Tail attack. And Janet lets May assist her with during the contest. During the contest, Chaz and Janet both perform really well and make it to the final round. In the end, Janet's Beautifly steals the show! May is really impressed and she's determined to one day enter a contest herself. |
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| 0283 | 26. “All in a Day's Wurmple” | January 3, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the gang continues to make their way towards Rustboro City, May spots a Wurmple that she's dying to catch - but she's not the only one with her eye on the cute little bug Pokémon. Jessie wants it, too. May ventures off on her own to catch her Wurmple, but Team Rocket follows and gives her trouble. Luckily, she gets some help from a trainer named Franklin. Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu are practicing Pikachu's Iron Tail attack. A trainer named Franklin sees them practicing and challenges them to a battle. Franklin teaches Ash about double battles, which are common in the Hoenn region. With help from her new friend Franklin, May catches the Wurmple she wanted. When she and Franklin go to meet up with the gang, everyone is really surprised. The Franklins are actually identical twin brothers - Forrest and Forrester Franklin! All is not lost for Team Rocket, however. Jessie manages to snag a Wurmple of her own after Team Rocket blasts off at the end of the episode. |
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| 0284 | 27. “Gonna Rule the School!” | January 10, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Rustboro City at last! Now that Ash and friends have arrived in Rustboro City, they're taking a moment to sightsee. They bump into a schoolteacher, Roxanne, and her class on a class trip. The kids are about Max's age and one of them, Kenny, is afraid of Pokémon. Roxanne invites the gang back to see the Pokémon Trainer's School. Ash is anxious to get to his gym battle, but Roxanne persuades him to wait. As it turns out, Ash would have had to wait anyway: Roxanne is also the Gym Leader! The Pokémon Trainer's School is pretty big and has all kinds of different classes. May is especially interested in a class on Pokémon Contests. Max decides to attend the beginners' class that Kenny is in. He's in the middle of battling the class show-off, Tommy, when the principal comes running in to tell them that the school's Poké Balls have all been stolen. Team Rocket strikes again! Kenny steps in and saves the day by telling Max which attacks will work best, and Tommy cooperates, too. When they work together, the kids are able to defeat Team Rocket and save the PokéBalls. Just to be safe, Roxanne's Geodude sends Team Rocket blasting off again. Now that Ash has seen Roxanne and her Geodude in action, he's really ready for his gym battle! |
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| 0285 | 28. “The Winner by a Nosepass” | January 10, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pikachu is getting pretty good at its Iron Tail attack and that's a good thing. Ash is finally about to take on Roxanne, the leader of the Rustboro Gym. He's going to need all the help he can get to take down her Geodude. May, on the other hand, isn't really looking forward to the battle. In fact, she announces that she's not going to be a trainer anymore. She wants to become a Pokémon Coordinator and compete in contests instead. When the battle begins, it doesn't look like Ash has much of a chance. Roxanne's Geodude knocks out Treecko pretty quickly. It's all up to Pikachu. Electric attacks aren't going to help much against a strong Rock Type - but Ash is very clever and Pikachu not only brings down Geodude, but it wipes out Nosepass with its newly perfected Iron Tail Attack. Ash defeats Roxanne and receives his Stone Badge. |
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| 0286 | 29. “Stairway to Devon” | January 17, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Max accidentally spills his drink onto the Pokénav, causing it to spoil. He needs to find a place to have it quickly fixed while letting nobody know it's spoiled. He ends up meeting with the president of the Devon Corporation, makers of the Pokénav and everything else. The president gets interested in Max and offers his help to Max to repair the Pokénav. However, the tour into the corporate headquarters turns into a hunt for a spy who is after some of the company's research and they learn about two evil teams in the Hoenn region - Team Aqua and Team Magma. |
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| 0287 | 30. “On a Wingull and a Prayer!” | January 24, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash enjoyed meeting the president of Devon Corp. and learning a little about Team Aqua, a dangerous group of evildoers, but now he really wants to get to Dewford Island. Unfortunately, May's map is about 10 years old and they end up in a deserted part of town that used to be the port. From there they can see the new port, but it looks very far away. May goes off to look for someone with a boat and runs into Briney, a retired sailor, and his Wingull, Peeko. Briney offers to take the gang over to Dewford Island, but when she returns with Ash and the gang, Briney seems very angry and says that he has no idea what she's talking about; it's like he doesn't even recognize her. Meanwhile, Officer Jenny swings by and she tells them that Team Aqua is planning to meet up somewhere in the area and to be careful. Brock and May realize quickly that Briney might actually be in trouble - and they're right. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0288 | 31. “Sharpedo Attack!” | January 31, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Mr. Briney takes the gang to the closest Island, they are attacked by a gang of Sharpedo and are forced to stay on a deserted island. They must convince the Sharpedo that they do not want to harm them and also protect those same Pokémon from Team Rocket. |
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| 0289 | 32. “Brave the Wave” | February 7, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Eager to win the Knuckle Badge, Ash goes straight to challenge Brawly, the Gym Leader of Dewford Town. However, Ash loses patience when Brawly goes surfing instead of battling. Finally, he gets his match, where Brawly's Makuhita evolves into Hariyama. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0290 | 33. “Which Wurmple's Which?” | February 14, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| After James tricks Ash and friends into fishing in an area so that Team Rocket can commit their usual schemes, the two sides battle until May sends out her Wurmple. Jessie sends out her own Wurmple to show that it's better and then they have a ridiculous argument, which results in the battle starting again, in which Meowth bumps into the two Wurmples. May and Jessie both take one and soon after Pikachu blasts Team Rocket off again, but then May finds out that the Wurmple she took isn't her Wurmple! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0291 | 34. “A Hole Lotta Trouble” | February 14, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket digs another hole, this time in Granite Cave, to capture the "twerps" but it only succeeds in separating everyone - including Team Rocket! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0292 | 35. “Gone Corphishin'” | February 21, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash chases down a mysterious Pokémon that keeps assaulting people on a small inlet on a far side of Dewford Island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0293 | 36. “A Corphish Out of Water” | February 28, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Corphish is injured following a Team Rocket encounter (which includes another argument between May and Jessie over their respective Wurmples), Ash must rush his newest Pokémon Center on Dewford Island, which is surrounded by a school of hungry Carvanha. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0294 | 37. “A Mudkip Mission” | March 13, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| While in training, Ash and the others stumble upon a lake full of Mudkip under the watchful eye of an old man who is the protector of the Mudkip in the lake. Brock also catches a Mudkip of his own. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0295 | 38. “Turning Over a Nuzleaf” | March 27, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| While walking through Granite Cave, the gang stumble upon Loudred in the middle of a long sleep. When it is accidentally woken, the gang are forced to run and find themselves separated from Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Silcoon, Lotad and Corphish. While the worried trainers search, the Pokémon begin to fight among themselves until they find themselves attacked by a group of Nuzleaf. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0296 | 39. “A Three Team Scheme!” | April 17, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends accidentally stumble upon another Pokémon Trainer's Secret Base. Meanwhile, Team Aqua and Team Magma both attempt to take over the Secret Base and wind up in battle with one another. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0297 | 40. “Seeing is Believing!” | April 24, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| May and Jessie both blissfully await the day when they shall receive a Beautifly. However, Jessie is unaware that she will never have one because her Wurmple became a Cascoon (which will evolve into a Dustox) instead of a Silcoon...and she refuses to hear otherwise! To force it to evolve, she makes it battle May's Silcoon...and both evolve at the same time! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0298 | 41. “Ready, Willing, and Sableye” | May 1, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Corphish's bad attitude showing no signs of improving so Ash plans to humble it a bit by putting a good scare into it deep inside an abandoned mine. Little does he know, however, that Team Rocket have already infiltrated the mine, and none of them know that there's something else in the darkness waiting for them! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0299 | 42. “A Meditite Fight!” | May 8, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends get caught in a hurricane and must take a treacherous mountain path to reach safety. Also, Ash meets up with an apprentice of the Gym Leader named Brawly, who is in preparation for the upcoming rematch. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0300 | 43. “Just One of the Geysers” | May 15, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's long-awaited rematch with Brawly of the Dewford Gym finally arrives. For the location, Brawly selects a secret sparring area he has hidden on a nearby island. Above and beyond this Gym Leader's ability and powerful Pokémon, the battlefield itself presents many unique challenges, most notably a huge geyser that erupts into the air without warning. |
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| 0301 | 44. “Abandon Ship!” | May 15, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends foil a Team Rocket kidnapping scheme on the high seas, but are then left high and dry themselves when Team Rocket's boat breaks down. Drifting with the tide, they eventually come to rest against an abandoned ship. On board, they meet one of the ship's original passengers, who has returned to search for the Marshtomp he was separated from when the ship first ran aground. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0302 | 45. “Now That's Flower Power!” | May 22, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| As May prepares for the first upcoming Pokémon Contest, a passing retired Coordinator compliments her on her battling skills. On hearing that she is preparing for her first Pokémon Contest, he invites her and her friends to his house where he keeps some items that could prove helpful to May's performance. |
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| 0303 | 46. “Having a Wailord of a Time” | May 22, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Impressed at how well they had raised their own Pokémon, Nurse Joy enlists Ash and Max to babysit Treecko, Mudkip, and Torchic awaiting a Pokémon trainer just about to begin her first journey. Torchic proves to be the most rambunctious of the group, and when Ash sends several of his Pokémon to gently coax it into obedience, he inadvertently causes the troublesome chick to evolve into a Combusken. |
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| 0304 | 47. “Win, Lose or Drew!” | May 29, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| May and the others arrive in Slateport City, where she can compete in her first Pokémon contest. Also competing is May's new rival Drew and a young man named Robert who uses Milotic...but Pokémon Contests teach hard and painful lessons. Meanwhile, Team Rocket learns the secrets of Pokémon Block. |
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| 0305 | 48. “The Spheal of Approval” | May 29, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having at long last completed her Pokémon Contest, May suggests a day of recreation in Slateport City before moving on. While she and Brock shop in the city's famous market district, Ash and Max check out a local marine museum. What should have been a day of leisure, however, turns into one battle after another as both Team Rocket and Team Magma storm the very same museum in search of a rare rock discovered on the ocean floor. |
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| 0306 | 49. “Jump for Joy!” | August 28, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| While cutting through a mountain pass, Ash and friends decide to stop into the local Pokémon Center for directions. Imagine their surprise when they discover it vacated, with no sign of Nurse Joy. The plot thickens when they take it upon themselves to investigate and discover security camera footage of a Shiftry immobilizing Joy with Sleeping Powder before carrying her off. Their only clue as to Joy's location is a mysterious entry on Shiftry in the Pokédex, indicating that these Pokémon inhabit only trees that are over 1,000 years old. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0307 | 50. “A Different Kind of Misty!” | August 28, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash and friends get lost in a dark and foggy mountain pass, the first people they meet are Team Rocket, fresh from their latest heist. Ash and friends manage to recover the stone the trio had stolen from a nearby lighthouse, but only to be themselves mistaken for the thieves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0308 | 51. “A Poké-BLOCK Party!” | September 4, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang finally reach Mauville City, however Ash's Gym battle is forced to wait as the gang see an advert for a Pokémon Trick House Contest, offering anyone who makes it through with a one year supply of Poké-block. May is eager to win the prize, so the gang decide to enter, and meet up with a girl and her Whismur. But when Jigglypuff decides to perform her song, things may get complicated for the gang and Team Rocket too. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0309 | 52. “Watt's with Wattson?” | September 4, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's third Gym battle with the electric master Wattson is full of surprises when, after an encounter with a robotic Raikou, Pikachu wins the match alone with super-charged Thunderbolts. However Ash's joy at receiving the badge disappears when Pikachu turns ill, and a depressed Wattson leaves Mauville City convinced he is a weak Gym Leader. |
| Season 07 - Pokémon - Advanced Challenge |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0310 | 01. “What You Seed is What You Get” | September 11, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| After the gang finds some watermelons, Ash decides to teach Treecko how to use Bullet Seed, but the lesson is interrupted by Natasha, who accuses them of stealing her watermelons, and her Grovyle, Slugma and Electrode. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0311 | 02. “Love at First Flight” | October 16, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Volbeat trainer named Romeo goes to May for tips on trying to confess his love for an Illumise trainer named Juliet. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0312 | 03. “Let Bagons Be Bagons” | September 18, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and company encounter Michelle and her Bagon, which wishes to fly. In the end, her Bagon evolves into Shelgon! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0313 | 04. “The Princess and the Togepi” | September 25, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Misty arrives in Hoenn, but her reunion with Ash and Brock is cut short when an evil Colonel Hansen kidnaps Togepi with the help of Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0314 | 05. “A Togepi Mirage!” | October 2, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing from the previous episode, Colonel Hansen, Team Rocket and the gang are amazed when they see Togepi's amazing power in defending them. After escaping, Togepi takes the gang to a dimension populated by unhappy Togepi, which has caused the land to grow weak. However, when Misty's Togepi is captured by Colonel Hansen in order for him to rule the Mirage Kingdom, it leads to a confrontation, during which Togepi undergoes the ultimate transformation... |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0315 | 06. “Candid Camerupt!” | October 9, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Winstrate Family rescue Ash and company from dying of thirst and in return insist on a 4-on-4 Pokémon battle against them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0316 | 07. “I Feel Skitty!” | October 23, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| After finding a sick Skitty, May and the gang take it to a Pokémon aromatherapy lab to heal it. When Team Rocket tries to steal the assorted fragrances, Meowth falls in love with the now-energetic Skitty. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0317 | 08. “ZigZag Zangoose!” | October 23, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Nicolai returns with a new Zangoose. However, Jessie's Seviper appears, and with Zangoose and Seviper being natural enemies, the two Pokémon begin to fight vigorously. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0318 | 09. “Maxxed Out!” | October 30, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang finds a boy who looks and sounds almost exactly like Max and they both even have the same name, only this new Max has a real attitude problem which brings out the worst in the first Max! Can both Maxes put their differences aside and protect a Surskit from Team Rocket? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0319 | 10. “Pros and Con Artists” | October 30, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang meets a girl named Grace with a Medicham who is going to enter the contest. Meanwhile, Team Rocket conducts a scam while May experiences mixed feelings about being in the contest. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0320 | 11. “Come What May!” | November 6, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| May participates in the Fallarbor Town Pokémon Contest. Will she win and earn her first contest ribbon? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0321 | 12. “Cheer Pressure” | November 6, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends re-encounter Thatcher and find that he's joined a cheerleading squad for Pokémon Trainers. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0322 | 13. “Game Winning Assist” | November 13, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| After getting chased out of a cave by Slugma, Ash and friends end up at a Numel farm. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0323 | 14. “Fight for the Meteorite” | November 13, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Aqua and Team Magma fight over a stolen meteorite at Mt. Chimney, trapping the gang in a cable car with Team Rocket, with Ash attempting to recover the space rock from the criminal organizations after escaping the cable car through a deadly stunt. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0324 | 15. “Poetry Commotion!” | November 20, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends finally arrive at the Lavaridge Gym. There, they meet Flannery, who was recently given control of the gym by her grandfather, Mr Moore. However, the grounds are a mess, and will need fixing before any official battle can begin. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0325 | 16. “Going, Going, Yawn!” | November 20, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash faces off against Flannery. Will he win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0326 | 17. “Going for a Spinda” | November 27, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends must help Claire find a lucky Spinda she's been caring for, but why is it deliberately running away from her? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0327 | 18. “All Torkoal, No Play” | November 27, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends enter the Valley of Steel where they see a Torkoal being bullied by Steel Pokémon, which are led by a Steelix. Thus, Ash rescues a Torkoal, adding a new member to his team. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0328 | 19. “Manectric Charge” | December 4, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Wattson's Electrike evolves into Manectric and while it's having a practice battle with Ash's Torkoal, Team Rocket is getting the unwanted ride of their lives. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0329 | 20. “Delcatty Got Your Tongue” | December 4, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on the way to the Pokémon Contest in Verdanturf Town, May's Skitty learns how to use Blizzard when it and Dr. Abby's Delcatty are kidnapped by Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0330 | 21. “Disaster of Disguise” | December 11, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| May hears from Drew that his Roselia was badly injured by a masked trainer's Dusclops. Eventually, Ash, Brock, May and Max find this trainer themselves, but soon discover it is a kid named Timmy. Apparently his mother loathes Pokémon, and he masquerades as the Phantom Coordinator in order to get in training. They decide to help him find a way to compete in the next Pokémon Contest. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0331 | 22. “Disguise Da Limit” | December 11, 2004 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing from the previous episode, May and Timmy compete in the Verdanturf Town Pokémon Contest. Now with his mother's approval, Timmy pits his Dusclops against May's Skitty. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0332 | 23. “Take the Lombre Home” | January 29, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brock's Lotad evolves into a Lombre, who is sought as a savior by a small village suffering from a drought. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0333 | 24. “True Blue Swablu” | February 5, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| It's indeed a dark and stormy night! A group of Swablu and Altaria are hiding in the forest, too frightened to sleep, and a big flash hits the tree they're sheltering in, which falls down! All of them escape, except for a small Swablu which has been injured. The next day, the gang finds the wounded Swablu and teach it how to fly. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0334 | 25. “Gulpin it Down!” | February 12, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Due to a freak accident, a Gulpin and Ash's Treecko grow to the size of Godzilla. In the end, the massive Gulpin gets caught by a machine expert who used a Heavy Ball. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0335 | 26. “Exploud and Clear” | February 19, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's Treecko evolves into Grovyle while battling a Loudred. However, the Loudred also evolves into an Exploud and goes on a rampage, refusing to obey its trainer, and Grovyle (who has even more of an attitude than before) is determined to finish its battle with Exploud. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0336 | 27. “Go Go Ludicolo!” | February 26, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Corphish is now jealous of Grovyle and takes on a trainer with a Ludicolo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0337 | 28. “A Double Dilemma” | March 5, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash returns to Petalburg City, only to discover that Norman, May and Max's father, has become a major celebrity. To take advantage of this, Team Rocket (and Wobbuffet) disguise themselves as May and Max's family. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0338 | 29. “Love, Petalburg Style!” | March 12, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| When it appears that Norman is flirting with Nurse Joy, everyone else come to the conclusion he has dumped Caroline. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0339 | 30. “Balance of Power” | March 19, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally gets a rematch with Norman, but Max and May are conflicted with not wanting to see either Ash or their father lose...and the outcome may be harder than they can handle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0340 | 31. “A Six Pack Attack!” | March 26, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Professor Oak comes to Hoenn to visit Professor Birch, bringing along with him three Kanto Starter Pokémon. Naturally, Team Rocket are after not only them but also Professor Birch's three Hoenn Starter Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0341 | 32. “The Bicker the Better” | April 2, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Quarreling Ash and May are mistaken for a couple by "love specialists" Oscar and Andi, who challenge them to a tag team Pokémon battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0342 | 33. “Grass Hysteria!” | April 9, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| May finds a garden inhabited by Bulbasaur. The owner eventually assures a female Bulbasaur to travel with May, as the young coordinator earns herself another Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0343 | 34. “Hokey PokéBalls” | April 16, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash brings back his Bulbasaur for a visit, and Bulbasaur becomes friendly with May's Bulbasaur. However playtime is cut short as they chase down Team Rocket, who have managed to hijack the Pokémon Center's Pokémon Transfer System and steal a horde of Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0344 | 35. “Whiscash and Ash” | April 23, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| After losing his badge case and the badges in it to a large Whiscash, Ash relies on the help of a fisherman who wants to catch that Whiscash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0345 | 36. “Me, Myself and Time” | April 30, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| While separated from the others, Ash encounters a girl and her Baltoy. He learns they were called to meet someone at a set of ruins, and her Baltoy is a key. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0346 | 37. “A Fan with a Plan!” | May 7, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| In a Pokémon contest, May discovers that one of the coordinators named Savannah is actually an adult and a mother! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0347 | 38. “Cruisin' for a Losin'” | May 14, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| May's Bulbasaur loses when battling Savannah's Lairon. After that, Drew beats Savannah and earns the contest ribbon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0348 | 39. “Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend” | May 21, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Spoink needs Ash and his friends to help find its pearl. However, after a scuffle with Team Rocket, it ends up in the hands of the Magikarp Salesman. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0349 | 40. “That's Just Swellow” | May 28, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| During an aerial competition, Ash's Taillow evolves into a Swellow when he goes up against the reigning champion, and May and her Beautifly are pitted against Team Rocket's James who's using Jessie's Dustox. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0350 | 41. “Take This House and Shuppet” | June 4, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| To protect themselves from the rain, the gang takes shelter in an old mansion. After an argument with May, Max runs off and befriends a Shuppet, using its psychic abilities to play pranks on the others. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0351 | 42. “A Shroomish Skirmish” | June 11, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| May's Torchic finally evolves into a Combusken after Ash's Corphish is beaten by an angry and aggressive Breloom that can use Mach Punch. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0352 | 43. “Unfair-Weather Friends” | June 18, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends stumble upon a weather institute which uses a Castform to predict the weather. However, Team Aqua takes the facility hostage while they search for data on the ancient Pokémon, Kyogre and Groudon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0353 | 44. “Who's Flying Now?” | June 25, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finally reaching Fortree City, the gang discover a carnival full of flying Pokémon, and James befriends a Chimecho. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0354 | 45. “Sky High Gym Battle!” | July 9, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash battles Winona to win a gym badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0355 | 46. “Lights, Camerupt, Action!” | July 16, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends help a trainer and his Camerupt deliver a film to some children. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0356 | 47. “Crazy as a Lunatone” | August 20, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Lunatone crash lands in Hoenn and needs to get back to space. However the Pokémon Mystery Club returns to snatch Lunatone as proof of a Pokémon lifeform from outer space. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0357 | 48. “The Garden of Eatin'” | August 27, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Snorlax is eating the bananas in a Slakoth Zoo, so one of the Slakoths evolves into Vigoroth |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0358 | 49. “A Scare to Remember” | September 3, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pikachu gets amnesia and is convinced he is a member of Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0359 | 50. “Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry” | September 3, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| While May befriends Kelly, a daughter of a Pokéblock expert, Ash decides to teach Swellow Aerial Ace with the help of a Move Tutor. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0360 | 51. “Lessons in Lilycove” | September 10, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| May and Kelly participate in the Lilycove Pokémon Contest, while Ash helps Swellow master Aerial Ace. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0361 | 52. “Judgment Day” | September 10, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket attempts to capture a trainer's Ivysaur, Charmeleon, and Wartortle. |
| Season 08 - Pokémon - Advanced Battle |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0362 | 01. “Clamperl of Wisdom” | September 17, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to MossDeep Island, Ash and friends encounter a Spoink, which they had apparently encountered before. As in their previous encounter, Spoink loses the pearl on its head again, and this time the pearl winds up in the water and gets lost. Ash and friends then stop by an island, where they meet a scientist, who tells them that one of his Clamperl can help Spoink, since Clamperls use the same pearls Spoink do. However, things don't go right when Team Rocket meddles; will Ash and friends be able to find Spoink a pearl? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0363 | 02. “The Relicanth Really Can” | September 24, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends agree to help a treasure hunter look for buried treasure. Things get complicated when Team Rocket locks Ash and friends in the cave. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0364 | 03. “The Evolutionary War” | October 1, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| There is a conflict on two islands: apparently, when Clamperl travels to one island, it evolves into Gorebyss, but on the other island it becomes Huntail. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0365 | 04. “Training Wrecks” | October 8, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has a double battle with a trainer from the Muscle Island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0366 | 05. “Gaining Groudon” | October 15, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| During a battle between Team Aqua and Team Magma, the legendary Kyogre is possessed by the Red Orb and Pikachu gets possessed by the Blue Orb. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0367 | 06. “The Scuffle of Legends” | October 22, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Lance and his shiny red Gyarados return to solve the war between Team Magma and Team Aqua. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0368 | 07. “It's Still Rocket Roll to Me” | October 29, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket sneak into a rocket in MossDeep City and kidnap Tate, Max, and Corphish. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0369 | 08. “Solid as a Solrock” | November 5, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash duels Tate and Liza at the MossDeep Gym, choosing Pikachu and Swellow against Lunatone and Solrock. At first, Tate and Liza argue with each other at the start of the battle, but regain their focus after Team Rocket shows up. Ash manages to defeat them and obtain his seventh badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0370 | 09. “Vanity Affair” | November 12, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash meets Drake, a member of the Hoenn Elite 4, who invites him to come back to his ship for a Pokémon battle...an offer that Ash can't refuse! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0371 | 10. “Where's Armaldo?” | November 19, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| A scientist attempts to revive the extinct Pokémon Armaldo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0372 | 11. “A Cacturne for the Worse” | November 26, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| May meets her new rival Harley, and gets into a huge conflict with him. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0373 | 12. “Claydol Big and Tall” | December 3, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, May, Max, Brock and Team Rocket try to trap a gigantic Claydol. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0374 | 13. “Once in a Mawile” | December 10, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| A trainer's Mawile falls in love with Brock's Lombre while Ash's Corphish falls in love with the same Mawile and gets jealous about Lombre. Later, Lombre finds a water stone and evolves into Ludicolo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0375 | 14. “Beg, Burrow and Steal” | December 17, 2005 |
| Synopsis: |
| A scientist and his Trapinch attempt to prove his theories of an existing lake that evolves Trapinch into Vibrava. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0376 | 15. “Absol-ute Disaster!” | January 7, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A village is convinced an Absol is causing all sorts of disasters, so Ash and a child go to prove Absol is innocent. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0377 | 16. “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt” | January 14, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A wild Snorunt steals Ash's badge case, so Ash attempts to capture the ice Pokémon. Ash manages to capture the cheeky Snorunt and regain his badges. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0378 | 17. “Do I Hear a Ralts?” | January 21, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Max and Snorunt do their best to rescue Ralts and reunite it with its evolutions. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0379 | 18. “The Great Eight Fate!” | January 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash battles Juan of Sootopolis City with Ash hoping to earn his final badge to qualify for the Hoenn League. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0380 | 19. “Eight Ain't Enough” | January 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing from the previous episode, Ash's Gym Battle against Juan continues with Ash facing his toughest challenge yet as he faces off against Juan's Milotic, who quickly proves to be an overwhelmingly powerful opponent. Can Ash pull off a last-minute victory or will Juan end Ash's Hoenn campaign? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0381 | 20. “Showdown at Linoone” | February 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Linoone appears to have lost its trust in its trainer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0382 | 21. “Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?” | February 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| While aboard Team Rocket's Magikarp submarine, Max accidentally hits a switch, causing everyone to wash up on an island inhabited by Wynaut. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0383 | 22. “Date Expectations” | April 1, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A group of Donphan attempt to impress a shiny female Donphan. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0384 | 23. “Mean with Envy” | April 1, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| The final Hoenn Pokémon Contest is underway, but May is distracted when one of her opponents sees May as a romantic rival. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0385 | 24. “Pacifidlog Jam” | April 8, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| May's final Hoenn Contest continues: Skitty battles Houndoom, while Jessie amazes the judges with Meowth's Transform. By the end of the contest, May has won her final ribbon, giving her a place in the Grand Festival. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0386 | 25. “Berry, Berry Interesting” | February 11, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Several trainers accuse a Munchlax of eating their PokéBlock, so May catches him to prove its innocence. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0387 | 26. “Less is Morrison” | February 11, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on the way to the Grand Festival, the group meets a Beldum trainer named Morrison. After hearing that Morrison also intends to enter the Hoenn League, a new rivalry between Ash and Morrison is born. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0388 | 27. “The Ribbon Cup Caper!” | February 18, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brodie is back, and this time he's after the Grand Festival's Ribbon Cup. With the help of Officer Jenny and Contesta, Ash and the others are determined to find the trophy and return it before the festival begins. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0389 | 28. “Hi Ho Silver Wind!” | February 18, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang finally arrives in Slateport City for the Grand Festival. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0390 | 29. “Deceit and Assist” | February 25, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| May, Drew and Harley face off in the second round. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0391 | 30. “Rhapsody in Drew” | February 25, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| May battles against Drew in a Pokémon battle. Also. Ash's Snorunt finally handles Ice Beam when it evolves into Glalie. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0392 | 31. “Island Time” | March 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket crashes a plane with Ash and co. on board on an island, which is home to a castaway and his Wailmer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0393 | 32. “Like a Meowth to a Flame” | March 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends finally arrive in Evergrand City. Ash meets a new rival named Tyson who has a Meowth that, strangely, is wearing clothes. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0394 | 33. “Saved by the Beldum” | March 11, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Hoenn League begins: Morrison's Beldum evolves and Tyson's Meowth is given a backstory. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0395 | 34. “From Brags to Riches” | March 11, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the first round, Morrison battles a trainer named Gaven, and Ash battles a trainer named Dominic. The battles end with Morrison and Ash as the victors. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0396 | 35. “Shocks and Bonds” | March 18, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the second round, Ash battles a trainer named Clarke. The match ends with Ash victorious, and he moves on to the "Victory Tournament Round 1" (League Round 3). Both his rivals Morrison and Tyson also manage to make it there. Ash then begins his 3rd Round battle against a trainer named Katie. However, Katie manages to defeat more of Ash's Pokémon. Will Ash manage to claim victory? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0397 | 36. “A Judgment Brawl” | March 18, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Despite Ash running behind Katie initially in the 3rd Round, he manages to turn things around and claims victory over Katie. He then moves on to the "Victory Tournament Round 2" (League Round 4). Morrison and Tyson also make it there. However, it is revealed that Ash and Morrison will face-off each other in the 4th Round. Morrison, having just found a friend in Ash, fails to battle him as the 4th Round begins. This causes him to lose his first Pokémon in a single attack. Will Morrison be able to fight back against Ash? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0398 | 37. “Choose It or Lose It!” | March 25, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the 4th Round battle, Morrison sends out Growlithe but is also easily defeated by Corphish. Ash then yells at Morrison that he doesn't care about his Pokémon and that he should just quit if he is not going to battle with his full heart. Morrison snaps out of his dilemma and sends out Swampert, who draws with Corphish after using Focus Punch against Corphish's Crabhammer. Morrison then sends out Steelix and Ash sends out Pikachu, who gets defeated with Steelix's Iron Tail. Ash then sends out Torkoal who despite the advantage loses to Steelix's Dragon Breath. Ash sends out Grovyle next who beats Steelix with a Leaf Blade. Morrison then sends out Gligar who beats Grovyle after a heated match with a Guillotine. Ash then sends out Swellow who defeats Gligar with its powerful Aerial Ace. Morrison sends out Metang next which beats Swellow rather easily. Ash's last Pokémon is Glalie. Glalie keeps using Ice Beam but it keeps getting reversed by Psychic. Finally after Ice Beam is reversed by Psychic, Glalie uses an Icy Wind to blow it back and beat Metang. Ash wins over Morrison, and moves on to the "Victory Tournament Round 3" (League Round 5). It is revealed that for the 5th Round Ash will be facing Tyson. As the battle begins, Tyson sends out Sceptile and Ash sends out Glalie. Sceptile's Solar Beam and Glalie's Ice Beam collide and there is an explosion. Who will win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0399 | 38. “At the End of the Fray” | March 25, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's Glalie and Tyson's Sceptile are both knocked out. Ash sends out Torkoal and Tyson sends out Shiftry. Shiftry keeps dodging Flamethrower until Torkoal finally hits one and beats it. Tyson then uses Hariyama, who blocks Flamethrower with an Arm Thrust. Brock reveals that Hariyama has a Thick Fat that makes Fire and Ice Type attack do less than half the damage they usually would. Hariyama beats Torkoal with a Brick Break. Next, Ash sends out Corphish, who is beat by Hariyama's Focus Punch. Ash then sends in Swellow. Hariyama catches Swellow by the beak in the midst of a Quick Attack, but Swellow manages to hit an Aerial Ace to win. Tyson sends in Donphan who keeps hitting Rollout attack. Swellow is on the ground against a rock and Donphan does Rollout, but Swellow catches Donophan with its feet and throws it to win. Tyson then sends in Metagross who beats Swellow after deflecting a Quick Attack and then hitting it with Hyper Beam. However, Swellow, leaves Ash an opening by leaving a scratch on Metagross for Ash to focus on. Ash sends in Grovyle next, who uses Bullet Seed on the scratch making it deeper. It goes for Leaf Blade but gets hit with Meteor Mash and loses. Ash's last Pokémon is Pikachu. Pikachu uses Iron Tail and then Thunder on the scratch and knocks out Metagross. Tyson's last Pokémon is Meowth who is revealed to know Thunderbolt and uses it to block Pikachu's electric attacks. Pikachu and Meowth hit Iron Tail on each other and Pikachu collapses. Tyson wins the match and goes on to win the rest of the matches and the Hoenn League championship. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0400 | 39. “The Scheme Team” | April 8, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash returns to Pallet Town, while Brock goes to Pewter City, and May and Max return to Petalburg City. Ash visits Viridian City and discovers the new gym leader is Agatha of the Elite Four! Scott, a man who conveniently happens to be there, tells Ash about the Battle Frontier, causing Ash to enter. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0401 | 40. “The Right Place and the Right Mime” | April 15, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and May prepare for the challenge ahead of them, leaving some of their Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab. Before leaving, a Squirtle chooses May as its trainer. When Team Rocket show up to steal all of Ash's Pokémon, the group must fight against them to stop their plan from succeeding. The episode ends with Ash's Phanpy rejoining Ash's team. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0402 | 41. “A Real Cleffa-Hanger” | April 15, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Misty and Max try to return a Cleffa to Mount Moon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0403 | 42. “Numero Uno Articuno” | April 22, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and co. catch up with Noland, the first Frontier Brain, and discover he has befriended the legendary Pokémon Articuno! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0404 | 43. “The Symbol Life” | April 29, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Charizard returns to duel with Articuno. Ash beats Noland and obtains his first symbol. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0405 | 44. “Hooked on Onix” | May 6, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Team Rocket fools a King Onix, some Geodudes, Gravelers and Golems into believing that Ash wants to capture them, it spells disaster for Ash, Brock, May and Max as one by one, they and their Pokémon are captured and imprisoned by the Rock Pokémon. Ash, unwilling to let his friends take the blame and realizing he can't make the Rock Pokémon see sense, asks King Onix if there is a way he can convince him. King Onix challenges Ash to a battle, in a deal that if he is able to defeat him all the Rock Pokémon will believe what Ash is saying. Having gotten a chance to free his friends and their Pokémon, Ash chooses Grovyle to battle against Onix. But due to Onix's high level, can Ash pull of a victory from Onix's grip and also convince him and the Rock Pokémon that Team Rocket are the ones who have been lying to them all along? |
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| 0406 | 45. “Rough, Tough Jigglypuff” | May 13, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A man tries to catch a Jigglypuff for his daughter's birthday, but this is the toughest Jigglypuff in the universe. |
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| 0407 | 46. “On Cloud Arcanine” | May 20, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| May and Drew set their eyes on an Arcanine, although it uses its Extremespeed and Roar techniques to flee. |
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| 0408 | 47. “Sitting Psyduck” | May 27, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A girl sends out a Machop, a Machoke and a Machamp to retrieve her depressed Psyduck. |
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| 0409 | 48. “Hail to the Chef!” | June 3, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Sneasel and a Mr. Mime have a cook-off to see who is a better chef. |
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| 0410 | 49. “Caterpie's Big Dilemma” | June 10, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A trainer's Caterpie, along with Jessie's Dustox and James's Cacnea, grows to enormous size. |
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| 0411 | 50. “The Saffron Con” | June 17, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| It's time for the Saffron City Pokémon Contest and May's hoping to sign up, but Harley, her rival has a series of deceptive and sneaky tricks up his sleeve to make sure May doesn't even get the chance to enter. |
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| 0412 | 51. “A Hurdle for Squirtle” | June 24, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Saffron City Pokémon Contest begins and with May eager to win her first-ever Kanto ribbon, she chooses to enter with her Squirtle, but her enemy Harley is determined to make sure that she doesn't triumph. The episode ends with May beating Harley yet again and getting her first Kanto ribbon. |
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| 0413 | 52. “Pasta La Vista” | July 8, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Max go to the Saffron City fighting dojo to see some Fighting-type Pokémon, while May and Brock go to a noodle shop. |
| Season 9 - Pokémon - Battle Frontier |
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| 0414 | 01. “Fear Factor Phony” | September 9, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends arrive in a ghost town where, in a mansion, Psychic Pokémon are playing music and dancing to it. The Ghost Pokémon in the town don't like this and decide to stop it. Team Rocket's Wobbuffet falls in love with a Kirlia. |
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| 0415 | 02. “Sweet Baby James” | September 9, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| When James' Chimecho falls ill, he brings it to his grandparents' to recover. May's Munchlax is also sick and an old man and woman bring it to the same mansion Team Rocket is currently located. Jessie and Meowth then decide to steal all the Pokémon in the garden while the others are taking care of Chimecho and Munchlax. Afterward, James is forced to leave Chimecho behind so it can recover, as well as protect the Pokémon from Jessie and Meowth. At the end, James catches a Mime Jr. by accident. |
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| 0416 | 03. “A Chip Off the Old Brock” | September 16, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| During a training battle against Ash's Grovyle, Brock's Mudkip evolves into a Marshtomp. Marshtomp, with its newly gained power, injures a nearby Flaaffy. Now Ash and friends must go with Flaaffy's trainer to her grandmother's pharmacy to heal the injured Flaaffy. |
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| 0417 | 04. “Wheel of Frontier” | September 16, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally arrives to the second Battle Frontier location. Ash challenges the Battle Arena Brain Greta to a match. Will Ash be able to defeat Greta and win the second Frontier Symbol? Also, Ash's Snorlax temporarily returns for the match. |
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| 0418 | 05. “May's Egg-cellent Adventure!” | September 23, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| After winning the Guts Symbol at the Battle Arena, Ash's next challenge is the Battle Dome. On their way, they came across a Breeding Center with lots of eggs. May meets a girl who resents her because May is a Coordinator and she isn't. When Team Rocket attacks, the two must put their differences behind and save the eggs. |
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| 0419 | 06. “Weekend Warrior” | September 23, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| May arrives in Silver Town for her second Pokémon Contest. As the contest begins a guy named Jeremy enters the contest much to his wife and son's protest. Jeremy tries to tell his wife why he loves contests but she doesn't want to listen so May steps in to help Jeremy. As the final round arrives, it is a battle between May and Jeremy. |
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| 0420 | 07. “On Olden Pond” | September 30, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the way to the Battle Dome, Ash and the others decide to stop at a famous fishing spot for the day. However, the lake is deserted. They find out from the owner of a fishing house, Tiffany, that a company wants to buy the lake and turn the land into a resort. In order to scare people away from the land so Tiffany and her Grandma get no business, the leader of the company uses his Crawdaunt to terrorize the lake. When Tiffany finds out, she challenges him to a battle. The next day Ash prepares to fight him for the future of the lake. |
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| 0421 | 08. “Tactics Theatrics!!” | September 30, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally arrives to the third Battle Frontier location. Ash challenges the Battle Dome Brain Tucker to a match. The battle begins with Ash using his Swellow and Corphish against Tucker's Arcanine and Swampert, During the battle, Ash learns how to combine his Pokémon's attacks and effectively uses their power to hand a stunning defeat to Tucker. |
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| 0422 | 09. “Reversing the Charges” | October 7, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash wins his third Battle Frontier Symbol, the Tactics Symbol. On their way to the next Battle Frontier location, the Battle Pike, Ash and friends encounter an Elekid. After an accident, May's egg becomes stuck in Elekid's antenna and it runs off. Now Ash and the others must find Elekid and get May's egg back. Meanwhile, Ash's Phanpy evolves into a Donphan. |
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| 0423 | 10. “The Green Guardian” | October 7, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Battle Pike, Ash and friends decide to ride along Cycling Road. However, it is closed, and they must go through the forest below. After hearing a noise, Pikachu wanders away and finds an injured Celebi under some thick vines. Ash and the others then meet up with the Pokémon Ranger Solana who agrees to help them find Pikachu. When they finally find Pikachu and Celebi, the reunion is short-lived as Team Rocket attacks wanting Celebi for themselves! |
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| 0424 | 11. “From Cradle to Save!” | October 14, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends have arrived at a Ninja School, where they meet a Bonsly who cries a lot and that does not get along with the other Pokémon at the school. Then Team Rocket appears and decides to capture all of the Pokémon at the school. Also, Brock captures the Bonsly. |
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| 0425 | 12. “Time-Warp Heals All Wounds!” | October 14, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends have arrived at Fuschia City for Ash's fourth Battle Frontier battle. But May's Squirtle seems to have vanished. The frightened May began searching for her Squirtle. Meanwhile, May arrives at a mysterious old station, where she meets an old woman, named Edna. She has not been able to comprehend her husband Johnathan's death in a faraway town many decades ago, and has hence waited at the station ever since. Will May be able to save Johnathan's life? Later in the episode the egg that May got from the Breeding Center hatches into an Eevee. |
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| 0426 | 13. “Queen of the Serpentine!” | October 21, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally arrives at the location of the Battle Pike ready to battle. Team Rocket tricks him into coming into their own fake Battle Pike where they capture Pikachu. With the help of the real Frontier Brain - Pike Queen Lucy, they save Pikachu. Ash challenges Lucy to a battle, and even though it is her day off, she accepts as she has a crush on Brock. As the two begin their battle, Ash realizes Lucy is no pushover. Can Ash win? And who will Brock cheer for? |
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| 0427 | 14. “Off the Unbeaten Path!” | October 21, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Battle Palace, Ash & friends stop at Potpourri Island where they learn about the Pokémon Orienteering Contest. The contest is a race around the island where a trainer and one Pokémon must go to five different locations and get the special stamps at those locations. The winner will receive a special medal along with a ton of fruit. As the contest begins, Ash goes with Pikachu, May with Eevee, Brock with Bonsly, Max with Munchlax, James with Mime Jr, and Jessie with Meowth. Who will win the contest and win all that fruit? That is if Jessie and Meowth don't succeed in stealing it along with Ash, May, and Brock's Pokémon! |
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| 0428 | 15. “Harley Rides Again” | October 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends finally arrive in Wisteria Town where May prepares for her next contest. Harley shows up and this time, he's not so friendly! He declares that he will win this contest and his Fourth Ribbon. Team Rocket tries to convince Harley to work with them to help beat May and get Pikachu but he just calls them losers and leaves. In the contest, both May and Harley manage to breeze through the appeals and battles and end up facing each other, Munchlax to Octillery. Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to get revenge on Harley. |
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| 0429 | 16. “Odd Pokémon Out” | October 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading for the next Pokémon Contest, Ash and his friends encounter a Meganium owned by a Nurse Joy and a Tropius who is in love in it. However, Grovyle has become smitten with the Meganium as well, and seeks to beat the Tropius. When Team Rocket intervenes, Grovyle evolves into Sceptile. |
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| 0430 | 17. “Spontaneous Combusken” | November 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| After losing a ribbon to Harley, May arrives on Chrysanthemum Island ready to win her Third Ribbon. Ash is also working hard trying to help Sceptile regain its ability to use attacks. When Drew shows up, May finds out he didn't send her the letter. Later, while training on the beach, she meets a girl named Brianna who reveals that she sent the letter and rose to May. When Brianna finds out May knows Drew she freaks out as she has a crush on Drew. When she finally meets Drew, Brianna claims that she will beat May in the contest and win Drew's respect and love! Meanwhile, Jessie also enters the contest with James' Mime Jr. |
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| 0431 | 18. “Cutting the Ties That Bind” | November 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends have finally arrived on Metallica Island, the location of the Battle Palace. Before challenging the Frontier Brain, Ash does a little training hoping to boost Sceptile's confidence. However, Sceptile still can't muster the strength needed to use attacks and runs into the woods frustrated. Ash and Pikachu quickly run after Sceptile, but once the get on the woods, they are attacked but a swarm of Beedrill and are knocked into the river! Ash manages to save Sceptile, but Pikachu is swept away! Ash and Sceptile manage to get of the river and take a rest for the night, and Pikachu also manages to get out of the river. An old man finds Pikachu and helps to heal him. When Scott appears at the Pokémon Center, he reveals to the others that this is the time of year when the Kakuna evolve and Beedrill will attack anything to protect them! The next day, Ash and Sceptile continue to search for Pikachu, when, Ash trips over a bump on the path, he tries to get up, but struggles. He manages to get back on his feet, limping. Then, they come across hundreds of Kakuna! Swarms of Beedrill surround them, and Ash and Sceptile are constantly being attacked without mercy! Can Ash manage to find Pikachu, or more importantly, get out of the woods alive?! |
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| 0432 | 19. “Kaboom with a View” | November 10, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally arrives at Battle Palace, ready to take on Spenser for the Spirit Symbol. As they head out to the battlefield Ash learns that he has the entire surrounding Jungle to battle in! As the battle begins, May, Brock, and Max head up in a balloon with Scott to watch the battle. As the battle begins, Ash pits his newly "revived" Sceptile against Spenser's Shiftry and the battle quickly takes into the forest. Will Ash manages to be able to beat Spenser while battling in a forest? And does he have a secret weapon waiting in the wings? |
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| 0433 | 20. “King and Queen for a Day” | November 10, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Battle Tower, Ash and friends arrive in a town back on the mainland of Kanto. Then, Team Rocket (in disguise) convinces them to get free massages, which they agree to get. It turns out to be a trap and a battle ensues between Sceptile and Dustox (with the help of Munchlax's metronome) that destroys the tent and separates Pikachu, Bonsly, Meowth, and Mime Jr. from everybody else! The four of them land in the middle of the city are chased around by a bunch of guys in black suits. They manage to lose them and after helping a lady, Meowth manages to get some food for the four of them, but it is short lived as the men quickly find them again. It turns out that they men are chasing them because they are mistaking Bonsly and Mime Jr. for the famous Pokémon stars, King Bonsly and Queen Mime Jr. Jessie and James manage to find them and Jessie manages to get Mime Jr. and Bonsly in the filming of the King and Queen's TV show! This is all a part of Jessie and James' plan to become rich, can Ash and the others find Bonsly and stop Team Rocket's "evil" plan? Or will they just end up in the craziest TV show ever? |
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| 0434 | 21. “Curbing the Crimson Tide” | November 18, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| In a dark alley three kids come face to face with the mysterious "Red Lightning". One kid sends out his Poliwag only to have it beaten and scribbled on. Then, Ash and the others arrive in the same city. Nurse Joy tells them of Red Lightning and how he is unbeatable. While visiting a park, May's Squirtle runs off and is attacked by Red Lightning and is easily defeated. After following Red Lightning to a house on the top of a skyscraper, they find out it is just a Scizor that belongs to a little girl, however she has no plans to stop her little plan. Now Ash decides to stop her for good. |
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| 0435 | 22. “What I Did for Love” | November 18, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| May finally arrives in Gardenia Town ready to win her Fourth Ribbon. She gains a nice surprise when she finds out the Eevee has learned Dig. While May prepares for the contest, Brock meets another Pokémon Breeder named Yuma. After seeing his Pokémon skills, she convinces him to enter the Gardenia Contest. After amazing appeals by Squirtle and Bonsly, both May and Brock make it to the battle rounds. Will May be able to beat her friend in order to win her Fourth Kanto Ribbon? |
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| 0436 | 23. “Three Jynx and a Baby” | November 25, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Battle Tower, May finds a Smoochum behind a bush. She tries to pick it up, only to be attacked by three Jynx, Smoochum's sisters. After a short battle Ash and the others leave and head for town. Soon after, Team Rocket take Smoochum and plan to make her a star. The Jynx then begin to attack the town and Ash and May hold them back before luring them to where Smoochum is. However, when they get there, Jessie has no intentions to give Smoochum back to her sisters! |
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| 0437 | 24. “Talking a Good Game!” | November 25, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash and the others finally arrive at the Battle Tower, Ash does some last minute training with Pikachu. He is suddenly attacked by a Beedrill and a girl comes to his rescue. After sending Beedrill away they are attacked by a Gyarados and she once again talks to him and helps him calm down. Soon Team Rocket attacks wanting Pikachu and this human who can talk to Pokémon. After fending Team Rocket off, she introduces herself as Anabel. Before Anabel can properly introduce herself, Ash runs off to the Battle Tower, only to find out Anabel is the leader. As the battle begins, Ash quickly falls behind as Anabel can speak to Pokémon through telepathy. Can Ash manage to get past her special ability and win his Sixth Frontier Symbol? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0438 | 25. “Second Time's the Charm!” | November 27, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a devastating defeat at the hands of Anabel, Ash is eager to challenge her again, except this time he plans to think with his Pokémon like Anabel instead of rush in. While training for the re-match, Ash is once again attack by Beedrill and then Team Rocket after eating their lunch. After sending Team Rocket away, Ash and May try to learn how to talk to their Pokémon just like Anabel, however Corphish and Combusken just look on with blank looks. After finishing his little "lesson" Ash begins his battle with Anabel. Just like last time Anabel uses her telepathy ability to fight. Will Anabel prove to powerful with her telepathy, or will Ash overcome it to win his Sixth Frontier Symbol? Even though Ash is at a disadvantage, he surprisingly does better than last time, even managing to win in the first round! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0439 | 26. “Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis! (Part One)” | October 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Pokémon Ranger thinks that a Deoxys is causing geo-magnetic problems. Max and others follow her into meteor crash cave and team Rocket follows them wanting Deoxys for the boss. Deoxys is just scared so he possesses Meowth to communicate to Max and take them with him. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0440 | 27. “Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis! (Part Two)” | October 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and other call a temporary truce to work with Jassie and James to get Max and Meowth back from Deoxys. Will they solve geo-magnetic problems and help Deoxys? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0441 | 28. “All That Glitters is Not Golden!” | November 28, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and May bump into a golden Sudowoodo. May wants to catch it for her next Pokémon Contest, but it belongs to someone already! And the Sudowoodo isn't really gold! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0442 | 29. “New Plot, Odd Lot!” | November 29, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finally in Mulberry Town, May learns that this is the last contest before the Grand Festival. May becomes nervous and begins to doubt herself, but this is quickly put to rest when Harley shows up bragging about his five ribbons. Harley finds Team Rocket outside planning Jessie's contest strategy. Harley decides to help Jessie, but only so May won't make it to the Grand Festival. He gives her Cacturne and Banette to use. As the appeals get underway, Jessie takes an early lead, and thanks to James, Meowth, and Harley's Ariados, May and Combusken are starting to slip up. Will May be able to pass the appeals and get to the second round. |
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| 0443 | 30. “Going for Choke!” | November 30, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the battle rounds for the Mulberry Contest begin, James and Meowth trick Ash, Brock, and Max into a huge metal box so that they can't cheer May on, in hopes that it will cause her to lose. Harley is more determined than ever to make sure May loses. Jessie and May easily breeze through the battle rounds. As the final round arrives, May sticks with her trusty Squirtle and Jessie stays with Harley's Banette. Will May be able to beat Jessie and win her final ribbon so she can compete in the Grand Festival? And what about Ash and the others, can Drew rescue them in time? |
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| 0444 | 31. “The Ole' Berate and Switch” | December 4, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Jessie, James and Meowth get into an argument and they decided to split up, with Jessie joining Butch, James joining Cassidy and Meowth going it alone. |
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| 0445 | 32. “Grating Spaces” | December 5, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket tricks Brock's parents into leaving the Pewter Gym, leaving Ash and Brock to defend it. So Ash and Brock battle two on two with Ash's Donphan and Brock's newly evolved Steelix vs. Team Rocket's Pokémon Charizard and Aggron. Delibird gives Jessie and James a Charizard and Aggron by accident and claims it back for Butch and Cassidy in the end. |
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| 0446 | 33. “Battling the Enemy Within” | December 6, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends finally arrive at the Battle Pyramid. As they get close, they fall into some ancient ruins. After almost being crushed, they run into a guy named Brandon who owns a Regirock! Brandon acts as if they are in the wrong for being there and decides to take them out. Brandon tells them that these are the ruins of the Ancient Empire Pokélantis, and the legend of its King and the legendary Ho-Oh. When they find the throne room, Ash touches a sphere and he is possessed by the evil King himself. He then tries to steal everyone's Pokémon! Brandon decides to stop him in a battle and save Ash. Will Brandon be able to win and set Ash free? Or will the King win and steal all the Pokémon? |
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| 0447 | 34. “Slaking Kong” | December 7, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the way to Indigo Plateau for May's Grand Festival, a group of Aipom come by and steal Ash's hat and May's ribbons! An old man comes by and tells them that local Aipom, Mankey, and Vigoroth have been stealing his berries and taking them up to the mountains. He also tells them that there is a rumor about a giant monster living in the mountains. They follow the Aipom into the mountains to a giant wooden fence. When the fence opens up, they run in and find out that it is really a Giant Slaking working with Team Rocket! They plan to use all the berries to make and sell Pokéblocks at the Grand Festival, and Jessie will use May's ribbons to compete! After being chased out of the Slaking's territory, Ash and Brock are separated from everybody else, along with the Aipom that stole Ash's hat. Can they reunite, get May's Ribbons back, solve the mystery of the Giant Slaking, and get Ash's hat back? |
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| 0448 | 35. “May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!” | December 11, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends finally arrive at the Indigo Plateau for May's Kanto Grand Festival. Before the competition, excitement already unfolds as Aipom returns and steals everybody's hats! With that help of Drew and a new trainer named Solidad, they manage to get the hats back. After Drew leaves, Solidad tells May how she knows Drew, and how much he talks about May. While this is going on, Brock and Max run into a cloaked figure that they suspect to be Harley. As the next day begins, May, Drew, and Solidad all pull off impressive performances, but everyone begins to wonder where Harley is. All of a sudden, Harley, dressed as May and calling himself Mayley, comes out for a Harley original appeal. As the first round ends, May, Drew, Harley, and Solidad all progress, however, Harley has set out to defeat all of them! |
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| 0449 | 36. “Thinning the Hoard!” | December 12, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Grand Festival continues with appeals as Drew shows off his new Absol. May, Harley, and Solidad also do great appeals and the four of them all make it into the Top 16, which are the battle rounds. In the first match, May has to battle Harley. She chooses Munchlax and Eevee while he uses Cacturne and his new Wigglytuff. Eevee and Munchlax easily take out Cacturne but Wigglytuff badly beats them back. After devising a perfect strategy, May wins. Soon after, Solidad and Drew beat their opponents. Now in the Top 8 May must face Drew! She selects Combusken and Squirtle and Drew picks Absol and Flygon. Will May be able to beat her longtime rival? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0450 | 37. “Channeling the Battle Zone” | December 13, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| As May and Drew continue their battle. Drew quickly gains a lead with a new combo move. As the battle progresses, May manages to finally defeat Flygon with Squritle. However, her victory is soon spoiled as Absol quickly takes out Squirtle. Combusken and Absol continue to battle with neither side letting down. During the battle, Combusken learns Overheat and is able to strike back with amazing power. As the battle ends, it comes down to May winning by just a few points! After the battle, Ash finally catches the troublesome Aipom. May then finds herself up against Solidad and her amazing Pidgeot and Slowbro. Can May defeat Solidad and go on to win the Grand Festival? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0451 | 38. “Aipom and Circumstance!” | December 14, 2006 |
| Synopsis: |
| The four heroes arrive in a town where whoever wears a crown until sunset for one particular day gets to be king of the town for one year. However, the crown becomes stuck on Aipom's head. |
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| 0452 | 39. “Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!” | January 6, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Ash heads to the battle pyramid he meets a girl named Ada. Ada was going to do comedy with her Chatot. Chatot also went to a hospital to see little kids. Ada decided to do her comedy there. First comes May. She decided to use her Squirtle and Eevee. Then came Max using May's Munchlax. |
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| 0453 | 40. “Duels of the Jungle” | January 13, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Battle Pyramid, Ash and his friends encounter an injured Weavile. |
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| 0454 | 41. “Overjoyed!” | January 20, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finding the Battle Pyramid in time for his rematch against Brandon and his legendary Pokémon, Ash decides to train against the local Nurse Joy to test his Pokémon. After the battle however he obtains Torkoal from Professor Oak and rechallenges Brandon for the rematch. However Brandon this time uses the Pokémon Registeel. Will Ash be able to defeat it? |
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| 0455 | 42. “The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing” | January 27, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having lost his match against Brandon, Ash ponders his next move while staying at the Pokémon Center. He gets a spark for a rematch when Professor Oak arrives with a 'pick me up' package from Delia and Ash's Pokémon, as well as a postcard from Gary and a gift from Misty. When Drew appears on the scene, he notices that May is sad and decides to cheer her up by challenging her to a battle. May gladly accepts Drew's challenge and the two of them start their match, using the Pokémon Center's Contest Hall. Will the Rivals have an all-out battle? |
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| 0456 | 43. “Pinch Healing!” | February 3, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| To win against Brandon, Ash kept training at the Pokémon Center. However, Joy who is managing the Center faints on the floor. |
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| 0457 | 44. “Gathering the Gang of Four” | February 10, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash trades in some of his old Pokémon and brings Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Squirtle back. They head up into the mountains for a little training and reminiscing of the past. After stopping yet another Pikachu stealing attempt from Team Rocket, Ash runs into Brandon who is impressed by the four Pokémon. Brandon declares a 4-on-4 battle this time so he can see the true strength of Ash. Ash agrees and the next day the battle begins. Brandon chooses Dusclops and Ash chooses Charizard. Will he finally be able to win? |
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| 0458 | 45. “Pace - The Final Frontier!” | February 17, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash continues his battle against Brandon. With faith in his Bulbasaur, Ash manages to finally beat Dusclops. Then, Squirtle faces off against the speedy Ninjask and manages to pull off a win. Squirtle isn't so lucky when he faces down Solrock. Solrock defeats Squirtle. Ash then sends out Bulbasaur, and then Bulbasaur and Solrock knock out each other. So it comes down to the final battle: Pikachu vs. Regice. Pikachu manages to weaken Regice, but Regice uses Icebeam and traps Pikachu under a layer of ice, and using Rest, heals himself completely. Regice then freezes Pikachu inside an ice pillar using Icebeam, but Pikachu manages to break free from the ice. Using two Iron tails in a row, Pikachu weakens Regice again. Like before, Regice traps Pikachu under ice layer again and uses Rest once more. With time running out Pikachu breaks free from the trap and charges a full-power Volt Tackle at Regice. Regice manages to wake up from Rest and fires Ice Beam several times at Pikachu. But Pikachu manages to dodge the Ice Beams and attacks in time, fainting Regice. Ash wins over Brandon and becomes the "Battle Frontier Champion". Ash is offered a Frontier Brain position, but he declines. Ash waves a goodbye and Brandon leaves in his air ship. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0459 | 46. “Once More with Reeling” | February 24, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having finally beaten the Battle Frontier, everyone's headed for home. On their way however, Ash and May decide to enter into a Pokémon Contest that's open to everyone. Appealing with Pikachu and Eevee, Ash and May both get past the appeal stage and end up having to battle each other. After a break to the final round, Team Rocket appeared and steals the Pokémon. Combusken gets so mad it evolves into Blaziken and blasts Team Rocket and rescued the Pokémon. The final round of the contest begins. Ash using Sceptile and May using Blaziken, the battle is fierce. However despite the type advantage, Ash gains an upper hand. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0460 | 47. “Home is Where the Start is” | March 3, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Pokémon Contest finally finishes. Ash and May are able to stand on the stage as the smoke clears and the battle ends up as a tie. Ash and May did their best and spectators let out a large applause and cheers of joy. Sceptile used Leaf Blade to cut the ribbon half as a lucky charm. After the battle, Ash, May, Max, and Brock go their separate ways. May reveals that she is going to the Johto region alone to compete in the Pokémon Contests. Max remains in Hoenn, hoping to become a Pokémon trainer. Brock returns to his gym in Pewter City and Ash returns to Pallet Town. However upon his return he meets Gary and they decide to have a Pokémon battle. Ash appears to be confident he will win until he finds Gary has caught an Electivire from the Sinnoh region, which easily beats Pikachu. Ash decides to travel to the Sinnoh region as well and, along with Pikachu and Aipom, say goodbye and head to Sinnoh. |
| Season 10 - Pokémon - Diamond and Pearl |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0461 | 01. “Following a Maiden's Voyage!” | April 20, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn is a 10-year-old girl living in the region of Sinnoh, aspiring to become a great Pokémon Coordinator. She starts off by heading towards the Pokémon Laboratory in Sandgem Town on her bike to get her starter Pokémon, but she was completely perplexed by the roads. Somewhere in between, she bumps into an elder man, later revealed to be Professor Rowan. After arriving at Professor Rowan's laboratory, she gets her first Pokémon which was a Piplup; following this, she sees a projected soul of Mesprit at Lake Verity. Meanwhile, Ash arrives in Sinnoh by ship and has an aerial battle with Team Rocket, resulting in the loss of Pikachu into a forest. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0462 | 02. “Two Degrees of Separation!” | April 20, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn, who just received Piplup, laid her sights on Jubilife City. Ash's weakened Pikachu appears in front of her, closely pursued by Team Rocket. Ash begins his search for Pikachu when he reunites with Brock on the way. Later on, Ash captures a Starly. While Ash meets Professor Rowan for the first time, Dawn leaves the laboratory. The two of them then begin to track each other down with the aid of Professor Rowan, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0463 | 03. “When Pokémon Worlds Collide!” | April 20, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash continues his search for Pikachu. While searching, he is challenged to a single-elimination three-on-three Pokémon battle by a new rival, Paul. Dawn, Piplup and Pikachu soon is helped by Ash, his Aipom and Starly. Then, Dawn and Ash become fast friends when they headed back to the Pokémon Lab to get a package that was sent from Ash's mother, which turns out to be a package of clothes. Ash, Dawn and Brock, now being reunited with Pikachu, all begin to head to Jubilife City where Dawn meets Paul for the first time, in which he challenges Ash again. The battle ends in a tie, yet Ash feels like he lost. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0464 | 04. “Dawn of a New Era!” | June 7, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Dawn have started traveling together, but they are already having problems getting along with each other. On the road, Ash and Dawn constantly argue about who is better than the other in many ways. Wanting to get Ash to acknowledge her power, Dawn challenges a Pokémon minstrel by the name Nando to a battle. The two later find out that Nando is skilled and undecided about whether to challenge Gyms or Contests, causing Ash and Dawn to try to persuade him to challenge their preferred competitions. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Nando decided to drop neither one side and chose to take both Gyms and Contests. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0465 | 05. “Gettin' Twiggy with It!” | June 11, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash knocks down Team Rocket's hot-air balloon, which had captured Pikachu, with Starly. A wild Turtwig saves Pikachu from the balloon which had fallen into a distant lake. However, Turtwig starts getting defensive for Pikachu and won't let any human near it. Then, Ash grabs Pikachu just as they're hit with Sleep Powder from and Oddish. Turtwig carries Pikachu away. An elderly woman called Clara, invites them to her house. Later, they find the two Pokémon, but Turtwig attacks Ash, they tell it that Pikachu is his best friend, and Turtwig feels bad. Then, Team Rocket shows up and catches the two, running off with Ash and Piplup close behind. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0466 | 06. “Different Strokes for Different Blokes!” | June 12, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends were training Turtwig when they spotted Paul at the ledge. Paul challenges Ash to a battle for the first time. Ash battles Paul with his Turtwig and ends up battling Team Rocket when they interfere. They get knocked off a ledge and then have to make their way through a forest, where Paul catches a Stantler and then releases it because he assumed it was weak. Ash meanwhile, was being entranced multiple times after looking at the glowing horns of a herd of Stantler, giving him many horrible illusions. After meeting up with Brock and Dawn, Ash and co are then chased out of the forest by an Ursaring. Paul defeats and catches it, indicating that the Ursaring was worth capturing. Ash then challenges Paul to a battle again. Paul ends up winning against Ash which makes Ash upset. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0467 | 07. “Like it or Lup It!” | June 13, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn is training Piplup for the upcoming Pokémon Contest. Team Rocket find some water Pokémon and Ludicolo squabbling over food and thinks of a plan to steal the food. They say they are going to help out when Ash and Co. then arrive. Team Rocket then steals the food and Piplup sees that the water Pokémon are upset. Piplup later tries to help the water Pokémon reclaim some stolen food. Piplup used a move that Dawn was teaching it to win the contest. Piplup perfects the move and makes Dawn very proud. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0468 | 08. “Gymbaliar!” | June 14, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends are heading to Jubilife City where a young girl named Minnie comes and asks them where the next gym is, and when Ash answers Oreburgh Dawn agrees. Yet that wasn't the one she was talking about. They then find a fake gym being run by Team Rocket and their new Croagunk. Brock finds a heart in Croagunk and decides to catch it, in which he succeeds. Croagunk then begins pulling Brock away from the girls, taking Misty and Max's role. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0469 | 09. “Setting the World on its Buneary!” | June 18, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Still on their way to Jubilife City, Ash and his friends saw a Buneary. Dawn decides to catch the Buneary. After some trial and chaos, Dawn finally captures a Buneary for her team. Buneary has a big crush on Ash's Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0470 | 10. “Not on My Watch Ya Don't!” | June 19, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn seeks to acquire the popular Pokétch gadget. However Team Rocket takes advantages of this with a scheme of providing fake Pokétches that brainwash the owner's Pokémon using a Psyduck. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0471 | 11. “Mounting a Coordinator Assault!” | June 20, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn is eager to participate in the Jubilife Pokémon Contest and meets Zoey, another girl, whom she instantly strikes a rivalry with. Ash's Aipom is also very eager to enter the contest, so Ash enters as well. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0472 | 12. “Arrival of a Rival!” | June 21, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Dawn, Jessie, and Zoey all successfully make it past the first round. But Ash loses to Zoey in the second round and then, Dawn loses to Zoey in the semifinals. Jessie goes to the final round and loses to Zoey there. Dawn then get upset and tells her mother, who only tells her she should talk to her friends and not her all the time, so Dawn agrees. They then head to Oreburgh City to see Ash's first Gym Battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0473 | 13. “A Staravia is Born!” | June 25, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash attempts to train his Starly. However, it ends up being captured by Team Rocket along with other bird Pokémon. After perfecting Aerial Ace, it evolves into Staravia. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0474 | 14. “Leave it to Brocko!” | June 26, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brock helps to reunite a Nuzleaf with his Strong Shiftry Brother. Brock's Bonsly evolves into a Sudowoodo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0475 | 15. “Shapes of Things to Come!” | June 27, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has finally arrived at the Oreburgh Gym, all ready for a Gym Battle. However, the Rock-type Gym Leader, Roark has a match already scheduled, and the opponent is Paul. Paul faces Roark's Geodude, Onix, and Cranidos with Azumarill, Chimchar, and Elekid. Paul wins the Coal Badge using methods Ash does not like, but before he leaves, Ash challenges Roark to a battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0476 | 16. “A Gruff Act to Follow!” | June 28, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Paul winning the Coal Badge, it is now Ash's turn to face Roark. Ash then goes to the nearest Pokémon Center to heal his Pokémon. Then seeing Paul, Ash and him argue, then a kid approaches Paul and thanks him for giving him the Azumarill that Paul used in the battle. The trio are then in the Gym where Ash faces Roark. Ash uses Aipom, Turtwig, and Pikachu. But due to Roark's strong Pokémon, Ash ends up losing the battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0477 | 17. “Wild in the Streets!” | July 2, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Ash trains for a rematch, Team Rocket schemes to acquire a fossil Pokémon. Once an Aerodactyl is revived, several more ancient Pokémon break out. It takes Dawn's new combo and Roark's newly evolved Rampardos to completely stop them, leading to a new style of training. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0478 | 18. “O'er the Rampardos We Watched!” | July 3, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Team Rocket's plot thwarted, Ash makes use of a move performed by Dawn's Pokémon in his rematch against Roark and his newly evolved Rampardos. After defeating him, Ash earns the Coal Badge. While Team Rocket turn their attentions to stealing the Gym Pokémons, Brock's Croagunk stops them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0479 | 19. “Twice Smitten, Once Shy!” | July 5, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Coming off Ash's victory over Roark, the gang continue their journey when they come across a hyperactive Pachirisu. Dawn captures it, but her attempts to control it, has her questioning her capabilities as a trainer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0480 | 20. “Mutiny in the Bounty!” | July 9, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| A mysterious woman named "J" appears in front of Ash and his friends. She's one of the evil Pokémon Hunters who, with her Drapion, Ariados and Salamence, robs Pokémon from their trainers and sells them to the highest bidder. Meowth and Ash's Pikachu are taken by the hunter and her henchmen. In order to get Pikachu back, Ash's group forge an alliance with Team Rocket. Even though the Pokémon are rescued, J manages to escape. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0481 | 21. “Ya See We Want an Evolution!” | July 10, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet the B-button league. But Team Rocket tries to steal the strongest Magikarp and the most beautiful Feebas. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0482 | 22. “Borrowing on Bad Faith!” | July 11, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to Floaroma Town, Ash and his friends decide to attend an unofficial Pokémon Contest. Dawn plans to use her new Pachirisu to challenge the contest. However, on their way to the village, Aipom falls off the cliff while playing and is saved by Jessie of Team Rocket. As a favor, Jessie wants to use Ash's Aipom to represent her in the Pokémon contest. Dawn and Jessie challenge each other in the final round, but Aipom manages to defeat Pachirisu and Jessie wins many bunches of bananas. But before they leave, Aipom rejoins Ash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0483 | 23. “Faced with Steelix Determination!” | July 12, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Still on their way to Floaroma Town, Ash and his friends find an injured Bidoof in a forest and are about to take it to the nearby waterfall when Team Rocket appear. However, behind them is a very angry Steelix on a rampage, due to the fact that they accidentally jammed their shovels onto Steelix's head. Ash, their Pokémon, and the Bidoof tribe team up to stop Team Rocket and calm the angered Steelix. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0484 | 24. “Cooking Up a Sweet Story!” | July 16, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends receive a request from a young woman named Teresa who wants to borrow Ash's Pikachu. She's in trouble because her Aunt Abigail's Pikachu (named Sugar), who helped make cakes in her cake store, suddenly disappeared. When Pikachu is captured, Abigail's newly evolved Raichu returns to save the day. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0485 | 25. “Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!” | September 1, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends arrive at Floaroma Town. They hear that a class has been opened within the town which teaches how to make the "Pokémon snack", Poffin. They try to make their first Poffin with the help of Forsythia and her seemingly shy Roserade. However, Team Rocket schemes to steal all the poffin and berries. In order to defeat them, Roserade is forced to reveal its true power. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0486 | 26. “Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!” | September 1, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn meets her childhood friend Kenny when she's training for the next Pokémon Contest. She wants to battle him; however, he turns down her request and asks Ash to have a battle instead. When Team Rocket arrives hoping to steal Kenny's Prinplup and Ash's Pikachu, Dawn sends out Piplup to stop them and Piplup learns Whirlpool, sending Team Rocket blasting off. The Floaroma Town Pokémon Contest begins with Dawn using Pachirisu in the opening round. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0487 | 27. “Settling a Not-So-Old Score!” | September 8, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn and Kenny make it to the finals, leaving the contest battle with Piplup versus it's evolved form, Prinplup. When the time runs out, Dawn is left with the most points and she wins her first Contest Ribbon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0488 | 28. “Drifloon on the Wind!” | September 15, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| As they make their way towards Eterna City, Ash and his friends run into a Nurse Joy at a Pokémon Center with their pack of Drifloon. When Team Rocket try to kidnap the Father's Ampharos at the Power Plant, it causes an explosion which makes the electricity at the Pokémon Center to go out. With an approaching thunderstorm, Nurse Joy and Marnie Joy head towards the Plant to try to help. Paige also tries to help, but the wind carries her, her Drifloon, and Pikachu into the mountains. Ash attempts to save them, but he too gets caught in trouble. Soon after, Suicune appears and saves everyone. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0489 | 29. “The Champ Twins!” | September 22, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Dawn (with their Turtwig and Piplup) have a tag team battle with Brian and Ryan (who, with their Quilava and Croconaw, have won 16-straight battles) that gets recorded for reporter Rhonda's "Sinnoh Now" TV program. Ash and Dawn end up fighting each other and they lose the match. They learn about teamwork and win the re-match. With this being the better battle, Rhonda decides to use that battle for her show. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0490 | 30. “Some Enchanted Sweetening!” | September 29, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang meet Cheryl, a female treasure hunter traveling through Eterna Forest, in search of the Enchanted Honey, together with her Chansey. She captures a Male Burmy, since she needs it to evolve into a Mothim in order to get the Enchanted Honey at the Amber Castle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0491 | 31. “The Grass-Type is Always Greener!” | October 6, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends continue their search for the Enchanted Honey. During their journey, they meet Gardenia, the Gym Leader of Eterna City. Ash has a practice battle with her using his Turtwig and Staravia against Gardenia's Cherubi and Turtwig but loses easily to Gardenia's Turtwig. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0492 | 32. “An Angry Combeenation!” | October 13, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| The quest for the Enchanted Honey concludes as our heroes arrive at Amber Castle, home to a hive of Combee and their leader, Queen Vespiquen. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0493 | 33. “All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!” | October 20, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends compete in a Pokémon contest where a Pokémon must imitate another to win the prize; a Pokémon Egg. Brock ends up winning. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0494 | 34. “Buizel Your Way Out of This!” | October 27, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends encounter a wild Buizel. With Ash, Dawn and Zoey seeking to catch it. Dawn is the one to finally catch it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0495 | 35. “An Elite Meet and Greet” | November 3, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet up with Lucian, a Psychic Pokémon enthusiast and one of Sinnoh's Elite Four. Dawn decides to test her luck against Lucian's Bronzong with her newly caught Buizel but Buizel will not listen to any of Dawn's commands. After an encounter with Team Rocket, Buizel listens to Dawn's commands, so Dawn re-challenges Lucian except Lucian leaves before the match is over. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0496 | 36. “A Secret Sphere of Influence” | November 10, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Adamant Orb is stolen from the Eterna City Museum, and the wandering minstrel Nando is accused for the crime by the local Officer Jenny (who has a Stunky). Ash and his friends, along with Gym Leader Gardenia and the Viridian City Officer Jenny, attempt to locate the true thieves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0497 | 37. “The Grass Menagerie” | November 17, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash finally has a Gym Battle with Gardenia, the Eterna City Gym Leader, in a 3-on-3 fight to the finish. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0498 | 38. “One Big Happiny Family” | November 24, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Coming off Ash's victory over Gardenia, our heroes hurry to a Pokémon Center when Brock's egg is about to hatch, which later hatchs into a Happiny. Meanwhile, Team Rocket plans to steal Happiny. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0499 | 39. “Steamboat Willies” | December 1, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends decide to make a trip on a ship for tourists. They call out all of their Pokémon to show them the beautiful view they have from inside. Since there's still a lot of time left before the ship takes off, the group decide to do some shopping nearby, leaving the Pokémon alone on board. The situation ends in chaos. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0500 | 40. “Top-Down Training” | December 8, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends encounter Cynthia, Champion of the Sinnoh's Elite Four, just as she is about to begin a battle with Ash's rival, Paul. Paul reveals that he has been competing in four regions, and shows his very first Pokémon - Torterra, having evolved from his Turtwig. Paul pits his Chimchar, Weavile, Murkrow and Torterra against Cynthia's Garchomp but easily loses. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0501 | 41. “A Stand-Up Sit-Down” | December 15, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends come to Zoey's aid as she has injured her right ankle. She tells them that the upcoming Contest requires the Coordinator to use two Pokémon at once. Dawn, having no experience of double battles, ends up getting a crash course with comedic results. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0502 | 42. “The Electrike Company” | December 22, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet Jocko, who is trying to discipline his Electrike. The Pokémon's having trouble with its accuracy however, so Brock asks if he could try and train it. Also, inspired by Electrike's dedication towards improvement, Team Rocket's James and Meowth decide to help out. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0503 | 43. “Malice in Wonderland!” | December 29, 2007 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends (along with Team Rocket) get lost and decide to take shelter from the rain under an old gate. After seeing a strange light, everyone has their inner desires fulfilled. However, things slowly but surely get more and more strange with each passing second. It turns out that Mismagius' use of Confuse Ray was the root of the problem. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0504 | 44. “Mass Hip-po-sis!” | January 5, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends encounter a stray Hippopotas. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0505 | 45. “Ill-Will Hunting” | January 12, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Pokémon Hunter J returns, now targeting a group of Shieldon. Can Ash and his friends, along with Ash's former rival Gary, help protect the Shieldon from the Hunter's evil grasp? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0506 | 46. “A Maze-ing Race!” | January 19, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn wants to get the new coin flip Pokétch app, but accidentally goes to the wrong Pokémon Center. After finding out the actual location to get the application, our heroes set out. However, Team Rocket has set up a maze, which would allow them to separate the gang and steal their Pokémon but the plan starts to fail as Golems and an Onix stir up trouble. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0507 | 47. “Sandshrew's Locker!” | January 26, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet Mira, a mysterious young girl, and her Abra. She leads them on a wild underwater expedition to recover a Pokémon named Sandshrew she lost as a child but find troubles as a Gyarados repeatedly attack them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0508 | 48. “Dawn's Early Night!” | January 26, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others finally reach Hearthome City, only to find out that the gym is closed. Dawn enters the Hearthome City Contest, only to find herself up against all her rivals: Zoey, Team Rocket's Jessie, and the wandering minstrel Nando. Sadly, Dawn loses in the first round getting very depressed. Zoey loses to Nando in the finals. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0509 | 49. “Tag! We're It...!” | February 1, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| The entire group enters a tag-team battle tournament in Hearthome City. Brock is paired with a female bird tamer named Holly, Dawn is paired with a nerd-like trainer named Conway, and Ash ends up with his rival Paul. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0510 | 50. “Glory Blaze” | February 1, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Hearthome City Pokémon Tag-Team battle tournament continues, as Paul forces Chimchar to fight well past its limit. Ash and Paul manage to make it to the semifinals of the tournament, thanks to Ash taking control of Chimchar when Paul refuses to give it commands; at sunset of the day before the semifinals, Paul released his Chimchar. So then, Ash invited Chimchar to join his team. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0511 | 51. “Smells Like Team Spirit!” | February 1, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Chimchar accepts Ash's invitation to join the team. Ash battles alongside Paul in the tournament semifinals against Brock and Holly. They quickly make it to the finals where they are matched against Dawn and Conway. Paul's Elekid evolves into Electabuzz. Ash and Paul win the tournament and both receive a Soothe Bell as a prize. Paul then gives his to Ash, claiming that he has no need for it. By the end, Conway advises Ash to go to Veilstone City for his next gym badge. |
| Season 11 - Pokémon - DP Battle Dimension |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0512 | 01. “Tears for Fears!” | April 12, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a practice battle between Ash's Chimchar and Dawn's Piplup, Chimchar begins to cry because Ash was nice to it even though it lost, and Paul wasn't. Things get worse when a trio of Zangoose attack and Chimchar has to face its fear and eventually defeats them and overcomes its fear of Zangoose. Chimchar also receives some unexpected advice from Meowth about the future. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0513 | 02. “Once There Were Greenfields” | April 19, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Gardenia reappears in a town, organizing a special exhibition battle for the town's children. She teams herself with James of Team Rocket in a match against Ash and Dawn. She proposes that James should leave his Cacnea with her to train when he is unable to use it to its full potential. He eventually decides to accept the offer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0514 | 03. “Throwing the Track Switch” | April 26, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Buizel is more interested in Ash's gym training, and Aipom is more interested in Dawn's contest training. Thus, Zoey suggests that Ash and Dawn do a trade. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0515 | 04. “The Keystone Pops!” | May 10, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Ash's Buizel destroys the Hallowed Tower, a Spiritomb is unleashed and attacks Ash, Dawn, Brock and a nearby village. Then Jessie tells it that Ash is a descendant of the Aura Guardian that coincidentally has a Pikachu, that sealed it away. So Ash sets out to stop the Spiritomb and with Pikachu's help, they seal it away in the Hallowed Tower. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0516 | 05. “Bibarel Gnaws Best!” | May 17, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's group encounters a Pokemon Breeder working on the construction of a stone bridge. The woman is arguing with the bridge's designer because of their Pokemon assistant Bibarel's refusal to work. After the stone cutter returns, Bibarel begins to construct the bridge, with help from the gang. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0517 | 06. “Nosing 'Round the Mountain” | May 24, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash battles Alan, a trainer that wants his Nosepass to evolve into a Probopass, but it can only evolve if it levels up in Mt. Coronet. When it does, Team Rocket brainwashes it and now Ash & Co. have to get it back. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0518 | 07. “Luxray Vision” | May 31, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash encounter a young Officer Jenny named Marble and her Luxray. Luxray is unable to use its electric moves, so Ash & Co. set out to help it. |
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| 0519 | 08. “Journey to the Uknown” | June 7, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| In Solaceon Town, Ash's group meets up with Dawn's old friend and rival Kenny and his new Pokemon, Breloom. Kenny tells them he is going to the Solaceon Ruins, a place of worship for the legendary Dialga and Palkia, so they tag along, only to get more than they bargained for when the Unown that live in the ruins become furious along with the appearance of the sinister Team Galactic. Among the chaos, Aipom evolves into Ambipom |
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| 0520 | 09. “Team Shocker” | June 14, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn competes against Kenny in the Solaceon Town Contest, looking for redemption after her crushing loss in Hearthome City. Jessie of course enters. Dawn loses once again and Kenny and Jessie face-off in the finals. Jessie defeats Kenny and wins her first ribbon. Zoey tells Dawn that the overuse of Swift caused Ambipom to be no longer seen and the point of an Appeal is to show off the Pokemon. |
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| 0521 | 10. “Tanks for the Memories” | June 21, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to Veilstone City, Ash and his friends stop off at the Mountain Hut Maid Cafe for a nice drink of Miltank's Milk. However, when they arrive, they learn of the troubles the Cafe is having, being under-staffed. Ash and his friends offer their services and soon become Maids in the Cafe. Brock helps Autumn, the youngest of three sisters bond with her Miltank, Ilta. All the while Dawn is trying deal with her feelings of losing a contest for a second time. |
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| 0522 | 11. “Hot Springing a Leak” | June 28, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends stop at a Hot Spring managed by Dawn's childhood friend, Leona. Both girls are happy to meet again, but when Dawn and her friends want to go to the hot springs, they find out that there isn't any water. Because no water is coming from the spring, the group want to investigate, along with Leona and her Swinub. |
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| 0523 | 12. “Riding the Winds of Change” | July 5, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and company visit a town where it is plagued with a group of Gligar led by a Gliscor. Ash and friends help Officer Jenny try to remove the flying Pokemon, while Ash's rival Paul sets his eyes on capturing Gliscor. In the end, Paul captures the Gliscor on his team, and Ash captures one of the Gligar that keeps showing up. |
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| 0524 | 13. “Sleight of Sand” | July 12, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| When our heroes' Pokemon are having a fun time in a sandpit, a Hippowdon appears from within. However, the over-curious Pachirisu can't help peeping into the Hippowdon's mouth and accidentally falls into it. The situation gets worse when Hippowdon becomes the target of the Team Rocket duo Butch and Cassidy. |
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| 0525 | 14. “Lost Leader Strategy” | July 19, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the forest just outside Veilstone City, the group witness a young female martial-artist and a Lucario in a fierce battle. The girl is revealed to be Maylene, the city's Gym Leader, at which point Ash immediately asks for a Gym Battle. However, she recently lost to Ash's rival Paul, and is depressed over her defeat. Further insight into the matter is revealed by Reggie, Paul's older brother. Reggie also helps Ash's Staravia learn Brave Bird. |
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| 0526 | 15. “Crossing the Battle Line!” | July 26, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn challenges the gym leader of Veilstone City, Maylene, in hopes of helping Maylene get over her defeat. Maylene defeats Dawn and she and her Lucario regain their confidence. |
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| 0527 | 16. “A Triple Fighting Chance!” | August 2, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Maylene finally accepts Ash's challenge. Ash uses Staravia, Chimchar, and Buizel against Machoke, Meditite, and Lucario. The battle between Buizel and Lucario ends up in a tie but Maylene still gives Ash the Cobble Badge. |
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| 0528 | 17. “Enter Galactic!” | August 9, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Ash acquiring the Cobble Badge, our heroes decide to spend the night in Veilstone City before heading out. Reggie takes the group to a park with several meteoric stones lie. However, Team Galactic appears and try to steal them for their world domination plans. |
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| 0529 | 18. “The Bells Are Singing!” | August 16, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| While training Gligar, Ash hears singing. When they look to see who is singing, they meet a magician named Francesca and her three Chingling. Francesca is trying to get her spoiled Chingling to have a better attitude. |
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| 0530 | 19. “Crossing Paths” | August 23, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Co. arrive at a lakeside Pokemon Center. Jessie's Dustox sees a shiny Dustox, and follows it to the lake. Jessie releases her Dustox, allowing it to mate. This is related to the Season 1 episode 21, "Bye Bye Butterfree" where Ash releases his Butterfree so it can mate with a pink Butterfree. |
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| 0531 | 20. “Pika and Goliath” | August 30, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet Sho, a boy who has a Pichu and a Raichu. He mistakes Ash's Pikachu for a wild Pokemon. Just like at the Vermillion City Gym, Ash and Pikachu have the option again to evolve Pikachu to Raichu, after a loss to a stronger opponent. Paul witnesses this defeat and scolds Ash for losing to such an opponent, but manages to redeem himself of that defeat in a rematch. |
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| 0532 | 21. “Our Cup Runneth Over!” | September 6, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Brock and Dawn meet the Champion of the Hoenn Region, Wallace. He says he will be holding a Pokemon Contest and the winner receives a ribbon that can be used anywhere. The group spends the day with him, resulting in advice from Wallace for Dawn to play with her Pokemon more and for Ash to enter Buizel in the contest. At the end of the episode, Ash receives a phone call from his friend, May. |
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| 0533 | 22. “A Full Course Tag Battle!” | September 13, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Brock's old friend May, still training to become a Top Coordinator, visits Sinnoh for the Wallace Cup. Upon arrival at the Seven Stars Restaurant, they find out that those who win a tag-battle against the restaurant's owners, Ash and Brock are able to win the full course meal. May is partnered with Dawn, while Ash is partnered with Brock. May uses her Blaziken, And Dawn uses Piplup and together they create a fantastic fire/water combination in their battle. There is a cameo from Drew, Harley, and Max. |
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| 0534 | 23. “Staging a Heroes' Welcome!” | September 20, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends have arrived at the Lake Resort where the Wallace Cup will take place. Zoey also arrives, and competes, too. Right when the contest began, Dawn becomes nervous and has trouble keeping her composure. Meanwhile, May decides to enter with Wartortle, and Ash enters with Buizel. There are cameos of Drew, Harley, Max, Norman, Caroline, and Solidad. |
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| 0535 | 24. “Pruning a Passel of Pals!” | September 27, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| At night, Ash takes a walk near the Lake Valor with Pikachu when suddenly, something in the center of the lake begins to glow, and it turns out that Azelf appears. When Ash tries to approach it, the shadow disappears again. The next day, the second round of the Wallace Cup begins. May's Venusaur is then revealed, and there is a cameo appearance of May's Skitty battling in the second round. Dawn, May and Zoey make it to the semi finals but Ash loses to a tough coordinator called Kyle. After it is Dawn's turn to battle Kyle in the semi-final, she uses Piplup against his Crawdaunt. There are cameos of Norman, Caroline, Max, Kenny and Paul. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0536 | 25. “Strategy with a Smile!” | October 11, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn beats Kyle and May beats Zoey in the semi finals and both have to battle in the finals. In the finals, Dawn faces-off against May in the Wallace Cup. Dawn uses Piplup and May uses her Glaceon. Dawn manages to narrowly defeat May's Glaceon by a fraction. After the contest ends, Dawn earns her second Ribbon! Now that the contest is over, May departs from Ash, Dawn, and Brock once again and goes back to Johto. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0537 | 26. “The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!” | October 18, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| When on their way to Pastoria City, Ash and friends meet a trainer named Tyler that wants to catch a Yanma. But Team Rocket ends up catching it after he weakened it. After Jessie captures the Yanma and sends it to Giovanni, who rejects it, she decides to train it herself and it quickly evolves into Yanmega. |
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| 0538 | 27. “Chim-Charred!” | October 25, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and co. are running after Gligar who has been blown away by a gust, and promptly run into Paul. After a huge argument about their different ways of treating Pokemon, Ash challenges Paul to a battle. But when Chimchar is battling Paul's Ursaring, it activates an overpowering blaze. Chimchar also gets confused and starts randomly attacking anyone in its path. |
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| 0539 | 28. “Cream of the Croagunk Crop!” | November 15, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Ash & Co. arrive in Pastoria City, Crasher Wake refuses Ash's request for a battle because he has to take care of something. They tag along and find out there is a Croagunk Festival in the Pastoria Great Marsh. |
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| 0540 | 29. “Pokemon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One” | November 1, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their travels, Ash and his friends meet up with another Pokemon Ranger - Kellyn - and a Riolu. It turns out that Hunter J is after Riolu, due to its ability to use Aura Sphere before evolving. Ash and Riolu start to bond with their shared Aura, but J is insistent on getting it. This episode relates to the secret mission in Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, from which the player can transfer a Riolu that knows Aura Sphere to their copy of Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0541 | 30. “Pokemon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two” | November 8, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Hunter J has managed to kidnap Riolu. But despite that, Riolu, reveals his whereabouts to Ash, using its Aura. With Rangers Kellyn and Solana joining them, Ash and his friends go to hunt down Hunter J and get Riolu back. However, J is far more formidable than anyone could have anticipated. Will Ash and friends be able to return Riolu back to its kingdom? |
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| 0542 | 31. “A Crasher Course in Power!” | November 22, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| At the Pastoria Gym Ash challenges Crasher Wake to a 3-on-3 Gym Battle using Pikachu, Turtwig and Buizel, while Wake uses Gyarados, Quagsire, and Floatzel. However, Pikachu accidentally shocks Buizel and this causes them to argue which makes a difficulty in helping Ash defeat Wake. Suddenly, thanks to that Buizel had rescued Pikachu from the attack; their argument concludes. Ash manages to defeat Wake and he earns the Fen Badge. |
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| 0543 | 32. “Hungry for the Good Life!” | December 6, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| A Swinub shows up at Mr. Backlot's mansion and starts to eat all the Poffins. Dawn tries to stop it by making her own Poffins for Swinub. Dawn ends up capturing Swinub at the end of the episode. |
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| 0544 | 33. “Fighting Fear with Fear!” | December 13, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash continues his training with Gligar, but finds out it has become fearful of battles since the battle against Paul's Gliscor. The group meets Gary again, and Ash asks Gary to help him solve the problem with Gligar, and Gary gives Ash a Razor Fang, which makes Gligar evolve into Gliscor. |
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| 0545 | 34. “Arriving in Style!” | December 20, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends return to Hearthome City to challenge the Gym Leader who was gone during their last visit. However, they hear that the Gym Leader is still gone, making Ash unable to have his fifth Gym Battle. The group meets Paris, a Pokemon Stylist, and her Lopunny. She suggests that Dawn should enter the Hearthome Collection, a famous fashion show. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0546 | 35. “The Psyduck Stops Here!” | December 27, 2008 |
| Synopsis: |
| While traveling through a deep valley, Ash and friends encounter a swarm of Psyduck in the middle of a road. Upon trying to pass them, the Psyduck suddenly start attacking them, and to make things worse, there are too many to battle. |
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| 0547 | 36. “Camping it Up!” | January 3, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash & Co. are invited to attend a Pokemon Academy, they decide to enter it. For their first task, they choose a PokeBall that contains a Pokemon inside. The trainer then has to train the Pokemon and be able to use it in battle. The gang then meets Angie, and meets Conway again. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0548 | 37. “Up Close and Personable!” | January 10, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| While at a Pokemon Academy, Ash, Dawn, Brock, Angie, and Conway find that their Pokemon are becoming hypnotized when they go near a lake. So they decide to go and investigate what's going on. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0549 | 38. “Ghoul Daze!” | January 17, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Ash and friends are training at the Summer Academy, they are taught how to deal with Ghost-Type Pokemon, should they ever run into them. They are then paired up to find a hidden treasure. While searching, Conway has a run-in with a Dusknoir. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0550 | 39. “One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!” | January 24, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| After the Trainers are finished with the training, they must use a Pokemon to bring them across a rigorous track to the finish line. Finally after a tough competition Ash and Pikachu came first, and Angie and Shinx came second which led to the victory of the red team. Everyone is given a certificate. They said good bye, and the team continued their journey. |
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| 0551 | 40. “A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!” | January 31, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to Celestic Town, Ash and his friends have to take Piplup to the Pokemon Center after it collapsed from over-excessive training. Meanwhile, Team Rocket, who were following the group on a slope, decide to have lunch in a luxury restaurant. But then Jessie notices that Meowth's golden charm is buried under rolls of flab. The trio now realizes that, due to them having led a rich and luxurious life ever since they had earned the money at the summer school, they have become lazy and grown a lot in flesh. Wanting to return to their former "sharp and cool" shapes, they start a harsh training session. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0552 | 41. “Playing the Leveling Field!” | February 7, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| After waiting for a long time, Ash and the gang meet Fantina, The Hearthome City Gym Leader. The gang meets her in Celestic Town, where Dawn plans to enter a contest. She is in the middle of a battle with Zoey when they arrive. They watch Fantina and her Mismagius defeat Zoey and her Glameow easily with a powerful strategy. When Ash and Dawn both ask for a battle against Fantina she says her Pokemon are too tired to have two more battles so she can only battle one. Using Dawns coin toss application they decide that Ash will have an unofficial battle with Fantina. Ash decides to use Buizel, Chimchar and Pikachu against Fantina's Drifloon. Fantina's Drifloon defeats Ash's Buizel and puts Chimchar to sleep. Next Ash uses Pikachu but during the battle Drifloon evolves into Drifblim and puts Pikachu to sleep. Ash forfeits as Pikachu and Chimchar are both asleep and can't battle. They agree to battle again another day when Ash is strong enough. Later that day Zoey tells Dawn that she has recently won her third ribbon using her Shellos. |
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| 0553 | 42. “Doc Brock!” | February 14, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Brock is away on an errand. When they can't handle it, they send Gliscor to bring Brock back. Brock finds he can't carry Gliscor back, as it can't glide in the wind going the opposite direction, and leaves it, promising to return for it. At the end of the episode, the gang comically realizes that they left Gliscor behind, and scene shows a frustrated Gliscor with a long way to go. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0554 | 43. “Battling the Generation Gap!” | February 21, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn has entered the latest contest held in Celestic Town. Dawn meets her mother's old rival Yuri, that wants to win this contest. When she and her mom's rival "Lila" (Yuri in Japanese version) come face to face in the Finals of the contest Dawn has to give it all she has to win. Dawn wins the Celestic Town ribbon and her third contest ribbon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0555 | 44. “Losing its Lustrous!” | February 28, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Commander Mars and Cyrus (not known yet by Ash and co. that he is a part of Team Galactic) debuted in the anime along with Commander Saturn and the other Galactic grunts . In this episode, they steal the Lustrous Orb and the Adamant Orb from the Celestic Town museum for the power to awake Dialga and Palkia in their future plans. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0556 | 45. “Double Team Turnover!” | March 7, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| In this episode Commander Jupiter is introduced. Ash and the gang are helped by Cynthia to stop Team Galactic from stealing the Lustrous Orb and the Adamant Orb, but they fail because they had no idea how large Team Galactic was. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0557 | 46. “If the Scarf Fits, Wear It!” | March 21, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Arriving back in Solaceon Town, the gang meet up with Angie at her Parent's Daycare. She tells them her parents are gone for a while, so she leaves the daycare to her for a while. Ash and the gang tell her about the strange monster terrorizing Solaceon Town. She later reveals that the monster is a Lickilicky that she evolved from a Lickitung which she taught it Rollout. So the gang goes out and helps her find the Lickilicky and bring it back. At the end of the episode, it is revealed the Angie may have a crush on Ash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0558 | 47. “A Trainer and Child Reunion!” | March 28, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash and the gang are heading back to Hearthome City, they encounter Aaron, a member of the Elite Four. They see that he's training his bug Pokemon, but also himself. He explains to the gang that he's trying to look for a Wurmple he released as a child as he felt it could become stronger on its own, but he wants him back. The gang offers to help Aaron look for his released Wurmple. They find Aaron's Wurmple, but since then it has evolved into Beautifly. The two become a team again. In the end, Aaron happily says thank you and a farewell, and Ash and his friends head on to Hearthome City. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0559 | 48. “Aiding the Enemy!” | April 4, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has a battle with Paul. Choosing a one-on-one battle, Paul chooses Honchkrow, and Ash chooses Turtwig. Honchkrow manages to drive Turtwig into a corner, but at the last moment, Turtwig evolves into Grotle. However, Grotle loses all its agility and loses to Honchkrow anyway. Paul then reveals to Ash that he has already obtained the Hearthome City gym badge. Afterwards, Brock confronts Paul that he met his older brother Reggie over a missing Frontier Brain symbol, which in turn, partially reveals Paul's captious nature of becoming strong. Grotle gets up late that night and unsuccessfully tries to regain its agility. Paul's Torterra shows up and comforts Grotle by showing it that speed isn't everything about battles. Torterra tells Grotle that it can also rely on defense. Torterra shows an example with Ash's Gliscor using a Steel Wing straight to the head. Torterra emerges unscathed, and Grotle resumes to its normal behavior. |
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| 0560 | 49. “Barry's Busting Out All Over!” | April 11, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon arriving at the Hearthome Gym, Ash and his friends run into Barry, a trainer from Twinleaf Town. Barry turns out to be an admirer of Paul, whom he saw when watching the Double Battle Tournament. Ash challenges Barry to a Pokemon battle. Ash chooses Chimchar, Gliscor, and Pikachu, against Barry's Staraptor, Roserade, and Empoleon. Ash manages to narrowly defeat Barry, finishing off Empoleon with Pikachu's Volt Tackle. |
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| 0561 | 50. “Shield with a Twist!” | April 18, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Gym battle between Ash and the Hearthome Gym Leader Fantina has begun. Ash chooses Buizel to battle Gengar, Chimchar to battle Mismagius, and Pikachu to battle Driftblim. Using his new counter-shield strategy Buizel defeats Gengar, Chimchar defeats Mismagius but Pikachu gets defeated by Driftblim when Fantina uses her own strategy against him, Buizel also gets defeated by Driftblim, but Chimchar finally defeats Driftblim, and Ash wins the Relic Badge. Barry, having seen Ash defeat a Gym Leader he lost to, declares that Ash is a rival if Ash can beat the leader of the Canalave Gym. Meanwhile, Jessie, as her alter ego, Jessilina, wins her second ribbon using her Yanmega in the Majolica Town Contest! |
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| 0562 | 51. “Jumping Rocket Ship!” | April 25, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and company, along with Barry, take a ride in a blimp to Canalave City. When they arrive, Team Rocket, disguised as photographers, trick them into taking a picture of all of their Pokemon, which actually turns out to be a net to kidnap them. The Pokemon fight back to attempt to escape, and everyone's Pokemon (including Team Rocket's) gets blown away into the sky in the process and they all get separated. A chase ensues when Team Rocket declares that whomever should find the Pokemon first, gets to keep them all. When Meowth is grouped with Pikachu, Pachirisu, and Mime Jr. after the explosion, he considers leaving Team Rocket for good. Can all of the Pokemon find their trainers? |
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| 0563 | 52. “Sleepless in Pre-Battle” | May 2, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group heads to the Canalave Gym, but they are told that the Gym Leader isn't there right now. At a police station, the group is told by Officer Jenny that all the people in the town are having nightmares, and that the cause of the nightmares seems to be the Pokemon Darkrai. Also, Dawn's Swinub evolves into Piloswine in order to stop Team Rocket from stealing Cresselia. |
| Season 12 - Pokémon - DP Galactic Battles |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0564 | 01. “Get Your Rotom Running!” | May 9, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Professor Oak finds out that Ash and friends are in Canalave City, he recommends a hotel called the Old Chateau that serves a special dessert called Old Gateau. The group goes to the hotel immediately, but they're sad to see the hotel is closed. When they are about to turn back and leave, the doors open by themselves. The group walks inside, where they see a microwave oven. Ash and Pikachu stare at the mysterious microwave oven, and it suddenly attacks. Ash and his friends get chased around the Chateau by the microwave, which they later find out is a Pokemon called Rotom. The Rotom obtains different guises, such as a refrigerator. Rotom gets defeated and tells them sorry, but it was just trying to play with them. Brock eventually makes the Old Gateau, which Ash and his friends enjoy. |
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| 0565 | 02. “A Breed Stampede!” | May 16, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends stop at a Pokemon Center, Dawn hears on TV that Kenny and Nando have scored the newest Contest victories, Kenny has 3 and Nando Has 4. Dawn is eager to train Piloswine for a contest. Ash and his Pokemon train to pass the time. Dawn decides to train with them as well. Unfortunately, Piloswine doesn't obey her orders at all which upsets Dawn. Piloswine only shows an interest of eating Poffin. Gliscor also learns Fire Fang and Piloswine learns AncientPower. Piloswine also smells Team Rocket's food, and eats it. And makes Team Rocket get revenge by creating a poster advertising a "Pokemon Friendship School". While they have the gang's Pokemon trapped, Dawn's Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine. And which, Mamoswine blasts out and defeats Team Rocket, and charges towards Ash and friends. Dawn returns it to its Pokeball and it settles down. As for Ash, Nurse Joy tells him that Byron has returned and that means Ash's gym challenge is coming up. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0566 | 03. “Ancient Family Matters!” | May 23, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash is excited to finally reach the Canalave Gym once more, for his next Gym Battle. But, Byron's apprentice tells Ash and the others he's having conflicts right now with his son. Ash and the others also meet Byron of the Canalave Gym. Though, both Roark and Byron are having a fight over which one loves fossils more. Brock suggests that they have a battle to determine which Fossil Pokemon, Rampardos or Bastiodon, is stronger. This means Ash will have to keep waiting for his Gym Battle, and also handle this conflict. Later on Team Rocket steals all of Byron's fossils and everybody runs after them. Later Team Rocket gets defeated and Ash starts to get impatient and can't wait for his battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0567 | 04. “Dealing with Defensive Types!” | May 30, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's long awaited Gym Battle with Byron begins. Ash decides to use Chimchar, Buizel and Gliscor against Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon. He tries to dominate the battle with Fire attacks, but Byron's defence-oriented battling style prevents him from dealing much damage. His Chimchar eventually defeats Bronzor but Buizel quickly loses to Steelix. Ash uses Chimchar again against Steelix and triumphs, but next Byron uses Bastiodon and defeats Chimchar. Ash then uses Gliscor against Bastiodon, and after a tough battle, Ash and Gliscor emerge victorious, and are awarded the Mine Badge, Ash's 6th Sinnoh badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0568 | 05. “Leading a Stray!” | June 6, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash, Dawn and Brock head to Chocovine Town for Dawn's next Pokemon Contest, they find Wailord blocking the water so they can't take the boat. So they stop and have some lunch. Suddenly, a Luxio appears and begins to steal food from Ash and friends! Ash chases it into the sewer to find it is giving the food to a Wailmer who is trapped and can't get back to the ocean. Meanwhile, Dawn and Brock are unable to get to Ash because Team Rocket damaged the manhole. Then Ash and the Pokemon in the manhole think of a plan to get the Wailmer back to the ocean. The plan was a success. Dawn and Brock find them after Mamoswine broke the manhole. Then a Swampert blocked the path so they couldn't leave. Ash uses Grotle's Razor Leaf to defeat Swampert. Wailmer evolves into Wailord and happily makes it back to the ocean with its friends. Now Ash and friends once again head to Chocovine Town. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0569 | 06. “Steeling Peace of Mind!” | June 13, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| With six Sinnoh Gym Badges on hand, Ash decided that his next gym battle will be at the Snowpoint City Gym. Ash and friends later got a call from Barry. Ash told him about his victory at the Canalave Gym. Barry told the group that the Steel Pokemon on Iron Island were acting strangely, even his Empoleon. So Ash and friends took the next ferry to Iron Island. When they arrived, they searched for Barry and encountered more Steel Pokemon running amok. Ash got saved from an angry Aggron by a trainer named Riley and his partner Lucario. Riley introduced himself and said that he is a trainer that lives on Iron Island, and his Lucario uses its Aura to protect itself from the low-frequency wave that's driving other Steel Pokemon mad. Barry and his Heracross went off on their own investigation, and spotted a strange machine. Barry ran into Team Rocket and blamed them for everything, but Team Rocket denied that the machine is theirs. Barry and Team Rocket took a closer look and discovered that the machine is Team Galactic's, and headed by Commander Mars. When Team Galactic spotted them, Team Rocket started up a fight which caused themselves to fall with Barry into an underground ruin. Up on the surface, Riley, Ash, Dawn and Brock tracked Team Galactic, and found that the ruins were made of metal. Together with Team Galactic's Spear Key, this caused the low-frequency wave. Commander Mars released the Spear Key and the key melded with the ruins, which released a huge bolt of energy. The waves knocked Lucario backwards and it was overcome by a strange power. It lost control and prepared to attack Ash and friends! |
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| 0570 | 07. “Saving the World from Ruins!” | June 20, 2009 |
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| Ash and the others figured out that the cause of all the Pokemon's outbursts are some low-frequency waves that were being emitted after an accident. Ash and his friends searched for the source of these waves that were caused by none other than Team Galactic. Ash, Riley, Brock and Dawn decided to go near it, but when Piplup jumped, it was not able to reach the ground and fell in the hole. Dawn saw Barry and the others in the pit. Dawn used a rope to get them out, but Barry and Team Rocket had an argument who should go first. During the fight, Dawn also fell in the hole. Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu destroyed the machine and all the Steel Pokemon turned back normal. Team Galactic's plan didn't work out so well, so Commander Mars attempted to blow up Iron Island. Ash and Brock thought of a way to stop Team Rocket, Dawn and Barry out of the hole. Ash tried to make Chimchar dig a tunnel for them, but the ground was too hard. James cried with Mime Jr. and embraced Carnivine, making it want to help by learning Vine Whip. Grotle grabbed Carnivine's Vine Whips, getting everyone out. Commander Mars' Grunts placed bombs below the ruins but Riley and Lucario trapped it with their Aura and released it above from Iron Island. Mars went back and told Cyrus that the plan did not work. Ash and friends see Professor Carolina again because she came to study the island. Ash and friends said good bye to Barry and went on their way to Chocovine Town. |
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| 0571 | 08. “Cheers on Castaways Isle!” | June 27, 2009 |
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| While riding the boat with Ash and his friends that will take them to Chocovine Town, Pikachu and Piplup got kidnapped by Team Rocket. They dove down way into the sea. However, a big whirlpool caused Pikachu and Piplup to fall off Team Rocket's ship. They found themselves on an island with no people. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends headed towards the island with Officer Jenny. Pikachu and Piplup found a Corphish and several Mantyke putting rocks around a stone. Staravia and Buizel saw them and go back to Ash to tell him where they are. Ash and friends made a plan to get Pikachu and Piplup back. Meanwhile, Team Rocket came again to get Pikachu and Piplup, but when they were about to catch them, Staravia attacked and the plan failed. Pikachu and Piplup got caught again. The stone hatched and a Deoxys came alive to save them. Team Rocket blasted off after a battle. Deoxys headed into the aurora. Ash and his friends headed to Chocovine Town on the boat with Officer Jenny. |
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| 0572 | 09. “Hold the Phione!” | July 4, 2009 |
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| Dawn, Ash and Brock arrived at Chocovine Town and found everyone in a festive mood. It was not the upcoming contest in Chocovine Town everyone was excited about, but it was the annual visit of the Phione. These rare aquatic Pokemon could be seen in town and are said to bring good luck. That night, Dawn and her friends took a Phione watching tour on a submarine, unaware that the submarine was crewed by Team Rocket. Three Phione swam past the submarine and one was so interested in Dawn's Buneary that when the other Phione continued on their way, it stayed behind. After the tour was over, Team Rocket came and caught the lonely Phione that was left behind, but made a mistake of letting it out to swim in the town fountain. Phione used Acid Armor and escaped down the drain to search for Buneary. Phione found Dawn and Buneary training on a beach. Team Rocket showed up to recapture Phione. As soon as it saw Buneary with Pikachu, it challenged Pikachu as a rival for Buneary's affections! Buneary stepped in and challenged Phione to a battle itself: if Phione won, Buneary would go on a date with it. Captivated by the drama, Team Rocket abandoned their plan to see what would happen. Soon after the battle started, Buneary and Phione both used their Ice Beam and neither Pokemon had the advantage. Buneary used the opportunity to strike while Phione was distracted, knocked Phione down. Phione told Buneary farewell and turned to leave. When Team Rocket tried to grab Phione, Buneary and Phione both used their Ice Beam so Pikachu could blast them off. Phione still had a broken heart, but Buneary promised to battle it again some day. With happiness, Phione swam into the water and rejoined its friends. |
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| 0573 | 10. “Another One Gabites the Dust!” | July 11, 2009 |
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| The Chocovine Town Contest is coming up and after hours of training, Dawn is felt more ready than ever, and so were Buneary and Pachirisu. So Dawn decided to reward the group by sharing her Poffins with them. Mamoswine showed reaction to the Poffins and ate them all. Pachirisu ran to get the last Poffin that dropped. A Gabite accidentally squished the poffin and Pachirisu got mad and learned a new move: Super Fang. Dawn met a girl named Ursula that owned the Gabite. Ursula saw Dawn's Piplup and remembered that she entered the Wallace Cup. Ursula was a bit rude and cocky to Dawn because she said that Dawn winning the Wallace Cup was all an accident. As a result, Dawn was determined to show the arrogant coordinator what she was capable of. In the Appeal round, Dawn used Buneary's Ice Beam to make a whirl and spin around. Dawn was surprised to see Ursula and her Wormadam did a very good job. They both made it to the second round. Jessilina also entered the contest but got defeated by Ursula's Gabite. Dawn faced Ursula in the finals. Dawn used Pachirisu and Ursula used Gabite. Ursula got a big starting lead then Dawn made a comeback with Pachirisu's Super Fang and dodging Gabite's attacks. Dawn defeated Ursula and won the Chocovine Town ribbon, her fourth ribbon. Ursula congratulated Dawn in a rude way and left. |
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| 0574 | 11. “Stealing the Conversation!” | July 18, 2009 |
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| While Ash, Dawn and Brock were walking through the city towards Snowpoint, they came across an Officer Jenny who, called herself a "Wild Jenny", with a Chatot after they stopped Team Rocket. Jenny told Ash that she needed him and his friends to help her with searching for the elusive Team Rocket. It appeared she was from Kanto, and knew about Team Rocket. |
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| 0575 | 12. “The Drifting Snorunt!” | July 25, 2009 |
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| The gang got lost in the woods during a snowstorm and got tricked by a Froslass. The Froslass froze Meowth, and it froze Piplup too. It turned out that Froslass only wanted help in finding its buddy, a Snorunt. The Froslass, due to a previous encounter, had lost its trust in humans. In order to save their pals, Team Rocket and the gang formed a truce and looked for Snorunt. In doing so, they met a poacher with a Glalie who wanted Snorunt. Will they be able to save the Snorunt and reform Froslass's trust in humans? |
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| 0576 | 13. “Noodles! Roamin' Off!” | August 1, 2009 |
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| After yet another failed attempt to steal Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket wound up at a Ramen shop. Jessie and James were surprised when they discovered that the shop owner was one of their underclassmen from their days at the Team Rocket training facility. Meowth got offered a job as the head noodle-making chef and possibly the chance of taking over the owner's shop. While Meowth reconsidered this, Jessie thought of leaving Team Rocket behind, and pursuing her goal of being a Top Coordinator as Jessilina instead. James, devastated, tried to bring back the team by going up a dangerous mountain to catch a shiny Metagross, not knowing what danger would face him. Will Team Rocket finally break-up? |
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| 0577 | 14. “Pursuing a Lofty Goal!” | August 8, 2009 |
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| Ash, Dawn, and Brock arrived at Wind Town where they learned of a PokeRinger competition. Ash decided to enter it with his Staravia. He later found out that Paul was also entering the competition with his Honchkrow. James also decided to enter, borrowing Jessie's Yanmega. Eventually, Ash and Paul faced off in the finals where the two Trainer's Flying-type Pokemon battled it out. Paul's Honchkrow got the upper hand until Ash's Staravia evolved into Staraptor and learned Close Combat. Ash defeated Paul for the first time and won the PokeRinger competition. |
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| 0578 | 15. “Trials and Adulations!” | August 15, 2009 |
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| Dawn wants to use Mamoswine in her next contest so she did some training and she met a stray Aggron whom Dawn battled to increase Mamoswine's power, but Mamoswine was injured in the process. Dawn and her Pokemon used the medical skills taught to them in the episode Doc Brock to cure Mamoswine, then Mamoswine defeated the wild Aggron. Mamoswine then began to obey Dawn. |
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| 0579 | 16. “The Lonely Snover!” | August 22, 2009 |
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| On the way to Snowpoint City, Ash and friends suddenly found themselves stuck in a bunch of traps. Soon a Snover popped out of the bushes. The Snover was very playful and wanted to be with someone. However, Team Rocket wanted to steal Snover for themselves. Everyone's Pokemon played with Snover. Afterward Team Rocket stole Ash's Grotle and the Snover. Then Grotle fell out of the cage and Snover was still there. Grotle learned Rock Climb and saved Snover. Then a kindergarten teacher came with a bunch of children that she taught. She informed Dawn that the next Pokemon Contest venue will be held in Sandalstraw Town and they played with Snover again. |
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| 0580 | 17. “Stopped in the Name of Love!” | August 29, 2009 |
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| Dawn's Piplup starts to show signs of evolution, but as soon as Piplup began to evolve, it stopped itself by using Bide and then collapsing afterwards. Barry and Kenny showed up and told Dawn all about how great it will be when Piplup evolves. Dawn found Piplup and it began to evolve but stopped itself again. Piplup told Dawn it doesn't want to evolve and ran off. After being attacked by Team Rocket, Dawn decided not to evolve Piplup and Nurse Joy gave Dawn an Everstone to prevent Piplup from evolving. |
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| 0581 | 18. “Old Rivals, New Tricks!” | September 5, 2009 |
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| Dawn entered the Sandalstraw Contest for her 5th Ribbon along with Kenny and Jessie. Dawn entered the first round with Ambipom and Kenny with his new Pokemon Machoke. All of them got through. Dawn's Ambipom beat Jessie's Seviper, which brought Dawn and Kenny to the final round. Dawn used Ambipom again and Kenny used Prinplup. Mamoswine was shocked in the background and started showing interest in Pokemon Contests. Kenny defeated Ambipom and he won his 4th ribbon. The gang said bye to Kenny and they practiced for the Ping-Pong Competition along with Barry. |
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| 0582 | 19. “To Thine Own Pokemon Be True!” | September 12, 2009 |
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| With Ambipom learning about its talent at Ping-Pong, Dawn, Barry, and Ash entered the Ping-Pong Tournament with opponents having Pokemon such as Farfetch'd and Shiftry. After Ambipom got injured from playing ping pong with O and Shiftry, Ambipom is still into it. The ping pong expert, O offered to train with Ambipom to be the best. Dawn gave Ambipom to O. |
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| 0583 | 20. “Battling a Cute Drama!” | September 26, 2009 |
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| Continuing to Snowpoint City for Ash's next gym battle, the gang arrived in Shelter Town, a small town near Snowpoint City. Ash and his friends met a slightly unusual girl called Marilyn, who said she only loves cute Pokemon. She said Buneary is very cute, but said that Piplup was like a bowling ball. She challenged a very angry Dawn to a battle. They started battling right away, but for some reason, Marilyn did not give any attack orders to her Cherubi. Brock realized it's because she wanted to admire Dawn's Buneary for as long as possible. Brock then decided to teach her about the inner strength and beauty of Pokemon with a Pokemon battle. She finally understood that her Shellder is the best cute Pokemon that she had and cuteness is not everything. At the end of the episode, Ash, Brock and Dawn received clothes that suit the cold weather from Johanna, while continuing on to Snowpoint City. |
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| 0584 | 21. “Classroom Training!” | October 3, 2009 |
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| Upon reaching Snowpoint City, Ash and his friends were welcomed by the Gym Leader of the Snowpoint Gym, Candice. The group accepted her offer to show them around the city; the first place they were led to is a Trainers' School where Candice works as a teacher. |
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| 0585 | 22. “Sliding Into Seventh!” | October 10, 2009 |
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| Finally, the day of the Snowpoint Gym battle is here! The Gym Leader, Candice, announced the battle will be 4 on 4. Candice's chosen Pokemon were Sneasel, Medicham, Snover, and Abomasnow and Ash's chosen Pokemon were Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar. He sent out Grotle to combat Candice's Sneasel, which used the ice like a skating ring and overwhelms Grotle and Ash with its speed. Ash remembers the teachings of Paul's Torterra. Ash beats Sneasel with Grotle, beats Medicham with Staraptor, and beats Snover. Abomansnow with Chimchar. When dealing with Abomansnow Ash had a disadvantage with his other Pokemon. Ash uses the strategy by Chimchar sleding on the ice. Despite three of Ash's Pokemon being weak against Ice types, he wins his seventh Sinnoh League badge, the Icicle Badge. Later, Paul shows up and challenges Candice to a gym battle much to Ash and Candice's surprise. |
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| 0586 | 23. “A Pyramiding Rage!” | October 17, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Candice postponed her battle with Paul to tomorrow to heal her Pokemon. While Paul was training, Pyramod King Brandon appeared, much to everyone's shock. Reggie explained that the Brandon was the only Battle Frontier Brain which he couldn't beat. Paul was then shocked by the fact that Ash was able to beat Brandon before. Then, Paul had a six on six battle with Brandon. Paul used his Nidoking, Lairon, Magmar, Electabuzz, Ursaring and Hariyama. Brandon send out Regirock, Registeel and Regice. During the battle, Reggie revealed to Ash, Dawn, Brock, Zoey and Candice that after he lost to Brandon, Brandon told him that although his battle with him was enjoyable, there was nothing special in his battling style and that he must find his true inner strength. The battle ultimately resulted with Brandon defeating Paul without losing a single Pokemon. He told Paul that while his Pokemon were powerful, he lost because he allowed his emotions to betray him on the battle field. Afterwards Reggie suggests that Ash and Paul have a full battle. They both agree. |
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| 0587 | 24. “Pillars of Friendship!” | October 24, 2009 |
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| Pokemon Hunter J arrives in Snowpoint City and targets the legendary Pokemon Regigigas, which is sleeping inside the Snowpoint Temple. After J commands her henchmen to launch an attack, a maiden from the shrine asks Ash and his friends for help. But Ash and the others come too late; Regigigas has been reawakened and starts rampaging. J froze Regirock, Registeel, Regice and Brandon. Regigigas proves too much for her to handle and for the first time J is forced to retreat. Maria went up to Regigigas and apologized it for awakening it and asked it to help them. It then agreed and used its powers to remove the petrification from Brandon and his legendary Pokemon. After being thanked by Brandon, it turned back into an orb. Just as the sun was about to set, the group returned to Snowpoint Temple. Brandon said that, to prevent Regigigas from awakening again, he will rebuild the temple and let Regice, Registeel and Regirock protect it, just like the legend. Brandon told Maria that they will work together to protect the sleeping Regigigas. |
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| 0588 | 25. “Frozen on Their Tracks!” | October 31, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Ash, Dawn, and Brock are taking a train to Lake Acuity, they meet a strange man named Looker, who is trying to distribute lunchboxes to the passengers of the train, which he had brought too many of. The group later meets the train's crew and notice the train is operated solely by their Ampharos. The group is impressed by the relation between human and Pokemon. However, the train is stopped at a red signal. Curious, Looker decides to investigate. After finding many leads, he soon learns that the ones responsible were Team Galactic! |
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| 0589 | 26. “Pedal to the Mettle!” | November 7, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends are still at Lake Acuity when Paul appears. With that, Ash and Paul engage in the battle that they planned ten days ago: a six-on-six Pokemon battle, only for Brock, Dawn and Reggie to soon realize that Ash may be way out of his depth. The episode ends with Ash preparing to take on Paul's Magmortar, Ash having already lost one of his Pokemon to Paul. |
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| 0590 | 27. “Evolving Strategies!” | November 14, 2009 |
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| Ash and Paul's six-on-six Pokemon battle rages on with both Trainers giving it everything they've got. During the battle, Ash's Chimcar evolves into Monferno, learning Mach Punch in the process but despite its best efforts, Monferno is eventually defeated, resulting in Paul winning the battle while Ash is left greatly devastated that Paul has defeated all of Ash's Pokemon, leaving Ash's Pokemon team badly injured. The episode ends with Ash cradling Monferno and crying at his loss while Ash's own future in the Sinnoh League and also as a Pokemon Trainer have both been left in doubt following Ash's worst defeat ever. |
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| 0591 | 28. “Uncrushing Defeat!” | November 21, 2009 |
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| With all his Pokemon badly injured and in pain after the intense battle against Paul, Ash feels horribly guilty and doubting his future as a Pokemon Trainer sinks into Manic depression. Dawn, having suffered a crisis of confidence herself once, resolves to help her friend and decides to put on a performance with her Pokemon while Brock goes looking for a berry to help treat Ash's Monferno little realizing that he's about to see what dwells below Lake Acuity. Later after Brock finds the berry, Dawn performs her private contest to cheer up Ash. But in the middle of it, Team Rocket shows up and tries to snatch Pikachu by using Ash's depression as an upper hand. As usual, it was unsuccessful. Afterwards, Dawn learns that her next contest will be held at Lilypad Town, while Ash recovers from his depression and decides his eighth and last gym battle will be at Sunnyshore City. |
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| 0592 | 29. “Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!” | December 5, 2009 |
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| Dawn decides to start training for the next Pokemon Contest with Mamoswine. However, the Twin Tusk Pokemon, despite having gotten over most of its obedience issues, still refuses to battle. Things turn from bad to worse when Pikachu and Piplup laughed at Mamoswine when it got hit in the head by ice chunks, causing it to run off into a forest, forcing Dawn to follow it. When they were in the forest, they spot a Tangrowth, which uses absorb to absorb all the wild Pokemon of their power. Strangely, the Tangrowth also gives a berry to the powerless Pokemon. So Dawn decides to follow it into the forest leaving Ash and friends outside. Then Dawn finds that the Tangrowth was just trying to zap the tree so that it can come alive. So Team Rocket also thinks of catching it, but Ash and friends stop them with Mamoswine learning Hidden Power. The Tangrowth says sorry and Grotle and Mamoswine help restore the tree. Now Ash and friends are heading to Lilypad Town for Dawn's next contest. |
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| 0593 | 30. “Beating the Bustle and Hustle!” | December 12, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn's favorite television program Pokemon Hustle was employing actors near the group's location, and, naturally, Dawn was eager for the chance to take part and therefore she, Ash and Brock decided to check the program out. There they went to check it out and it was Team Rocket in disguise into this plan. They had to put all their Pokeballs in the holes and start their activities... |
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| 0594 | 31. “Gateway to Ruin!” | December 19, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends are on their way to Lilypad Town where Dawn's next contest will be held. They arrive at Mt. Coronet, the massive mountain that divides the Sinnoh region in half. The mountain also divides the region's Pokemon, like Shellos. The Blue and Pink Shellos have ended up on the opposite side of the mountain, and while trying to figure out why, Piplup falls into an artificial tunnel, and when they go to rescue it, they come across something sinister from Team Galactic. |
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| 0595 | 32. “Three Sides to Every Story” | December 26, 2009 |
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| A love triangle is born when both Dawn's Piplup and an Elekid fall for a Marill owned by a trainer named Lulu. Then Johanna calls Dawn and friends over for the Twinleaf Town festival. |
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| 0596 | 33. “Strategy Begins at Home!” | January 2, 2010 |
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| Ash and friends go to Twinleaf Town, Dawn's hometown. The entire Town is preparing for the local festival and the mother of Dawn, Johanna, she is especially busy as member of the organizers of the festival. The group is invited by Johanna for the dinner and they are shown some trophies as profits for the time that she dominated the scene in contests, as coordinating. Dawn and Johnanna decide to battle. Johnanna uses her Glameow and Umbreon and Dawn uses Piplup and Pachirisu. Johnanna comes up with her strategies and defeats Piplup and Pachirisu. |
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| 0597 | 34. “A Faux Oak Finish!” | January 9, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the Twinleaf Town Festival continues, Ash and friends are surprised when they find that one of the upcoming Pokemon courses is to be hosted by none other than Professor Oak. Trouble starts brewing, however, when Team Rocket brings back an old plan: to disguise James as the professor. The real Professor Oak goes out and finds that some Quagsire and a Politoed caught him. But later, Brock's Croagunk battles Politoed and wins that eventually releases Professor Oak. Professor Oak gives the Lombre a Water Stone to evolve. |
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| 0598 | 35. “Historical Mystery Tour” | January 16, 2010 |
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| While they are helping with the festival, the group encounters Barry again. To test the progress of each other, Ash and Barry immediately start a battle. However, Barry runs off into the forest and comes across a wild Xatu. Soon Ash, Dawn and Barry find themselves in trouble facing predicaments that they each faced in the beginning of their journeys. With Dawn and Piplup up against yet another swarm of wild Ariados and Ash and Pikachu up against a flock of wild Spearow, what will be the outcome of all of this? |
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| 0599 | 36. “Challenging a Towering Figure” | January 23, 2010 |
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| Ash, Barry and Brock enters the Twinleaf Festival's main event, a battle tournament. The winner is offered a chance to battle Palmer of the Sinnoh Battle Frontier. Ash wins the tournament and battles Palmer. Palmer chooses his Rhyperior and Ash chooses Grotle. Palmer comes up with his strategies and almost defeats Grotle. Even after Grotle boosts up by swallowing its own Energy Ball, Rhyperior defeats it. Ash is awarded the trophy for winning the Twinleaf Town Battle Tournament. Ash and friends say bye to Palmer and Barry and leave Twinleaf Town to go to Lilypad Town for Dawn's next Pokemon Contest and after to Ash's final Gym Challenge in Sunyshore City. |
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| 0600 | 37. “Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!” | January 30, 2010 |
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| Having trapped Ash and his friends inside their secret base, Team Rocket is overjoyed. Suddenly, they hear noises coming from the storeroom next door. Upon having a look, they discover a Togepi, a "Spike Ball Pokemon", stealing and eating their precious food. It plays many different tricks, and even Ash and his friends constantly end up falling for its traps. At the end, something unbelievable happens. What's the most horrible Togepi's most horrible trick? |
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| 0601 | 38. “An Egg Scramble!” | February 6, 2010 |
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| While they are traveling, Ash and friends meet Lyra and Corey, who are from the region of Johto. Dawn and Lyra have a battle in which Dawn wins and gets an egg. After Team Rocket steal it and they get the egg back, it hatches into a Cyndaquil. |
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| 0602 | 39. “Gone With the Windworks!” | February 13, 2010 |
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| Corey and Lyra join the group and travel together. However, while Dawn trains for the Lilypad Town Pokemon contest, Lyra loses her Marill, which seems to have gone to the power plant. Ash and friends look for Marill immediately, but Magnemite appears out of nowhere and attacks. |
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| 0603 | 40. “A Rivalry to Gible On!” | February 20, 2010 |
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| Ash and Corey compete for a wild Gible. The Gible likes to play tricks on everyone, so Ash with his Buizel and Corey with Totodile, try to compete to capture the wild Gible. At the end, Corey catches the Gible as his first Sinnoh Pokemon. |
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| 0604 | 41. “Dressed for Jess Success!” | February 27, 2010 |
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| As the Lilypad Town Contest begins, Jessie gets sick and James takes her place in the contest. Dawn uses Piplup in the first round and James uses Meowth. Dawn and James both make it to the Semi-Final Round and compete for the Suiren Ribbon. Dawn uses Mamoswine for the battle round and James uses Carnivine. Dawn's Mamoswine uses a new strategy with Ice Shard as Grotle swallows energy ball a few episodes ago '(Episode 609)', but still she loses to James. In the final round, James wins the contest. James gives the ribbon to Jessie. |
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| 0605 | 42. “Bagged Then Tagged!” | March 6, 2010 |
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| Ash and Dawn have a tag battle against Lyra and Corey. Ash sends out Monferno and Dawn sends out Cyndaquil. Lyra sends out Chikorita and Corey sends out Totodile. During the battle, Totodile evolves into Croconaw. Ash's Monferno finishes up with Mach Punch and defeats Croconaw and Monferno teams up with Cyndaquil using Flamethrower and Flame Wheel. Ash and Dawn eventually win the battle. Lyra and Corey leave the group and go back to Johto. Corey's father gives Brock the Pokegear as a thanking present to them by showing Lyra and Corey a little of Sinnoh. |
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| 0606 | 43. “Try for the Family Stone!” | March 13, 2010 |
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| A young boy with a Murkrow and a young girl with a Misdreavus compete for a Dusk Stone to evolve their respective Pokemon into either Honchkrow or Mismagius. |
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| 0607 | 44. “Sticking with You Know Who!” | March 20, 2010 |
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| A Pokemon scientist creates a love machine which will create a friendship between his water and electric Pokemon (Quagasire and Magnemite) but a flaw in it creates the friendship between the water and electric Pokemon all over that area. Unfortunately Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup also comes under this area, thus becoming literally inseparable. The team somehow finds about this machine and helps the scientist to achieve his goal without the machine, thus helping their Pokemon to be free from their trance becoming normal again. |
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| 0608 | 45. “Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!” | March 27, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| The reappearance of Team Galactic to carry out their plot. They will be starting the Red Chain project. The Red Chain will be used to achieve Cyrus's goal in capturing the legend of Time and Space, Dialga and Palkia. Their plan was intervened by Looker of the International Police and Team Rocket, thus capturing them. But Meowth of Team Rocket blasts off alone and was saved by Ash, Dawn and Brock. Through Meowth, they came to know about Team Galactic's theme and rescues Looker, James and Jessie but Team Galactic completes their final plan. |
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| 0609 | 46. “The Needs of the Three!” | April 3, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Galactic's plans at capturing the Lake Trio triumph with the help of Pokemon Hunter J and upon being transported to Team Galactic's HQ, Ash, Brock and Dawn find themselves in a tense stand-off with members of Team Galactic while learning that Cyrus, the businessman they met in the past is the leader and founder of Team Galactic. J falls to her demise, when failed to realize that Future Sight was targeted on her. |
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| 0610 | 47. “The Battle Finale of Legend!” | April 10, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Team Galactic's plan reaches its final stages, Ash, Brock and Dawn along with Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion race against time to stop Cyrus from carrying out his plan of creating a new world. Will they succeed or will the Sinnoh region as well as the entire Pokemon world fall victim to Cyrus's mad plans? |
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| 0611 | 48. “The Treasure Is All Mine!” | April 17, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends continue their way to Asatsuki Town for Dawn's next contest when Ash happens upon a treasure chest. However its contents prove surprising to James as he is forced to face his privileged past, his faithful childhood companion and his fiancee! |
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| 0612 | 49. “Mastering Current Events!” | April 24, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on the way to Sunyshore City, Ash and his friends meet a gentleman who claims to be the master of air battles. Hoping to improve his Gliscor's flying, Ash decides to have a battle with him and his Scizor, and the results may be more than he expected... Gliscor learns Giga Impact but Ash decides to leave it with the air battle master to train. |
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| 0613 | 50. “Double-Time Battle Training!” | May 1, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Dawn and Brock meet Zoey and Candice after Zoey's contest win and Dawn is trying to make new sequence and Zoey asks Dawn to battle her in a double battle and Zoey choose her newly captured Kirlia and Leafeon and Dawn chooses Cyndaquil and Mamoswine and makes her new move called 'Flame Ice'. On TV, Paul is revealed to have obtained the Mine Badge, also meaning he had obtained all the 8 badges necessary in order to compete in the Sinnoh League. |
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| 0614 | 51. “A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!” | May 8, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| As our heroes continue toward Daybreak Town and Dawn's next Pokemon Contest, they lose their sense of direction in a large forest. Peering into the sky, all of a sudden they see what turns out to be a move called Draco Meteor. The move comes from an Altaria, a Pokemon under the tutelage of an elderly woman who calls herself Grandma Wilma. The team asks if they can watch Grandma Wilma's coaching session with Altaria. Then the whole group is approached by a feisty Gible, which Grandma Wilma says lives in the forest. Gible wants to be able to use Draco Meteor, too, but can't seem to pull it off! |
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| 0615 | 52. “Gotta Get a Gible!” | May 15, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| After helping Gible train and learn the move Draco Meteor, Gible follows Ash and his friends. Barry shows up and tries to catch Gible, but it chooses Ash as its trainer. Barry then has a battle and wins against Ash and his Gible. |
| Season 13 - Pokémon - DP Sinnoh League Victors |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0616 | 01. “Regaining the Home Advantage!” | June 5, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash and his friends continue their journey to Sunyshore City, they are attacked by a wild Magnezone. As they reach a near-by town, they are informed by Officer Jenny that Magnezone and wild Metagross has suddenly appeared and is wreaking havoc throughout the town. As the group lead the Steel-types to the mountains using their Electric attacks, they meets up with Crispin, a mountain guard. Then Crispin informs them that Magnezone and Metagross normally battle with each other on a regular basis to release the magnetism that builds up in their bodies, due to the strong magnetic forces emitted from the mountains. Recently, their battle arena (a deep crater) has become filled with water. Ash and co., Officer Jenny and Crispin have to find out why the crater is full of water, and a way to drain it, so Magnezone and Metagross can battle in peace away from the city. |
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| 0617 | 02. “Short and to the Punch!” | June 12, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| After yet another failed attempt to master Draco Meteor, Ash's Gible falls into a lake and has to be saved by Buizel. After the successful rescue, Ash and Buizel are suddenly challenged to a battle by a Black Belt Trainer called Clayton against his Mr. Mime. Ash and Buizel naturally agree, however it soon emerges that this Mr. Mime is a powerful battler and Buizel is easily defeated. Determined to defeat this skilled Trainer and his Pokemon, Ash and Buizel combine their fighting spirits and train hard for the rematch. Ash wins the rematch, and Buizel learns Ice Punch in the process. |
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| 0618 | 03. “A Marathon Rivalry!” | June 19, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and co. meet a man called Daniel, with a Snorlax who wishes to be the best at Pokethlon. Ash competes with him and try to gain the title of Pokethlon King. |
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| 0619 | 04. “Yes, in Dee Dee It's Dawn!” | June 26, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang finally reach Daybreak Town in time for Dawn's next Contest, after her last two Contest losses, she is eager to win her fifth and final ribbon. While there, she meets Ursula again who shows off her new Minun and Plusle which brings up very uncomfortable memories for Dawn. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0620 | 05. “Playing the Performance Encore!” | July 3, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn is quickly making her way to the finals, but Ursula is too. Their opponents one by one are being eliminated and the finals remain. Soon the finals pit Dawn and Ursula against each other. Dawn gets off to a good start with good combinations but Ursula's Pokemon have been well trained and prepared as Dawn's every moves are blocked. Eventually Dawn is able to make a comeback and finally earns her 5th ribbon. She is now confident to face many other coordinators that are participating in the Grand Festival, held by Lake Valor. Now, they must journey to Sunyshore City Gym, to face Volkner and to claim Ash's eight badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0621 | 06. “Fighting Ire with Fire!” | July 10, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| With the contest over, Ash and friends head over to Sunyshore City. However, Ash's two rivals, Paul and Barry show up. During their meet, they understand through TV that there are only seven ribbons left (Also meaning that Jessie and Ursula needs to hurry to earn their respective remaining two and one ribbons to get qualified for the Sinnoh Grand Festival). Later Barry asks Paul for a battle in which he refuses. Instead, he and Ash have a battle, with Empoleon vs. Monferno. Monferno was struck by a Hydro Cannon which cause a rampage because its special ability Blaze, was activated, but when Team Rocket snatch Pikachu, Piplup, and Barry's Empoleon. Monferno finally controls his rampage at the last minute and evolves into Infernape. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0622 | 07. “Piplup, Up and Away!” | July 17, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash brings out his Gible to train its Draco Meteor. Every attempt by Gible falsely hits Piplup. Piplup becomes really angry and imagines how everyone will punish Gible and comfort him. Instead, Nobody is angry at Gible and don't consider Piplup's feelings. Devasted, Piplup decides to leave the group and return to Professor Rowan. Using this opportunity, Jessie and James plan to use Piplup to get Pikachu. In the end, everyone aplogozies to Piplup, so it joins the group again. Piplup also learns Hydro Pump in this episode. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0623 | 08. “Flint Sparks the Fire!” | July 24, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends have finally arrived in Sunyshore City where Ash is more eager than ever to battle for the final badge he needs to qualify for the Sinnoh League. The group immediately heads to the Gym, but are greeted by an unbelievable sight; a huge pile of badges is placed in front of the Gym so anyone can get one without battling. Ash, who believes that winning them with effort is what makes badges significant, is furious. He persistently tries to enter the Gym, but the high-tech Gym has a prepared machine which manages to capture him. Just then, a spark of light flashes and an Infernape appears, saving Ash from his troubling situation. It emerges that Infernape's trainer is none other than Flint, a member of the Elite Four who specializes in Fire-type Pokemon. Ash and co. soon discover that Volkner, Sunyshore's Gym Leader, is no longer interested in battling. Flint and Ash decide to battle each other to lift his spirits. Ash loses against Flint's Infernape, but is successful in motivating Volkner. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0624 | 09. “The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!” | July 31, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Ash's Battling Style motivating Volkner, they are ready to battle but their battle is interrupted by Power-Cut which is unusual in Sunyshore City as they have a well designed Power Tower; As they try to figure out what happened, the tower was launched up by Team Rocket. While Ash is battling Team Rocket, Grotle evolves into Torterra and learns Leaf Storm before blasting Team Rocket away. With Sunyshore Gym under repair Ash and Co. head towards Lake Valor. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0625 | 10. “Teaching the Student Teacher” | August 7, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Ash's final gym match delayed, Ash and co. head towards Lake Valor for the Grand Festival. They meet up with Dawn's mother, who asks them to help out at a school. Meanwhile, Jessie wins her fourth Ribbon at the Tonarino Town Contest. |
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| 0626 | 11. “Pokemon Ranger - Heatran Rescue!” | October 16, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pokemon Ranger Ben meets the group while pursuing a wild Heatran, which has gone on a rampage. Team Rocket obtain Ben's Capture Styler and attempt to use it to capture Heatran for themselves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0627 | 12. “Keeping in Top Forme!” | August 14, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and company meet Marley, a young woman protecting a Shaymin sought by Team Rocket. They decide to help Marley search for the Gracidea flower needed for Shaymin's transformation to Sky Form, so that it can be set free safely. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0628 | 13. “An Elite Coverup!” | August 21, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet elite four member Bertha whom specializes in ground Pokemon. Team Rocket as always tries to steal others Pokemon, this time from a young boy. Ash and team along with Bertha stops them. And as always Ash is eager to battle her, and chooses Torterra against Bertha's Hippowdon, but quickly loses the battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0629 | 14. “Dawn of a Royal Day!” | August 28, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock on their way to Lake Valor enter Araroot Town where a Pokemon Contest is about to start. They meet a Princess name Salvia and she wants to participate in the Araroot contest, so Dawn and the princess trade spots. Jessilina (Jessie) battles Princess Salvia. Salvia wins the ribbon, but gives it to Jessie for her efforts. Thus Jessie earns her fifth ribbon and qualifies for the Grand Festival, and Princess Salvia gave Togekiss to Dawn. |
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| 0630 | 15. “With the Easiest of Grace!” | September 4, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the Team heads through the plains, its time for Dawn's practice with Togekiss for the Grand Festival. Togekiss is very much excited to show its elegance, but tries to showcase its look by taking hits of Gible's Attacks. Dawn tries to make Togekiss understand the battle styles with magnificent looks. The situation worsens when Team Rocket shows up, planning to steal Togekiss. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0631 | 16. “Dealing with a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!” | September 11, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends meet up with a trainer with two Dittos - one is normal, the other one is shiny - who asks Ash to battle her. Without much of Pokemon knowledge she makes the wrong choice of Pokemon in Ditto's transformation, Ash's Infernape beats her Ditto which transforms to Infernape, and Ash's Pikachu beats her other Ditto which transforms to Piplup and Pikachu. Brock helps her about the Ditto's transformation and knowledge on other Pokemon. Finally the team arrives in Lake Valor for the Sinnoh Grand Festival. |
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| 0632 | 17. “Last Call, First Round!” | September 18, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| The team enters the Grand Festival where Dawn meets Nando, Kenny, Ursula, Zoey and Jessilina, who are also competing in the Grand Festival. All of them were interviewed by Rhonda. Finally the day of Grand Festival begins. All the co-ordinators start-off against each other in the Appeal Round. During the First Round, Ursula uses two Eevees which have evolved into Flareon and Vaporeon, Nando uses Altaria and Kricketot, Zoey uses Gastrodon and Lumineon, Jessilina uses Seviper and Yanmega, Kenny uses Empoleon and Floatzel and the Festival continues with others. Kenny's performance is flawed when his Empoleon's Flash Cannon hits Floatzel's Whirlpool which knocks Floatzel down. At the end of the day, the results are announced except Kenny's. Dawn's rivals, including herself, makes it to the Battle Round. Kenny leaves Lake Valor to train even harder with his Pokemon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0633 | 18. “Opposites Interact!” | September 25, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| The first contest battle begins between Ursula and Dawn. Ursula uses Gabite and Flareon. When Ursula is on the way to win, Dawn uses a Ice Chandelier combination, With only 7 seconds remaining, Dawn tells her Pokemon make the combination again and beat both Gabite and Flareon. Dawn makes it to the Top 16. At the end of the day, Zoey, Jessilina and Nando also move onto Top 16 in the Grand Festival. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0634 | 19. “Coming Full Festival Circle!” | October 2, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Dawn, Zoey, Jessilina and Nando are in the Top 4. The first battle for the day is Nando's Lopunny and Kricketune against Zoey's Leafeon and Mismagius. The second battle is Dawn versus Jessilina's Carnivine and Seviper. In the end of the battles the two co-ordinators who are in the Grand Festival finals are Dawn and Zoey. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0635 | 20. “A Grand Fight for Winning!” | October 9, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the final round of the Grand Festival, Dawn and Zoey battle. Zoey uses Glameow and Gallade, Dawn uses Piplup and Togekiss. During the battle Zoey uses Dawn's combinations to make her Pokemon powerful and beautiful. In the last seconds they both make a combination with their Pokemon. With a blinding light, the two combination attacks collide which causes a gigantic explosion that sends a strong gust of wind. Then they announce the winner who turns out to be not Dawn, but Zoey just by the smallest amount of points. Zoey then hugs Glameow and Gallade. After the Grand Festival, Nurse Joy tells Ash that Volkner is back and ready for a battle with him. |
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| 0636 | 21. “For the Love of Meowth!” | October 23, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| With the Grand Festival over, Ash and friends begin to head back to Sunyshore City for Ash's final Gym battle with Volkner. As usual, Team Rocket pursues them. But when Meowth falls in love with a Trainer's Glameow and decides to leave Team Rocket, Jessie and James enlist the help of Ash and friends to get Meowth back. |
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| 0637 | 22. “The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!” | October 30, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash battles Volkner for his last gym badge. Ash uses Torterra first, but it loses to Volkner's Electivire. Pikachu then defeats it. Next is Jolteon and Infernape and Infernape wins. Luxray is Volkner's last Pokemon and Ash sends out Pikachu again, but it loses. Infernape is Ash's final hope, but it gets hit one time after another. Being hurt badly Infernape's Blaze is then activated, but with Ash's friendship and trust on Infernape, it is able control it now. With one-after-another powerful attacks, Infernape keeps weakening Luxray. With a final powerful Flame Wheel attack Infernape beats Luxray giving Ash his 8th and final badge and enters the Sinnoh League. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0638 | 23. “Four Roads Diverged in a Pokemon Port!” | November 6, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having earned his final badge, it is time for Ash to head off to the Sinnoh League. However, as they leave Sunnyshore City, Ash & Co. meet both Dawn's rival, Kenny and their old friend Jasmine, the gym leader of Olivine City in Johto. Kenny eagerly challenges Ash to a battle to which Ash accepts with the stipulation that should Kenny win Dawn would agree to accompany him on a journey, just the two of them. In addition to that, Jasmine and Flint also have a training battle. Kenny wins his battle with Ash, but despite the outcome Dawn turns down his offer and decides to follow a separate path after traveling with Ash to the Sinnoh League. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0639 | 24. “Bucking the Treasure Trend!” | November 13, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to the Sinnoh League, Ash & Co. meet up with Flint's brother, Buck. Buck is a treasure hunter and is eager to find treasure on a nearby island. Buck requests the assistance of Ash & Co. in finding this treasure. However, Team Rocket also overhear this information and decide to get the treasure for themselves. Buck and co. find a ruin and a Claydol is guarding it. Buck catches the Claydol and the treasure turns out to be vases and other stuff. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0640 | 25. “An Old Family Blend!” | November 20, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| It's almost time for the Sinnoh League, and in training, Ash has decided to get all of his Reserved Pokemon together for some training and to decide who to use in the upcoming Sinnoh League. However, when they arrive in Sinnoh, they all get out of their Poke Balls and are playing about nearby. To top it off, Team Rocket arrives with a dastardly scheme to capture all of Ash's Pokemon. But the Poke Balls get separated from Team Rocket when they're hit by Pikachu's Thunderbolt again, so Ash and co. searches and finds Totodile, Corphish, Snorlax and Bayleef. Cyndaquil is left, but Team Rocket finds it first. It then uses its new move Flame Wheel to crash into a tree and set it on fire. Ash and the others see the smoke and find it. They then destroy the machine but it fixes itself, and Team Rocket goes after Cyndaquil again. Just as they reach for it, Cyndaquil glows and evolves into Quilava and learns Eruption to blast off Team Rocket. They then celebrate. After that, Glalie, Torkoal, Noctowl, Donphan and Muk show up so Ash can start his training session. At the Sinnoh League, he sees that his rivals Barry, Conway, Nando, and Paul are all there. At last, the Sinnoh League Tournament starts and Ash's first opponent will be Nando. Who will win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0641 | 26. “League Unleashed!” | November 27, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Finally, it's time for the Sinnoh League. And Ash soon discovers that his preliminary battle in the First Round is against Nando - the Pokemon minstrel and the first trainer he befriended in Sinnoh. Ash decides to use his Quilava, Heracross and Staraptor, as Nando sends out Roserade, Kricketune and Armaldo. At first Nando takes the initiative, but later Ash grasps the situation gradually, by understanding Nando's style and rhythm. During the battle, Ash's Staraptor battled Nando's Roserade. After a few problems, Staraptor defeats Roserade, but quickly defeated by his Armaldo. Quilava learns Aerial Ace and ends up fainting in a tie with Armaldo. Using Heracross against Nando's Kricketune, Ash defeats Nando, and moves on to his next match in the Second Round. Meanwhile, Barry, Conway and Paul also make it through the preliminaries. Meanwhile, talks of an incredibly powerful trainer with a Darkrai begin to stir up. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0642 | 27. “Casting a Paul on Barry!” | December 4, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Ash defeats his opponent in round 2, Paul, Barry, Conway also move to round 3. Ash discovers that his next opponent is Conway and that the upcoming battle is between Paul and Barry. Doing some research on their opponents, Ash, Barry and Paul each learn something about their opponents while Conway learns more about Tobias, who apparently managed to win all of his badges with just nothing but his Darkrai. When the battle between Barry and Paul begins Paul's sends out his Magmortar, who easily defeats Barry's Skarmory after it using Spikes and because of Magmortar's power packed Flamethrower. Next, Barry send out Empoleon and Paul recalls it because of Magmortar suffer damage to Empoleon's strong Hydro Cannon. Then, after a close battle, Paul's Ursaring defeats Barry's Hitmonlee, even though Hitmonlee got a powerful Blaze Kick, but Paul recalls Ursaring because of Empoleon seem to be to tough and sends out Electivire. After a fierce battle between Paul's Electivire and Empoleon with its special ability Torrent, which increases the strength of Water type moves when it has taken severe damage, but ends up fainting to Paul's Electivire, and so Barry is eliminated. |
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| 0643 | 28. “Working on a Right Move!!” | December 11, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| The next battle is between Ash and Conway. Ash's Infernape learns Flare Blitz and Gible masters Draco Meteor. Ash faces Conway with Noctowl, Gible and Donphan. Ash knocks out Conway's Shuckle with Gible and Lickilicky with Noctowl, but Conway's Dusknoir knocks out Noctowl and Donphan because of a move called Trick Room. With Gible and Dusknoir taken a lot of damage each, it looks as though neither side has the clear advantage until Gible bites through Dusknoir's Shadow Punch, unleashes Draco Meteor again, and knocks out Dusknoir with a well-aimed Dragon Pulse. Ash moves on, and enters in the Top 8 champions along with Paul, and Tobias. For the quarter-finals, Ash discovers that he will be battling Paul. Ash's Gliscor returns. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0644 | 29. “Familiarity Breeds Strategy!” | December 18, 2010 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Paul are about to start their full battle and Ash decides to stick with the same team he had against Paul during there full battle at Lake Acuity. Paul chooses Aggron and Ash chooses Pikachu. After a fierce battle, Ash recalls Pikachu for Infernape who beats Aggron with a fast Mach Punch. Paul's next Pokemon is Gastrodon and Ash recalls Infernape for Staraptor. Staraptor hits Gastrodon with a Quick Attack. Paul surprises everyone by making Gastrodon do the Counter Shield with Muddy Water. Staraptor tries to hit Gastrodon with Aerial Ace but Gastrodon dodges it and hits Staraptor with a Body Slam. Gastrodon used Water Pulse and shot it up in the air to gain power when it hit Staraptor. Luckily it got out by using Close Combat on the floor. Ash recalls Staraptor because it took damage from Gastrodon's Ice Beam. Ash sends out Buizel and by taking Gastrodon's Ice Beam it did the Ice-Aqua Jet to Gastrodon. Gastrodon tries to hit Buizel with a Body Slam, but Buizel finishes Gastrodon with a powerful Ice Punch. Paul's next Pokemon is Drapion. It used Pin Missile on Buizel but Buizel managed to block it with its Counter Shield. Drapion then used Cross Poison, but Buizel dodged it and did Sonicboom at Drapion's back. However, Drapion blocked it with its tail, and Drapion caught Buizel with its tail. Even though Ash is in the lead, Paul's Counter Attack has begun. Who will win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0645 | 30. “A Real Rival Rouser!” | January 8, 2011 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Paul continue their full battle. Drapion managed to defeat both Buizel and Staraptor. Ash sends out Torterra and it did some damage to Drapion utilizing Energy Ball, Leaf Storm, and Rock Climb. But Drapion still manage to defeat Torterra even at a disadvantage. Paul recalls Drapion and send out Ninjask. Ash sends out Gliscor. After a tough battle, Ash recalls Gliscor for Infernape. It used Flare Blitz on the underground to get rid of Toxic Spikes. Infernape finished Ninjask with a powerful Mach Punch. Paul's next Pokemon was Froslass and Ash recalls Infernape for Pikachu. After a tough battle, Pikachu beat Froslass with Volt Tackle. Paul send out Drapion and Ash recalls Pikachu for Gliscor. Both Ash and Paul are ready to battle to their fullest. However, Who will win? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0646 | 31. “Battling a Thaw in Relations!” | January 15, 2011 |
| Synopsis: |
| Gliscor manages to strike down with X-Scissor, but Drapion hits Gliscor with Pin Missile multiple times. Then, Gliscor dodges Cross Poison and burns Drapion with Fire Fang, finally defeating Drapion and leaving Paul with Electivire. Electivire uses Thunder on the ground and chunks of earth hit Gliscor, defeating him. Then, due to Electivire's immunity to Electric-type attacks, Pikachu falls in battle and is replaced by Infernape. Infernape and Electivire are at powerful clashes of ThunderPunch with Mach Punch, and Flamethrower and Thunder. Then, when Electivire grabs Infernape's arm, he inflicted a powerful Thunder attack, but is at a disadvantage when Blaze is activated. Electivire charges with a powerful ThunderPunch at Infernape, but more powerful, Infernape charges with Blaze at Electivire. Both Pokemon charge at each other and with a powerful crash, cause a big explosion and Electivire ultimately falls to Infernape due to the impact. Ash wins over Paul, and moves ahead, onto the semi-finals and enters in the Top 4 champions of the Sinnoh League. Paul tells Ash that he is going to see Pyramid King Brandon and ask for a rematch, and they both agree to eventually battle again one day, with the hatred between them turning to friendship. Champion Cynthia says that, both Ash and Paul will be champions (like her) someday, and that she awaits that day. Ash's next opponent is revealed to be Tobias (the trainer with Darkrai). Will Ash manage to reach the finals? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0647 | 32. “The Semi-Final Frontier” | January 22, 2011 |
| Synopsis: |
| After his big victory over Paul, Ash discovers that his next match is against the strongest contender in the entire Sinnoh League, Tobias, who has easily won every battle, to reach the semifinals using only his Darkrai. Darkrai is able to easily take out Ash's Heracross, Torkoal and Gible using its Dark Void, Ice Beam, Dream Eater and Dark Pulse attacks. Ash brings out Sceptile, which manages to defeat Darkrai using Leaf Blade. This becomes the very first time for Tobias to have lost a single Pokemon, up to the semifinals in the Sinnoh League. Tobias surprises everyone with his second Pokemon, Latios. Latios defeats Sceptile with Giga Impact. Ash sends out Swellow. After a brief battle, Swellow is also defeated by Latios's Luster Purge. Ash's final Pokemon is Pikachu. After a long battle, both Pikachu and Latios are declared unable to battle. With all 6 of his Pokemon eliminated, and being able to defeat only 2 of Tobias's Pokemon, Ash loses the battle. Tobias wins the final battle, with just Darkrai, and wins the Sinnoh League. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0648 | 33. “The Brockster Is In!” | January 29, 2011 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way back to Twinleaf Town, Ash, Dawn, and Brock are to part ways soon. Meanwhile, being on a ship, Team Rocket, in a submarine enrage a group of Tentacruel. Team Rocket manages to come on the ship, which Ash, Brock, and Dawn are on. Due to this, before calming down, the Tentacruel badly poison 7 Pokemon on board. Nurse Joy was too far from the ship to be able to reach in time and help the sick Pokemon. With her not there, Brock tries to save them. Despite Team Rocket leaving only one Pecha Berry and with no poisoning antidotes, Brock, Ash, and Dawn don't give up. Asking other passengers on the ship, they are able to find 2 more Pecha Berries, some Heal Powder and a Lava Cookie is also given to them by an old female passenger. Brock makes medicine with the ingredients for the sick Pokemon. 6 of the Pokemon begin healing, but Pichu being harshly affected by the poison of the Tentacruel, the medicine is not able to help it heal. Brock makes an energy drink with some Oran and Durin Berries, but Pichu, although very sick, denies to take the drink. Happiny, not able to see Pichu suffering, evolves into Chansey and using the move Softboiled on Pichu, begins healing it. All the 7 Pokemon are eventually cured of their poisoning. When Nurse Joy reaches the ship, she tells Brock he can become a great Pokemon Doctor, if he wants to. Hearing this, Brock decides to change his goals and goes for his new dream, becoming a Pokemon doctor. |
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| 0649 | 34. “Memories Are Made of Bliss!” | February 5, 2011 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang go their separate ways, but this proves to be too much for Piplup, so it runs away. Their Pokemon find Piplup, Team Rocket catches them. Ash and his team saves the Pokemon, making Team Rocket blasting off again. Dawn confronts Piplup and tells it that they have to depart and the team sees a battle between Cynthia and Flint, and Cynthia wins the battle. Ash decides to continue his journey to become a Pokemon master, Brock wants to be Pokemon doctor, and Dawn wants to be a top Pokemon coordinator. At the pier, Ash and Dawn exchange, their final high five and Ash, Brock, and Pikachu say goodbye to Dawn and Piplup. As the ship departs, Ash yells out to cheer Dawn. Ash and Brock set off to Kanto and say goodbye to each other, with Brock turning towards Pewter City, and Ash and Pikachu returning to Pallet Town. They run the rest of the road, and at a new sunrise, bring their Sinnoh journey to an end and bringing up a new adventure in Unova. |
| Season 14 - Pokémon - Black And White |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0650 | 01. “In the Shadow of Zekrom!” | February 12, 2011 |
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| Ash, Pikachu, Ash's mother, and Professor Oak head off for a trip to the Unova region. A strange black cloud forms overhead, and it hits Ash's Pikachu with a lightning bolt. After meeting up with Professor Juniper, Unova's lead Pokemon researcher, Ash encounters Trip, who is beginning his Pokemon League challenge with the Grass-type Pokemon Snivy, rather than the Fire-type Tepig or the Water-type Oshawott. In a practice match against Trip, it is discovered that Pikachu can no longer use Electric-type moves, which Juniper attributes to the lightning bolt caused by the Legendary Pokemon, Zekrom. |
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| 0651 | 02. “Enter Iris and Axew!” | February 12, 2011 |
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| After the strange black cloud appears again, Pikachu's Electric moves are restored. Professor Juniper gives Ash a new Pokedex and Poke Balls so he can begin his journey in Unova. On his way, he comes across Iris and her Axew. When Team Rocket appears and tries to steal Pikachu and Axew, Ash tries to use his newly caught Pidove against Jessie and her new Woobat, though Pidove is overpowered; however, an Oshawott (the one from Juniper's lab) appears and saves Pikachu and Axew. Ash and Iris take Pokemon to a Pokemon Center, where Iris decides to travel with Ash and Pikachu through Unova, as she knows her way around the region. As the two head off, Oshawott watches from afar. |
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| 0652 | 03. “A Sandile Gusher of Change” | February 19, 2011 |
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| While on their way to the first Gym, Ash and Iris realize that they are being followed by the Oshawott from Professor Juniper's lab. They find out it wants to be captured by Ash when he called it very cute. Juniper sends Ash Oshawott's Poke Ball, but Oshawott disappears before he can be recaptured. They soon come across a boy named Dan, whose father owns a resort with a sand spa that has been disrupted by a group of Sandile, led by one wearing sunglasses. After coming across Oshawott and Team Rocket again, Ash, Iris, and Dan discover that the Sandile were trying to get help for a group of Pidove, Deerling, and Patrat from a hot spring on the verge of flooding. When it floods and traps the other Pokemon on a small island, the Sandile form a bridge to save them, but Ash is trapped on the island when their grip fails. Oshawott manages to save them with a Water Gun, and Ash uses the opportunity to recapture Oshawott. With everyone saved and the sand spa turned into a hot spring, Ash and Iris relax as the sunglasses-wearing Sandile watches on. |
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| 0653 | 04. “The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!” | February 26, 2011 |
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| On their way to Striaton City Gym, Ash and Iris stop by in Accumula Town and find the Battle Club owned by Don George. After watching a battle between a Servine and a Dewott, Ash challenges the Dewott's owner, shortly before an intruder alarm goes off. Ash sees a Pokemon's dark shape on the security tape, and identifies it as an Umbreon. Ash and Iris help Don George capture the intruder, which turns out to be a Tepig with a rope tied around its mouth. Ash unties the rope as Don George find Meowth painted like an Umbreon as Jessie and James raid the Battle Club's storage, finding Pikachu (who Oshawott had knocked out earlier). After Don George sees the Tepig, he explains to Ash that it was left behind by a trainer who tied it up after it lost a battle at the Club; it later escaped with the rope still tied. Right after that, Team Rocket appears, announcing that they have captured Pikachu. Tepig saves Pikachu from Team Rocket, and Ash captures it, having befriended the Fire Pig Pokemon by saving it earlier. |
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| 0654 | 05. “Triple Leaders, Team Threats” | March 5, 2011 |
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| Ash and Iris finally reach Striaton City, where they meet Pokemon Connoseur Cilan at the market. He sees that Pikachu and Ash are very compatible and he invites Ash and Iris to the Striaton Gym, only for Ash to be surprised that it is a restaurant instead. Chili and Cress introduce themselves, as well, and put on a show in the restaurant until Ash becomes angry that he was tricked. However, the three brothers reveal themselves as the Striaton Gym Leaders, showing him the Gym's battlefield. To their surprise, Ash decides to fight all three Gym Leaders for the Trio Badge. Tepig fights Chili's Pansear and wins. Pikachu goes up against Cress's Panpour, but loses. In the final match, Oshawott is sent in against Cilan's Pansage. Oshawott is able to hold his ground against the Grass Pokemon, until Cilan calls out for Pansage to use a Solarbeam. |
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| 0655 | 06. “Dreams by the Yard Full” | March 12, 2011 |
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| Continuing from Ash's battle at the Striaton Gym, Oshawott has managed to deflect Pansage's Solarbeam with his shell. Oshawott is able to use his Razor Shell move to defeat Pansage, earning Ash the Trio Badge (with Iris unimpressed.) Elsewhere, Team Rocket finds the Dreamyard and set up a device they are instructed to by Giovanni, which soon begins to disturb a sleeping Pokemon. After Cilan begins to ask about Ash's battle methods, and Ash sees a passing Audino at the Pokemon Center, Iris's Axew suddenly begins feeling ill and is glowing pink. A scientist named Fennel and her Munna arrive, Munna using its Dream Eater move to make Axew wake up and then its Dream Smoke to reveal its dreams. The group finds Striaton City is engulfed in Dream Smoke from a Musharna that Fennel used in her research. Ash, Iris, and Cilan accompany Officer Jenny and Fennel to the Dreamyard, finding that Team Rocket is causing trouble. Pikachu destroys the device they built, freeing Musharna. Back at the Striaton Gym, Cilan says his goodbyes to Chili and Cress, as he has decided to join Ash on his journey through Unova, as has Iris, as they head on out to the Nacrene City gym. |
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| 0656 | 07. “Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!” | March 19, 2011 |
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| While having lunch on the way to the next city, Cilan discovers that all the food he prepared has been stolen. The group discovers that a Snivy has stolen the food. Ash attempts to capture it, attacking with Pikachu; though the Snivy (which is female) uses Attract, making Pikachu unable to fight her, and escapes. Ash sends out Pidove to track the Snivy down, just as Team Rocket. finds her instead. Jessie tries to capture her, but fails. Pidove finds the Snivy and signals Ash, who tries to use Oshawott and then later Tepig, but they are also hit by Attract. Ash eventually uses Pidove, who is unaffected by the Attract because it is also female, allowing Ash to finally capture Snivy and add her to his team. |
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| 0657 | 08. “Saving Darmanitan from the Bell!” | March 26, 2011 |
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| Ash and the gang are approached by a Darumaka, while another steals their lunch. Ash sends Oshawott to battle them, but it is defeated. Nurse Joy tells them that the Darumaka have been stealing food all over town. When the Darumaka steal from the Pokemon Center, Ash chases them. Meanwhile Team Rocket receives a briefcase from their contact. In a clocktower, Ash battles the Darumaka, and they point the group to Darmanitan in Zen Mode to prevent one of the bells from falling down. Ash and Cilan make a new hook to hang the bell, and Darmanitan helps them attach it with its psychic powers, before taking itself out of Zen Mode to finally fix the clocktower's bell. |
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| 0658 | 09. “The Bloom Is on Axew!” | April 2, 2011 |
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| Cilan and Iris have a little match between Pansage and Axew; Pansage is told to hold back until Axew uses a powerful Dragon Rage, which keeps coming out as a "Dragon Hiccup". Elsewhere, Team Rocket is briefed on a meteor that had fallen in the Unova region, creating its current appearance. Iris tells the others how she was given Axew by an elder in her hometown. Unbeknownst to them, Axew has gotten stuck in the antennae of a Scolipede, causing the Scolipede to rampage. When Pikachu helps then track down the Scolipede, Iris sends out her Excadrill to fight the Scolipede, but Excadrill does not obey her at first, remaining in inactive mode. When they finally free Axew, Excadrill finally decides to fight the Scolipede, sending it away flying. It lets out a victory cry before clattering back into inactive mode. Elsewhere, Team Rocket meets up with their local Unova contact, Pierce. |
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| 0659 | 10. “A Rival Battle for Club Champ!” | April 9, 2011 |
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| Ash, Iris, and Cilan meet up with Trip once again on the way to Nacrene City, after they stop by a Battle Club owned by another Don George. There, Ash challenges Trip to a 5-on-5 battle. Ash's Oshawott and Tepig are easily defeated by Trip's new Tranquill, and Pikachu manages to finish the job off. Trip's newly evolved Servine emerges, still able to beat Pikachu. Ash's female Snivy takes advantage of the gender differences, and manages to use a combo of Attract, Vine Whip, Leaf Storm, and Leaf Blade to finish off the Pokemon. Frillish is then sent out, beating Pidove quickly. Ash loses the battle due to the fact that Snivy keeps on attacking Frillish with the same moves over and over when its ability Cursed Body disables the moves and with a combination of Water Pulse's confusing effect and Hex, manages to take the win for Trip. Trip then tells Ash that Pikachu and Snivy are decent, but the others are "a joke". |
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| 0660 | 11. “A Home for Dwebble” | April 16, 2011 |
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| While on their way to Nacrene City, Axew notices a strange Pokemon that Cilan reveals is the Rock Hermit Pokemon Dwebble. The Dwebble is making a new shell out of a rock, when it is attacked by three other Dwebble which steal its new rocky shell. Cilan sends out Pansage to help it, but it attacks Pansage in fear. Elsewhere, Team Rocket receives intel on their next heist: stealing information from a laboratory. Back at the gang's camp, Cilan convinces the Dwebble to eat with them. When Pansage becomes sick, the Dwebble watches as Cilan takes care of his Pokemon. The next day, everyone helps Dwebble find the other Dwebble that stole its shell. With Cilan's help, the Dwebble is able to get its shell back, and decides to join Cilan's team. |
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| 0661 | 12. “Here Comes the Trubbish Squad” | April 23, 2011 |
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| On their way to Nacrene City, the gang is harassed by a group of schoolchildren with the Garbage Pokemon Trubbish. They head to a nearby Pokemon Daycare and kindergarten, where they learn from the kids' teacher Miss Daniella that the kids found the Trubbish at the garbage dump and decided to bring it back to the school. However, Miss Daniella told them that the Trubbish could not stay and brought it back to the dump, only for the kids to bring it back and form a gang called the "Trubbish Squad" and barricade themselves in a treehouse rounded with a wall of trash. Ash goes up to the treehouse to convince them that the Trubbish has to go, but is attacked by the group yet befriends them as well. Elsewhere, Team Rocket is given a fake meteorite from Flint and are told that they will get more information later. Back at the school, the Sandile with sunglasses arrives and the children have Trubbish fight it. Miss Daniella then decides that she should battle the Trubbish Squad to determine whether or not Trubbish should stay. Ash challenges her, as he has joined the squad, and she sends out her Deerling to fight Pikachu. The fight causes the trash wall to collapse, almost crushes one of the kids and Trubbish; however, Ash, Miss Daniella, and the others save them by holding the wall back. After the fight, she decides that Trubbish can stay and everyone cleans up the school. Before Ash and his group leave, the owner of the Daycare gives Ash a Pokemon Egg. |
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| 0662 | 13. “Minccino-Neat and Tidy” | April 30, 2011 |
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| Ash meets up with Bianca, who has been sent by Professor Juniper to deliver a (very dirty) Badge Case to Ash. Just as Ash puts his Trio Badge in the case, it gets stolen by the Chinchilla Pokemon Minccino who is trying to clean it. Bianca, who wants to catch a Minccino, sends out her Pignite, the evolved form of Tepig, but it is able to dodge the Fire Pig's attacks and use a Hyper Voice to knock it out. Ash then sends out Oshawott to battle the Minccino, but Minccino easily defeats Oshawott with its DoubleSlap attack and escapes. They decide to set up a trap with a dirty spoon and Ash tries to use his Snivy to immobilize it with Attract, but the Minccino also knows Attract and Snivy is immobilized instead. Ash sends out Pikachu, who manages to weaken the Minccino with an Electric attack. Bianca decides to take out a dirty Poke Ball, enticing Minccino to clean it and accidentally get captured. With Minccino under control, Ash gets his Badge Case back. After getting to a Pokemon Center to check up on the Egg he received previously, Bianca challenges Ash to a battle. Pignite is defeated by Pikachu in the match, but Bianca says that she will get better for their next battle. |
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| 0663 | 14. “A Night in the Nacrene City Museum” | May 7, 2011 |
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| Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive in Nacrene City and head to the museum where the Gym is located, but it is locked. Hawes, the museum's curator, runs out, explaining that the museum is locked down because it is believed to be haunted. Cilan, however, states that he does not believe in ghosts, but Iris states it is possible. After the gang is given a tour, they are led to a sarcophagus and a death mask believed to be linked to the Mask Pokemon Yamask. As they prepare to camp out inside the museum to discover the truth, Team Rocket meets up with another contact in Unova, who tells them they have to steal a meteorite from the Nacrene Museum. In the night, Iris wakes up the group to reveal that a strange haze is around them just as a medieval suit of armor attacks them. The ghost possesses several other museum displays, including a Dragonite skeleton, until the Yamask mask attaches itself to Cilan, taking over his body to state that it wants to leave. Just then, the museum's director and Nacrene City Gym Leader Lenora arrives with her Watchog, using its Illuminate Ability to disorient the Yamask, reuniting it with its mask which it lost when it was sleeping in the new museum artifacts; Hawes did not realize it was not part of the new shipment and included it in the displays. Once the mask was behind glass, the Yamask could not retrieve the mask on its own. Now reunited with its mask, Yamask leaves the Nacrene City Museum, and Ash tells Lenora he wants to challenge her for his second badge. |
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| 0664 | 15. “The Battle According to Lenora” | May 14, 2011 |
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| After being given a short tour of the Nacrene City Museum, Lenora accepts Ash's challenge, leading him, Cilan, Iris, and Hawes down into the gym's arena. Lenora sends out her Lillipup, which Iris and Ash find cute, but Cilan reminds them that it is a Gym Battle. Ash sends out Tepig to fight Lillipup, but Lillipup uses Roar to send Tepig back and force Oshawott into the battle. Lenora then recalls Lillipup to send out Watchog, which uses its Mean Look to trap Oshawott in the fight. Oshawott holds his own in the fight for a while before Watchog separates Oshawott from his shell and uses Thunderbolt to defeat him. Ash sends Tepig out once more, and Lenora switches back to Lillipup, and her Lillipup uses Shadow Ball and Take Down to defeat Tepig. After the match, Ash is dejected until Don George tells him not to give up so easily, promising to teach Ash's Pokemon a new move. Meanwhile, Team Rocket infiltrates the museum and steals a meteorite, replacing it with the fake one they received earlier from Pierce. |
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| 0665 | 16. “Rematch at the Nacrene Gym” | May 21, 2011 |
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| Ash trains with Tepig and Oshawott at the Nacrene City Battle Club, trying to teach them more powerful moves. After successfully teaching them Flame Charge and Aqua Jet, he challenges Lenora for the Basic Badge once more. However, Lenora's Lillipup has evolved into a Herdier since the last fight. Ash sends out Tepig against Herdier, once more, and he is able to hold his own against the powerful Pokemon until Herdier uses Roar to force Oshawott out again. Just like before, Lenora switches to Watchog and traps Oshawott with Mean Look. Oshawott uses Aqua Jet against Watchog, but misses, and is then struck by Confuse Ray. Confused, Oshawott is unable to attack and Watchog uses Thunderbolt, but Oshawott is now able to withstand the attack. He uses Aqua Jet, again, as Watchog uses Thunderbolt, once more, knocking out both of them. Lenora sends out Herdier again as Ash sends out Tepig. With the training from the Battle Club, Tepig is able to dodge Herdier's Shadow Ball attacks, until Lenora commands Herdier to use Giga Impact. Ash has Tepig use his Flame Charge, and after the two attacks collide, Tepig is the only one standing, winning the match. Lenora awards Ash the Basic Badge for defeating her, and after Ash heads to the Pokemon Center, he learns that the next Gym is in Castelia City. |
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| 0666 | 17. “Scraggy-Hatched to Be Wild” | May 28, 2011 |
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| While on the way to Castelia City, Ash, Iris, and Cilan rest for a while when Axew notifies the others that the Pokemon Egg Ash got earlier is about to hatch. They remove it from the container. Iris tells Axew that he will "soon be a big brother". In his excitement, Axew accidentally knocks the egg down a hill, but Pikachu catches it before it hits a rock. It soon hatches into the Molting Pokemon Scraggy, and it Leers at Pikachu before trying a Headbutt and misses. Ash decides to help train Scraggy by having it fight his other Pokemon, but Scraggy keeps being rude and failing at various attacks against Pidove, Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, making Scraggy unsure of itself and not wanting to be kept in the Poke Ball. Elsewhere, Pierce directs Team Rocket to bring the meteorite they stole to a lab for study. During the night, Scraggy wanders off and is attacked by several Galvantula, leaving it Paralyzed. Iris and Axew gather herbs to heal it, and Axew finds the herb. The next morning, after Scraggy feels better once more, it wanders off into the forest to fight the Galvantula again, but with the others' help, Scraggy is saved. Later, after Scraggy gets in a fight with Iris's Axew, she and Ash decide that Scraggy should have a new fight, resulting in a draw after the two collide with each other and pass out. After Ash consoles Scraggy, Scraggy finally agrees to enter its Poke Ball. |
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| 0667 | 18. “Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest” | June 4, 2011 |
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| While on the way to Castelia City, Ash, Iris, and Cilan enter the Pinwheel Forest. As they walk through, Pikachu is attacked by a wild Sewaddle, the Sewing Pokemon. Ash decides to capture it, but it surrounds him with a String Shot attack and escapes. Deeper in the forest, the group comes across a large tree where they believe the Sewaddle is hiding. They climb up it and find a giant cocoon, only for it to be revealed to be Burgh, Castelia City's Gym Leader, who is in the forest to sketch some of the wildlife. As he shows the group his drawings, the Sewaddle attacks Ash again, only to nuzzle up to Burgh. It is soon discovered that Sewaddle likes everyone in the group except Ash. However, after Ash saves Sewaddle from a group of Woobat, Sewaddle begins to warm up to him. The next day, Sewaddle is abducted by a Patrat to reveal to the group that another Patrat has fallen ill, before Sewaddle attaches itself to a Deerling and falls in a ravine towards a waterfall. Ash dives in after it to save it, and is then saved by Burgh's Leavanny, Sewaddle's final form. Happy for being saved, Sewaddle allows Ash to capture it (with Ash transferring one of his Pokemon back to Professor Juniper so Sewaddle can stay with him), and later the group parts ways with Burgh who tells Ash he will be waiting for him in Castelia City. |
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| 0668 | 19. “A Connosseur's Revenge!” | June 11, 2011 |
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| On the way to Castelia City, Ash, Iris, and Cilan visit a mall where Ash finds that another Pokemon Connosseur is testing the bond between Trainers and their Pokemon. Ash goes to see the Connoisseur, a woman named Burgundy, who falsely states that none of the Pokemon Ash has caught in Unova are compatible with him. When Cilan goes to check on Ash, Burgundy becomes angry, saying that when she brought her Oshawott to Cilan years ago he claimed that she and the Pokemon were not compatible. She also shows that she won the Trio Badge from Cilan's brothers, and challenges Cilan to a battle to fulfill its requirements. She first sends out her Dewott against Cilan's Dwebble, and Dwebble wins. She sends out a Sawsbuck next and Cilan sends out Pansage. In a fierce match, Pansage wins against the Season Pokemon, but Burgundy proclaims that one day she will be better than Cilan and leaves, with the rest of the group heading towards Castelia City once more. |
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| 0669 | 20. “Dancing with the Ducklett Trio!” | June 18, 2011 |
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| After a short practice match between Scraggy and Axew, Cilan calls everyone for lunch, but Ash falls down a giant hole dug by the Sandile from the hot springs. Ash finds out that it wants to battle Pikachu. Iris decides to send Excadrill to get Ash back, but it still will not listen to her. However, Cilan realizes that their lunch has been stolen by a Ducklett. Another Ducklett soon interrupts a battle between Ash's Pikachu and the Sandile to steal the Sandile's sunglasses. Ash tries to help Sandile get them back only for a third Ducklett to steal his hat. Pikachu tries to attack them with a Thundershock, but they are somehow immune. Cilan, Iris, and the other Pokemon try to track down Ash as he watches the three Ducklett gather more stolen items. Sandile's Stone Edge and Pikachu's newly learned Electro Ball are able to send the Ducklett away, and everyone gets their belongings back. After going to a Pokemon Center, Sandile decides he wants to battle Pikachu. In the fight, Sandile evolves into a Krokorok, but Pikachu's Electro Ball sends it flying off. Ash says that they will soon battle again. |
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| 0670 | 21. “The Lost World of Gothitelle!” | June 25, 2011 |
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| Ash, Iris, and Cilan finally arrive at the Skyarrow Bridge, which is enshrouded in a thick fog. Before crossing it, they come across a woman looking at photos of a ferry crossing in the Pokemon Center. They prepare to cross the bridge when they are attacked by a Gothitelle. Ash sends out Snivy, but she cannot defeat the stronger Pokemon, and they are all sent back to the other side. There, they meet a young girl named Sally, who invites them to take her father's ferry to the other side. Cilan notices the Gothitelle on board and when the ferry docks again, the group realizes that they are back where they started and that the Gothitelle is creating illusions to make them think that the ferry and the little girl exist. When Iris spots the Gothitelle again, they chase it onto the Bridge, where it attacks them. Ash sends out Snivy until the woman from before arrives, revealing that she is Sally and that the Gothitelle that they have met helped out her father's ferry business until the bridge was opened. Sally apologizes for leaving Gothitelle behind, and as the fog disappates, Gothitelle disappears. Ash, Iris, and Cilan say their goodbyes to Sally as they head off towards Castellia City. |
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| 0671 | 22. “A Venipede Stampede” | July 2, 2011 |
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| Ash, Iris, and Cilan finally arrive in Castelia City and meet Burgh, but they all discover that the city has shut itself down. When they investigate the sewers, they discover and assist a Venipede stuck in a pipe, which, out of fear, Poisons Ash. Later, they see a whole swarm of Venipede in the sewers, which flood the streets. Trainers with Fire Pokemon do their best to fight the swarm, including Trip and his newly captured Lampent. However, Ash tries to stop them from hurting the Venipede, as hurting them will not get rid of them. Professor Juniper studies the Venipede swarm back in Nuvema Town, realizing they must have been pushed out of their natural habitat by something. Burgh tries to figure out the problem in Castelia City when Trip continues to use Lampent to get rid of the Venipede, Ash getting hit by a Shadow Ball in the process. Nurse Joy arrives with her Audino calm down several of the Venipede, and the Venipede which they helped earlier came and helped to calm them. The rest of the group uses their Pokemon to gather the Venipede into Central Plaza to keep the townspeople and the Venipede safe. During this, Ash's Pidove evolves into a Tranquil, while Professor Juniper discovers that something is emitting energy in the Desert Resort just as Giovanni heads there to join up with Team Rocket. As the mayor thanks Burgh, Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Trip for helping, Professor Juniper flies in and tells everyone what is happening in the Desert Resort. Ash, Iris, and Cilan head out with her to the desert as Burgh promises he will let Ash challenge him for the Insect Badge when everything is cleared up. |
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| 0672 | 23. “Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!” | July 9, 2011 |
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| Ash and the gang head back to Castelia City and meet up with Burgh in the Gym. For the first match, Burgh sends out Dwebble while Ash calls out Tepig. However, the Dwebble is too strong for Tepig and gets knocked out, so Ash replaces Tepig with Sewaddle. Despite Dwebble's strong defenses and speed, Sewaddle defeats Dwebble only to face Burgh's Whirlipede who at first appears too strong for Sewaddle until it evolves into Swadloon. The newly evolved Swadloon defeats Whirlipede, forcing Burgh to call out his last and strongest Pokemon, Leavanny. Elsewhere, Jessie, James, and Meowth receive orders that the mission is over and they change into their original white outfits, and James captures a nearby Yamask. Burgh's Leavanny soon proves to be much too strong for Swadloon who is soon defeated. Ash prepares to send out his next Pokemon until Oshawott pops out of its ball, but he decides that Pikachu would be better and calls Oshawott back. Pikachu battles against Leavanny, even getting trapped by its String Shot attack, but Pikachu manages to defeat Leavanny, winning Ash the Insect Badge. |
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| 0673 | 24. “Emolga the Irresistible!” | July 16, 2011 |
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| Traveling with Bianca to Nimbasa City, the group comes across a wild Emolga, who, unbeknownst to them, recently tricked a group of male Patrat into giving it apples. She quickly befriends Iris's Axew, as Iris is carrying several apples for the group. Bianca falls in love with the Emolga, but Emolga does not return the affection. She tries to capture Emolga by sending out her Minccino, but Emolga uses Discharge (which hits everyone) and Attract which misses Bianca's Minccino and instead hits Ash's Oshawott. Intent on catching Emolga, Bianca asks everyone to help find it once it escapes. Iris eventually finds Emolga, who does not want to be Bianca's Pokemon. But when Bianca sends out Minccino to fight it, again, it escapes with Axew hanging on as they nearly fall down a cliff into a group of sleeping Swoobat. Emolga manages to save Iris and Axew from the Swoobat as elsewhere Bianca, Ash, and Cilan come across a Scolipede and Galvantula that Bianca angers with her Pignite and Minccino. While cornered by the Swoobat, again, Emolga uses Attract to distract them as Bianca, Ash, and Cilan catch up to save them. Later, Emolga returns to the campsite to glide into Iris's arms, deciding that she wants to be one of Iris's Pokemon. |
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| 0674 | 25. “Emolga and the New Volt Switch!” | July 23, 2011 |
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| As Ash and friends continue on their journey accompanied by Bianca, Bianca asks Iris for a practice match against Emolga, and they begin the battle of Emolga vs Pignite. However, Emolga's Attract immobilizes Pignite quickly. Bianca recalls Pignite and sends out her Minccino next and uses Attract. Emolga counters with Attract as well canceling the effects. Mincinno uses Tickle while Emolga is supposed to use Hidden Power, but Emolga uses Volt Switch and switches places with Iris's Excadrill that does not fight back. Iris sends Emolga out once more. Mincinno uses Hyper Voice but Emolga uses Volt Switch to switch places with Pansage who knocks out Mincinno with its Solarbeam. In one final attempt to battle with Emolga, she uses Volt Switch once more to switch with Ash's Snivy. In the end, Bianca has a battle with Ash making Snivy vs Pignite. Meanwhile, Iris tries to reason with Emolga, only for her to hit everyone nearby with Discharge. As everyone takes a break, Emolga tricks all the male Pokemon to give her their apples, causing them to fight when the effects of the Attract wear off. Snivy, aware of it all, separates Emonga from the rest, sparking a rivalry between the two female Pokemon. While everyone is sleeping, Emolga wanders off, and Oshawott and Axew follow her. When they catch up to her, Emolga does her charade again and pretends she was attacked by the Watchog. This angers Oshawott and it uses Razor Shell to get some apples but the Watchog aren't happy about that. The retaliate only to crash into a tree and cause Simisear to fall out of a tree and anger it which put the Pokemon in danger. As Pikachu notifies the others of the other Pokemon's disappearance, they come upon Simisear attacking and Snivy manages to block a blow, and Emolga finally fights Simisear. When Simisear gets even angrier, it uses Flamethrower on Emolga. Snivy uses a Vine Whip to trip Simisear and causes it to fall and blow off a boulder from a mountain. Snivy and Emolga destroy the rock and Simisear walks away with disgust. After the fight, Emolga begrudgingly offers Snivy an apple for helping her. With the crisis averted and Emolga learning to share, Bianca leaves the group, heading off to catch up with Ash's badge count. |
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| 0675 | 26. “Scare at the Litwick Mansion!” | July 30, 2011 |
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| While on the way to Nimbasa City, Iris notifies the others that it is going to rain. As Ash and Cilan insist to her it is bright and sunny, the sky darkens and it begins to pour. The gang rushes into the woods until they come across a large mansion. Ash knocks on the door, only for it to open by itself. Elsewhere in the mansion, Jessie, James, and Meowth watch them enter on a security system. Jame's Yamask talks with a group of Litwick until James tells it to lead the Litwick to scare Ash and his friends. A table flies at them and when they find the dining room and sit down, the chairs lift into the air and throw them at a group of clothes walking around with no one wearing them. Pikachu uses Thunder and then they see that a Litwick is causing the commotion as it has lost its friends. They take the Litwick through the mansion to find its friends when they come across Yamask, the Litwick and Meowth. However, the Litwick they are helping soon turns on them. Team Rocket receives information just as Meowth is attacked by one of the other Litwick. The two groups meet up, with Team Rocket looking extremely exhausted and drained as a Lampent appears with all of the Litwick, leading them to attack the gang and Team Rocket and their Pokemon into a vast ghostly abyss. Team Rocket nearly falls in, but Ash and the others save them. Together, Ash's Pikachu and Oshawott, Cilan's Dwebble, Jessie's Woobat, and James' Yamask are able to defeat the Ghost Pokemon and leave the house with the weather clear outside, only for it to rain again. |
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| 0676 | 27. “The Dragon Master's Path!” | August 6, 2011 |
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| After a practice match between Scraggy and Axew, Iris spots a Druddigan after it attacks them. Ash sends Pikachu to battle it, thinking it is wild, until its trainer, Emmy arrives. She is not sure why Druddigan is upset until Iris realizes it has a metal rope around its ankle. Iris frees Druddigan, making it happier, and Emmy asks Iris to help train her Druddigan. Iris agrees to help as she plans on becoming a Dragon Master, and Druddigan needs more experience. Emmy and Ash have a match with Druddigan up against Tepig, with Druddigan winning. Team Rocket, who has been watching and previously tried to capture Druddigan, sends Yamask and Woobat down to attack and distract the trainers before snatching Pikachu, Axew, and Druddigan up into their new airship. Druddigan manages to free Pikachu just before getting trapped in the airship. Iris nearly is able to free them on her own, but Team Rocket escapes. The group chases after the airship, with Iris remembering what the elder in her town told her, as Axew manages to performs a Dragon Rage, causing the airship to crash and allowing everyone to escape. Druddigan faces off against Yamask and Woobat, protecting everyone from the attacks, until it learns Draco Meteor to retaliate, giving enough time for Pikachu and Axew to use Electro Ball and Dragon Rage which Axew manages to pull off perfectly to send Team Rocket away. Iris is proud of Axew, and Emmy thanks Iris for helping train her Druddigan, before the group parts ways off to Nimbasa City. |
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| 0677 | 28. “Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!” | August 13, 2011 |
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| On the road to Nimbasa City, Ash and company come across a trainer named Stephan who challenges Ash to a battle. Stephan sends out his Blitzle while Ash sends out Oshawott. Blitzle uses Shock Wave, but Oshawott is able to block it with his Scalchop shell. Blitzle uses Flame Charge next and Oshawott counters with Aqua Jet. Oshawott prepares a Razor Shell attack until Blitzle does a Double Kick, knocking the Scalchop out of his hand. Oshawott runs off to try to find it, ending the battle prematurely. Ash and Pikachu catch up with Oshawott who searches in a field for the Scalchop, finding something that he believes to be his Scalchop until it shocks him, with Ash discovering that it is a Joltick. Next, Iris gives Oshawott an Iapapa Berry to stand in for the Scalchop. Pikachu uses Thundershock to test it, but Oshawott is hit by the shock. Cilan then gives Oshawott one of his serving domes, but it also does not protect Oshawott from the shock. Cilan then sends out Dwebble and has him craft a stone Scalchop for Oshawott. Even though it blocks Pikachu's Thundershock, it is much too heavy for Oshawott to carry. Ash helps Oshawott train to no luck, until later that night when Oshawott decides to train on his own with the large Scalchop, until Ash finds him and helps. When they meet Stephan again for the rematch, he has been powering up Blitzle with a bike generator. When the match begins, Oshawott is able to withstand the more powerful Shock Wave with the stone Scalchop until it shatters. However, training with the large shell has made Oshawott faster, and he is able to dodge Blitzle's attacks. Oshawott and Blitzle use Aqua Jet and Flame Charge against each other, with Oshawott winning the battle. After the match, Axew comes running up to the group, having found the real Scalchop. Oshawott puts it back on, happy that he and the shell are reunited, before going to sleep after the exhausting battle. |
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| 0678 | 29. “Cottonee in Love!” | August 20, 2011 |
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| In a practice match between Scraggy and Axew, the match is interrupted by a gust of wind followed by the appearance of a Cottonee. Cilan realizes that it is the time of year that Cottonee pair up and that this male Cottonee must be looking for a mate. While they watch it find a female Cottonee that he has fallen in love with, they watch as she attacks him because he is too weak. Scraggy steps forward, wanting to help Cottonee to become stronger and braver, but Scraggy's Scary Face sends it cowering behind a tree stump. Ash then steps in, helping train Cottonee against Scraggy, as Team Rocket watches the Cottonee swarm from afar. Axew and Cottonee train next, with Axew teaching Cottonee accuracy for its Energy Ball, and then Dwebble goes up against Cottonee to test its Razor Leaf and Solar Beam. Ash then sends out Tranquill to search for the other Cottonee so Cottonee can get a mate as Team Rocket calls in for new supplies. As soon as Ash and the others reach the Cottonee swarm, a gust of wind blows up from Team Rocket's large fan, catching all the Cottonee in a bag. Ash sends out Tranquill to slice open the bag with Air Cutter, freeing the Cottonee and dispatching Team Rocket. Later, the Cottonee they have been training with finally defeats several other male Cottonee, impressing the same female Cottonee from before and getting a mate. The next day, as the perfect weather conditions are finally met, Ash, Iris, Cilan, Pikachu, Axew, and Scraggy watch all the paired Cottonee drift away on the wind to a new life together. |
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| 0679 | 30. “A UFO for Elgyem!” | August 27, 2011 |
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| While Ash, Iris, Cilan, Pikachu, and Axew are asleep, they are suddenly woken up by a bright light. Ash and Iris believe it is a UFO, while Cilan insists there must be a scientific explanation. He claims to be a Science Connoisseur. When they reach town the next day, Cilan asks if there are any rumors of UFO sightings in the area, and someone overhearing the conversation directs them to Professor Ikarus. As they cross a rope bridge to his lab, they all receive a strange vision of Ash falling through one of the planks. When they test the plank before stepping on it, they watch it break. As they reach the professor's lab, Cilan knocks on the door and asks him if the UFO rumors are true. As professor Ikarus tries to get them to leave, Cilan convinces him to let them stay after praising his work. As Ikarus tries to explain what he is doing, they get a vision of something exploding. He rushes off to check on his experiment as Cilan and the others follow to see the professor's flying saucer. He tells them to remove its energy source, and they do so, with the help of professor Ikarus' Elgyem which is revealed to have psychic powers. The professor tells them of how he always wanted to travel to outer space and spent most of his life developing a flying saucer spacecraft. He explained that when he tested one of his mini prototypes, it accidentally hit Elgyem, and he brought it back to his lab to help it heal, beginning their friendship. When Elgyem began showing interest in his research, Ikarus began having Elgyem test its powers, but it began to scare off the other townsfolk from his property to seclude them, which began the UFO rumors. Soon, two people approach the lab and state that they want to have Professor Ikarus be the first to see the successful manipulation of Dark Matter. However, a device they have soon traps Ash and the other and captures Elgyem, before the two people reveal themselves to be Team Rocket who escape with Elgyem. Cilan manages to send out Dwebble to free them from the device. Ikarus tells everyone to get onto his flying saucer and they chase Team Rocket in their hovercraft. As Ash's Tranquil fights Jessie's Woobat, Elgyem is freed by the efforts of Axew and Pansage, before Pikachu's Electro Ball destroys Team Rocket's hovercraft. However, the fight has damaged the professor's flying saucer. With only one engine working, the flying saucer falls into a gorge. Elgyem using Telekinesis manages to lift and land the saucer safely back at the lab. Ikarus then tells them that he plans to repair the flying saucer, and send Elgyem back into space. As Ash and the others say their goodbyes to the professor, Elgyem's psychic powers show the group various visions, which Cilan realizes must explain the vision earlier. He also says these visions are telling Professor Ikarus that Elgyem wants to stay with him. After they leave, the gang sees a UFO zigzagging through the sky which cannot be explained. |
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| 0680 | 31. “Ash and Trip's Third Battle!” | September 3, 2011 |
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| Cilan prepares lunch for the gang until Iris and Ash accidentally ruin his cooking by getting a leaf inside. He knocks over the pot in his anger, and regrets it instantly. Furiously, he tells Ash and Iris that they will have no lunch, but Iris gives them all apples. Cilan sighs and says it can't be helped, and tells them to go play somewhere else while he cooks them a new meal. While they wait, Iris and Ash explore the surrounding forest where they accidentally come across Trip who is using his new Vanilite on a wild Palpitoad. Ash gets in the way of the Poke Ball, allowing Palpitoad to escape. When Iris arrives, Trip is fascinated by her, saying that he's always wanted to meet someone from the Dragon Village, and snaps a few photos with his trademark camera. When Iris sees the Vanilite, she acts very scared of its presence, knowing how Ice-type Pokemon are strong against Dragon-types. Trip tells her this logic does not make sense, because in her logic, she should be afraid of dragon types, too, as dragon types are weak against other dragon types, and yet, she keeps Axew so close to her. Trip challenges her to a battle (with Ash repeatedly challenging Trip in the background, and Trip ignoring him), but Iris, remembering how her Excadrill refuses to battle and Emolga refuses to listen to her, awkwardly refuses. Trip says to her that she'll never be a Dragon Master at this rate and starts to leave. Before Trip leaves, Ash challenges him to a battle once more. Initially, Trip refuses, taunting Ash by saying that his Pokemon will level down if he battles Ash. Iris taunts him back, and calls him a little kid. Trip accepts the battle request from Ash. Trip sends out his Servine while Ash sends out Snivy. Snivy is defeated quickly, and then Trip recalls how a meeting with Alder when he was younger inspired him to become a strong Pokemon trainer. The next match is Timburr against Oshawott. During the fight, Trip takes a photo of Oshawott in an Aqua Jet, revealing that Oshawott does not look where it is going during the move as he does not open his eyes underwater, while Timburr looks on Oshawott's failed Aqua Jet with pity. In the end, Oshawott defeats Timburr with a Razor Shell. The next match is between Vanilite and Tepig. Vanilite is eventually beat, but Tepig is also knocked out, resulting in a tie. As Ash and Iris say goodbye to Trip, they suddenly remember that Cilan is waiting for them at the campsite for lunch where he, his Pansage, and his Dwebble, are waiting impatiently for Ash and Iris's return. |
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| 0681 | 32. “Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!” | September 10, 2011 |
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| After the battle with Trip, Ash decides to do some special training with Oshawott to get him to open his eyes underwater. They go to a lake, but when Ash forces Oshawott's eyes open while they are swimming, he gets upset and uses Water gun on Ash and blows him out of the lake. At their campsite, Iris is watching over the other Pokemon while they are playing a game. As Emolga and Snivy get in a fight, Scraggy wanders off and finds a group of Foongus that he angers by using headbutt. The Foongus use Poison Powder that hits all of the Pokemon. Cilan, Ash, and Oshawott go out to find a herb that will cure the poison, but it only grows at the bottom of a lake. Ash takes Oshawott with him into the lake, where they are spotted by a wild Palpitoad, angered because of its encounter with Trip. The Palpitoad instructs a school of Tympole to attack them, and Oshawott cannot fight back because he cannot see them. He holds his own until he gains enough courage and opens up his eyes, scaring the Tympole off. However, Palpitoad calls upon a Stunfisk friend that uses Discharge to force Ash and Oshawott out of the lake. Cilan decides to use his fishing skills to get the Stunfisk out of the water, drawing Palpitoad out as well. Oshawott battles against Palpitoad while Cilan uses his fishing rod to get Stunfisk KO'd. Oshawott finally is able to defeat Palpitoad when he opens his eyes during Aqua Jet, allowing Ash to capture Palpitoad while Cilan captures Stunfisk. Oshawott dives into the lake once more and finds the herb, which they bring back to camp to heal the others. Oshawott manages to earn the full respect and gratitude of all the Pokemon. |
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| 0682 | 33. “Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!” | September 17, 2011 |
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| While on the way to Nimbasa City, the group comes across a trainer named Georgia who claims that she is a Dragon Buster and can beat any Dragon-type Pokemon. Iris challenges her, saying that she is training to be a Dragon Master. Langley sends out her Beartic, with Iris afraid, but sending out Axew to fight it. Axew is easily beaten, and Iris sends out Excadrill next, but he will not obey her orders. Georgia taunts her before she leaves. As Iris tries to comfort Excadrill, he curls up into inactive mode once more. Iris tells Ash and Cilan that like long ago, this time, Excadrill was defeated by the move Rock Smash. She tells Ash and Cilan how she captured Excadrill when she first found him as a Drilbur bothering other Pokemon in the forest around her home town many years ago. After she saved him after he nearly fell off a cliff, Drilbur became Iris's partner and trained under her, eventually evolving into an Excadrill and winning a tournament in her home. Drayden, a Dragon Master, tells Iris that he is impressed. She challenges him to a battle, and says it will be their 100th victory, and she wants it to be against a Dragon Master. He accepts her challenge, but when Excadrill fights Shaga's Haxorus, none of its moves appear effective, and he loses the match. Upset, Excadrill shut itself off from Iris and has not listened to her. Cilan says that it is not disappointment that is causing Excadrill's behavior but anger at Iris for forcing it to fight a match that he knew that he would lose. That night, Iris apologizes to Excadrill, saying that she did not try to understand his feelings. Excadrill listens in surprise, remembering how Iris never gave up trying to beat him, and her words of encouragement. He moves out of its inactive mode, but Iris is already asleep. Excadrill goes into the woods to practice its Focus Blast move, until Iris wakes up and sees it, deciding to help him master the move. The next day, Georgia comes across the group again after she has eaten their breakfast, and Iris challenges her to a match, again. With Excadrill's trust once again formed with Iris, and his newly learned Focus Blast, he is now an even match for Georgia's Beartic, but both defeat each other at the same time, resulting in a tie. Georgia, although upset, still claims she is a Dragon Buster. she tells Iris to meet her again one day in battle, and Cilan to prepare a better meal for her. Iris comforts Excadrill in the draw, saying it was a great battle. Excadrill hugs her, and she hugs back, saying that she loves Excadrill. In the end, Excadrill and Iris are once again good friends. |
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| 0683 | 34. “Gotta Catch a Roggenrola!” | September 24, 2011 |
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| While the gang enjoys a lunch, they are interrupted by a Roggenrola landing on their lunch table. Ash decides he wants to capture it, for the energy and spunk it has, but it manages to defeat both Oshawott and Tepig. Cilan notices a strange suction cup on the back of Roggenrola, which is knocked off in the battle. At the Pokemon Center, Ash has Oshawott and Tepig taken care of when a man named Mr. Garrason talks to Nurse Joy and informs her that the water lines seems normal, and the cause is elsewhere. Nurse Joy informs Ash and friends that the water supply has been strange since morning, and tells them that the water supply comes from a cave where Roggenrola. They say they saw a Roggenrola earlier that day, but Nurse Joy tells them that they rarely come out of the caves. Cilan says that the Roggenrola was attempting to tell them something, and also remembers the strange object on its back. Mr. Garrason says he will go to the caves to look, and Ash and his friends volunteer to follow. Elsewhere, the same Roggenrola warns several wild Pokemon about something, and inside a cave, a strange device driven by Team Rocket chases after several Roggenrola. Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Mr. Garrason enter the cave which is supposed to deliver water to the Pokemon Center to see why the Roggenrola are acting strange when they come across Team Rocket who capture the Roggenrola the gang encountered earlier to fill up the device. Ash manages to save that Roggenrola from Team Rocket, who exit the cave, but smash the cave walls, causing a cave-in. A rock falls towards Ash, but Roggenrola saves him by using Flash Cannon. As Team Rocket exits the cave, they fire an energy blast from the Roggenrola Cannon to cause a cave in at the entrance. Pansage and Excadrill use Dig to get the gang outside, where they chase down Team Rocket who try to use the Roggenrola Cannon to escape once more. They fire the cannon and Roggenrola intercepts the blast with Flash Cannon. Team Rocket fires a second time, however, the device backfires, due to the Roggenrola forcing the energy into reverse causing the machine to break down. The Roggenrola are freed, and with combined attacks from all the Roggenrola, Pikachu, and Tepig, they defeat Team Rocket's Pokemon, and destroy the machine, forcing Team Rocket to flee on jetpacks. At the Pokemon Center, Nurse Joy checks on all of the Roggenrola and Tepig, revealing that they are healthy, and the one Roggenrola that Ash first saved reveals it wanted to travel with Ash from the moment they met. This time, Tepig manages to defeat Roggenrola, allowing Ash to capture his eighth Pokemon in the Unova Region. |
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| 0684 | 35. “Where Did You Go, Audino?” | October 1, 2011 |
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| On the way to Nimbasa City, Ash and the gang encounter an Audino walking through a thick fog. They realize that something is very wrong with it. They encounter Officer Jenny with two young detectives named Doyle and Christie, who place the gang under arrest, even though they insist that they have not done anything wrong. Finally, Cilan reveals that he is the Gym Leader of the Striaton Gym and explains that a simple phone call will clear things up. After Officer Jenny apologizes to the gang, she explains that something is seriously wrong with the Audino in town, as they are disappearing one after the other. After they have introduced each other, they receive a call that the Pokemon Center's Audino has disappeared shortly before the call. Cilan volunteers to help solve the case of the missing Audino. He explains that he is a Detective Connoisseur. They decide to split up to cover the three remaining Audino in town, and tag them with tracking devices. Ash and Doyle's assigned Audino starts moving first, followed by Iris and Christie's, then Cilan and Officer Jenny's. They follow them until they all converge to the same path. The gang follow the Audino until the tracking devices fail. Officer Jenny explains the tracking devices use sound waves to track positions. They start to walk away from them and the two Pokemon use Psychic and Telekinesis to pull them back but they lose one. The two Audino snap out of the hypnotic state while Cilan suggests that someone must be using sound waves to lure the Audino and tells Ash to call out Roggenrola because of its sensitive hearing. Roggenrola starts following the sound waves that were luring the Audino, while the Audino do everything they can, to prevent the people from following them. Roggenrola continues to follow the sound waves which leads them to an abandoned power plant. Inside, Team Rocket have the Audino inside a cage. Ash and the gang battle Team Rocket and eventually destroy the machine, causing the Audino to snap out of hypnosis. All the Audino attack Team Rocket, forcing them to escape on jetpacks. |
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| 0685 | 36. “Archeops in the Modern World!” | October 8, 2011 |
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| Ash and the gang visit a research lab to witness Professor Juniper and Professor Fennel revive an ancient Pokemon called Archen. They begin the revival process using Fennel's Musharna which wakes up Archen. However, it is restless and begins to attack everyone. Meanwhile Team Rocket decide to steal the Archen, along with the data for constructing a restoration machine. As Archen is sleeping, the professors are pondering what having an Archen in this modern world is like. As it wakes up, it starts to destroy the lab and its crying causes an ancient plant to start growing in the lab. It starts to search for food only to discover that Cilan's Pokemon food and the food growing in trees don't taste good. Archen decides that it wants to fly, only to find out it cannot. Ash and Iris offer to help it, however Iris' Emolga starts off by using Attract, which fails and only makes Archen poke at her. She responds by using Volt Switch and switches out with Cilan's Stunfisk. After a long stare between Archen and Stunfisk, it bites Stunfisk out of curiosity and Stunfisk responds by using Discharge on it. Archen cries loudly, once again, causing the plants to grow again. Archen continues to try to fly, eventually starting to become successful, all the while releasing its cries. Eventually the plants consume the lab and begin to grow the fruit that Archen likes. It eats them and evolves into Archeops and begins to fly. After Team Rocket steals the design of the restoration device, they decide to go capture Archeops. They destroy the plants and capture Archeops in an electrically charged net. Archeops retaliates, forcing Team Rocket to retreat. At sunset, a group of Archeops arrive and the revived Archeops joins the group. The professors and the gang depart from Archeops and each other as they continue to Nimbasa City. |
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| 0686 | 37. “A Fishing Connosseur in a Fishy Competition!” | October 15, 2011 |
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| Continuing their journey to Nimbasa City, Ash and the gang decide to stop in town. They notice Bianca is running around and she crashes into Ash, throwing him into the water channel. While Ash is drying his clothes, Bianca shows a poster announcing a fishing contest for which the prize is a golden fishing rod. Cilan loses control of himself, and announces that he is a Fishing connoisseur and they all decide to enter the contest, unknowingly being staged by Team Rocket. They sign up in Castelia City and are issued their Fishing Balls and are told to choose their fishing rods, but Cilan has brought his own and he helped Bianca choose one for beginners level. They begin to fish, but Bianca does not know how to fish. She casts her rod around wildly, eventually hooking onto Ash's jacket. Cilan decides to give the gang a crash course in fishing, during which he catches a blue-striped Basculin. He sends Pansage out to battle it, and after some missed shots, Pansage weakens the Basculin and allows Cilan to catch it. Iris tries to fish for a Pokemon, but she gets bored when nothing has taken the bait. She decides to instead use her hands to catch a Pokemon, and lifts a blue Basculin out of the water only to receive a yellow card for her actions. Bianca pulls in a female Frillish which begins to constrict Ash. Bianca scans Frillish on her Pokedex. Cilan and Iris try to help only to get pulled into its grip. Ash orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt on them to free them. Team Rocket leave only to find that their boat is pushed away. As everybody realizes that something suspicious is going on they reveal that they are actually Team Rocket. They begin to battle, and when the want to escape with captured Pokemon, they realize that the same Frillish has opened them up and freed all of the Pokemon. Emptyhanded, Team Rocket escapes in their jetpacks. Cilan tries to find the golden rod only to find it was made out of wood. They part with Bianca and continue to Nimbasa City. |
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| 0687 | 38. “Movie Time! Zorua in 'The Legend of the Pokemon Knight'!” | October 22, 2011 |
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| Continuing to Nimbasa City, Ash and the gang encounter a Zorua. They are excited to see such a rare Pokemon, only to find that out it belongs to a Pokemon Trainer named Luke. He asks them to try to catch his Zorua since she is not listening to him. He introduces himself and says he likes to make movies. He explains what happened before Zorua ran off, that they were filming a scene until Zorua left. The gang decide to help Luke out with his dilemma while Team Rocket decides to steal Zorua. While the group is looking for Zorua, Luke explains how he met her. When they find her, Zorua is still angry at Luke and Cilan explains that Zorua only wants to play the role of Princess Uria in the movie. Cilan offers to help in making the movie and claims he is a Film Connoisseur. They plan out the movie and the next morning, Luke explains the plot. The begin to shoot the movie with Ash being a nervous wreck. Cilan and Luke manage to calm him down. They try again with Ash being much more relaxed. They shoot the next scene where Axew gets overwhelmed by Pikachu's Electro Ball. They shoot the next scene with no cuts and during that Team Rocket interrupts by capturing Zorua. Luke, still recording, records Ash and the gang battling Team Rocket. After defeating Team Rocket, they finish the movie and show it in theaters with everyone applauding to the movie. Luke is told that the battle scenes showed have showed more passion and they all decide to enter the Nimbasa Tournament. |
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| 0688 | 39. “Reunion Battles in Nimbasa!” | October 29, 2011 |
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| Having arrived in Nimbasa City, Ash is excited to have his Gym battle. However, his excitement quickly fades when he finds out that he is actually in Nimbasa Town. He decides to enter the battle tournaments held in Nimbasa Town. Shortly after, Bianca comes charging, crashes into Ash, and once again, throws him in water. Luke begins filming the tournament while Bianca disrupts him in the process. As Ash decides what Pokemon to use, Burgundy shows up as well as Stephan and Georgia. Later on Trip makes his appearance. Tension immediately fills the air between the rivals. The tournament has finally begun with Don George spectating the battles. The first round is Georgia vs. Sylvester. Georgia wins the first round and moves on to the next stage. The second round is Dino vs. Omega where Dino wins. The third round is Antonio vs. Emmanuel where Antonio wins. The fourth round is Burgundy vs. Ash. Burgundy sends out Stoutland while Ash sends out Palpitoad. Things start with Stoutland overpowering Palpitoad. however, when Stoutland uses Fire Fang, Palpitoad uses Mud Shot and fires it in Stoutland's mouth letting down its guard while trying to get the mud out of its mouth. Palpitoad uses Hydro Pump to defeat Stoutland. Ash wins the round and moves on. The next round is then announced: Trip vs. Cilan. |
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| 0689 | 40. “Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!!” | November 5, 2011 |
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| The Club Battle Tournament in Nimbasa Town continues. The fifth round is Trip vs. Cilan. Trip sends out Gurdurr while Cilan sends out Dwebble. They have a hard, long battle where Gurdurr nearly smashes Dwebble's rock, but, in the end Cilan wins. The sixth round is Stephan against Bianca where Stephan wins. The seventh round is Luke vs. Scooter where Luke wins. Finally, the eighth round is Jimmy Ray vs. Iris where Iris wins, finishing all eight matches of the first round. Trip prepares to leave as Ash confronts him. Trip decides to leave claiming he will not get stronger by watching Ash lose. Stephan, Ash, Iris, and Cilan have dinner together. Zorua, disguised as Iris, approaches and so does Bianca trying to get Zorua to be with her. Zorua turns into Axew and Bianca takes the real one and soon Iris and Bianca have a fight. Back in their rooms, Dwebble is fixing its rock and Burgundy shows up to insult Cilan. The next morning, Georgia and Iris have a fight when Zorua disguised as Georgia shows up. Iris makes fun of Georgia by moving Zorua's body. Round 2 has begun and the matches have been sorted. The first match is Georgia vs. Ash. Ash sends out Snivy while Langley sends out Pawniard. Ash starts off with Snivy's Leaf Storm and Georgia counters with Pawniard's Metal Claw. Snivy uses Leaf Storm once more but Pawniard uses Metal Claw before Snivy can attack. Next, Snivy uses Attract only to find out that Pawniard is female. Pawniard uses Iron head while Snivy counters with Vine Whip. Pawniard uses Guillotine, which Snivy successfully dodges in time to avoid knockout. The battle pursues with Pawniard about to use Guillotine on a fallen Snivy. |
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| 0690 | 41. “The Club Battle Hearts of Fury - Emolga Versus Sawk!” | November 12, 2011 |
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| The second round of the Club Battles at Nimbasa Town continue with Georgia battling Ash. Georgia has ordered Pawniard to use Guillotine on a fallen Snivy. Snivy manages to gain consciousness at the last second and dodge the attack once again and attack using Leaf Blade. Pawniard is now stuck in the ground. She attacks using Leaf Storm, defeating Pawniard and giving Ash the win of the first match. Georgia and Iris have another verbal brawl. The second match is Antonio vs. Dino where Dino wins. Cilan offers Snivy Pokemon food specially made for her. Burgundy tries to put Cilan down, but Snivy uses Vine Whip to slap her away. The third match is Luke vs. Cilan. Cilan sends out Stunfisk while Luke sends out Larvesta. Stunfisk starts of with Scald but Larvesta does not seem affected. Larvesta uses String Shot to wrap up Stunfisk. Stunfisk strikes back with Thundershock, but Larvesta dodges and uses Bug Buzz. Then it uses Flame Thrower and Stunfisk jumps in, burning off the String Shot. Cilan has Stunfisk jump high in the air and then use Scald. Larvesta uses String Shot on itself for protection. Larvesta defeats Stunfisk with Flamethrower, giving Luke the win of the third match. The final match of the second round is Iris vs. Stephan. Stephan sends out his Sawk, which is male, while Iris sends out her Emolga. Emolga starts off with Attract while Sawk counters with Close Combat. Sawk then uses Bulk Up while Emolga uses Hidden Power which is countered by Double Kick. Emolga uses Hidden Power again which makes a direct hit. Sawk uses Close Combat but gets affected by Emolga's ability Static. Sawk then uses Double Kick which Emolga counters with Attract, only for Sawk to counter with Close Combat. Emolga keeps using Attract while Sawk keeps using Close Combat until it is finally paralyzed by Emolga's Static. Emolga finishes with Volt Switch taking out Sawk and giving Iris the win thus concluding the second round. The semi-finals will soon begin with Ash facing Dino and Iris facing Luke. The first match is Dino vs. Ash. Ash sends out Palpitoad while Dino sends out Darumakka. |
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| 0691 | 42. “The Club Battle Finale - A Heroes Outcome!” | November 19, 2011 |
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| The first match of the semi-finals ends with Ash winning. The last match of the semi-finals is Luke against Iris. Luke calls out Golett while Iris chooses Axew. Iris starts off with Scratch but it has no effect. Golett uses Mega Punch and lands a direct hit. Axew uses Dragon Rage but Golett counters with Double Team and uses Gyro Ball in the process. Golett lands another direct hit. Axew responds with Dragon Rage and Golett counters with Shadow Ball and the attacks cancel. Golett then uses Gyro Ball and starts to chase Axew. When Axew falls from exhaustion, he manages to learn Outrage. Axew continues to attack Golett knocking it out and securing the win for Iris but resulting in the confusing side effect for Axew. The finals begin tomorrow with Ash and Iris facing off against each other. Luke reviews the footage Bianca has recorded, only to reveal all of it is of Zorua. Bianca continues to try to get Zorua to come with her without luck. Iris, Ash, and Cilan have dinner together. Burgundy approaches the gang and challenges Cilan to a Connoisseur showdown. At first Cilan refuses until he realizes he is on camera and he accepts her challenge. It is time for the final battle in the Club Battle tournament. Ash is about to battle Iris while Burgundy and Cilan are about to have their showdown. Ash chooses Pikachu while Iris uses Excadrill. Pikachu starts off with a Thunderbolt, which is useless against Excadrill. Excadrill responds with Drill Run and Pikachu counters with Quick Attack. Excadrill dodges, quickly grabs Pikachu's tail, throws him, and uses Metal Claw, landing a direct hit. Pikachu uses Iron Tail and Excadrill uses Metal Claw but he misses while Pikachu lands the Iron Tail. Excadrill uses Focus Blast while Pikachu counters with Electro Ball and the attacks collide and cancel. Excadrill uses dig and throws Pikachu in the air while Pikachu uses the chance to launch an Iron Tail attack. Excadrill uses Drill Run while Pikachu counters with Iron Tail which gets overpowered. Excadrill uses Dig and Pikachu dodges immediately followed by Focus Blast which knocks Pikachu out and secures Iris the win of the Club Battles. Iris receives the seven feathers of Swanna as a prize and concludes the Club Battles with an interview of Iris. Luke and the gang part, and the rivals part and Ash, Iris, and Cilan continue on to Nimbasa City. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is planning their next scheme. |
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| 0692 | 43. “Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!” | November 26, 2011 |
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| Stopping on their way to Nimbasa City for a lunch break, Axew and Tepig discover Team Rocket's Meowth unconscious in the bushes. The gang revives him back to health. When he wakes up, he discovers that the gang has revived him and he explains that Team Rocket has fired him for botching an operation. They decide to take Meowth along for a while. Continuing their journey, Meowth sweet talks Ash and Iris but Pikachu is still suspicious of him. Shortly after, a Scrafty snatches Axew and runs off. They give chase but Scrafty threatens that if they get closer, bad things will happen to Axew. Meowth offers to negotiate the problem. Scrafty wants a Pokemon to help battle him. They decide to distract Scrafty using Meowth and Scraggy while the gang secretly pull Axew out. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are planning their next plan in Nimbasa City. Meowth and Scraggy distract Scrafty while Ash and Snivy pull Axew out. After it realizes what is happening, Pikachu issues a quick Thunderbolt to knock it out. Scrafty quickly wakes up and reveals it wants to battle and Ash uses Tepig. They battle it out and Tepig knocks it out once again. It then cries explaining that its home was taken by another Pokemon and that it asked for help from other Pokemon but they all refused, which is why Scrafty snatched Axew. It turns out that a Mandibuzz has stolen its lair. Ash uses Scraggy and defeat Mandibuzz, but then it starts to cry because it was kicked out of its nest because it ate all of its friend's food. When they go to apologize, the other Mandibuzz attacks but the first Mandibuzz gives the other Mandibuzz some berries and all is forgiven and restored back to the way it was. The day ends with them continuing on their journey and Iris attempting to capture Meowth. Team Rocket has arrived at Anville Town's train dock where the trains are parked and prepare for their next phase of the plan. |
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| 0693 | 44. “Purrloin - Sweet or Sneaky?” | December 3, 2011 |
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| A Purrloin decides to aggravate a Tranquill by eating its food but soon, a flock of them causes her to run away with them giving chase. As Ash and the gang continue their journey, they encounter that Purrloin, and Meowth immediately falls for her. Immediately following, is the flock of Tranquill which immediately start using Gust on the group. Ash calls out Oshawott and asks it to use Water Gun and Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. After the flock disappears, Oshawott falls for Purrloin as well and he and Meowth soon have a fight on who should date her. Iris wants to catch the Purrloin and throws a Poke Ball to catch her when Meowth jumps in the way and gets pulled in instead. He pops out of the ball, and Oshawott and Meowth have another fight over Purrloin. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is planning their scheme in Nimbasa City. Purrloin returns to the gang, asking for help because a friend is in trouble. The gang decides to help but Cilan refuses, due to a past experience regarding Purrloin. The gang climbs up a mountain to help the Purrloin while a girl named Misha asks Cilan if he has seen a Purrloin she has a photo of, and he is surprised that it is the same Purrloin. Back on the mountain, Purrloin convinces Ash to give Meowth the backpack full of fruits because the pathway ahead becomes even narrower. When they climb down to where it pointed to, Purrloin steals Ash's backpack and takes off. When the structure collapses, she turns around and looks at the gang trapped in a cave. Cilan and Misha enter the cave to find everyone but Purrloin is in trouble. Misha tries to convince Purrloin that she did not abandon her but Purrloin keeps refusing to believe her story. Meowth and everyone else begins sinking in gravel. As Cilan and Misha try to pull everyone out, they fall in and begin sinking as well. When Purrloin finally realizes that Misha is telling the truth, she goes out to help. Meanwhile, Ash and the gang call out their Pokemon to help pull them out, but the rope holding them snaps. Just in time, a flock of Tranquill help them out. After everyone is out safely, Purrloin apologizes to everyone. Meowth and Oshawott then asks her on a date. They found out later that Purrloin is actually a male. The gang continues on their journey while Team Rocket places something on subway tracks. |
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| 0694 | 45. “Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!” | December 10, 2011 |
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| Continuing their journey, Ash and the gang stop to have dinner. While Meowth goes to collect firewood, a very strange person proclaims that he is going to capture Meowth and Pikachu and sends a Beeheyem to help collect firewood and befriend the gang. It claims it can grant any wish. Cilan reveals that he wanted to cook something spicy for the night's meal, but he has the wrong berries. Meowth asks Beheeyem to get some Figy Berries and it grants the wish. That night, they eat the overly spicy meal. They discuss what to wish for next, but do not have any until Cilan decides to wish for an extravagant place to sleep. Beheeyem tells the gang to follow it and it makes a luxurious palace appear. They are led to their rooms where they immediately jump on the bed and fall asleep. During the night, Officer Jenny appears to them and introduces herself as a specialist in Psychic crimes. She asks the gang if they are missing anything and they realize that all of their Pokemon are missing. They immediately chase after a mysterious man until a bunch of jail bars appear in front of them. The man from earlier comes out and claims that he is the grand dream thief Leon. Officer Jenny explains that the gang are trapped inside Beheeyem's dream and that everything there is not real. Officer Jenny explains that all the mysterious events happening is a result of Beheeyem and that they cannot save the Pokemon unless they escape the dream. She explains that in order to leave the dream, everyone in it needs to realize that it is a dream and that they have to attack an emergency exit sign to get out. Iris spots it in a painting and Officer Jenny tells her Duosion to use Psywave on it, freeing themselves. They see Leon and they begin to battle but seem to be unable to hurt Beheeyem. When they realize that there are two moons in the sky, they realize that they are still in the dream. The gang wake up their Pokemon but Meowth will not wake up so Ash has Pikachu use Thunderbolt on him. They try to use the emergency escape to get out, once more, but a UFO appears and Leon appears to be an alien. They realize there are now three moons and realize Meowth was still asleep when they left. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt again to wake him up and they try to leave the dream again. This time Leon and Beheeyem are super-sized and start chasing the gang. They realize Meowth is asleep, again, and lying on top of one of the hundreds of moons in the sky. Pikachu, Axew, and Duosion try to wake him up again by using Thunderbolt, Dragon Rage, and Psywave respectively, but accidentally knock him out. They stuff a bunch of Figy Berries into his mouth and wake him and, once again, they try to use the emergency exit to get out. They then realize that there is only one moon and that they are out of the dream. Leon tries to put them to sleep, again, but Pikachu uses Electro Ball to knock Beheeyem out. He takes off but is stopped by Meowth. Leon is locked up and the Poke Balls are returned safely. Meowth realizes that they could have hitched a ride with Officer Jenny and realizes that they still have to sleep outside. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is performing test runs on the subway when they accidentally catch the Subway Masters' attentions. |
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| 0695 | 46. “The Beartic Mountain Feud!” | December 17, 2011 |
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| On a thundery evening, some Beartic have taken cover in a cave, being too frightened to go to sleep. One of the Beartic loses its child Cubchoo when it falls off of a cliff into the forest below. Ash and the gang are continuing their journey when they come across a sick Cubchoo, realizing how badly damaged the forest is. They come across a Beartic that starts to attack them. Soon they find many of them that are angry. Meowth decides to play negotiator and the Beartic use Icy Wind on him. When they want to attack again, a Mienfoo appears and knocks them out. A Forest Ranger named Cliff introduces himself to the gang. He is quite amazed at Meowth for his abilities to talk. The Cubchoo explains to Meowth exactly what happened before they found it, and Cliff tells them that there are two tribes of Beartic living on the mountain. Cliff asks if Meowth belongs to anybody. When everyone says no, he throws a Poke Balls at him and nearly captures him, much to Meowth's chagrin. They set out to find the Beartic that the Cubchoo belongs to until they are attacked by the Beartic. They quickly distract the Beartic and run. Meowth decides to be a negotiator and dodges the first Icy Wind but gets hit by the second one. They run away but fall off of a cliff and get separated from their Pokemon. At the subway station, the Subway Masters are investigating what is going on in the Subway. The Pokemon set out to find food for Axew and Cubchoo. The gang, in the meantime, searches for the Pokemon. They walk through a completely destroyed forest where one of the Beartic groups lived. In the meantime, the Pokemon find food lying on a tree trunk and decide to take it. They walk back to feed Axew and Cubchoo, while a group of Beartic return to find that their food stolen. The gang walks through yet another destroyed forest until they come across a Beartic group. Meanwhile, Meowth is arguing with the Beartic about the stolen food and he returns them to the Beartic, before getting hit by Icy Wind. Suddenly, the two Beartic groups meet and they begin to fight each other, firing Sheer Cold attacks at each other, but their fighting causes four boulders to roll down the mountain at them. Three of the four are destroyed by the gang's Pokemon, while the Beartic all use Sheer Cold to freeze the remaining one in place. The two Beartic groups now get along with each other. After departing from Cliff, the gang continues their journey to Nimbasa City. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is preparing their final stage of their mission in Nimbasa City. |
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| 0696 | 47. “Crisis from the Underground Up!” | December 31, 2011 |
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| The gang has finally arrived in Nimbasa City after a long and hard journey. Everyone agrees to go to the Pokemon Center but Ash wants a Gym Battle right away, until his stomach growls. Cilan, being very excited, asks the gang to lead the way. They head to a subway station where Cilan claims he is a Metro Sommelier. When they go into the station, Cilan looks at one of the model cars on display and begins an overly long explanation of the car. After they cannot bear to hear anymore, Meowth drags him away and they walk to the subway tracks. Cilan, again, is losing himself with trains and begins to embarrass the gang as he explains how the trains work. Suddenly the emergency brakes kick in on the train as a ghost train passes the train they are in. Suddenly the Subway Masters, Emmet and Ingo appear on the train and get it going again. They resume the ride to Nimbasa Central. Cilan begins to get angry at the people driving the ghost train and once again, Meowth drags him away. The gang head to the Pokemon Center where Meowth, Pikachu, and Axew as well as Ash's other Pokemon go to get pampered. It occurs to Meowth that he has forgotten to do something. In a plot twist, Meowth is revealed to have been working with Team Rocket the entire time; he enters a phone booth to call Team Rocket to give them the go ahead. Meowth returns and they go to the treatment spas. Ash decides to call Professor Oak's. Suddenly the communication lines are cut by Team Rocket's Dr. Zager. Meowth begins operations in stealing the Pokemon from the Pokemon Center. Meanwhile, the drawbridge to Driftveil City is raised and the shorted out. Meowth begins to dump the Poke Balls down the air shaft, connected to Team Rocket's train, and begins loading them on. Suddenly, everyone in Nimbasa City is confused and Cilan suggests that someone is trying to steal the Pokemon. Nurse Joy, Cilan, Iris, and Ash head to the security vault to find that all the Poke Balls are missing, including Pikachu and Axew, as well as Meowth. Meantime, Meowth regroups with Team Rocket and Dr. Zager who has begun hacking the train system, causing all the subway trains to freeze in place and stop responding. When Cilan, Iris, and Ash find Meowth, they realize that Meowth has betrayed them and was never fired from Team Rocket in the first place. Team Rocket forces them out of the way and drive away with the train loaded with the Pokemon. Ash and his friends regroup with the Subway Masters and they head to the mail carriage train. They drive to the point where Team Rocket has to pass through and catch up with their train. When they close in on it, Ash jumps on it and it begins to deflate and explode, derailing the carriage train. They realize that it was a fake train meant to distract them. When the Subway Masters regain control of the sensors, they notice a train heading for the junction and realize it is Team Rocket as they drive right past them. They claim they can track their location at all times, but as soon as Team Rocket passes the point, the trains showing up in the system begin to multiply. |
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| 0697 | 48. “Battle for the Underground!” | January 7, 2012 |
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| With Team Rocket having hacked into the subway system's computers, the Subway Masters cannot help but to watch as Team Rocket keeps on releasing fake trains as distractions. Ash suggests inspecting them one by one until they find the right one. Meanwhile, Dr. Zager is planning on rendezvousing with Jessie and James at a designated location. Cilan suggests that Team Rocket is planning to meet outside of the subway and that they are on they are on their way to the Anville Town rail yard. Meanwhile, Pikachu begins to call out other Pokemon to break out of the train. The Subway Masters rendezvous with the gang and plan to drive out of the underground subway station to catch up to Team Rocket, just as the Pokemon have finally cut a hole through the door of the train. Meowth goes to check up on the Pokemon only to see that Pikachu has broken free. Pikachu realizes that Meowth has been lying all along and gets infuriated. The Pokemon work together to destroy the coupling of the train to separate themselves from Team Rocket, forcing them to chase after the train car. When Ash and the others arrive, they see that Dr. Zager is preparing to lift the train car holding the Pokemon with a helicopter and take it away. Ash decides to go over to the train car and help them out. Using a Chandelure's psycic powers, he is transported over to the train car. They outrace Team Rocket until they manage to destroy the clamps on the helicopter. Jessie and James take over the capturing process and begin to speed up. They, again, use the Pokemon to speed up the trailer when Ash's Tepig learns Flamethrower. They attack the train and the path starts to short circuit. Pikachu, still infuriated at Meowth for lying, watches Team Rocket fly away on jetpacks and is about to pursue them (mainly Meowth), but, not before thanking Meowth for traveling with them, Ash manages to calm Pikachu down telling him to let it go for now, while the train destroys itself, as they safely arrive in Anville Town's rail yard. The Subway Masters inform everyone that the Poke Balls will be safely returned to everyone. Ash becomes excited for his gym battle and cannot wait to return to Nimbasa City. |
| Season 15 - Pokémon - BW Rival Destinies |
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| 0698 | 01. “Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!” | February 18, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has returned to Nimbasa City and is excited to finally have his Gym Battle to get his fourth badge. Shortly before wanting to walk towards the Gym, Bianca comes charging in and throws Ash, once again, in water. Ash wants to go into the Gym, but Bianca wants to battle first. Bianca talks about how the Gym Leader, Elesa, is a super model. They go to the Gym only to find out that she is in the middle of a fashion show and cannot battle at the moment. Bianca decides to take a look at the fashion show, and the others follow. They watch the show and Elesa notices Ash and his Pikachu. She jumps over to them and they introduce themselves to Elesa. Ash and Bianca explain to her that they are challengers and that they have come to challenge the Gym, but Elesa tells them to return after the fashion show is over. When they return to the Gym, they climb into a cart that they soon find out it is a roller coaster car. Once they reach the end of the roller coaster, they meet Elesa once again. Bianca claims that she had made an appointment for a Gym Battle and gets to battle first. However, Bianca's father shows up, having come to end Bianca's journey and take her home but, she refuses to go. Elesa suggests using the Gym Battle to prove how much she has grown. Bianca and her father agree that if she loses she will end her journey and go home. The battle between Bianca and Elesa is about to begin with a three on three battle. The gym leader calls out Zebstrika and Bianca calls out Shelmet. Bianca starts it off with Acid followed by Energy Ball, which both miss. Zebstrika uses Flame Charge followed by Double Kick which takes out Shelmet. Next is Mincinno. It uses Double Slap which misses, as well as Swift. Zebstrika uses Flame Charge and Mincinno uses Hyper Voice followed by Swift but misses. Zebstrika uses Flame Charge once again and hits Mincinno, taking it out. Next, Bianca calls out Pignite. It uses Flamethrower which misses. Zebstrika uses Double Kick which misses as well. Pignite uses Flame Charge which lands a direct hit and Zebstrika uses Flame Charge while Pignite counters with Flamethrower. Pignite uses Heat Crash which lands a direct hit. Zebstrika uses Flame Charge, once again, causing its speed to go up. Zebstrika immediately follows it up with Wild Charge and takes out Pignite. As promised, Bianca agrees to go home with her father. Before Bianca and her father return home, they have lunch with Ash, Iris, and Cilan. Ash convinces Bianca's father to have a battle - wagering that if he wins, Bianca can continue traveling and if he loses, he will return to Kanto. Bianca's father claims that he was called the "Red Meteor" when he was younger, and calls out Darmanitan. Ash's Oshawott shows that he wants to battle and Ash lets him. Bianca's father ultimately wins the match, but he realizes that his daughter has good friends on her journey and that traveling on a journey only makes one stronger. He agrees to let them continue on their respective journeys. |
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| 0699 | 02. “Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!” | February 25, 2012 |
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| It is finally Ash's turn for a Gym Battle. As Cilan and Iris try to get him, he has locked himself up in his room trying to think of a strategy to overcome Elesa's Pokemon. He believes that Pikachu should not participate in the Gym Battle, as he is an Electric-Type Pokemon and it would not be effective. They arrive at the Gym and Ash hands Pikachu over to Cilan before he begins his match against Elesa calls out Zebstrika while Ash calls out Palpitoad. Palpitoad uses Mud Shot while Zebstrika uses Flame Charge. It uses Flame Charge once again to increase its speed. Palpitoad uses Hydro Pump but it misses. Zebstrika uses Double Kick and lands a direct hit, before using a Quick Attack. Palpitoad uses Supersonic followed by Mud Shot and then by Hydro Pump, taking out Zebstrika. Palpitoad is clearly worn out when Elesa sends out her Emolga. Palpitoad uses Supersonic, but it misses due to Emolga's Acrobatics. Emolga uses Attract on Palpitoad, making him fall in love with her. Emolga finishes the match with Aerial Ace. Ash, however, has forgotten to take all of his Pokemon with him, so he runs off the field to go get Snivy. Snivy and Emolga both use Attract on each other, but it does not work as they are both female, a fact Ash has forgotten about his own Snivy. He reveals to be further off his game when he forgets Emolga is also a Flying-Type Pokemon, which is strong against Grass-Types. After a long fight, Emolga knocks out Snivy, all the while Pikachu has been getting angry over being left out. Ash does not know how to proceed when Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on him, and yells at him. Finally, Ash realizes that he has been going at this the wrong way and realizes that the bond with his Pokemon is much more important than strategy. He chooses Pikachu for his final Pokemon, and Pikachu uses a Quick Attack to knock out Emolga. Elesa then calls out her strongest Pokemon Tynamo. It starts off using Tackle which slams Pikachu into a wall, followed up by another Tackle that slams Pikachu into the floor, repeating its Tackle attacks against Pikachu, leading Ash to realize that Tynamo is trying to trap Pikachu in the battleground terrain. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt everywhere to destroy the field and with one an Iron Tail attack takes out Tynamo and wins the battle. Elesa awards Ash the Bolt Badge, but she tells him that because the Driftveil Drawbridge is still raised, Ash cannot move on to Driftveil City yet to challenge the Gym Leader there. |
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| 0700 | 03. “Lost at the Stamp Rally!” | March 3, 2012 |
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| After the Gym match, Cilan decides that he wants to go back to the subway so he can challenge the Subway Masters Ingo and Emmet in a match by collecting enough stamps. Ash and Iris decide that they want to see the rest of Nimbasa City, so they take another subway train to explore. They go to see the sports arenas, having a tennis match, and then head off to see a Pokemon Musical, before spending time at the amusement park. Ash spots an Axew with a bow on her tail, and they take her with them upon realizing that it has lost its trainer. In the subway, Cilan meets up with a trainer named Erina who says she has lost her Axew. Ash and Iris go back to the trains, when the Axew runs off to someone who she thinks is her trainer, but it is another trainer whose Swadloon is not happy to see Axew. In the fray, Iris's Emolga uses Discharge on everyone in the train car. A subway guard reprimands them after the incident, when Erina's Axew gets an idea to leave a note for Erina by stamping her hand into the stamp ink and then Iris drawing a ferris wheel on a stamp sheet, indicating that they will be waiting at the amusement park. As Cilan and Erina get off a train at the same station, she sees the stamped card and asks Cilan to come with her to the amusement park. Cilan realizes it is the last stamp he needs in order to face the Subway Masters and heads with her. Eventually, Ash and Iris meet up with Cilan and Erina, and Erina is reunited with her Axew. Cilan reveals they went to see Ingo and Emmet to find Ash and Iris, and just as Cilan prepares to hand in his card for his Battle Subway challenge, he realizes he is missing one stamp. However, Erina has the missing stamp, and the Subway Masters allow it to count for Ash and Cilan, to challenge them, in a two-on-two match. Ash sends out Tepig and Cilan sends out Pansage, while Ingo sends out Chandelure and Emmet sends out Eelectross. While Pansage and Tepig give a good fight, Chandelure and Eelectross knock them out. The Subway Masters wish Ash well on his journey to Driftveil City, before the gang enjoys their last night in Nimbasa City, watching the sunset on the ferris wheel with Erina. |
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| 0701 | 04. “Ash Versus the Champion!” | March 10, 2012 |
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| As Ash, Iris, and Cilan leave Nimbasa City, they pass through a street festival and meet back up with Trip. Ash shows that he has won his fourth Gym Badge, but Trip shows that he has five Badges. He retells his story of what pushes him to be a Pokemon Master when they spot the Unova League's Champion Alder bothering an Officer Jenny, and hitting on her. After introductions, Ash challenges Alder to a match Bouffalant vs. Pikachu. Bouffalant's strong defenses prevent Pikachu from winning, but a badly-targetted Afro Break from Bouffalant hits Alder, ending the match abruptly. The event causes Trip to lose faith in his idol, and he leaves. At a Pokemon Center, Alder hits on Nurse Joy, before he has lunch with Ash and his friends. Their lunch is interrupted when Nurse Joy tells him that a Gigalith is rampaging in the festival. After tempting it with an apple and failing, Alder manages to stop the rampaging Pokemon with his bare hands, flipping it over. This allows Alder to spot a nail digging into the Gigalith's foot and he removes it, cheering up the Gigalith. Officer Jenny goes to scold Alder for his reckless actions when a light pole nearly falls on her, until the Gigalith saves her. After they see the Gigalith off into the forest, Alder takes Ash and his friends to the Driftveil Drawbridge to see them off on the rest of their journey. |
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| 0702 | 05. “A Maractus Musical!” | March 17, 2012 |
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| Ash is excited to have reached Driftveil City when he finds out it really is not Driftveil City. They see a trainer with 3 dancing Maractus. The trainer tells his Maractus to practice the "Over the Rainbow" move but, they fail. They introduce themselves and he explains that his name is Tobio and the Maractus are called, Mara, Actus, and Tussy and that they are headed to the Nimbasa City Pokemon Musical Audition. He also wants to participate in the Pokemon Musical Contest. The gang offer to help out. The Pokemon are given instruments but their rhythm is not working out as expected and Axew unknowingly accidentally throws one of his Maractus and hits Oshawott. Oshawott gets upset a Pansage. Axew throws the second one and it hits Pikachu and Pansage. They get angry at each other and fight. They begin to practice again and attempt "Over the Rainbow" but, it fails. Iris decides to leave it to Emolga to help Tussy to successfully jump. After several attempts, it manages to jump successfully. They try their move on the ground and prove they are out of sync. They decide to have a triple battle to help the Maractus gain synchronization. Tobio uses Mara, Actus, and Tussy while Ash uses, Snivy, Pikachu, and Tepig. They begin to battle until they finally manage to pull off "Over the Rainbow" but, Tussy reveals that it is afraid of heights and causes the move to fail again. They end the battle. They head over to the Pokemon Musical contest. He explains how he met Maractus. Tobio decides to squeeze in one more round of practice. Tussy gets scared again and messes up again. Tobio scolds it and it runs away. The Performance contest is now open. They spot Tussy and it runs into a Scolipede. Tobio goes to help it. Tussy finally overcomes its fear of heights and manages to pull off the move. The Pokemon Performance Contest is drawing to an end and Iris decides to stall for time by dancing. They arrive just in time for the last performance. They begin to dance. They execute "Over the Rainbow" along with Tussy's Sunny Day and pull it off successfully. They win the Performance Contest. Tobio and the 3 Maractus head over to Nimbasa City to audition in hopes of restoring the population in his hometown. The day ends with a gorgeous rainbow lit in the sky. |
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| 0703 | 06. “The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!” | March 24, 2012 |
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| At a Pokemon Center, Ash and his friends meet Pokemon Photographer Robert who wants to take pictures of Pikachu. The gang introduces themselves and Robert shows them the photo book with a Pokemon that Ash, Iris, and Cilan have never seen. Robert tells them it is a Sawsbuck and he tells them that he once saw a photo of Sawsbuck when he was little that had all four of its seasonal forms together, and he has wanted to recreate this photo ever since. In the forest, they find a Deerling and they try to take a picture of it. Elswehere, Woobat watches them, before flying off to report to Team Rocket. Pikachu discovers some weird-looking Poke Balls, but they are actually Foongus. Robert tries to save Pikachu before the Foongus attacks. At night, Robert tells another story of when he was little. In the morning, the Deerling licks Ash, wanting to go somewhere to take a picture. Deerling stops and Robert takes pictures until they spot the Foongus. Robert tries to save Deerling, running away, but he is hit by Foongus's attack, falling ill. Ash carries Robert on the back when he finds a Deerling and a Sawsbuck. The Sawsbuck then calls the others to come, revealing four Sawsbuck, all of different seasonal forms. Robert starts to feel better and takes a photo of them. They then catch up with Iris and Cilan, but when Robert shows them the photo it is blurry. Even though he missed his chance to recreate the photo, Robert thanks Ash for helping him. |
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| 0704 | 07. “Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!” | March 31, 2012 |
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| On the way to Driftveil City, Ash and Iris decide to have a Pokemon battle with Scraggy and Axew. After knocking each other out, they take a break and play with each other. Scraggy runs into a Gothita which immediately gets fixated on Scraggy. They meet its trainer, Katharine. They eat lunch together after introducing themselves. Gothita takes a liking to Scraggy that it wants Katharine to trade Scraggy with one of her Pokemon. Ash explains that he is not interested in trading and that he wishes to raise them on his own. Gothita gets upset and wants to have a battle and the winner gets Scraggy. Ash refuses but gets taunted by Katharine. He accepts the challenge and chooses Tepig while Katharine chooses Mandibuzz. They battle it out with Tepig winning the battle and Scraggy staying with Ash. It begins to rain and they all spend the night in a cabin together. Gothita wakes up and wakes Scraggy and they leave the cabin together. Gothita tries to charm Scraggy into coming with it. Meanwhile, Axew has a bad dream a wakes up to find both Gothita and Scraggy missing. Snivy follows shortly to see what is going on. Soon after Pikachu wakes up to find everyone missing and the gang soon follows to find everyone. Axew and Gothita fight until it wakes up a Garbodor and begins to attack everyone. When they reunite they fight and eventually calm down the Garbodor using Katharine's Deerling. Gothita gets agitated with Snivy and wants to battle it first thing tomorrow. They have a fierce battle and in the end Snivy wins. Gothita gets upset and taunted by Snivy and runs away. They abruptly depart from the gang and their journey continues to Driftveil City. |
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| 0705 | 08. “The Lonely Deino!” | April 7, 2012 |
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| Continuing to Driftveil City, Ash and Cilan decide to have a practice battle. However, the battle is brought to an early end when two Deino show up and cause disruption. They begin to try to catch them, but the Poke Ball fails. A daycare worker named Bobby shows up claiming that he is watching them. The gang accompany Bobby to the daycare where they see various Pokemon having fun. They offer to help him out at the daycare for a while until Pikachu and Axew find a shy Deino. They discover that it does not want to come out and it does not eat its food, and Iris decides to get Deino to come out of its shell. Bobby gives them a cart full of Pokemon food that they distribute among the Pokemon. At the end of the day, everybody is worn out and they all grab a bite to eat. Iris is trying to get Deino to come out, but still has no luck. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is heading to Milos Island for their next plot. Everybody is sleeping when Pikachu and Ash notice that Iris missing. CIlan wakes up and they all go out to find Iris and Axew telling a story to the shy Deino, which starts to come out a little bit. The next day, they feed and play with the Pokemon. Deino still does not come out until late night where it begins to try some Pokemon food. The next day, the gang find that it has eaten all of the food. Two trainers have come to pick up their two Deino. The shy Deino comes to Iris asking for its trainer. They decide to wait together for its trainer to come. They next day has come and Deino's trainer still has not come. Iris decides to stay at the daycare until Deino's trainer picks it up, and the others decide to stay and help out as well. Another day ends and the shy Deino's trainer still has not come to pick him up. Suddenly a trainer into dancing comes in to pick up his Pokemon, and Iris thinks he is Deino's trainer. Iris asks Deino to come with her, but its trainer finally appears to pick it up and explains that he got lost in Chargestone Cave going after a Tynamo. Iris watches Deino depart and they help out once more by feeding the Pokemon. Meanwhile Team Rocket are planning their nefarious scheme. |
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| 0706 | 09. “The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!” | April 14, 2012 |
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| Ash and the gang have arrived in Driftveil City and they decide to go to the Gym. They run into the gym leader where he claims he does not have time to do gym battle and that he has to examine a new vein. They decide to go back to the Pokemon Center until they come across a man named Charles. They go to the Driftveil Market together where the gang receive merchandise for being with Charles. Suddenly a Ducklett starts stealing food from the market and uses Scald on Ash when they give chase. Ducklett meets up with a thief in the car and they take off. Suddenly a character who goes by Mighty Hero Accelguard appears who has come to defeat the thief. He performs an Accelguard kick but lands on the pavement. Accelguard orders Accelgor to intercept them and it uses Double Team. Accelguard uses his motorcycle to catch up to them but runs out of gas. Suddenly a Timburr appears and stops the car with its wooden beam along with its trainer Linda. Officer Jenny thanks Linda for her assistance and departs. They suddenly realize that Charles is Accelguard except for Ash. A Vanillite truck drives by and stop at a warehouse commandeered by Doctor Ferrara. They appear to be hijacking food from different sectors of Unova and storing it into their warehouse. Charles departs from the gang stating that Accelguard will make his appearance at the storehouse that night. Ash being clueless decides to head there at night. Meanwhile, Team Rocket yank out the Wind Wedge. Linda decides to check out the Vanillite freight truck and the storehouse it is parked by. The gang are heading down to the storehouse when Iris stops Ash and asks him why he does not go to Charles if he wants to see Mighty Hero Accelguard. They run into Charles, Ash still clueless, and they greet him. Linda inside the warehouse discovers all of the stolen food and gets caught by the Vanillite Gang. She calls out Timburr and they battle it out with her getting caught and tied up. Charles realizes what Linda has done and goes after to help her. The gang find Linda and the gang and they begin to battle. The gang uses a smoke bomb to escape. When it comes time for Accelguard to make his appearance Ash is enlightened by Iris that Charles is Accelguard. Charles changes to Accelguard form and starts to fight the Vanillite gang. Doctor Ferrara puts on a Cryogonal mask and claims he is Cryogonal Man and calls out his Vanillish. Timburr and Pikachu join the battle. They all battle it out with the Vanillite gang losing. Accelguard uses Accelguard Kick on Cryogonal Man and gets knocked out and reveals that getting a Cryogonal was to difficult a Pokemon to capture which is why he used Vanillish. Officer Jenny arrives with Accelguard departing. Meanwhile, something mysterious is happening at the shrine of Tornadus. |
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| 0707 | 10. “A Call for Brotherly Love!” | April 21, 2012 |
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| Ash is training for the upcoming gym battle with Clay until Cilan's brother Chili shows up. Chili challenges Cilan to a Pokemon battle and he accepts. Chili uses Pansear while Cilan uses Pansage. They begin to battle and Pansear loses the match. Pansear gets angry at Chili,Chili gets angry at Pansear and Pansear runs away. Cilan calls Cress who claims Chili ran away after contemplating why Chili lost gym battles one after another. They go to a doughnut shop where they find Chili eating his stress away. They are able to calm Chili down. After Chili explains what happens they set out to find Pansear. They find it eats its stress away too. Cilan sends Pansage to talk to it. Chili soon follows and asks Pansear for another chance. Meanwhile, Team Rocket pulls out the Thunder Wedge and destroys it. Cilan performs a compatibility test between Chili and Pansear. They are a perfect match. He suggests that Pansear should learn the move Solar Beam. They go to train Pansear to use Solar Beam by putting it through rigorous training. After it has completed its training, Pansear tries and succeeds in using Solar Beam. Cilan gives Chili some more advice on how to battle more effectively. After taking in his advice, Chili wants to battle and Ash offers to and decides to use Oshawott. They battle it out with Chili taking Cilan's advice and using it. Chili has Pansear enduring Oshawott's attacks to focus its rage into a Solar Beam that takes out Oshawott. Chili decides to head back home to apply his new strategy in battle. Nurse Joy comes running out saying Clay has returned to Driftveil City. Meanwhile, suspicious activity is building on Milos Island. |
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| 0708 | 11. “Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1” | April 28, 2012 |
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| The revival herbs of Milos Island are withering away and something mysterious is happening there. Thundurus's shrine gets hit with thunder. Meanwhile Ash and the gang head to Driftveil Gym to challenge Clay, but he refuses claiming he has no Revival Herbs and he will not battle Ash unless he receives more. The gang heads to the market where they ask Charles for assistance. They find a Revival Herb but cannot have it because it is to be delivered to the Pokemon Center, so they take a trip to Milos Island to get some instead. They run into a young man named Lewis who harvests the herbs. He says he cannot give them any because all the herbs are withering away and the Grass Pokemon are getting sick. Lewis tells a tale about why Revival Herbs only grow on Milos Island. A Gothorita belonging to Lewis comes in with a withered Revival Herb trying to help. It quickly grows fond of Axew. The next morning, Lewis is performing a rainmaking ritual, and some rainclouds appear but quickly summon Tornadus. It immediately attacks the gang, starting off with Hurricane then followed by Air Slash knocking down several trees. They attempt to retailiate but it responds with Hidden Power. They flee to check on the monument of Tornadus only to find that the wedge which is needed to fulfill its role has been destroyed. They immediately check Thundurus's monument only to find the same result. Meanwhile Cilan and Pansage are distracting Tornadus. Shortly after, the monument gets struck with lightning and Thundurus appears and immediately uses Discharge and heads for Milos Island. Pansage is taken out by Thundurus and Tornadus and they soon battle each other sending Air Slash and Discharge at each other. Tornadus uses Hidden Power while Thundurus uses Spark. Snivy is sent out to use Leaf Storm but with no effect. Up next is Excadrill who uses Focus Blast but is overpowered by Tornadus's Hidden Power. Up next is Axew who uses Dragon Rage which lands a hit but has no effect. Thundurus retaliates with Discharge and Stunfisk retaliates with Mud Shot. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is quietly observing. Snivy uses Leaf Storm and Excadrill uses Drill Run but both are taken out by the legendary Pokemon. Stunfisk and Pikachu use Thunderbolt with no luck and are both taken out. Once again the two legendary Pokemon battle each other. The gang decides to summon Landorus and Iris gets dressed for the part. Meanwhile, the island is getting destroyed. Using four mysterious stones, they begin to pray which begins to call Landorus at its designated monument. The monument responds. |
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| 0709 | 12. “Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2” | May 5, 2012 |
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| While the two legendary Pokemon are wreaking havoc on Milos island, the gang summons Landorus and ask it to stop the fight between Thundurus and Tornadus. Tornadus goes up to chase them out of the clouds. The 2 begin to fight Landorus with one attack after the other. Landorus retaliates with Extrasensory and sends them flying into the mountain. They retaliate and send it flying into the mountain. Landorus retaliates with Hyper Beam. Meanwhile Team Rocket are getting ready to execute their plan. A huge amounts just broke off from the mountain, caused by Tornadus, severely injuring both Axew and Gothorita. They head back to the lodge where they are given one of the last revival herbs. They are both healed immediately. They return to the fight scene and discovering that they are fighting in the clouds. They try to halp Landorus when possible. Landorus uses Hyper Beam and weaken them. it then tries to convince them to stop. Suddenly laser beams coming from the sky trap the three legendary Pokemon and Team Rocket makes their appearance. It is discovered that they destroyed the wedges to the monuments to summon the three. Everybody is infuriated with Team Rocket. They begin to attack the laser boxes using various attacks from different Pokemon but with no effect. Suddenly, Dr. Seger's helicopter appears to collect the Pokemon in the laser boxes. They try to attach the cages again but no luck. They decide to attack the helicopter cargo that is powering the cages and successfully damage it. Team Rocket releases the cargo and make an emergency retreat from the island. The rubble crashes onto Landorus and injures it. Thundurus and Tornadus relentlessly attack it while it's weak. Lewis quickly runs to his cabin to get the final herb and to give it to Landorus. Thundurus and Tornadus try to attack before Landorus receives the herb but fail. Landorus has recovered. The two try to attack it up close but Landorus uses Extrasensory to repel them. It finishes the job with a double Hyper Beam which completely drains the two of their energy. Landorus approaches up close to convey its feelings to them. The fight between the three is over. The three gather where they together regrow the revival herbs. The forest and the island has completely recovered. The three legendary Pokemon depart Milos Island as well as the gang where they return to Driftveil City to give Clay his revival herbs. |
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| 0710 | 13. “Battling the King of the Mines!” | May 12, 2012 |
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| Ash and the gang have returned from Milos Island. They head over to the gym where they give Clay a bag full of revival herbs. Clay accepts Ash's challenge and head to an underground battlefield. The first Pokemon Clay sends out is Krokorok. Pikachu is excited to battle but is stopped when Ash decides to use more effective Pokemon during the gym battle. Ash's first choice is Oshawott. He starts off with Aqua Jet but, Krokorok dodges with Dig. Up next is Sandstorm which affects Oshawott. Krokorok uses Bite. Oshawott tries to use Razor Shell but fails. Krokorok uses Stone Edge next. Oshawott uses Water Gun on the field to suppress the Sand Storm and flush his eyes out. Krokorok uses dig but Oshawott uses Water Gun in the hole followed by Aqua Jet and then, Razor Shell and takes Krokorok out. Up next is Palpitoad. They use Water Gun and Hydro Pump but Oshawott's Water Gun is overpowered. Oshawott tries to use Razor Shell but gets hit with Sludge Bomb first. With Oshawott frantically trying to find its Scalchop, Palpitoad uses Rock Smash and takes out Oshawott. Up next is Snivy. Ash has her starting off with Attract which affects Palpitoad. Snivy uses one attack after the other successfully taking out Palpitoad. Clay freaks out calling Ash an unfair battler. Up next is Excadrill. Snivy uses one attack after another only to have it deflect all of it using Rapid Spin. Excadrill uses Horn Drill which immediately takes out Snivy. Up next is Roggenrola and it starts off with Sandstorm. Excadrill constantly uses Dig and Drill Run and hits Roggenrola. Excadrill uses Horn Drill and lands a direct hit but Roggenrola's Sturdy ability prevents it from getting knocked out and it starts to evolve to Boldore regaining some of its lost energy. Excadrill uses Horn Drill in an attempt to take out Boldore but its Sturdy ability is still active. Excadrill uses Drill Run but Boldore catches it. Boldore uses Rock Blast and lands direct hits. Up next is and engagement of Rock Smashes but Boldore overpowers Excadrill and takes it out. Ash has won the Quake Badge making it badge 5 of 8. The gang are at the Pokemon Center to heal the Pokemon and prepare to set off to Mistralton City. |
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| 0711 | 14. “Crisis at Chargestone Cave!” | May 19, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading to Mistralton City, the gang are about to arrive at Chargestone Cave. Suddenly Pikachu's energy appears to be drained by a Joltik. When they go to recharge Pikachu, Iris and Cilan discover that two other Joltik have sucked the energy out of their electric Pokemon. They hurry to the Pokemon Center to get them healed. When they come out fully recovered, they hear Bianca charging in and again, knocking Ash into water. Apparently, her X-Transceiver is dead. In the meantime, they are talking on the phone with Professor Juniper. Suddenly the power goes out and the Professor Juniper's team discover something strange in the cave. The gang discover Galvantula sucking out power from the center. The gang discover that something suspicious is going on and along with the Professor, head out to investigate. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is excavating the cave for their future mission. The gang heads out and Bianca calls out her Minccino to use Thunderbolt to lure the Galvantula. They lure 2 Galvantula and take it out using Swift. Suddenly they are surrounded and Pikachu and Minccino are captured. They use Excadrill to destroy the electric threads they are creating. Suddenly Ash and Bianca fall off the edge of a mountain and slide down. Meanwhile Minccino and Pikachu are brought to the Galvantula's nest where a buch of Joltik are hungry for electricity. Ash reaches the bottom of the mountain with Bianca following and smashing him into a pond. They continue to search for Pikachu and Minccino when Bianca decides to use her X-Transceiver to lure Galvantula and lead them to the nest. Iris and Cilan meet up with Professor Juniper. Meanwhile Ash and Bianca found Pikachu and Minccino. Iris, Cilan, and Professor Juniper come across a door blocking the cave. Iris notices something coming and they encounter Team Rocket. They battle it out with Cilan's Dwebble evolving and with the Galvantula and Joltik. Ash and Bianca notice what is going on and soon follow. Team Rocket's vehicle gets destroyed and an emergency transport pack flies out and Team Rocket escapes with their jet packs. The gang have restored the cave and all is normal again. |
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| 0712 | 15. “Evolution Exchange Excitement!” | May 26, 2012 |
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| Having saved the Galvantula and Joltik from Team Rocket, Bianca and Professor Juniper proceed to trade their Shelmet and Karrablast in a procedure they call trade evolution. Bianca wants to trade immediately however Professor Juniper would like to put the two in battle first. Bianca and Professor Juniper begin their battle with Cilan as the referee. Bianca calls out Shelmet, while Professor Juniper calls out Karrablast. Karrablast starts out with Peck while Shelmet uses Protect. Next is Take Down with still no effect. Suddenly, their computers crash and freeze up along with the link trade system as well. Bianca freaks out when they find out. Something strange is happening in Cave 7 so they go to investigate. They discover a bunch of Klink and proceed further to the source of the mystery. They discover a Klinklang who can't seem to rotate. After managing to calm it down, they discover a pen stuck in Klinklang's gears. Professor Juniper contemplates about who the pen belongs to. Bianca and the Professor trade their Pokemon upon returning. Professor Juniper calls out Shelmet which immediately evolves into Accelgor. Bianca calls out Karrablast which immediately evolves into Excavalier, however, it goes on an immediate rampage and starts to attack Bianca. Bianca returns it to its Pokeball. They proceed to start a tag battle with Bianca and Professor Juniper on one side and Ash and Cilan on the other. Ash calls out Boldore while Dent calls out Crustle. Bianca and Professor Juniper call out the same Pokemon from before. Boldore starts with Rock Smash which hits Excavalier. The proceeds with Excavalier being disobedient. They both focus their attacks on Excavalier. Accelgor protects it but takes a lot of damage. Boldore uses Flash Cannon and Crustle uses Rock Slide. Excavalier protects Accelgor and starts to listen to Bianca. They continue and use a double Hyper Beam which takes out Boldore. Crustle uses Shell Smash followed by two Rock Wreckers which take out both Excavalier and Accelgor leaving the win to Cilan and Ash. Bianca and Excavalier finally get along and the two depart from the group. Suddenly Professor Juniper's father shows up all wiped out. |
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| 0713 | 16. “Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!” | June 2, 2012 |
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| After witness the link trade evolution between Shelmet and Karablast, Professor Juniper's father, Cedric Juniper, enters the site and collapses to the floor. After being fed and rested, he tells the gang he researches legendary Pokemon. The gang ask to come along and Cedric grants them permission to join the adventure all the while stopping in the middle of replying as he thinks. They head off to the Black Hero's Ruins and once there head inside. The come upon a dead end with ancient writing written of the wall. Located in the door a Venepede statue. The professor deciphers the ancient writing and states that turning the statue to the left, Cilan in the meantime turns it to the left, is a bad idea. The set of the trap and a giant spherical boulder starts hurling at them. They manage to avoid getting squished by having Pansage use dig. Cedric gives the gang their first piece of advice which is to always let people finish talking. They continue down the path and reach two bridges. Cedric says the right bridge should not be crossed, so Ash and Cilan proceed to cross the left bridge. Meanwhile the professor says the left one shouldn't be crossed either. The bridge collapses and Ash and Cilan hang on for dear life. Cedric gives the gang their second piece of advice, never make assumptions. Axew finds an alternate path and the gang proceed down the cave. They arrive at three entrances shaped like the heads of Darumaka, Snadile, and Golett. They proceed through the Darumaka cave first and hit a fire dead end and fire wall is erected behind them. They have Stunfisk use Mud Bomb to put out the fire and escape. They proceed through the Sandile cave next and the walls begin to close on them. They quickly escape before getting squashed. They proceed through the Golett cave where Cedric knew all along that had to be the right cave as it was the right cave back then too. They enter a room filled with coffins but continue to a revolving door. They enter through it and find a large chamber where the Golden Dark Stone is located. Ash proceeds to pick it up but Cedric stops him warning him of the potential a very deadly trap leading to give him his third piece of advice, keep danger at a moderate level. Suddenly an angry Sigilyph appears and starts to attack the gang. More of them appear, the group sheltering inside the coffins. Cedric, Ash and Cilan come out but Iris doesn't - what does come out is a Cofagrigous that mummified her. Cilan fights back while Ash is immobilized. Everyone is freed and a door opens where they run into more Cofagrigous and Sigilyph. It is revealed that Cedric took the Dark Stone with him after all. They are sent into a chamber where the professor uses the Stone to highlight the markings on the wall. They get out of the chamber and enter back into the main chamber where a Cofagrigous sends them flying into the sky and free-falling back down. They realize that in order to be saved, their hearts have to be one with the Pokemon. The attacking Pokemon stop their fall and they exit out of the cave. As the gang bids Cedric Juniper farewell and continue their journey to Mistralton City, they are suddenly greeted by the Sunglasses-wearing Krokorok. |
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| 0714 | 17. “Battling the Bully!” | June 9, 2012 |
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| Their journey to Mistralton has been interrupted as Krokorok makes his appearance again to battle Pikachu. Pikachu and Krokorok battle but both of them launch an attack that blow the Pokemon away. Pikachu lands onto a boy, named Nick, who thinks is the pre-evolved form of Zekrom. He takes them to his friends, Glen and Shawn, to show it off where Shawn says it's actually a Pikachu. Glen wants to battle the boy with the Pikachu using Pokemon from Shawn. Nick takes off saying he has things to do. Meanwhile, the gang look for Pikachu but run into Krokorok who is also looking for Pikachu. The gang and Krokorok find Nick and Pikachu and Nick asks Ash if he could borrow Pikachu to use in a battle. Meanwhile, Glen and Shawn are having a battle with Patrat and Blitzle but, get into a fight. Ash agrees to let Nick borrow but insists that Nick receives a crash course in battling first. Ash and Krokorok and Nick and Pikachu start having practice battles and Nick starts to learn quickly. Meanwhile, Glen searches for Nick. As Shawn gets more Pokemon from his dad as Blitzle and Patrat have been worn out. Glen shows up during Nick's training with Pikachu and demands to battle Pikachu. Nick goes to battle Glen. Shawn gives Glen Scolipede and Seismitoad. Nick uses Pikachu and Krokorok. The two battle fiercely but Glen and Shawn keep arguing. Scolipede and Seismitoad are both taken out and Glen gets really mad at Nick. Shawn gets mad at Glen and refuses to hang out with him. Glen realizes that winning isn't everything and the three become great friends again. Krokorok wants to finish the battle with Pikachu. Pikachu and Krokorok battle and Krokorok loses. Ash offers it to join the gain and Krokorok accepts with Ash capturing it with a Pokeball. The gang continue their journey to Mistralton City. |
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| 0715 | 18. “Baffling the Bouffalant!” | June 16, 2012 |
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| Ash and friends continue their journey to Mistralton City as they head through a forest. They stop for a lunch break when suddenly they get attacked by a Bouffalant. After running away, the gang gets separated. They proceed to find each other. Iris comes across Nurse Joy and Audino wearing Afro Wigs. Nurse Joy informs them that the gang wondered onto Bouffalant territory and they attack anybody that doesn't have an Afro hairstyle. Iris and the others reluctantly put on Afro wigs. Tepig and Oshawott laugh at each other but then get mad at each other and begin attacking which sends Axew flying and losing its wig. It lands in a Bouffalant's hair and it starts charging. As it stops, Axew is sent flying lands in front of another Bouffalant. Scared it leaps through a bush and comes out with an Afro wig made out of leaves. Several Bouffalant start examining Axew as it slowly makes its way out of the heard. Meanwhile Ash and Cilan come across Nurse Joy and she explains the same thing. Everybody puts on a wig and Emolga takes a liking to the wig and her new hairstyle. She tells them where she last saw Iris. Axew makes it out of the heard and comes across a Sewaddle wear he pokes it and they fun. Suddenly a Pidove lands on Axew's head and takes its leaf wig. A Bouffalant sees that and starts charging after Axew. Iris and the Pokemon search for Axew until they see him running towards them with Bouffalant charging. Snivy quickly slaps a leave wig on top of Axew and the Bouffalant walks away. The gang continues to search for each other. Iris runs into an injure Bouffalant. She proceeds to treat it. They look for a herb that's high up on a cliff. Nobody seems to be able to reach it. Suddenly Snivy comes up with a plan and tosses both Tepig and Oshawott into the air with Tepig acting as a booster rocket pushes Oshawott further up allowing him to use Razor Shell to cut the herbs and retrieve it. Everyone loses their wigs in the process. They proceed back to the Bouffalant to heal it while it notices that they don't have any afro wigs. After treating it they head out to find the gang. A few Bouffalant spot them and start chasing them to a dead end. Suddenly the Bouffalant they healed steps in and stops them. They meet up with Cilan and Ash and the Bouffalant escorts them out of their territory where they meet Nurse Joy again. They hand back the wigs much to Emolga's displeasure. They part and continue their journey to Mistralton City. |
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| 0716 | 19. “Cilan Takes Flight!” | June 23, 2012 |
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| The gang arrives in Mistralton City, but when they go to the Gym, they discover that Gym Leader Skyla has set up a simulation system called "Air Battle" to determine the winner. Furious, Cilan challenges Skyla to a match, knowing that a simulation is no substitute for a true Gym Leader. |
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| 0717 | 20. “An Amazing Aerial Battle!” | June 30, 2012 |
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| Even after battling Cilan, Skyla still uses the "Air Battle" system. With his eyes set on getting the Jet Badge, Ash demands that Skyla battle him in a true Gym match. |
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| 0718 | 21. “Climbing the Tower of Success!” | July 7, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| After winning his sixth badge, Ash and friends bump into Stephan. He is in town to compete in the Bell of Wishes Festival that is being held that day. Ash, Iris, and Cilan, after finding out that the winner gets to ring the bell atop Mistralton Tower and get a wish granted, decide to compete in the festival. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0719 | 22. “The Clubsplosion Begins!” | July 14, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| At Ambiga Town, the local Don George holds a tournament called "Clubsplosion" to showcase Fighting-Type Pokemon, but all are welcome. Ash, Stephan, Bianca, Trip, and Georgia all enter the tournament, with Ash using his Scraggy. Ash and Scraggy's first opponent is Angus and his Simisage. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0720 | 23. “Search for the Clubultimate!” | July 21, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Clubsplosion tournament continues. Iris and Excadrill face off against Burgundy and Dewott. Bianca and Emboar face off against Trip and Conkeldurr. And Dragon Buster Georgia and Bisharp face off against newcomer Gale and her Druddigon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0721 | 24. “A Clubsplosion of Excitement!” | July 28, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The first round of the Clubsplosion tournament ends with Bianca's and Trip's battle. As the second round gets underway, the remaining contestants battle for the chance to enter the Top 4 in the Clubsplosion semi-finals. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0722 | 25. “Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!” | August 4, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Clubsplosion semifinals rage on. Bianca and Emboar battle Stephan and Sawk, while Ash and Scraggy battle Montgomery and his Throh. In the finals, Stephan and Sawk face Montgomery and Throh. Who will win the Clubsplosion Tournament? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0723 | 26. “Battling the Leaf Thieves!” | August 11, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| During a practice match against Iris' Emolga, Ash's Swadloon evolves into Leavanny. Leavanny's leaf-sewing process causes it to make costumes for the other Pokemon, but this causes Axew to be accidentally kidnapped by a pair of Durant who are building a den. They stop to think about how they are going to enter the Durant's den, and to be able to rescue Axew. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0724 | 27. “A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1” | August 18, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Cilan, and Iris make their way to Twist Mountain where they come across a fossil dig that has discovered a fossil Tirtouga. However, Team Rocket arrives and steals the fossil. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0725 | 28. “A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2” | August 25, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The adventure with Mount Twist, Tirtouga, and Carracosta continues. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0726 | 29. “Evolution by Fire!” | September 1, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Stopping at Abtilbe Town's Battle Club, Ash meets his Tepig's former trainer Shamus who abandoned Tepig because he felt he was too weak. Angry, Ash challenges Shamus to a double battle with Snivy and Tepig going up against Shamus's Emboar and Heatmor. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0727 | 30. “Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!” | September 8, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan finally arrive in Icirus City. But before Ash can challenge movie star Brycen and his Beartic for his next Gym Badge, they must help Brycen save Volcarona from the Pokemon Hunter Rizzo and his two Jellicent. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0728 | 31. “Caution - Icy Battle Conditions!” | September 15, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges Brycen for the Icicle Badge, putting Scraggy, Krokorok, and Pignite up against Vanillish, Cryogonal, and Beartic. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0729 | 32. “Clash of the Connoisseurs!” | September 22, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| With only one more badge left, the group heads to Opelucid City so Ash can challenge the Gym Leader. Unfortunately for Ash, the Gym in Opelucid City is closed. When the group stops in Stonesthrow Town, Cilan meets little Marigold who is picking out her first Pokemon today. Cilan offers his skills as a Pokemon Connoisseur, but another A-Class Connoisseur named Ricard Nouveau offers up his services instead of Cilan's, and they have a battle to determine who is the better Connoisseur. All while the S-Class Connoisseur Fauxgundy watches, but they believe they have seen her somewhere before. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0730 | 33. “Crisis at Ferroseed Research!” | September 29, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group meets up with Dragon Buster Georgia who has a Vanilluxe now. They travel to the Ferroseed Institute to see the Moss Pokemon Ferroseed being studied, but when an accident forces an evacuation, Iris, her Axew, Ash's Oshawott, and Georgia's Vanilluxe are trapped inside. Iris has not yet overcome her crippling phobia of Ice-Types, and she must figure out a way out with Vanilluxe at her side. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0731 | 34. “An Epic Defense Force!” | October 6, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon arriving in port, Ash, Cilan, and Iris meet up with Luke and his Zorua, again, in a city once used as a set for a popular movie. Luke is here to make a film for a contest and everyone decides to help him out. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0732 | 35. “Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1” | October 13, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash heads to Virbank City to face off against its Gym Leader, punk rocker Roxie from the band Koffing and the Toxics, in order to obtain his eighth Unova League Gym Badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0733 | 36. “Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2” | October 20, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's battle against Roxie for the Toxic Badge continues. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0734 | 37. “All for the Love of Meloetta!” | October 27, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| After learning the Unova League conference will not be held for three more months, Ash, Iris, and Clian meet up with Cynthia, the Sinnoh Region Champion. She says she has come to Unova to participate in an exhibition match at the Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup, held in Lacunosa Town, and Ash learns that the prize of the tournament is a battle with Alder, Unova's reigning Champion. As the four head out of Virbank City for Undella Town, they come across the legendary Melody Pokemon, Meloetta who seems to have fallen ill. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0735 | 38. “Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!” | November 3, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon arriving in Undella Town, Cynthia leads the gang to her villa where Dawn and Piplup are waiting for them. Dawn has come to Unova to perfect her Coordinator skills, and Cilan decides to have a Tasting Battle to see exactly what she can do. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0736 | 39. “Expedition to Onix Island!” | November 10, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Cynthia is preparing for the Junior Cup, Ash, Cilan, Iris, and Dawn take a trip to an uninhabited island for some relaxation. However, they soon discover the island is home to several Onix that begin to attack them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0737 | 40. “The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!” | November 17, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| While in Undella Town, Cilan helps a boy named Chris track down his missing Cubchoo. However, they instead find a roaming Beartic that might have once been Chris's Cubchoo. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0738 | 41. “Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!” | November 24, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| When the power goes out in Undella Town, the gang tries to help out when they discover a rampaging Dragonite may be to blame. When Iris discovers the Dragonite, she believes it is truly not bad but she is soon trapped in the room with the Dragonite along with Ash's Oshawott and Dawn's Piplup. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0739 | 42. “Jostling for the Junior Cup!” | December 1, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup begins, with rivals such as Trip, Georgia, and Burgundy showing up to take part in the tournament. After an exhibition match between Sinnoh Champion Cynthia's Garchomp and Unova Elite Four member Caitlin's Gothitelle ends in a no official winner, the first round begins. Iris is up first against Georgia, with Iris's newly captured Dragonite being pitted up against Georgia's Beartic. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0740 | 43. “Battling Authority, Once Again!!” | December 8, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| The quarter-final matches of the Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup take place, and Iris must go up against Dawn, pitting Dragonite against Mammoswine. In another match, Cilan and Crustle take on Trip and Serperior. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0741 | 44. “Ash, Iris, and Trip - Then There Were Three!!” | December 15, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| With the semi-finals of the Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup underway, and with the grand prize of having a battle with Alder on the line, Ash, Iris, and Trip go all out. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0742 | 45. “Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!” | December 22, 2012 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Trip's match against Alder, the Junior Cup draws to a close and the contestants bid each other farewell. Ash, Iris, and Cilan meet Cameron, a young naive trainer who wants to travel with them. Dawn bids farewell as well, but not before having a practice match against Ash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0743 | 46. “The Road to Humilau!” | January 5, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan help Cameron get to Humilau City where he wants to challenge Marlon for his own eighth Unova League Gym Badge. On the way, Ash and Cameron are separated from the group. Ash almost falls off a cliff, but then Cameron saves his life. Cameron has a "great idea" and he gets out what seems to be a "map", which was a table cloth. As they continue heading down a road, it starts to rain and then they take shelter in a nearby cave. Realizing that they didn't have any food, Ash, Cameron and their Pokemon are hungry as Meloetta leaves only to come back with an apple. Meloetta leads them to an apple tree where they harvest the apples to bring them back to the cave to munch on them. After they ate the apples (and Cameron's Riolu hiccups adorably), they decide to stay the night in the cave until the rain stops. Ash and Cameron exchange their goals in life. Ash wanting to a Pokemon Master while Cameron wanting to be the best Pokemon Champion in the world. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0744 | 47. “Unrest at the Nursery!” | January 12, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| While still staying at Cynthia's villa and training for the Unova League conference, Ash and the gang come across a fighting pair of Rufflet and Vullaby. It turns out they have both escaped the inexperienced Day Care Nurse, Layla. Whilst the manager is away, Ash, Iris and Cilan help Layla in the Nursery, but the ongoing conflict between the two Pokemon both craving Layla's attention continues. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0745 | 48. “Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!” | January 19, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash continues to train at Cynthia's villa until Ridley (a member of an ancient civilisation dedicated to protecting Meloetta) and his Golurk hear Meloetta's song and come to take Meloetta back. At first, Ridley assumes Ash is associated with the thieves, but this turns out not to be the case. Before Ridley can take Meloetta home, Team Rocket assaults the group and capture Meloetta and summon up the ancient Abyssal Temple through its power and song. The heroes try to fend off Team Rocket, but with Giovanni himself present they are too strong. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0746 | 49. “Unova's Survival Crisis!” | January 26, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Meloetta in their possession, Team Rocket's Giovanni controls Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus in their more powerful Therian Formes though use of the reveal glass unlocked by Meloetta's presence and Meloetta's song. Ash, Cilan, Iris, Cynthia, and Ridley do their best to free Meloetta and save the world from Team Rocket. But forces stronger than Team Rocket are present, and Giovanni soon finds himself not able to control himself and sets Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus on a path to destroy Unova rather than take it over for Team Rocket. |
| Season 16 - Pokémon - Black & White - Adventures in Unova & Beyond |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0747 | 01. “Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!” | February 2, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Learning that the Unova League will be held at Vertress City, Ash and his friends prepare for the tournament, but not before making a detour towards Iris' hometown, the Village of Dragons. But along the way, Iris drags the boys and their Pokémon into competing against a group of women who believe that their Pokémon are not only powerful but more beautiful than anyone else's. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0748 | 02. “A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!” | February 9, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the way to the Unova League, Ash and Cilan get challenged to a Tag Battle against the brothers Soren and Rocko who have trained their Braviary (Soldier of the skies) and Drilbur (Warrior of the land) to perform amazing combination attacks. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0749 | 03. “A Village Homecoming!” | February 16, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the way to Vertress City, Ash, Cilan, and Iris find their way to Iris's hometown the Village of Dragons. While there, Iris shows Axew to her elder and helps her childhood friend Shannon when one of her Zweilous suddenly evolves into Hydreigon and goes out of control. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0750 | 04. “Drayden versus Iris - Past, Present, and Future!” | February 23, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang arrives in Opelucid City for Iris' scheduled rematch against the Dragon Master and Gym Leader Drayden, who handed her and Excadrill their first-ever defeat years ago. Upon arrival, Iris remembers her difficult time in going to school there and trying to adjust to urban life. She and the others then travel to the Opelucid Gym for her rematch with Drayden, where she puts her Excadrill and Dragonite to the test, respectively, against Drayden's Haxorus and Druddigon in order for him to evaluate her training and skills. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0751 | 05. “Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!” | March 2, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Near Vertress City, the gang meets the Pokémon Rescue Squad's Virgil - trainer of Team Eevee - and his brother Davey, whom they decide to assist in helping a group of troubled Cryoganal. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0752 | 06. “Curtain Up, Unova League!” | March 9, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Unova League begins, and as the preliminary round matches get underway, Ash finds himself up against Trip. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0753 | 07. “Mission - Defeat Your Rival!” | March 16, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's battle against Trip continues, with Pikachu facing Serperior. As the preliminaries end and the first round begins, Bianca pits her Escavalier and Emboar against Cameron's Samurott and Riolu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0754 | 08. “Lost at the League!” | March 23, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| During a break in the competition, Iris's Axew follows a balloon and gets lost in Vertress City. Pikachu manages to track him down, but they are cornered by a group of Trubbish and their Garbodor leader. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0755 | 09. “Strong Strategy Steals the Show!” | March 30, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The third round of battles at the Unova League begins, and Ash finds himself up against Stephan, putting Krookodile, Palpitoad, and Leavanny up against Stephan's Liepard, Zebstrika, and Sawk. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0756 | 10. “Cameron's Secret Weapon!” | April 6, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the fourth round of matches, Ash battles against Cameron - who begins the match by revealing his secret weapon, Hydreigon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0757 | 11. “A Unova League Evolution!” | April 13, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's Snivy and Pikachu must face off against Cameron and his newly evolved Lucario. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0758 | 12. “New Places... Familiar Faces!” | April 20, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| With the Unova League tournament over, Ash and company return to Nuvema Town to meet up with Professor Juniper and to tell Professor Oak about his results. Along the way, they meet Nanette who is going to see Juniper for her first Pokémon, and eventually chooses Tepig and asks to have her first battle with Ash. However, during the battle, a robot appears, piloted by none other than Team Rocket, who have reverted back to their old ways (and their old motto) of stealing Pikachu. Later, Professor Juniper gets a call from her father, who invites Ash and friends to visit him at the White Ruins, located north of Icirrus City. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0759 | 13. “The Name's N!” | April 27, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On a boat heading to see ruins dedicated to Reshiram, Ash, Iris, and Cilan meet the mysterious boy calling himself N, who quickly befriends their Pokémon. However, when Team Rocket attacks the group once more and James's Amoonguss paralyzes Pikachu with Stun Spore, N's timely intervention helps turn the tide of the fight. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0760 | 14. “There's a New Gym Leader in Town!” | May 4, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group's boat arrives in Aspertia City, and they arrange to meet Cheren, Professor Juniper's acquaintance and the city's new Gym Leader. A teacher at the local Pokémon School, Cheren is lacking in confidence regarding his worth for the title, something Cilan - as a former Gym Leader himself - connects with him over. After misadventures in the Pokémon House on the school grounds - including a series of mishaps between Cilan, Pansage, and a flock of Ducklett - Ash has an unofficial Gym match against Cheren, Oshawott facing off against Herdier. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0761 | 15. “Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!” | May 11, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Team Plasma scientist Colress uses his machine to draw out Pokémon strength, the controlled wild Pokémon attack the residents of nearby Floccesy Town. Ash, Iris, and Cilan get caught in the middle of the mayhem when Pikachu and Axew also fall under his control, but when they are saved by Looker, they agree to aid him in his investigation of Team Plasma and Colress's scheme. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0762 | 16. “The Light of Floccesy Ranch!” | May 18, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| While stopped at Floccesy Ranch, Iris's Dragonite helps rancher Elly's Ampharos get into the fighting spirit. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0763 | 17. “Saving Braviary” | May 25, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and friends once again run into N, who has freed a Braviary held captive by Team Plasma. They help him bring it to a Pokémon Center, but when Braviary is tracked by a pair of Team Plasma Grunts - Nero and Bianco, who respectively use a Seviper and Zangoose in battle - N puts his life on the line. Successfully freeing Braviary, N joins the group on their journey to the White Ruins. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0764 | 18. “The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!” | June 1, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon returning to Virbank City, Ash and friends meet Halsey who runs a rescue team consisting of his two Frillish, his Dewott, and his Watchog. Making his personal feelings on the idea of Pokémon putting themselves at risk for the sake of humans known, N's belief that Watchog (who seems ill-suited for the Team's risky endeavours) is being used as a tool causes an ideological clash between Halsey and N, but the two young men must put their enmities aside when a fire breaks out in Virbank City's Industrial Complex. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0765 | 19. “The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!” | June 8, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends come across the Kanto Fair, and seeing a Charmander perform on stage reminds him of his old friend Charizard. He tells Iris, Cilan and N about his and Charizard's history, with Misty and Brock making cameos during the tale. Professor Oak sends Charizard over, and after he meets Iris' Dragonite, the two trainers agree to have a friendly match. Ash's offer to let Charizard rejoin his team is met with approval from all parties involved. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0766 | 20. “Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!” | June 15, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Colress appears and tests his newly-advanced machine on Dragon-type Pokémon - first taking over a young trainer's Haxorus, and later Iris's Dragonite. As Ash and Charizard try to stop them, N puts himself in the crossfire, knowing the Pokémon should be friends and not fight. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0767 | 21. “Secrets From Out of the Fog!” | June 22, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| After N is hurt by Colress's machine, two young women, Anthea and Concordia, come to save him. It is from these two girls that Ash and the others learn the truth about N's life, including his link to the evil Ghetsis. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0768 | 22. “Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!” | June 29, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Plasma's Colress convinces Team Rocket's Jessie and James to use his technology on Meowth to make him stronger, but it is all part of Colress's plans to test his Pokémon controlling device. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0769 | 23. “Ash and N - A Clash of Ideals!” | July 6, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| At the ruins dedicated to the Pokémon Reshiram, N steals the Light Stone from Cedric Juniper, and Ash's attempt to stop him ends with them separated from the others. Team Plasma move to attack the White Ruins while Team Rocket watch on in anticipation, and Iris, Cilan and Looker attempt to fight off the enemy forces. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0770 | 24. “Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!” | July 13, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and N prepare to save Iris, Cilan, and Professor Juniper's father from the clutches of Team Plasma before Ghetsis can revive Reshiram, but their attempts to fight back are hampered by Colress's Pokémon controlling machine, forcing them all to call back their Pokémon. Pikachu gets hit by the machine's beam, which sways N into surrendering the Light Stone in exchange for its freedom just as Ghetsis arrives who is ready to begin the ritual. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0771 | 25. “What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!” | July 20, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the revived Reshiram quickly falls under Ghetsis' control, Ash and friends try to develop a strategy to stop Team Plasma. Looker convinces Team Rocket to help in the fight against the villains, while Ash and Pikachu aim to destroy the controlling machine. N hopes to pacify the enraged Reshiram before it destroys the world in a righteous fury, which is akin to when it burned down Team Plasma's castle in the past. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0772 | 26. “Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!” | July 27, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Team Plasma defeated once and for all, Ash decides it is time to go back to Kanto. Iris and Cilan decide to go with him to further their skills, and Professor Juniper charters all of them a cruise through the Decolore Islands on a boat with a mysterious crew. Once settled in their cabins, however, Ash finds that they are locked in and their Pokémon are not with them. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0773 | 27. “Danger, Sweet as Honey!” | August 3, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The cruise makes a stop on Honey Island, known for its colonies of the Honeycomb Pokémon Combee, Pupa Pokémon Kakuna, Stinger Pokémon Beedrill, and its honey-flavored cuisine. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0774 | 28. “Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!” | August 10, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash and his friends prepare for the upcoming Marine Cup Tournament on board their new cruise ship, the group learns that Mrs. Ripple, a jewel collector, will display her collection after the tournament, but upon the tournament's conclusion she discovers that her rare Eye of Liepard has been stolen. She suspects Mr. Shaw who is a businessman and jewel collector that has been asking to buy the Eye of Liepard from her even though it was watched over by her Watchog all night. Cilan takes on his detective role once more to discover the thief of the Eye of Liepard. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0775 | 29. “Crowning the Scalchop King!” | August 17, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Scalchop Island, Ash's Oshawott goes up against the Dewott named Caesar to see who will win the battle at the Scalchop King Competition. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0776 | 30. “The Island of Illusions!” | August 24, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the way to Mahora Island, the gang's boat passes through fog and they believe they see a familiar shape in it. After avoiding a giant Heatmor when Pikachu's attacks do not work against it, Axew gets poisoned by a Foongus's Mushroom Spore attack, forcing the gang to take him to an old Pokémon Center, which they soon discover is operating illegally. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0777 | 31. “To Catch a Rotom!” | August 31, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan catch up with Professor Oak who has come to one of the Decolore Islands to investigate the Plasma Pokémon Rotom and its Forme Change capabilities. However, the Rotom native to the island are more interested in Pikachu, Emolga, and Stunfisk. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0778 | 32. “The Pirates of Decolore!” | September 7, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Team Rocket tries to ransack the group's cruise ship's food store, they are thwarted by a group of self-styled pirate Pokémon group made up of a Croconaw, an Octillery, an Azumarill, and a Ducklett, leaving Ash to try to get the food back. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0779 | 33. “Butterfree and Me!” | September 14, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Wayfarer Island, Ash and his friends see the native Metapod and Butterfree, and when they find a Caterpie who has not yet evolved, Ash takes it upon himself to help the very lazy Pokémon join the rest of its friends, remembering the times he had raising his own Butterfree a long time ago. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0780 | 34. “The Path That Leads to Goodbye!” | September 21, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Capacia Island, after a Dunsparce Ash fails to capture and hurts Axew, Iris gets so mad at him that she says she will no longer be Ash's friend and leaves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0781 | 35. “Searching for a Wish!” | September 28, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan take a break on Capacia Island only to discover they have arrived on the one week once every 1000 years when Jirachi awakens and grants a wish. Gemma, a young girl who lives on the island, wants to ask Jirachi to bring prosperity back to the island, but Team Rocket has other plans. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0782 | 36. “Capacia Island UFO!” | October 5, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash must find a way to stop Beheeyem from taking over a town on Capacia Island after the townspeople, Iris and Cilan are placed under the strange Pokémons' control. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0783 | 37. “The Journalist from Another Region!” | October 12, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on Harvest Island, Ash and his friends meet the Pokémon Reporter Alexa, who has come all the way from the Kalos Region with her Gogoat and Helioptile. She has come to investigate Harvest Island's fruit harvest festival, which the others realize has a Pokémon Sumo tournament. Ash, Iris, and Cilan enter Pignite, Dragonite, and Pansage in the tournament to win the grand prize Focus Band. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0784 | 38. “Mystery on a Deserted Island!” | October 19, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Alexa tells Ash, Iris, and Cilan about Yashi Island, a desert island where a pirate ship crashed years ago, and the ship's treasure has never been found. The group decides to investigate, and Team Rocket follows to get the treasure for themselves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0785 | 39. “A Pokémon of a Different Color!” | October 26, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Cave Island, Ash and his friends meet up with Clair, Gym Leader of Johto's Blackthorn City, who has come to the island to capture a different-colored Druddigon, but her Dragonite left without her. When they find her Dragonite, Iris's Dragonite takes an instant dislike to it and the two fight, hampering Clair's plans to find the different-colored Druddigon on the other side of the island from the port. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0786 | 40. “Celebrating the Hero's Comet!” | November 2, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The appearance of Woodate Comet approaches, so Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Alexa go stake out the ruins where the legendary hero it is named after first spotted it. However, they must deal with several Ghost Pokémon and Team Rocket who are once again trying to capture Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0787 | 41. “Go, Go Gogoat!” | November 9, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| On another island, Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Alexa meet a boy named Tony who touches Alexa's Gogoat's horns, causing it to temporarily bond with him. They all help Tony meet his father on the other side of the island. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0788 | 42. “Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!” | November 16, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| After being scolded by Iris, an ambush by Team Rocket starts to make Emolga wish she did not have to be with such strict trainers and fights on Team Rocket's side. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0789 | 43. “Survival of the Striaton Gym!” | November 23, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| Chili and Cress meet up with Cilan on Paladin Island as they have both been beaten by a challenger at the Striaton Gym named Morana who exclusively uses Ice-type Pokémon such as Mamoswine and Glalie. It is up to Cilan and Pansage to face off against Morana and her Abomasnow for the honor of the Striaton City Gym. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0790 | 44. “Best Wishes! Until We Meet Again!” | November 30, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group finally reaches the waters off of Kanto, just as Team Rocket once again tries to do their best to take Ash's Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0791 | 45. “The Dream Continues!” | December 7, 2013 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Iris and Cilan heading off on their own adventures in Johto, Ash is restless and still wishes to become a Pokémon Master. To that end, Alexa suggests that he travel with her back to her home in the Kalos region just as Team Rocket hatches another plan to steal Pikachu. |
| Season 17 - Pokémon - XY |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0792 | 01. “Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!” | January 18, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash arrives in the Kalos Region with Alexa. Alexa reveals her sister is a Kalos Gym Leader, but she seems to be away. When the local Pokemon Gym throws them out, he and Pikachu meet Clemont and Bonnie. Ash and Clemont have their first Kalos Region Pokemon battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0793 | 02. “Lumiose City Pursuit!” | January 25, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash heads to Professor Sycamore's laboratory, where he discovers the professor is examining a Garchomp. Team Rocket eavesdrops on their conversation and tries to steal the Garchomp for themselves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0794 | 03. “A Battle of Aerial Mobility!” | February 1, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Ash registers for the Kalos League, he encounters a Pokémon called Dedenne and a Fletchling. His newly captured Froakie does his best to battle Fletchling, but Clemont accidentally angers a swarm of Beedrills. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0795 | 04. “A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!” | February 8, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Clemont tries to capture the Dedenne that keeps stealing their food. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0796 | 05. “A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!” | February 15, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his new group of friends finally meet up with Alexa in Santalune City, where she introduces Ash to her sister, the Gym Leader Viola. Ash has his first Gym Battle in the Kalos Region, but he is defeated when Viola's Bug-type Pokémon put up a good fight. Afterwards, an old friend reunites with Ash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0797 | 06. “Battling on Thin Ice!” | February 22, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges Viola to a rematch. He is now ready for Surskit's battleground freezing strategy. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0798 | 07. “Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!” | March 1, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash is introduced to the world of Rhyhorn racing. Serena, whose mother is a famous Rhyhorn racer, coaches Ash in the upcoming race. Meanwhile, Team Rocket has their sights on capturing Pikachu and the Racing Rhyhorn. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0799 | 08. “Grooming Furfrou!” | March 8, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| In the next town, the guidebook reveals that it is home to Charisma Trimmers. Charisma Trimmers are people whose expertise is styling the Pokémon Furfrou. Jessica is a Charisma Trimmer in training. Jessica is having problems with her confidence, which is only exacerbated by the expert Charisma Trimmer Moussalli. Moussalli is not all who she appears to be. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0800 | 09. “Clemont's Got a Secret!” | March 15, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon returning to Lumiose City, the group meets up with Clemont's and Bonnie's father, Meyer, who reveals to Ash and Serena that Clemont is Lumiose City's Gym Leader. Meyer also reveals that Clembot is a robot Clemont had built to look after the gym in his absence. Clembot has gone haywire. Ash and Clemont infiltrate the gym to beat the Clembot in a Pokémon battle to take back the Lumiose Gym. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0801 | 10. “Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!” | March 22, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Before heading to Cyllage City, the group decides to stop by the Sycamore Pokémon Lab. Team Rocket decides to kidnap Professor Sycamore as well as Serena and Bonnie to pry the professor's mind for the secrets behind Mega Evolution. Meanwhile, Ash and Clemont have to deal with a gluttonous little Chespin with a penchant for macarons. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0802 | 11. “The Bamboozling Forest!” | March 29, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on their journey, the group stops for lunch when they are interrupted by two Pancham. When Team Rocket attacks, the Pokémon get separated from their trainers. As Ash and his friends try to reach Pikachu, Team Rocket tries capturing Pikachu again. However, they cross paths with a Pangoro along the way. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0803 | 12. “To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!” | April 5, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While heading towards the next city, the group sees a man escaping from Officer Jenny and along the way find a Scatterbug that fell out of the man's truck. It turns out that the man is a Pokémon poacher who has been capturing Vivillon of different patterns. Ash and his friends decide to help Jenny catch him. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0804 | 13. “Kindergarten Chaos!” | April 12, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends come across a girl named Penelope who asks to battle Ash. If she wins then Ash has to go out with her. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0805 | 14. “Seeking Shelter From the Storm!” | April 19, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash and his friends are caught in a rain storm, they find a nearby abandoned mansion to take refuge. Unbeknownst to them, Team Rocket has also taken refuge in the same place as well. Both groups are frightened by strange occurrences through the house, which is all centered on a mysterious shadow. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0806 | 15. “An Appetite for Battle!” | April 26, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Chespin gets fat after eating so many of Serena's macarons. Clemont decides to put it on a diet by making an exercise machine and have it exercise through Pokémon Battles. Chespin is not making progress. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0807 | 16. “A Jolting Switcheroo!” | May 3, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Bonnie and another girl's bags get mixed up. This leaves the other girl with Clemont's Dedenne and Bonnie with the girl's Pichu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0808 | 17. “A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!” | May 10, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet up with Ninja Trainer Sanpei who owns a Frogadier. Ash challenges Sanpei to a series of ninja-training exercises. Froakie learns a new move. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0809 | 18. “Awakening the Sleeping Giant!” | May 17, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| In Camphrier Town, Ash and his friends come across a Snorlax blocking their path. The local King Shabboneau has a Poké Flute that will wake it, but it was stolen by the selfish Princess Allie of Parfum Palace. Ash tries to retrieve it, but the princess demands a Pokémon Battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0810 | 19. “A Conspiracy to Conquer!” | May 24, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket gets brainwashed by the mysterious "Madame X" and her Malamar. Only Meowth is able to escape. Meowth goes to Ash and his friends for help. When Pikachu is captured and brainwashed as well, Ash, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, and Meowth go to save him and Team Rocket. However, everyone but Ash and Meowth gets brainwashed. This leaves them with no idea on how to stop Madame X. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0811 | 20. “Breaking Titles at the Chateau!” | June 7, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends make it to the Battle Chateau. They participate in some matches at the Battle Chateau. They wait for the battle between Viola and Cyllage City's Gym Leader Grant. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0812 | 21. “A PokéVision of Things to Come!” | June 14, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| After watching a popular celebrity making a "PokémonVision" video with her Pokémon, Serena tries to make one with her Fennekin. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0813 | 22. “Going for the Gold!” | June 21, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends make it to Ambrette Town and marvel at its aquarium. They meet the aquarium's director Rodman and his partner Clauncher. They try to help him complete the aquarium's collection by capturing a gold-colored Magikarp. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0814 | 23. “Coming Back into the Cold!” | June 28, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie meet up with Alexa again. She is covering the new fossil exhibit at the Ambrette Town Museum. All of them meet the revived fossil Pokémon Amaura and Aurorus in the museum's cold storage. However, Team Rocket arrives to steal Amaura. This leaves Ash and his friends on a rescue mission. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0815 | 24. “Climbing the Walls!” | July 5, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends make it to Cyllage City. Ash plans on challenging the Gym Leader Grant. Having already seen his strategy of Rock Tomb with his Onix at the Battle Chateau, Ash plans on having Froakie face the Rock Pokémon in battle. Ash's Pikachu battles against Tyrunt. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0816 | 25. “A Battle by Any Other Name!” | July 12, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While on the road, Serena makes some Poké Puffs for Pikachu and Fennekin. Her cooking skills are insulted by Miette, who has the Meringue Pokémon Slurpuff. The two decide to head to the next town to hold a Poké Puffs Contest to see who is the better pastry chef. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0817 | 26. “To Find a Fairy Flower!” | July 19, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While brushing out her hair, Bonnie tries a new flower accessory. Bonnie discovers that a Flabebe is latching onto it because she has lost her Fairy Flower. The gang tries to help Flabebe get a new Fairy Flower, but it appears the season is over. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0818 | 27. “The Bonds of Evolution!” | July 26, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Upon arriving in the next town, Ash learns that the Kalos Region Champion, Diantha, will be holding an exhibition match. The exhibition match tickets are already sold out to his dismay. The gang meets Professor Sycamore over there. He introduces them to Diantha who has volunteered to help him with his research on Mega Evolution. She also allows Ash a friendly match. Ash's Pikachu battles against Diantha's Gardevoir. Diantha shows them the power of Mega Evolution when Team Rocket kidnaps her Gardevoir. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0819 | 28. “Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!” | August 2, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Serena, and Bonnie must find out who has been impersonating them in the town they have just arrived in. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0820 | 29. “Mega Revelations!” | August 9, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet up with Korrina and her Lucario. They soon discover that she is the Shalour City Gym Leader. Korrina seems to possess a Key Stone. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0821 | 30. “The Cave of Trials!” | August 16, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie help Korrina and her Lucario find the Mega Stone Lucarionite in Geosenge Town's caves. They come face to face with a Blaziken protecting the caves. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0822 | 31. “The Aura Storm!” | August 23, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Korrina finally finds the Lucarionite. After using it, she loses control of her Mega Lucario who is much too strong for Pikachu to defeat. Her grandfather, Gurkinn, must step in to take care of matters using his own Mega Lucario. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0823 | 32. “Calling from Beyond the Aura!” | August 30, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Korrina's grandfather, Gurkinn, tasks her with more training to rein in Mega Lucario. Ash and his friends accompany Korrina as they travel to Pomace Mountain. They fall into a trap laid out by Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0824 | 33. “The Bonds of Mega Evolution!” | September 6, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| The group heads into the mountains around Pomace Mountain and meet with Mabel who is a flower arranger that has mastered the art of Mega Evolution herself with her Mawile. This prompts Korrina to have a friendly match with Mabel. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0825 | 34. “The Forest Champion!” | September 13, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Continuing on their journey to Shalour City, Ash and his friends come across the Wrestling Pokémon Hawlucha who is protecting a group of weak Pokémon in the forest from stronger Pokémon like Machamp, Conkeldurr and an Ursaring. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0826 | 35. “Battles in the Sky!” | September 20, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| At Kalos Canyon, Ash learns of the Sky Battle trend and tries it out with Fletchling and Hawlucha against Sky Trainer Moria and her Talonflame. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0827 | 36. “The Cave of Mirrors!” | September 27, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While traveling in the Reflection Cave, Ash's reflection takes Pikachu away from him. This prompts him to follow into a world within the reflection. Clemont, Serena, and Bonnie try to find a way to bring Ash back. After Ash arrives in the Mirror Dimension, he discovers that his mirror self needs help finding his Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0828 | 37. “Forging Forest Friendships!” | October 4, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While practicing for his upcoming Gym battle against Korrina with Hawlucha, Froakie, and Clemont, Ash is kidnapped by the Elder Tree Pokémon Trevenant. This leaves Froakie and Hawlucha to trust each other in saving Ash. Trevenant keeps the others at bay with its power over the forest. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0829 | 38. “Summer of Discovery!” | October 11, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie make it to Professor Sycamore's Pokémon Summer Camp, where they meet Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno. They have received Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle from Professor Sycamore for their starter Pokémon. Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno want to test their skills against Ash and his friends. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0830 | 39. “Day Three Blockbusters!” | October 18, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Serena and Shauna decide to have a little PokéVision contest. While Serena was looking for locations with her friends, she and Ash get trapped at the bottom of a cliff. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0831 | 40. “Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!” | October 25, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| The summer campers participate in a Pokémon Orienteering stamp rally, where they must use their Pokémon to navigate through a course to get stamps at various stations. However, Bonnie and Pikachu get lost in the foggy woods and come across a mysterious Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0832 | 41. “Battling Into the Hall of Fame!” | November 1, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| After all of the activities at the Pokémon Summer Camp, Ash's team and Tierno's team have the same amount of points. To settle the tie, all six will participate in a tag team match. Before the tag team match, they have to save Tierno, Shauna, and Trevor's Pokémon from Team Rocket's evil clutches. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0833 | 42. “Origins of Mega Evolution!” | November 8, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Before they have their Gym Battle, Ash and Korrina must stop Team Rocket after they have stolen a scroll on Mega Evolution from the Tower of Mastery. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0834 | 43. “Showdown at the Shalour Gym!” | November 15, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges Korrina for the Shalour Gym's Rumble Badge using his Hawlucha, Fletchinder, and Pikachu. Hawlucha, Fletchinder, and Pikachu battle against Korrina's Mienfoo, Machoke, and Mega Lucario. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0835 | 44. “Splitting Heirs!” | November 22, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Bonnie and Clemont get into a fight after Bonnie wandered off to look for Chespin. They encounter two brothers and their Meowstic having a rivalry. This situation helps Clemont and Bonnie to strengthen brother-sister relationship even more. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0836 | 45. “The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!” | November 29, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| On their way to Coumarine City, the group goes to a Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy is assisted by a clumsy Wigglytuff. However, they all soon find themselves having to deal with a Salamence that has gone out of control thanks to Team Rocket. Wigglytuff is the only one who can save the day. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0837 | 46. “Dreaming a Performer's Dream!” | December 6, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a Pancham disrupts a Pokémon Showcase and steals Ash's hat and Clemonts's glasses, Serena battles it with her Fennekin in an attempt to capture it and fulfil her own dream of becoming a great Pokémon Performer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0838 | 47. “A Campus Reunion!” | December 13, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| Clemont returns to his old school. He relives his younger years and reminisces about a Shinx that he had befriended. Clemont was forced to leave Shinx behind after his graduation ceremony celebrations. When he reunites with it, Shinx has evolved into Luxio. Clemont tries to heal the rift that was caused a few years ago. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0839 | 48. “Bonnie for the Defense!” | December 20, 2014 |
| Synopsis: |
| While walking by herself, Bonnie comes across a group of children who are protecting an injured Lapras from adults. Bonnie soon joins them in protecting the Lapras from Team Rocket. |
| Season 18 - Pokémon - XY Kalos Quest |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0840 | 01. “Pathways to Performance Partnering!” | February 7, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Pancham and Chespin get into a fight, Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie meet Nini, a Pokémon Performer preparing for the Pokémon Showcase. Serena becomes inspired to add performances to her battle style as well and has to use it quickly when Team Rocket kidnaps Chespin, Fennekin, Pancham, and Nini's Pokémon Smoochum and Farfetch'd. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0841 | 02. “When Light and Dark Collide!” | February 7, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| While intending to help a Snubbull, Ash disrupts a play rehearsal. This sends its star Gallade out of commission. Ash's Hawlucha and the Pokémon Theatre Director Carl's shiny Hawlucha must work together to get the play back on track while trying to deal with Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0842 | 03. “An Undersea Place to Call Home!” | February 7, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| After encountering the Mock Kelp Pokémon Skrelp on the Muraille coastline, Ash and his friends join two marine archaeologists on an expedition to the sunken luxury liner known as the Cussler where Skrelp, Dragalge, and several marine Pokémon live. However, Team Rocket has their sights set on capturing the treasure inside the luxury liner 'Cussler'. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0843 | 04. “A Stealthy Challenge!” | February 28, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet up with Sanpei and his Greninja who comes to them for help in dealing with another Ninja Trainer. They help Sanpei out plus Ash's Froakie evolves into Frogadier. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0844 | 05. “A Race for Home!” | March 7, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Serena's mother Grace meets up with the group on their journey and learns of her daughter's new goal of becoming a Pokémon Performer, Grace wonders if her daughter is truly dedicated to her goals and challenges her to a Skiddo race to prove her determination. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0845 | 06. “Facing the Grand Design!” | March 14, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Clemont and James must work together to save their friends from the evil Malamar that they last encountered when it controlled Officer Jenny and made her assume the role of "Madame X". |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0846 | 07. “A Slippery Encounter!” | March 21, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends encounter an extremely timid but friendly Goomy, which finds itself in a dangerous situation when Team Rocket sets their eyes on capturing Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0847 | 08. “One for the Goomy!” | March 28, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket kidnaps Goomy, but Dedenne fights against them in order to save it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0848 | 09. “Thawing an Icy Panic!” | April 4, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends team up with the Coumarine City's Gym Leader to stop Team Rocket from stealing a Vanillite, which incurred the anger of its fellow Pokémon, Vanillish and Vanilluxe. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0849 | 10. “The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!” | April 11, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges Ramos for the Plant Badge and gets backed into a corner by his powerful Grass-type Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0850 | 11. “Under the Pledging Tree!” | April 18, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Coumarine City holds an annual festival to celebrate the bond between Trainer and Pokémon. However, when Ash has trouble deciding on a present for his Pokémon, Serena helps inspire him on their shopping trip. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0851 | 12. “A Showcase Debut!” | April 25, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| The day of the Coumarine City Showcase arrives. Ash and his friends reunite with Shauna. Serena makes a step towards her dream. She quickly learns that first times can be tough. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0852 | 13. “An Oasis of Hope!” | May 2, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang encounters a Grumpig in the badlands, which uses its superior strength to dominate the Spoink in the area's oasis. When they end up getting captured by Team Rocket, Goomy steps up to the occasion to defend its friends. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0853 | 14. “The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!” | May 9, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Clemont and the others arrive at the Kalos Power Plant and discover Team Rocket is manipulating the Electric Pokémon in the area. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0854 | 15. “A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!” | May 16, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Jessie and Wobbuffet are separated from James and Meowth after being sent flying by Pikachu's Thunderbolt. A doctor named White saves Jessie from drowning in a river. Jessie seems to fall in love with him. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0855 | 16. “Battling with Elegance And a Big Smile!” | May 23, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pancham and Fennekin start fighting while training with Serena for their next Pokémon Showcase, and she inadvertently yells at them. However, a person calling herself Ariana offers to teach Serena a thing or two about performance battling. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0856 | 17. “Good Friends, Great Training!” | May 30, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash reunites with Tierno and decides to prepare for his Lumiose Gym match by challenging his friend to a double battle. When Team Rocket attacks with their new mecha, Sliggoo summons a new power. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0857 | 18. “Confronting the Darkness!” | June 6, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others arrive in Lumiose City and reunite with Clemont and discover that a mad scientist, Belmondo, had invented a Dark Clembot robot, which he had been using to commit crimes all over the city. Teaming up with Officer Jenny, the gang try to get to the bottom of the occurrence and clear Clembot's name. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0858 | 19. “The Moment of Lumiose Truth!” | June 13, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Clemont finally begin their promised Gym battle at the Prism Tower and show off their strategies for countering the other's unique battle style. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0859 | 20. “Garchomp's Mega Bond!” | June 20, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others visit Professor Sycamore to observe his experiment with a Key Stone and a Mega Stone. However, when Team Rocket crashes the experiment and gets away with the Mega Stone and Garchomp. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0860 | 21. “Defending the Homeland!” | June 27, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends meet a man named Keanan while on their way to Laverre City and they learn about Goodra's history. At the same time, they encounter a Florges and its army of Bug-type Pokémon who had once terrorized Goodra's home in the wetlands. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0861 | 22. “Beyond the Rainbow!” | July 4, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket deceives Florges into an alliance and then double crosses it when they attempt to drain all of the Spring water of the wetlands. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0862 | 23. “So You're Having a Bad Day!” | July 11, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| After an ambush by Team Rocket (who've stolen a load of fruit) and a group of Pangoro (who are enraged at the fruit's theft), the gang gets separated from each other and Bonnie and Dedene find themselves lost in the forest with Meowth. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0863 | 24. “Scary Hospitality!” | July 18, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends find themselves lost in the forest and happen upon a creepy house of folklore. They are invited in by its host Lon and despite his warm welcome, something else lurking in the house intends to give them the scare of their lives. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0864 | 25. “A Fashionable Battle!” | July 25, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends finally arrive in Laverre City and immediately head over to the Gym only to find that it's closed due to its seasonal Fashion Show. They instead meet Sawyer, who had a Gym battle with Clemont recently and gets to challenge the Gym Leader Valerie during the show. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0865 | 26. “Fairy-Type Trickery!” | August 1, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges Valerie to a battle for the Fairy Badge and finds that appearances aren't everything when he faces her Fairy-type Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0866 | 27. “Rivals - Today and Tomorrow!” | August 8, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Sawyer accidentally loses his notebook, which is found by Team Rocket who think it belongs to the Hoenn Region Champion and that the information inside it will help them with their plans; it's up to Ash and sawyer to prove them wrong. Before parting ways, Ash and Sawyer decide to have a three on three battle where the former helps give the novice trainer gain useful experience. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0867 | 28. “A Not-So-Flying Start!” | August 22, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang helps a newly hatched Noibat learn how to fly, but Team Rocket tries to take it for themselves, leaving Hawlucha to keep Noibat safe. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0868 | 29. “A Relay in the Sky!” | August 29, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| While training Noibat to fly, Ash and the gang learn about a competition called the Pokémon Sky Relay. Ash decides to compete in it with his three Flying-types in hopes for Noibat to fly properly. Team Rocket has other plans up their sleeve when they enter as well. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0869 | 30. “A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!” | September 5, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Ash and his friends arrive at a factory where workers make Poke Balls, Team Rocket appears in another plot to steal all the Poke Balls made in the Poke Ball Factory as well as the gang's Pokémon, including Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0870 | 31. “Performing with Fiery Charm!” | September 12, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| The time has come for Serena's second Pokémon Showcase. Only this time, she faces a tougher competition when a familiar face also appears entering the Showcase to back Serena into a corner. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0871 | 32. “Rotom's Wish” | September 19, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others spend the night at a run-down hotel and find it under the control of a gang of thugs who wager Pokémon as prizes for battles. However, when they meet a timid Rotom, they learn that the hotel was not always so dark. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0872 | 33. “A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?” | September 26, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket arrive at a costume festival to have fun. During the festivities, Jessie witnesses a Pumpkaboo falling in love with her Pumpkaboo and decides to do something to help it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0873 | 34. “Over the Mountain of Snow!” | October 3, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| While continuing on their next adventure, Ash and his friends ride on Mamoswine through the hills as it has heavy snow and come across an Abomasnow, who asked for their help to help his sick Snover. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0874 | 35. “Adventures in Running Errands!” | October 10, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| When a Pokémon Center suddenly loses power, Clemont sends Chespin and Bunnelby on an errand to pick up a part so he can fix the generator. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0875 | 36. “Mending a Broken Spirit!” | October 17, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Braixen accidentally breaks her branch while practicing for the next Pokémon Showcase, Serena seeks help after seeing that the branch meant so much to her Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0876 | 37. “A Legendary Photo Op!” | October 24, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang reunite with Trevor. He explains his interest in snapping a picture of the legendary Moltres rumored to have been spotted nearby on Mt. Molteau. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0877 | 38. “The Tiny Caretaker!” | October 31, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Team Rocket tries and fails to capture a Tyrunt, Ash and the gang help to protect it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0878 | 39. “A Trip Down Memory Train!” | November 7, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| After defeating Team Rocket, Clemont and Bonnie tell Ash and Serena a story of how they first met Bunnelby. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0879 | 40. “A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!” | November 14, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Serena finds an Eevee who loves dancing and performing, but it turns out to be shy and afraid of people. Serena sets out to bond with it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0880 | 41. “Lights! Camera! Pika!” | November 21, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends arrive at a village, where they meet a group of Pikachu and their owners, Frank and Jean. Impressed with Ash's Pikachu, Frank wants to cast him in a movie with the Cosplay Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0881 | 42. “Tag Team Battle Inspiration!” | November 28, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Serena helps her newly captured Eevee, Tierno and Shauna, along with their newly evolved Blastoise and Ivysaur, appear and help her to attempt to address Eevee's shyness. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0882 | 43. “A Performance Pop Quiz!” | December 5, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| The time has come for Serena's third Pokémon Showcase. Serena gets ready to begin her next performance hoping to obtain her second key in the Showcase. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0883 | 44. “Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!” | December 12, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| With the Showcase a success for Serena, Ash and his friends continue their visit to Anistar City for Ash's next gym battle with Olympia. After meeting her and learning about Frogadier's past, the Anistar sundial seems to be in trouble. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0884 | 45. “All Eyes on the Future!” | December 19, 2015 |
| Synopsis: |
| The time for Ash's Gym Battle has finally arrived. He gets prepared to win his next Gym Badge. |
| Season 19 - Pokémon - XYZ |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0885 | 01. “From A to Z!” | February 20, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| While traveling through the woods, Ash and his friends come upon an unknown Pokémon in Bonnie's bag that seems to be a very serious target when a mysterious team appears in hopes to catch it. The gang decide to protect it and try to find out why it is so important to the unknown team. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0886 | 02. “Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!” | February 27, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the gang continue their travels with their new Pokémon friend, "Squishy", a Quilladin appears and falls head over heels for Eevee. Meanwhile, Team Rocket set their sights on capturing Squishy. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0887 | 03. “A Giga Battle With Mega Results!” | March 5, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends run across Nurse Joy, who is stuck in a crevice. When they help her, they discover that Nurse Joy and her Audino do not always get along. Nurse Joy hopes the Mega Stone she found will help create a deeper bond between the two. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0888 | 04. “A Fiery Rite of Passage!” | March 12, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang come across a Litleo arguing with a Pyroar. When they learn it is time for Litleo to become independent, they decide to watch it from afar. However, Team Rocket has other plans. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0889 | 05. “Dream a Little Dream from Me!” | March 19, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the heroes and Team Rocket go to sleep, a Darkrai appears and casts dream spells on them. This places Pikachu and Meowth in Squishy's dreams. The two begin to see the past and future of Squishy as well as the gang's Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0890 | 06. “The Legend of the Ninja Hero!” | March 26, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang meet up with their ninja friend Sanpei, who invites them to his village for a festival. However, they soon get interrupted when a Ninja Army attacks and kidnaps the village's chieftain. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0891 | 07. “A Festival of Decisions!” | April 2, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the gang fight off the evil ninjas, help soon appears when Ash's Frogadier evolves into Greninja and acquires a mysterious new power. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0892 | 08. “A Dancing Debut!” | April 9, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Serena gets ready for her next Pokémon Showcase performance, hoping to get her third and final Princess Key along with her Eevee. Unfortunately, a slight flub edges them out, and Jessie from Team Rocket now has her first Princess Key in her hands. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0893 | 09. “Meeting at Terminus Cave!” | April 16, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang arrive at Terminus Cave, but Team Flare appears and attacks the gang in an attempt to retrieve the Zygarde Core. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0894 | 10. “A Cellular Connection!” | April 23, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Squishy runs off during the battle in Terminus Cave against Team Flare, Bonnie is worried about it. Ash and the gang cheer her up by searching for it. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0895 | 11. “A Windswept Encounter!” | April 30, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Noibat meets a Breloom and accidentally messes with its flowers, which causes Breloom to be mad at Noibat. Noibat also meets a Floette, which it becomes friends with quickly. However, Breloom is angrier at Noibat, and they both get into a fight. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0896 | 12. “Party Dancecapades!” | May 7, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Serena, Ash, Bonnie, and Clemont go to a dance party, where they meet up with Kalos Queen Aria and Miette for a magical ball. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0897 | 13. “A Meeting of Two Journeys!” | May 14, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash battles against Sawyer again. Another trainer named Alain with a Mega Charizard sees Ash's Greninja's unique power and challenges him to a battle. During the battle, Ash realizes a connection between him and Greninja. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0898 | 14. “An Explosive Operation!” | May 21, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Flare chase another Zygarde Core, who has a more powerful part. However, Team Rocket is also pursuing the other Zygarde Core. To capture the other Zygarde Core, Team Flare gets assistance from Alain the Mega Evolution Trainer. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0899 | 15. “A Watershed Moment!” | May 28, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| While traveling in the wilderness of a valley, the gang are confronted by a boy named Henny and a Chesnaught. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0900 | 16. “Master Class Choices!” | June 4, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Serena gets ready for her next Pokémon Showcase, hoping to win her third and final Princess Key required for the Master Class. However, a new Performer with a very snooty attitude and influential supporters appears and may prove to be the greatest test of Serena's performance skills. Meanwhile, Palermo watches Serena in the Pokémon Showcase. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0901 | 17. “An Electrifying Rage!” | June 11, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang travels to the mountains, where an encounter with the Legendary Pokémon Zapdos led to Noibat evolving into Noivern in order to prove himself by saving Hawlucha from Zapdos. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0902 | 18. “Unlocking Some Respect!” | June 18, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The gang come across a jewelry store manager and a thief who share the same Pokémon known as Binacle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0903 | 19. “Master Class is in Session!” | June 25, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Serena and her Pokémon are ready to perform in the Master Class for first place. She faces a tougher challenge when her rivals, Miette, Shauna, Jessie, and Nini are also competing in the Master Class for first place. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0904 | 20. “Performing a Pathway to the Future!” | July 2, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| After making it through the Master Class past her rivals, Serena finds out that she has to challenge Aria in order to become the future Kalos Queen. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0905 | 21. “A Keeper for Keeps?!” | July 9, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| A new friend who gets along well with Clemont makes Bonnie feeling left out and jealous. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0906 | 22. “Battling at Full Volume!” | July 16, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash comes down with a fever. Serena decides to stand in for him when Jimmy the guitarist challenges Ash to a Pikachu vs Pikachu battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0907 | 23. “The Synchronicity Test!” | July 23, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Alain encounters the gang at the Pokémon Center. Ash and Alain once again have a battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0908 | 24. “Making Friends and Influencing Villains!” | July 30, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends help an alternately colored Phantump find its way back home after Team Rocket had separated it from the other Phantump. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0909 | 25. “Championing a Research Battle!” | August 6, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Champion Diantha visits Ash and his friends in order to discuss the prophecy foretold by Olympia. Diantha's Mega Gardevoir pushes Ash and Greninja to their limit. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0910 | 26. “A Full Strength Battle Surprise!” | August 13, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| After meeting up with Sawyer again, Ash battles against him once again. Sawyer is revealed to have earned all eight Kalos Gym Badges for the Kalos League. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0911 | 27. “All Hail the Ice Battlefield!” | August 20, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash battles against the Gym Leader Wulfric of the Snowbelle City Gym. Ash uses Hawlucha, Talonflame, and Greninja. Wulfric uses Abomasnow and Avalugg. However, the battle ends in a disastrous loss for Ash, who heads off by himself to answer the doubts in his heart. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0912 | 28. “Seeing the Forest For the Trees!” | August 27, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash feels very bad after losing to Wulfric. While his friends search for him, an encounter with certain Pokémon sparks a memory from Ash's past that reignites his passion. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0913 | 29. “A Real Icebreaker!” | September 3, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash issues a rematch battle against Wulfric to obtain his eighth Kalos Gym Badge. He has a big challenge in front of him as he has to battle against Mega Abomasnow. With the help of Ash-Greninja, Ash defeats Wulfric and receives his eighth and final Kalos Gym Badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0914 | 30. “A Diamond in the Rough!” | September 10, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash and his friends continue their journey to the Kalos League, they arrive at the Wetlands to see Goodra. However, a Carbink goes on a rampage and sparks a search. Meanwhile, Alain battles against Korrina to obtain his eighth and final Kalos Gym Badge. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0915 | 31. “A Gaggle of Gadget Greatness!” | September 17, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends arrive at the Gadget Festival, where many inventions are on display. Clemont is very excited to visit the Gadget Festival. Trouble starts to arise when Team Rocket starts stealing people's Poke Balls. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0916 | 32. “A League of His Own!” | September 24, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Kalos League at Lumiose City finally begins. Ash, Sawyer, Tierno, Trevor, Alain, Remo, and Astrid from Mega Evolution Act 1 are all competing in the Kalos League. The first match is between Alain and Trevor, which sparks a battle between Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y. As Ash heads to his match, a trainer suddenly challenges him to a battle. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0917 | 33. “Valuable Experience for All!” | October 1, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash defeats Astrid in the quarterfinals and advances onto the semifinals. Meanwhile, the quarterfinal battle between Sawyer and Tierno begins. Sawyer is the winner. The semifinal battles are revealed to be between Alain and Remo and Ash and Sawyer. Ash reveals that his sixth Pokémon will be Goodra. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0918 | 34. “Analysis versus Passion!” | October 8, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Following Alain's victory over Remo in the first semifinal match, Ash and Sawyer's long awaited battle in the second semifinal match begins in a forest battlefield, with Ash's Hawlucha losing to Sawyer's Slaking and Ash's Talonflame avenging the loss but losing to Sawyer's Clawitzer. Pikachu defeats Clawitzer, but now faces Aegislash! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0919 | 35. “A Riveting Rivalry!” | October 15, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pikachu out-maneuvers and defeats Aegislash. The battlefield changes to a rock field and Ash substitutes Noivern against Sawyer's Salamence, but both knock each other out. Sawyer's Slurpuff faces Ash's Goodra, but it's another double knock-out. Pikachu loses to Sceptile, but Ash-Greninja wins against Mega-Sceptile. Ash defeats Sawyer in the second semi-final match and moves on to the final match against his rival Alain. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0920 | 36. “Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!” | October 22, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Ash prepares for his final match against Alain in the Kalos League, he meets Team Flare's boss Lysandre. Meanwhile, Clemont's Chespin gets lost and meets Mairin. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0921 | 37. “Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!” | October 29, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The final match between Ash and Alain in the Kalos League begins. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0922 | 38. “Down to the Fiery Finish!” | November 5, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| The final match between Ash and Alain continues and ends in the Kalos League. Alain is announced as the victor of the Kalos League. Meanwhile, Team Flare prepares to move forward with their plans to control Z-2 in Lumiose City. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0923 | 39. “A Towering Takeover!” | November 12, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Chaos erupts as Team Flare attacks Lumiose City with Z-2. Z-2 causes widespread destruction. With Alain's ties to Team Flare revealed, he is forced to take Ash captive. Alain instantly regrets what he has done after seeing what Team Flare's plans truly are. Meanwhile, Squishy transforms into the 50% Form to battle Z-2. This reveals Squishy's identity as Zygarde to the group. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0924 | 40. “Coming Apart at the Dreams!” | November 19, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Squishy battles against Z-2 to try and snap it out of Team Flare's control. Squishy is put under the same control as Z-2. Clemont, Clembot and Blaziken Mask battle against Team Flare's executives. Bonnie has to find a way to help Squishy. Serena, Sycamore, Mairin, and a disguised Team Rocket go to rescue Chespie from Lysandre labs. Ash is able to free himself using his and Greninja's Bond Phenomenon. They team up with a remorseful Alain to battle Team Flare's leader Lysandre. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0925 | 41. “The Right Hero for the Right Job!” | December 3, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Alain continue their battle against Lysandre. Ash's Pokémon are quickly being overpowered by Lysandre's Mega Gyarados. Ash and Alain get help from former Team Flare member and current Kalos Elite Four member Malva. Clemont and Clembot are able to get into the Lumiose Gym to destroy Team Flare's control machine. Clemont and Clembot are able to do so, but Clembot is destroyed in the process. Serena, Sycamore, and Mairin infiltrate Lysandre Labs to rescue Chespie. Hoenn Champion Steven Stone and Team Rocket distract most of Team Flare's forces. Bonnie is able to reach through to Squishy with her lullaby. Squishy and Z-2 are released from Team Flare's control. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0926 | 42. “Rocking Kalos Defenses!” | December 10, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Alain continue their battle against Lysandre. They were successful in defeating Lysandre. Meanwhile, Chespie was absorbed by the Megalith Crystal in Lysandre Labs, which transforms into a giant Megalith Zygarde. The Megalith Zygarde was headed towards Anistar City to absorb the power from the Anistar sundial. This will result in a planetary apocalypse. Ash, Clemont, Alain, Malva, Steven Stone, the Kalos Gym Leaders, and the Kalos League Champion join forces to defeat the Megalith Zygarde. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0927 | 43. “Forming a More Perfect Union!” | December 17, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| As the Kalos Gym Leaders are trying to stop the Megalith Crystal, Ash and Alain are successful in saving Chespie. The Megalith Zygarde is still able to function without Chespie. They realize that Lysandre is taking control of the Megalith Crystal. With no other option, Squishy and Z-2 join forms with every Zygarde Cell in the world to transform into the 100% Zygarde Complete Forme. The Zygarde Complete Forme is able to destroy the Megalith Zygarde and defeat Lysandre in a devastating Core Enforcer move. The Zygarde Complete Forme repairs the damage caused by the battle. Squishy shares a tearful goodbye with Bonnie before returning to the planet with Z-2. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0928 | 44. “Battling With a Clean Slate!” | December 24, 2016 |
| Synopsis: |
| Clemont successfully repaired Clembot. Due to Clembot's memory core being destroyed, it has no memory of its past and consequently it has no experience. Meanwhile, a returning Pokémon trainer asks for a rematch with Clembot. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0929 | 45. “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!” | January 7, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Lumiose City continues to be repaired, Serena notices its residents are still shaken up by the recent destruction. She decides to host a Pokémon Showcase in Lumiose City with help from Shauna and Jessie to cheer everyone up. However, Serena is torn on what to pursue next. Ash lends a helping hand to Serena to make a decision. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0930 | 46. “Facing the Needs of the Many!” | January 14, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Heading back to Lumiose Airport after saying goodbye to Goodra, Ash and the gang encounter a remnant vine from the attack. Ash and Greninja notice that the vine is being fueled by some kind of energy in the ground. Having taken it out, Xerosic appears and abducts Clemont. Xerosic tries to brainwash Clemont to revive the goals of the now defunct Team Flare, but he fails to do so. Xerosic ends up arrested by law enforcement. Afterwards, more remnant vines and both Zygarde appear. Ash ends up releasing Greninja in the care of Zygarde to help restore order to the Kalos region. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0931 | 47. “Till We Compete Again!” | January 21, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang are at Lumiose airport. They all allow their Pokémon to say goodbye to each other. Dedenne runs off in frustration. After Bonnie convinces Dedenne to return, Serena's flight to the Hoenn region is about to take off. Serena heads to her flight and gives Ash a kiss before boarding her flight. With some time left before Ash's return flight to Kanto, he and Clemont have one last Pokémon battle. Ash announces his arrival at home in the Kanto region. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0932 | 48. “The Legend of X, Y, and Z!” | January 28, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Professor Sycamore investigates the origins of the XYZ legend with Alexa about the story of a man named Jan and his love interest named Aila. A prophecy made long ago predicted that Yveltal would appear and drain all life from Kalos. Upon the arrival of Yveltal, Aila becomes fossilized as a statue while defending Jan. Afterwards, Yveltal enters into its long term sleep. Jan searches out Xerneas to restore life to Kalos. Years later, Xerneas reappears and restores life to Kalos. However, Aila is left as a statue. Many years later, Jan can be seen as an old and blind man. Jan discusses how he sleeps in the same spot every night. Jan talks to the Aila statue about how Xerneas and Zygarde made the forest so beautiful. Jan cuts an image of the "Z" symbol for Zygarde with a Zygarde Cell on it. Jan falls asleep for the last time. Jan says, "I want to be with her. I will sleep a little". |
| Season 20 - Pokémon - Sun & Moon |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0936 | 01. “Alola to New Adventure!” | May 12, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, his mother, Mimey, and Pikachu arrive at Melemele Island in the Alola region on vacation to deliver a Pokemon egg to Professor Oak's cousin, Samson Oak. While exploring for new Pokemon, Ash and Pikachu stumble upon the Pokemon school, of which Samson is the principal, and meets three students: Mallow, Lilie and Sophocles, and Professor Kukui. While helping defend the school from a group of Team Skull grunts, Ash witnesses another student, Kiawe, perform a powerful Z-Move with his Pokemon to drive the grunts away. The night before Ash and his mother are due to return home, the Melemele Island guardian Pokemon Tapu Koko, who has been watching Ash, appears to him and gives him a Z-Ring that will enable him to perform his own Z-Moves. With his mother's permission, Ash decides to stay in Alola and enroll in the Pokemon school to learn more about Alolan Pokemon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0937 | 02. “The Guardian's Challenge!” | May 12, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| On Ash's first day at Pokemon school, Professor Kukui and the other students host a surprise welcome party for him, which includes contests against the other students' Pokemon. Soon after, Tapu Koko appears and battles Ash and Pikachu in order to test their ability to use the Z-Ring. Ash and Pikachu manage to unleash the Z-Move "Gigavolt Havoc", but the Z-Crystal shatters after Pikachu's immense release of power. In order to regain the power of Z-Moves, Ash decides to undergo the island challenge. |
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| 0938 | 03. “Loading the Dex!” | May 13, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Professor Kukui gives Ash a "Rotom-Dex", which is an intelligent Pokédex that is capable of human speech and powered by a Rotom. Ash goes to search for and catch his first Pokemon in Alola, finding a wild Mimikyu. He is interrupted by Team Rocket, who have arrived on the island under their own orders to acquire new Pokemon for Giovanni; Mimikyu, who despises Pikachu, willingly sides with Team Rocket to battle Ash's Pokémon. Before the battle can be decided, Team Rocket are carried off by a wild Bewear. |
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| 0939 | 04. “First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-style!” | May 14, 2017 |
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| After Ash fails to capture a Grubbin, he encounters a Rowlet that lives in a Toucannon nest with a flock of Pikipek and Trumbeak. After Ash feeds the starving Rowlet, it returns the favor by helping him fight off Team Rocket. Afterwards, Rowlet chooses to go with Ash. Ash catches Rowlet as his first Pokemon in Alola. |
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| 0940 | 05. “Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!” | May 15, 2017 |
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| Ash helps Lana train her Popplio to blow a water balloon large enough to enable undersea travel for people. During a school fishing trip, the class's Ride Pokemon are stolen by Team Rocket. Pikachu's Iron Tail frees all the Ride Pokémon, while Popplio manages to blow a massive water balloon to save them from falling onto the rocks. |
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| 0941 | 06. “A Shocking Grocery Run!” | May 16, 2017 |
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| Ash and Sophocles are separated from their Pokemon during a visit to the local shopping mall when Team Rocket accidentally activates the mall's security system. Pikachu, Rotom-Dex, and Togedemaru are trapped inside with Team Rocket, while Sophocles inadvertently reveals his greatest fear. A wild race through the mall ends in a roof-top battle. |
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| 0942 | 07. “That's Why the Litten Is a Scamp!” | May 17, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| A stray Litten that Ash has encountered before continues to give him trouble. When he decides to catch it, he learns why it steals food from people. Later, Ash helps Litten deal with a mean Alolan Persian. |
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| 0943 | 08. “Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!” | May 18, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's class is assigned to look after a newly discovered Alolan Pokemon egg. When the class deliberates who will bring the egg home for the night, Lillie agrees to take care of the egg in order to overcome her fear of handling Pokémon. When she and Ash bring it home, a Salandit follows them. While Ash and Lillie's butler, Hobbes, are having a practice battle, the Salandit attacks Lillie and the egg. |
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| 0944 | 09. “To Top a Totem” | May 19, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash meets Hala, the Kahuna of Melemele Island, who created his Z-Ring. As part of Ash's first Island Trial Challenge, Hala tasks him with finding a solution to an infestation of Rattata and Raticate without fighting them. Thanks to his friends' suggestion, Ash decides to recruit the local Yungoos and Gumshoos. However, Ash must defeat their leader, the Totem Pokemon Gumshoos, in battle in order to earn their cooperation, with Tapu Koko secretly observing. |
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| 0945 | 10. “Trial and Tribulation!” | May 20, 2017 |
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| The time has come for Ash to confront Hala in order to win his first Island Grand Trial Challenge in Alola using the Z-Crystal he obtained from the Totem Gumshoos. After the battle, Hala rewards Ash with a Fightinium Z, but Tapu Koko intervenes and replaces it with Electrium Z. |
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| 0946 | 11. “Young Kiawe Had a Farm!” | May 27, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Pikachu visit Akala Island with Kiawe, where Kiawe's family runs a dairy farm. The Team Skull grunts interfere when Ash and Kiawe are on their way with a special delivery. |
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| 0947 | 12. “The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!” | June 3, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Professor Kukui takes Ash and the other students to the beach for a special lesson. After encountering a bunch of Mareanie, the group splits up to find and observe Pokemon. Ash, Pikachu, and Rotom-Dex are searching for Pokemon to observe when they run into Team Rocket, who are under pressure from their boss to catch new Pokemon in the Alola region. One Mareanie causes trouble for Ash and his Pokemon when it decides to help Team Rocket, especially James. |
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| 0948 | 13. “Racing to a Big Event!” | June 10, 2017 |
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| Mallow tells Ash about the Pokemon Pancake Race and suggests that he join in. Ash agrees and finds his main rival to be the Pancake waitress Nina, who has an Alolan Raichu and is also the race's previous champion. During the race, Team Rocket, who want the grand prize of a year's supply of free pancakes, enter both Mimikyu and a mechanical Bewear powered by Meowth and Wobbuffet. Mimikyu is disqualified for using a Pokemon attack against Pikachu that also eliminates Bounsweet and Popplio. The mechanical Bewear later self-destructs, and Team Rocket is carried off once again by the real Bewear. With Pikachu and Raichu distracted, the Principal's Komala wins the race at the last moment. Pikachu and Raichu tie for second place. Later at the Pokemon School, Lillie's egg begins to hatch. |
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| 0949 | 14. “Getting to Know You!” | June 17, 2017 |
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| Lillie's egg, which she had named "Snowy" in the previous episode, hatches into an Alolan Vulpix and the principal's egg into a normal Vulpix. The fire-type Vulpix starts playing with Pikachu, Togedemaru, Popplio, and the others, while Snowy (an ice-type) ignores the others. Finally, it decides to accept Lillie as its trainer and enters Lillie's Pokeball on its own. Lillie decides to spend some time alone with her newfound partner and takes a walk with Snowy, while being followed secretly by Mallow and Ash. Team Rocket also starts following them and soon corners Lillie and Snowy. Although Lillie tries to put up a fight with Snowy using Powder Snow, Team Rocket dominates her in battle. She and Snowy are saved by Ash and Mallow. Lillie finally is able to touch a Pokemon, although she is only able to touch Snowy for now. |
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| 0950 | 15. “Rocking Clawmark Hill!” | June 24, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Professor Kukui notice that the Rockruff that lives with Professor Kukui is disappearing at night and returning the next morning badly injured. Following it, they find out that Rockruff is participating in a secret Pokemon training ground. Ash decides to help Rockruff train, and Rockruff learns to use Rock Throw. After Rockruff defeats a Magmar that previously defeated it, Professor Kukui decides to leave Rockruff in Ash's care. |
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| 0951 | 16. “They Might Not Be Giants!” | July 1, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| While training on a beach, Lana's Popplio and Ash's Rowlet are caught inside one of Popplio's balloons, which is blown away by a strong wind. Rowlet bursts the balloon open, and they both crash into Team Rocket's secret base. Meowth and Mareanie chase after them, but they are rescued by Litten. While Ash, Lana, and Mallow search for the missing pair, Litten takes them to where it has been staying with the old Stoutland. Stoutland asks Litten to help them find their trainers, but Team Rocket is also hunting them. |
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| 0952 | 17. “Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!” | July 1, 2017 |
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| Ash's Electrium Z-crystal is missing. Rotom, who is a big fan of an Alolan detective TV show, is prompted to try and find it with Pikachu as his assistant, getting a new video camera function in the course of the story. In the meantime, Ash and the other students are all desperate to keep Kiawe, the only other Z-ring wearer, from finding out about the missing Z-crystal out of fear of his anger. |
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| 0953 | 18. “A Seasoned Search!” | July 1, 2017 |
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| Mallow invites her classmates to her restaurant to taste her version of Alola's legendary stew. Unfortunately, her use of Pikachu's electric shock to cook it does not go over so well. It turns out that she is missing an important ingredient known as the rare Yellow Nectar. Ash and Pikachu decide to help Mallow gather some nectar. Their plan is to use an Oricorio to find it, but finding one is not so easy. Meanwhile, Ash's Rowlet seems to have developed feelings for Mallow's Bounsweet, but the feelings are not reciprocated. Team Rocket turns up once again, but this time instead of stealing Pikachu they plan to steal all of the nectar. However, their interference causes Bounsweet to evolve into a Steenee with a devastating slap attack. |
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| 0954 | 19. “A Guardian Rematch!” | July 1, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash begins training for a possible rematch against Tapu Koko. Sophocles helps out with scientific methods that yields surprising results. Naturally, this arouses Tapu Koko's interest. Tapu Koko challenges Ash and Pikachu with the whole Pokemon school looking on. |
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| 0955 | 20. “Partner Promises!” | July 1, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the advice of a local shopkeeper, Ash and Pikachu kayak to Treasure Island, where there are lots of wild Pokemon . After watching a group of Crabrawler, following a Cutiefly to a meadow full of friendly bug Pokemon and having fun with a group of Alolan Exeggutor, they are overrun by a school of Wimpod who try to steal their snacks. Preparing to return home, they find a Wimpod trapped inside a blocked cave. With the help of one of the Exeggutor from earlier, they manage to reach and free Wimpod, who thanks Ash before returning to its school. Ash and Pikachu see another Island Guardian, Tapu Lele, who heals Ash's bruised hands. |
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| 0956 | 21. “One Journey Ends, Another Begins...” | July 1, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Pikachu run into Litten again, but this time something's very wrong with its friend, the old Stoutland. Ash carries Stoutland to the Pokemon Center, where Ash, Pikachu, and Rotom learn that while Stoutland isn't seriously ill, it is getting very old and there is nothing Nurse Joy can do to help it. Litten and Stoutland escape from the Pokemon Center and return to their riverside den, where Stoutland passes away in the night. After realizing what has happened, Litten is heart-broken and refuses to be comforted by anyone. After Litten finally comes to terms with the loss of its friend, Ash asks Litten to join him, and Litten decides to test him by battling against Pikachu. When the battle ends in a draw, Litten chooses to become one of Ash's Pokemon . Team Rocket's Meowth, who for reasons of his own has been secretly watching everything, seems pleased by the outcome. |
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| 0957 | 22. “A Shivering Shovel Search!” | July 8, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| While training Litten, who is having trouble mastering Fire Fang, Ash accidentally incurs the wrath of an unfriendly Sandygast when Rockruff's Rock Throw knocks the shovel off its head. Ash's attempt to temporarily replace it with Rotom-Dex only makes things worse. In a rage, Sandygast evolves into Palossand and swallows up Ash and also Litten when it tries to rescue him. With both Litten and Rotom-Dex affected by Palossand's energy drain, it is up to the rest of Ash's classmates to save them. |
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| 0958 | 23. “Getting the Band Back Together!” | July 15, 2017 |
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| Ash and his classmates are excited to see DJ Leo, a popular local musician and old friend of Professor Kukui's who plays music with his Alolan Dugtrio. After a dancing Alolan Diglett joins the group, the Dugtrio start quarreling among themselves as to which of them should take center stage. Amid the threat of a split-up, Team Rocket steps in to try and steal Dugtrio. |
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| 0959 | 24. “Alolan Open House!” | July 22, 2017 |
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| When the Pokemon School announces a special Visitors Day, Ash's mother Delia and Mimey come for a visit. Delia charms everyone, including all of Ash's Alolan Pokemon (especially Litten). Meanwhile, Ash is reluctantly trying to prepare a report he has to give in front of his classmates, the school visitors and his own mother. When the Team Skull grunts crash the festivities on Tauros and start causing mayhem, Ash, Delia and Ash's Pokemon team up to drive them off. |
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| 0960 | 25. “A Team-on-Team Tussle!” | July 29, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| When Team Rocket see Ash and Kiawe demonstrating Z-moves, they plot to find Z-crystals for themselves. While searching, Team Rocket run into Team Skull. Both gangs spot a Darkinium Z-crystal embedded in a large rock. The problem is, the rock is the current lair of the Raticate and Rattata infestation from earlier. The two gangs compete to acquire the Z-crystal. Team Rocket emerges the winners, but find out that having the Z-crystal in their possession is one thing, but figuring out how to use it is another. |
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| 0961 | 26. “So Long, Sophocles!” | August 5, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Sophocles and his family may be moving away, so Sophocles will have to leave the Pokemon school and all his friends. Even though he tries to keep the news from his classmates, they can see that both he and Togedemaru are very upset. Ash and his friends work together to cheer up Sophocles with a farewell party. However, when Sophocles finds out he's made a mistake, he finds it very hard to tell his friends. |
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| 0962 | 27. “A Glaring Rivalry!” | August 19, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| A trainer named Gladion, dressed in black, battling with a powerful fiery-eyed Lycanroc and wearing a Z-ring, has appeared on Melemele Island. After seeing them in action, Ash naturally wants to battle Gladion. However, he's totally shocked when Lillie appears and calls Gladion her brother. Gladion seems cold towards Lillie and at first refuses Ash's challenge, but then learns that Ash got his Z-ring from Tapu Koko and has actually battled the Island Guardian. That night, Gladion's Umbreon delivers a note to Ash agreeing to battle. It's Ash's Rockruff versus Gladion's Lycanroc! However, Team Rocket, who saw Gladion defeat the Team Skull grunts earlier, can't resist getting involved. Ash and Gladion must work together to rescue Pikachu and Lycanroc. |
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| 0963 | 28. “Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!” | August 26, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Pokemon Base, a version of baseball in which both humans and Pokemon are players, is extremely popular in the Alolan Islands, and naturally Ash and his friends are big fans. Professor Kukui, Principal Oak, and human Pokemon Base star Olu'olu act as judges in a spirited game between the students (Ash, Pikachu, Sophocles, Togedemaru, Lana and Popplio vs. Kiawe, Turtonator, Mallow, Steenee, Lillie and Snowy). After Team Rocket's Meowth gets beaned by Lana's home run ball, Jessie, who has a crush on Olu'olu, drags Team Rocket into a game against the students with Olu'olu's autograph as the prize. It's Ash, Pikachu, Rockruff, Kiawe, Olu'olu, and his Snorlax against James, Mareanie, Jessie, Wobbuffet, Mimikkyu, and Meowth. |
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| 0964 | 29. “Lulled to La-La Land!” | September 2, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his classmates go on a camping trip in the forest. The trip does not start out well when Lana scares them all with a ghost story about a traveler who had all his energy drained from him, while he was asleep. However, they have no idea that they are being spied on by a mysterious Pokemon . One by one, the gang except for Lillie is attacked, knocked out, and their energy drained from them. The culprit turns out to be a hungry Morelull. Ash figures out a way that the Morelull can get all the energy it needs from him, and later the gang finds out why the Morelull need so much energy. |
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| 0965 | 30. “The Ol' Raise and Switch!” | September 9, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| As part of a class assignment, each of the students must take care of each other's Pokemon partner for the weekend. Pikachu gets to stay with Lillie at her mansion, and Lillie is determined to try and overcome her fear of getting close to Pokemon , so she uses Ash's methods to gain Pikachu's trust. At Lana's home, Turtonator is having trouble with her twin sisters, while Mallow also has problems with Togedemaru while working at her family restaurant. Sophocles's experiments with Steenee don't work out well, but he finds that Steenee can be a great night-time comfort. At his family's dairy farm, Kiawe assigns Popplio to work with his younger sister Mimo, but later finds the water Pokemon to be a great problem-solver with the farm's Tauros. Snowy keeps giving Ash the cold shoulder but finally warms up to him when Ash includes Snowy in his Pokemon 's training sessions. |
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| 0966 | 31. “The Island Whisperer!” | September 16, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Olivia, the Akala Island Kahuna, and her Lycanroc appear at the school just in time to stop a fight between Kiawe's Charizard and a Tauros. She completely wins over everybody's Pokemon , including Litten. The class and Professor Kukui will be traveling to Akala Island for a special practical class under Olivia's supervision. On the way, they encounter various types of Sea Pokemon . After Ash and Pikachu join Olivia in an underwater swim, they find a Wailmer trapped in a rock crevice by a vicious Bruxish. Now they have to help the Wailmer and fend off the Bruxish at the same time. |
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| 0967 | 32. “Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!” | September 23, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| As part of Olivia's practical lesson on Akala Island, the gang are sent on treasure hunts across the island mounted on Stoutland, each of which reacts differently to its rider: Ash's Stoutland is extremely friendly and enthusiastic, Lana's Stoutland does not seem to like her, and Lillie has trouble even getting close to her Stoutland. In the first round, Ash finds three gemstones, Mallow finds giant mushrooms, Kiawe finds a large fossil, Lana and Sophocles find nothing and Lillie is still trying to approach her Stoutland. In the second round, Lana and Popplio run into a hostile Pokemon which is fought off by her Stoutland, an Alolan Geodude Ash mistakes for a fossil gets away when he tries to catch it, Mallow finds a giant fruit, Kiawe finds another fossil, Sophocles uses technology to find a piece of meteorite, and Lana finds a lump of metal that can be made into a Z-ring, making her the winner. At last, Lillie uses her experiences with Snowy and Pikachu to finally get close to her Stoutland. |
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| 0968 | 33. “Big Sky, Small Fry!” | September 30, 2017 |
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| With no class today, Ash and Lana go Pokemon -fishing, but they may end up catching more than they bargained for since the lagoon they're fishing in may contain a water-type Totem Pokemon . If there is, then Lana is determined to battle it. Meanwhile, Kiawe takes the rest of the gang to visit his family's dairy farm (where they're more interested in sampling the produce then in helping him), and Team Rocket doesn't have much luck with their own Totem Pokemon -fishing, especially when it's interrupted by Bewear. |
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| 0969 | 34. “A Crowning Moment of Truth!” | October 7, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends go to the Wela Volcano Festival, where an Alolan Marowak appears and takes the "Wela Crown", which supposedly has the power to make Pokemon stronger. Ash and Kiawe chase after it, which leads to a fierce battle between Marowak and Kiawe's Turtonator in which, even when using a Z-move, Turtonator is defeated. Kiawe is devastated and disheartened by the loss, but Ash and Turtonator encourage him. The next day, Kiawe and Turtonator face Marowak in a rematch, but this time Turtonator wins. Marowak not only returns the crown but also decides to join Kiawe as one of his Pokemon , in the process developing a rivalry with Turtonator. |
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| 0970 | 35. “Currying Favor and Flavor!” | October 14, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Olivia and Professor Kukui send the class out to find ingredients for Akalan Curry in groups of two. The team of Ash and Mallow find their task more challenging than expected, especially in getting past angry Fomantis, Parasect and Alolan Digletts. Their search for the final ingredient brings them face-to-face with a Totem Lurantis. Ash and his Pokemon must now battle Lurantis and its partner Castform, but there may be more to this than meets the eye. |
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| 0971 | 36. “Trials and Determinations!” | October 21, 2017 |
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| The time has come for Ash, now armed with his new Grassium Z-crystal, to face Olivia in the Akala Island Grand Trial Challenge, and Rockruff wants to battle Lycanroc even before the Trial gets underway. This will be a Double Battle; Olivia brings out a Probopass to partner her Lycanroc, and Ash chooses Rowlet to partner Rockruff. The battle is intense, with both Olivia and Ash using Z-moves. With Ash's new Grassium Z-move Bloom Doom, Rowlet defeats Probopass, but then the unthinkable happens: Rockruff wants to battle Lycanroc so fiercely that it attacks Rowlet without thinking when Ash orders Rowlet to help Rockruff. Rockruff is horrified by what it's done, but Ash forgives and encourages his Pokemon , and Rockruff goes on to defeat Lycanroc. Olivia presents Ash with a Rockium Z-crystal and tells him that Rockruff may evolve soon. Tapu-Lele appears to honor Ash and Rockruff. |
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| 0972 | 37. “Rising from the Ruins!” | October 28, 2017 |
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| Rockruff, now close to evolving, goes off on its own during the night and encounters Akala Island guardian Tapu Lele. Rockruff battles Tapu Lele but is easily defeated. Concerned for Rockruff, Ash and Pikachu chase after and find Rockruff, but Rockruff attacks Ash and, immediately ashamed, runs away. The next day, everyone else joins in the search for Rockruff, including Olivia's Lycanroc. Rockruff, injured after falling into a river, is found by both Olivia's and Gladion's Lycanroc and brought to the Ruins of Life. Ash arrives with Olivia and Professor Kukui in time to stop the Island Guardian from battling the two Lycanroc. Using energy from Ash and both Lycanroc, Tapu Lele heals Rockruff, who then evolves into Dusk Form Lycanroc. |
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| 0973 | 38. “Mimikyu Unmasked!” | November 4, 2017 |
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| Ash and his friends have returned to Melemele Island, but Team Rocket is there to welcome them by trying to steal Pikachu once again! When Ash's new Z-move Continental Crush fails, Kiawe's Z-move sends Team Rocket blasting off. However, Bewear fails to appear and Team Rocket crashes separately, with Jessie and Mimikyu landing in a shopping mall. Mimikyu's disguise has been badly damaged, so Jessie first devises a temporary disguise from a paper bag and then tries to find something new. While James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet search for their missing partner, Ash and Lycanroc try to master Continental Crush. Jessie eventually repairs Mimikyu's Pikachu disguise, but it is stolen by a flock of Murkrow who were actually after Jessie's donut. James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet catch up to Jessie just as she retrieves both disguise and donut. The angry Murkrow return in force, but Mimikyu resumes its Pikachu disguise and drives them off. Full of confidence in their closer bond, Jessie and Mimikyu challenge Ash again. However, Ash and Lycanroc have mastered Continental Crush and send Team Rocket blasting off again, but this time Bewear rescues them. |
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| 0974 | 39. “Mallow and the Forest Teacher!” | November 11, 2017 |
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| A television crew has come to Mallow's family restaurant, outside of which Team Rocket has set up an unsuccessful competing food truck. However, when Mallow's father overworks her and appears unappreciative of her efforts, she loses her temper and runs off with Steenee in pursuit. Naturally, Team Rocket sees an opportunity and chases after them. When Mallow knocks herself out in a fall, she is found and cared for by a Oranguru. While Mallow's remorseful father and the gang search for Mallow, Team Rocket captures Steenee. Oranguru's psychic powers free Steenee, and the two combined prove more than a match for Team Rocket. Bewear appears, but it and Oranguru refuse to fight each other, and Team Rocket is once again carried off. When Mallow's father and the gang arrive, Mallow's father recognizes Oranguru as his cooking teacher, and he and Mallow reconcile. |
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| 0975 | 40. “Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!” | November 18, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| Lana and Popplio have been practicing the Z-move Hydro Vortex, but so far with no success, and Lana is feeling discouraged. Ash, Lana, and Mallow meet a performing Brionne and its trainer Ida who possesses a Z-ring with a Waterium Z-crystal and can perform Hydro Vortex. Lana begs Ida to teach her. Ida and Brionne are helping her boyfriend, Kanoa, to search for a mysterious Mystic Water that may be located in the wreck of a sunken ship, and Ash, Lana, Mallow and their Pokemon join in to help. When Team Rocket try to steal the Mystic Water, they anger a Dhelmise that's been living on the wreck and trick it into attacking Kanoa's boat. When Brionne is knocked out and Dhelmise creates a deadly whirlpool, Lana and Popplio are able to use Hydro Vortex to defeat Dhelmise. With everyone safe, Kanoa finds the Mystic Water and gives it to Ida. |
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| 0976 | 41. “Mounting an Electrifying Charge!” | November 25, 2017 |
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| Sophocles enters a special race with a miniature car powered by his Charjabug against other Charjabug-cars. Ash and Kiawe are keen to help, with Ash acting as track partner and Kiawe as mechanic. The problem is that Charjabug can't seem to generate enough power to make its car run very fast, but it gets stronger and faster with all three Trainers' help. On the day of the race, they find that they have a rival team with a flashy Charjabug-car and a very arrogant attitude. Team Rocket has also entered the race, with James as track partner, Jessie as track spotter, Wobbuffet/Mareanie supposedly as mechanic, and a fake Charjabug-car run by Meowth inside it. The race has three stages: 1) a rocky terrain, 2) a desert terrain, and 3) an urban area, each with obstacles powered by a Pokemon . However, with Sophocles as track spotter, some unorthodox moves and teamwork and Team Rocket's cheating exposed, Team Sophocles puts up a good fight. Ash is knocked unconscious in the urban area, but Sophocles takes over as track partner, and he and Charjabug bring in the victory. |
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| 0977 | 42. “Alola, Kanto!” | November 25, 2017 |
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| Ash returns to Kanto with his friends, their Pokemon , Professor Kukui and Principal Oak as part of a special school project about the differences between Kanto and Alolan Pokemon . Misty and Brock are waiting for him at the airport, and Brock shows he hasn't changed as he first cares for Lillie's Snowy and then chases after a pretty flight attendant. The gang from Alola have a grand time with their Pokemon seeing and interacting with their Kanto counterparts at Professor Oak's lab. Ash's herd of Tauros naturally stampede on him, and he happily reunites with his Bulbasaur and Muk. Kiawe races a Rapidash on his Ride Charizard and then rides it. Mallow and Steenee have an unfortunate interaction with a Kanto Vileplume. Sophocles and Togedemaru meet a Kanto Raichu with shocking results. Snowy meets a Kanto Ninetales. Lana and Popplio meet a Kanto Dewgong and then swim with Misty and other Water Pokemon . As Ash, Misty, and Brock remember old times, it's great to see that some things haven't changed (Misty is still terrified of Bug Pokemon ). Team Rocket have also returned to Kanto on orders, and their latest (and old-school) plot to steal everyone's Pokemon using a giant mecha reunites the original trio as battling partners including Ash's Lycanroc, Misty's Staryu, and Brock's Crobat. However, the battle is once again interrupted by Bewear (wearing a jet-pack!), and another old acquaintance, Jigglypuff, finishes things off in its usual fashion. The day ends with a magnificent outdoor feast prepared by Delia and Mr. Mime, spied upon by Mew! |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0978 | 43. “When Regions Collide!” | December 9, 2017 |
| Synopsis: |
| The previous day was all fun, but the next day brings more interesting things for Ash and the Alolan visitors as they and their Pokemon travel to Misty's Gym in Cerulean City. After explaining about Gym Battles and Pokemon Leagues, Professor Kukui announces that the class will be engaging in Gym Battles against Brock and Misty. After two practice battles (Mallow, Steenee, Lana and Popplio vs. Misty and Psyduck and Lillie, Snowy, Sophocles and Togedemaru vs. Brock and Geodude), real Gym Battles will now be fought: Kiawe vs. Brock and Ash vs. Misty, but each battle is taken to a new level with Brock and Misty both revealing they have Key Stones and using Mega-Evolution. Kiawe's Z-Move Inferno Overdrive proves useless against Brock's Mega-Evolved Steelix and Turtonator is defeated, but Ash and Pikachu's unorthodox strategy and his Z-move Gigavolt Havoc defeat Misty's Mega-Evolved Gyarados. |
| Season 21 - Pokémon - Sun & Moon - Ultra Adventures |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0979 | 01. “A Dream Encounter!” | March 24, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| One evening, Ash sees a mysterious dream. The next morning, while going to school, he meets a Pokémon which Rotom appears to have no data recorded on. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0980 | 02. “Now You See Them, Now You Don't!” | March 25, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| The mysterious "Nebby", named as such by Lillie, is found to be able to Teleport. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0981 | 03. “Deceiving Appearances!” | March 26, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends, under the invitation of Lillie's mother, Lusamine, go to a Pokémon-filled place, the Aether Paradise. A Ditto escapes from there and it needs to be searched for. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0982 | 04. “A Masked Warning!” | March 27, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash ends up meeting up with Gladion again due to an incident as they decide to battle for the first time ever with their Lycanroc & Type: Null, a Pokémon which none has seen before. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0983 | 05. “Night of a Thousand Poses!” | March 28, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| A sleepover is being held at Professor Kukui's house. Everyone has an energetic sleepover where they all play games and eat together. But that night, after everyone has gone to sleep, Lillie ends up sneaking out of the house and goes off somewhere. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0984 | 06. “Mission - Total Recall!” | March 29, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Now that she's become unable to touch Pokémon, Lillie decides to try remembering just what happened to her in the past. She uses Nebby's Teleport to go to various places she connects with memories shared with her family, eventually arriving at the Aether Paradise basement. Meanwhile, Faba, who's going to get the failures he's been hiding exposed if Lillie remembers certain past incidents, plots to abduct her and erase her memories again. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0985 | 07. “Faba's Revenge!” | March 30, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Faba's blunder is openly disclosed and forced to the wall, but he turns this around going on to make his move on Nebby. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0986 | 08. “Family Determination!” | March 31, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash is worried about the fact that Nebby hasn't moved ever since it evolved and the incident at Aether Paradise. And when he also receives news that Lillie has run away from home together with Gladion to rescue their mother, he takes his troubles to the authority of the island, Hala. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0987 | 09. “Revealing the Stuff of Legend!” | April 7, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends have come to Poni Island to meet the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo. However, there's no Solgaleo there; instead, the Pokémon said to be the guardian deities of the Alola region have gathered there. And just before the surprised Ash's eyes, Tapu Koko and the other Pokémon take a certain action. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0988 | 10. “Rescuing the Unwilling!” | April 14, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others have passed through the Ultra Wormhole thanks to Solgaleo's powers. The place they eventually arrive is the world the Ultra Beasts live in. They make an attempt to rescue Lusamine, but the Pokémon that have been put under the Ultra Beasts' control stand in their way. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0989 | 11. “10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!” | April 21, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others fight to rescue Lusamine, who's being controlled by the Ultra Beasts, but get into serious trouble when the Pokémon that were already supposed to have been defeated returned. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0990 | 12. “The Professors' New Adventure!” | April 28, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has resolved the Ultra Beast incident by working with his classmates from the Pokémon School and the legendary Pokémon, Solgaleo. Peaceful days are now returning to Alola again as well. And then one day, Professor Kukui has something very important to tell Ash. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0991 | 13. “Let Sleeping Pokemon Lie!” | May 5, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Professor Oak has come to the Pokemon School with Komala in tow. But as the principal tells the students about Komala, Jiggypuff shows up and a fight breaks loose. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0992 | 14. “The Dex Can't Help It!” | May 12, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has the day off from Pokemon School, and tells Rotom to watch the house as he sets off together with Kukui and Burnet. Rotom takes on the job with great enthusiasm, but due to an unforeseen incident, it ends up undergoing a Forme Change to Wash Rotom. And then, it keeps undergoing such Form Changes, turning into Spin Rotom and Heat Rotom. Will Rotom eventually return to its original form, safe and sound? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0993 | 15. “Fighting Back the Tears!” | May 19, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| James' Mareanie is no exception when another Mareanie appears and advances towards James' Mareanie, but it won't take no for an answer. When the wild Mareanie evolves, James doesn't want to let his Mareanie go that easily and is determined to battle the wild Toxapex. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0994 | 16. “Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!” | July 2, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Lana's sisters Harper and Sarah tell Ash and his classmates Mallow and Lana about the time they got lost in the forest and were helped by a mysterious Pokemon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0995 | 17. “Getting a Jump on the Competition!” | July 9, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and his friends have come to the snow-covered Mount Lanakila. There, they meet Cerah, an expert at a snow sport called the PokéSled Jump Tournament. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0996 | 18. “A Mission of Ultra Urgency!” | July 16, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ultra Beasts have appeared on the island. On Lusamine's orders, Ash and the others set off as "Ultra Guardians" to capture them and send them back to the world they came from. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0997 | 19. “Acting True to Form!” | July 23, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Jessie eats an ice cream that Meowth was saving for himself, he runs away and meets an Alolan Meowth that wants to take his place in Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0998 | 20. “Pushing the Fiery Envelope!” | July 30, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash challenges the greatest battle royal fighter with his Litten. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 0999 | 21. “Turning Heads and Training Hard!” | August 6, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash meets Ilima, and asks to battle him. However, Ilima has to deal with Team Skull. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1000 | 22. “Smashing with Sketch!” | August 13, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others are being taught the table tennis sport "Poké-Ping Pong", where Trainers and Pokémon work together. Ilima, who has come to serve as their guest lecturer, tells them he and his Pokémon Smeargle have entered and won many tournaments. Ilima's lecture got Ash and the others really interested in Poké-Ping Pong, so they go to watch a tournament Ilima is entering. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1001 | 23. “Love at First Twirl!” | August 25, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| One day during class at the school, an unrecognizable creature comes to Ash and the others. When they notice it, the creature disappears, but for some reason they can no longer see Pikachu around either. It appears Pikachu was taken away by the earlier creature. An agitated Ash starts searching for Pikachu, but suddenly runs into Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1002 | 24. “Real Life...Inquire Within!” | September 1, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and others go to the Pokemon Center for the school's work experience program. However, the Nurse Joy that works there is in a bad shape due to a cold. Ash and the others decide to do her duties, but then bad company shows up in the form of one of the Team Skull members. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1003 | 25. “Rise and Shine, Starship!” | September 8, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| While Sophocles is camping, he comes across something mysterious and silvery, making him believe it to be Celeste from an old folk tale "the Celestial Starship". |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1004 | 26. “The Young Flame Strikes Back!” | September 15, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| In Kiawe's farm, a man named Viren appears who comes up with an idea to make a resort hotel by purchasing the farm. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1005 | 27. “Dewpider Ascending!” | September 22, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| A wild Dewpider which lives on Melemele Island is looking for a water place. On the way, it meets Lana, and soon develops feelings for her. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1006 | 28. “Sours for the Sweet!” | September 29, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Mallow's older brother Ulu, who left on a journey to learn more about cooking, has returned to his home in Aina's Kitchen for the first time in forever. 'Ulu explains he's come back in order to participate in the "Alola Bread Festival" that's held once a year in Alola, but there's also something else he's not saying. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1007 | 29. “Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?” | October 6, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Team Rocket arrives to Ula'ula Island to obtain a Z-Ring. However, a man tells them the Island Kahuna has been gone for an indefinite amount of time. In frustration, Team Rocket accidentally sets loose a Gengar, known from the tales as Greedy Rapooh, who attempts to steal everything it likes, and starts off with the Darkinum-Z they have. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1008 | 30. “Tough Guy Trials!” | October 13, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| After arriving at Ula'ula Island, Ash participates in his third Grand Trail battle against the Island Kahuna, Nanu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1009 | 31. “Some Kind of Laziness!” | October 20, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has decided to get some training done on his journey, so he has Acerola, a girl he met on the island, guide him to the local guardian deity, the legendary Pokémon, Tapu Bulu. However... |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1010 | 32. “A Battle Hand-Off!” | October 27, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Team Rocket trio have finally mastered Z-Moves, which are unleashed through partner and Pokemon working together. They are overjoyed: Now they'll be able to get their hands on Pikachu, which they've been chasing after for so long. They immediately challenge Ash to a battle...but he's also been training, and is now stronger than before. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1011 | 33. “Guiding an Awakening!” | November 3, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Nanu assigns Ash a Grand Trial. The trial involves defeating three Pokémon in a row using only a single Pokémon. Ash takes the Grand Trial on together with his Lycanroc, whom he just overcome stern training together. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1012 | 34. “Twirling with a Bang!” | November 10, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Ultra Beast Blacephalon has appeared, and the Ultra Guardians immediately spring into action. However, when they arrive at their destination, what they find there is a different Ultra Beast, Xurkitree. Blacephalon then shows up as well, and the two start battling. Blacephalon shoots out fireworks with a boom, and Xurkitree lets off sparks to get rid of them with a crackle. What kind of operation do Ash and the others run in order to get the Ultra duo during their flashy battle? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1013 | 35. “Showering the World with Love!” | November 17, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others are at the observatory at night to observe the Wishing Star Pokémon, Minior for a Pokémon School class. During the observation, they encounter a Minior that had suddenly fallen to the ground. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1014 | 36. “Not Caving Under Pressure!” | November 24, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others are trying to get back to Melemele Island, but Lillie ends up separated from the others when she gets lost in a cave. While doing so, she encounters a group of Alolan Sandshrew. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1015 | 37. “A Young Royal Flame Ignites!” | December 1, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Masked Royal is a participant in the Battle Royale, which is extremely popular in Alola, and after Ash gets really worked up over seeing him on TV, he goes to watch one of his matches together with Professor Kukui and the others. However, during the match, Ash and his friends finds out that Viren somehow got released from his prison, and gets so annoyed that Viren will use his dirty tactics while hiring his new underling as Masked Royal's opponent, leading Ash to decide to enter the ring himself alongside his Torracat. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1016 | 38. “All They Want to Do is Dance, Dance!” | December 8, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| It's been decided that the classmates at the Pokémon School will all present a "PokeDance", where their Pokemon will dance a dance the Trainer has come up with. They all start coming up with dances that make the best use of their Partner Pokemon's individual qualities. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1017 | 39. “Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!” | December 15, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| Faba from Aether Paradise has come to the Pokemon School to act as a special lecturer for today's class. In order to get the students interested in science, he has prepared a machine that can turn anything big or small with a single flick of a switch, putting the objects into Poke Ball-like capsule for a portable purpose, such as moving a house anywhere. Faba prepares to give them a demonstration right away, but the machine won't work right. And when he finally thought he got it started, Ash, Lillie and Sophocles end up becoming tiny. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1018 | 40. “The Shape of Love to Come!” | December 22, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| One day at dusk, Ash goes to the Marketplace, where he meets a woman that paints wonderful pictures. She tells him her name is Mina, and it appears she is able to sense how Pokemon feel deep inside. When she looks at Poipole, she immediately feels that it loves painting pictures. But she also senses something else. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1019 | 41. “The Long Vault Home!” | December 29, 2018 |
| Synopsis: |
| An object that resembles a giant vaulting horse has appeared on the sports ground at the Pokemon School. Ash thinks it's something Professor Kukui has prepared for class, and immediately tries to leap onto it. But just then, the Ultra Guardians receive orders to immediately dispatch. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1020 | 42. “I Choose Paradise!” | January 12, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| As Ash and friends have gone to a hot spring paradise, Team Rocket is having a tight grip on keeping their eyes peeled on the heroes' Pokemon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1021 | 43. “Filling the Light with Darkness!” | January 19, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Under the unusual cloudy sky in Alola, everyone's parents exhaust their energetic state of enthusiasm, and Ash and his friends head to investigate. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1022 | 44. “Full Moon and Many Arms!” | January 26, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Lunala and another mysterious Pokemon suddenly appear before the Ultra Guardians. As the two Pokemon engage in a fierce battle, a special unit from Team Rocket shows up to target them as well. And then Nebby the Solgaleo also appears. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1023 | 45. “The Prism Between Light and Darkness!” | February 2, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others have dispatched to the other side of the Ultra Hope in order to resolve the crisis in Alola. What lies in wait for them there? And just what is Team Rocket's true goal? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1024 | 46. “Securing the Future!” | February 9, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the others, part of the Ultra Guardians, are approaching near with figuring out the legend of the radiant one which has been passed down from ancient times in the Alola region. However, they still haven't figured out how they're going to resolve Alola's crisis. When Ash and the gang are troubled with fear, Tapu Koko responds with action. And then, Ash and the gang act on restoring Alola's peace. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1025 | 47. “A Plethora of Pikachu!” | February 16, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang visit the Pikachu Valley where Pikachu live in masses. Whlie the group is there, there appears to be one who really enjoys things about the Pikachu and spends time in the valley - they receive welcome from this kind of an unknown lady known as "Pikarla". They closely become friends with the woman, however the active Team Rocket has their focus on the Pikachu. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1026 | 48. “Turning the Other Mask!” | February 23, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Masked Royal and Incineroar are a super popular duo from the "Battle Royale", where four Pokemon fight at the same time. Will the identity of the intense, powerful and awesomely cool Masked Royal end up being exposed? |
| Season 22 Pokémon - The Series - Ultra Legends |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1027 | 01. “Lillier and the Staff!” | March 23, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Pokémon School is putting on a play written by Rotom, and the group and all their Pokémon are participating. However, everyone's family has been invited, including Ash's mother, which makes the group nervous. To make things worse, a copy of the script winds up in Jessie's hands, causing Team Rocket to barge in. Meanwhile, an unusual and independent Eevee being chased by a Houndour winds up on board a cruise ship that has just left port. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1028 | 02. “A Haunted House for Everyone!” | March 24, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Lana's sisters Harper and Sarah learn about haunted houses and decide that they want to go to one. However, with none in the region, the group and the visiting Acerola and her Mimmikyu decide to make one at the Pokémon School. However, when it's set up, a group of Ghost-type Pokémon, attracted by Mimmikins, soon appear and drag the group into a mystery world. Meanwhile, a playful Wailord causes some crates (inside one of which Eevee is napping) to fall overboard from the cruise ship; finding itself literally at sea, a panicked Eevee falls overboard and is rescued by a Mantine. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1029 | 03. “Sparking Confusion!” | March 25, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Some strange signals have started coming from Wela Volcano which are interfering with the process Lusamine uses to track the Ultra Wormholes so she sends the Ultra Guardians to Wela Volcano to investigate. However, instead of finding more Ultra Beasts, they instead find a group of rock hunters with an Alolan Geodude and Graveler who appear to be illegally mining Spark Stones, the food of the local Rock Pokémon. Meanwhile Eevee and Mantine are travelling together and having a great time. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1030 | 04. “Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!” | March 26, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Since Burnet forgot to take her lunch to work at Aether Paradise, Ash hitches a ride with Lillie to go there to deliver it. However, when there, they found that Team Rocket has once again managed to get inside Aether Paradise with a nefarious plan to steal all the Pokémon being conserved there. To top it off, a Stufful from Aether Paradise has gone missing. Meanwhile, Eevee and Mantine have arrived at an island; after saying goodbye to its friend and chasing after a Wimpod, Eevee makes itself at home. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1031 | 05. “No Stone Unturned!” | March 27, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has decided to explore more of Melemele Island and runs into a trainer called Hau, who turns out to be the grandson of Island Kahuna Hala. Hau mentions that he and his partner Dartrix are currently training for the Melemele Island Grand Trial and gets excited when he learns that Ash has already completed it. After seeing Rowlet's evolved form, Ash challenges Hau to a battle, but through an accident he and Rowlet end up losing. Hau agrees to a rematch the next day; can Ash and Rowlet come up with a new move to defeat Dartrix? Meanwhile, an unfortunate attempt to play with a Pyukumuku causes Eevee to meet Pikachu and the Pokémon gang. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1032 | 06. “Bright Lights, Big Changes!” | March 28, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, his Pokémon and Rotom are visiting the set for Rotom's favorite Detective TV show. However, when Rotom notices a plot-hole, it barges onto the set during filming and shows off its complete knowledge of the show causing Ash to panic. In doing so, Rotom catches the eye of the producer, who decides to cast Rotom in the show, which may mean Rotom and Ash parting ways. Meanwhile, Eevee has had the best day ever playing with Pikachu and the Pokémon gang, but when they finally have to go home Eevee feels lonely. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1033 | 07. “We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!” | March 29, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| After a long voyage, Eevee has made it to Alola and been befriended by Pikachu and the gang's various Pokémon. Now it's lonely and wants to find its new friends. While searching, Eevee sees Popplio with Lana and follows them; however, it is spotted by the local Alolan Persian, who starts chasing it. When Popplio spots Eevee being chased, it follows to help. To make matters worse, the Team Skull grunts have also spotted Eevee, decide they want it and start fighting over it, causing Ash and the gang to come to Eevee's aid. After being rescued, Eevee decides that it wants Lana as its trainer and partner, and is given the nickname "Sandy" by her. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1034 | 08. “Battling the Beast Within!” | March 30, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| While training for a possible Poni Island Grand Trial, Ash and Pikachu once again encounters Tapu Koko and ask it for a battle. The clashing electric attacks create a portal that drags Ash and Pikachu into a mysterious world, one which has been destroyed and left in ruins. They discover that this is the world of the mysterious Ultra Beast, Guzzlord. Guzzlord attacks them, but a mysterious trainer and a Zeraora comes to their rescue. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1035 | 09. “Parallel Friendships!” | April 6, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Pikachu find themselves in front of the Pokémon School, but in a parallel dimension. Dia, the mysterious trainer, and Zeraora are determined to continue their fight against Guzzlord, who is responsible for all the destruction in this version of Hau'oli City. Even though Dia and Zeraora don't seem receptive to the idea, Ash comes up with a plan for all of them to combine their attacks to stop Guzzlord and possibly send it back through the Ultra Wormhole. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1036 | 10. “Alola, Alola!” | April 20, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash's old friends Brock and Misty have come to Alola to visit. While Brock studies the workings of the local Pokémon Center, Ash and the gang show Misty all the hotspots, including the pancake shop, the jewelry accessories shop and even go Mantine Surfing to Treasure Island. However, Team Rocket soon shows up with a new plan and a new mecha to steal everyone's Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1037 | 11. “Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!” | April 27, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Brock, Misty and the gang decide to go to Akala Island so Brock can meet Island Kahuna Olivia, on whom Brock has developed a major crush. Naturally, when they do meet up with Olivia, Brock immediately falls madly in love with her, leaving Olivia a bit bewildered. When Olivia learns that Brock is a former Rock-type Gym Leader, she challenges him to a battle, which is interrupted by Team Rocket. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1038 | 12. “That's Some Spicy Island Research!” | May 4, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang travel to Poni Island to work on various research projects. Ash's project is to complete his Final Grand Trial and decides to look for the Island Kahuna, but after learning that there currently isn't one he's not sure what to do. Soon afterwards, a trainer named Hapu appears and attacks Ash, thinking that he's stolen some vegetables from her field, despite it actually being the work of Team Skull. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1039 | 13. “Showdown on Poni Island!” | May 11, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash once again asks Hapu to battle him but she angrily refuses. Gladion appears on Poni Island and states that he's there to meet Tapu Fini. As Lillie and Gladion talk, Gladion brings up their father; they then agree to face each other in a battle, but it is broken up before it can begin by Ash (who arrives via a kick from Hapu's Mudsdale). Ash challenges Gladion to a battle: Midnight Lycanroc vs. Dusk Lycanroc. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1040 | 14. “Evolving Research!” | June 1, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Sophocles decides that his Poni Island project will be to evolve his Charjabug, so Hapu tells him that the electrical energy around Vast Poni Canyon will allow him to do so. Ash, Kiawe and Sophocles head to the canyon where they find Horacio, their rival from the Charjabug Race, and his group, who are there to for the same reason. Meanwhile, Lana decides to train her Popplio with her old friend Ida and her recently-evolved Primarina. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1041 | 15. “Run, Heroes, Run!” | June 8, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| With no actual Island Challenge on Poni Island, Ash decides to battle Island Guardian Tapu Fini in place of the Challenge, so he and Kiawe rush to the Ruins of Hope. However, when Tapu Fini doesn't appear, Ash and Kiawe decide to battle to pass the time. Tapu Fini is angered by this and captures Ash and his Pokémon. A mysterious old man tells Kiawe that in order to free Ash and appease Tapu Fini, Kiawe must get an item from Tapu Lele on Akala Island and return with it to Poni Island before a certain time limit expires. |
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| 1042 | 16. “Memories in the Mist!” | June 15, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| After Ash and Kiawe tell everyone of their encounter with the old man at the Ruins of Hope, Hapu tells them that the Island Guardian of Poni Island has a special power which allows people to see and meet with loved ones that have long since passed from this world; hearing this, Mallow gets really upset. When the gang visit Hapu at her house, a mysterious mist comes from the Ruins of Hope. Ash, Mallow, Lillie, Gladion and their Pokémon try to make their way through it, but while Ash and Mallow each encounter a beloved figure from the past, Lillie and Gladion's search is in vain. Hapu goes to the Ruins of Hope to get Tapu Fini to stop, but ends up with an encounter of her own. |
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| 1043 | 17. “A Grand Debut!” | June 22, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Following her standing up to Tapu Fini, Hapu has finally become the Island Kahuna of Poni Island, and Ash challenges her to her Grand Trial. Her trial requires Ash to battle her with just one Pokémon. With Hapu using her Mudsale, Ash and Pikachi face a tough battle. |
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| 1044 | 18. “Keeping Your Eyes on the Ball!” | June 29, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang meet legendary Poké-golfer Kahili, who has been on a losing streak lately, and her Toucannon partner Touckey. It's the first time that the gang has seen Poké-Golf, a popular Alolan version of Golf in which both trainer and Pokémon must work together, and are fascinated, so they ask Kahili to teach them how to play. |
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| 1045 | 19. “Show Me the Metal!” | July 6, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Some mysterious and unknown Pokémon that eat metal have arrived on Melemele Island, and start wreaking havoc across the island, including eating the tools at the Pokémon School, the equipment in the Ultra Guardians' headquarters and James's precious bottle cap collection. James is enraged and decides to chase down this new Pokémon to get his revenge. |
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| 1046 | 20. “Got Meltan?” | July 13, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Professor Oak has finished his research on the mysterious new Pokémon Ash reported and names it Meltan, a Steel-type. One of the Meltan has grown attached to Ash's Rowlet and stows away in Ash's backpack with Rowlet to join them all at the Pokémon School, but after an incident with a Murkrow, it loses its Hex-Nut. Rowlet tries to replace it but nothing he tries seems to work, so he and Meltan head out to find its Hex-Nut. However, they run into Team Rocket, who have found Meltan's Hex-Nut and are still after all the Meltan. |
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| 1047 | 21. “This Magik Moment!” | July 20, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Sophocles is on a TV quiz show, so Ash and the gang come to the station to cheer him on. While there, they see the filming of a series starring a Magikarp; however, the Magikarp seems to have something wrong with it. On another TV show, the regular actresses don't show up in time, which leads to Lana, Mallow and Lillie being cast as replacements. |
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| 1048 | 22. “Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!” | July 27, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| A new Ultra Beast, Pheromosa, has appeared and started attacking trainers and stealing their Z-Crystals. The Ultra Guardians are tasked with stopping Pheromosa. Pheromosa steals Team Rocket's Z-Crystals, but while trying to stop it Meowth falls in love with Pheromosa. |
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| 1049 | 23. “The Dealer of Destruction!” | August 3, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| After much planning, Professor Kukui has finally announced the formation of a Pokémon League in Alola. While the rest of Alola (including Team Rocket) celebrates and gets ready, Team Skull's leader Guzma is enraged and decides that he will destroy the new Pokémon League, and heads over to the Pokémon School to confront Kukui. Before things can get ugly, Ash challenges Guzma to a battle with Pikachu vs. Guzma's Golisopod. |
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| 1050 | 24. “The Secret Princess!” | August 10, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Since their experience on Poni Island made them realize that their father Mohn is still alive, Lillie and Gladion return to Aether Paradise and go through their father's papers, hoping to find some clues. Back at the family mansion, Lusamine shows them Mohn's old office, where Lillie discovers her father's old Z-Ring and the inoperative Mythical Pokémon Magearna. Lillie goes to Kahuna Hala and asks for permission to use her father's Z-Ring, and they have a battle to see if Lillie can master Z-Moves. |
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| 1051 | 25. “Drawn with the Wind!” | August 17, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang travel to picturesque Malie City on Ula'ula Island. When a strong wind blows Mallow's hair ornament away, Shaymin chases after it, followed by Sandy and Meltan. Unfortunately, Team Rocket, who are also in Malie City, spots the trio and goes after them to catch them. |
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| 1052 | 26. “Aiming for the Top Floor!” | August 24, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Having learned about the Kantonian Gym in Malie City from their new friend Charlie Charma, Ash and the gang decide to visit it, but while the gym is supposed to be like a Kanto Gym, the rules are not quite the same: a challenger has to face one of the three Gym Trainers and Charlie on each floor in a "game" in order to reach the top floor. After only Ash and Kiawe make it to the top floor they find that the "Gym Leader", Dragon-type Trainer Ryuki, has a "rock star" battle style which quickly defeats Kiawe's Marowak. Rowlet starts off for Ash, but when Meltan jumps in to help its friend, it becomes a double-battle. |
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| 1053 | 27. “A High-Speed Awakening!” | August 31, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Sophocles and his rival Horatio have a re-match, only now in a Vikavolt race, with the Trainers directing via virtual reality headsets and a Buginium-Z crystal as First Prize. Team Rocket disguises Meowth as a Vikavolt with James directing, and breaks in on the action in order to steal all the competing Vikavolts. |
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| 1054 | 28. “The One That Didn't Get Away!” | September 7, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| While everyone else is Pokémon-fishing, Ash, Pikachu and Lana are walking on top of the sea inside Brionne's bubbles. During a race, they get pulled into a whirlpool caused by the Legendary Pokémon Kyogre, who has been poisoned, but as they try to cure Kyogre a group of Hunters attack and try to capture it. |
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| 1055 | 29. “A Recipe For Success!” | September 14, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Mallow needs some special ingredients for her restaurant recipes, so she and Tsareena go to visit Orangaru at his Forest Cafe, where they find Team Rocket's Meowth chilling out. When the Cafe gets swamped with Pokémon customers, she immediately pitches in to help. Everything Mallow makes turns out delicious, but then Tapu-Koko turns up as a customer. Meanwhile, Island Kahuna Olivia pitches in as a replacement waitress at Mallow's family's restaurant. |
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| 1056 | 30. “Spying For The Big Guy!” | September 21, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| After lying to Team Rocket Headquarters that they've captured Bewear, Team Rocket find that HQ has sent a team headed by Matori and the Alolan Meowth to locate them and bring back Bewear with them, which means Jessie, James and Meowth must come up with a plan to forestall this. |
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| 1057 | 31. “A Fiery Training Camp Trick!” | September 28, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| It's time to start training for the Alola Pokémon League, and Ash, Kiawe and Sophocles are using Kiawe's family's farm as their Z-Move training camp. Kiawe's Turtonator acts as big brother/trainer to everyone, especially Sophocles' Vikavolt and Kiawe's Marowak, but Sophocles' lack of stamina, battle experience and self-confidence may mean he won't be able to stay the course. |
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| 1058 | 32. “Living on the Cutting Edge!” | October 5, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Several incidents have occurred all over Alola where objects have been mysteriously sliced to pieces. After some investigating, the culprit turns out to be the new Ultra Beast Kartana. The Ultra Guardians attempt to handle it but must also deal with a giant meteor heading straight for the Pokemon School. |
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| 1059 | 33. “A Timeless Encounter!” | October 12, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| On the same day that Professor Burnet finds an old photo of Professor Kukui as a boy with a Litten and Ash and his Pokémon are training in the forest, Celebi turns up in Alola and accidentally sends Ash and Torracat back into the past, where they meet a very excitable (and familiar) boy with a Litten, whom Ash nicknames "Roary" and who is awed by Ash's battling ability. |
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| 1060 | 34. “Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!” | October 19, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Torracat have vanished, right in front of Pikachu, Rotom and the others, leading Ash's Pokemon to try and find them. |
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| 1061 | 35. “Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!” | October 26, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Everybody, including Team Rocket, is getting more and more excited about the approaching debut of the Alola Pokemon League. Lillie and Mallow, with everybody's encouragement, continue to train to master their Z-moves; Gladion continues his search for his and Lillie's missing father and meets an unexpected old friend; and The Masked Royal makes an announcement concerning the Alola League that stuns everybody. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1062 | 36. “League Offenders and Defenders!” | November 2, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and the gang have finally arrived at Manolo Stadium, the site of the new Alola League. However, Team Rocket and Team Skull are there as well, and Guzma is more determined than ever to destroy the Alola League. |
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| 1063 | 37. “Battle Royale 151!” | November 9, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Alola League begins with a "Battle Royale" in which 151 trainers, each using only one Pokemon, will compete against each other, with all four Island Kahunas as referees and the last remaining 16 combatants moving on to Round Two. |
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| 1064 | 38. “Battling Besties!” | November 16, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Top 16 are set and the Second Round is underway with Ash vs. Faba, Ilima vs. Guzma, Hau vs. Principal Oak and Mallow vs. Lana. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1065 | 39. “The Battlefield of Truth and Love!” | November 23, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Second Round continues with Sophocles vs. Mina, Kiawe vs. Acerola, Lillie vs. Gladion and Jessie vs. James. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1066 | 40. “Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!” | November 30, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash, Kiawe, Lana, Sophocles, Gladion, Hau, James and Guzma have all advanced to the quarter-finals. The first match is Gladion vs. James, and with the next match being Ash vs. Hau Rowlet gets special training from old friends. |
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| 1067 | 41. “Battling on the Wing!” | December 7, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The battle between Rowlet and Decidueye continues more fiercely than before, and both Pokémon and their trainers have already used their Z-moves. Meanwhile, Kiawe and Sophocles wait for their match to begin. |
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| 1068 | 42. “The Road to the Semi-Finals!” | December 14, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| Kiawe and Sophocles' battle continues. After this battle concludes comes the final Quarter-Finals battle: Lana and Primarina facing Guzma and Golisopod. |
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| 1069 | 43. “The Final Four!” | December 21, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The opening match of the Semi-Finals is Kiawe vs. Gladion, but before the match Kiawe's little sister Mimo wanders off and runs into Team Skull. After Gladion rescues her, the battle between Kiawe and Gladion begins. First out is Kiawe's Marowak, then his Turtonator against Gladion's Lycanroc. |
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| 1070 | 44. “Getting Down to the Ire!” | December 28, 2019 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Kiawe/Gladion battle continues, with Turtonator now facing Gladion's Silvally, but Silvally proves too strong and Gladion advances to the Finals. As the battle between Ash and Guzma begins, Guzma sends out Scizor and Ash chooses Torracat. Just as the battle gets started, Guzma switches out and brings in Golisopod, but when Torracat begins to get the upper hand, Golisopod forcibly switches out with Scizor, who takes major damage. |
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| 1071 | 45. “The Wisdom Not To Run!” | January 4, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| Scizor has been defeated and Guzma has only Golisopod. Torracat continues to battle, but eventually is defeated. Ash chooses Pikachu as his second Pokemon, but Golisopod proves to be a tough opponent. However, the secret behind Guzma's being undefeated is about to be revealed. |
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| 1072 | 46. “Final Rivals!” | January 11, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| The night before the Finals, Delia, Mimey and Professor Oak arrive at Manolo to cheer for Ash. The wild Meltan also arrive, and with their help, to everyone's surprise, Meltan evolves into Melmetal! The next day is the Finals between Ash and Gladion, a 3-on-3 match. Gladio starts with Silvally and Melmetal makes its battle debut for Ash. When Silvally defeats Melmetal, Ash sends in Pikachu, who defeats Silvally. Gladion then sends in Lycanroc, who uses moves it shouldn't know how to use. |
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| 1073 | 47. “Enter the Champion!!” | January 18, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| Gladion's "Lycanroc" is revealed to be Zoroark. In a clash of Z-moves, both Zoroark and Pikachu are knocked out. Now comes the battle that will determine the very first Alola League Champion: Gladion's Midnight-type Lycanroc vs. Ash's Dusk-type Lycanroc. |
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| 1074 | 48. “Z-Move Showdown!” | January 25, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| The very first Alola League Champion has been crowned, but before the celebrations can get underway, an Ultra Wormhole opens and a huge Ultra Beast crashes down which Ash and Pikachu recognize: Guzzlord! More Ultra Wormholes open and two more Guzzlords emerge. Ash and the gang, Gladion, Hau, The Masked Royal, Lusamine and the Aether Foundation team, the Island Kahunas, the Island Guardian Pokémon, Team Rocket, Bewear, their new Mecha-Bewear and a former Pokémon of Ash's must all band together to stop the Guzzlords before Manolo Island is destroyed. |
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| 1075 | 49. “Exhibition Unmasked!” | February 1, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| The Guzzlords have been sent back through the Ultra Wormholes, but The Masked Royal has been revealed as Professor Kukui! Now it's not just teacher vs. student but now Battle Dome Champion vs. Alola League Champion, in a 6-on-6 battle. The first Pokemon out are Torracat for Ash and Incineroar for Kukui. It's a fierce battle until Torracat overexerts himself and Ash switches him out with Lycanroc, who then injures Incineroar, forcing Kukui to switch him out with Braviary. |
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| 1076 | 50. “A Full Battle Bounty!” | February 8, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| Lycanroc is taken down by Braviary and is replaced by Rowlet, taking the battle to the air! Rowlet takes out Braviary and Kukui brings out Venusaur, who takes down Rowlet. Ash brings back Torracat, who takes out Venusaur. Ash recalls Torracat, and the next face-off is Kukui's Empoleon vs. Ash's Pikachu, but Ash then recalls Pikachu and sends in Melmetal, who knocks out Empoleon! Kukui sends in Incineroar, who defeats Melmetal. Kukui recalls Incineroar and sends out Lucario, but Ash sends out Naganadel. |
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| 1077 | 51. “Fiery Surprises!” | February 15, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash and Professor Kukui are both now down to three Pokemon, and the battle is now even fiercer and more fiery! After Naganadel takes down Lucario, Ash's Torracat and Kukui's Incineroar finally face off. The conclusion to this battle, which includes a clash of Inferno Overdrive Z-moves from both sides, stuns everyone, but then Tapu-Koko, who's been watching, enters the battlefield wanting to battle in place of Kukui's last Pokémon. |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1078 | 52. “From Z to Shining Z!” | February 22, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| With Tapu-Koko itself now involved, Ash chooses Naganadel to face the Island Guardian, but Naganadel is defeated, and the one Tapu-Koko really wants to battle is waiting at Ash's side. This battle will only end with a clash of Ultimate Z-moves! |
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| 1079 | 53. “Dreams of the Sun and Moon!” | February 29, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| With the end of the Inaugural Alola Pokémon League, life returns to normal, but as vacation draws near our friends must now decide what they're going to do with their lives and what their dreams are. Sophocles's is to become an astronaut; Lana's, to explore the oceans; Mallow's, to make her family restaurant even better; Kiawe's, to one day become the Akala Island Kahuna and Lillie's, to revive Magearna ... but what about Ash? |
| OVERALL | EPISODE | ENGLISH AIR DATE |
| 1080 | 54. “Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!” | March 7, 2020 |
| Synopsis: |
| Ash has decided to leave Alola and return to Pallet Town, but he can't quite bring himself to tell the others. Lillie, Gladion and Lusamine will also be leaving Alola soon to find Mohn. In addition, Team Rocket has been ordered back to Headquarters and the time to part ways with Mimikyu, Mareanie, Bewear and Stufful is rapidly approaching. |
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