| Overall № | Ep. Code | Title(s) | Airdates(s) | Image(s) |
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| 369 | RS093 | |  : September 9, 2004 : September 17, 2005
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| Fate reunites our heroes with the Spoink they had previously helped find its missing pearl. The unfortunate Pokémon loses the pearl from its head yet again, but this time a researcher studying the coexistence of Spoink and Clamperl promises to help replace the pearl. Meanwhile Team Rocket aims to steal a valuable blue pearl from this researcher’s laboratory. |
| 370 | RS094 | | - : September 16, 2004
- : September 24, 2005
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| A treasure-hunter startles Ash and friends as he emerges suddenly from the sea, boasting of what he believes to be his first great underwater find. Excited to help uncover any Pokémon mystery themselves, our heroes quickly volunteer to join in the excavation, guided by the ancient Pokémon, Relicanth, which this diver insists will lead them to riches. Not to be outdone in greed, Team Rocket follows close behind, watching for the perfect moment to attack as their young nemeses bravely swim deeper into the sea. |
| 371 | RS095 | | - : September 23, 2004
- : October 1, 2005
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| As Ash and friends continue their journey to the next gym, they pass two islands, home to the two Pokémon Gorebyss and Huntail. Here, they learn that these Pokémon are both evolved forms of Clamperl, but that only Gorebyss seem to come from one island while only Huntail emerge from the other. This subtle distinction has created a stinging rivalry between the two islands, with residents of each claiming their dominant Pokémon to be superior. As Team Rocket descends on the islands, our heroes must both defend the Pokémon from these villains and free locals of their delusions about Pokémon evolution, which are causing so much discord. |
| 372 | RS096 | | - : September 30, 2004
- : October 8, 2005
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| Their last stop before Mossdeep City lands Ash and friends on an island whose inhabitants devote day after day to building up their physical strength in order to improve their Pokémon battle performance. Our young trainers are hard-pressed to keep up with their new muscle-bound friends in a grueling workout, but eventually Ash faces the island’s champion in actual Pokémon battle, in hopes of proving that victory does not always favor the trainer with the bigger biceps. |
| 373 | RS097 | | - : October 7, 2004
- : October 15, 2005
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| A slightly miscalculated attack by Pikachu lands Ash and friends in the sea, far from shore. Their relief at being rescued by a colossal submarine is quickly quelled as they realize the vessel belongs to Team Magma. Once inside the sub, Ash and friends learn that both Teams Magma and Aqua are plotting to take control of Groudon and Kyogre and by their power gain control of the entire planet. Central to their plans are two mysterious jewels, which allow one to manipulate these ancient Pokémon. Ash and friends realize they must act quickly to stop this evil attempt at world domination, but when Pikachu somehow bonds with one of these mystical jewels, even our heroes are at a loss as to how they might both free Pikachu and dispatch with these evil crime syndicates. |
| 374 | RS098 | | - : October 14, 2004
- : October 22, 2005
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| Despite our heroes’ best efforts, Teams Aqua and Magma move forward with their plans to use the overwhelming force of two ancient Pokémon to achieve world domination. While Pikachu struggles to keep its will from being overcome by the ancient Indigo Jewel, its counterpart, the Ruby Jewel, melds with the mind of the Team Aqua leader. Overcome with a lust for power alone, this leader holds no qualms about destroying anything and everything that stands between him and world domination. |
| 375 | RS099 | | - : October 21, 2004
- : October 29, 2005
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| Ash finally arrives at Mossdeep City, but before discovering the Pokémon Gym, finds a launch pad for a space shuttle used in investigating possible cosmic Pokémon origins. Only as Team Rocket takes control of the shuttle does Ash encounter the local gym’s twin leaders, Liza and Tate. Together they work to foil Team Rocket’s attempted stellar getaway, but in the process Max and Tate are trapped on board the shuttle. Our heroes manage to stop Team Rocket, but landing the shuttle will be a different story. After just a day’s tour, can Max safely negotiate the shuttle’s reentry? |
| 376 | RS100 | | - : October 28, 2004
- : November 5, 2005
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| Finally able to begin his gym battle in the Mossdeep Gym, Ash is wary of his first simultaneous battle against two gym leaders, but finds them to be far less a challenge than expected. In the midst of battle, however, Team Rocket attacks with an-all new gas-guzzling Pokémon-capture machine built specifically to strip these twin gym leaders of their Pokémon. Jessie, James, and Meowth are quickly dispatched, but when Ash and the trainers rejoin their battle—as though fighting off these villains was just the warm-up they’d needed—the twin gym leaders exhibit far better teamwork than before, promising to give Ash a run for his money. |
| 377 | RS102 | | - : November 4, 2004
- : November 12, 2005
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| With his eighth badge within reach, Ash works diligently to improve his Pokémon, but struggles to find suitably experienced opponents to face in battle. His friends grow concerned as Ash grows increasingly cocky. When they learn that Drake, a world class trainer and member of the Elite Four, is in the area, Ash sees a chance for another, more glorious, victory, while his fellow travelers hope for an experience that will return Ash to humility… and sanity. Our heroes board Drake’s ship, where Ash will face Drake in a “best of three” Pokémon match. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, Team Rocket also takes their place amongst the ship’s passengers. |
| 378 | RS103 | | - : November 11, 2004
- : November 19, 2005
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| Looking for a quiet place to train, Ash and friends reach an untouched island, once inhabited by ancient Pokémon that have since become extinct. With his keen eyes, Max spots a Cradily, a Pokémon thought to be extinct, hiding in the brush—or does he? While his friends casually dismiss his claim, Max sets out to find this “extinct” Pokémon and salvage his reputation. Elsewhere, Ash, May, and Brock slowly come to believe Max’s story as they meet scientists who claim they are able to revive fossils of the extinct Pokémon Cradily, Lileep, Anorith and Armaldo. Meanwhile, armed with a very eco-unfriendly ship, Team Rocket attempts to steal these very same anachronous Pokémon. Can our heroes transcend millennia and convince these ancient creatures to join them in the fight against Team Rocket? |
| 379 | RS104 | | - : November 18, 2004
- : November 26, 2005
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| With countless hours of practice under her belt, Bulbasaur at her side, and friends cheering from the stands, May eagerly begins her next Pokémon Contest. Her kind, competitive spirit is not matched, however, by an opposing coordinator, Harley, who plots to win along with her Cacturne by sabotaging May’s performance. Despite Harley’s sideline meddling, May manages to proceed to the final battle round, where she must face none other than Harley herself in a face-to-face battle. |
| 380 | RS105 | | - : Nov-25-2004
- : Dec-03-2005
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| Ash and friends reach a small village, which has maintained for centuries the legend of an ancient destructive power and the lone sage who rose to quell it. Heedless of local warnings, Team Rocket explodes the oversized Poke Ball said to have held this destructive force until this day. When a gigantic Claydol emerges and begins wreaking havoc, however, Jessie, James, and Meowth are the first to run, leaving our heroes to battle alone against this oversized Pokémon, which is seemingly impervious to all regular Pokémon attacks. |
| 381 | RS106 | | - : December 2, 2004
- : December 10, 2005
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| Our heroes are puzzled by the strange behavior of a Mawile that seems to have fallen for Brock’s Lombre. Its trainer arrives shortly thereafter and invites Ash and friends to follow her into town where she and her Mawile are to put on a dance performance. Team Rocket crashes the performance, thinking the Mawile would make a suitable gift for their boss. When they inadvertently take Lombre instead, Ash and friends give chase. |
| 382 | RS107 | | - : December 9, 2004
- : December 17, 2005
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| Though a local researcher is widely regarded as a kook, captivated by his tales of a massive underground labyrinth dug by Trapinch, wherein these Pokémon secretly gather to evolve all at once into Vibrava, Ash and friends decide to give the man the benefit of the doubt. Together they descend into the labyrinth, following a tracer planted on one of the Trapinch, unwittingly leading Team Rocket as well to the Trapinch’s inner sanctum. These would-be villains botch yet another attack, but in the process manage to knock Ash and the ranger traveling with them down to a deeper level of the labyrinth. Fortunately, the tagged Trapinch is still by their side, but to escape, Ash and his new companion must traverse paths never walked by humans before. |
| 383 | RS108 | | - : December 16, 2004
- : January 7, 2006
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| Still traveling towards Sootopolis City, Ash and friends arrive in a town where the people hate Absol. They blame Absol for all of the troubles that have in their small town. Ash and friends decide to help a kid An attempted bridge crossing turns into near tragedy, as Pikachu falls to the rapid river below. Ash quickly dives in after Pikachu and emerges to find himself facing the oft-maligned Pokémon, Absol, a Pokémon which is widely said to herald coming catastrophe. The residents of a local village take this maxim even further, however, claiming that Absol are in fact responsible for the catastrophes that seem to accompany their sightings. Pointing to numerous recent Absol sightings, locals predict a coming catastrophe. As Ash and friends investigate, they find that the villagers’ worst fears may indeed come true. Along with one lone young man determined to prove the Absol innocent, our heroes strive to understand what message the Absol are actually bearing to the villagers.Nicky find his missing brother Gordon, who went to solve the mystery of the appearing Absol, as well as try to solve the mystery of the Pokémon themselves. |
| 384 | RS109 | | - : Dec-23-2004
- : Jan-14-2006
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| A blizzard forces Ash and friends to seek shelter in a Pokémon Center, but no sooner do they enter than a Snorunt, which Joy euphemistically describes as playful, absconds with Ash’s eight hard-earned gym badges. As though toying with Ash, the Snorunt leaves a trail of badges, leading him further from the Center. No one is left laughing, though, when a fierce storm sets in and Ash is left far from his friends and exposed to the harsh elements. Only with the help of the very Snorunt that landed him in this predicament, does Ash stand a chance at surviving the cold. |
| 385 | RS110 | | - : Jan-05-2005
- : Jan-21-2006
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| Ash and friends are crossing a frozen lake when Max calls for the others to stop, saying he’d heard a voice crying for help. Finding a Ralts frozen into the ice, they quickly free it, do their best to warm it, and then rush it to the Pokémon Center. On their way, though, Team Rocket stops them, claiming to be the Ralts’s true owner, while in fact planning to steal the Pokémon and make use of its Psychic abilities. Our heroes dispatch with these villains, but at the cost of precious time—Ralts’s body temperature is falling quickly. As they finally close in on the Pokémon Center, a Gardevoir and a Kirlia, mistaking Ash for a Pokémon poacher himself, block their path menacingly. With no time to battle, Ash must convince these Pokémon of his good intentions if Ralts is to receive the treatment it needs direly. |
| 386 | RS111 | | - : January 13, 2005
- : January 28, 2006
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| Ash finally reaches what he hopes will be his final gym in the Hoenn League, in Sootopolis City. He discovers the gym leader in the center of town, presenting one of his most recent works of art, for which he is apparently quite famous in this city. The gym leader, Juan quickly gains both Ash and May’s undivided attention when he explains that he had once been a Pokémon coordinator, and considers even Pokémon battling an artistic form that must be carried out with finesse. Ash is surprised to learn that victory in this final gym is decided in ‘double battles,’ in which each trainer must deploy and carefully direct two Pokémon simultaneously. |
| 387 | RS112 | | - : January 20, 2005
- : January 28, 2006
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| Battle continues in the Sootopolis Gym. Having already lost Snorunt, Ash remains unperturbed, even when Grovyle quickly falls to the gym leader’s Luvdisc. In fierce battle, each trainer loses one Pokémon after another until Ash sends out his final Pokémon, Pikachu, to face Juan’s last Pokémon, Milotic, which is not only next to impervious to electric attacks, but can even use Recover to undo the damage of any attacks Pikachu manages to land against it. |
| 388 | RS113 | | - : January 27, 2005
- : February 4, 2006
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| When two of May’s Poké Balls turn up missing, she’s quick to place the blame on Team Rocket, but the dastardly trio—conveniently hiding out nearby—quick assert their innocence. Shortly thereafter, our heroes meet a man who explains that the true culprit must in fact be his Linoone, which since evolving from a Zigzagoon has avoided its trainer and instead gathered random items from far and wide—sometimes even taking things belonging to others. As our heroes search for the missing Poké Balls, Ash shares some of his own training experiences with Linoone’s trainer, in hopes of restoring the fond relationship that once existed between the man and his Pokémon. Meanwhile, Team Rocket drools over the prospect of gaining a Pokémon already well practiced in theft. |
| 389 | RS114 | | - : February 3, 2005
- : February 4, 2006
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| May is getting reacquainted with her less-than-cordial rival, Drew, when Team Rocket interrupts their practice battle and begins sucking all Pokémon in sight into a giant vacuum. Their eyes too big for their vacuum bag, the overzealous villains suck up too many Pokémon, resulting in an explosion that sends Ash and friends, Team Rocket, and Drew flying through the air. Mixed and matched by the blast, members of each party land together in the most unlikely of pairings, but must momentarily put aside their differences in order to make their way back to the beaten path. |
| 390 | RS115 | | - : February 10, 2005
- : April 1, 2006
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| Ash and friends catch a boat headed to Pacifidlog Town and the next Pokémon Contest, but engine troubles force them to stopover on a small island. Here they find herds of Donphan at the height of their mating season. Unfortunately, Donphan tend to be overly aggressive during this period, as they make elaborate displays of their strength. After repeated attacks, these friends are separated, with only minutes until the last ferry leaves the island. Missing the ferry could cost May her chance at entry in the Grande Festival, but she feels duty-bound to look after her brother, who’s still lost on the island. |
| 391 | RS116 | | - : February 17, 2005
- : April 1, 2006
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| Even before the Pacifidlog Contest begins, May manages to meet two new rivals. One, a boy, is much more amiable than the other, who mistakenly assumes May to be angling in on her man. Exchanging barbs all the while, May and her increasingly heated rival register for entry. Meanwhile, Jessie prepares to enter with Meowth, under a false identity. |
| 392 | RS117 | | - : February 24, 2005
- : April 8, 2006
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| While Ash trains and May prepares for her next contest battle, her newfound rival is confounded as she struggles to compete against a Meowth that is inexplicably able to use the Transform ability to repeatedly shape-change into different Pokémon. Before long, one of Meowth’s ‘transformations’ is revealed for what it actually is, a cheap model of the Pokémon it’s meant to be. Not one to give up over a simple matter of rules, Jessie takes this opportunity to opportunity to call James and Meowth into an unfair battle against her opponent. Livid over such blatant cheating, the opposing trainer unleashes a powerful Hyperbeam, dispatching Team Rocket in a moment’s time. May is stunned to see such a display of power, and even more alarmed when she learns she must face this selfsame trainer in her next battle. |
| 393 | RS118 | | - : March 3, 2005
- : February 11, 2006
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| When our heroes pass through a village rich with wild berries, May takes the opportunity to create some original Pokéblock, noting that nutrition and health are key to performing well in Pokémon Contests. No sooner does she whip up her first batch though than a Munchlax arrives and eats everything. Nonetheless, May takes a liking to this ravenous Pokémon and begins a new batch without any gripes. But when Team Rocket secretly steals Pokéblock from a number of trainers in town, and Munchlax is made the scapegoat, it’s up to our heroes to recover the Pokéblock and restore Munchlax’s good name. |
| 394 | RS119 | | - : March 10, 2005
- : February 11, 2006
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| On the last leg of his journey to enter the Hoenn League Championships, Ash runs into another trainer in a similar position. Though Ash holds one more badge, both are heading toward Slateport where the championships will be held. Perhaps overly excited about the upcoming event, the two become instant rivals, challenging one another at every turn—comparing not only Pokémon battling skills, but also spirit, determination, and arm-wrestling acumen. When Team Rocket interrupts their battle and steals both of their oldest Pokémon, however, the two forge an unlikely alliance. |
| 395 | RS120 | | - : March 17, 2005
- : February 18, 2006
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| The luxury liner to Slateport City, where the Pokémon Contest Grand Festival will be held, has barely lifted anchor when Ash and friends learn that a famous master thief is believed to have snuck on board the ship. Sure enough, in only a matter of hours, the Ribbon Cup—the prize to be presented to the Festival’s winner—disappears. Knowing this could spell disaster for the Festival, our heroes work with Officer Jenny in a sting operation designed to draw out the thief, a master of disguise capable of assuming any identity he chooses. |
| 397 | RS122 | | - : April 7, 2005
- : February 18, 2006
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| On the opening day of the Pokémon Contest Grand Festival, May is surprised to find that her mother has come to offer moral support. May is reunited with rivals as well, including Harley, who—despite his history of cheating against May—swears he has turned over a new leaf, and in fact seems eager to help May in any way he can. Despite May’s initial doubts, Harley quickly gains May’s ear with constant flattery. Not heeding anyone else around her, May begins to adopt the contest strategy that Harley lays out for her, even when this flies in the face of lessons May has learned in previous contests. |
| 398 | RS123 | | - : April 7, 2005
- : February 25, 2006
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| While Ash continues working with Snorunt to perfect its Ice Beam attack, he meets a downtrodden Pokémon coordinator who had lost all his ribbons to a suspicious band of three apparent pickpockets the day before. Ash works with Jenny to scout out the thieves, while May makes her debut Festival performance. Relying heavily on Harley’s malicious advice, she attempts to perform using only one of Skitty’s attacks, Assist. Never knowing what attack Assist will become, May gets off to a shaky start. |
| 399 | RS124 | | - : Apr-7-2005
- : Feb-25-2006
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| Despite Harley’s treachery, May manages to proceed to the Festival’s second round, where by some trick of fate she is paired up against Harley in her first contest battle. Steadily regaining her confidence after her lackluster performance in the preliminaries, May finally beats Harley, removing him from the contest. There is truly no rest for the weary, though, as May must quickly face her longstanding rival, Drew, in yet another contest battle. |
| 400 | RS125 | | - : April 14, 2005
- : March 4, 2006
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| May is overjoyed when she wins free tickets for her and all of her friends to Ever Grande City—that is until she discovers they have in fact boarded a non-stop flight to Team Rocket headquarters. When Jessie and James botch this latest trap and the plane is forced to crash-land, our heroes find themselves stranded with Team Rocket on a deserted island. Further disheartening news comes when they meet the island’s only human inhabitant, who informs them that the island, surrounded by whirlpools and buffeted constantly by strong winds, is practicably unreachable from the outside world. |
| 401 | RS126 | | - : April 21, 2005
- : March 4, 2006
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| Ash arrives in Ever Grande City with a week to train and prepare for the Hoenn League Championships. When a flock of Murkrow begin to threaten Ash and Pikachu, Ash tries to use Thunderbolt to frighten them off, but to no avail. Just then another trainer shows up and instructs his Meowth, which he has accessorized with a set of boots, to attack the seeming endless flock. The Murkrow quickly disperse, allowing Ash to get acquainted with yet another rival. After a quick meal prepared by Brock, both trainers head down to watch the final leg of the torch run. Much to their surprise, they are told that the sacred flame has been stolen. With little time before the opening ceremonies, can Ash and friends recover the symbol so central to this competition? |
| 402 | RS127 | | - : April 28, 2005
- : March 11, 2006
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| Ash’s newfound friend and rival arrives along with his Meowth in boots just in time to register for the Championships. When Ash comments on the shy nature of his Meowth, the boy says little, but alludes to it having had a difficult past. Later, the Meowth makes an extremely strong showing in battle against a Persian, but displays an uncharacteristic and unsportsmanlike rage, even striking out at its opponent after the battle had been called. Only then does its trainer explain that his Meowth had been ostracized by its pack and was taking a severe beating from a Persian when he first found it. Unfortunately, if his Meowth does not overcome its grudges, it may affect its standing in the Championships. |
| 403 | RS128 | | - : May 5, 2005
- : March 11, 2006
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| Ash and his Pokémon enter the qualifying tournament in the Hoenn League Championships. In this fierce round of competition, competitors must pit their entire team of six Pokémon against the best of the best: equally seasoned trainers with their painstakingly-chosen, carefully-trained teams of Pokémon. To reach the next level of competition, each trainer must win three matches in a row, while giving up no defeats. |
| 404 | RS129 | | - : May 12, 2005
- : March 18, 2006
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| Ash enters his third battle in the qualifying round of the Hoenn League Championships and knows he’s up for a challenge the moment he sees throngs of adoring fans gathered around his opponent. After Ash and his two new friends miraculously achieve their goal of ascending to the victory tournament, Ash must go up against a trainer famous for her keen strategy. Using the randomly-chosen fields to her advantage, she takes two of Ash’s Pokémon out of action in no time at all. Ash will have to turn the tide of this battle quickly or have his Hoenn League experience cut short. |
| 405 | RS130 | | - : May 19, 2005
- : March 18, 2006
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| Still struggling against an opponent whose heady strategy is a marked contrast to his straightforward battling style, Ash tries to throw her a curve with Corphish, one of his spunkiest Pokémon—only to have it overcome with a Confusion attack. Only when Ash begins to rely more on his own intellect does he see a chance for a rally—but with most of his Pokémon already out of commission, it promises to be a hard fight. |
| 406 | RS131 | | - : May 26, 2005
- : March 25, 2006
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| Ash has had enough tournament experience to know that a trainer must lay even friendship aside to perform as best they can. Not so for his newfound friend and rival, however. Forced to face Ash in his first championship, the less-experienced trainer falters, risking loss by default. Will he allow his loyalty to Ash to spoil a pivotal battle for the both of them, or will he realize in time that putting forth one’s greatest effort is the best way to honor a friend and rival? |
| 407 | RS132 | | - : June 16, 2005
- : March 25, 2006
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| Vying for entry into the final victory battles of the Hoenn League Championships, Ash must face yet another respected friend. Knowing the stakes full well, both trainers mete out perhaps a more even-matched battle than has even before been witnessed. After their first Pokémon simultaneously knock each other out of battle, subsequent Pokémon continue to match attack for attack, neither side giving any ground. Which trainer—through luck, determination, or sheer chance—will earn a chance at ultimate victory? |
| 408 | RS133 | | - : June 23, 2005
- : April 8, 2006
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| After completing the Hoenn League Championships, Ash parts ways with his traveling companions, making his way back to his hometown. En route he accepts a Pokémon battle challenge from a gym leader he only later learns is one of the Elite Four. As he continues his trek homeward after a spirited battle, he learns from a fellow traveler of what’s bound to be his next challenge—a new league known as the Battle Frontier. |
| 409 | RS134 | | - : June 30, 2005
- : April 15, 2006
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| Ash returns home to meet with friends and family—and of course his many Pokémon now in the care of Professor Oak. Unfortunately, Team Rocket follows close behind with new technology aimed at stripping the Oak Laboratory of all its most rare and powerful Pokémon. After beating them soundly, Ash once again bids farewell to his hometown and sets out to face the challenges of the Battle Frontier. |
| 410 | RS135 | | - : July 7, 2005
- : April 15, 2006
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| As Ash sets out from Pallet Town accompanied by friends both new and old, their first destination is Mt. Moon, home to the Cleffa family of Pokémon, which are only rarely sighted by humans. Thus these young trainers are surprised when they spot a lone, distraught Cleffa. Further investigation reveals that it is none other than Team Rocket who have disrupted the regular harmony maintained by the Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable who inhabit this mountain. When Team Rocket’s latest plot spins out of control and Misty and Max are thrown into the strong current of a mountain river, it affords these two a rare opportunity to commiserate over the pains of being a younger sibling while struggling to return to the rest of their party in time to save the Cleffa from Team Rocket. |
| 411 | RS136 | | - : July 21, 2005
- : April 22, 2006
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| Ash and friends get lost on their way to Ash’s first Battle Frontier battle, but this affords them the rare chance of witnessing a wild Articuno in flight. After a stop in the nearest Pokémon Center for a good night’s sleep and better directions, they finally meet the Frontier Brain whom Ash will have to defeat to earn his first Frontier Symbol. Before the battle begins, the Brain offers Ash the rare opportunity to choose which Pokémon he will battle against. |
| 412 | RS137 | | - : July 28, 2005
- : April 22, 2006
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| Given the chance to choose his opponent in his first ever Battle Frontier battle, Ash surprises everyone by choosing to face the legendary Pokémon Articuno. Planning to pit Fire against Ice, Ash calls his Charizard from the Charicific Valley to assist him in this one match. Despite Charizard’s continued training, however, the tide of battle quickly favors Articuno. Was Ash being overly confident in challenging a legendary Pokémon, or can he and his trusted Pokémon somehow overcome the odds to win his first battle in the Battle Frontier? |
| 413 | RS138 | | - : August 4, 2005
- : May 6, 2006
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| Team Rocket manages to convince the Onix king who rules over a forest community of Rock-type Pokémon that Ash and friends have come to capture every last one of his subjects. Ash and friends, who were simply making their way to the Battle Arena, are thus surprised and confused when hordes of Geodude and Graveler suddenly attack them without provocation. Our heroes learn soon enough of Team Rocket’s part in their misfortune, but as they struggle to convince the Onix king that their intentions are good, Team Rocket begins capturing the Rock-type Pokémon for themselves. |
| 414 | RS139 | | - : August 11, 2005
- : May 13, 2006
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| When Ash and friends step squarely into a trap, they’re soon surprised to learn it was set not by Team Rocket but by a man bent on capturing a Jigglypuff that lives nearby. They further learn that he’s been camped out in these mountains for the better part of six months in order to fulfill a promise to his daughter to catch this Pokémon for her as a birthday gift. Unable to convince him that his daughter would prefer to have her father there on her birthday even without the promised Jigglypuff, Ash and friends commit to helping the father keep his promise. Time is short, though, as his daughter’s birthday is the very next day. |
| 415 | RS140 | | - : August 18, 2005
- : May 20, 2006
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| Waiting in line at a renowned bakery, May spots an Arcanine whose elegance she thinks might be the key to her next Contest victory. Before she can make her move, though, her rival, Drew, comes rushing in, hoping to catch it himself. As these two Coordinators vie for Arcanine, Team Rocket tries to get in on the action as well, dreaming of bonuses if they can catch the Pokémon for their boss. |
| 416 | RS141 | | - : August 25, 2005
- : May 27, 2006
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| Ash and friends save a morose Psyduck they spot from the Machoke, Machamp, and Machop that are pursuing it, but find this does little to lift its spirits. Close on their heels, Team Rocket decides the Psyduck would make a perfect pick-me-up gift for the boss. Protecting this Pokémon from Jessie, James, and Meowth proves to be only half of the problem, though; when the Psyduck’s over-protective trainer arrives, Ash and friends think they’ve finally discovered the root of its depression. But can they convince its trainer that her obsessive pampering is doing her Psyduck no good at all? |
| 417 | RS142 | | - : September 1, 2005
- : June 3, 2006
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| Our heroes and Team Rocket independently wander into either half of a restaurant left by a prominent chef to his two daughters. Since inheriting the restaurant, the daughters bickered constantly, one emphasizing her Sneasel’s impeccable cooking and the other focusing on the performance aspects of the business, with help from her Mr. Mime. These arguments eventually led them to split the restaurant into two, each sister doing business as she chose. The results, however, as both Ash and friends and Team Rocket quickly learn, are less than ideal. Can our heroes somehow bring these sisters to reconcile, saving a house literally divided against itself? |
| 418 | RS143 | | - : September 8, 2005
- : June 10, 2006
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| When Team Rocket attacks an inventor’s laboratory, they startle his Caterpie into eating an experimental substance that enlarges it to dreadful proportions. Not wanting to harm local residents, the Caterpie flees to the outskirts of town before evolving into a Metapod. It enters this dormant state, however, just as its size is most needed—Team Rocket has used the same substance to enlarge their Dustox and use its enhanced power to further their nefarious schemes. |
| 419 | RS144 | | - : September 15, 2005
- : June 17, 2006
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| Excited to enter her first Pokémon Contest in the Kanto region, May learns of several new rules that promise to make contests and contest battles even more strategically challenging. Max and May are particularly dubious of the warm greeting they receive from Harley, who had previously deceived May on several occasions. Seeing Harley dedicatedly volunteer at the local Pokémon Center, however, May decides to give him the benefit of the doubt. But this is yet again an err in judgment: Harley is determined to keep May from registering for the contest until after the deadline has passed. |
| 420 | RS145 | | - : September 22, 2005
- : June 24, 2006
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| Timely intervention by Lillian, the Master of Ceremonies, narrowly allows May to enter her first Kanto Pokémon Contest, granting her the chance to settle the score with her deceitful rival, Harley, on the Contest stage. When the two pair off in the deciding battle, however, May’s Squirtle seems a poor choice against Harley’s Ariados, which quickly dominates the arena, relying heavily on its signature String Shot attack. Can May use strategy to overcome her Pokémon’s inherent disadvantages, or will victory fall to the coordinator whose lies nearly cost May the chance to even compete? |
| 421 | RS146 | | - : September 29, 2005
- : July 8, 2006
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| Chancing upon a Fighting Pokémon dojo, Ash sees a chance to hone his own Pokémon Battle skills, but on entering is instead surprised to find himself being inducted as a new student and heir to the school. The schoolmaster’s true wish, Ash soon learns, is to bequeath the dojo to his son, but as his son is set upon following his own dreams of opening a restaurant, the master is desperately seeking any capable trainer to carry on the Fighting dojo in his stead. Anxious to continue his own quest, Ash decides to reconcile father and son and find a suitable heir to the dojo. |
