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Screencap from Episode 7, Tree's a Crowd.
Produced By
Oriental Light and Magic Incorporated
Dubbed By
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
Channel & Air Date
The WB Television Network
Kids WB
Saturday Morning November 1, 2003 – September 4, 2004
Voice Cast
Ash Ketchum: Veronica Taylor
Pikachu: Ikue Otani
May: Veronica Taylor
Max: Amy Birnbaum
Flannery: Lisa Ortiz
Jessie: Rachael Lillis
James: Eric Struart
Meowth: Maddie Blaustein
Jigglypuff: Rachael Lillis
Professor Birch: Dan Green
Narrator: Mike Pollock
Intro Song
“I Wanna Be a Hero”
Performed by
John Siegler and David Rolfe
Pokémon Advanced was something of a fresh start for the series. As main characters Brock and Misty were retired and Ash was given a new set of traveling companions. Although due to their large popularity in native Japan, Team Rocket was not dropped from the show.
Ash is now joined by May a rookie trainer who just started her Pokemon journey, her know-it-all little brother Max, and Flannery a Gym Leader in training.
Pokemon Teams through Season 6
Ash
Pikachu
Taillow
Treeko
Corphish
Whismur
May
Mudkip
Beautifly
Flannery
Torkoal
Torchic
Episode List & Major Events
Get the Show on the Road!
Ash arrives in Littleroot Town and meets with Professor Birch.
Ash meets May, a beginning Trainer.
May encounters Team Rocket for the first time.
Pikachu accidentally destroys May's bike.
Team Rocket accidentally heals Pikachu.
May starts her Pokémon journey with a Mudkip, a Pokédex, and six Poké Balls.
Ash and May decide to travel together.
A Ruin with a View
May tries and fails to catch an Azurill.
May's Mudkip is revealed to know Mud Slap and Water Gun.
May meets Nurse Joy and learns about Pokémon Centers.
Ash registers for the Hoenn League.
Giovanni assigns Jessie and James to create a Team Rocket branch in the Hoenn region in an attempt to learn more about the plans of Team Aqua and Team Magma.
Ash learns about the Gym in Petalburg City.
Ash and May encounter Team Magma for the first time.There's No Place Like Hoenn
There's no Place Like Hoenn
Ash and May arrive in Petalburg City.
Ash goes to the Petalburg Gym and meets May's brother Max, her mother Caroline, and her father Norman, the local Gym Leader.
Ash is unable to have an official Gym battle with Norman as he needs three Pokémon. He is allowed to have an unofficial battle, but loses.
Max encounters Team Rocket for the first time.
Max joins the group.
Max receives a PokéNav while Ash and May receive a Badge case each from Norman.
Ash learns of the Gym in Rustboro City and decides to head there.
You Never Can Taillow
Ash, May and Max meet Flannery. A Gym leader in training.
Flannery’s Torkoal is revealed to know flamethrower.
Ash catches a Taillow.
Flannery joins the group.
In the Knicker of Time!
Ash and his friends meet a Trainer named Nicholai.
May participates in and loses her first Pokémon battle.
Nicholai catches a Zigzagoon.
Ash's Taillow is revealed to know Peck.
A Poached Ego!
May learns that there are multiple identical Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys in different cities.
Jessie and James release Arbok and Weezing.
James catches a Cacnea.
Tree's a Crowd
Ash catches a Treecko.
A Tail with a Twist
Jessie catches a Seviper.
Ash's Taillow is revealed to know Wing Attack.
Ash's Treecko is revealed to know Quick Attack.
Little Lost Ralts
May catches a Ralts for Max (Just like how Clemont caught Dedenne for Bonnie in OTL‘s X & Y Anime.)
You Said a Mouthful!
No Major Events
A Bite to Remember
Max and May see an evolution for the first time.
Torchic Trouble
Flannery catches a Torchic.
All Things Bright and Beautifly!
Ash, May, Max, and Brock go to their first Pokémon Contest.
Jessie is revealed to own a Hoenn Contest Pass, which she renews.
Ash, Brock, May, and Max receive a Hoenn Contest Pass.
May becomes interested in Pokémon Contests.
Ash learns that the first Hoenn League Gym is a Rock-type Gym.
Ash begins to teach Pikachu Iron Tail in preparation for the Gym battle..
All in a Day's Wurmple
Ash learns that Double Battles are common in Hoenn.
May catches a Wurmple, making it her first caught Pokémon.
Jessie also catches a Wurmple.
Gonna Rule The School!
Ash and his friends arrive in Rustboro City and meet Roxanne, the Rustboro Gym Leader.
Ash challenges Roxanne to a Gym battle.
Max is introduced to Professor Oak.
Max visits the Pokémon Trainers' School and takes part in his first Pokémon battle, which is interrupted by Team Rocket.
Ash and his friends learn that Jessie has obtained a Wurmple.
The Winner by a Nosepass
May reveals her intentions to participate in Pokémon Contests instead of Gym battles.
Pikachu masters Iron Tail.
Ash defeats Roxanne and earns his first Hoenn League Badge, the Stone Badge.
Stairway to Devon
Ash and his friends learn about Team Aqua and Team Magma, and have their first encounter with the former.
Ash learns that Steven Stone is on Dewford Island, and that the second Gym in Hoenn is located there.
On a Wingull and a Prayer!
Ash and his friends meet Mr. Briney.
Ash and his friends head for Dewford Island on Mr. Briney's boat.
Flannery is revealed to have a fear of the water from never learning to swim.
Sharpedo Attack!
Ash and his friends arrive on Dewford Island.
Brave the Wave
Ash and his friends meet Brawly, the Dewford Gym Leader.
Ash's Taillow is revealed to know Quick Attack.
Brawly's Makuhita evolves into a Hariyama.
Ash has a Gym battle with Brawly and loses.
Ash and his friends decide to stay on Dewford Island while Ash trains for a rematch with Brawly.
Which Wurmple's Which?
May tries to catch an Octillery and Ash tries to catch a Corphish, but both fail.
Jessie's Wurmple is revealed to know String Shot.
A Hole Lotta Trouble
Ash and his friends meet Steven.
Gone Corphishin'
Ash catches a Corphish.
A Corphish Out of Water
May's Wurmple evolves into Silcoon.
Jessie's Wurmple evolves into Cascoon.
A Mudkip Mission
No Major Events
Turning Over a Nuzleaf
Ash's Corphish is revealed to know Vise Grip.
A Three Team Scheme!
Ash and his friends meet up with Professor Birch.
Flannery and Max encounter Team Magma for the first time.
Team Aqua and Team Magma are revealed to possess the Red Orb and the Blue Orb, respectively.
Seeing is Believing!
Jessie's Cascoon is revealed to know Tackle and Harden.
May's Silcoon evolves into Beautifly and learns Gust.
Jessie's Cascoon evolves into Dustox and learns Poison Sting and Psybeam.
Professor Birch leaves the group.
Ready, Willing, and Sableye
No Major Events
A Meditite Fight!
Ash meets Brawly again, and they prepare to start their rematch.
Just One of the Geysers
Ash's Corphish is revealed to know Harden.
Ash defeats Brawly in a rematch, earning the Knuckle Badge.
Abandon Ship!
Ash and his friends are revealed to have left Dewford Island by boat, headed for Slateport City and then for Mauville City.
Ash and his friends reach Slateport City.
Now That's Flower Power!
May meets her first rival, Drew.
May receives a Pokéblock Case from Mr. Big.
May's Beautifly is revealed to have learned Silver Wind.
Having a Wailord of a Time
No Major Events
Win, Lose or Drew!
May enters the Slateport City Pokémon Contest, making her debut as a Coordinator.
Drew and Robert enter the Slateport Contest as well.
Drew defeats May in the first round of the Battle Stage, eliminating her of the competition.
Robert defeats Drew in the finals, earning the Slateport Ribbon.
The Spheal of Approval
Ash and his friends leave Slateport City and head towards Mauville City.
Jump for Joy!
No Major Events
A Different Kind of Misty!
No Major Events
What’s that Sound Type
Ash and his friends reach Mauville City.
May and Max meet Jigglypuff for the first time.
Jessie's Seviper is revealed to know Wrap.
Ash catches a Whismur.
Ash’s Whismur is revealed to know Uproar.
Jigglypuff falls in love with Ash’s Whismur.
Jigglypuff follows the group in its pursuit of Ash’s Whismur.
Watt's with Wattson?
Ash and his friends arrive at the Mauville Gym and meet Wattson, the Mauville City Gym Leader.
Ash defeats Wattson flawlessly, due to his Pikachu being overcharged from an earlier incident, and earns the Dynamo Badge.
Jessie's Dustox is revealed to know Whirlwind.
Wattson catches an Electrike.
Ash tries to return his Dynamo Badge, but Wattson tells him to keep it.
