# Pokémon: Advanced Challenge

Pokémon: Advanced Challenge is the seventh season of Pokémon and the second season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation (ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション, Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon). It originally aired in Japan from September 4, 2003, to September 2, 2004, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from September 11, 2004, to September 10, 2005, on Kids' WB.
Set in the fictional Hoenn region, the season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, and his electric mouse partner Pikachu as they collect Gym Badges so they can compete in the Hoenn League competition. Along the way, they are joined by Brock, the formed leader of the Pewter City Gym, and the ten-year-old Pokémon Coordinator May and her younger brother, Max, as May competes in Pokémon Contests with the aim of earning Ribbons so she can enter the Hoenn Grand Festival.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.

## Episode list

| Jap. overall | Eng. overall | No. in season | English title Japanese title | Original air date | English air date |
| 317 | 314 | 1 | "What You Seed is What You Get" (Kimori's New Technique!! Watermelon Field's Seed Machine Gun!) Transliteration: "Kimori no Shinwaza!! Suika Hatake no Tane Mashingan!" (Japanese: キモリの新技！！スイカ畑のタネマシンガン！) | September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) | September 11, 2004 |
| After Ash, Brock, May and Max find 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. ||||||
| 318 | 315 | 2 | "Love at First Flight" (Barubeat and Illumise! Dance of Love!) Transliteration: "Barubīto to Irumīze! Ai no Dansu!" (Japanese: バルビートとイルミーゼ！愛のダンス！) | September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) | October 16, 2004 |
| A Volbeat trainer named Romeo goes to May for tips on trying to confess his love for an Illumise trainer named Juliet. ||||||
| 319 | 316 | 3 | "Let Bagons Be Bagons" (Fly Tatsubay! Towards the Future!!) Transliteration: "Tobe, Tatsubei! Ashita ni Mukatte!!" (Japanese: 飛べ、タツベイ！明日にむかって！！) | September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18) | September 18, 2004 |
| Ash and company encounter Michelle and her Bagon, which wishes to evolve into Shelgon and fly. ||||||
| 320 | 317 | 4 | "The Princess and the Togepi" (Kasumi Appears! Togepi and the Mirage Kingdom!) Transliteration: "Kasumi Tōjō! Togepī to Maboroshi no Ōkoku!" (Japanese: カスミ登場！トゲピーとまぼろしの王国！) | September 25, 2003 (2003-09-25) | September 25, 2004 |
| Ash's former partner Misty arrives in Hoenn, but her reunion with Ash and Brock is cut short when an evil mercenary, Colonel Hansen, arrives and kidnaps her Togepi with the help of Team Rocket. ||||||
| 321 | 318 | 5 | "A Togepi Mirage!" (Beyond the Mirage! Togepi's Paradise!) Transliteration: "Shinkirō no Kanata ni! Togepī no Rakuen!" (Japanese: 蜃気楼の彼方に！トゲピーの楽園！) | October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02) | October 2, 2004 |
| 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 evolves into Togetic to save the other Togepi. ||||||
| 322 | 319 | 6 | "Candid Camerupt!" (Kachinuki Family! 4 vs. 4!!) Transliteration: "Kachinuki Famirī! Yon Tai Yon!!" (Japanese: かちぬきファミリー！4VS4！！) | October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09) | October 9, 2004 |
| The Winstrate Family rescue Ash and company from dying of thirst and in return insist on a 4-on-4 Pokémon battle against them. ||||||
| 323 | 320 | 7 | "I Feel Skitty!" (Eneko and Aromatherapy!) Transliteration: "Eneko to Aromaterapī!" (Japanese: エネコとアロマテラピー！) | October 16, 2003 (2003-10-16) | October 23, 2004 |
| 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, who joins May's party. ||||||
| 324 | 321 | 8 | "ZigZag Zangoose!" (Zangoose vs. Habunake! Rivals Showdown!!) Transliteration: "Zangūsu Tai Habunēku! Raibaru Taiketsu!!" (Japanese: ザングースVSハブネーク！ライバル対決！！) | October 23, 2003 (2003-10-23) | October 23, 2004 |
| 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. ||||||
| 325 | 322 | 9 | "Maxxed Out!" (Masato and Masato! Protect Ametama!) Transliteration: "Masato to Masato! Ametama o Mamore!" (Japanese: マサトとマサト！アメタマを守れ！) | October 30, 2003 (2003-10-30) | October 30, 2004 |
| 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? ||||||
| 326 | 323 | 10 | "Pros and Con Artists" (Pokémon Contest – Hajitsuge Tournament!!) Transliteration: "Pokemon Kontesuto, Hajitsuge Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会！！) | November 6, 2003 (2003-11-06) | October 30, 2004 |
| The gang meets a girl named Grace with a Medicham who is going to enter the contest in Fallarbor Town. Meanwhile, Team Rocket conducts a scam while May experiences mixed feelings about being in the contest. ||||||
| 327 | 324 | 11 | "Come What May!" (VS Charem! Contest Battle!!) Transliteration: "VS Chāremu! Kontesuto Batoru!!" (Japanese: VSチャーレム！コンテストバトル！！) | November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13) | November 6, 2004 |
| May participates in the Fallarbor Town Pokémon Contest. Will she win and earn her first contest ribbon? ||||||
| 328 | 325 | 12 | "Cheer Pressure" (Prasle and Minun! Road of Cheering!?) Transliteration: "Purasuru to Mainan! Ōen no Michi!?" (Japanese: プラスルとマイナン！応援の道！？) | November 20, 2003 (2003-11-20) | November 6, 2004 |
| Ash and friends re-encounter Thatcher and find that he's joined a cheerleading squad for Pokémon Trainers. ||||||
| 329 | 326 | 13 | "Game Winning Assist" (Eneco and Cat's Paw! Meadow of Donmel!) Transliteration: "Eneko to Neko no te! Donmeru no Bokujō!" (Japanese: エネコとねこのて！ドンメルの牧場！) | November 27, 2003 (2003-11-27) | November 13, 2004 |
| After getting chased out of a cave by Slugma, Ash and friends end up at a Numel farm. ||||||
| 330 | 327 | 14 | "Fight for the Meteorite" (Team Aqua vs. Team Magma Again! Battle of Mt. Chimney!!) Transliteration: "Maguma-dan Tai Akua-dan, Futatabi! Entotsu Yama no Tatakai!!" (Japanese: マグマ団VSアクア団、再び！えんとつ山の戦い！！) | December 4, 2003 (2003-12-04) | November 13, 2004 |
| 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. ||||||
| 331 | 328 | 15 | "Poetry Commotion!" (The New Gym Leader – Asuna! The Hole-Filled Battlefield!) Transliteration: "Shinjin Jimu Rīdā, Asuna! Anadarake no Batoru Fīrudo!" (Japanese: 新人ジムリーダー・アスナ！穴だらけのバトルフィールド！) | December 11, 2003 (2003-12-11) | November 20, 2004 |
| 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. ||||||
| 332 | 329 | 16 | "Going, Going, Yawn" (Heat Badge! Win the Blazing Battle!!) Transliteration: "Hīto Bajji! Moeru Batoru de Getto da ze!!" (Japanese: ヒートバッジ！燃えるバトルでゲットだぜ！！) | December 18, 2003 (2003-12-18) | November 20, 2004 |
| Ash faces off against Flannery to win the Heat Badge. ||||||
| 333 | 330 | 17 | "Going for a Spinda" (Full of Patcheel! Beyond the Mountains in Search of Happiness!) Transliteration: "Patchīru Ga Ippai! Shiawase Sagashite Yama no Kanata ni!" (Japanese: パッチールがいっぱい！幸せさがして山の彼方に！) | December 25, 2003 (2003-12-25) | November 27, 2004 |
| Ash and friends must help Claire find a lucky Spinda she's been caring for, but why is it deliberately running away from her? ||||||
| 334 | 331 | 18 | "All Torkoal, No Play" (Breakthrough Valley of Steel! Cotoise vs. Haganeil!!) Transliteration: "Hagane no Tani o Toppa se yo! Kōtasu Tai Haganēru!!" (Japanese: ハガネの谷を突破せよ！コータスVSハガネール！！) | January 8, 2004 (2004-01-08) | November 27, 2004 |
| Ash and friends enter the Valley of Steel where they see a Torkoal being bullied by a group of Steel-type Pokémon, led by a Steelix. Ash rescues the Torkoal, adding a new member to his team. ||||||
| 335 | 332 | 19 | "Manectric Charge" (Kinetsu Gym Returns! Vs. Livolt!!) Transliteration: "Kinsetsu Jimu Futatabi! Tai Raiboruto!!" (Japanese: キンセツジムふたたび！VSライボルト！！) | January 15, 2004 (2004-01-15) | December 4, 2004 |
| Wattson's Electrike evolves into Manectric, and he challenges Ash's Torkoal to a practice battle. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is getting the unwanted ride of their lives. ||||||
| 336 | 333 | 20 | "Delcatty Got Your Tongue" (Eneko and Enekororo! The Legendary Pokémon Coordinator Appears!!) Transliteration: "Eneko to Enekororo! Densetsu no Kōdeinētā Tōjō!!" (Japanese: エネコとエネコロロ！伝説のコーディネーター登場！！) | January 22, 2004 (2004-01-22) | December 4, 2004 |
| 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. ||||||
| 337 | 334 | 21 | "Disaster of Disguise" (The Masked Coordinator – Phantom Appears!!) Transliteration: "Kamen no Kōdeinētā, Fantomu Tōjō!!" (Japanese: 仮面のコーディネーター・ファントム登場！！) | January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29) | December 11, 2004 |
| 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. ||||||
| 338 | 335 | 22 | "Disguise Da Limit" (Shidake Town! Pokémon Contest!!) Transliteration: "Shidake Taun! Pokemon Kontesuto!!" (Japanese: シダケタウン！ポケモンコンテスト！！) | February 5, 2004 (2004-02-05) | December 11, 2004 |
| 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. ||||||
| 339 | 336 | 23 | "Take the Lombre Home" (Solrock and Hasubrero! Legend of the Sacred Forest!) Transliteration: "Sorurokku to Hasuburero! Seinaru Mori no Densetsu!" (Japanese: ソルロックとハスブレロ！聖なる森の伝説！) | February 12, 2004 (2004-02-12) | January 29, 2005 |
| Brock's Lotad evolves into a Lombre, who is sought as a savior by a small village suffering from a drought. ||||||
| 340 | 337 | 24 | "True Blue Swablu" (Sky of Tyltto! Heart of Haruka!!) Transliteration: "Chirutto no Sora! Haruka no Kokoro!!" (Japanese: チルットの空！ハルカの心！！) | February 19, 2004 (2004-02-19) | February 5, 2005 |
| On their way to Petalburg City, Ash and his friends help a sick Swablu get back to its flock. ||||||
| 341 | 338 | 25 | "Gulpin it Down" (The Great Gokulin Repelling Strategy!!) Transliteration: "Gokurin Gekitai Daisakusen!!" (Japanese: ゴクリン撃退大作戦！！) | February 26, 2004 (2004-02-26) | February 12, 2005 |
| 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 called Professor Jacuzzi who uses a Heavy Ball. ||||||
| 342 | 339 | 26 | "Exploud and Clear" (Critical Situation! Bakuong vs. Juptile!!) Transliteration: "Isshokusokuhatsu! Bakuongu Tai Juputoru!!" (Japanese: 一触即発！バクオングVSジュプトル！！) | March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) | February 19, 2005 |
| Ash's Treecko evolves into a Grovyle while battling a Loudred. However, the Loudred also evolves into an Exploud and goes on a rampage, refusing to obey its trainer, Guy, and Grovyle (who has even more of an attitude than before) is determined to finish its battle with Exploud. ||||||
| 343 | 340 | 27 | "Go Go Ludicolo!" (Dancing Battle! Runpappa!!) Transliteration: "Odoru Batoru da! Runpappa!!" (Japanese: 踊るバトルだ！ルンパッパ！！) | March 11, 2004 (2004-03-11) | February 26, 2005 |
| Corphish is now jealous of Grovyle's recent evolution and takes on the trainer Poncho and his Ludicolo. Corphish later realizes its mistake and helps Poncho and his Ludicolo against Team Rocket. ||||||
| 344 | 341 | 28 | "A Double Dilemma" (Papa is Idol!? Fake Gym Leader!!) Transliteration: "Papa wa Aidoru!? Itsuwari no Jimu Rīdā!!" (Japanese: パパはアイドル！？いつわりのジムリーダー！！) | March 18, 2004 (2004-03-18) | March 5, 2005 |
| 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 disguises themselves as May and Max's family. ||||||
| 345 | 342 | 29 | "Love, Petalburg Style!" (Tōka Gym Crisis! Household Crisis!!) Transliteration: "Tōka Jimu no Kiki! Katei no Kiki!!" (Japanese: トウカジムの危機！家庭の危機！！) | March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25) | March 12, 2005 |
| When it appears that Norman is flirting with Nurse Joy, everyone else comes to the conclusion that he has dumped Caroline. ||||||
| 346 | 343 | 30 | "Balance of Power" (Tōka Gym! The Fifth Badge!!) Transliteration: "Tōka Jimu Sen! Itsutsu me no Bajji!!" (Japanese: トウカジム戦！五つ目のバッジ！！) | April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01) | March 19, 2005 |
| 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. ||||||
| 347 | 344 | 31 | "A Six Pack Attack!" (Professor Ookido and Professor Odamaki! Secret Base Battle!!) Transliteration: "Ōkido-hakase to Odamaki-hakase! Himitsukichi no Tatakai!!" (Japanese: オーキド博士とオダマキ博士！秘密基地の戦い！！) | April 8, 2004 (2004-04-08) | March 26, 2005 |
| Professor Oak comes to Hoenn to visit Professor Birch, bringing along with him Kanto starters Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. Team Rocket come to steal them along with Professor Birch's Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip. ||||||
| 348 | 345 | 32 | "The Bicker the Better" (Tag Battle! Satoshi vs. Haruka!?) Transliteration: "Taggu Batoru! Satoshi Tai Haruka!?" (Japanese: タッグバトル！サトシVSハルカ！？) | April 15, 2004 (2004-04-15) | April 2, 2005 |
| Quarreling Ash and May are mistaken for a couple by "love specialists" Oscar and Andi, who challenge them to a tag team Pokémon battle. ||||||
| 349 | 346 | 33 | "Grass Hysteria!" (King of the Forbidden Forest! Fushigibana!!) Transliteration: "Kindan no Mori no Ōja! Fushigibana!!" (Japanese: 禁断の森の王者！フシギバナ！！) | April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22) | April 9, 2005 |
| May finds herself in a forest inhabited by grass Pokémon which is forbidden to humans. May befriends a female Bulbasaur who she catches. ||||||
| 350 | 347 | 34 | "Hokey PokéBalls" (Fushigidane and Fushigidane! Regaining the Monster Balls!!) Transliteration: "Fushigidane to Fushigidane! Monsutā Bōru o Torikaese!!" (Japanese: フシギダネとフシギダネ！モンスターボールを取り返せ！！) | April 29, 2004 (2004-04-29) | April 16, 2005 |
| Ash brings back his Bulbasaur for a visit, and it 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. ||||||
| 351 | 348 | 35 | "Whiscash and Ash" (Showdown! The Fishing Master and the Giant Namazun!!) Transliteration: "Taiketsu! Kyodai Namazun to Tsuri Meijin!!" (Japanese: 対決！巨大ナマズンと釣り名人！！) | May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06) | April 23, 2005 |
| After losing his badge case and the badges in it to a large Whiscash nicknamed Nero, Ash relies on the help of a fisherman called Sullivan who wants to catch Nero. ||||||
| 352 | 349 | 36 | "Me, Myself and Time" (Yajilon and the Ruins in the Mist!) Transliteration: "Yajiron to Kiri no Naka no Iseki!" (Japanese: ヤジロンと霧の中の遺跡！) | May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13) | April 30, 2005 |
| While separated from the others, Ash encounters a girl called Calista and her Baltoy. He learns Calista and Baltoy were called to meet someone at a set of ruins, and Baltoy is a key. ||||||
| 353 | 350 | 37 | "A Fan with a Plan" (Formidable Enemy!? Mother Coordinator Appears!) Transliteration: "Kyoōteki!? Mama-san Kōdeinētā Tōjō!" (Japanese: 強敵！？ママさんコーディネーター登場！) | May 20, 2004 (2004-05-20) | May 7, 2005 |
| In a Pokémon contest, May discovers that one of the coordinators named Savannah is actually an adult and a mother! ||||||
| 354 | 351 | 38 | "Cruisin' for a Losin'" (Pokémon Contest! Ruibosu Tournament!!) Transliteration: "Pokemon Kontesuto! Ruibosu Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！ルイボス大会！！) | May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) | May 14, 2005 |
| May's Bulbasaur loses when battling Savannah's Lairon. After that, Drew beats Savannah and earns the contest ribbon. ||||||
| 355 | 352 | 39 | "Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend" (Baneboo's Lost Object!?) Transliteration: "Banebū no Sagashimono!?" (Japanese: バネブーのさがしもの！？) | June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03) | May 21, 2005 |
| 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. ||||||
| 356 | 353 | 40 | "That's Just Swellow" (Beginning Challenge! Sky Match – PokéRinger!!) Transliteration: "Hatsu Chōsen! Kūchū Kyōgi, Pokeringa!!" (Japanese: 初挑戦！空中競技・ポケリンガ！！) | June 10, 2004 (2004-06-10) | May 28, 2005 |
| During an aerial competition, Ash's Taillow evolves into a Swellow when he goes up against Team Rocket's James - who's using Jessie's Dustox. ||||||
| 357 | 354 | 41 | "Take This House and Shuppet" (The Mansion of Kagebouzu!) Transliteration: "Kagebōzu no Kan!" (Japanese: カゲボウズの館！) | June 17, 2004 (2004-06-17) | June 4, 2005 |
| 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. ||||||
| 358 | 355 | 42 | "A Shroomish Skirmish" (The Fighting King of the Forest!? Wakasyamo vs. Kinogassa!) Transliteration: "Mori no Kakutō Ō!? Wakashamo Tai Kinogassa!" (Japanese: 森の格闘王！？ワカシャモVSキノガッサ！) | June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24) | June 11, 2005 |
| 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. ||||||
| 359 | 356 | 43 | "Unfair-Weather Friends" (Powalen of the Weather Research Institute!) Transliteration: "Otenki Kenkyūsho no Powarun!" (Japanese: お天気研究所のポワルン！) | July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | June 18, 2005 |
| 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. ||||||
| 360 | 357 | 44 | "Who's Flying Now?" (Hiwamaki City's Feather Carnival!!) Transliteration: "Hiwamaki Shiti no Fezā Kānibaru!!" (Japanese: ヒワマキシティのフェザーカーニバル！！) | July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) | June 25, 2005 |
| Finally reaching Fortree City, the gang discover a carnival full of flying Pokémon, and James befriends and catches a Chimecho. ||||||
| 361 | 358 | 45 | "Sky High Gym Battle!" (Hiwamaki Gym! Battle in the Sky!!) Transliteration: "Hiwamaki Jimu! Ōzora no Tatakai!!" (Japanese: ヒワマキジム！大空の戦い！！) | July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) | July 9, 2005 |
| Ash battles Winona at the Fortree City Gym to win a Feather Badge. ||||||
| 362 | 359 | 46 | "Lights, Camerupt, Action!" (The Film's Riding on Bakuuda!!) Transliteration: "Eiga wa Bakūda ni Notte!!" (Japanese: 映画はバクーダに乗って！！) | July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | July 16, 2005 |
| Ash and his friends help a trainer called Elijah and his Camerupt deliver a film to some children. ||||||
| 363 | 360 | 47 | "Crazy as a Lunatone" (Mystery! A Pokémon from Space!?) Transliteration: "Shinpi! Uchū kara Kita Pokemon!?" (Japanese: 神秘！宇宙から来たポケモン！？) | July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) | August 20, 2005 |
| 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. ||||||
| 364 | 361 | 48 | "The Garden of Eatin'" (Kabigon of the Banana Namakero Park!!) Transliteration: "Banana Namakero en no Kabigon!!" (Japanese: バナナナマケロ園のカビゴン！！) | August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) | August 27, 2005 |
| A Snorlax is eating the bananas in a Slakoth reserve, so one of the Slakoth evolves into Vigoroth whose Vital Spirit ability makes it immune to Snolax's Yawn attack. ||||||
| 365 | 362 | 49 | "A Scare to Remember" (Pikachu, Joining Team Rocket!?) Transliteration: "Pikachū, Roketto-dan ni Iru!?" (Japanese: ピカチュウ、ロケット団に入る！？) | August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) | September 3, 2005 |
| Pikachu gets amnesia and is convinced by Meowth that he is a member of Team Rocket and attacks Ash and his friends. ||||||
| 366 | 363 | 50 | "Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry" (Arrival in Minamo City! Polocks and Swallow's Return!) Transliteration: "Minamo Shiti Tōchaku! Porokku to Tsubamegaeshi!" (Japanese: ミナモシティ到着！ポロックとつばめがえし！) | August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) | September 3, 2005 |
| While May befriends Kelly, a daughter of a Pokéblock expert, Ash decides to teach Swellow Aerial Ace with the help of a Move Tutor. ||||||
| 367 | 364 | 51 | "Lessons in Lilycove" (Pokémon Contest! Minamo Tournament!!) Transliteration: "Pokemon Kontesuto! Minamo Taikai!!" (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！ミナモ大会！！) | August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) | September 10, 2005 |
| May and Kelly participate in the Lilycove Pokémon Contest, while Ash helps Swellow master Aerial Ace. ||||||
| 368 | 365 | 52 | "Judgment Day!" (Those Three Appear! The Referee School Island!) Transliteration: "Ano Sanbiki Tōjō! Shinpan Gakkō no Shima!" (Japanese: あの三匹登場！審判学校の島！) | September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | September 10, 2005 |
| Team Rocket attempts to capture an Ivysaur, Charmeleon, and Wartortle belonging to a trainee Pokémon battle judge called Jimmy. ||||||

## Music

The Japanese opening songs are "Advance Adventure" (アドバンスアドベンチャー, Adobansu Adobenchā) by GARDEN for 30 episodes, and "Challenger!!" (チャレンジャー！！, Charenjā!!) by Rica Matsumoto for 22 episodes. The ending songs are "Polka O Dolka" (ポルカ・オ・ドルカ, Poruka O Doruka) by Inuko Inuyama and Nolsol Chorus Group for 4 episodes, Toshiko Ezaki performed "Because the Sky is There" (そこに空があるから, Soko ni Sora ga Aru Kara) for 7 episodes, and "Smile" (スマイル, Sumairu) for 42 episodes, "Full of Summer!!" (いっぱいスーマ!!, Ippai Sumā!!) by Naomi Tamura and Himawari Chorus for 8 episodes, "Smile" (スマイル, Sumairu) by Toshiko Ezaki for 1 episode, and the English opening song is "This Dream" by David Rolfe. A shortened version is used as the end credit song.

## Home media

In the United States, the series was released on 10 DVD volumes by Viz Media between 2005-2006.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video later released Pokémon: Advanced Challenge – The Complete Collection on DVD on December 5, 2017.