Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Pikachu continue their journey through the Sinnoh region, the setting for theDiamond and Pearladventure and the same version of the video game. On his second try, Ash defeats Roarke in the Oreburg Gym to win the Coal Badge. Dawn scores her first success as a Coordinator, earning the Floaroma Ribbon; Brock and his Croagunk come from behind to take the title in a Pokémon dress-up contest. His prize is an egg from an unknown type of Pokémon. Ash, Brock, and Misty learn to make the Pokémon snack called Poffins, which are as much bother in the animated series as they are in the game. The adventurers meet Cheryl, a treasure hunter hoping to realize her grandfather's dream, and spend several episodes with her looking for the Amber Castle where super-sweet Magic Honey is hidden. Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket supply comic villainy. But their slapstick failures are eclipsed by the arrival of Jey, an evil hunter who traps Pokémon in a sand-like substance and sells them to the highest bidder. She eludes the efforts of Officer Jenny and the regular cast to capture her, and will certainly reappear in later episodes. The addition of a serious villain shifts the tone of this long-running fantasy-adventure. (Rated A, suitable for All Ages: minor cartoon violence.)--Charles Solomon18. O'er the Rampardos We Watched! 19. Twice Smitten, Once Shy! 20.   Mutiny in the Bounty! 21. Ya See We Want an Evolution! 22. Borrowing on Bad Faith! 23. Faced with Steelix Determination! 24. Cooking up a Sweet Story! 25. Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan! 26. Getting the Pre- Contest Titters! 27. Settling a Not-So-Old Score! 28. Drifloon on the Wind! 29. The Champ Twins! 30. Some Enchanted Sweetening! 31. The Grass-Type Is Always Greener! 32. An Angry Combeenation! 33. All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go! 34. Buizel Your Way Out of This!)