S07

Pokémon: Advanced Challenge is the seventh season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It is the second season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. It follows the adventures of , , , and Max in the Hoenn region, from the outskirts of Mauville City up to past Lilycove City.
It originally aired as part of the 2004-2005 Saturday morning lineup. The season began with What You Seed is What You Get, which originally aired on September 11, 2004, and ended with Judgment Day!, which originally aired on September 10, 2005.
It is preceded by Pokémon: Advanced and succeeded by Pokémon: Advanced Battle.
==Blurb==
A shadow hovers over Ash, May, and friends as they continue their journey through the Hoenn region, and it’s not just that of Mt. Chimney—both Team Magma and Team Aqua put plans into action with our heroes caught in the middle! When not foiling evil schemes, Ash and May chase their personal goals, with Ash battling for three more Gym Badges and May winning her first three Contest Ribbons. The group also gains new Pokémon like Torkoal and Bulbasaur, but could they be too much to handle?
==Important events==
* makes an appearance for two episodes at the Mirage Kingdom. (AG044, AG045)
* At Mt. Chimney, Team Magma and Team Aqua chase after Professor Cozmo and his meteorite sample. Ash helps Cozmo in destroying the sample. (AG054)
* pays a visit with the Kanto first partner Pokémon. (AG071)
* , , and James participate at a PokéRinger competition. (AG080)
* Team Aqua holds hostage the scientists at the Weather Institute. Ash and friends try to prevent the theft of data regarding the ancient Pokémon and , only to be tricked by Brodie, a member of Team Magma. (AG083)
===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* May's Skitty (AG047)
* Ash's Torkoal (AG058)
* May's Bulbasaur (AG073)
* James's Chimecho (AG084)
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Misty's → (AG045)
* Brock's → (AG063)
* Ash's → (AG066)
* Ash's → (AG080)
* May's → (AG082)
====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
* Misty's Togetic (AG045)
===Gym battles===
Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:
Badge	Opponent	Epicode	Result
 	Flannery	AG056 	Victory
 	Norman 	AG070 	Victory
 	Winona 	AG085 	Victory
===Pokémon Contests===
May participates in the following Pokémon Contests:
Location 	Epicode	Result
Fallarbor Town 	AG051 	Victory
Verdanturf Town	AG062 	Victory
Rubello Town 	AG078 	Defeat
Lilycove City 	AG091 	Victory
==Episodes==
Epicode	Episode Title 	#
AG041 	What You Seed is What You Get 	1
AG043 	Let Bagons Be Bagons 	2
AG044 	The Princess and the Togepi 	3
AG045 	A Togepi Mirage! 	4
AG046 	Candid Camerupt! 	5
AG042 	Love at First Flight 	6
AG047 	I Feel Skitty! 	7
AG048 	ZigZag Zangoose! 	8
AG049 	Maxxed Out! 	9
AG050 	Pros and Con Artists 	10
AG051 	Come What May! 	11
AG052 	Cheer Pressure 	12
AG053 	Game Winning Assist 	13
AG054 	Fight for the Meteorite! 	14
AG055 	Poetry Commotion! 	15
AG056 	Going, Going, Yawn 	16
AG057 	Going for a Spinda 	17
AG058 	All Torkoal, No Play 	18
AG059 	Manectric Charge 	19
AG060 	Delcatty Got Your Tongue 	20
AG061 	Disaster of Disguise 	21
AG062 	Disguise Da Limit 	22
AG063 	Take the Lombre Home 	23
AG064 	True Blue Swablu 	24
AG065 	Gulpin it Down 	25
AG066 	Exploud and Clear! 	26
AG067 	Go Go Ludicolo! 	27
AG068 	A Double Dilemma 	28
AG069 	Love, Petalburg Style! 	29
AG070 	Balance of Power 	30
AG071 	A Six Pack Attack! 	31
AG072 	The Bicker the Better 	32
AG073 	Grass Hysteria! 	33
AG074 	Hokey Poké Balls! 	34
AG075 	Whiscash and Ash 	35
AG076 	Me, Myself and Time 	36
AG077 	A Fan with a Plan 	37
AG078 	Cruisin' for a Losin' 	38
AG079 	Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend	39
AG080 	That's Just Swellow 	40
AG081 	Take This House and Shuppet 	41
AG082 	A Shroomish Skirmish 	42
AG083 	Unfair Weather Friends 	43
AG084 	Who's Flying Now? 	44
AG085 	Sky High Gym Battle! 	45
AG086 	Lights, Camerupt, Action! 	46
AG087 	Crazy as a Lunatone 	47
AG088 	The Garden of Eatin' 	48
AG089 	A Scare to Remember! 	49
AG090 	Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry 	50
AG091 	Lessons in Lilycove 	51
AG092 	Judgment Day! 	52
 	 	
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
===Australian DVD releases===
==Trivia==
* English voice actresses Megan Hollingshead (Nurse Joy) and Lee Quick (Officer Jenny) both left the show during this season, with Bella Hudson taking over the role of Nurse Joy and Jamie Davyous Owens taking over Officer Jenny from Maxxed Out! and The Ribbon Cup Caper, respectively. They continued in these roles until the end of the 4Kids-produced dub.
* The episodes of this season, Pokémon: Advanced, and Pokémon: Advanced Battle for sale on iTunes are missing the Who's That Pokémon? and Pokémon Trainer's Choice segments, as well as the season-based eyecatches from the final commercial breaks.
* In the dub, all of the title cards in this season were read by the narrator instead of .
* In Finland, this was the first season to air in its entirety.
* This is the only season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire to air in .
==In other languages==
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