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40 episodes · premiered Nov 21, 2002
Polishing off the Silver Conference, Ash heads toward his next challenge—the far-off Hoenn region! While he must say goodbye to old friends, he makes the acquaintance of May, a Trainer just starting out on her Pokémon journey. Along with her little brother Max and the ever-reliable Brock, this pack of Pokémon Trainers begin pursuing their dreams—with Ash racking up three Gym Badges, while May changes tack to follow the Contest path of a Pokémon Coordinator.
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E1 Get the Show on the Road!
Pikachu is suffering from a serious electrical overload! Can Ash and Professor Birch find a solution before it's too late?
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E2 A Ruin with a View
A power failure at the Pokémon Center leads Ash and his new friend May to an astonishing discovery!
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E3 There's No Place Like Hoenn
Ash is ready for his first Gym battle in the Hoenn region--and the Gym Leader he must face is none other than May's father!
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E4 You Never Can Taillow!
When Team Rocket turns a flock of Taillow against our heroes, an old friend comes to the rescue!
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E5 In the Knicker of Time!
Ash and friends meet an eccentric Trainer who challenges May to her very first Pokémon battle!
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E6 A Poached Ego!
Our heroes are on the trail of a Pokémon poacher, and Team Rocket is close behind!
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E7 Tree's a Crowd
When Ash gets lost in the woods, he meets a Treecko who's determined to save its forest home.
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E8 A Tail with a Twist
Ash's Treecko takes on a wild Seviper, but things don't go so well...
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E9 Taming of the Shroomish
Stopping in Rinshin Town, our heroes investigate the mystery of a haunted mansion!
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E10 You Said a Mouthful!
Ash can't resist challenging a Trainer who claims to have the world's most powerful Pokémon, but there's something odd about this battle...
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E11 A Bite to Remember
After meeting a group of Mightyena, Max befriends a Poochyena who hasn't evolved yet and decides to train it himself!
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E12 The Lotad Lowdown
Our heroes meet three sisters who grow berries with the help of a nearby group of Lotad!
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E13 All Things Bright and Beautifly!
Ash and friends discover a whole new kind of Pokémon competition, and it seems May has found her calling!
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E14 All in a Day's Wurmple
As May sets out to catch a Wurmple for her first Pokémon Contest, Ash receives a Double Battle challenge!
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E15 Gonna Rule the School!
Our heroes check out the Pokémon Trainer's School in Rustboro City, where Max has a run-in with a classmate!
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E16 The Winner by a Nosepass!
Armed with Pikachu's new Iron Tail attack, Ash challenges Gym Leader Roxanne!
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E17 Stairway to Devon
As our heroes tour the massive Devon Corporation, a mysterious intruder tries to steal an important piece of equipment!
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E18 On a Wingull and a Prayer!
Mr. Briney the sailor offers to take our heroes to Dewford Island for Ash's next Gym battle, but then changes his mind. What's going on?
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E19 Sharpedo Attack!
When a school of Sharpedo attacks, Ash and friends are stranded on an uncharted island!
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E20 Brave the Wave
Ash challenges the Dewford Gym, but Gym Leader Brawly seems more interested in surfing!ets the Gym Leader Brawly, who would rather surf than battle, which infuriates Ash. Could there be more to this Gym Leader than meets the eye? And does May even have a shred of decency?
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E21 Which Wurmple's Which?
May and Jessie of Team Rocket both have a Wurmple, and the two Pokémon accidentally get swapped during a battle!
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E22 A Hole Lotta Trouble
Ash and friends meet Steven Stone in Granite Cave, where they quickly fall into one of Team Rocket's traps!
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E23 Gone Corphishin'
A mysterious Pokémon keeps burrowing through the beach near our heroes' camp and knocking over everything in its way!
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E24 A Corphish Out of Water
When Ash's rowdy new Corphish eats something it shouldn't, he goes on a dangerous journey to get it to the Pokémon Center!
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E25 A Mudkip Mission
Ash and friends come across a lake full of Mudkip and soon find themselves protecting the Pokémon from a Team Rocket scheme!
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E26 Turning Over a Nuzleaf
When our heroes get separated from their Pokémon in a deep, dark cave, both groups find themselves in trouble!
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E27 A Three Team Scheme!
Ash and the others meet up with Professor Birch for a day of exploration and end up in the middle of a villainous confrontation!
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E28 Seeing Is Believing!
Jessie of Team Rocket is sure her Pokémon will evolve into a lovely Beautifly someday, but she could be in for a rude awakening!
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E29 Ready, Willing, and Sableye
Deciding it's time to teach his unruly Corphish a lesson, Ash leads the Pokémon into an abandoned mine, where things are not as they seem...
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E30 A Meditite Fight!
The approach of a dangerous storm calls a halt to Ash's latest battle challenge!
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E31 Just One of the Geysers
In a secret island arena with an unusual battlefield, Dewford Gym Leader Brawly welcomes Ash for a rematch!
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E32 Abandon Ship!
Our heroes find themselves aboard an abandoned ship...and then start disappearing one by one!
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E33 Now That's Flower Power!
While May trains for the Pokémon Contest in Slateport City, Torchic's appetite for berries gets her in trouble!
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E34 Having a Wailord of a Time
A new Trainer is stopping by a Pokémon Center to choose her first partner Pokémon, and Nurse Joy asks Ash and Max to take care of Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip for her!
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E35 Win, Lose or Drew!
It's time for May's first Pokémon Contest! Does her Beautifly have what it takes to win a ribbon?
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E36 The Spheal of Approval
A day of relaxation in Slateport City turns into a confrontation between Team Rocket and Team Magma!
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E37 Jump for Joy!
Ash and friends stop at a Pokémon Center for directions, but there's no sign of Nurse Joy! What could have happened to her?
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E38 A Different Kind of Misty!
Ash and friends visit a lighthouse, where they try to return a stolen item they recovered from Team Rocket--but the lighthouse keepers think our heroes are the thieves!
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E39 A Poké-BLOCK Party
Ash and friends join the Trick House Contest, which sends them through a maze full of tricks and traps--and, of course, Team Rocket!
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E40 Watt's with Wattson
When Ash challenges the Mauville City Gym, he soon finds himself face to face with the Legendary Pokémon Raikou, or so it would seem...