Advanced Challenge
52 episodes · Sep 4, 2003
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?
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S7E1What You Seed Is What You Get
Sep 4, 200323mWhen Ash's Treecko and Corphish face Grovyle and Slugma in a double battle, Treecko turns the tables, learning to use Bullet Seed.
S7E2Love at First Flight
Sep 11, 200323mOur heroes discover a love story between two Trainers who star with their Pokémon in a local dance festival.
S7E3Let Bagons Be Bagons
Sep 18, 200323mA Trainer learns that Pokémon battling requires more than tactics and technology. Meanwhile, a Bagon dreams the impossible dream of taking flight.
S7E4The Princess and the Togepi (1)
Sep 25, 200323mAn invitation to the Togepi Festival brings Misty to the Hoenn region, where she learns that a local kingdom bases its rule on the whims of passing Togepi.
S7E5A Togepi Mirage! (2)
Oct 2, 200323mOur heroes go up against an evil regent who would use Misty's Togepi to steal the throne from its rightful heir!
S7E6Candid Camerupt!
Oct 9, 200323mAsh, Brock, May, and Max must all work together to face the four members of a family of skilled Pokémon Trainers and their powerful Pokémon.
S7E7I Feel Skitty!
Oct 16, 200323mAfter her Skitty is exhausted by chasing its own tale, May entrusts it to a local aromatherapy house, where it recovers completely.
S7E8ZigZag Zangoose!
Oct 23, 200323mA young trainer gains confidence and strengthens his bond with his Zangoose, when he is forced to face Seviper in a less than fair battle.
S7E9Maxxed Out!
Oct 30, 200323mMax meets another young boy who shares his name, but differs greatly in personality. When this young and inexperienced new acquaintance goes off on his own, Ash and friends must track him down.
S7E10Pros and Con Artists (1)
Nov 6, 200323mAs May prepares for her first contest, Ash faces another contestant in a pre-contest battle.
S7E11Come What May! (2)
Nov 13, 200323mMay wins her first contest, finally earning a ribbon. Jessie of Team Rocket attempts to win by cheating, but is disqualified.
S7E12Cheer Pressure
Nov 20, 200323mAsh and friends meet an old friend who has since joined a Pokémon cheering squad. When they expose his squad for a fake, the trainer is inspired to start anew.
S7E13Game Winning Assist
Nov 27, 200323mWhen Team Rocket threatens an innocent family of ranchers, Ash and friends drive them away, with May's Eneko using Assist for the first time.
S7E14Fight for the Meteorite
Dec 4, 200323mWhen Team Aqua and Team Magma battle to gain a meteor on Mount chimney, Ash and friends must put an end to both of their dastardly plans.
S7E15Poetry Commotion!
Dec 11, 200323mNo sooner has Ash begun an official battle with a novice gym leader, Flannery, than Team Rocket interrupts, postponing the battle for an extra day.
S7E16Going, Going, Yawn
Dec 18, 200323mAsh is battling for his fourth Hoenn region Gym badge! Can his Corphish defeat Flannery's team of Fire types?
S7E17Going for a Spinda
Dec 25, 200323mWhen rumors arise that a particular Spinda draws happiness to its trainer, Team Rocket quickly hatches a plan to steal this lucky Pokémon.
S7E18All Torkoal, No Play
Jan 8, 200423mAsh and friends struggle to pass through a valley guarded by territorial Steel Pokémon.
S7E19Manectric Charge
Jan 15, 200423mWhile Ash uses his Torkoal to battle the powerful Watson, May faces his assistant with her Skitty.
S7E20Delcatty Got Your Tongue
Jan 22, 200423mWhen May's Skitty is injured far from a Pokémon Center, a master in the art of Pokémon massage comes to the rescue!
S7E21Disaster of Disguise
Jan 29, 200423mWhen Ash and friends learn that a masked coordinator is attempting to compete in secret, they help the timid boy hide his identity.
S7E22Disguise Da Limit
Feb 5, 200423mAt Vendanturf Town, the masked trainer makes a strong performance, but loses to May's Skitty, as May wins her second ribbon.
S7E23Take the Lombre Home
Feb 12, 200423mThe people of a small village blame a local drought on the Pokémon Solrock, but it soon comes to light that the drought is in fact the work of Team Rocket.
S7E24True Blue Swablu
Feb 19, 200423mMay feels a special duty to help a wounded Swablu return to its flock.
S7E25Gulpin It Down!
Feb 26, 200423mMayhem ensues when Professor Oak inadvertently creates a gigantic Gulpin and Treecko in an effort to stop a Gulpin outbreak.
S7E26Exploud and Clear
Mar 4, 200423mEven as Ash's Treecko evolves in the course of battle, his opponent's Loudred does the same. Team Rocket couldn't have picked a worse time to attack.
S7E27Go Go Ludicolo!
Mar 11, 200423mAsh and friends must rely on Grovyle, Torkoal, and Corphish, as they approach Petalburg City.
S7E28A Double Dilemma
Mar 18, 200423mWhen May and Max's father, Norman, reaches near celebrity status, Team Rocket pretends to be a part of the family.
S7E29Love, Petalburg Style!
Mar 25, 200423mRumors are spreading about Nurse Joy spending a little too much time with Norman, Max and May's father! What's going on?
S7E30Balance of Power
Apr 1, 200423mAsh has challenged Max and May's father, Norman, to a battle before—but this time, it's for a Gym badge!
S7E31A Six Pack Attack!
Apr 8, 200423mWhen Professor Oak makes a surprise appearance in Hoenn, bringing along Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, Ash joins forces with them to battle Team Rocket.
S7E32The Bicker the Better
Apr 15, 200423mWhen Ash and May face a duo in a double Pokémon battle, a falling out between these two friends causes them to lose--but they soon resolve their differences.
S7E33Grass Hysteria!
Apr 22, 200423mWhen May accidentally enters a forbidden spot where only grass Pokémon live, she quickly befriends a friendly Bulbasaur.
S7E34Hokey Pokéballs
Apr 29, 200423mMay lets her Bulbasaur out of its Pokéball and the curious Pokemon soon gets into trouble.
S7E35Whiscash and Ash
May 6, 200423mWhen a famed Whiscash swallows Ash's Gym badges, he teams up with a fisherman to try to reel it in!
S7E36Me, Myself and Time
May 13, 200423mAsh and Pikachu meet up with an aspiring archaeologist who leads them to an ancient and mystical site.
S7E37A Fan with a Plan
May 20, 200423mMay prepares to enter her first contest open only to ribbon holders, but remains confident despite seeing the contest favorite and his powerful Masquerain.
S7E38Cruisin' for a Losin?
May 27, 200423mMay decides to use Bulbasaur in the Rubello Town Contest. Will its lack of experience cost her a ribbon?
S7E39Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend
Jun 3, 200423mWhen a Spoink loses the pearl on its head, Ash and friends volunteer to help search for it.
S7E40That's Just Swellow
Jun 10, 200423mAsh, May, and Brock participate in a curious sporting event in which players use rings dangling from balloons to catch balls lying on the ground.
S7E41Take This House and Shuppet
Jun 17, 200423mFights arise both between May and Max and amongst Team Rocket, as a Shuppet--a Pokémon that feeds on human anger--stirs them to conflict.
S7E42A Shroomish Skirmish
Jun 24, 200423mTeam Rocket infuriates a Breloom, forcing not only themselves, but also Ash and friends to flee from its wrath.
S7E43Unfair-Weather Friends
Jul 1, 200423mAsh and friends learn of Groudon and Kyogre, when Team Magma is joined by a master of disguise.
S7E44Who's Flying Now?
Jul 8, 200423mAsh and friends meet up with the beautiful gym leader, Winona, at the Feather Carnival.
S7E45Sky High Gym Battle!
Jul 15, 200423mIt's Swellow versus Swellow as Ash and Winona battle it out in the Fortree City Gym!
S7E46Lights, Camerupt, Action!
Jul 22, 200423mAs the heroes continue onwards, they encounter a man pushing his Camerupt. After helping the man, the heroes are told the man, named Elijah, goes around villages and shows movies. The heroes decide to accompany them, while Team Rocket plans on stealing his equipment.
S7E47Crazy As a Lunatone
Jul 29, 200423mA group of conspiracy theorists known as the Pokemon Mystery Club pursues a Lunatone suspected to be behind a recent series of strange events.
S7E48The Garden of Eatin'
Aug 5, 200423mA troubled Snorlax wanders into a public park, creating no end of trouble.
S7E49A Scare to Remember
Aug 12, 200423mA fierce bout of amnesia causes Pikachu to join forces with Team Rocket!
S7E50Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry (1)
Aug 19, 200423mBefore taking part in the Lilycove Coordinator Contest, May has time to study the art of Pokéblock preparation with a local master
S7E51Lessons in Lilycove (2)
Aug 26, 200423mThe Lilycove Coordinator Contest is underway but things are not looking good for May--her Combusken's Fire Spin has spiraled out of control!
S7E52Judgment Day!
Sep 2, 200423mHoping to get to Mossdeep Island, Ash and the gang are forced to take a detour.