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(Japanese: 最初のポケモン！最後の戦い!! First Pokémon! Final Battle!!) is episode 188 of Advanced Generation. It is scheduled to air in Japan on August 24, 2006.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash's Bulbasaur returns from Professor Oak's lab.
• Ash's Charizard returns from the Charific Valley.
• Ash's Squirtle returns from the Squirtle Squad.
• Scott explains that those who successfully defeat the Battle Frontier become Frontier Brain candidates.
• Ash meets Brandon in the forest and he is allowed another rematch.
• Ash's Charizard is defeated by Brandon's Dusclops.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Officer Jenny
• Nurse Joy
• Brandon
• Misty (flashback)
• Scott

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Dusclops (Brandon's)

Trivia

• The ballad version of Battle Frontier is used as background music during the flashback scene.
• Charizard learns Steel Wing

Errors

• During the flashbacks where it shows Charizard battling Articuno, Ash is portrayed in his clothing from the Original Series.

Dub edits

In other languages

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