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'''Pokémon: Advanced Challenge''' is the seventh [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is the second season of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. It follows the adventures of {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Max]] in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]], from the outskirts of [[Mauville City]] up to past [[Lilycove City]].
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|1|AG041|What You Seed is What You Get}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|2|AG042|Love at First Flight}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|3|AG043|Let Bagons be Bagons}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|4|AG044|The Princess and the Togepi}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|5|AG045|A Togepi Mirage!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|6|AG046|Candid Camerupt!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|7|AG047|I Feel Skitty!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|8|AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|9|AG049|Maxxed Out!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|10|AG050|Pros and Con Artists}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|11|AG051|Come What May!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|12|AG052|Cheer Pressure}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|13|AG053|Game Winning Assist}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|14|AG054|Fight for the Meteorite}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|15|AG055|Poetry Commotion!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|16|AG056|Going, Going, Yawn}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|17|AG057|Going for a Spinda}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|18|AG058|All Torkoal, No Play}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|19|AG059|Manectric Charge}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|20|AG060|Delcatty Got Your Tongue}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|21|AG061|Disaster of Disguise}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|22|AG062|Disguise Da Limit}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|23|AG063|Take the Lombre Home}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|24|AG064|True Blue Swablu}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|25|AG065|Gulpin it Down}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|26|AG066|Exploud and Clear}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|27|AG067|Go Go Ludicolo!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|28|AG068|A Double Dilemma}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|29|AG069|Love, Petalburg Style!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|30|AG070|Balance of Power}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|31|AG071|A Six Pack Attack!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|32|AG072|The Bicker the Better}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|33|AG073|Grass Hysteria!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|34|AG074|Hokey Poké Balls}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|35|AG075|Whiscash and Ash}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|36|AG076|Me, Myself and Time}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|37|AG077|A Fan with a Plan}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|38|AG078|Cruisin' for a Losin'}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|39|AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|40|AG080|That's Just Swellow}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|41|AG081|Take This House and Shuppet}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|42|AG082|A Shroomish Skirmish}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|43|AG083|Unfair-Weather Friends}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|44|AG084|Who's Flying Now?}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|45|AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|46|AG086|Lights, Camerupt, Action!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|47|AG087|Crazy as a Lunatone}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|48|AG088|The Garden of Eatin'}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|49|AG089|A Scare to Remember}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|50|AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|51|AG091|Lessons in Lilycove}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|52|AG092|Judgment Day!}}
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'''Pokémon: Advanced Challenge''' is the seventh season of the English-dubbed Pokémon TV series. It is comprised of episodes 41-92 of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. This season showcases the adventures of {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Max]] in the [[Hoenn|Hoenn region]], from the outskirts of [[Mauville City]] up to past [[Lilycove City]].
It originally aired as part of the 2004-2005 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} Saturday morning lineup. The season began with ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]'', which originally aired on September 11, 2004, and ended with ''[[AG092|Judgment Day!]]'', which originally aired on September 10, 2005.


It originally aired as part of the 2004-2005 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} Saturday morning line-up. The season began with ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]'', which originally aired on September 11, 2004, and ended with ''[[AG092|Judgment Day]]'', which originally aired on September 10, 2005.
It is preceded by [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] and succeeded by [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]].


It is preceded by [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] and followed by [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]].
==Blurb==
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-tv-seasons/season-7/-->
''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==
==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
* {{an|Misty}} makes an appearance for two episodes at the Mirage Kingdom. ([[AG044]], [[AG045]])
* {{an|Misty}} 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]])
* At [[Mt. Chimney]], [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]] chase after [[Professor Cozmo]] and his meteorite sample. Ash helps Cozmo in destroying the sample. ([[AG054]])
* {{an|Professor Oak}} pays a visit with the Kanto Starter Pokémon. ([[AG071]])
* {{an|Professor Oak}} pays a visit with the [[Kanto]] [[first partner Pokémon]]. ([[AG071]])
* Ash, May, and James participate at a [[PokéRinger]] competition. ([[AG080]])
* {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, 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 {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}, only to be tricked by [[Brodie]], a member of [[Team Magma]]. ([[AG083]])
* Team Aqua holds hostage the scientists at the [[Weather Institute]]. Ash and friends try to prevent the theft of data regarding the ancient Pokémon {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}, only to be tricked by [[Brodie]], a member of Team Magma. ([[AG083]])


===Party changes===
===Party changes===
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====Evolutions====
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Misty's {{p|Togepi}} [[AG045|&rarr;]] {{TP|Misty|Togetic}}
* Misty's {{p|Togepi}} → {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} ([[AG045]])
* Brock's {{p|Lotad}} [[AG063|&rarr;]] {{TP|Brock|Lombre}}
* Brock's {{p|Lotad}} → {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} ([[AG063]])
* Ash's {{p|Treecko}} [[AG066|&rarr;]] {{TP|Ash|Grovyle}}
* Ash's {{p|Treecko}} → {{TP|Ash|Grovyle}} ([[AG066]])
* Ash's {{p|Taillow}} [[AG080|&rarr;]] {{TP|Ash|Swellow}}
* Ash's {{p|Taillow}} → {{TP|Ash|Swellow}} ([[AG080]])
* May's {{p|Torchic}} [[AG082|&rarr;]] {{TP|May|Combusken}}
* May's {{p|Torchic}} → {{TP|May|Combusken}} ([[AG082]])


====Releases====
====Releases====
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===Gym battles===
===Gym battles===
Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
Ash battles the following [[Gym]] [[Gym Leader|Leaders]]:
* [[Flannery]] ([[AG056]])
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Hoenn}}; text-align: center"
* [[Norman]] ([[AG070]])
|-
* [[Winona]] ([[AG085]])
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Badge
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Opponent
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Epicode
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}; width: 20px" | Result
|- style="background: #{{fire color light}}"
| {{badge|Heat}}
| [[Flannery]]
| [[AG056]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"
| {{badge|Balance}}
| [[Norman]]
| [[AG070]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|-
| class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{flying color light}}"; | {{badge|Feather}}
| style="background: #{{flying color light}}" | [[Winona]]
| style="background: #{{flying color light}};" | [[AG085]]
| class="roundybr" style="color:#{{green color dark}}; background-color: #{{flying color light}}" | '''Victory'''
|}


===Pokémon Contests===
===Pokémon Contests===
May wins a [[Pokémon Contest]] in each of the following locations:
May participates in the following [[Pokémon Contest]]s:
* [[Fallarbor Town]] ([[AG051]])
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Hoenn}}; text-align: center"
* [[Verdanturf Town]] ([[AG062]])
|-
* [[Lilycove City]] ([[AG091]])
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Location
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Epicode
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}; width: 20px" | Result
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
| [[Fallarbor Town]]
| [[AG051]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"
| [[Verdanturf Town]]
| [[AG062]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|- style="background: #{{grass color light}}"
| [[Rubello Town]]
| [[AG078]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Defeat'''
|-
| class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{fire color light}}"; | [[Lilycove City]]
| style="background: #{{fire color light}};" | [[AG091]]
| class="roundybr" style="color:#{{green color dark}}; background-color: #{{fire color light}}" | '''Victory'''
|}


==North American DVD Releases==
==Episodes==
The following single  releases contain five episodes each, with the exception of the last two volumes which both contain six episodes.
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Hoenn}}; text-align: center"
* Volume 1: Love at First Flight ([[AG041]]-[[AG045]])
|-
* Volume 2: Maxxed Out ([[AG046]]-[[AG050]])
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Epicode
* Volume 3: Cheer Pressure ([[AG051]]-[[AG055]])
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | Episode Title
* Volume 4: Manectric Charge ([[AG056]]-[[AG060]])
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}; width: 20px" | #
* Volume 5: Take the Lombre Home ([[AG061]]-[[AG065]])
|- style="background: #FFF"
* Volume 6: Go Go Ludicolo ([[AG066]]-[[AG070]])
| [[AG041]] || ''What You Seed is What You Get'' || 1
* Volume 7: Six Pack Attack ([[AG071]]-[[AG075]])
|- style="background: #FFF"
* Volume 8: That's Just Swellow ([[AG076]]-[[AG080]])
| [[AG043]] || ''Let Bagons Be Bagons'' || 2
* Volume 9: Sky High Gym Battle! ([[AG081]]-[[AG086]])
|- style="background: #FFF"
* Volume 10: Pokéblock, Stock and Berry ([[AG087]]-[[AG092]])
| [[AG044]] || ''The Princess and the Togepi'' || 3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG045]] || ''A Togepi Mirage!'' || 4
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG046]] || ''Candid Camerupt!'' || 5
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG042]] || ''Love at First Flight'' || 6
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG047]] || ''I Feel Skitty!'' || 7
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG048]] || ''ZigZag Zangoose!'' || 8
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG049]] || ''Maxxed Out!'' || 9
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG050]] || ''Pros and Con Artists'' || 10
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG051]] || ''Come What May!'' || 11
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG052]] || ''Cheer Pressure'' || 12
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG053]] || ''Game Winning Assist'' || 13
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG054]] || ''Fight for the Meteorite!'' || 14
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG055]] || ''Poetry Commotion!'' || 15
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG056]] || ''Going, Going, Yawn'' || 16
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG057]] || ''Going for a Spinda'' || 17
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG058]] || ''All Torkoal, No Play'' || 18
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG059]] || ''Manectric Charge'' || 19
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG060]] || ''Delcatty Got Your Tongue'' || 20
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG061]] || ''Disaster of Disguise'' || 21
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG062]] || ''Disguise Da Limit'' || 22
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG063]] || ''Take the Lombre Home'' || 23
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG064]] || ''True Blue Swablu'' || 24
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG065]] || ''Gulpin it Down'' || 25
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG066]] || ''Exploud and Clear!'' || 26
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG067]] || ''Go Go Ludicolo!'' || 27
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG068]] || ''A Double Dilemma'' || 28
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG069]] || ''Love, Petalburg Style!'' || 29
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG070]] || ''Balance of Power'' || 30
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG071]] || ''A Six Pack Attack!'' || 31
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG072]] || ''The Bicker the Better'' || 32
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG073]] || ''Grass Hysteria!'' || 33
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG074]] || ''Hokey Poké Balls!'' || 34
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG075]] || ''Whiscash and Ash'' || 35
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG076]] || ''Me, Myself and Time'' || 36
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG077]] || ''A Fan with a Plan'' || 37
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG078]] || ''Cruisin' for a Losin''' || 38
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG079]] || ''Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend'' || 39
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG080]] || ''That's Just Swellow'' || 40
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG081]] || ''Take This House and Shuppet'' || 41
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG082]] || ''A Shroomish Skirmish'' || 42
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG083]] || ''Unfair Weather Friends'' || 43
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG084]] || ''Who's Flying Now?'' || 44
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG085]] || ''Sky High Gym Battle!'' || 45
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG086]] || ''Lights, Camerupt, Action!'' || 46
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG087]] || ''Crazy as a Lunatone'' || 47
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG088]] || ''The Garden of Eatin''' || 48
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG089]] || ''A Scare to Remember!'' || 49
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG090]] || ''Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry'' || 50
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG091]] || ''Lessons in Lilycove'' || 51
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[AG092]] || ''Judgment Day!'' || 52
|-
! colspan="3" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}; height: 3px" |
|}


==Australian DVD Releases==
==Home video releases==
* Pokémon Season 7: Advanced Challenge ([[AG041]]-[[AG092]])
===North American DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Advanced Challenge home video releases (Region 1)}}
 
===Australian DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Advanced Challenge home video releases (Region 4)}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* English voice actresses [[Megan Hollingshead]] ([[Nurse Joy]]) and [[List of English voice actors|Lee Quick]] ([[Officer Jenny]]) both left the show during this season, with [[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]] taking over the role of Nurse Joy and [[Jamie Davyous Owens]] taking over Officer Jenny from [[AG049]] and [[AG119]], respectively. They continued in these roles until the end of the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]-produced dub. Additionally, [[Tara Jayne]] left the series after providing the voice of [[Princess Sara]].
* English voice actresses [[Megan Hollingshead]] ([[Nurse Joy]]) and [[Lee Quick]] ([[Officer Jenny]]) both left the show during this season, with [[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]] taking over the role of Nurse Joy and [[Jamie Davyous Owens]] taking over Officer Jenny from ''[[AG049|Maxxed Out!]]'' and ''[[AG119|The Ribbon Cup Caper]]'', respectively. They continued in these roles until the end of the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]-produced dub.
* The episodes of this season, [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]], and [[S08|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 {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}} dub, all of the title cards in this season were read by the [[narrator]] instead of {{Ash}}.
* 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 {{pmin|Serbia}}.<!-- Was the season aired before the independence of Montenegro or after? If before, the country's name was Serbia and Montenegro at the time.-->


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Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
Season 7
Season7 logo.png
Logo for the season
Opening This Dream
Episodes 52
Region Hoenn
Series Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Preceded by Pokémon: Advanced
Followed by Pokémon: Advanced Battle

Pokémon: Advanced Challenge is the seventh season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the second season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. It follows the adventures of Ash, May, Brock, 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 Kids' WB! 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

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201

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge Opponent Epicode Result
Heat Badge Flannery AG056 Victory
Balance Badge Norman AG070 Victory
Feather Badge 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

Main article: List of English language Advanced Challenge home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Advanced Challenge home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia

In other languages


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