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|name=Pokémon: Battle Frontier | |name=Pokémon: Battle Frontier | ||
|image= | |image=Battle Frontier logo.png | ||
|caption= | |caption=Logo for the season | ||
|number=9 | |number=9 | ||
|opening= | |opening=Battle Frontier (dub){{!}}Battle Frontier | ||
|numeps=47 | |numeps=47 | ||
|firstep=AG146 | |firstep=AG146 | ||
|lastep=AG192 | |lastep=AG192 | ||
|numepshv=47 | |||
|firstephv=AG146 | |||
|lastephv=AG192 | |||
|region=Kanto | |region=Kanto | ||
|series=Advanced Generation | |series=Advanced Generation | ||
| | |prev=Pokémon: Advanced Battle | ||
|next=Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl | |next=Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Season Infobox/EpiHeader|color=7F7}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|1|AG146|Fear Factor Phony}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|2|AG147|Sweet Baby James}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|3|AG148|A Chip Off the Old Brock}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|4|AG149|Wheel of Frontier}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|5|AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|6|AG151|Weekend Warrior}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|7|AG152|On Olden Pond}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|8|AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|9|AG154|Reversing the Charges}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|10|AG155|The Green Guardian}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|11|AG156|From Cradle to Save}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|12|AG157|Time Warp Heals All Wounds}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|13|AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|14|AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|15|AG160|Harley Rides Again}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|16|AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|17|AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|18|AG163|Cutting the Ties that Bind!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|19|AG164|Ka Boom with a View!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|20|AG165|King and Queen for a Day!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|21|AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|22|AG167|What I Did for Love!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|23|AG168|Three Jynx and a Baby!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|24|AG169|Talking a Good Game!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|25|AG170|Second Time's the Charm!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|26|AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|27|AG172|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2)}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|28|AG173|All That Glitters is Not Golden!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|29|AG174|New Plot, Odd Lot!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|30|AG175|Going for Choke!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|31|AG176|The Ole' Berate and Switch!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|32|AG177|Grating Spaces!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|33|AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|34|AG179|Slaking Kong!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|35|AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|36|AG181|Thinning the Hoard!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|37|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|38|AG183|Aipom and Circumstance!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|39|AG184|Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|40|AG185|Duels of the Jungle!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|41|AG186|Overjoyed!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|42|AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|43|AG188|Pinch Healing!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|44|AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|45|AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|46|AG191|Once More With Reeling!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|47|AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiFooter|color=7F7}} | |||
'''Pokémon: Battle Frontier''' is the ninth season of the [[Pokémon anime]] and the fourth & final season of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} English-language dub. It is comprised of episodes 146-192 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he continues to collect Symbols from the [[Kanto]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} while {{an|May}} participates in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. It began with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 2006 in the United States, and ended with ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', which originally aired on March 3, 2007. | '''Pokémon: Battle Frontier''' is the ninth season of the [[Pokémon anime]] and the fourth & final season of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} English-language dub. It is comprised of episodes 146-192 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he continues to collect Symbols from the [[Kanto]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} while {{an|May}} participates in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. It began with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 2006 in the United States, and ended with ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', which originally aired on March 3, 2007. | ||
It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2006-2007 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning line-up. The English dub underwent many changes at the start of the season. [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s licensing rights to the dub expired and in an agreement with {{TPCi|Pokémon USA}} they decided not to renew. Meanwhile, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} (a broadcast network) dropped all anime from its lineup leading to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} (a cable network) picking up the series. It begins broadcasting on {{wp|CITV}}/{{wp|Action Stations!}} on October 30th 2008 in the UK, this is the first time this series has been shown on {{wp|Freeview (UK)|Freeview}}. | It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2006-2007 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning line-up. The English dub underwent many changes at the start of the season. [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s licensing rights to the dub expired and in an agreement with {{TPCi|Pokémon USA}} they decided not to renew. Meanwhile, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} (a broadcast network) dropped all anime from its lineup leading to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} (a cable network) picking up the series. It begins broadcasting on {{wp|CITV}}/{{wp|Action Stations!}} on October 30th 2008 in the UK, this is the first time this series has been shown on {{wp|Freeview (UK)|Freeview}}. | ||
It is preceded by ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' and is succeeded by ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the first season of the dub of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, which is based on the [[Generation IV]] games. | It is preceded by ''[[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' and is succeeded by ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the first season of the dub of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, which is based on the [[Generation IV]] games. | ||
==Blurb== | |||
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<i>The territory might be familiar, but even Ash and Brock can find more than a few surprises in their home region of Kanto, like a Pokémon Ranger hot on the cases of two Legendary Pokémon! May’s back on the Contest path, blazing a trail to the Kanto Grand Festival, while Ash seeks out the hidden facilities of the Battle Frontier. If finding them wasn’t hard enough, he’s still got battles with the Frontier Brains to deal with—much tougher than any Gym Leader he’s ever faced.</i> | |||
==Important events== | ==Important events== | ||
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* Ash's {{p|Phanpy}} [[AG154|→]] {{AP|Donphan}} | * Ash's {{p|Phanpy}} [[AG154|→]] {{AP|Donphan}} | ||
* Ash's {{p|Grovyle}} [[AG161|→]] {{AP|Sceptile}} | * Ash's {{p|Grovyle}} [[AG161|→]] {{AP|Sceptile}} | ||
* Brock's {{p|Onix}} → {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} (while under [[Forrest]]'s care; | * Brock's {{p|Onix}} → {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} (while under [[Forrest]]'s care; between [[AG133]] and [[AG177]]) | ||
* May's {{p|Combusken}} [[AG191|→]] {{TP|May|Blaziken}} | * May's {{p|Combusken}} [[AG191|→]] {{TP|May|Blaziken}} | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* [[James's Chimecho]] (left with the caretakers of [[James]]'s summer home; [[AG147]]) | * [[James's Chimecho]] (left with the caretakers of [[James]]'s summer home; [[AG147]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Sceptile]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | |||
* [[Ash's Sceptile]] ([[AG192]]) | * [[Ash's Corphish]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Corphish]] ([[AG192]]) | * [[Ash's Swellow]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Swellow]] ([[AG192]]) | * [[Ash's Donphan]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Donphan]] ([[AG192]]) | |||
===Pokémon Contests=== | ===Pokémon Contests=== | ||
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* {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}, after two failed attempts. ([[AG190]]) | * {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}, after two failed attempts. ([[AG190]]) | ||
==North American DVD | ==Home video releases== | ||
===North American DVD releases=== | |||
{{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 1)}} | {{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 1)}} | ||
==Australian DVD | ===Australian DVD releases=== | ||
{{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 4)}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Battle Frontier is the only English season to have its own [[Pokémon Go!|ending theme]], instead of just a shortened version of the opening theme. | * Battle Frontier is the only English season to have its own [[Pokémon Go! (song)|ending theme]], instead of just a shortened version of the opening theme. | ||
* Battle Frontier is the only English season of the Advanced Generation series not to contain the word Advanced in its title. | * Battle Frontier is the only English season of the Advanced Generation series not to contain the word Advanced in its title. | ||
* In Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), this season was skipped, and the broadcast of the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series started immediately after [[AG145]] with the Dutch dub. However, in {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, Battle Frontier was broadcasted. | * In Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), this season was skipped, and the broadcast of the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series started immediately after [[AG145]] with the Dutch dub. However, in {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, Battle Frontier was broadcasted. It was eventually aired in Flanders. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
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|pt_eu={{tt|Pokémon: Fronteira de Batalha|Pokémon: Battle Frontier}} | |pt_eu={{tt|Pokémon: Fronteira de Batalha|Pokémon: Battle Frontier}} | ||
|es_la={{tt|Pokémon: Batalla de la Frontera|Pokémon: Frontier Battle}} | |es_la={{tt|Pokémon: Batalla de la Frontera|Pokémon: Frontier Battle}} | ||
|cs={{tt|Pokémon: Park zápasů|Pokémon: Park Matches}}{{tt|*|English version with Czech subtitles}} | |cs={{tt|Pokémon: Park zápasů|Pokémon: Park Matches}}{{tt|*|English version with Czech subtitles}} | ||
|ru={{tt|Покемон: Боевой Рубеж|Pokémon: Battle Frontier}} | |||
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Revision as of 21:43, 28 January 2016
Pokémon: Battle Frontier Season 9 | |
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Logo for the season | |
Opening | Battle Frontier |
Episodes | 47 |
Region | Kanto |
Series | Advanced Generation |
Preceded by | Pokémon: Advanced Battle |
Followed by | Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl |
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Pokémon: Battle Frontier is the ninth season of the Pokémon anime and the fourth & final season of the Advanced Generation English-language dub. It is comprised of episodes 146-192 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. It follows Ash Ketchum as he continues to collect Symbols from the Kanto Battle Frontier while May participates in Pokémon Contests. It began with Fear Factor Phony, which originally aired on September 8, 2006 in the United States, and ended with Home is Where the Start Is!, which originally aired on March 3, 2007.
It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2006-2007 Cartoon Network Saturday morning line-up. The English dub underwent many changes at the start of the season. 4Kids Entertainment's licensing rights to the dub expired and in an agreement with Pokémon USA they decided not to renew. Meanwhile, Kids' WB! (a broadcast network) dropped all anime from its lineup leading to Cartoon Network (a cable network) picking up the series. It begins broadcasting on CITV/Action Stations! on October 30th 2008 in the UK, this is the first time this series has been shown on Freeview.
It is preceded by Pokémon: Advanced Battle and is succeeded by Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, the first season of the dub of the Diamond & Pearl series, which is based on the Generation IV games.
Blurb
The territory might be familiar, but even Ash and Brock can find more than a few surprises in their home region of Kanto, like a Pokémon Ranger hot on the cases of two Legendary Pokémon! May’s back on the Contest path, blazing a trail to the Kanto Grand Festival, while Ash seeks out the hidden facilities of the Battle Frontier. If finding them wasn’t hard enough, he’s still got battles with the Frontier Brains to deal with—much tougher than any Gym Leader he’s ever faced.
Important events
- Ash and his friends meet Pokémon Ranger Solana, who is searching for an injured Celebi. (AG155)
- Brock enters his first Pokémon Contest at Gardenia Town. (AG167)
- Ash and company runs into Solana again, as they encounter a wild Deoxys. (AG171 - AG172)
- May participates in the Kanto Grand Festival located at Indigo Plateau. She ends up in the top four after defeating Harley and Drew, and then losing to Solidad. (AG180-AG182)
- Ash and his friends learn from Professor Oak about Sinnoh, a region located north of Kanto. (AG187)
- May learns that Drew, Harley, and Solidad plan to enter Pokémon Contests in the Johto region. (AG187)
- Ash calls for his Charizard, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur for his match against Brandon. (AG189)
- Ash completes the Battle Frontier with his victory at the Battle Pyramid. He is offered a position as a Frontier Brain, but he declines. (AG190)
- Ash enters his first Pokémon Contest at Terracotta Town. (AG191)
- The group parts ways. Brock goes back home in Pewter City. May plans to compete in Pokémon Contests in the Johto region after leaving Kanto. Ash returns to Pallet Town (AG192)
- Ash meets up with Gary, who came from Sinnoh. Ash and Gary battle, with Ash's Pikachu losing to Gary's Electivire.
- Ash decides to follow Gary back into Sinnoh, and leaves all his Pokémon, except Pikachu, at Professor Oak's ranch. However, Aipom quickly follows Ash and rejoins him. (AG192)
- Team Rocket continues to follow Ash into Sinnoh. (AG192)
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
- Brock's Mudkip → Marshtomp
- Ash's Phanpy → Donphan
- Ash's Grovyle → Sceptile
- Brock's Onix → Steelix (while under Forrest's care; between AG133 and AG177)
- May's Combusken → Blaziken
Other
- James's Chimecho (left with the caretakers of James's summer home; AG147)
- Ash's Sceptile (left at Oak's lab; AG192)
- Ash's Corphish (left at Oak's lab; AG192)
- Ash's Swellow (left at Oak's lab; AG192)
- Ash's Donphan (left at Oak's lab; AG192)
Pokémon Contests
May wins Pokémon Contests in these locations:
- Silver Town (AG151)
- Chrysanthemum Island (AG162)
- Gardenia Town (AG167)
- Mulberry City (AG175)
- Terracotta Town (AG192) (tied with Ash)
Battle Frontier
Ash defeats the following Frontier Brains:
- Greta (AG149)
- Tucker (AG153)
- Lucy (AG158)
- Spenser (AG164)
- Anabel, after one failed attempt. (AG170)
- Brandon, after two failed attempts. (AG190)
Home video releases
North American DVD releases
Australian DVD releases
Trivia
- Battle Frontier is the only English season to have its own ending theme, instead of just a shortened version of the opening theme.
- Battle Frontier is the only English season of the Advanced Generation series not to contain the word Advanced in its title.
- In Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), this season was skipped, and the broadcast of the Diamond & Pearl series started immediately after AG145 with the Dutch dub. However, in the Netherlands, Battle Frontier was broadcasted. It was eventually aired in Flanders.
In other languages
Language | Title | |
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Czech | Pokémon: Park zápasů* | |
Dutch | Pokémon: Battle Frontier (Strijd der Grenzen) | |
Portuguese | Brazil | Pokémon: Batalha da Fronteira |
Portugal | Pokémon: Fronteira de Batalha | |
Russian | Покемон: Боевой Рубеж | |
Latin American Spanish | Pokémon: Batalla de la Frontera | |
This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |