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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 original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. This season showcases the adventures of Ash, May, Brock and Max in the Hoenn region, from the outskirts Mauville City up to past Lilycove City.
It originally aired as part of the 2004-2005 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with What you Seed is What You Get, which originally aired on September 11, 2004, and ended with Judgement Day, which originally aired on September 10, 2005.
It is preceded by Pokémon Advanced and proceeded by Pokémon: Advanced Battle. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan. An invention of the dub, a season is the only way to differentiate one story arc, such as Advanced Challenge, from any other in the Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series.
This season, Bella Hudson takes over the role of Nurse Joy from Megan Hollingshead, who left after the previous season. Additionally, original voice actress Tara Jayne leaves the series after the first few episodes.
See the list of Advanced Generation episodes for a list of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge episodes.
Important events
- Misty makes an appearance for two episodes
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
- Ash's Treecko → Grovyle
- Ash's Taillow → Swellow
- May's Torchic → Combusken
- Brock's Lotad → Lombre
- Misty's Togepi → Togetic
Releases
The following Pokémon are released:
Gym Battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
Pokémon Contests
May wins the Pokémon Contest in the following locations: