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The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing (Japanese: ハルカVSシュウ！ライバルよ永遠に Haruka VS Shū! Rivals Forever!!) is episode 186 of Advanced Generation. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 10, 2006.

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

Synopsis

Ash and May are depressed after their battles with Brandon and Soledad, and start to think about it. At the Pokémon center, Ash is suprised by Professor Oak's unexpected visit, and is almost immediately cheered up after Professor Oak gives him presents from his family and friends. Later, they catch up with Drew. He challenges May to a battle after seeing her down, because of her Grand Festival loss with Soledad. They were soon interrupted by Harley, though.

Major events

• Ash receives a postcard from Gary telling him of Sinnoh.
• May's Beautifly returns from Petalburg City and learns Psychic.
• May's Beautifly and Combusken are defeated by Drew's Roselia and Butterfree.
• Drew and Harley announced they would be traveling to Johto to participate in Pokémon Contests there.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Drew
• Harley
• Professor Oak
• Gary (flashback)
• Scott
• Nurse Joy
• Pokémon trainers
• Audience
  • Boy (Seiyū: 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara*)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Combusken (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Roselia (Drew's)
• Butterfree (Drew's)
• Cacturne (Harley's)
• Bellsprout
• Ampharos
• Smeargle
• Tyranitar

Trivia

• This is the first episode in the main series to mention Gary since his rivalry with Ash was resolved in Gotta Catch Ya Later.
• Sinnoh is revealed to be located far north of Kanto.
• An instrumental version of Advance Adventure, background music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, an instrumental version of 小さきもの A Small Thing are used as background music.
• The next episode preview is narrated by Takeshi.
• This episode's dub title may be a reference to the book (later made into a movie) The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Errors

• Professor Oak's eyebrows, which are actually brown/black, are painted gray in a few scenes.
• The color of Harley's hair when he first appears in the episode is duller then normal.

Dub edits

In other languages

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