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AG186

AG186   ハルカVSシュウ！ライバルよ永遠に Haruka VS Shū! Rivals Forever!!

First broadcast Japan August 10, 2006 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening スパート！ Ending 私、負けない！ ～ハルカのテーマ～

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

(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

Major events

• Ash receives a letter from Gary telling him of Shin'ō.
• 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.
• Shin'ō 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.

Errors

Dub edits

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