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Pokémon: Advanced Battle Season 8
Logo for the season
Opening	Unbeatable
Episodes	52
Region	Hoenn
Series	Advanced Generation
Preceded by	Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
Followed by	Pokémon: Battle Frontier

Episode List
1	Clamperl of Wisdom
2	The Relicanth Really Can
3	The Evolutionary War
4	Training Wrecks
5	Gaining Groudon
6	The Scuffle of Legends
7	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!
8	Solid as a Solrock
9	Vanity Affair
10	Where's Armaldo?
11	A Cacturne for the Worse
12	Claydol Big and Tall
13	Once in a Mawile
14	Beg, Burrow and Steal
15	Absol-ute Disaster
16	Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt
17	Do I Hear a Ralts?
18	The Great Eight Fate!
19	Eight Ain't Enough
20	Showdown at Linoone
21	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?
22	Date Expectations!
23	Mean With Envy
24	Pacifidlog Jam
25	Berry, Berry Interesting
26	Less is Morrison
27	The Ribbon Cup Caper!
28	Hi Ho Silver Wind!
29	Deceit and Assist
30	Rhapsody in Drew
31	Island Time
32	Like a Meowth to a Flame
33	Saved by the Beldum
34	From Brags to Riches
35	Shocks and Bonds
36	A Judgment Brawl
37	Choose It or Lose It!
38	At the End of the Fray
39	The Scheme Team
40	The Right Place and the Right Mime
41	A Real Cleffa-Hanger
42	Numero Uno Articuno
43	The Symbol Life
44	Hooked on Onix
45	Rough, Tough Jigglypuff
46	On Cloud Arcanine
47	Sitting Psyduck
48	Hail to the Chef
49	Caterpie's Big Dilemma
50	The Saffron Con
51	A Hurdle for Squirtle
52	Pasta La Vista

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Pokémon: Advanced Battle is the eighth season of the Pokémon anime, and the third season of the dub of the Advanced Generation series, consisting of episodes 93-145 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. This season concludes the adventures of Ash, May, Max, and Brock in the Hoenn region, as Ash and May compete in the Ever Grande Conference and the Hoenn Grand Festival, respectively. It also showcases the beginning of Ash's second adventure through Kanto while challenging the Battle Frontier.

It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2005-2006 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with Clamperl Of Wisdom, which originally aired on September 17, 2005, and ended with Pasta La Vista, which originally aired on July 8, 2006.

Jamie Davyous Owens joins the cast this season providing the voice of Officer Jenny from Lee Quick.

It is preceded by Pokémon: Advanced Challenge and followed by Pokémon: Battle Frontier.

Blurb

Ash earns his final two Badges and secures himself a spot in the Hoenn League Championships, while May comes dangerously close to not getting her final Ribbon—setting the stage for epic showdowns with both of her rivals in the Grand Festival. Ash meets two Trainers that become his own Hoenn rivals, facing off against both of them during the course of the tournament. Upon returning to Kanto and reuniting with old friends, Ash is recruited for a new challenge—the Battle Frontier!

Important events

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

• Teams Magma and Aqua awaken Groudon and Kyogre, only to realize the true danger in unleashing their power. Lance helps to resolve the situation. (AG097 - AG098)
• Ash tries his luck against the Hoenn Elite Four member Drake. (AG101)
• May meets a new rival Harley, not knowing of his penchant for trickery. (AG103)
• On the way to Slateport City, Ash meets Morrison, who becomes his rival. (AG118)
• Ash and his friends stop Brodie, now independent, from stealing the Ribbon Cup. (AG119)
• The Hoenn Grand Festival takes place. (AG121 - AG123)
  • May, Drew, Harley, and Robert get past the preliminary and main Appeals Round. (AG121 - AG122)
  • May defeats Harley in the Contest Battles, but loses to Drew, ending up in the top eight. (AG123)
  • Robert defeats Drew in the finals, winning the Ribbon Cup and becoming a Top Coordinator. (AG123)
• Upon arriving at Ever Grande City, Ash and friends meet Tyson, an Ever Grande Conference participant and torch runner. (AG125)
• The Ever Grande Conference takes place (AG126 - AG131)
  • Ash, Morrison, and Tyson make it past the preliminary round. (AG126)
  • Ash, Morrison, and Tyson make it through the qualifying rounds. (AG127 - AG128)
  • Ash battles Katie and wins. (AG128 - AG129)
  • Ash battles Morrison and wins. (AG129 - AG130)
  • Ash battles Tyson, and loses. Ash comes in the top eight in the Hoenn League, while Tyson becomes the Ever Grande Conference winner. (AG130 - AG131)
• Ash and his friends part ways. Ash later meets Scott and Agatha at the Viridian Gym. Scott tells Ash of the Battle Frontier. (AG132)
• Ash, May and Max reunite at Professor Oak's Laboratory, and Brock rejoins the group in the very end of the episode. (AG133)
• Misty makes an appearance for three episodes. (AG132 - AG134)
• Ash and May begin their quests to participate in the Battle Frontier and Kanto Contests, respectively. (AG133)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Ash's Snorunt (AG108)
• May's Munchlax (AG117)
• Misty's Azurill (prior to AG132)
• May's Squirtle (AG133)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Brock's Lombre → Ludicolo (AG105)
• Ash's Snorunt → Glalie (AG123)

Releases

• None

Other

• Ash's Torkoal (left at Professor Oak's lab, AG133)
• Ash's Glalie (left at Professor Oak's lab, AG133)
• May's Skitty (left at Petalburg Gym before AG133)
• May's Beautifly (left at Petalburg Gym before AG133)
• May's Bulbasaur (left at Professor Oak's lab, AG133)
• Brock's Ludicolo (left at Pewter Gym before AG134)

Returns

The following Pokémon return to their Trainer:

• Ash's Phanpy (AG133)

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

• Tate and Liza (AG100)
• Juan (AG111)

Pokémon Contests

May wins a Pokémon Contest in each of the following locations:

• Purika City (AG103)
• Pacifidlog Town (AG116)
• Saffron City (AG144)

Battle Frontier

Ash defeats the following Frontier Brains:

• Noland (AG136)

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

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

Australian DVD releases

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

Trivia

• For reasons unknown, this season was never aired on New Zealand television. However DVDs were made available, which at the time was unusual for recent season in New Zealand. It was also aired on the Australian Cartoon Network, which can be viewed in New Zealand through Sky.
• The episodes of Pokémon Advanced, Pokémon Advanced Challenge, and 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.
• This is the final season to air on Kids' WB!

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Pokémon Pokračujem: Finální zápas*
Danish		Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Dutch		Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Finnish		Pokémon: Advanced Battle
French		Pokémon: Ultime Combat
German		Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Hindi		पोकेमोन: एडवांस्ड बैटल Pokémon: Advanced Battle *
Italian		Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Batalha Avançada Pokémon: Advanced Battle *
	Portugal	Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Russian		Покемон: Новое сражение Pokémon: Advanced Battle *
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Batalla Avanzada
	Spain	Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Swedish		Pokémon: Advanced Battle

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