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Pokémon: Advanced Battle Season 8
Logo for the season
Opening	Unbeatable
Episodes	52
Region	Hoenn & Kanto
Series	Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Preceded by	Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
Followed by	Pokémon: Battle Frontier

Pokémon: Advanced Battle is the eighth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the third season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. It 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 begins Ash's second adventure through Kanto as he challenges the Battle Frontier.

It began on September 17, 2005, with the dub premiere of Clamperl of Wisdom, and concluded on July 8, 2006, with Pasta La Vista. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2005-2006 Kids' WB! Saturday morning lineup. This season skipped the original AG101 due to the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake as well as AG120, a clip show episode.

It is preceded by Pokémon: Advanced Challenge and succeeded 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)

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 battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge	Opponent(s)	Epicode	Result
Mind Badge	Tate and Liza	AG100	Victory
Rain Badge	Juan	AG110 AG111	Victory

Battle Frontier battles

Ash battles the following Frontier Brains:

Symbol	Opponent	Epicode	Result
Knowledge Symbol	Noland	AG136	Victory

Pokémon Contests

May participates in the following Pokémon Contests:

Hoenn

Location	Epicode	Result
Purika City	AG103	Victory
Pacifidlog Town	AG115 AG116	Victory

Kanto

Location	Epicode	Result
Saffron City	AG144	Victory

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
AG093	Clamperl of Wisdom	1
AG094	The Relicanth Really Can	2
AG095	The Evolutionary War	3
AG096	Training Wrecks	4
AG097	Gaining Groudon	5
AG098	The Scuffle of Legends	6
AG099	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!	7
AG100	Solid as a Solrock	8
AG101	Vanity Affair	9
AG102	Where's Armaldo?	10
AG103	A Cacturne for the Worse	11
AG104	Claydol Big and Tall	12
AG105	Once in a Mawile	13
AG106	Beg, Burrow and Steal	14
AG107	Absol-ute Disaster	15
AG108	Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt	16
AG109	Do I Hear a Ralts?	17
AG110	The Great Eight Fate!	18
AG111	Eight Ain't Enough	19
AG112	Showdown at Linoone	20
AG113	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?	21
AG114	Date Expectations!	22
AG115	Mean With Envy	23
AG116	Pacifidlog Jam	24
AG117	Berry, Berry Interesting	25
AG118	Less is Morrison	26
AG119	The Ribbon Cup Caper!	27
AG121	Hi Ho Silver Wind!	28
AG122	Deceit and Assist	29
AG123	Rhapsody in Drew	30
AG124	Island Time	31
AG125	Like a Meowth to a Flame	32
AG126	Saved by the Beldum	33
AG127	From Brags to Riches	34
AG128	Shocks and Bonds	35
AG129	A Judgment Brawl	36
AG130	Choose It or Lose It!	37
AG131	At the End of the Fray	38
AG132	The Scheme Team	39
AG133	The Right Place and the Right Mime	40
AG134	A Real Cleffa-Hanger	41
AG135	Numero Uno Articuno	42
AG136	The Symbol Life	43
AG137	Hooked on Onix	44
AG138	Rough, Tough Jigglypuff	45
AG139	On Cloud Arcanine	46
AG140	Sitting Psyduck	47
AG141	Hail to the Chef	48
AG142	Caterpie's Big Dilemma	49
AG143	The Saffron Con	50
AG144	A Hurdle for Squirtle	51
AG145	Pasta La Vista	52

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 this season, Pokémon: Advanced, and Pokémon: Advanced Challenge 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!
  • This is also the final season dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment.

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
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
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: அட்வான்ஸ்ட் பாட்டிலே
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: అడ్వాన్స్డ్ బాటిల్లె

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