S06

S6 redirects here. For the Japanese TCG release with the set symbol S6, see Chilling Reign (TCG).

This article is about the season. For the series, see Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokémon Advanced redirects here. For Italian opening, see Pokémon Advanced (song).

Pokémon: Advanced Season 6
Logo for the season
Opening	I Wanna Be a Hero
Episodes	40
Region	Hoenn
Series	Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Preceded by	Pokémon: Master Quest
Followed by	Pokémon: Advanced Challenge

Alternative logo used on Pokémon TV

Pokémon: Advanced is the sixth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows the fifth and final dubbed season of the original series, and as such is the first dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. It follows the adventures of Ash, May, Brock, and Max in the Hoenn region, from Littleroot Town up to Mauville City.

It originally aired as part of the 2003-2004 Kids' WB! Saturday morning lineup. The season began with Address Unown!, which originally aired on September 13, 2003 and ended with Watt's with Wattson, which originally aired on September 4, 2004; it was later shortened to exclude all of the episodes until the start of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire with Get the Show On the Road!.

It is preceded by Pokémon: Master Quest and succeeded by Pokémon: Advanced Challenge.

Blurb

Polishing off the Silver Conference, Ash heads toward his next challenge—the far-off Hoenn region! While he must say goodbye to old friends, he makes the acquaintance of May, a Trainer just starting out on her Pokémon journey. Along with her little brother Max and the ever-reliable Brock, this pack of Pokémon Trainers begin pursuing their dreams—with Ash racking up three Gym Badges, while May changes tack to follow the Contest path of a Pokémon Coordinator.

Important events

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

Ash with his friends in Pokémon: Advanced

• Ash and Pikachu arrive in the Hoenn region and meet up with May. (AG001)
• May gets her first partner Pokémon, a Torchic, from Professor Birch. Ash and May agree to travel together. (AG001)
• Ash registers for the Hoenn League. (AG002)
• Team Magma makes their appearance trying to enter ruins outside Oldale Town. (AG002)
• Ash meets May's family in Petalburg City. May's brother Max joins the duo, equipped with the PokéNav. (AG003)
• Brock rejoins the group on the way to Rustboro City. (AG004)
• The group learns about Pokémon Contests. (AG013)
• May decides she wants to be a Coordinator and earn Ribbons instead of trying to earn Gym Badges. (AG016)
• Ash and company help the Devon Corporation President track down a Team Aqua spy. (AG017)
• While training on Dewford Island, the group runs into Professor Birch. (AG027, AG028)
• The group finds Team Magma and Team Aqua digging through some ruins under a boy's Secret Base. (AG027)
• May meets up with her first rival, Drew, just before the Slateport City Contest. (AG033)
• Ash and friends try to stop a Team Magma theft of molten rock from Captain Stern at the Oceanic Museum. (AG036)
• Jigglypuff appears at the Trick House. (AG039)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• May's Torchic (AG001)
• Ash's Taillow (AG004)
• James's Cacnea (AG006)
• Ash's Treecko (AG007)
• Jessie's Seviper (AG008)
• Brock's Lotad (AG012)
• May's Wurmple (AG014)
• Jessie's Wurmple (AG014)
• Ash's Corphish (AG023)
• Brock's Mudkip (AG025)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• May's Wurmple → Silcoon (AG024)
• Jessie's Wurmple → Cascoon (AG024)
• May's Silcoon → Beautifly (AG028)
• Jessie's Cascoon → Dustox (AG028)

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

• James's Weezing (AG006)
• Jessie's Arbok (AG006)

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge	Opponent	Epicode	Result
Stone Badge	Roxanne	AG016	Victory
Knuckle Badge	Brawly	AG020	Defeat
		AG031	Victory
Dynamo Badge	Wattson	AG040	Victory

Pokémon Contests

May participates in the following Pokémon Contests:

Location	Epicode	Result
Slateport City	AG035	Defeat

Episodes

The television definition is used by Region 4 home video releases and formerly on Pokémon TV. It includes the last 12 episodes of the Johto League arc and the first 40 episodes of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.

The home video definition is the definition currently used by Region 1 home video releases by VIZ Media, Pokémon TV, DisneyNOW, and digital home video releases. It includes only the first 40 episodes of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.

Epicode	Episode Title	Television	Home video Digital release
EP263	Address Unown!	1	Part of S05
EP264	Mother of All Battles	2
EP265	Pop Goes the Sneasel	3
EP266	A Claim to Flame!	4
EP267	Love, Pokémon Style	5
EP268	Tie One On!	6
EP269	The Ties That Bind	7
EP270	Can't Beat the Heat	8
EP271	Playing with Fire!	9
EP272	Johto Photo Finish	10
EP273	Gotta Catch Ya Later!	11
EP274	Hoenn Alone!	12
AG001	Get the Show On the Road!	13	1
AG002	A Ruin With a View	14	2
AG003	There's No Place Like Hoenn	15	3
AG004	You Never Can Taillow	16	4
AG005	In the Knicker of Time!	17	5
AG006	A Poached Ego!	18	6
AG007	Tree's a Crowd	19	7
AG008	A Tail With a Twist	20	8
AG009	Taming of the Shroomish	21	9
AG010	You Said a Mouthful	22	10
AG011	A Bite to Remember	23	11
AG012	The Lotad Lowdown	24	12
AG013	All Things Bright and Beautifly!	25	13
AG014	All in a Day's Wurmple	26	14
AG015	Gonna Rule the School!	27	15
AG016	The Winner By a Nosepass!	28	16
AG017	Stairway to Devon	29	17
AG018	On a Wingull and a Prayer!	30	18
AG019	Sharpedo Attack!	31	19
AG020	Brave the Wave	32	20
AG021	Which Wurmple's Which?	33	21
AG022	A Hole Lotta Trouble	34	22
AG023	Gone Corphishin'	35	23
AG024	A Corphish Out of Water	36	24
AG025	A Mudkip Mission	37	25
AG026	Turning Over a Nuzleaf	38	26
AG027	A Three Team Scheme!	39	27
AG028	Seeing is Believing!	40	28
AG029	Ready, Willing, and Sableye	41	29
AG030	A Meditite Fight!	42	30
AG031	Just One of the Geysers	43	31
AG032	Abandon Ship!	44	32
AG033	Now That's Flower Power!	45	33
AG034	Having a Wailord of a Time	46	34
AG035	Win, Lose or Drew!	47	35
AG036	The Spheal of Approval	48	36
AG037	Jump for Joy!	49	37
AG038	A Different Kind of Misty!	50	38
AG039	A Poké-BLOCK Party!	51	39
AG040	Watt's With Wattson?	52	40

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

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

Australian DVD releases

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

Trivia

Special preview logo

• This is the last season in the dub until Pokémon: Black & White that features the Who's That Pokémon? eyecatch.
• In Finland, only the first 38 episodes (12 under the Master Quest subtitle and 26 under the Advanced subtitle) were aired. This was the last season to skip multiple episodes in the Finnish dub.
• This is the only season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire to be aired in Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland.
• The episodes of this season, Pokémon: Advanced Challenge, and Pokémon: Advanced Battle for sale on iTunes and Amazon 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. They are all retained on the Amazon Prime Video prints.
• The special preview version of Get the Show on the Road! used a different Pokémon: Advanced logo, resembling that of Pokémon: Master Quest.

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Pokémon: Pokračujem*
Danish		Pokémon Advanced
Dutch		Pokémon Advanced
French		Pokémon Advanced
German		Pokémon: Advanced
Hindi		पोकेमोन: एडवांस्ड
Italian		Pokémon Advanced
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon - Avançado Pokémon: Indigo League *
	Portugal	Pokémon - Advanced
Russian		Покемон: Новое Поколение Pokémon Advanced *
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Fuerza Máxima
	Spain	Pokémon: Advanced
Swedish		Pokémon Advanced
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: அட்வான்ஸ்ட்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: అడ్వాన్స్డ్

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series Original series (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials) Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles) Horizons (list) Horizons Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time Complete list • Movies

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