About this season
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!
Episodes (53)
1. Clamperl of Wisdom
5.0Aired 9 September 2004 • 23 min
Our heroes reconnect with an unlucky Spoink, and it's still having trouble holding onto its pearl!
2. The Relicanth Really Can
5.0Aired 16 September 2004 • 23 min
Ash and friends join a treasure hunter to explore the deep sea, but Team Rocket is right behind them!
3. The Evolutionary War
5.0Aired 23 September 2004 • 23 min
When a Gorebyss-versus-Huntail rivalry develops between two islands, our heroes must get to the bottom of it!
4. Training Wrecks
5.0Aired 30 September 2004 • 23 min
The residents of Muscle Island are dedicated to physical fitness-but can they keep up with Ash in a Pokémon battle?
5. Gaining Groudon (1)
5.0Aired 7 October 2004 • 23 min
After a rescue at sea, our heroes find themselves aboard Team Magma's submarine and learn more about the group's plan for world domination!
6. The Scuffle of Legends (2)
5.0Aired 14 October 2004 • 23 min
Team Aqua and Team Magma have awakened the ancient Legendary Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre! Can Ash and friends escape?
7. It's Still Rocket Roll to Me
5.0Aired 21 October 2004 • 23 min
A Team Rocket strike on Mossdeep City drags our heroes-plus the city's twin Gym Leaders-into a space-shuttle scheme!
8. Solid As a Solrock
5.0Aired 28 October 2004 • 23 min
Ash takes on the Mossdeep Gym, going up against two Gym Leaders at once!
9. Vanity Affair
5.0Aired 4 November 2004 • 23 min
After winning his seventh Gym badge, Ash can't stop bragging about his battle skills...until he runs into a member of the Elite Four!
10. Where's Armaldo?
5.0Aired 11 November 2004 • 23 min
In an island nature preserve, Ash and friends come face to face with several Pokémon thought to be extinct!
11. A Cacturne for the Worse
5.0Aired 18 November 2004 • 23 min
May competes in a Pokémon Contest, where another Coordinator tries to sabotage her performance!
12. Claydol Big and Tall
5.0Aired 25 November 2004 • 23 min
When our heroes discover an enormous Poké Ball on an island, Team Rocket's meddling unleashes an ancient destructive force!
13. Once in a Mawile
5.0Aired 2 December 2004 • 23 min
Ash and friends meet a talented Trainer who performs a ribbon dance with her Mawile...until Team Rocket gets in the way!
14. Beg, Burrow and Steal
5.0Aired 9 December 2004 • 23 min
To help a local researcher, our heroes explore a massive underground labyrinth created by a group of Trapinch...and get into some trouble along the way!
15. Absol-ute Disaster
5.0Aired 16 December 2004 • 23 min
An Absol appears to warn a village of danger, but the villagers think it's the one causing the trouble! Can our heroes clear up this misunderstanding?
16. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snorunt
5.0Aired 23 December 2004 • 23 min
When a mischievous Snorunt steals Ash's hard-earned Gym badges, Ash chases after it-right into a raging snowstorm!
17. Do I Hear a Ralts?
5.0Aired 6 January 2005 • 23 min
Max finds an injured Ralts and tries to get it to a Pokémon Center, but its friends Gardevoir and Kirlia think our heroes are trying to steal it!
18. The Great Eight Fate! (1)
5.0Aired 13 January 2005 • 23 min
Ash gets ready for his final Gym battle in the Hoenn region: a Double Battle against Gym Leader Juan, who used to be a Pokémon Coordinator!
19. Eight Ain't Enough (2)
5.0Aired 20 January 2005 • 23 min
Ash and Juan battle it out in the Sootopolis Gym! Can Ash win his eighth Gym badge to qualify for the Hoenn League?
20. Showdown at Linoone!
5.0Aired 27 January 2005 • 23 min
When May discovers that two of her Poké Balls are missing, she naturally assumes it's Team Rocket! But the culprit could be someone else entirely...
21. Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?
5.0Aired 3 February 2005 • 23 min
When Team Rocket interrupts a practice battle between May and her rival Drew, our heroes and their Pokémon have to sort out a big mix-up!
22. Date Expectations
7.0Aired 10 February 2005 • 23 min
Our heroes are delayed by a herd of Donphan on their way to Pacifidlog Town! Can May make it onto the ferry in time for her final Pokémon Contest?
23. Mean with Envy (1)
5.0Aired 17 February 2005 • 23 min
May enters the Pacifidlog Contest, where she goes up against rivals Joshua and Erica, plus a mysterious competitor known only as "The Jester"...
24. Pacifidlog Jam (2)
5.0Aired 24 February 2005 • 23 min
May competes against an unusual Meowth in the second round of the Pacifidlog Contest. Can she win the last ribbon she needs to qualify for the Grand Festival?
25. Berry, Berry Interesting
5.0Aired 3 March 2005 • 23 min
When our heroes stumble upon a wonderful berry harvest, May takes the opportunity to make some Pokéblocks for the Grand Festival, drawing the attention of a hungry Munchlax!
26. Less Is Morrison
5.0Aired 10 March 2005 • 23 min
Ash meets Morrison, another Trainer who's on his way to compete in the Hoenn League, and the two immediately become fierce rivals!
27. The Ribbon Cup Caper!
5.0Aired 17 March 2005 • 23 min
Aboard a luxury liner bound for Slateport City and the Grand Festival, our heroes must help Officer Jenny catch a master thief!
28. Satoshi and Haruka! Heated Battles in Hoenn!!
1.0Aired 24 March 2005 • 23 min
This is a clipshow Unaired outside of Japan of Satoshi's (Ash's) gym battles and Haruka's (May's) contest battles. The heroes are still on the boat looking towards the Grand Festival. Ash remembers all of his Hoenn Gym Battles with Roxanne, Norman, Brawly, Juan, Tate and Lisa, while May remembers her Contests with Drew, Grace, Kelly, Harley, Erica and Savannah.
29. Hi Ho Silver Wind! (1)
5.0Aired 7 April 2005 • 23 min
On the first day of the Grand Festival, May runs into her deceitful rival Harley once more!
30. Deceit and Assist (2)
5.0Aired 7 April 2005 • 23 min
Ash meets a Coordinator whose ribbons have been stolen, and May listens to some bad advice before her first performance in the Grand Festival!
31. Rhapsody in Drew (3)
5.0Aired 7 April 2005 • 23 min
May is up against Harley in the second round of the Grand Festival! Can she triumph over his treacherous tactics?
32. Island Time
5.0Aired 14 April 2005 • 23 min
When our heroes win free tickets to Ever Grande City for the Hoenn League Championships, they're delighted-until it becomes clear this is another of Team Rocket's schemes!
33. Like a Meowth to a Flame
5.0Aired 21 April 2005 • 23 min
While training for the Hoenn League, Ash meets fellow Trainer Tyson and his Meowth in boots, and they discover that the ceremonial torch has been stolen!
34. Saved by the Beldum
5.0Aired 28 April 2005 • 23 min
Ash, Morrison, and Tyson register for the Hoenn League, and it appears that Tyson's Meowth has an unfortunate past...
35. From Brags to Riches
5.0Aired 5 May 2005 • 23 min
In the qualifying rounds, Ash faces a serious challenge: he has to win three matches in a row, and each match is a Double Battle!
36. Shocks and Bonds (1)
5.0Aired 12 May 2005 • 23 min
Ash has made it through the qualifying rounds, but now he faces an impressive Trainer named Katie in a full battle, where both of them will use all six of their Pokémon!
37. A Judgment Brawl (2)
5.0Aired 19 May 2005 • 23 min
Ash has fallen behind in his full battle against Katie! Can he recover and make it to the second round?
38. Choose It or Lose It! (3)
5.0Aired 25 May 2005 • 23 min
Ash faces his friend and rival Morrison in the second round of the Hoenn League!
39. At the End of the Fray (4)
7.0Aired 16 June 2005 • 23 min
Ash goes up against his rival Tyson in the quarterfinals of the Hoenn League!
40. The Scheme Team
7.0Aired 23 June 2005 • 23 min
The Hoenn League is over, and it's time for Ash to bid farewell to his traveling companions and head home-but he can't resist one more challenge from a Gym Leader along the way!
41. The Right Place and the Right Mime
7.0Aired 30 June 2005 • 23 min
Max and May come to visit Ash in Pallet Town, along with Misty and Brock, and they all make plans for another journey together-this time, to the Battle Frontier!
42. A Real Cleffa-Hanger
7.0Aired 7 July 2005 • 23 min
Our heroes stop for a picnic at the base of Mt. Moon, where they encounter the rarely seen Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable!
43. Numero Uno Articuno
6.3Aired 21 July 2005 • 23 min
On the way to Ash's first match at the Battle Frontier, our heroes see the Legendary Pokémon Articuno flying through a snowstorm!
44. The Symbol Life
6.3Aired 28 July 2005 • 23 min
Ash calls in his old friend Charizard to help in his battle against Frontier Brain Noland and his friend Articuno!
45. Hooked on Onix
5.0Aired 4 August 2005 • 23 min
Provoked by Team Rocket, hordes of Rock-type Pokémon attack our heroes on their way to the Battle Arena!
46. Rough, Tough Jigglypuff
5.0Aired 11 August 2005 • 23 min
Ash and friends fall into a trap set by a man who wants to catch a Jigglypuff for his daughter's birthday!
47. On Cloud Arcanine
5.0Aired 18 August 2005 • 23 min
On their way to the Battle Arena, Ash and friends stop by a cake shop, but the line for it is long. They see an Arcanine come running by, and May decides to catch it. However, Drew returns and he also wants to capture it.
48. Sitting Psyduck
7.0Aired 25 August 2005 • 23 min
Ash and friends rescue a sad Psyduck from a group of Fighting types, but they can't figure out how to cheer it up...
49. Hail to the Chef!
5.0Aired 1 September 2005 • 23 min
Our heroes and Team Rocket check out a new restaurant owned by two sisters who can't stop squabbling!
50. Caterpie's Big Dilemma
5.0Aired 8 September 2005 • 23 min
After a scientific experiment goes awry, Ash and friends try to track down a Caterpie that has grown to enormous proportions!
51. The Saffron Con
5.0Aired 15 September 2005 • 23 min
Our heroes are in Saffron City for May's first Pokémon Contest in the Kanto region-and her shady rival Harley is competing, too!
52. A Hurdle for Squirtle
5.0Aired 22 September 2005 • 23 min
The Saffron Pokémon Contest is under way! Can May win her first ribbon in the Kanto region?
53. Pasta La Vista!
5.0Aired 29 September 2005 • 23 min
Ash checks out the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City and ends up getting recruited as a new student!