S06

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.

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Ash with his friends in Pokémon: Advanced

• Ash and Pikachu arrive in the Hoenn region and meet up with May. (AG001)
• May gets her starter 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)

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.

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.