S07

A shadow hovers over Ash, May, and friends as they continue their journey through the Hoenn region, and it’s not just that of Mt. Chimney—both Team Magma and Team Aqua put plans into action with our heroes caught in the middle! When not foiling evil schemes, Ash and May chase their personal goals, with Ash battling for three more Gym Badges and May winning her first three Contest Ribbons. The group also gains new Pokémon like Torkoal and Bulbasaur, but could they be too much to handle?

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• Misty makes an appearance for two episodes at the Mirage Kingdom. (AG044, AG045)
• At Mt. Chimney, Team Magma and Team Aqua chase after Professor Cozmo and his meteorite sample. Ash helps Cozmo in destroying the sample. (AG054)
• Professor Oak pays a visit with the Kanto Starter Pokémon. (AG071)
• Ash, May, and James participate at a PokéRinger competition. (AG080)
• Team Aqua holds hostage the scientists at the Weather Institute. Ash and friends try to prevent the theft of data regarding the ancient Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre, only to be tricked by Brodie, a member of Team Magma. (AG083)

• English voice actresses Megan Hollingshead (Nurse Joy) and Lee Quick (Officer Jenny) both left the show during this season, with Bella Hudson taking over the role of Nurse Joy and Jamie Davyous Owens taking over Officer Jenny from Maxxed Out! and The Ribbon Cup Caper, respectively. They continued in these roles until the end of the 4Kids-produced dub.
• The episodes of this season, Pokémon: Advanced, 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.
• In the Finnish dub, all of the title cards in this season were read by the narrator instead of Ash.
• In Finland, this was the first season to air in its entirety.
• This is the only season of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire to air in Serbia.