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It’s looking good for Ash as he works on his next three Gym Badges, but not so good for Dawn, coming off a pair of Contest defeats. Both will do what they can to become better Trainers, from entering the Wallace Cup competition to attending Professor Rowan’s Pokémon Summer Academy. Hopefully, the new tactics they pick up will give them the tools they need to succeed against the latest plot by Pokémon Hunter J—as well as the emerging threat of Team Galactic!

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

• Chimchar realizes that Ash is a caring Trainer, unlike Paul. Chimchar gets over its fear of Zangoose. (DP053)
• Gardenia reappears for an episode. (DP054)
• Zoey suggests that Ash and Dawn trade Aipom and Buizel. (DP055)
• Buizel destroys the Hallowed Tower, and Ash needs to repair it, according to a legend. (DP056)
• Team Galactic's Saturn and two Grunts disturb the Unown in the Solaceon Ruins. (DP060)
• Jessie wins her first Ribbon. (DP061)
• Dawn loses her second Pokémon Contest in a row and loses confidence in herself. (DP061)
• Dawn meets another of her childhood friends, Leona. (DP063)
• Butch and Cassidy, and the recurring Hippopotas make another appearance. (DP065)
• Ash and his friends meet Paul's older brother Reggie, a Pokémon Breeder. (DP066)
• Dawn has a Gym battle against Maylene, which she loses. (DP067)
• Team Galactic reappears in Veilstone City to steal meteorites. Ash, his friends, Reggie, and Maylene stop them. (DP069)
• Ash and his friends help Kellyn protect an Aura-using Riolu from J and her client. (DP071 and DP072)
• Wallace appears as a master Coordinator and announces the Wallace Cup. (DP075)
• May returns to participate in the Wallace Cup, along with Ash, Dawn, Jessie and Zoey. (DP076)
• The Wallace Cup takes place at the Valor Lakefront. (DP077 - DP079)
  • Ash, Dawn, May, Zoey, and Kyle advance to the Battle Stage while Jessie loses in the Performance Stage. (DP077)
  • Ash battles Kyle in the quarter-finals and loses. May, Dawn, Zoey, and Kyle advance to the semi-finals. (DP078)
  • Dawn defeats Kyle in the semi-finals, while May defeats Zoey. (DP079)
  • Dawn defeats May in the finals and becomes the Wallace Cup winner, earning the Aqua Ribbon. (DP079)
• Jessie catches a Yanma which evolves to Yanmega. (DP080)
• Ash meets up with Paul and they have a battle. Chimchar reveals its true power. (DP081)
• Ash meets up with and battles Gary, who gives him a Razor Fang. (DP085)
• Ash and his friends enter the Pokémon Summer Academy where they meet and befriend Angie. (DP088 to DP091)
• Ash meets up with Fantina. They have an informal battle which Ash forfeits. (DP093)
• Dawn meets and competes against Lila, an old rival of her mother, in the Celestic Constest. She also wins her third Ribbon. (DP095)
• Ash and his friends encounter Cynthia and meet Professor Carolina at the Celestic Town Historical Research Center. Cyrus also makes an appearance as an interested businessman. (DP096 and DP097)
• Team Galactic steals the Lustrous and Adamant Orbs. (DP096 and DP097)
• Ash and his friends meet up with Angie again in Solaceon Town. (DP098)
• The group meets Aaron of the Elite Four, who is looking for his lost Wurmple. (DP099)
• On the way to the Hearthome Gym for a battle, Ash literally runs into Barry, a Trainer from Twinleaf Town who admires Paul's training style. (DP101)
• Jessie wins her second Ribbon. (DP102)
• After Ash's victory at the Hearthome Gym, Barry declares Ash as his rival. (DP102)

• This is the first season to be dubbed by DuArt Film & Video
• This is the last season of the Pokémon anime where all episodes are in 4:3 aspect ratio.
• Starting from this season, Meowth makes an angry face in almost every recitation of Team Rocket's motto, unlike past seasons in which he would only smile.