Episode 1
Aired Nov 21, 2002
Get the Show on the Road!
Professor Birch is treating Ash's Pikachu for it's electric overcharge; new trainer, May arrivers to receive her first Pokémon; Team Rocket attempts to grab Pikachu.
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Episode 2
Aired Nov 28, 2002
A Ruin With a View
Ash and May find a link to a world of ancient Pokémon; Team Rocket build a presence in Hoenn; Team Magma kidnaps Professor Alden for information about the ancient ruins.
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Episode 3
Aired Dec 5, 2002
There's No Place Like Hoenn
In Petalburg City Ash meets Max and Norman; a Hoenn-style battle is three on three, and Ash doesn't have enough Pokémon ; Team Rocket tries to swipe May's Torchic.
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Episode 4
Aired Dec 12, 2002
You Never Can Taillow
Team Rocket turns a flock of Taillow against Ash and his companions; Brock's cooking saves the day when the gang is down to their last chocolate cookie.
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Episode 5
Aired Dec 19, 2002
In the Knicker of Time!
May faces challenges in her first battle against Nicholai the Knickerbocker, who insults her father; Max seeks revenge for the insult, but ends up needing to be rescued.
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Episode 6
Aired Dec 26, 2002
A Poached Ego
Ash and his pals join Officer Jenny in pursuit of a poacher; Team Rocket is also after the poacher; Team Rock use their own Arbok and Weezing to rescue the captured Pokémon.
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Episode 7
Aired Jan 9, 2003
Tree's a Crowd
Ash battles Team Rocket to help a Treecko; Ash tries to help the Treecko save it's dying home; the tree the Treecko and Ash try to save dies.
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Episode 8
Aired Jan 16, 2003
A Tail With a Twist
Ash meets a powerful Seviper in the woods and decides that Treecko should battle it; Treecko is taken to a Pokémon Center for treatment.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 23, 2003
Taming of the Shroomish
The gang stops in Rinshin Town, where the Shroomish Pokémon are in danger of becoming homeless; the Shroomish Pokémon join forces with the gang to stop an attack from the Rocket Team.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 30, 2003
You Said a Mouthful!
When Ash sees a sign for the world's most powerful Pokémon, Pelipper, he decides to challenge him to a battle.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 6, 2003
A Bite to Remember
Max discovers a pack of wolflike Pokémon named Mightyena and one Poochyena; Team rocket attempts to steal Max's Poochyena by using a fake evolution machine.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 13, 2003
The Lotad Lowdown
A group of Lotad, uses its water skills to help two sisters grow all types of berries; Team Rock wants to catch all the Lotad that live in the lake.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 20, 2003
All Things Bright and Beautifly!
A new type of Pokémon contest judges the beauty of a strike rather than its strength; Janet's friend Chaz helps Ash teach Pikachu to use Iron Tail.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 27, 2003
All in a Days Wurmple
Ash learns the Hoenn practice of battling with two Pokémon at once: May catches a Wurmple with the help of Franklin.
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Episode 15
Aired Mar 6, 2003
Gonna Rule the School!
A tour of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Rustboro City; Team Rocket interrupts a battle between Max and Tommy; Ash gears up for a battle with Roxanne.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 13, 2003
The Winner by a Nosepass
Pikachu's strength helps Ash battle several of Roxanne's Pokémon; May wants to be Pokémon Coordinator and compete in Pokémon Contests.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 20, 2003
Stairway to Devon
Ash and company arrive at the Devon Corp. building in time to help officer Jenny catch an intruder, but it is Team Rocket which inadvertently saves the day.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 27, 2003
On a Wingull and a Prayer!
An outdated map causes the gang to miss the ferry to Dewford Island; Briney, a retired sailor, offers to take the gang to Dewford Island, but later changes his mind.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 3, 2003
Sharpedo Attack!
While swimming the gang is boxed in by a large school of Sharpedo; the gang battles the lead Sharpedo; Brock nurses a sick Sharpedo back to health.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 10, 2003
Brave the Wave
A large Makuhita Pokémon surprises Ash when he battles a seemingly irresponsible gym leader; Ash realizes he may have been too head-strong in the way he handled his latest battle.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 17, 2003
Which Wurmple's Which?
While Team Rocket tries to capture Pikachu, May's Wurmple is accidentally switched with Jessie's; everyone is impressed that May can tell the different between the two Wurmple.
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Episode 22
Aired Apr 23, 2003
A Hole Lotta Trouble
Ash and friends go to Granite Cave looking for Steven Stone; Team Rocket has dug holes in the cave to trap the gang, but ends up also trapping themselves.
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Episode 23
Aired May 1, 2003
Gone Corphishin'
Ash sets out to capture a rare Pokémon after hearing about a mysterious creature attacking people on Dewford's beach; Pikachu gets the Corphish to come up out of the sand; Ash catches Corphish.
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Episode 24
Aired May 8, 2003
A Corphish Out of Water
Ash must take a sick Corphish to the Dewford Center; Team Rocket sets more traps with unexpected results; a recovered Corphish becomes a valued team member.
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Episode 25
Aired May 15, 2003
A Mudkip Mission
Ash and the others discover a lake full of Mudkip and their human caretaker Swampy; Team Rocket breaks the dam creating the lake in an attempt to capture the Mudkip.
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Episode 26
Aired May 22, 2003
Turning Over a Nuzleaf
The gang gets separated from their Pokémon, which then become surrounded by a group of Nuzleaf; Team Rocket sees an opening to capture Pikachu.
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Episode 27
Aired May 29, 2003
A Three Team Scheme!
Team Rocket, Team Magma and Team Aqua square off in a mysterious cave; Ash and the team help Keanu recover his Nincada and reclaim his secret base.
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Episode 28
Aired Jun 5, 2003
Seeing Is Believing!
Jesse tries everything possible to make her Cascoon evolve into a Beautifly; Ash and the gang help a group of Seedot find a new home; May's Silcoon evolves into a Bautifly.
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Episode 29
Aired Jun 12, 2003
Ready, Willing and Sableye
Ash tries to humble his Corphish by scaring him deep inside an abandoned mine; Team Rocket tricks Sableye into helping then capture Ash's Pokémon.
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Episode 30
Aired Jun 19, 2003
A Meditite Fight!
Ash and friends get caught in a hurricane and must take a treacherous mountain path to reach safety; Ash battles Shauna, who claimed to be the top apprentice of gym leader Brawly.
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Episode 31
Aired Jun 26, 2003
Just One of the Geysers
Ash gets his long-awaited rematch with Brawly of Dewford Gym; Ash's training helps him remain claim during his rematch battle.
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Episode 32
Aired Jul 3, 2003
Abandon Ship!
Ash and friends foil a Team Rocket kidnapping scheme on the high seas, but are then left high and dry themselves when the boat breaks down; the gang is rescued by Tommy, who was looking for his Marshtomp on an abandoned ship.
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Episode 33
Aired Jul 10, 2003
Now That's Flower Power!
May starts training her Beautifly for her first Pokémon contest against Drew and his Roselia; a retired coordinator, Mr. Big, offers May a Pokéblock case and invites the gang to his shop for some Bluk Berries.
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Episode 34
Aired Jul 17, 2003
Having a Wailord of a Time
The gang to watches over three Pokémon, one of which will become new trainer Stephanie's first Pokémon; while in the gangs care the Torchic evolves into a Combusken.
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Episode 35
Aired Jul 24, 2003
Win, Lose or Drew!
May enters her first Pokémon contest and she is up against Drew and Robert; in the first round her Beautifly performs beautifully.
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Episode 36
Aired Jul 31, 2003
The Spheal of Approval
The gang chills out in Slateport City, but there's no chance to relax as both Team Rocket and Team Magma appear - and they're on the hunt for a rare sea rock.
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Episode 37
Aired Aug 7, 2003
Jump for Joy!
Ash is shocked to find out that Nurse Joy has been kidnapped by a Shriftry using a Stun Spore; the gang goes in search for Nurse Joy after finding clues on a security camera.
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Episode 38
Aired Aug 14, 2003
A Different Kind of Misty
Ash and friends meet a nervous young trainer, Thatcher, and it is not long before Ash finds a way to build up the youngster's confidence.
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Episode 39
Aired Aug 21, 2003
A Poké-BLOCK Party
Ash and chums find a Trick House Contest; the winner receives a year's supply of Pokéblocks.
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Episode 40
Aired Aug 28, 2003
Watt's With Wattson
Ash's third battle with the electric master Wattson sees the appearance of a robotic Raikou; Pikachu is showered in electricity before his battle.
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