Episode 1
Aired Sep 4, 2003
What You Seed Is What You Get
When several ripe watermelons come drifting down the river, Ash and friends help themselves, but soon the keeper of a nearby watermelon patch mistakes them for thieves and the misunderstanding escalates into a Pokémon battle.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 11, 2003
Love at First Flight
Just before the opening of a summer festival in which an Illumise and a Volbeat must perform a dazzling light dance, the male half of the performing duo falls head over heels in love with his partner and grows too nervous to perform in front of her.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 18, 2003
Let Bagons Be Bagons
Ash and friends encounter a cliff-diving Bagon that dreams of flying and promise its trainer they will help it go through the evolutions it needs to gain the ability to soar.
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Episode 4
Aired Sep 25, 2003
The Princess and the Togepi
As Ash and friends reunite with Misty, the would-be usurper of a desert kingdom kidnaps her Togepi for use in a coronation ceremony; Ash and friends meet the proper heir, who explains she has only hours before her chance at the throne disappears.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 2, 2003
A Togepi Mirage!
Ash and Misty continue to struggle against an evil regent who wants to use Misty's Togepi to steal the throne from its rightful heir; they come across a hidden Togepi paradise laid to waste thanks to the regent's plotting.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 9, 2003
Candid Camerupt!
When their supplies run low, Ash and friends accept a meal invitation from a family of strangers, who have such enthusiasm for Pokémon battles that they make formidable opponents against Ash, Brock and Max in a four-on-four contest.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 16, 2003
I Feel Skitty!
When May finds an ill Skitty and takes it to a laboratory for an aromatherapy treatment, Team Rocket arrives on the scene to steal the lab's fragrance reserves, but their plans become jeopardized when Meowth falls in love with the Skitty.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 23, 2003
Zigzag Zangoose
Soon after the gang meets up with Nikolai and his Zangoose, it gets into a battle against Jessie's Seviper, the Zangoose's sworn enemy; although Zangoose bests Team Rocket, both Pokémon and their trainers swear to determine a true winner.
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Episode 9
Aired Oct 30, 2003
Maxxed Out!
Max meets up with another Pokémon enthusiast who goes by the same name, but despite their shared interests and shared name, the two get off to a rocky start, until an attack from Team Rocket threatens a Surskit, forcing them to work together.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 6, 2003
Pros and Con Artists
As May prepares for her second Pokémon contest, she meets a trainer named Grace, who uses her Medicham to help raise May's spirits, but this draws the attention of Team Rocket, who begin plotting to steal the versatile Pokémon for themselves.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 13, 2003
Come What May!
May enters the Fallarbor Town Pokémon contest, but her hopes dampen when a mysterious, redheaded trainer bearing a strong resemblance to Jessie steals the show with a nearly flawless performance.
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Episode 12
Aired Nov 20, 2003
Cheer Pressure!
Ash and friends reunite with Thatcher, who trains his Plusle and Minun to enthusiastically cheer on the participants of Pokémon battles; witnessing Thatcher and other pep squad members at work, Max suspects Thatcher is actually using them to cheat.
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Episode 13
Aired Nov 27, 2003
Game Winning Assist
Ash and friends meet the owner of a Numel ranch, whom May battles with her Skitty; Team Rocket lurks in the background with dreams of taking advantage of the Numel's ability to create nearly limitless heat, selling them into lives of servitude.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 4, 2003
Fight for the Meteorite
Team Aqua and Team Magma clash over a meteorite Professor Cozmo discovered on Mount Chimney, and the chaos strands the gang with Team Rocket on a cable car.
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Episode 15
Aired Dec 11, 2003
Poetry Commotion!
Ash wants to challenge Flannery, the novice leader of the Lavaridge Gym, but the gang must clean up the ravaged gym first; Flanner's grandfather, who used to run the gym, tries to secretly help his unprepared granddaughter grow into her new role.
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Episode 16
Aired Dec 18, 2003
Going, Going, Yawn
Believing his knowledge of the Lavaridge gym leader and her Pokémon will lead him to an easy victory and earn him his fourth Hoenn League badge, Ash finds his confidence falter as Flannery proves more challenging than anticipated.
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Episode 17
Aired Dec 25, 2003
Going for a Spinda
Brock falls in love at first sight with a beautiful trainer desperately seeking a lost Spinda that she credits with bringing her many years of good fortune; Team Rocket shows up to seek the "lucky" Spinda for themselves.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 8, 2004
All Torkoal, No Play
A wrong turn lands Ash and friends in a dangerous valley inhabited by territorial Magnemite, Magneton and Steelix; they meet a wild Torkoal that aids them as they battle their way out of the valley.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 15, 2004
Manectric Charge
Ash revisits the Mauville Gym, where he must pit his Pikachu against a powerful Manetric; the challenge grows more difficult when Team Rocket interferes, hoping to steal the gym's many electric-type Pokémon for themselves.
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Episode 20
Aired Jan 22, 2004
Delcatty Got Your Tongue
When Team Rocket injures May's Skitty, the team seeks treatment for it at a Pokémon spa; Ash and friends see their chance to repay the therapist after Team Rocket reappears and kidnaps her Delcatty.
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Episode 21
Aired Jan 29, 2004
Disaster of Disguise
A distressed mother enlists Ash and friends to find a mysterious Pokémon coordinator she accuses of leading her son astray, but when the culprit turns out to be the boy himself, they help him enter a local Pokémon contest against his mother's wishes.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 5, 2004
Disguise Da Limit
May focuses on winning the Verdanturf Pokémon Contest while the rest of her group concentrate on helping their newfound friend Timmy maintain his secret identity so he can compete without interference from his mother, who staunchly opposes his dream.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 12, 2004
Take the Lombre Home
Villagers in a town suffering through a drought declare Brock's newly evolved Lombre as their savior; the gang investigates the cause of the water shortage, refusing to believe the villagers' claim that a friendly Solrock is responsible.
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Episode 24
Aired Feb 19, 2004
True Blue Swablu
Ash and friends discover a Swablu injured and separated from its flock during a massive migration; May nurses it back to health, but it refuses to fly, so the trainers and their Pokémon work together to help Swablu overcome its lack of confidence.
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Episode 25
Aired Feb 26, 2004
Gulpin It Down
A small village facing a string of Gulpin invasions decides to call in a Gulpin expert, Professor Jacuzzi, whose high-tech solutions work at first, but ultimately result in a Gulpin and Ash's Treecko growing to a monstrous size.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 4, 2004
Exploud and Clear
Ash's Treecko and his opponent's Loudred evolve during a battle, becoming Grovyle and Exploud; when Exploud ignores its trainer and runs off, Team Rocket attempts to capture it.
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Episode 27
Aired Mar 11, 2004
Go Go Ludicolo!
Jealous of Ash's new Grovyle, Corphish breaks away from Ash and company to strike out on its own and challenge a Ludicolo that recently defeated it; when Corphish finds Ludicolo in the clutches of Team Rocket, it must rescue the Pokémon alone.
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Episode 28
Aired Mar 18, 2004
A Double Dilemma
Ash and friends learn that Norman, the Petalburg Gym leader and May and Max's father, has become a town celebrity; hearing that Ash means to challenge their dear hero, the locals exhaust Ash with a series of one-on-one battles.
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Episode 29
Aired Mar 25, 2004
Love, Petalburg Style!
When rumors spread through Petalburg City that May and Max's father spends too much time with the local Nurse Joy, Ash and friends investigate to save Norman's marriage; Team Rocket plots to steal the many Slakoth and Slaking residing in the area.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 1, 2004
Balance of Power
As Ash challenges Petalburg City Gym leader Norman to a rematch, May and Max watch from the sidelines, conflicted over who they should root for; although Ash gets off to a strong start, Norman confuses and exhausts Ash's Pokémon one by one.
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Episode 31
Aired Apr 8, 2004
A Six-Pack Attack!
Ash and Brock head out with Professor Birch to greet the visiting Professor Oak, leaving only Max and May to guard the laboratory -- a move they come to regret when Team Rocket swoops in and makes off with all the Pokémon being held for new trainers.
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Episode 32
Aired Apr 15, 2004
The Bicker the Better
Ash and May accept a tag battle challenge, but a lack of teamwork leads to a quick defeat; when Jessie and James have a similar experience, the four all put their differences aside to pair up in a battle pitting Ash and James against May and Jessie.
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Episode 33
Aired Apr 22, 2004
Grass Hysteria!
A Skarmory abducts May and takes her to an area closed off to travelers; Ash and friends hear a foreboding legend of dangerous grass Pokémon beyond the wall and decide to sneak in to help May without permission.
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Episode 34
Aired Apr 29, 2004
Hokey Pokéballs
James hatches a plan to steal trainers' Pokémon by sabotaging the Poké Ball transporter in a local Pokémon Center; Ash and friends chase Team Rocket to recover the stolen Pokémon, uniting Ash's Bulbasaur and May's new Bulbasaur in the process.
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Episode 35
Aired May 6, 2004
Whiscash and Ash
Ash accidentally drops his collection of Hoenn badges into the mouth of a gigantic Whiscash; seeking help to get them back, Ash encounters a self-proclaimed master angler who spent most of his life trying to catch that same Whiscash.
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Episode 36
Aired May 13, 2004
Me, Myself and Time
When a thick fog separates Ash from his friends, he meets a young trainer and her Baltoy and helps her locate a mysterious woman who may know the secret to finding a fabled treasure lost in ancient ruins.
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Episode 37
Aired May 20, 2004
A Fan With a Plan
Ash and friends make an unplanned stop when they discover a Pokémon Contest about to open the following day; as May hastily prepares, she meets a surprising competitor among a local mothers' circle.
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Episode 38
Aired May 27, 2004
Cruisin' for a Losin'
After earning two ribbons in a row, May enters her next Pokémon Contest with too much confidence for her own good as she faces the same humble coordinator she advised before the contest began.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 3, 2004
Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend
Ash and friends chance into a Spoink that lost the large pearl that usually adorns its head, which throws its life into jeopardy; the gang quickly sets out in search of the pearl but have difficulty telling it apart from other spherical objects.
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Episode 40
Aired Jun 10, 2004
That's Just Swellow
May and Ash enter their favorite flying Pokémon in a unique sporting competition called the PokéRinger, and James also decides to throw his hat into the ring, anxiously hoping to achieve a childhood dream.
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Episode 41
Aired Jun 17, 2004
Take This House and Shuppet
May and Max take their usual sibling rivalry to the next level as they get lost along with Team Rocket in a seemingly abandoned mansion, but tempers suddenly and inexplicably fade; Max finds a Shuppet using its psychic technique on the group.
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Episode 42
Aired Jun 24, 2004
A Shroomish Skirmish
The gang and Team Rocket wander into a wood known as the Shroomish Forest; Team Rocket gorges on the local fruit, angering several Shroomish, which evolve into Breloom and threaten the balance of the entire forest with their ensuing rage.
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Episode 43
Aired Jul 1, 2004
Unfair Weather Friends
Teams Aqua and Magma attack a meteorological station hoping to capture its powerful Pokémon, Castform, which can control the weather at will; already dealing with Team Rocket, Ash and friends must battle all three syndicates at once.
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Episode 44
Aired Jul 8, 2004
Who's Flying Now?
Ash and friends arrive in Fortree City, but Ash learns that the gym is closed for an annual sky festival; Team Rocket plots to capture the festival's Pokémon while James recalls fond memories of a Chimecho he once wanted as a boy.
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Episode 45
Aired Jul 15, 2004
Sky High Gym Battle!
Ash faces Winona, the gym leader in Fortree City, in hopes of winning a Feather Badge; as Ash's Pokémon defend against Winona's powerful choices, Team Rocket tries to raid the gym and interrupt the battle.
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Episode 46
Aired Jul 22, 2004
Lights, Camerupt, Action!
Ash and friends assist a fellow traveler whose Camerupt got bogged down making a dangerous river crossing; when they learn the young man travels with films to bring the art of cinema to remote towns, the gang decides to escort him to his next stop.
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Episode 47
Aired Jul 29, 2004
Crazy as a Lunatone
When the residents of a remote town begin behaving strangely, Ash and friends set out in search of a crashed meteorite and a mysterious Lunatone; Team Rocket and an odd band of conspiracy theorists converge on the same spot.
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Episode 48
Aired Aug 5, 2004
The Garden of Eatin'
Ash and friends go sightseeing in a banana grove famous for the many Slakoth that live there, but find a marauding Snorlax devouring the bananas between naps; Ash tries to intervene before it eats the grove's entire reserve of bananas.
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Episode 49
Aired Aug 12, 2004
A Scare to Remember
When Team Rocket's latest invention explodes, the ensuing shockwave wipes Pikachu's memory clean, allowing them to turn Pikachu into a loyal member of Team Rocket and regard Ash as an enemy.
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Episode 50
Aired Aug 19, 2004
Pokéblock, Stock and Berry
Ash and friends arrive in Lilycove City, where May studies Pokéblock preparation, a craft said to be key to successful Pokémon coordinating; Ash preps for a gym battle with an instructor who promises to teach Ash's Swellow to perfect its Aerial Ace.
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Episode 51
Aired Aug 26, 2004
Lessons in Lilycove
May recovers from an early fault in her performance in the Lilycove Pokémon Contest; Jessie's Chimecho uses its universal appeal to win the judges over instantly; May faces a choice between victory and saving her opponent's Pokémon from injury.
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Episode 52
Aired Sep 2, 2004
Judgment Day
In a rush to get to Mossdeep City, Ash and the gang catch the wrong ferry and wind up on a small island, where they meet Jimmy, an up-and-coming Pokémon referee with three strong Pokémon who doubts his ability to judge properly.
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