After coming in the Top 8th position in the Hoenn League, Ash learns of The Battle Frontier. A Selection of different ways to Battle all dotted around Kanto. May, after coming in the Top 4 of the Grand Festival learns about Pokémon Contests that are also dotted around Kanto. With their friends Max & Brock, Ash & May travel around Kanto in order to defeat each Battle Area & Contest. Will they conquer these Challenges and get more new Pokémon?
Here is a run-down of what happens:
Ash arrives home and meets up with Misty and her new baby Azurill
Max & May arrive in Pallet Town
May leaves Beautifly & Skitty at Petalburg Gym & Bulbasaur at Oak's Lab
Ash leaves Torkoal & Glalie at Oak's Lab and takes Phanpy
May gets a Baby Squirtle
Brock meets up with Ash & Co
Ash, Brock, May & Max go to travel Kanto for the Kanto Contests and the Battle Frontier
Misty travels with Ash & Co. to Cerulean City, which is near the Battle Factory
Ash meets Noland of the Battle Factory
Ash battles Noland & his friend Articuno with his Charizard and wins the Knowledge Symbol
May enters the Saffron City Contest with Squirtle and wins her first Kanto Ribbon
James leaves Chimecho at one of his old Mansions
James gets a Mime Jr
Brock's Mudkip evolves into Marshtomp
Ash defeats Greta at the Battle Arena and wins the Guts Symbol
May gets a Pokémon Egg
May enters the Silver Town contest and wins her second Kanto Ribbon
Ash defeats Tucker at the Battle Dome and wins the Tactics Symbol
Ash's Phanpy evolves into Donphan
Ash & Co. Meet up with a Pokémon Ranger
Brock captures a Bonsly
May's Egg hatches into Eevee
Ash defeats Lucy at the Battle Pike and wins the Luck Symbol
May loses to Harley in the Modama Town Contest
Ash's Grovyle evolves into Sceptile
May wins the Yuzihura Pokémon Contest and earns her third Kanto Ribbon
Ash defeats Spenser at the Battle Palace and wins the Skill Symbol
May defeats Brock in a Pokémon Contest & Earns her fourth Kanto Ribbon
Ash loses to Anabel in his first battle at the Battle Tower
Ash manages to defeat Anabel at the Battle Tower and wins the Ability Symbol
Ash & Co. Meet up Hinata and meet another Deoxys
May defeats Jessie in the Kajinoki Town Contest
Brock returns to Pewter Gym to find his Onix has evolved into Steelix
Jessie & James temporarily own Aggron & Charizard
Ash gets possed by an ancient evil king and battles Brandon's Regirock. Ash loses
Ash befriends an Aipom that follows him
May enters the Kanto Grand Festival
May defeats Harley in the Grand Festival
May defeats Drew in the Grand Festival
Ash catches the Aipom that begun following him
May is defeated by Drew's rival Saori in the Grand Festival and comes in the Top 4
Ash loses a rematch against Brandon. Calling upon Torkoal against Registeel.
May learns that Drew & Harley are heading to Johto. Ash learns that Gary is in Shinou
Ash's Bulbasaur, Charizard & Squirtle return for Ash's rematch with Brandon
Ash has a rematch 4 on 4 against Brandon. Ash wins and earns the Brave Symbol.
Ash is offered a role as a Frontier Brain for when the next Frontier Brain steps down
Here is the list of Episodes and the Guides (when they are done):
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