Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced arc
AG005 · In the Knicker of Time!
ジグザグマと短パン小僧! ハルカはじめてのバトル!!
Synopsis
What happens.
During Ash's battle against a Trainer, Pikachu is hit by the opponent's Beedrill's Twineedle. Pikachu retaliates with Thunderbolt, sending Beedrill to the ground. The boy orders Beedrill to get up, but it is knocked out.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG005 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · AG001-AG040
Advanced.
Ash arrives in Hoenn, meets May and Max in Littleroot, picks up Treecko, and starts the Hoenn badge run. Team Magma and Team Aqua replace Team Rocket as primary threats.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Advanced.
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.