Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced arc

AG009 · Taming of the Shroomish

怪奇! キノココ屋敷の謎!

US air. 2003-12-06 JP air. 2003-01-23 Season. Advanced (S6) Position. Episode 9 of 192 in Advanced Generation

Synopsis

What happens.

After making it out of Petalburg Woods, the group finds themselves in the urban center of Rinshin Town. May is keen to do some window shopping, Ash wants to get something to eat, Brock needs to stock up on supplies and Max is all for Pokémon hunting.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG009 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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Pokémon featured · 10

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.