Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced arc
AG013 · All Things Bright and Beautifly!
ポケモンコンテスト! アゲハントの華麗なバトル!!
Synopsis
What happens.
The group arrives at Rustboro Hall. Ash remarks that he is pumped for his upcoming Gym battle, but Max informs him that the Rustboro Gym is still a day of walking away.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG013 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.