Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced arc

AG040 · Watt's with Wattson

Name: Watt's with Wattson
Released: 2004-09-04

キンセツジム! テッセンの電撃バトル!!

US air. 2004-09-04 JP air. 2003-08-28 Season. Advanced (S6) Position. Episode 40 of 192 in Advanced Generation

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Advanced Generation

Ash beats his father-figure rival Norman at the Petalburg Gym (May and Max's dad). Family dynamic carries the episode.

Signature episode for May

May watches Ash beat her father Norman at the Petalburg Gym. Family dynamic episode.

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash and his friends eagerly wait outside the doors to the Mauville Gym so Ash can battle for his Dynamo. Ash pushes on the door, only for it to surprisingly fall to the ground.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG040 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.

Read the full Advanced Generation guide

Pokémon featured · 14

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.

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.