Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced Challenge arc
AG048 · ZigZag Zangoose!
ザングースVSハブネーク！ライバル対決！！
Synopsis
What happens.
On the way to Fallarbor Town for May's next Pokémon Contest, his friends meets a pair of Zangoose. When the larger of the two starts talking, they recognize it as their old friend, Nicholai.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG048 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · AG041-AG092
Advanced Challenge.
May enters Hoenn Contests; Ash continues the gym challenge. Includes the Mirage Island filler and Norman's Petalburg Gym battle (a high point of the era).
Read the full Advanced Generation guidePokémon featured · 12
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 Challenge.
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.