Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced Challenge arc

AG072 · The Bicker the Better

タッグバトル!サトシVSハルカ!?

US air. 2005-04-02 JP air. 2004-04-15 Season. Advanced Challenge (S7) Position. Episode 72 of 192 in Advanced Generation

Synopsis

What happens.

Ash, Brock, and Max step outside the Pokémon Center, ready to leave for Fortree City. However, Pikachu warns the boys that May isn't ready yet. Ash goes back inside, finding her just finishing up packing.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG072 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).

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Pokémon featured · 11

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.