Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Advanced Challenge arc
AG079 · Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
バネブーのさがしもの！？
Synopsis
What happens.
TRT follow protocol and contact Giovanni, however they have no news to report. Giovanni asks about the progress of their Secret Base, but the trio admit that it was destroyed.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG079 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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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.