Pokémon: Advanced Generation · Battle Frontier arc
AG172 · Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Part 2
ポケモンレンジャー！デオキシス・クライシス！！（後編）
Synopsis
What happens.
After the events of the previous episode, Deoxys takes MTR and Max into another dimension. Ash's his friends returns to the Pokémon Center as TRT begs for Meowth's return. They decide to help recover Meowth and Max.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's AG172 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · AG146-AG192
Battle Frontier.
Cast returns to Kanto. Ash faces seven Frontier Brains (Spencer, Tucker, Lucy, Greta, Noland, Brandon, Anabel). Defeats all of them, including legendary Brandon (Regice + Registeel + Regirock). Turns down a Frontier Brain offer.
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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 Battle Frontier.
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.