AG120

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

← AG119 : The Ribbon Cup Caper

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

AG121 : Hi Ho Silver Wind! →

AG120

AG120   EP394 サトシとハルカ！ホウエンでの熱きバトル！！ Satoshi and Haruka! Heated Battles of Hoenn!!

First broadcast Japan March 24, 2005 United States Unaired

English themes Opening N/A Ending

Japanese themes Opening ポケモン シンフォニック メドレー Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ②

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay Storyboard Assistant director Animation director No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de AG120 is a clip episode, as such, the credits are too long to list.

(Japanese: サトシとハルカ！ホウエンでの熱きバトル！！ Satoshi and Haruka! Heated Battles of Hoenn!!) is the 120th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 394th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 24, 2005.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

In the first Pokémon clip show, Ash and his friends are still on the boat headed towards Slateport City, where May aims to win the title of Top Coordinator. In the meantime, Ash and May recollect memories from their journey together through the Hoenn region.

Having acquired the eight needed Badges to enter the Hoenn League Championships, Ash remembers the Gym battles he faced to get to this point, while May remembers the Contest Battles that earned her the five Ribbons required to compete in the Hoenn Grand Festival.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Roxanne (flashback)
• Brawly (flashback)
• Norman (flashback)
• Caroline (flashback)
• Winona (flashback)
• Liza (flashback)
• Tate (flashback)
• Juan (flashback)
• Drew (flashback)
• Robert (flashback)
• Grace (flashback)
• Kelly (flashback)
• Kent (flashback)
• Harley (flashback)
• Erica (flashback)
• Shauna (flashback)
• Kenny (flashback)
• Sebastian (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Swellow (Ash's)
• Grovyle (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Snorunt (Ash's)
• Combusken (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Bulbasaur (May's)
• Nosepass (Roxanne's; flashback)
• Hariyama (Brawly's; flashback)
• Slakoth (Norman's; flashback)
• Vigoroth (Norman's; flashback)
• Slaking (Norman's; flashback)
• Lunatone (Liza's; flashback)
• Seaking (Juan's; flashback)
• Luvdisc (Juan's; flashback)
• Whiscash (Juan's; flashback)
• Milotic (Juan's; flashback)
• Roselia (Drew's; flashback)
• Medicham (Grace's; flashback)
• Grumpig (Kelly's; flashback)
• Cacturne (Harley's; flashback)
• Jynx (Erica's; flashback)
• Lairon (Savannah's; flashback)
• Surskit (Kent's; flashback)

Trivia

• This is the first episode since the very first that Jessie, James, and Meowth are absent. This also marks their only absence in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
• The clip show had unedited audio playing with the scenes that utilized clips from prior episodes, similar to the Japanese version of Mewtwo Returns.
• Ash's Gym battles against Wattson and Flannery are excluded.
  • May's second Contest win is also excluded.
• Advance Adventure is used as background music when the narrator talks about May's Contests.
• This is the final episode to be skipped in the 4Kids Entertainment dub.
• As a clip show, this episode was not dubbed into any other language, and was not aired anywhere outside of Japan.
  • This is the first episode to be skipped in all dubs after the worldwide-banned episode EP038.

← AG119 : The Ribbon Cup Caper

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

AG121 : Hi Ho Silver Wind! →

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.