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{{ | {{Season Infobox | ||
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|name=Pokémon: Battle Frontier | |name=Pokémon: Battle Frontier | ||
|image= | |image=Battle Frontier logo.png | ||
|caption= | |caption=Logo for the season | ||
|number=9 | |number=9 | ||
|opening= | |opening=Battle Frontier (dub){{!}}Battle Frontier | ||
|numeps=47 | |numeps=47 | ||
|firstep=AG146 | |firstep=AG146 | ||
|lastep=AG192 | |lastep=AG192 | ||
|numepshv=47 | |||
|firstephv=AG146 | |||
|lastephv=AG192 | |||
|region=Kanto | |region=Kanto | ||
|series=Advanced Generation | |series=Advanced Generation | ||
| | |prev=Pokémon: Advanced Battle | ||
|next=Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl | |next=Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Season Infobox/EpiHeader|color=7F7}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|1|AG146|Fear Factor Phony}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|2|AG147|Sweet Baby James}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|3|AG148|A Chip Off the Old Brock}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|4|AG149|Wheel of Frontier}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|5|AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|6|AG151|Weekend Warrior}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|7|AG152|On Olden Pond}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|8|AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|9|AG154|Reversing the Charges}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|10|AG155|The Green Guardian}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|11|AG156|From Cradle to Save}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|12|AG157|Time Warp Heals All Wounds}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|13|AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|14|AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|15|AG160|Harley Rides Again}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|16|AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|17|AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|18|AG163|Cutting the Ties that Bind!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|19|AG164|Ka Boom with a View!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|20|AG165|King and Queen for a Day!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|21|AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|22|AG167|What I Did for Love!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|23|AG168|Three Jynx and a Baby!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|24|AG169|Talking a Good Game!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|25|AG170|Second Time's the Charm!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|26|AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|27|AG172|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2)}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|28|AG173|All That Glitters is Not Golden!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|29|AG174|New Plot, Odd Lot!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|30|AG175|Going for Choke!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|31|AG176|The Ole' Berate and Switch!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|32|AG177|Grating Spaces!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|33|AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|34|AG179|Slaking Kong!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|35|AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|36|AG181|Thinning the Hoard!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|37|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|38|AG183|Aipom and Circumstance!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|39|AG184|Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|40|AG185|Duels of the Jungle!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|41|AG186|Overjoyed!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|42|AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|43|AG188|Pinch Healing!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|44|AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|45|AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|46|AG191|Once More With Reeling!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|47|AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!}} | |||
{{Season Infobox/EpiFooter|color=7F7}} | |||
'''Pokémon: Battle Frontier''' is the ninth season of the [[Pokémon anime]] and the fourth & final season of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} English-language dub. It is comprised of episodes 146-192 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he continues to collect Symbols from the [[Kanto]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} while {{an|May}} participates in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. It began with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 2006 in the United States, and ended with ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', which originally aired on March 3, 2007. | '''Pokémon: Battle Frontier''' is the ninth season of the [[Pokémon anime]] and the fourth & final season of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} English-language dub. It is comprised of episodes 146-192 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he continues to collect Symbols from the [[Kanto]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} while {{an|May}} participates in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. It began with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 2006 in the United States, and ended with ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', which originally aired on March 3, 2007. | ||
It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2006-2007 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning line-up. The English dub underwent many changes at the start of the season. [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s licensing rights to the dub expired and in an agreement with {{TPCi|Pokémon USA}} they decided not to renew. Meanwhile, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} (a broadcast network) dropped all anime from its lineup leading to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} (a cable network) picking up the series. It begins broadcasting on {{wp|CITV}}/{{wp|Action Stations!}} on October 30th 2008 in the UK, this is the first time this series has been shown on {{wp|Freeview (UK)|Freeview}}. | It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2006-2007 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning line-up. The English dub underwent many changes at the start of the season. [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s licensing rights to the dub expired and in an agreement with {{TPCi|Pokémon USA}} they decided not to renew. Meanwhile, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} (a broadcast network) dropped all anime from its lineup leading to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} (a cable network) picking up the series. It begins broadcasting on {{wp|CITV}}/{{wp|Action Stations!}} on October 30th 2008 in the UK, this is the first time this series has been shown on {{wp|Freeview (UK)|Freeview}}. | ||
It is preceded by ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' and is succeeded by ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the first season of the dub of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, which is based on the [[Generation IV]] games | It is preceded by ''[[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' and is succeeded by ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the first season of the dub of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, which is based on the [[Generation IV]] games. | ||
==Important events== | ==Important events== | ||
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* Brock's {{p|Onix}} → {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} (while under [[Forrest]]'s care; debut in [[AG177]]) | * Brock's {{p|Onix}} → {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} (while under [[Forrest]]'s care; debut in [[AG177]]) | ||
* May's {{p|Combusken}} [[AG191|→]] {{TP|May|Blaziken}} | * May's {{p|Combusken}} [[AG191|→]] {{TP|May|Blaziken}} | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* [[James's Chimecho]] (left with the caretakers of [[James]]'s summer home; [[AG147]]) | * [[James's Chimecho]] (left with the caretakers of [[James]]'s summer home; [[AG147]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Sceptile]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | |||
* [[Ash's Sceptile]] ([[AG192]]) | * [[Ash's Corphish]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Corphish]] ([[AG192]]) | * [[Ash's Swellow]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Swellow]] ([[AG192]]) | * [[Ash's Donphan]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]]) | ||
* [[Ash's Donphan]] ([[AG192]]) | |||
===Pokémon Contests=== | ===Pokémon Contests=== | ||
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* {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}, after two failed attempts. ([[AG190]]) | * {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}, after two failed attempts. ([[AG190]]) | ||
==North American DVD | ==North American DVD releases== | ||
{{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 1)}} | {{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 1)}} | ||
==Australian DVD | ==Australian DVD releases== | ||
{{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 4)}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Battle Frontier is the only English season to have its own [[Pokémon Go!|ending theme]], instead of just a shortened version of the opening theme. | * Battle Frontier is the only English season to have its own [[Pokémon Go! (song)|ending theme]], instead of just a shortened version of the opening theme. | ||
* Battle Frontier is the only English season of the Advanced Generation series not to contain the word Advanced in its title. | * Battle Frontier is the only English season of the Advanced Generation series not to contain the word Advanced in its title. | ||
* In Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), this season was skipped, and the broadcast of the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series started immediately after [[AG145]] with the Dutch dub. However, in {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, Battle Frontier was broadcasted. | * In Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), this season was skipped, and the broadcast of the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series started immediately after [[AG145]] with the Dutch dub. However, in {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, Battle Frontier was broadcasted. It was eventually aired in Flanders. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||