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Pokémon: Battle Frontier is the ninth season of Pokémon, and the final season of the Advanced Generation dub. It follows Ash Ketchum as he continues to collect symbols from the Battle Frontier while May participates in Pokémon Contests in Kanto. It began with Fear Factor Phony which originally aired on September 8, 2006 and is expected to end with AG192.
The dub unwent many changes at the start of this season. Pokémon USA took the dubbing rights from 4Kids Entertainment, resulting the recasting controversy. Meanwhile, Kids WB dropped all anime from its lineup leading to Cartoon Network picking up the series.
It is preceded by Pokémon: Advanced Battle and succeed by the as-of-yet unnamed season that starts the saga based on the upcoming Diamond and Pearl games. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan. An invention of the dub, a season is the only way to differentiate one story arc, such as Advanced Battle, from any other in the Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series.
See the list of Advanced Generation episodes for a list of Pokémon: Battle Frontier episodes.
Important events
- May participates in the Kanto Grand Festival located at the Indigo Plateau. She ends up in the top four after defeating Harley and Drew, and then losing to Saori.
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
- Ash's Phanpy → Ash's Donphan
- Ash's Grovyle → Ash's Sceptile
- Brock's Onix → Brock's Steelix (while under Forest's care)
Releases
The following Pokémon are released, stored, or left at home:
Pokémon Contests
May wins the Pokémon Contest in the following locations:
Battle Facilities
Ash defeats the following Frontier Brains: