Professor Birch is treating Ash's Pikachu for it's electric overcharge; new trainer, May arrivers to receive her first Pokémon; Team Rocket attempts to grab Pikachu.
Ash and May find a link to a world of ancient Pokémon; Team Rocket build a presence in Hoenn; Team Magma kidnaps Professor Alden for information about the ancient ruins.
In Petalburg City Ash meets Max and Norman; a Hoenn-style battle is three on three, and Ash doesn't have enough Pokémon ; Team Rocket tries to swipe May's Torchic.
Team Rocket turns a flock of Taillow against Ash and his companions; Brock's cooking saves the day when the gang is down to their last chocolate cookie.
May faces challenges in her first battle against Nicholai the Knickerbocker, who insults her father; Max seeks revenge for the insult, but ends up needing to be rescued.
Ash and his pals join Officer Jenny in pursuit of a poacher; Team Rocket is also after the poacher; Team Rock use their own Arbok and Weezing to rescue the captured Pokémon.
Rica Matsumoto
Voice
Ikue Otani
Mayumi Iizuka
Yûji Ueda
Tomokazu Seki
