Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Also known as Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation

TV Finished 2002 Unrated

After participating in the Johto League, Ash decides to begin anew in yet another journey; this time by himself and Pikachu, in the land of Hoenn. Though he isn't alone for long, as 10-year-old May (who dislikes Pokemon, but just wants to come along to see the world) travels with him after Pikachu destroys her bicycle. Ash also meets up with his old companion, Brock, and May's younger brother, Max. Together, they travel along in Hoenn, battling Gym Leaders, entering Contests, and other events on the way to the Hoenn League.

Studio
OLM
Episodes
192 listed
Runtime
about 24 minutes per episode
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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Characters & voices

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Satoshi
SatoshiMain character
Rica Matsumoto
Rica MatsumotoJapanese voice
Pikachu
PikachuMain character
Ikue Ootani
Ikue OotaniJapanese voice
Takeshi
TakeshiMain character
Yuuji Ueda
Yuuji UedaJapanese voice
Haruka
HarukaMain character
KAORI.
KAORI.Japanese voice
Masato
MasatoMain character
Fushigi Yamada
Fushigi YamadaJapanese voice
Narrator
NarratorSupporting character
Unshou Ishizuka
Unshou IshizukaJapanese voice
Kojirou
KojirouSupporting character
Shinichirou Miki
Shinichirou MikiJapanese voice
Musashi
MusashiSupporting character
Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi HayashibaraJapanese voice
Kasumi
KasumiSupporting character
Mayumi Iizuka
Mayumi IizukaJapanese voice
Nyarth
NyarthSupporting character
Inuko Inuyama
Inuko InuyamaJapanese voice
Koduck
KoduckSupporting character
Rikako Aikawa
Rikako AikawaJapanese voice
Gangar
GangarSupporting character
Katsuyuki Konishi
Katsuyuki KonishiJapanese voice
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