Pokémon: Battle Frontier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pokémon: Battle Frontier
English front cover of the complete Pokémon: Battle Frontier DVD collection box
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	47
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06) – September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14)

Pokémon: Battle Frontier is the ninth exciting season of the Pokémon TV show. It's the last part of the Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire story. In Japan, it's known as Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation: Battle Frontier Seven.

This season first aired in Japan from October 6, 2005, to September 14, 2006, on TV Tokyo. In the United States, it aired from September 9, 2006, to March 3, 2007, on Cartoon Network.

The story takes place in the Kanto region. It follows the adventures of ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his electric mouse partner Pikachu. They are on a quest to collect special Frontier Symbols from powerful trainers called Frontier Brains in the Battle Frontier.

Along their journey, they meet up with their friends: Brock, who is a Gym Leader from Pewter City; May, a Pokémon Coordinator; and her younger brother, Max. May is busy collecting Ribbons from Pokémon Contests so she can compete in the big Kanto Grand Festival.

The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and Norihiko Sudo. They were made by the animation studio OLM.

The Japanese opening songs were "Battle Frontier" by Akina Takaya and "Spurt!" by Rika Matsumoto. The ending songs included "Pokemon Counting Song" by Akiko Kanazawa, "GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~" by GARDEN, and "I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~" by Kaori Suzuki. The English opening song is "Battle Frontier" by Jason Appleton. The English ending song is "Go Pokémon Go! (Rap)" by Sam Milby featuring Juan Antonio De la Paz.

This season was the first Pokémon season to be translated into English by Pokémon USA and TAJ Productions. This happened after 4Kids Entertainment's contract ended. It was also the first season to show new episodes on Cartoon Network since 2002.

Episodes

The Pokémon: Battle Frontier season has 47 episodes, each filled with new adventures for Ash, May, Brock, and Max. They travel across the Kanto region, meeting new Pokémon, battling tough trainers, and learning important lessons about friendship and teamwork.

Here are a few examples of the exciting adventures they have:

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Home Media Releases

In the United States, Viz Media released the series on DVD in two parts in 2008. The first part had the first 24 episodes, and the second part had the remaining 23 episodes.

Later, Viz Media and Warner Home Video released a complete DVD collection of Pokémon: Battle Frontier on January 8, 2019.