Advance Era
The Game Boy Advance generation — Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, Emerald — rebuilds the series after the fad-crash headlines, and the first official Pokémon World Championships crown the game as a real competitive sport.
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35 moments in this segment.
- — Latios & Latias — Japanese trailer. Japanese trailer for 'Guardians of the Water Capital: Latios and Latias', the fifth movie, which premiered in Japan July 13, 2002.
- — Pokémon 4Ever — US cinematic trailer. US cinematic trailer for Pokémon 4Ever, Miramax's October 2002 release of the Celebi film.
- — Advanced Generation opening — 'Advance Adventure'. Creditless opening 'Advance Adventure' from Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation, which debuted on TV Tokyo on November 21, 2002 — the same day Ruby & Sapphire hit Japanese shelves.
- — Ruby & Sapphire — Japanese TV commercial. TV spot for Pocket Monsters Ruby & Sapphire, which launched in Japan on November 21, 2002 and opened the Game Boy Advance generation with 135 new Pokémon.
- — Pokémon Advanced — English opening theme. English opening 'I Wanna Be a Hero' from Pokémon Advanced, the dub season that premiered in the US in March 2003 and introduced May and the Hoenn region.
- — Ruby & Sapphire US launch commercial. US television commercial for Ruby & Sapphire, which moved 2.2 million copies in America in under a month.
- — Pokémon Colosseum — E3 2003 trailer. E3 2003 trailer for Pokémon Colosseum, the GameCube RPG where players steal corrupted Shadow Pokémon in the desert region of Orre.
- — Pokémon Heroes — US trailer. US trailer for Pokémon Heroes, the Latios and Latias film's May 2003 American release.
- — Jirachi: Wish Maker — Japanese trailer. Japanese trailer for Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi, the first Advanced Generation movie, which premiered in Japan on July 19, 2003.
- — Ruby & Sapphire European commercials. European ad reel for the July 25, 2003 PAL launch of Ruby & Sapphire on Game Boy Advance.
- — Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire TV commercial. US commercial for Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, the GBA pinball spin-off that shipped with a rumble cartridge in August 2003.
- — Pokémon Colosseum — Japanese commercial. Japanese commercial for Pokémon Colosseum, released in Japan on November 21, 2003, exactly one year after Ruby & Sapphire.
- — Pokémon Colosseum — Japanese TV commercial 2. Second Japanese TV spot for Colosseum, the first Pokémon RPG playable on a home console.
- — FireRed & LeafGreen — Japanese TV ad. Japanese commercial for FireRed & LeafGreen, the January 29, 2004 remakes of the original Red & Green bundled with the GBA Wireless Adapter.
- — Destiny Deoxys — Japanese trailer. Japanese trailer for Destiny Deoxys, the July 2004 film that pitted the space virus Deoxys against Rayquaza over the high-tech LaRousse City.
- — Worlds 2004 — 'The Power of Pokémon'. Official segment from the 2004 Pokémon TCG World Championships in Orlando, the first Worlds run by Pokémon USA after the Wizards of the Coast era.
- — Worlds 2004 — 'Rise to the Top'. Official footage from the first official Pokémon World Championships, held in Orlando, Florida in August 2004.
- — FireRed & LeafGreen — US commercial. US TV spot for FireRed & LeafGreen, the first remakes in series history, released in North America in September 2004.
- — Pokémon Advanced Challenge — opening theme. Opening theme of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge, the seventh dubbed season, which premiered on Kids' WB in September 2004.
- — Pokémon Emerald — Japanese TV commercial. Japanese commercial for Pokémon Emerald, the September 16, 2004 third version that added the Battle Frontier to Hoenn.
- — AG101 'Shaking Island Battle!' — preview of the shelved episode. The Japanese broadcast preview for AG101 'Shaking Island Battle! Barboach vs Whiscash!' — shelved forever after the October 2004 Chūetsu earthquake struck days before its planned airdate.
- — Pokémon Dash — Japanese DS commercial. Japanese commercial for Pokémon Dash, the touch-screen racing game that was the very first Pokémon title on Nintendo DS, launched December 2, 2004.
- — Destiny Deoxys — official US trailer. US trailer for Destiny Deoxys, which premiered in America on Kids' WB in January 2005.
- — Pokémon Dash — US commercial. US spot for Pokémon Dash, a DS launch-window game controlled entirely by scrubbing the stylus across the touch screen.
- — Pokémon Emerald — US TV commercial. US TV commercial for Pokémon Emerald, which launched in North America on May 1, 2005 and became the best-selling GBA game of that year.
- — Pokémon TCG EX Emerald — commercial. US commercial for the EX Emerald expansion of the trading card game, released in May 2005 alongside the Emerald video game.
- — Pikachu Beetle at the Nintendo World opening. A Pokémon-wrapped Volkswagen New Beetle with Pikachu ears and tail parked outside the Nintendo World Store grand opening in New York, May 2005 — the store took over the space that had been the Pokémon Center NYC since 2001.
- — Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness — E3 2005 trailer. E3 2005 trailer for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the GameCube sequel to Colosseum starring the corrupted Shadow Lugia.
- — PokéPark at Expo 2005. The De La Fantasia grounds at Nagoya's Sasashima satellite site during Expo 2005, home of PokéPark — the first full Pokémon theme park, open for six months alongside the World Expo.
- — The Toyota Pikachu Car. A Toyota ist modified into a rolling Pikachu, ears and tail included, at the Expo 2005 Sasashima site — official promo vehicles like this toured Japan for years.
- — Lucario and the Mystery of Mew — official trailer. Trailer for Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, the highest-grossing Advanced Generation film in Japan, which premiered July 16, 2005.
- — Pokémon Advanced Battle — opening theme. Opening of Pokémon: Advanced Battle, the 2005 season that culminated in Ash's Hoenn League run.
- — 'Unbeatable' — Advanced Battle full theme. Full version of 'Unbeatable', the Advanced Battle season theme that became one of the most remembered post-original dub songs.
- — Pokémon XD — US commercial. US TV spot for Pokémon XD's October 2005 American launch, fronted by the menacing black-and-purple Shadow Lugia.
- — Advanced Generation opening — 'Battle Frontier'. 'Battle Frontier' opening from the Japanese Advanced Generation series, introduced in late 2005 as Satoshi began the Battle Frontier challenge.
