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Pokemon Advanced - Boxed Set Volume 1

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awasome!!!!!! this is probably the best pokemon dvd thats ever come out.the box contains 3 dvds containing 20 episodes in all they are-
1 get the show on the road
2 a ruin with a view
3 theres no place like hoenn
4 you can never taillow
5 in the knicker of time
6 a poached ego
7 trees a crowd
8 a tail with a twist
9 taming of the shroomish
10 you said a mouthful
11 a bite to remember
12 the lotad lowdown
13 all things bright and beautifly
14 all in a days wurmple
15 gonna rule the school
16 the winner by a nosepass
17 stairway to devon
18 on a wingull and a prayer
19 sharpedo attack
20 brave the wave
I would definitely suggest this to every pokemon fan.the graphics are much better the episodes are great its pokemon and of course there is always pikachu, what else do you need ,truly worth every penny

This boxed set, while a bit more pricey than any individual DVD, is well worth the money. It contains every episode from Pokemon Advanced DVD volumes 1-4 (with approximately 7 episodes on each of 3 discs, for a total of 20). Purely in economic terms, this is a major bargain; buying all 4 volumes individually would run between $50-$60, or about $15-$25 more. If you are going to get the Pokemon Advanced DVD's, by all means, get them this way and save yourself enough to buy another DVD.

As far as the content: die-hard Pokemon fans would buy these episodes no matter what, so my only advice to them is the economic sense outlined above. If you're one of the many people who are probably a bit undecided on these episodes, I would recommend giving them a chance. If you never watched any of the later Johto League Champions or Master Quest episodes, then you will notice that the animation has improved significantly since the first couple seasons. Misty is gone, replaced by a girl named May (who was modeled after the heroine from the Ruby & Sapphire GameBoy Advance games). Make of that what you will; if you are a Misty fan, you will be disappointed, and vice-versa. Personally, I am of the frame of mind that, while she is in some respects a more interesting character than Misty (she starts out disliking Pokemon and gradually comes to appreciate them), she is not, and never could be, a suitable replacement for the character who captured my heart 8 years ago and had been a permanent cast member for 5 full years. In any case, she and Ash are joined by Max, May's younger brother, and, as the box art implies, Brock ultimately returns to the team in about the 4th episode. Both Ash and Brock sport new, different looks from those with which we are oh-so-familiar from past episodes, and Ash has matured somewhat since he left Pallet in the 1st anime episode from 1998. Team Rocket is omnipresent, as always, and the storyline primarily follows that of the Emerald version (villains from both Team Magma and Team Aqua drop in from time-to-time; we ultimately see both of the Ancient Legendary Pokemon that grace the games' boxes; and Juan is the Sootopolis Gym Leader, not Wallace). They tend to follow the games' storyline more closely than the Johto episodes did. To somewhat disenchanted Pokemon veterans: these storylines are generally better than many of those from the Johto continuity. Most importantly in my mind, they don't waste nearly as much time as they did during the middle and end of the Johto episodes.

Basically, I would highly recommend this release to anyone who really likes Pokemon, and also to those who just-plain like it.

I bought them because the description said it was both in English and Japanese. It turns out it only has the English track, not Japanese. The subtitle is in English. I tried the language settings on the DVD players, but no avail. My kids enjoyed the content any way. But I wanted them to watch the Japanese version, since they are studying Japanese.

If you want to collect some or all of the pokemon anime episodes on dvd, then here is a comprehensive guide that will help explain the progression of the pokemon series and the current availability in box set form.

Season 1: Indigo League (available in 3 dvd box sets, 79 episodes)

Season 2: Adventures in the Orange Islands (1 dvd box set, 35 episodes)

Season 3: The Johto Journeys (*no box set available, 41 episodes)

Season 4: Johto League Champions (*no box set available, 52 episodes)

Season 5: Master Quests (2 dvd box sets, 64 episodes)

Season 6: Advanced (2 dvd box sets, 40 episodes)

Season 7: Advanced Challenge (*no box set available, 52 episodes)

Season 8: Advanced Battle (*no box set available, 54 episodes)

Season 9: Battle Frontier (2 dvd box sets, 47 episodes)

Season 10: Diamond and Pearl (2 dvd box sets, 51 episodes)

Season 11: D/P Battle Dimension (tba)

Season 12 D/P Platinum (tba)

* = can be found on vhs and single disc dvd containing 3-6 episodes ea.

I ordered this box set for my son's 3rd Birthday. He loved it! The best part is there is a lot of episodes for the money. If your child is a Pokemon fan and you are on a budget, this is the box set to get. I have to admit even I thought some of the episodes were pretty good. I will contiune to purchase these boxed sets if they continue to keep the same standard of bang for the buck.

Fans of Pokemon will appreciate this Pokemon Advanced boxed set. It features the introduction of May and her little brother Max. Ash catches the memorable Treecko. And Jesse and James have to say goodbye to Arbok and Weezing. I don't think later seasons were able to quite capture the naive magic that the first season had, but this is still a highly entertaining box set for Poke-fans... and with 20 episodes in the set, it's a good bargain.

This was such a good season of Pokemon!! The episodes were great, I was thrilled to learn that I could buy all of the awesome episodes that I had enjoyed on TV! I love the episodes with May and contests, I think Drew is an awesome character and rival for May. That's another great thing about Pokemon, the characters are awesome, yet humorous, all while having that unique charm that makes me love them all.

Pokemon is definately one of the best TV shows out there, it's so worth the price when you're enjoying all the episodes this set contains. If you love the show, or are wanting to get to know Pokemon, buy this!!

I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN AMAZON. OVER 100 DOLLARS?! ARE YOU PEOPLE CRAZY?! IT'S ONLY GOT 20 SOME EPISODES! I PAYED ONLY 60 DOLLARS AT EBAY FOR AN ANIME SET WITH 70 EPISODES! WOW, DOES THAT SAY ALOT. I KNOW THE ECONEMY IS HARD, BUT OVER 100 DOLLARS IS CRAZY. WHAT A RIP OFF. IT IS NOT WORTH THAT MUCH. IT'S WORTH NO MORE THAN 30 DOLLARS SINCE IT'S ONLY HALF OF THE SEASON. I COME TO AMAZON SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE BETTER DEALS THAN PUBLIC STORES, BUT THIS IS INSANE! I love this season, and my sister was about to buy it for me this Christmas, but then you guys jacked it up insanely high to a price where NO ONE will buy it!

Best videogame cartoon I've ever seen; great anime for your kids or the kid in you. If you're a fan of this series, drop in; if not, drop in anyway.

This fabulous DVD Box Set contains the first 20 episodes of the 6th Pokemon season "Advanced". Any Pokemon fan who likes to follow the adventures of Ash Ketchum MUST add this set to their collection!!!
I am personally very satisfied with this DVD and recommend it to all Pokemon fans.