Another gym down and now Ruby and Shea Locke have to say goodbye to the great theme song of Season 6 because now they are headed into the 2nd Season of Hoenn with Season 7 and a new theme song. Does it even have a chance to live up to last season? But it isn't all bad. As they cover 5 episodes of the season they end with a 2-parter that brings back a beloved character and has some epic moments. Then, to top it off, they cover 2 Chronicles and one of Shea's favorites shows up again and...a special guest joins the discussion.

Meanwhile, in the Manga there is a big taste of irony as Ruby has to help catch some Feebas.

Then, after the episode, we catch back up with Murasaki and Beck as they travel south of Lavender and run into a little problem.

What is covered:

Pokemon Adventures Manga Vol. 17

206 - Not So Fetching Feebas

207 - On the Loose and Hyper With Zangoose and Seviper I

208 - On the Loose and Hyper With Zangoose and Seviper II

Anime Episodes:

S7E01 - What You Seed is What You Get

S7E02 - Love at First Flight

S7E03 - Let Bagons Be Bagons

S7E04 - The Princess and the Togepi

S7E05 - A Togepi Mirage

Chronicles - Training Daze

Chronicles - Celebi and Joy!

Intro music uses Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Route 110 (Orchestral Version) by Ethan Wood. Check out the full version on youtube at (1403) Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Route 110 (Orchestral Version) - YouTube

Outro uses Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire- Surf Theme Remix by GlitchXCity- (1407) GlitchxCity - YouTube Check out the full version on youtube at Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire- Surf Theme Remix

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Next Week: We have some cliffhangers right before summer break. We'll be covering 4 chapters of the Manga and where Ruby battles his dad. Then we'll cover a Chronicles episode "Journey to the Starting Line" and 5 episodes of season 7.

Thanks for listening, and we will catch you on the next route.