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| Season | Pokémon: Advanced (Season 6) · The Stone Badge, Devon & Mr. Briney arc (AG016–AG018) |
| Episode | Season 6, episode 17 · English episode 290 · Japanese episode 293 · Bulbapedia code AG017 |
| English title | Stairway to Devon |
| Japanese title | デボンコーポレーション！アクア団の影！！ Debon Kōporēshon! Akua-dan no Kage!! — “Devon Corporation! Shadow of Aqua-dan!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 20 March 2003 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 17 January 2004 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Masashi Sogo |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Advance Adventure – GARDEN · Soko ni Sora ga Aru Kara (Because the Sky Is There) – Toshiko Ezaki |
| English opening | I Wanna Be a Hero – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Slugma (US) |
| Previous episode | The Winner by a Nosepass (AG016) |
| Next episode | On a Wingull and a Prayer! (AG018) |
Plot episodeTeam Aqua debutDevon Corporation
Stairway to Devon is the 17th episode of Pokémon: Advanced, the sixth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 290th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 293, Bulbapedia code AG017). It first aired in Japan on 20 March 2003 and in the United States on 17 January 2004. It falls within the season’s The Stone Badge, Devon & Mr. Briney stretch (EP16–EP18).
Synopsis
Mr Stone, the company president, gives Max a guided tour of the Devon Corporation. Then has his assistant give the rest of the gang a tour. They prevent a theft from the company by a Team Aqua spy. Okay, the Team Rocket Trio helped too. Sort of. Officer Jenny then tells them about the rival organizations, Team Aqua and Team Magma. Dewford Island is their next destination where they are told Steven, the son of Mr Stone, is currently located.
Major Events
- The Devon Corporation and its president Mr. Stone
- First encounter with Team Aqua
- Officer Jenny explains Teams Aqua and Magma
- Steven Stone mentioned
- The next Gym is on Dewford Island
- Mr. Stone and Crawdaunt debut
Pokémon making their anime debut
Crawdaunt#0342 · AG017
Trivia
- The English title plays on Led Zeppelin’s "Stairway to Heaven".
- The screenplay is by Masashi Sogo.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Hoenn storyline.
Changes in the English Dub
- Jessie’s skirt lengthened in several shots
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