BS023

(Japanese: ジョウトのしまフェスタ！バクフーン とベイリーフ 登場! Joto Island Festa! Enter Bakphoon and Bayleaf!!) Is the 23rd episode of the Battle Showdown Series.

Major Events

 * Ash and Friends meet Ayya and Erick, two Pokemon Trainers from Johto.
 * Ash, Dawn, and Sapphire enters the Johto Island Festival Tournament.
 * Sapphire has a battle with Ayya during the Johto Island Festival Tournament and wins an egg.
 * Ayya and Erick Joins the group.

Debuts

 * Ayya
 * Erick

Humans

 * Ash Ketchum
 * Dawn
 * Brock
 * Red
 * Sapphire
 * Green
 * Yellow
 * Gold


 * Crystal


 * Jessie


 * James
 * Ayya
 * Erick
 * Erick's mother
 * Blue (on T.V.)

Pokemon

 * Pikachu (Ash's)
 * Meowth (Team Rocket's)
 * Piplup (Dawn's)
 * Riolu (Sapphire's)
 * Staraptor (Ash's)
 * Togekiss (Dawn's)
 * Buneary (Dawn's)
 * Beautifly (Sapphire's)
 * Swampert (Sapphire's)


 * Yanmega (Jessie's)
 * Carnivine (Jame's)
 * Marill (Ayya's)
 * Typhlosion (Ayya's)
 * Bayleef (Erick's)
 * Ampharos (Amphy; on T.V.)
 * Charizard (Blue; on T.V.)
 * Teddiursa (multiple)
 * Wooper
 * Yanma
 * Hothoot
 * Noctowl
 * Entei (Fantasy)
 * Suicune (Fantasy)
 * Latios (Fantasy)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of the five part of 'Ayya and Erick arc'.
 * Ayya's Johto Island Introduction shows Blue in Generation IV outfit.
 * The Episode shows many key Items introduced in HeartGold & SoulSilver Game.
 * Much like Marilyn and Lyra called Dawn Hikarin, Ayya also calls Dawn this.
 * Ayya calls Dawn "Dany" in the dub, unlike Marilyn and Lyra calls Dawn "Dawny" and "Dane"
 * This is the first episode that Sapphire being called Ririn instead of Rin Rin.
 * The Move Water Gun and Hydro Canon receives a new digital effect.
 * In this episode, Team Rocket use a Variation Motto.
 * The Three Pokemon that Team Rocket said could be the egg that hatched is a star in the third,fourth, and fith movie.

Errors

 * When Ayya said to her Tphlosion using Flame Wheel, Tphlosion flame is blue instead of red.

Current Episode

 * Previous Episode: BS022
 * Next Episode: BS024
 * Opening Theme: The Greatest Everyday 201 version
 * Ending Theme: Get Fired Up! Spiky-eared Pichu