Pokémon Advanced Generation

Pokémon Advanced Generation (ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション Poketto monsutā adobansu jenerēshon) is the continuation of the first Pokémon series, covering the sixth through ninth seasons. This series takes place in the Hoenn region and later back in Kanto with new characters. It ran from November 21, 2002 to September 14, 2006 in Japan and from November 1, 2003 to March 3, 2007 in the United States.

Dubbing History
Pokémon Advanced Generation was dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment from Seasons 6-8, using the same cast as the original series. It was recorded at 4Kids' in-house recording studio.

4Kid's contract with Pokémon USA expired in early 2006. Because of the Pokémon franchise's waning popularity in the United States, the international Pokémon distributor, Pokémon USA, began looking for ways to cut costs on production of the English adaptation of the series, and decided to find a new partnering company who could produce the English adaptation for less money. 4Kids was outbid by TAJ Productions, which had earlier assisted 4Kids in their production of the English-language version of the series.

Pokémon USA and TAJ refused to allow the 4Kids voice cast to return, and as a result, the entire voice cast was replaced. To this day, not even the voice actors know exactly why they were replaced. Only two of the original voice actors, James Carter Cathcart and Kayzie Rogers, stayed with the dub, as they were the only actors who agreed to terminate their contract with 4Kids. Rodger Parsons would also return as the Narrator. The recasting continues to be a divisive topic with fans of the series.