| EP# | English title Japanese title | Air Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J# | E# | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 548 | 541 | "The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!" (Yanyanma! The Capture Operation!) "Yanyanma! Getto Sakusen!!" (ヤンヤンマ！ゲット作戦!!) | May 22, 2008 | October 18, 2008 | November 5, 2008 |
| When on their way to Pastoria City, Ash and friends meet a trainer named Tyler that wants to catch a Yanma. But Team Rocket ends up catching it after he weakened it. After Jessie captures the Yanma and sends it to Giovanni, who rejects it, she decides to train it herself and it quickly evolves into a Yanmega. | |||||
