Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 2002, produced by OLM.

About the production: the story comes from a video game, there are 192 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure, comedy and fantasy, with themes such as Proxy Battle, Travel, Animals and Kids.

On AniList, Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire has an average score of 70%, a good score, and appears on 50,069 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Pocket Monsters and Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl.

After participating in the Johto League, Ash decides to begin anew in yet another journey; this time by himself and Pikachu, in the land of Hoenn. Though he isn't alone for long, as 10-year-old May (who dislikes Pokemon, but just wants to come along to see the world) travels with him after Pikachu destroys her bicycle. Ash also meets up with his old companion, Brock, and May's younger brother, Max. Together, they travel along in Hoenn, battling Gym Leaders, entering Contests, and other events on the way to the Hoenn League. (Source: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.