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A '''season''' of the [[Pokémon anime]] is a collection of [[dub]]bed episodes that begin airing for the first time | A '''season''' of the [[Pokémon anime]] is a collection of [[dub]]bed episodes that begin airing for the first time starting between August and September ([[S01|Seasons 1]]-[[S09|9]]), between April and June ([[S10|Seasons 10]]-[[S13|13]], [[S20|20]]), or between January and February ([[S14|Seasons 14]]-[[S19|19]]), continuing to air regularly over the course of the following year. They usually share an [[List of English opening themes|opening]], and are often 52 or fewer episodes long. There is no distinction between these dubbed seasons in the original Japanese airings, except when the seasons' beginnings and endings coincide with those of a new [[series]] in Japan. Each season also has a {{pkmn|movie}} that corresponds to it, though the pairing of a movie with a specific anime season is merely due to the annual release they undergo in Japan. | ||
It should be noted that these seasons do not apply to the Japanese version of the show, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. Previously, the English dub was aired on a schedule similar to most American shows, where each season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. The Japanese release schedule, with an episode airing nearly every week, was eventually adopted by Pokémon USA (now known as [[The Pokémon Company International]]) after [[4Kids Entertainment]] lost dubbing rights. | It should be noted that these seasons do not apply to the Japanese version of the show, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. Previously, the English dub was aired on a schedule similar to most American shows, where each season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. The Japanese release schedule, with an episode airing nearly every week, was eventually adopted by Pokémon USA (now known as [[The Pokémon Company International]]) after [[4Kids Entertainment]] lost dubbing rights. | ||
There are three distinct definitions of a season used in official media: the televised airings, home video releases, and digital releases. Since season 7, these definitions have coincided. | |||
* The televised airings is the definition used by [[Pokémon TV]] and Region 4 home video releases, corresponding to groups of episodes that aired regularly over the course of a year with a break taken in between. | |||
* The home video definition is the definition used by most Region 1 home video releases, corresponding to groups of episodes that share the same opening and are part of the same series or arc. | |||
* The digital release definition is the definition used by [[Pokémon in the United States#Disney XD|Watch Disney XD]] and [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon anime|digital home video releases]], using the TV definition except between the second and third season and the fifth and sixth season, where it uses the home video divisions. | |||
==List of seasons== | ==List of seasons== | ||
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{{seasonlist2|Season 18 logo||18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest|XY050|Pathways to Performance Partnering!|XY093|All Eyes on the Future!|45}} | {{seasonlist2|Season 18 logo||18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest|XY050|Pathways to Performance Partnering!|XY093|All Eyes on the Future!|45}} | ||
{{seasonlist2|Season 19 logo||19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ|XY094|From A to Z!|SS036|The Legend of X, Y, and Z!|48}} | {{seasonlist2|Season 19 logo||19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ|XY094|From A to Z!|SS036|The Legend of X, Y, and Z!|48}} | ||
{{seasonlist2|Season 20 logo||20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM001|Alola to New Adventure!|||}} | {{seasonlist2|Season 20 logo||20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|SM001|Alola to New Adventure!|<!--SM043-->||<!--43-->}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:03, 7 October 2017
- If you were looking for the game mechanic introduced in Generation V, see seasons.
A season of the Pokémon anime is a collection of dubbed episodes that begin airing for the first time starting between August and September (Seasons 1-9), between April and June (Seasons 10-13, 20), or between January and February (Seasons 14-19), continuing to air regularly over the course of the following year. They usually share an opening, and are often 52 or fewer episodes long. There is no distinction between these dubbed seasons in the original Japanese airings, except when the seasons' beginnings and endings coincide with those of a new series in Japan. Each season also has a movie that corresponds to it, though the pairing of a movie with a specific anime season is merely due to the annual release they undergo in Japan.
It should be noted that these seasons do not apply to the Japanese version of the show, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. Previously, the English dub was aired on a schedule similar to most American shows, where each season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. The Japanese release schedule, with an episode airing nearly every week, was eventually adopted by Pokémon USA (now known as The Pokémon Company International) after 4Kids Entertainment lost dubbing rights.
There are three distinct definitions of a season used in official media: the televised airings, home video releases, and digital releases. Since season 7, these definitions have coincided.
- The televised airings is the definition used by Pokémon TV and Region 4 home video releases, corresponding to groups of episodes that aired regularly over the course of a year with a break taken in between.
- The home video definition is the definition used by most Region 1 home video releases, corresponding to groups of episodes that share the same opening and are part of the same series or arc.
- The digital release definition is the definition used by Watch Disney XD and digital home video releases, using the TV definition except between the second and third season and the fifth and sixth season, where it uses the home video divisions.
List of seasons
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