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[[File:Pokémon the Series logo.png|thumb|The English logo for ''Pokémon the Series'']]
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'''''Pokémon the Series''''' is an animated series that follows the adventures of [[Ash Ketchum]], a [[Pokémon Trainer]] from [[Pallet Town]], and his journey toward his ultimate goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]]; as well as {{ashfr|his many friends}}, and most especially {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}, whom he considers his partners and friends. Though it is ultimately based upon the {{pkmn|games}} and draws heavily from them, many concepts which are only touched on in the games are spun in a unique way, and expanded on. It is succeeded by ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''.
'''''Pokémon the Series''''' is an [[Pokémon animation|animated]] {{wp|Television show|TV series}} that follows the adventures of [[Ash Ketchum]], a [[Pokémon Trainer]] from [[Pallet Town]], and his journey toward his ultimate goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]]; as well as {{ashfr|his many friends}}, and most especially {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}, whom he considers his partners and friends. Though it is ultimately based upon the {{pkmn|games}} and draws heavily from them, many concepts which are only touched on in the games are spun in a unique way, and expanded on. It is the first animated series of the [[Pokémon animated series|Pokémon animated series]], and is succeeded by ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''.


In the West, it consists of 1,224 episodes across 25 [[season]]s<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/celebrate-the-best-of-pokemon-the-series-on-pokemon-tv Celebrate the Best of ''Pokémon the Series'' on Pokémon TV | Pokemon.com]</ref>, and has spawned a number of {{pkmn|movie}}s and other {{DL||related media}}. It was initially shown under the title '''''Pokémon'''''; the term "Pokémon the Series" was introduced in 2013 with the debut of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. It premiered on September 7, 1998 with the broadcast of ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' in syndication in {{pmin|the United States}}, and concluded on July 29, 2023 with the broadcast of ''[[JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!]]'' on Cartoon Network in {{pmin|Canada}} (later released on September 8, 2023 on [[Netflix]] in the United States).<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/ash-ketchums-10-most-iconic-traveling-companions Ash Ketchum’s 10 Most Iconic Traveling Companions | Pokemon.com]</ref> In Japan and Asia, ''Pokémon the Series'' corresponds to the first seven [[series]] of the ''Pokémon'' animated TV series (with ''The Beginning'' and ''Gold and Silver'' being combined as one series), which aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April 1, 1997 to March 24, 2023.
In the West, it consists of 1,224 episodes<!--all episodes counted as part of a dub season, including Holiday Hi-Jynx, EP090, and EP092--> across 25 [[season]]s, and has spawned a number of {{pkmn|movie}}s and other {{DL||related media}}. It premiered on September 7, 1998 with the broadcast of ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|syndication}} in {{pmin|the United States}}, and concluded on July 29, 2023 with the broadcast of ''[[JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!]]'' on Cartoon Network in {{pmin|Canada}} (later released on September 8, 2023 on [[Netflix]] in the United States).<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/ash-ketchums-10-most-iconic-traveling-companions Ash Ketchum’s 10 Most Iconic Traveling Companions | Pokemon.com]</ref> In Japan and Asia, ''Pokémon the Series'' corresponds to the first seven [[series]] of the Pokémon animated TV series (with ''The Beginning'' and ''Gold and Silver'' being combined as one series), which originally aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April 1, 1997 to March 24, 2023.


[[The Pokémon Company International]] has also referred to the series as the "Pokémon animated series" or "Pokémon television series".
==Terminology==
In the United States, the TV show was initially shown under the title ''Pokémon''. The term ''Pokémon the Series'' was not introduced until 2013, with the debut of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. While ''Pokémon the Series'' was initially synonymous with the Pokémon animated series as a whole, they have diverged since the release of ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''. [[The Pokémon Company International]] considers ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' to be a separate animated series, and defines ''Pokémon the Series'' as the preceding animated series consisting of the 25 seasons featuring Ash and Pikachu; both of these animated series are still part of the Pokémon animated series, however.<ref name="brand_sheet">[https://press.pokemon.com/en/products/Pokemon-Brand-Sheet Pokémon Brand Sheet (August 2023)] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231020225912if_/https://img-cdn-us.gamespress.com/files/PokemonAmerica/2023/04/040006-bcfd00a8/Pokemon_Brand_Sheet_%28August_2023%29.pdf?sv=2018-03-28&sr=b&sig=4y22hI4timKJhKVZ7c%2FXl5ss1Wxoytd%2F3PQIpvnk6Yo%3D&se=2023-11-01T03%3A00%3A00Z&sp=r&rsct=application%2Foctet-strem&rscd=attachment&lightbox=y&ex=2023-11-01+03%3A00%3A00&sky=bcba49ba6f65da8bd7b3d2d7a83d96435c6160d4a534c467b76a0fcbfa767daf archived])</ref><ref>[https://parents.pokemon.com/en-us/animation/ Pokémon Parents Official Website | Pokémon Animation]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/celebrate-the-best-of-pokemon-the-series-on-pokemon-tv Celebrate the Best of ''Pokémon the Series'' on Pokémon TV | Pokemon.com]</ref>


As of the end of March 2023, Pokémon the Series has aired in 192<ref>[https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/en/aboutus/figures/ ''Pokémon in Figures'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved May 26, 2023)</ref> {{cat|Pokémon around the world|different countries and regions}} in over 30 [[Dub|languages]]<ref>[https://press.pokemon.com/en/products/Pokemon-Brand-Sheet Pokémon Brand Sheet (August 2023)]</ref>. It is available on [[Netflix]] in 217 countries and regions with different dubs and subtitles, and all countries except Japan and South Korea have at least English audio.<ref>[http://unogs.com/title/80186475 ''Pokémon the Series'' - Unofficial Netflix Online Global Search] (retrieved June 2, 2020)</ref>
In Japan and Asia, there is no official term that corresponds to the term ''Pokémon the Series'' as used by TPCi. Instead, ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' is treated as merely the eighth series of the Pokémon animated series.


==Production==
==Plot==
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[[File:Ash Epilogue.png|thumb|250px|Ash and Pikachu]]
[[File:Early anime film frame.png|thumb|250px|A cel from the [[original series]]]]
From the [[EP001|first episode]], Ash has been the central character, making his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master known to all he meets. Though initially he only became a Pokémon Trainer with the goal of beating his rival, [[Gary Oak]], the many Pokémon Ash has met over his {{pkmn|journey}} have shown him what being a Pokémon Master really is. Unlike most Trainers from Pallet, and unlike players of {{game2|Red|Green|Blue}} and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, Ash did not start his journey with {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}}, as he arrived late to {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|lab]] to receive his [[first partner Pokémon]]. Instead, Ash was given the only Pokémon Oak had left to give, a {{AP|Pikachu}} that did not enjoy being inside his {{i|Poké Ball}}. From there, Ash learned to treat his Pokémon as partners, earning Pikachu's trust by keeping him safe from a flock of {{p|Spearow}} he angered.
''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' is produced in {{pmin|Japan}} by [[OLM]] in association with [[Shogakukan|ShoPro]] and [[JR Kikaku]], and airs on [[TV Tokyo]] nearly every week. [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] has served as the series' chief director since the [[original series]]. An average episode costs approximately $100,000 to produce.<ref>Rutenberg, Jim (January 28, 2001). [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/28/us/violence-finds-a-niche-in-children-s-cartoons.html "Violence Finds a Niche in Children's Cartoons"]. ''The New York Times''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211224120105/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/28/us/violence-finds-a-niche-in-children-s-cartoons.html Archived] from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2024.</ref>


Internationally, [[The Pokémon Company International]] (TPCi) oversees production and distribution of the series in partnership with [[Iyuno]] and {{wp|Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest Post}}.<ref>[[Lisa Ortiz|Ortiz, Lisa]] (June 12, 2020). [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/23_01-enter-pikachu/ "Enter Pikachu!"]. ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. [[S23|Season 23]]. [[JN001|Episode 1]]. [[Netflix]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220214155321/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/23_01-enter-pikachu/ Archived] from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2024.</ref>
Since then, Ash has journeyed across the first eight of the regions that appear in the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]], as well as the [[Orange Islands]], a region he visited before [[Johto]] until it was closer in time to the real-world release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. In the regions outside of [[Galar]], he battles against the local [[Gym Leader]]s for their [[Badge]]s, just like the players of the core series games, to compete in the regional [[Pokémon League]]—however, the League is a [[Pokémon League Conference|championship tournament]] rather than five battles straight against the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}. In [[Kanto]], he has also once competed for [[Symbol]]s while challenging the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. While his initial strategy was to continue using the same party over the course of his {{pkmn|journey}}, letting some Pokémon go when they were required to do something or wanted to train, he eventually changed this strategy starting with his journey in Hoenn. From then on, he has used only those Pokémon which he has caught in the region, alongside Pikachu, to battle against Gym Leaders, with his explanation to {{an|Dawn}} being that he wants to prove to the young, unevolved Pokémon he meets in each new region that ''they'' can win if they try.
 
[[File:Ash and friends JN OP 5.png|250px|thumb|left|Photographs of Ash and all of his friends]]
In the {{pmin|United States}}, [[4Kids Entertainment]] initially licensed the series,<ref>[https://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=498210-1238-105389&type=sect&TabIndex=2&companyid=2289&ppu=%252fdefault.aspx%253fcompanyid%253d2289 "10-K"]. Yahoo. March 31, 1999. p. 6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161005043926/http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=498210-1238-105389&type=sect&TabIndex=2&companyid=2289&ppu=%252fdefault.aspx%253fcompanyid%253d2289 Archived] from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2024.</ref> producing the [[Dub|English dub]] in conjunction with [[TAJ Productions]] from seasons [[S01|one]] to [[S05|five]]. 4Kids was then the sole producer from seasons [[S06|six]] to [[S08|eight]], after which the show was produced by TPCi (then known as Pokémon USA) and TAJ Productions for seasons [[S09|nine]] and [[S10|ten]]. From seasons [[S11|eleven]] through [[S22|twenty-two]], the dub was produced by TPCi with {{wp|DuArt Film and Video}}. Since the beginning of the [[S23|twenty-third season]], the dub is produced by TPCi with Iyuno.
Over the course of the series, Ash has had several {{AP|friends}} who travel with him, typically across one region, who assist him in his journey as much as he assists in theirs. {{an|Misty}}, the Gym Leader from [[Cerulean City]] in the games, joins him in Kanto, the [[Orange Islands]], and [[Johto]], as does {{an|Brock}}, [[Pewter City]]'s Gym Leader, in Kanto, Johto, [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]]. [[Tracey Sketchit]], an amateur [[Pokémon Watcher]], joins Ash during his Orange Islands journey, but leaves him on Ash's return to Pallet to become an {{TP|Professor|assistant}} to Professor Oak, his hero. {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}}, rookie {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s, join Ash for the duration of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', respectively; in these he mentors them much as Brock and Misty did him, while [[Max]], May's brother who is too young to own Pokémon, looks up to Ash for the duration of ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire''. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel with Ash in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Inventor {{an|Clemont}}, his sister {{an|Bonnie}}, and Ash's childhood friend {{an|Serena}} travel with Ash in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. Like Max, Bonnie is too young to own Pokémon, but cares for her brother's {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}. In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', Ash attends the [[Pokémon School]] instead of traveling around the [[Alola]] region. As such, his new friends—{{an|Lillie}}, {{an|Mallow}}, {{an|Kiawe}}, {{an|Lana}}, and {{an|Sophocles}}—are not traveling companions but classmates. In ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Ash's sole new traveling companion is [[Goh]], a Trainer who aims to catch every Pokémon species in the {{pkmn|world}}, with his ultimate goal being to catch the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{an|Mew}}.
 
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Until the [[S05|fifth season]] episode ''[[EP259|A Crowning Achievement]]'', the series was animated using {{wp|cel animation}}. From ''[[EP260|Here's Lookin' at You Elekid!]]'' onwards, all episodes are digitally animated.
 
The [[Pokémon movie]]s are produced by OLM, {{wp|Production I.G}}, {{wp|Xebec (studio)|Xebec}}, and {{wp|Wit Studio}}. The twenty-second movie, ''[[M22|Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]'', is a {{wp|Computer animation|computer-animated}} remake of the [[M01|first movie]].
 
==Plot==
From the [[EP001|first episode]], Ash has been the central character, making his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master known to all he meets. Though initially he only became a Pokémon Trainer with the goal of beating his rival, [[Gary Oak]], the many Pokémon Ash has met over his {{pkmn|journey}} have shown him what being a Pokémon Master really is. Unlike most Trainers from Pallet, and unlike players of {{game2|Red|Green|Blue}} and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, Ash did not start his journey with {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}}, as he arrived late to {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|lab]] to receive his [[first partner Pokémon]]. Instead, Ash was given the only Pokémon Oak had left to give, a {{AP|Pikachu}} that did not enjoy being inside his {{i|Poké Ball}}. From there, Ash learned to treat his Pokémon as partners, earning Pikachu's trust by protecting him from a flock of {{p|Spearow}} he angered.


Since then, Ash has journeyed across the first eight of the regions that appear in the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]], as well as the [[Orange Archipelago]], a region he visited before [[Johto]] until it was closer in time to the real-world release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. In the regions outside of [[Galar]], he battles against the local [[Gym Leader]]s for their [[Badge]]s, as Trainers in the core series games would, to compete in the regional [[Pokémon League]] - however, the League is a [[Pokémon League Conference|championship tournament]] rather than five consecutive battles against the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}. While his initial strategy was to continue using the same party over the course of his {{pkmn|journey}}, letting some Pokémon go when they were required to do something or wanted to train, he eventually changed this strategy starting with his journey in Hoenn. From then on, he uses only those Pokémon which he has caught in the region, alongside Pikachu, to battle against Gym Leaders, with his explanation to Dawn being that he wants to prove to the young, unevolved Pokémon he meets in each new region that ''they'' can win if they try.
==Episodes==
In the West, the episodes of ''Pokémon the Series'' are divided into 25 [[season]]s across eight [[series]]. These series divisions were introduced starting in 2013 with the debut of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', with the episodes from the prior 16 seasons being retroactively grouped into five series in certain {{cat|Animation home video|home video}} and [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon animation|video-on-demand releases]]. In Japan and Asia, the episodes corresponding to ''Pokémon the Series'' are divided into seven series, with some of these series themselves being divided into smaller arcs.


Over the course of the series, Ash has had several {{AP|friends}} who travel with him, typically across one region, who assist him in his journey as much as he assists in theirs. {{an|Misty}}, the Gym Leader from [[Cerulean City]] in the games, joins him in [[Kanto]], the [[Orange Archipelago]], and [[Johto]], as does {{an|Brock}}, [[Pewter City]]'s Gym Leader, in Kanto, Johto, [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]]. [[Tracey Sketchit]], an amateur [[Pokémon Watcher]], joins Ash during his Orange Archipelago journey, but leaves him on Ash's return to Pallet to become an assistant to Professor Oak, his hero. {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}}, rookie {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s, join Ash for the duration of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', respectively; in these he mentors them much as Brock and Misty did him, while [[Max]], May's brother who is too young to own Pokémon, looks up to Ash for the duration of ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire''. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel with Ash in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Inventor {{an|Clemont}}, his sister {{an|Bonnie}}, and Ash's childhood friend {{an|Serena}} travel with Ash in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. Like Max, Bonnie is too young to own Pokémon, but cares for her brother's {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}. In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', Ash attends the [[Pokémon School]] instead of traveling around the [[Alola]] region. As such, his new friends—{{an|Lillie}}, {{an|Mallow}}, {{an|Kiawe}}, {{an|Lana}}, and {{an|Sophocles}}—are not traveling companions but classmates. In ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Ash's sole new traveling companion is [[Goh]], a Trainer who aims to catch every Pokémon species in the {{pkmn|world}}, with his ultimate goal being to catch the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Mew}}.
The following tables summarize the Japanese titles, the English titles, and the [[List of Japanese opening themes|Japanese]] and [[List of English opening themes|English opening themes]] used during each series. Seasons follow the digital release definition.


==Television series==
===''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''===
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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{red color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{red color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
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! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" rowspan="7" |  
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! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{red color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{green color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{green color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{green color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{green color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{green color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{green color light}}" | First episode
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Original series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Original series|Pocket Monsters]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Original series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br>[[Original series|Pocket Monsters]]
| [[File:OPJ01.png|150px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]<br />[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPJ01.png|150px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]<br>[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
| [[File:EP001.png|150px|EP001]]<br />[[EP001]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:EP001.png|150px|EP001]]<br>[[EP001]]
| [[File:Season1 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Indigo League]]<br />[[S01|Pokémon:<br />Indigo League]]
| [[File:Season1 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Indigo League]]<br>[[S01|Pokémon:<br>Indigo League]]
| [[File:OPE01.png|150px|Pokémon Theme]]<br />[[Pokémon Theme]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE01.png|150px|Pokémon Theme]]<br>[[Pokémon Theme]]
| [[File:EP001.png|150px|EP001]]<br />[[EP001]]
| [[File:EP001.png|150px|EP001]]<br>[[EP001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Original series Orange Islands logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago]]<br />[[Original series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Episode Orange Archipelago]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Season2 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]<br>[[S02|Pokémon:<br>Adventures in the Orange Islands]]
| [[File:OPJ02.png|150px|The Rivals]]<br />[[The Rivals]]
| [[File:EP052.png|150px|EP052]]<br>[[EP052]]
| [[File:EP081.png|150px|EP081]]<br />[[EP081]]
|-
| [[File:Season2 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]<br />[[S02|Pokémon:<br />Adventures in the Orange Islands]]
| style="{{roundybl|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:Original series Orange Islands logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Islands]]<br>[[Original series|Pocket Monsters:<br>Episode Orange Islands]]
| [[File:OPE02.png|150px|Pokémon World]]<br />{{so|Pokémon World}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ02.png|150px|The Rivals]]<br>[[The Rivals]]
| [[File:EP081.png|150px|EP081]]<br />[[EP081]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP081.png|150px|EP081]]<br>[[EP081]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE02.png|150px|Pokémon World]]<br>{{so|Pokémon World}}
| style="{{roundybr|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:EP081.png|150px|EP081]]<br>[[EP081]]
|}
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]''===
===''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]''===
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! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{silver color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
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! style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | Theme song
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! style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{gold color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{silver color light}}" | First episode
|- style="background:#FFF"
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| rowspan="3" style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Original series GS logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver]]<br />[[Original series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Episode Gold & Silver]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|7px}}" | [[File:Original series GS logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver]]<br>[[Original series|Pocket Monsters:<br>Episode Gold & Silver]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ03.png|150px|OK!]]<br />[[OK!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ03.png|150px|OK!]]<br>[[OK!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP117.png|150px|EP117]]<br />[[EP117]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP117.png|150px|EP117]]<br>[[EP117]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season3 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]]<br />[[S03|Pokémon:<br />The Johto Journeys]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season3 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]]<br>[[S03|Pokémon:<br>The Johto Journeys]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE03.png|150px|Pokémon Johto]]<br />[[Pokémon Johto]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE03.png|150px|Pokémon Johto]]<br>[[Pokémon Johto]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP117.png|150px|EP117]]<br />[[EP117]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP117.png|150px|EP117]]<br>[[EP117]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ04.png|150px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]<br />[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master#Opening animation: TV OP 4|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
| [[File:OPJ04.png|150px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]<br>[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master#Opening animation: TV OP 4|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
| [[File:EP192.png|150px|EP192]]<br />[[EP192]]
| [[File:EP192.png|150px|EP192]]<br>[[EP192]]
| [[File:Season4 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]<br />[[S04|Pokémon:<br />Johto League Champions]]
| [[File:Season4 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]<br>[[S04|Pokémon:<br>Johto League Champions]]
| [[File:OPE04.png|150px|Born to Be a Winner]]<br />[[Born to Be a Winner]]
| [[File:OPE04.png|150px|Born to Be a Winner]]<br>[[Born to Be a Winner]]
| [[File:EP158.png|150px|EP158]]<br />[[EP158]]
| [[File:EP158.png|150px|EP158]]<br>[[EP158]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ05.png|150px|Ready Go!]]<br />[[Ready Go!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ05.png|150px|Ready Go!]]<br>[[Ready Go!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP239.png|150px|EP239]]<br />[[EP239]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP239.png|150px|EP239]]<br>[[EP239]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season5 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Master Quest]]<br />[[S05|Pokémon:<br />Master Quest]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season5 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Master Quest]]<br>[[S05|Pokémon:<br>Master Quest]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE05.png|150px|Believe in Me]]<br />[[Believe in Me]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE05.png|150px|Believe in Me]]<br>[[Believe in Me]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:EP210.png|150px|EP210]]<br />[[EP210]]
| style="{{roundybr|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:EP210.png|150px|EP210]]<br>[[EP210]]
|}
|}
</div>


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{emerald color}}; background:#{{emerald color}}; width:100%"
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
{| class="roundy c" style="border:1px solid #{{emerald color}}; background:#{{emerald color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" rowspan="7" |  
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" rowspan="7" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|7px}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}" | First episode
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Advanced Generation series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|Pocket Monsters<br />Advanced Generation]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ06.png|150px|Advance Adventure]]<br />[[Advance Adventure]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG001.png|150px|AG001]]<br />[[AG001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season6 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Advanced]]<br />[[S06|Pokémon:<br />Advanced]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE06.png|150px|I Wanna Be a Hero]]<br />[[I Wanna Be a Hero]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG001.png|150px|AG001]]<br />[[AG001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ07.png|150px|Challenger!!]]<br />[[Challenger!!]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Advanced Generation series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|Pocket Monsters<br>Advanced Generation]]
| [[File:AG070.png|150px|AG070]]<br />[[AG070]]
| [[File:OPJ06.png|150px|Advance Adventure]]<br>[[Advance Adventure]]
| [[File:Season7 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]<br />[[S07|Pokémon:<br />Advanced Challenge]]
| [[File:AG001.png|150px|AG001]]<br>[[AG001]]
| [[File:OPE07.png|150px|This Dream]]<br />[[This Dream]]
| [[File:Season6 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Advanced]]<br>[[S06|Pokémon:<br>Advanced]]
| [[File:AG041.png|150px|AG041]]<br />[[AG041]]
| [[File:OPE06.png|150px|I Wanna Be a Hero]]<br>[[I Wanna Be a Hero]]
| [[File:AG001.png|150px|AG001]]<br>[[AG001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ08.png|150px|Pokémon Symphonic Medley]]<br />[[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]]
| [[File:OPJ07.png|150px|Challenger!!]]<br>[[Challenger!!]]
| [[File:AG105.png|150px|AG105]]<br />[[AG105]]
| [[File:AG070.png|150px|AG070]]<br>[[AG070]]
| [[File:Season8 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]<br />[[S08|Pokémon:<br />Advanced Battle]]
| [[File:Season7 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]<br>[[S07|Pokémon:<br>Advanced Challenge]]
| [[File:OPE08.png|150px|Unbeatable]]<br />[[Unbeatable]]
| [[File:OPE07.png|150px|This Dream]]<br>[[This Dream]]
| [[File:AG093.png|150px|AG093]]<br />[[AG093]]
| [[File:AG041.png|150px|AG041]]<br>[[AG041]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ09.png|150px|Battle Frontier]]<br />{{so|Battle Frontier}}
| [[File:OPJ08.png|150px|Pokémon Symphonic Medley]]<br>[[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]]
| [[File:AG135.png|150px|AG135]]<br />[[AG135]]
| [[File:AG105.png|150px|AG105]]<br>[[AG105]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Battle Frontier logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]<br />[[S09|Pokémon:<br />Battle Frontier]]
| [[File:Season8 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]<br>[[S08|Pokémon:<br>Advanced Battle]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE09.png|150px|Battle Frontier]]<br />{{OBP|Battle Frontier|dub}}
| [[File:OPE08.png|150px|Unbeatable]]<br>[[Unbeatable]]
| rowspan="2" style="{{roundybr|5px}} | [[File:AG146.png|150px|AG146]]<br />[[AG146]]
| [[File:AG093.png|150px|AG093]]<br>[[AG093]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ10.png|150px|Spurt!]]<br />[[Spurt!]]
| rowspan="2" style="{{roundybl|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:Advanced Generation Battle Frontier 2006 logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation Battle Frontier]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|Pocket Monsters<br>Advanced Generation<br>Battle Frontier]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG166.png|150px|AG166]]<br />[[AG166]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ09.png|150px|Battle Frontier]]<br>{{so|Battle Frontier}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG135.png|150px|AG135]]<br>[[AG135]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Battle Frontier logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]<br>[[S09|Pokémon:<br>Battle Frontier]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE09.png|150px|Battle Frontier]]<br>{{OBP|Battle Frontier|dub}}
| rowspan="2" style="{{roundybr|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:AG146.png|150px|AG146]]<br>[[AG146]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ10.png|150px|Spurt!]]<br>[[Spurt!]]
| [[File:AG166.png|150px|AG166]]<br>[[AG166]]
|}
|}
</div>


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{platinum color}}; background:#{{platinum color}}; width:100%"
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
{| class="roundy c" style="border:1px solid #{{platinum color}}; background:#{{platinum color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{pearl color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|7px}}; background:#{{pearl color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}" | First episode
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Diamond and Pearl Series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|Pocket Monsters<br />Diamond & Pearl]]
| rowspan="4" style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|7px}}" | [[File:Diamond and Pearl Series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|Pocket Monsters<br>Diamond & Pearl]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ11.png|150px|Together]]<br />[[Together]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ11.png|150px|Together]]<br>[[Together]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP001.png|150px|DP001]]<br />[[DP001]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP001.png|150px|DP001]]<br>[[DP001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season10 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]<br />[[S10|Pokémon:<br />Diamond and Pearl]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season10 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]<br>[[S10|Pokémon:<br>Diamond and Pearl]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE10.png|150px|Diamond and Pearl]]<br />{{so|Diamond and Pearl}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE10.png|150px|Diamond and Pearl]]<br>{{so|Diamond and Pearl}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP001.png|150px|DP001]]<br />[[DP001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP001.png|150px|DP001]]<br>[[DP001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Battle Dimension logo.png|150px|Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension]]<br />[[S11|Pokémon: DP<br />Battle Dimension]]
| [[File:Pokémon Battle Dimension logo.png|150px|Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension]]<br>[[S11|Pokémon: DP<br>Battle Dimension]]
| [[File:OPE11.png|150px|We Will Be Heroes]]<br />[[We Will Be Heroes]]
| [[File:OPE11.png|150px|We Will Be Heroes]]<br>[[We Will Be Heroes]]
| [[File:DP053.png|150px|DP053]]<br />[[DP053]]
| [[File:DP053.png|150px|DP053]]<br>[[DP053]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ12.png|166px|High Touch!]]<br />[[High Touch!]]
| [[File:OPJ12.png|166px|High Touch!]]<br>[[High Touch!]]
| [[File:DP096.png|150px|DP096]]<br />[[DP096]]
| [[File:DP096.png|150px|DP096]]<br>[[DP096]]
| [[File:Galactic Battles Logo.png|150px|Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles]]<br />[[S12|Pokémon: DP<br />Galactic Battles]]
| [[File:Galactic Battles Logo.png|150px|Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles]]<br>[[S12|Pokémon: DP<br>Galactic Battles]]
| [[File:OPE12.png|166px|Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]]<br />[[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]]
| [[File:OPE12.png|166px|Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]]<br>[[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]]
| [[File:DP105.png|150px|DP105]]<br />[[DP105]]
| [[File:DP105.png|150px|DP105]]<br>[[DP105]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ13.png|166px|The Greatest - Everyday!]]<br />[[The Greatest - Everyday!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ13.png|166px|The Greatest - Everyday!]]<br>[[The Greatest - Everyday!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP158.png|166px|DP158]]<br />[[DP158]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP158.png|166px|DP158]]<br>[[DP158]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 13 Logo.png|166px|Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors]]<br />[[S13|Pokémon: DP<br />Sinnoh League Victors]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 13 Logo.png|150px|Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors]]<br>[[S13|Pokémon: DP<br>Sinnoh League Victors]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE13.png|166px|We Will Carry On!]]<br />[[We Will Carry On!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE13.png|166px|We Will Carry On!]]<br>[[We Will Carry On!]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:DP158.png|166px|DP158]]<br />[[DP158]]
| style="{{roundybr|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:DP158.png|166px|DP158]]<br>[[DP158]]
|}
|}
</div>


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{unova color}}; background:#{{unova color}}; width:100%"
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{black color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
{| class="roundy c" style="border:1px solid #{{unova color}}; background:#{{unova color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{black color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{unova color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="background:#{{unova color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{white color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|7px}}; background:#{{white color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{black color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{black color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{black color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{black color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{black color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{black color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{white color light}}" | First episode
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon Best Wishes Series.png|166px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters<br />Best Wishes!]]
| [[File:Pokemon Best Wishes Series.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters<br>Best Wishes!]]
| [[File:OPJ14.png|166px|Best Wishes!]]<br />{{OBP|Best Wishes!|song}}
| [[File:OPJ14.png|166px|Best Wishes!]]<br>{{OBP|Best Wishes!|song}}
| [[File:BW001.png|166px|BW001]]<br />[[BW001]]
| [[File:BW001.png|166px|BW001]]<br>[[BW001]]
| [[File:Season 14 logo.png|166px|Pokémon: Black & White]]<br />[[S14|Pokémon:<br />Black & White]]
| [[File:Season 14 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Black & White]]<br>[[S14|Pokémon:<br>Black & White]]
| [[File:OPE14.png|166px|Black and White]]<br />{{so|Black and White}}
| [[File:OPE14.png|166px|Black and White]]<br>{{so|Black and White}}
| [[File:BW001.png|166px|BW001]]<br />[[BW001]]
| [[File:BW001.png|166px|BW001]]<br>[[BW001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Best Wishes 2 logo.png|166px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters<br />Best Wishes! Season 2]]
| [[File:Best Wishes 2 logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters<br>Best Wishes! Season 2]]
| [[File:OPJ15.png|166px|Be an Arrow!]]<br />[[Be an Arrow!]]
| [[File:OPJ15.png|166px|Be an Arrow!]]<br>[[Be an Arrow!]]
| [[File:BW085.png|166px|BW085]]<br />[[BW085]]
| [[File:BW085.png|166px|BW085]]<br>[[BW085]]
| [[File:Season 15 logo.png|166px|Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies]]<br />[[S15|Pokémon: BW<br />Rival Destinies]]
| [[File:Season 15 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies]]<br>[[S15|Pokémon: BW<br>Rival Destinies]]
| [[File:OPE15.png|166px|Rival Destinies]]<br />[[Rival Destinies (song)|Rival Destinies]]
| [[File:OPE15.png|166px|Rival Destinies]]<br>[[Rival Destinies (song)|Rival Destinies]]
| [[File:BW049.png|166px|BW049]]<br />[[BW049]]
| [[File:BW049.png|166px|BW049]]<br>[[BW049]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N logo.png|166px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!<br />Season 2: Episode N]]
| [[File:Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!<br>Season 2: Episode N]]
| [[File:OPJ15 3.png|166px|Be an Arrow! 2013]]<br />[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 – BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]
| [[File:OPJ15 3.png|166px|Be an Arrow! 2013]]<br>[[Be an Arrow!#Opening animation: Version 2 (BW109 – BW122)|Be an Arrow! 2013]]
| [[File:BW109.png|166px|BW109]]<br />[[BW109]]
| [[File:BW109.png|166px|BW109]]<br>[[BW109]]
| [[File:Season 16 logo.png|166px|Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova]]<br />[[S16|Pokémon: BW<br />Adventures in Unova]]
| [[File:Season 16 logo.png|150px|Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova]]<br>[[S16|Pokémon: BW<br>Adventures in Unova]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE16.png|166px|It's Always You and Me]]<br />[[It's Always You and Me]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE16.png|166px|It's Always You and Me]]<br>[[It's Always You and Me]]
| [[File:BW098.png|166px|BW098]]<br />[[BW098]]
| [[File:BW098.png|166px|BW098]]<br>[[BW098]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure logo.png|166px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!<br />Season 2: Decolora Adventure]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|7px}}" | [[File:Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!<br>Season 2: Decolora Adventure]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ16.png|166px|Summerly Slope]]<br />[[Summerly Slope]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ16.png|166px|Summerly Slope]]<br>[[Summerly Slope]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br />[[BW123]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br>[[BW123]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 16 logo 2.png|166px|Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond]]<br />[[S16|Pokémon: BW<br />Adventures in Unova and Beyond]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 16 logo 2.png|150px|Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond]]<br>[[S16|Pokémon: BW<br>Adventures in Unova and Beyond]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br />[[BW123]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|7px}}" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br>[[BW123]]
|}
|}
</div>


===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{x color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
{| class="roundy c" style="border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{x color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{kalos color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="background:#{{kalos color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{y color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|7px}}; background:#{{y color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{y color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{y color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{y color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{y color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{y color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{y color light}}" | First episode
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="3" | [[File:XY series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters XY]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: XY|Pocket Monsters<br />XY]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:XY series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters XY]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: XY|Pocket Monsters<br>XY]]
| [[File:OPJ17.png|166px|V (Volt)]]<br />[[V (Volt)]]
| [[File:OPJ17.png|166px|V (Volt)]]<br>[[V (Volt)]]
| [[File:XY001.png|166px|BW001]]<br />[[XY001]]
| [[File:XY001.png|166px|BW001]]<br>[[XY001]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Pokémon the Series XY logo.png|120px|Pokémon the Series: XY]]<br />[[S17|Pokémon the Series:<br />XY]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Pokémon the Series XY logo.png|120px|Pokémon the Series: XY]]<br>[[S17|Pokémon the Series:<br>XY]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE17.png|166px|Pokémon Theme (Version XY)]]<br />[[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub OP 17|Pokémon Theme (Version XY)]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE17.png|166px|Pokémon Theme (Version XY)]]<br>[[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub OP 17|Pokémon Theme (Version XY)]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:XY001.png|166px|BW001]]<br />[[XY001]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:XY001.png|166px|BW001]]<br>[[XY001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ17 2.png|166px|Mega V (Mega Volt)]]<br />[[V (Volt)#Opening animation: Version 2 (XY029 – XY054)|Mega V (Mega Volt)]]
| [[File:OPJ17 2.png|166px|Mega V (Mega Volt)]]<br>[[V (Volt)#Opening animation: Version 2 (XY029 – XY054)|Mega V (Mega Volt)]]
| [[File:XY029.png|166px|XY029]]<br />[[XY029]]
| [[File:XY029.png|166px|XY029]]<br>[[XY029]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ18.png|166px|Mad-Paced Getter]]<br />[[Mad-Paced Getter]]
| [[File:OPJ18.png|166px|Mad-Paced Getter]]<br>[[Mad-Paced Getter]]
| [[File:XY055.png|166px|XY055]]<br />[[XY055]]
| [[File:XY055.png|166px|XY055]]<br>[[XY055]]
| [[File:Season 18 logo.png|120px|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]<br />[[S18|Pokémon the Series:<br />XY Kalos Quest]]
| [[File:Season 18 logo.png|120px|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]<br>[[S18|Pokémon the Series:<br>XY Kalos Quest]]
| [[File:OPE18.png|166px|Be a Hero]]<br />[[Be a Hero]]
| [[File:OPE18.png|166px|Be a Hero]]<br>[[Be a Hero]]
| [[File:XY050.png|166px|XY050]]<br />[[XY050]]
| [[File:XY050.png|166px|XY050]]<br>[[XY050]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:XY & Z logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters XY&Z]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: XY|Pocket Monsters<br />XY&Z]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|7px}}" | [[File:XY & Z logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters XY&Z]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: XY|Pocket Monsters<br>XY&Z]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ19.png|166px|XY&Z]]<br />{{OBP|XY&Z|song}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ19.png|166px|XY&Z]]<br>{{OBP|XY&Z|song}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br />[[XY094]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br>[[XY094]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 19 logo.png|120px|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]<br />[[S19|Pokémon the Series:<br />XYZ]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 19 logo.png|120px|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]<br>[[S19|Pokémon the Series:<br>XYZ]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE19.png|166px|Stand Tall]]<br />[[Stand Tall]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE19.png|166px|Stand Tall]]<br>[[Stand Tall]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br />[[XY094]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|7px}}" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br>[[XY094]]
|}
|}
</div>


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
{| class="roundy c" style="border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{alola color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="background:#{{alola color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|7px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | First episode
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" rowspan="4" | [[File:SM series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|Pocket Monsters<br />Sun & Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|7px}}" rowspan="4" | [[File:SM series logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon]]<br>[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|Pocket Monsters<br>Sun & Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ20 2.png|166px|Alola!!]]<br />[[Alola!!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ20 2.png|166px|Alola!!]]<br>[[Alola!!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM001.png|166px|SM001]]<br />[[SM001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM001.png|166px|SM001]]<br>[[SM001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 20 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]<br />[[S20|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 20 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]<br>[[S20|Pokémon the Series:<br>Sun & Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE20.png|166px|Under The Alolan Sun]]<br />[[Under The Alolan Sun]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE20.png|166px|Under The Alolan Sun]]<br>[[Under The Alolan Sun]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM001.png|166px|SM001]]<br />[[SM001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM001.png|166px|SM001]]<br>[[SM001]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ21.png|166px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-]]<br />[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master#Opening animation: SM OP 2|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master<br />-20th Anniversary-]]
| [[File:OPJ21.png|166px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-]]<br>[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master#Opening animation: SM OP 2|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master<br>-20th Anniversary-]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM030.png|166px|SM030]]<br />[[SM030]]
| [[File:SM030.png|166px|SM030]]<br>[[SM030]]
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:Season 21 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]]<br />[[S21|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Season 21 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]]<br>[[S21|Pokémon the Series:<br>Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]]
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE21.png|166px|Under The Alolan Moon]]<br />[[Under The Alolan Moon]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE21.png|166px|Under The Alolan Moon]]<br>[[Under The Alolan Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:SM044.png|166px|SM044]]<br />[[SM044]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SM044.png|166px|SM044]]<br>[[SM044]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ22 2.png|166px|Future Connection]]<br />[[Future Connection]]
| [[File:OPJ22 2.png|166px|Future Connection]]<br>[[Future Connection]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM061.png|166px|SM061]]<br />[[SM061]]
| [[File:SM061.png|166px|SM061]]<br>[[SM061]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ23 13.png|166px|Your Adventure]]<br />[[Your Adventure]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ23 13.png|166px|Your Adventure]]<br>[[Your Adventure]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM091.png|166px|SM091]]<br />[[SM091]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM091.png|166px|SM091]]<br>[[SM091]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 22 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends]]<br />[[S22|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 22 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends]]<br>[[S22|Pokémon the Series:<br>Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE22.png|166px|The Challenge of Life]]<br />[[The Challenge of Life]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE22.png|166px|The Challenge of Life]]<br>[[The Challenge of Life]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:SM093.png|166px|SM093]]<br />[[SM093]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|7px}}" | [[File:SM093.png|166px|SM093]]<br>[[SM093]]
|}
|}
</div>


===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
<div style="overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap">
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sword color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
{| class="roundy c" style="border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
! style="background:#{{galar color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytl|7px}}; background:#{{sword color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="background:#{{galar color}}" rowspan="7" |  
! style="{{roundytr|7px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | Title
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | Opening theme
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | First episode
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=4 | [[File:Pocket Monsters 2019 logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br>[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters]]
| [[File:OPJ24.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br>[[One, Two, Three]]<br><small>(feat. After the Rain)</small>
| [[File:JN001.png|166px|JN001]]<br>[[JN001]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Season 23 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]<br>[[S23|Pokémon Journeys:<br>The Series]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:OPE23.png|166px|The Journey Starts Today]]<br>[[The Journey Starts Today]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:JN001.png|166px|JN001]]<br>[[JN001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ24 2.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br>[[One, Two, Three#Opening animation: Version 2 (JN032 – JN049)|One, Two, Three]]<br><small>(feat. Nishikawa-kun and Kirishō)</small>
| [[File:JN032.png|166px|JN032]]<br>[[JN032]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ24 3.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br>[[One, Two, Three#Opening animation: Version 3 (JN050 – JN099)|One, Two, Three]]<br><small>(feat. Karaage Sisters)</small>
| [[File:JN050.png|166px|JN050]]<br>[[JN050]]
| [[File:Season 24 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series]]<br>[[S24|Pokémon Master Journeys:<br>The Series]]
| [[File:OPE24.png|166px|Journey to Your Heart]]<br>[[Journey to Your Heart]]
| [[File:JN049.png|166px|JN049]]<br>[[JN049]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:OPJ24 4.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br>[[One, Two, Three#Opening animation: Version 4 (JN100 – JN136)|One, Two, Three]]<br><small>(feat. Ash & Goh)</small>
| [[File:JN100.png|166px|JN100]]<br>[[JN100]]
| [[File:Season 25 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]]<br>[[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys:<br>The Series]]
| [[File:OPE25.png|166px|With You]]<br>[[With You]]
| [[File:JN091.png|166px|JN091]]<br>[[JN091]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pocket Monsters 2019 logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters (2019)]]
| style="{{roundybl|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:Pokémon Aim to Be a Pokémon Master logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]<br>[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters:<br>Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ24.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br />[[One, Two, Three]]<br /><small>(feat. After the Rain)</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ28.png|166px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends-]]<br>[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master#Opening animation: JN OP 5|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master<br>-with my friends-]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN001.png|166px|JN001]]<br />[[JN001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br>[[JN137]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 23 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]<br />[[S23|Pokémon Journeys:<br />The Series]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:To Be a Pokémon Master logo.png|150px|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]]<br>[[S25|Pokémon:<br>To Be a Pokémon Master]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE23.png|166px|The Journey Starts Today]]<br />[[The Journey Starts Today]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE26.png|166px|Gotta Catch Em All]]<br>[[Gotta Catch Em All (song)|Gotta Catch Em All]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN001.png|166px|JN001]]<br />[[JN001]]
| style="{{roundybr|7px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br>[[JN137]]
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ24 2.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br />[[One, Two, Three#Opening animation: Version 2 (JN032 – JN049)|One, Two, Three]]<br /><small>(feat. Nishikawa-kun and Kirishō)</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN032.png|166px|JN032]]<br />[[JN032]]
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ24 3.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br />[[One, Two, Three#Opening animation: Version 3 (JN050 – JN099)|One, Two, Three]]<br /><small>(feat. Karaage Sisters)</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN050.png|166px|JN050]]<br />[[JN050]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 24 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series]]<br />[[S24|Pokémon Master Journeys:<br />The Series]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE24.png|166px|Journey to Your Heart]]<br />[[Journey to Your Heart]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN049.png|166px|JN049]]<br />[[JN049]]
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ24 4.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br />[[One, Two, Three#Opening animation: Version 4 (JN100 – JN136)|One, Two, Three]]<br /><small>(feat. Ash & Goh)</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN100.png|166px|JN100]]<br />[[JN100]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 25 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]]<br />[[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys:<br />The Series]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE25.png|166px|With You]]<br />[[With You]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:JN091.png|166px|JN091]]<br />[[JN091]]
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokémon Aim to Be a Pokémon Master logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]<br />[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ28.png|166px|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends-]]<br />[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master#Opening animation: JN OP 5|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master<br />-with my friends-]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br />[[JN137]]
|}
|}
</div>


==Related media==
==Related media==
While Pokémon the Series specifically refers to the television show, several other animated works take place within the show's continuity and world. These works can generally be identified by characters who have interacted with Ash Ketchum or his friends at some point.
While ''Pokémon the Series'' specifically refers to the television show, several other animated works take place within the show's continuity and world. These works can generally be identified by the presence of characters who have interacted with Ash Ketchum or his friends at some point.
 
===Side stories===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | Japanese name
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | English name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | English run
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:Side Stories logo.png|120px|Pocket Monsters Side Stories]]<br />[[Side story episodes|Pocket Monsters<br />Side Stories]]
| style="background:#FFF" | December 3, 2002 — September 28, 2004
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Chronicles logo.png|160px|Pokémon Chronicles]]<br />[[Pokémon Chronicles]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | June 3, 2006 — September 30, 2006
|}
 
===Pikachu shorts===
[[File:PK01.png|right|thumb|250px|A scene from the first Pikachu short, [[PK01]]]]
{{main|Pikachu short}}
Pikachu shorts are animated shorts featuring almost exclusively Pokémon, with Ash's Pikachu in a lead role. While the events in these shorts generally do not impact the television series, Pokémon owned by Ash's friends or the [[Team Rocket Trio]] often appear.
 
From [[M01]] to [[M19]], each Pokémon movie released alongside a Pikachu short. Pikachu shorts have also been released by other means, such as direct-to-video, or in-flight airings on ANA domestic flights in Japan.
{{Clear}}
 
====Pichu Bros shorts====
The [[Pichu Brothers]], who originally appeared in the Pikachu short ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]'', have some of their own shorts:
{{Episodelistheader|Hoso}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[Trouble in Big Town]]|ぼくたちピチューブラザーズ・風船騒動|We are the Pichu Brothers - Balloon Disturbance|October 14, 2006|December 22, 2000|Trouble in Big Town.png|hd=yes}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[Pichu Bros. in Party Panic]]| ぼくたちピチューブラザーズ・パーティはおおさわぎ!のまき|We are the Pichu Brothers - The 'Great Party Uproar!' Chapter|December 1, 2003|July 18, 2003|Pichu Bros in Party Panic.png{{!}}150px}}
{{Episodelistfooterspecial|Hoso}}
 
===Movie tie-in shorts===
Certain shorts directly tie in to movies, usually acting as a prologue or offering additional context on the film's characters.
 
====Short series====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English debut
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:Hoopa Surprise Ring Adventures.png|250px|Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]] <br /> [[Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]]
| April 23, 2015 - May 28, 2015
| December 11, 2015
|}
 
====One-off shorts====
{{Episodelistheader|Hoso}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]|ミュウツーの誕生|The Birth of Mewtwo|December 4, 2001|July 8, 1999|Movie 1 Deleted Scene 4.png}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|None|[[Slowking's Day|ヤドキングのいちにち]]|{{tt|Yadoking|Slowking}}'s Day|Unaired|January 1, 2000|Slowking Day.png}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening]]|ミュウツー‐覚醒への序章‐|Mewtwo: The Prologue to its Awakening|January 11, 2014|July 11, 2013|Mewtwo Prologue to Awakening.png}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain]]|鉱国のプリンセス ディアンシー|Diancie, Princess of the {{tt|Ore Country|Diamond Domain}}|November 6, 2014|July 17, 2014|Diancie Princess of the Diamond Domain.png}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon]]|おでまし小魔神フーパ|The Minidjinni of the Word &quot;Appear!&quot;: Hoopa|December 3, 2015|June 19, 2015|Hoopa The Mischief Pokémon.png}}
{{Episodelistfooterspecial|Hoso}}


===Movies===
===Movies===
[[File:Movie 1 poster.png|thumb|150px|Poster for the first movie]]
{{main|Pokémon movie}}
{{main|Pokémon movie}}
Since 1998 in Japan, and since 1999 in the US, a Pokémon movie has been released annually, most often focusing on a {{pkmn2|Legendary}} or [[Mythical Pokémon]]. These films are almost always a large success in Japan, and remain at least somewhat successful in {{pmin|the United States}} and other countries, having been aired on television as a special since [[M09|the ninth movie]], with the first five movies receiving wide releases and later films occasionally receiving limited releases.
From 1998 to 2020, a tie-in Pokémon movie featuring {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} as the protagonists was released in theaters annually, most often focusing on a {{pkmn2|Legendary}} or [[Mythical Pokémon]]. These films were initially a large success worldwide, with all 23 films having received wide releases in Japan, the first three movies receiving wide releases internationally, and later films occasionally receiving limited releases outside of Japan.


The movies are not considered by all people to be canon to the show, with some preferring to think of them occurring in an alternate timeline. This theory comes from the fact that {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} do not seem to be profoundly affected in the show by the events of the movies, which tend to have a lot of peril and drama. Others, however, see the movies as being akin to [[filler episode]]s, as none of their [[party|parties]] change, and no [[Gym Leader]]s are defeated nor [[Pokémon Contest]]s won. This is presumably the correct interpretation, as not only have most of the events of the movies been referenced at least peripherally in the show, but also, several of the events of even ''major'' episodes have been forgotten by the writers of later episodes.
The movies are not considered by all people to be canon to the show, with some preferring to think of them occurring in an alternate timeline. This theory comes from the fact that Ash and his friends do not seem to be profoundly affected in the show by the events of the movies, which tend to have a lot of peril and drama. Others, however, see the movies as being akin to [[filler episode]]s, as none of their [[party|parties]] change, and no [[Gym Leader]]s are defeated nor [[Pokémon Contest]]s won. This is presumably the correct interpretation, as not only have most of the events of the movies been referenced at least peripherally in the show, but also, several of the events of even ''major'' episodes have been forgotten by the writers of later episodes.


In 2017, [[M20]] established an actual alternate timeline involving Ash Ketchum, which does not connect to the events of the television series. Pokémon movies from this point onwards (excluding remakes) generally connect to this alternate continuity instead.
In Japan, the first 16 movies are branded as part of their respective series, replacing ''Pocket Monsters'' (ポケットモンスター) in the series title with ''Pocket Monsters the Movie'' (劇場版ポケットモンスター, lit. ''Pocket Monsters: Movie Version''). The ''Pokémon the Series: XY'' movies instead begin with the phrase ''Pokémon the Movie XY'' (ポケモン・ザ・ムービー XY). Unlike the previous movies, the [[I Choose You! trilogy|trilogy]] consisting of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'', and ''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]'' take place in an alternate continuity involving Ash Ketchum, and do not connect directly to the events of the television series airing at the same time; the logo design that was initially created for these movies was later used for ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''.


====''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''====
The movies have also received tie-in media of their own. They primarily focus on [[Ash's Pikachu]] or other Pokémon and characters from their corresponding movie, rather than on Ash himself.
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{green color}}; background:#{{green color}}; width:100%"
* The '''[[Pikachu short|bonus mini-movies]]''' are shorts which were shown theatrically with their corresponding movie in Japan. The first six movies and movies 15–18 all had an accompanying short.
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{red color light}}; width:33%;" | Poster
* '''''[[Slowking's Day]]''''' is a short featuring the {{p|Slowking}} from ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' which was broadcast on TV Tokyo on January 1, 2000.
! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
* '''''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]''''' is a special feature on the ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' DVD consisting of the prologue to the film that was cut from the original North American theatrical release.
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{green color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
* '''''{{DL|List of animated series specials|Pokémon 3D Adventure}}''''' is a series of two shorts which were shown in {{wp|3D film|3D}} to promote their respective movies in 2005 and 2006. They were subsequently shown together in theaters in 2017 and 2020. Only ''[[PK16|Pikachu's Ocean Adventure]]'' was dubbed.
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''''[[PK23|Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries]]''''' is a short that was released on DVD in Japan to promote ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]'' and ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''.
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:Movie 1 poster.png|75px|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]
* '''''[[Top Secret Internal Team Plasma Genesect Video]]''''' is a short that was shown at the {{jwp|次世代ワールドホビーフェア|Next Generation World Hobby Fair}} to promote ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''.
| ミュウツーの逆襲<br /><small>''Mewtwo's Counterattack''</small>
* The '''{{cat|movie prologues}}''' are special episodes or shorts which were broadcast or distributed separately to promote their respective movies.
| July 18, 1998
* '''''[[Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]]''''' is a series of six shorts which were broadcast on [[Oha Suta]] to promote ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | November 12, 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:P2kposter.jpg|75px|The Power of One]]
| 幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕<br /><small>''Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth''</small>
| July 17, 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M02|The Power of One]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | July 21, 2000
|}


====''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver''====
===Specials===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{crystal color}}; background:#{{crystal color}}; width:100%"
[[File:Pocket Monsters Crystal DVD cover.png|thumb|150px|Poster for ''The Legend of Thunder!'']]
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{gold color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
{{main|List of animated series specials}}
! style="background:#{{crystal color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
A number of special episodes have been produced that relate to ''Pokémon the Series'', but are not considered part of the TV series proper. In Japan, these are often branded as part of the series that was airing as of their release, but are not listed with other episodes of the series or counted towards the total episode count.
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{silver color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
* '''[[Clip show]]s''' are compilations of video clips from already-released episodes or movies, usually with the purpose of recapping a story arc that spanned several episodes. They are also used to commemorate special occasions, such as anniversaries or holidays. Clip shows generally do not offer new narrative content, instead acting as retrospective overviews of previous episodes. Seven of the clip shows were aired during the series' regular timeslot in Japan, and are thus officially considered as regular episodes that are part of the animated series. In the West, these episodes were not dubbed.
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''''[[Pikachu's Winter Vacation]]''''' is a series of special episodes primarily focusing on Pokémon characters that were released {{wp|direct-to-video}} near Christmas each year from 1998 to 2000 as part of the [[original series]]. In the West, these episodes were also released on home video or as part of [[Pokémon Chronicles]].
| rowspan=2 | [[File:SpellOfTheUnown poster.jpg|75px|Spell of the Unown]]
* '''''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''''' is a series of three special episodes that were broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2000 as part of the original series, serving as a sequel to ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. In the West, it was combined into a direct-to-video movie.
| 結晶塔の帝王爆誕<br /><small>''Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei''</small>
* '''''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''''' is a special featuring {{jo|Jimmy}}, {{jo|Marina}}, and [[Vincent]] that was broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2001 as part of the original series. In the West, it was split into three episodes as part of [[Pokémon Chronicles]].
| July 8, 2000
* '''''[[Pichu Bros. in Party Panic]]''''' is a special episode featuring the [[Pichu Brothers]] that was released as part of the [[Nintendo GameCube]] video game [[Pokémon Channel]] in 2003.
|- style="background:#FFF"
* The '''{{DL|List of animated series specials|ANA specials}}''' are a series of special episodes focusing on Pikachu and other Pokémon characters that were originally shown as {{wp|in-flight entertainment}} on {{wp|All Nippon Airways|ANA}} flights during the month of August each year from 2004 to 2011, and were later released on home video as part of their respective series. In the West, only ''[[PK17|Pikachu's Island Adventure]]'' was dubbed.
| [[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]
* '''''[[Side story episodes|Pocket Monsters Side Stories]]''''' is a series of special episodes focusing on recurring side characters that were originally broadcast during the [[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]] from 2002 to 2004 as side stories of the original series. In the West, they were dubbed as part of [[Pokémon Chronicles]].
| April 6, 2001
* The '''{{DL|List of animated series specials|planetarium specials}}''' are a series of special episodes released from 2004 to 2020 made to be projected on the interior of an overhead dome, usually allowing for a wide simulated view of the sky or stars. These specials were shown exclusively at planetariums and museums in Japan, and the subject matter of each tends to focus on the sky or stars. They are branded as part of their respective series. These episodes have not been released outside of Japan.
|- style="background:#FFF"
* '''''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''''' is a special that was made to celebrate [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary|Pokémon's 10th anniversary]] in 2006.
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Pokemon forever.jpg|75px|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]
* '''''[[Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles|The Arceus Chronicles]]''''' is a series of four special episodes that were released on [[Prime Video]] in 2022 as part of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. In the West, it was combined into a movie and released on [[Netflix]].
| セレビィ時を超えた遭遇<br /><small>''Celebi: An Encounter Through Time''</small>
* '''''[[A Ripple in Time]]''''' is a short that was released in 2022 as part of a collaboration between Pokémon and {{wp|Daniel Arsham}}.
| July 7, 2001
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]
| October 11, 2002
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2| [[File:PokéMovie 5.png|75px|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]
| 水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス<br /><small>''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios''</small>
| July 13, 2002
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | May 16, 2003
|}


====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====
==Availability==
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{{main|Pokémon animated series#Availability|Pokémon animated series → Availability}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
In {{pmin|the United States}}, ''Pokémon the Series'' initially premiered in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication}} beginning with the broadcast of the 15th episode ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' on September 7, 1998, with new episodes being aired every weekday starting from the first episode ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' on the following day. The last 12 episodes of the [[S01|first season]] and all episodes from then until the end of [[S08|season eight]] premiered on the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB}} programming block of {{wp|The WB Television Network}}. [[S09|Seasons 9]][[S19|19]] premiered on the cable channel {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}}, while [[S20|seasons 20]]–[[S22|22]] premiered on the premium cable channel {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Disney XD}}. Starting with [[S23|season 23]], new episodes of ''Pokémon the Series'' left cable in favor of the streaming service [[Netflix]], where the final batch of 12 episodes was added on September 8, 2023. Internationally, ''Pokémon the Series'' was aired on various local broadcasters.
! style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M06 Poster.png|75px|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]
| 七夜の願い星 ジラーチ<br /><small>''Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi''</small>
| July 19, 2003
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]
| June 1, 2004
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M07 poster.png|75px|Destiny Deoxys]]
| 裂空の訪問者 デオキシス<br /><small>''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys''</small>
| July 17, 2004
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]
| January 22, 2005
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M08 English poster.png|75px|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]
| ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ<br /><small>''Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario''</small>
| July 16, 2005
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]
| September 19, 2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};"  rowspan=2 | [[File:M09 English poster.png|75px|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]
| ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ<br /><small>''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy''</small>
| July 15, 2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | March 23, 2007
|}


====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
In Japan, the episodes corresponding to ''Pokémon the Series'' were broadcast nearly every week on {{wp|TX Network}} stations, beginning with ''Pokémon - I Choose You!'' on April 1, 1997 and ending with ''[[JN147|The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!]]'' on March 24, 2023, with the exception of a four-month hiatus after the [[EP038|Porygon incident]] and a seven-week hiatus during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{platinum color}}; background:#{{platinum color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{pearl color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 |[[File:RiseOfDarkraiCover.jpg|75px|The Rise of Darkrai]]
| ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ<br /><small>''Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai''</small>
| July 14, 2007
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]
| February 24, 2008
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Giratina and the Sky Warrior.png|75px|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]
| ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ<br /><small>''Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin''</small>
| July 19, 2008
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]
| March 31, 2009
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Arceus and the Jewel of Life.png|75px|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]
| アルセウス 超克の時空へ<br /><small>''Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime''</small>
| July 18, 2009
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]
| November 20, 2009
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:Zoroark Master of Illusions.png|75px|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]
| 幻影の覇者ゾロアーク<br /><small>''Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark''</small>
| July 10, 2010
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | February 5, 2011
|}


====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====
Episodes have been made available on demand on various platforms including [[Netflix]], [[Prime Video]], [[iTunes Store|iTunes]], [[Google Play]], [[Hulu]], and [[YouTube]], though availability differs by region.
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{black 2 color}}; background:#{{black 2 color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{black color light}}; width:33%"; colspan=2 | Poster
! style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; width:33%;" colspan=2 | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{white color light}}; width:33%;" colspan=2 | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Victini and Zekrom movie poster.png|75px|White—Victini and Zekrom]]
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Victini and Reshiram movie poster.png|75px|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]
| ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム<br /><small>''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom''</small>
| ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム<br /><small>''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram''</small>
| colspan=2 | July 16, 2011
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]''
|''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]''
| December 3, 2011
| December 10, 2011
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 |[[File:M15 English poster.png|75px|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]
| colspan=2 | キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ<br /><small>''Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo''</small>
| colspan=2 | July 14, 2012
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan=2 | ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''
| colspan=2 | December 8, 2012
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 colspan=2 | [[File:M16 English poster alternate.png|75px|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]
| colspan=2 | 神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒<br /><small>''Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens''</small>
| colspan=2 | July 13, 2013
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan=2 | ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" colspan=2 | October 19, 2013
|}


====''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''====
==Staff==
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
{{main|Pokémon animated series#Staff|Pokémon animated series → Staff}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{x color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{y color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M17 English poster.png|75px|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]
| 破壊の繭とディアンシー<br /><small>''The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie''</small>
| July 19, 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''
| November 8, 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M18 English poster.png|75px|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]
| 光輪の超魔神 フーパ<br /><small>''The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa''</small>
| July 18, 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''
| December 19, 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 | [[File:M19 English poster.png|75px|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]
| ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ<br /><small>''Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna''</small>
| July 16, 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" | December 5, 2016
|}


====Remakes====
==In other languages==
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
{{Langtable|color=DDF|bordercolor=AAF
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
|fr=Pokémon, la série
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
|de=Pokémon – Die TV-Serie
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|it=Serie animata Pokémon originale
|- style="background:#FFF"
|pt_br=Pokémon, a série
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 | [[File:M22 English poster.png|75px|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]
|es=Serie Pokémon
| ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION<br /><small>''Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution''</small>
}}
| July 12, 2019
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" | February 27, 2020
|}


===Feature-length specials===
==References==
While not officially considered movies, certain anime specials have comparable length to movies.
<references />
 
{{Episodelistheader|Hoso}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[Mewtwo Returns]]|ミュウツー!我ハココニ在リ|Mewtwo! I Am Here|December 5, 2001|December 30, 2000|Mewtwo Returns.png}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]|戦慄のミラージュポケモン|The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon|April 29, 2006|October 13, 2006|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon.png}}
{{Episodelistfooterspecial|Hoso}}


===Misc specials===
==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons ''Pokémon the Series'' Episode Encyclopedia on Pokemon.com]


====Short series====
{{Anime series}}
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{{Project Anime notice}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English debut
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs special logo.png|250px|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special)]]<br />[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special)]]
| February 8, 2010 <small>(part 1)</small><br />March 7, 2010 <small>(part 2)</small>
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | November 10, 2010 <small>(combined version)</small>
|}


====One-off shorts====
[[Category:Pokémon animated series|*]]
{{Episodelistheader|Hoso}}
|-
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[A Ripple in Time]]|時の波紋|A Ripple in Time|Unaired|February 12, 2022|A Ripple in Time.png}}
{{Episodelistfooterspecial|Hoso}}


====Planetarium specials====
[[fr:Pokémon, la série]]
[[File:Get Together! Pokémon Star Festival.png|thumb|250px|Poster for the planetarium special [[Get Together! Pokémon Star Festival]].]]
{{main|List_of_anime_specials#Planetarium_specials|List of anime specials → Planetarium specials}}
Planetarium specials are anime specials made to be projected on the interior of an overhead dome, usually allowing for a wide simulated view of the sky or stars. These specials were shown exclusively at planetariums and museums in Japan, and the subject matter of each tends to focus on the sky or stars.
{{-}}
 
====Clip shows====
[[File:15th Anniversary Celebration! A Super Ranking Special on Noteworthy Movie Scenes!!.png|thumb|250px|Screenshot from [[15th Anniversary Celebration! A Super Ranking Special on Noteworthy Movie Scenes!!]], a clip show where the [[Team Rocket Trio]] ranks Pokémon movies.]]
{{main|Clip show}}
Clip shows are compilations of video clips from already-released episodes or movies, usually with the purpose of recapping a story arc that spanned several episodes. Clip shows are also used to commemorate special occasions, such as anniversaries or holidays. Clip shows generally do not offer new narrative content, instead acting as retrospective overviews of Pokémon the Series.
 
{{-}}
 
==Alternate Ash continuity==
Starting with the 20th movie, ''I Choose You!'', Pokémon movies have generally not tied in with the events of the television series. Instead, [[M20]] re-imagined the start of Ash's journey and his meeting with his {{AP|Pikachu}}, redesigned his hat from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, and assigned him new travel companions instead of Brock and Misty. [[M21]] and [[M23]] expanded on this continuity, though Ash no longer travels with human companions, and his Pikachu appears to be the only Pokémon he uses.
 
This continuity is primarily represented in the form of movies, however it has also appeared in the television special [[JNS05]].
 
Events resembling those in the television series sometimes occur, such as the circumstances surrounding Ash's {{AP|Butterfree}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}. Ash also eventually receives a hat identical to the one he wears in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.
 
===Movies===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M20 English poster.png|75px|I Choose You!]]
| キミにきめた!<br /><small>''I Choose You!''</small>
| July 15, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''
| November 5, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M21 English poster.png|75px|The Power of Us]]
| みんなの物語<br /><small>''Everyone's Story''</small>
| July 13, 2018
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''
| November 24, 2018
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 | [[File:M23 English poster.png|75px|Secrets of the Jungle]]
| ココ<br /><small>''Koko''</small>
| December 25, 2020<br /><small>(Originally July 10, 2020)</small>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" | October 8, 2021
|}
 
===Specials===
{{Episodelistheader|Galar}}
{{Episodelistbody|JNS05|None|ポケットモンスター 遥かなる青い空|Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky|Unannounced|December 23, 2022}}
{{Episodelistfooter|Galar}}
 
==Trivia==
[[File:Serena pink hoodie.png|thumb|250px|{{an|Serena}} drawn with fingernails]]
* Animator [[Masaaki Iwane|Masāki Iwane]] 岩根正明 [[n:Masaaki Iwane: Pokémon anime originally slated for 18-month run|once stated]] that the anime was originally slated for a 1½-year run, which corresponds approximately to the length of the [[Kanto]] [[region]] [[S01|saga]] (had it not been delayed due to [[EP038|the Porygon incident]]). Due to its popularity during the run, however, the show was extended and continues to be one of the longest running video game-based anime series.
* During the early episodes of the [[original series]], Japanese text was seen quite frequently on signs and buildings as well as objects. This usually resulted in the English dubbed version (and thus, foreign dubs based on it) painting out the text or converting it to English.
** During the [[Johto]] saga, the animators acknowledged the practice of painting out the Japanese text in the English dub. As a result, they used made-up symbols slightly similar to the Latin script instead of Japanese text, so it would be universal to all languages and would not have to be edited for the English localization.
** During ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the animators used a new style of symbols that appear to be blocky letters without a resemblance to any alphabet. However, most of these were still edited out for the English dub until ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]''.
** From ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' and onward, a full writing system was specifically created for the anime. This language consists of three different fonts: a font used for titles, big signboards, etc.; another font used as less remarkable text accompanying the title font; and another font used only occasionally as a minor text filler. Each font has 26 unique symbols, and each one of those symbols represents a letter from the modern Latin script.
*** This text usually has meanings, as the symbols converted from the Latin script are written as romanized Japanese; sometimes its meanings are related to the context in which it is used, but sometimes the text contains hidden messages, like mentioning [[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Wobbuffet]] in a magazine seen in [[BW001]].
*** This writing system would start being used occasionally in the {{pkmn|games}} as part of the scenario, starting from [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]].
* Fingernails are not consistently drawn on characters, with the exception of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. Some characters have fingernails in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''.
 
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The English logo for Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series is an animated TV series that follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum, a Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town, and his journey toward his ultimate goal of being a Pokémon Master; as well as his many friends, and most especially his Pokémon, whom he considers his partners and friends. Though it is ultimately based upon the games and draws heavily from them, many concepts which are only touched on in the games are spun in a unique way, and expanded on. It is the first animated series of the Pokémon animated series, and is succeeded by Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

In the West, it consists of 1,224 episodes across 25 seasons, and has spawned a number of movies and other related media. It premiered on September 7, 1998 with the broadcast of Battle Aboard the St. Anne in syndication in the United States, and concluded on July 29, 2023 with the broadcast of Distant Blue Sky! on Cartoon Network in Canada (later released on September 8, 2023 on Netflix in the United States).[1] In Japan and Asia, Pokémon the Series corresponds to the first seven series of the Pokémon animated TV series (with The Beginning and Gold and Silver being combined as one series), which originally aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1997 to March 24, 2023.

Terminology

In the United States, the TV show was initially shown under the title Pokémon. The term Pokémon the Series was not introduced until 2013, with the debut of Pokémon the Series: XY. While Pokémon the Series was initially synonymous with the Pokémon animated series as a whole, they have diverged since the release of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. The Pokémon Company International considers Pokémon Horizons: The Series to be a separate animated series, and defines Pokémon the Series as the preceding animated series consisting of the 25 seasons featuring Ash and Pikachu; both of these animated series are still part of the Pokémon animated series, however.[2][3][4]

In Japan and Asia, there is no official term that corresponds to the term Pokémon the Series as used by TPCi. Instead, Pokémon Horizons: The Series is treated as merely the eighth series of the Pokémon animated series.

Plot

Ash and Pikachu

From the first episode, Ash has been the central character, making his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master known to all he meets. Though initially he only became a Pokémon Trainer with the goal of beating his rival, Gary Oak, the many Pokémon Ash has met over his journey have shown him what being a Pokémon Master really is. Unlike most Trainers from Pallet, and unlike players of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Ash did not start his journey with Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, as he arrived late to Professor Oak's lab to receive his first partner Pokémon. Instead, Ash was given the only Pokémon Oak had left to give, a Pikachu that did not enjoy being inside his Poké Ball. From there, Ash learned to treat his Pokémon as partners, earning Pikachu's trust by keeping him safe from a flock of Spearow he angered.

Since then, Ash has journeyed across the first eight of the regions that appear in the core series Pokémon games, as well as the Orange Islands, a region he visited before Johto until it was closer in time to the real-world release of Pokémon Gold and Silver. In the regions outside of Galar, he battles against the local Gym Leaders for their Badges, just like the players of the core series games, to compete in the regional Pokémon League—however, the League is a championship tournament rather than five battles straight against the Elite Four and Champion. In Kanto, he has also once competed for Symbols while challenging the Battle Frontier. While his initial strategy was to continue using the same party over the course of his journey, letting some Pokémon go when they were required to do something or wanted to train, he eventually changed this strategy starting with his journey in Hoenn. From then on, he has used only those Pokémon which he has caught in the region, alongside Pikachu, to battle against Gym Leaders, with his explanation to Dawn being that he wants to prove to the young, unevolved Pokémon he meets in each new region that they can win if they try.

Photographs of Ash and all of his friends

Over the course of the series, Ash has had several friends who travel with him, typically across one region, who assist him in his journey as much as he assists in theirs. Misty, the Gym Leader from Cerulean City in the games, joins him in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, as does Brock, Pewter City's Gym Leader, in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. Tracey Sketchit, an amateur Pokémon Watcher, joins Ash during his Orange Islands journey, but leaves him on Ash's return to Pallet to become an assistant to Professor Oak, his hero. May and Dawn, rookie Coordinators, join Ash for the duration of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, respectively; in these he mentors them much as Brock and Misty did him, while Max, May's brother who is too young to own Pokémon, looks up to Ash for the duration of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. Iris and Cilan travel with Ash in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Inventor Clemont, his sister Bonnie, and Ash's childhood friend Serena travel with Ash in Pokémon the Series: XY. Like Max, Bonnie is too young to own Pokémon, but cares for her brother's Dedenne. In Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Ash attends the Pokémon School instead of traveling around the Alola region. As such, his new friends—Lillie, Mallow, Kiawe, Lana, and Sophocles—are not traveling companions but classmates. In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Ash's sole new traveling companion is Goh, a Trainer who aims to catch every Pokémon species in the world, with his ultimate goal being to catch the Mythical Pokémon Mew.

Episodes

In the West, the episodes of Pokémon the Series are divided into 25 seasons across eight series. These series divisions were introduced starting in 2013 with the debut of Pokémon the Series: XY, with the episodes from the prior 16 seasons being retroactively grouped into five series in certain home video and video-on-demand releases. In Japan and Asia, the episodes corresponding to Pokémon the Series are divided into seven series, with some of these series themselves being divided into smaller arcs.

The following tables summarize the Japanese titles, the English titles, and the Japanese and English opening themes used during each series. Seasons follow the digital release definition.

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Related media

While Pokémon the Series specifically refers to the television show, several other animated works take place within the show's continuity and world. These works can generally be identified by the presence of characters who have interacted with Ash Ketchum or his friends at some point.

Movies

Poster for the first movie
Main article: Pokémon movie

From 1998 to 2020, a tie-in Pokémon movie featuring Ash and his friends as the protagonists was released in theaters annually, most often focusing on a Legendary or Mythical Pokémon. These films were initially a large success worldwide, with all 23 films having received wide releases in Japan, the first three movies receiving wide releases internationally, and later films occasionally receiving limited releases outside of Japan.

The movies are not considered by all people to be canon to the show, with some preferring to think of them occurring in an alternate timeline. This theory comes from the fact that Ash and his friends do not seem to be profoundly affected in the show by the events of the movies, which tend to have a lot of peril and drama. Others, however, see the movies as being akin to filler episodes, as none of their parties change, and no Gym Leaders are defeated nor Pokémon Contests won. This is presumably the correct interpretation, as not only have most of the events of the movies been referenced at least peripherally in the show, but also, several of the events of even major episodes have been forgotten by the writers of later episodes.

In Japan, the first 16 movies are branded as part of their respective series, replacing Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター) in the series title with Pocket Monsters the Movie (劇場版ポケットモンスター, lit. Pocket Monsters: Movie Version). The Pokémon the Series: XY movies instead begin with the phrase Pokémon the Movie XY (ポケモン・ザ・ムービー XY). Unlike the previous movies, the trilogy consisting of I Choose You!, The Power of Us, and Secrets of the Jungle take place in an alternate continuity involving Ash Ketchum, and do not connect directly to the events of the television series airing at the same time; the logo design that was initially created for these movies was later used for Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

The movies have also received tie-in media of their own. They primarily focus on Ash's Pikachu or other Pokémon and characters from their corresponding movie, rather than on Ash himself.

Specials

Poster for The Legend of Thunder!
Main article: List of animated series specials

A number of special episodes have been produced that relate to Pokémon the Series, but are not considered part of the TV series proper. In Japan, these are often branded as part of the series that was airing as of their release, but are not listed with other episodes of the series or counted towards the total episode count.

  • Clip shows are compilations of video clips from already-released episodes or movies, usually with the purpose of recapping a story arc that spanned several episodes. They are also used to commemorate special occasions, such as anniversaries or holidays. Clip shows generally do not offer new narrative content, instead acting as retrospective overviews of previous episodes. Seven of the clip shows were aired during the series' regular timeslot in Japan, and are thus officially considered as regular episodes that are part of the animated series. In the West, these episodes were not dubbed.
  • Pikachu's Winter Vacation is a series of special episodes primarily focusing on Pokémon characters that were released direct-to-video near Christmas each year from 1998 to 2000 as part of the original series. In the West, these episodes were also released on home video or as part of Pokémon Chronicles.
  • Mewtwo Returns is a series of three special episodes that were broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2000 as part of the original series, serving as a sequel to Mewtwo Strikes Back. In the West, it was combined into a direct-to-video movie.
  • The Legend of Thunder! is a special featuring Jimmy, Marina, and Vincent that was broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2001 as part of the original series. In the West, it was split into three episodes as part of Pokémon Chronicles.
  • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic is a special episode featuring the Pichu Brothers that was released as part of the Nintendo GameCube video game Pokémon Channel in 2003.
  • The ANA specials are a series of special episodes focusing on Pikachu and other Pokémon characters that were originally shown as in-flight entertainment on ANA flights during the month of August each year from 2004 to 2011, and were later released on home video as part of their respective series. In the West, only Pikachu's Island Adventure was dubbed.
  • Pocket Monsters Side Stories is a series of special episodes focusing on recurring side characters that were originally broadcast during the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station from 2002 to 2004 as side stories of the original series. In the West, they were dubbed as part of Pokémon Chronicles.
  • The planetarium specials are a series of special episodes released from 2004 to 2020 made to be projected on the interior of an overhead dome, usually allowing for a wide simulated view of the sky or stars. These specials were shown exclusively at planetariums and museums in Japan, and the subject matter of each tends to focus on the sky or stars. They are branded as part of their respective series. These episodes have not been released outside of Japan.
  • The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon is a special that was made to celebrate Pokémon's 10th anniversary in 2006.
  • The Arceus Chronicles is a series of four special episodes that were released on Prime Video in 2022 as part of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. In the West, it was combined into a movie and released on Netflix.
  • A Ripple in Time is a short that was released in 2022 as part of a collaboration between Pokémon and Daniel Arsham.

Availability

Main article: Pokémon animated series → Availability

In the United States, Pokémon the Series initially premiered in first-run syndication beginning with the broadcast of the 15th episode Battle Aboard the St. Anne on September 7, 1998, with new episodes being aired every weekday starting from the first episode Pokémon - I Choose You! on the following day. The last 12 episodes of the first season and all episodes from then until the end of season eight premiered on the Kids' WB programming block of The WB Television Network. Seasons 919 premiered on the cable channel Cartoon Network, while seasons 2022 premiered on the premium cable channel Disney XD. Starting with season 23, new episodes of Pokémon the Series left cable in favor of the streaming service Netflix, where the final batch of 12 episodes was added on September 8, 2023. Internationally, Pokémon the Series was aired on various local broadcasters.

In Japan, the episodes corresponding to Pokémon the Series were broadcast nearly every week on TX Network stations, beginning with Pokémon - I Choose You! on April 1, 1997 and ending with The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! on March 24, 2023, with the exception of a four-month hiatus after the Porygon incident and a seven-week hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episodes have been made available on demand on various platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, Hulu, and YouTube, though availability differs by region.

Staff

Main article: Pokémon animated series → Staff

In other languages

Language Title
French Pokémon, la série
German Pokémon – Die TV-Serie
Italian Serie animata Pokémon originale
Brazilian Portuguese Pokémon, a série
Spanish Serie Pokémon

References

External links

Original series (list) Indigo LeagueAdventures in the Orange Islands
The Johto JourneysJohto League ChampionsMaster Quest
Ruby and Sapphire (list) AdvancedAdvanced ChallengeAdvanced BattleBattle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and PearlBattle DimensionGalactic BattlesSinnoh League Victors
Black & White (list) Black & WhiteRival DestiniesAdventures in Unova and Beyond
XY (list) XYKalos QuestXYZ (Mega Evolution Specials)
Sun & Moon (list) Sun & MoonUltra Adventures‎Ultra Legends
Journeys (list) JourneysMaster JourneysUltimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles)
Horizons (list) Horizons
Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter VacationSide StoriesPokémon Chronicles
Planetarium specialsPikachu shorts
Mewtwo ReturnsThe Legend of Thunder!Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
The Mastermind of Mirage PokémonA Ripple in Time
Complete listMovies
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