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'''Pokémon the Series: XY''' is the seventeenth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It follows the conclusion of the third and final dubbed season of {{series|Best Wishes}}, and as such is the first dubbed season of the {{series|XY}}. The season follows {{Ash}} as he continues his journey, venturing in the [[Kalos]] region. It debuted with a special showing of its first two episodes on October 19, 2013, following [[Cartoon Network]]'s showing of ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''.
'''Pokémon the Series: XY''' is the seventeenth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It follows the conclusion of the third and final dubbed season of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and as such is the first dubbed season of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. The season follows {{Ash}} as he continues his {{pkmn|journey}}, venturing in the [[Kalos]] [[region]]. It debuted with a special showing of its first two episodes on October 19, 2013, following the showing of ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'' on {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}}.


It began on January 18, 2014 with the dub premiere ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]'', and concluded on December 20, 2014 with ''[[XY049|Bonnie for the Defense!]]''. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2014 [[Cartoon Network]] Saturday morning line-up.
It began on January 18, 2014 with the dub premiere ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]'', and concluded on December 20, 2014 with ''[[XY049|Bonnie for the Defense!]]''. It originally aired in {{pmin|the United States}} as part of the 2014 Cartoon Network Saturday morning lineup.


It is preceded by [[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], the last season of the [[Best Wishes series]] dub, and will succeed with a 18th season.
It is preceded by [[S16|Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond]] and succeeded by [[S18|Pokémon the Series XY: Kalos Quest]].


See the [[List of XY series episodes#Pokémon the Series: XY|list of Pokémon the Series: XY episodes]] for a list of episodes aired this season.
==Blurb==
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''It’s time for Ash and Pikachu to set off on their adventures in the Kalos region! Along the way, they’re joined by some new friends—a genius inventor named Clemont, his little sister Bonnie, and Serena, a Trainer on her first journey. Ash immediately tries to challenge the Gym in Lumiose City, but doesn’t get very far before a robot throws him out! In between Gym battles, Ash and friends will be exploring this unique region, meeting all kinds of new Pokémon, and looking into a fascinating new Pokémon mystery!''


==Important events==
==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
* Serena is introduced. ([[XY001]])
* {{an|Serena}} is introduced. ([[XY001]])
* Ash arrives in Kalos. ([[XY001]])
* {{Ash}} arrives in Kalos. ([[XY001]])
* {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}} are introduced. ([[XY001]])
* Ash meets {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}}. ([[XY001]])
* Clemont is revealed to own a {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}}. ([[XY001]])
* Clemont is revealed to own a {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}}. ([[XY001]])
* {{Ash}} meets [[Professor Sycamore]]. ([[XY002]])
* Ash meets {{an|Professor Sycamore}}. ([[XY002]])
* Ash, {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{TRT}} learn about [[Mega Evolution]]. ([[XY002]])
* Ash, Clemont, Bonnie, and {{TRT}} learn about [[Mega Evolution]]. ([[XY002]])
* {{an|Serena}} sees Ash on TV and recognizes him from when they were younger. ([[XY002]])
* Serena sees Ash on TV and recognizes him from when they were younger. ([[XY002]])
* {{an|Serena}} leaves on her [[Pokémon journey]]. ([[XY003]])
* Serena leaves on her [[Pokémon journey]]. ([[XY003]])
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}} agree to travel together. ([[XY003]])
* Ash, Clemont and Bonnie agree to travel together. ([[XY003]])
* Ash registers for the [[Kalos League]]. ([[XY003]])
* Ash registers for the [[Kalos League]]. ([[XY003]])
* Bonnie befriends a {{p|Dedenne}}. ([[XY003]])
* Bonnie befriends a {{p|Dedenne}}. ([[XY003]])
* {{an|Serena}} reunites with Ash and meets {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}} for the first time. ([[XY005]])
* Serena reunites with Ash and meets Clemont and Bonnie for the first time. ([[XY005]])
* {{an|Serena}} officially joins {{ashfr|the gang}} in their travels. ([[XY007]])
* Serena officially joins {{ashfr|the gang}} in their travels. ([[XY007]])
* Ash and {{an|Serena}} meet [[Meyer]], {{an|Clemont}} and [[Bonnie]]'s father. ([[XY009]])
* Ash and Serena meet [[Meyer]], Clemont and Bonnie's father. ([[XY009]])
* Ash and Serena learn that Clemont is the ejected [[Gym Leader]] of [[Lumiose Gym]], having been forced to abandon it with Bonnie when [[Clembot]], one of his inventions, ran amok and took over. ([[XY009]])
* Ash and Serena learn that Clemont is the ejected [[Gym Leader]] of [[Lumiose Gym]], having been forced to abandon it with Bonnie when [[Clembot]], one of his inventions, ran amok and took over. ([[XY009]])
* Blaziken Mask is revealed to be [[Meyer]], Clemont and Bonnie's father. ([[XY010]])
* Blaziken Mask is revealed to be Meyer, Clemont and Bonnie's father. ([[XY010]])
* Serena and Bonnie learn about Evolution. ([[XY012]])
* Serena and Bonnie learn about Evolution. ([[XY012]])
* {{Ash}} learns of the {{t|Fairy}} type. ([[XY013]])
* Ash learns of the {{t|Fairy}} type. ([[XY013]])
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visit the [[Battle Chateau]]. ([[XY020]])
* Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket encounter an evil, psychopathic {{an|Malamar}}. ([[XY019]])
* Ash and friends meet [[Grant]], and learn that he is the [[Cyllage Gym|Cyllage]] [[Gym Leader]]. ([[XY020]])
* Ash and his friends visit the [[Battle Chateau]]. ([[XY020]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Grant]] and learn that he is the [[Cyllage Gym]] Leader. ([[XY020]])
* Ash wins his first Battle Chateau challenge and becomes a {{tc|Baron}}. ([[XY020]])
* Ash wins his first Battle Chateau challenge and becomes a {{tc|Baron}}. ([[XY020]])
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Korrina]], the [[Shalour City]] [[Gym Leader]], who starts traveling with the group to hunt for a {{DL|Mega Stone|Lucarionite}}. ([[XY030]])
* Ash and his friends meet {{an|Korrina}}, the [[Shalour City]] Gym Leader, who starts traveling with the group to hunt for a [[Lucarionite]]. ([[XY030]])
* [[Korrina]] leaves the group. ([[XY034]])
* Korrina leaves the group. ([[XY034]])
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Shauna]], [[Tierno]], and [[Trevor]] and enter the [[Pokémon Summer Camp]]. ([[XY039]])
* Ash and his friends meet {{an|Shauna}}, {{an|Tierno}}, and {{an|Trevor}} and enter the [[Pokémon Summer Camp]]. ([[XY039]])
* Serena learns of [[Pokémon Showcase]]s and sets her goal to become a Pokémon Performer. ([[XY040]])
* Serena learns of [[Pokémon Showcase]]s. ([[XY040]])


===Party changes===
===Party changes===
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* [[Serena's Pancham]] ([[XY047]])
* [[Serena's Pancham]] ([[XY047]])
* [[Clemont's Luxio]] ([[XY048]])
* [[Clemont's Luxio]] ([[XY048]])
* [[Ash's Goomy]] ([[XY055]])


====Evolutions====
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's {{p|Fletchling}} [[XY036|&rarr;]] {{AP|Fletchinder}}
* Clemont's {{p|Helioptile}} → {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}} (prior to [[XY001]])
 
* Ash's {{p|Fletchling}} → {{AP|Fletchinder}} ([[XY036]])
====Releases====
* None


====Other====
====Other====
* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]])
* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]])
* [[Clemont (anime)|Clemont's Magnemite]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]], revealed to own in [[XY009]])
* [[Clemont's Magnemite]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]], revealed to own in [[XY009]])
* [[Clemont (anime)|Clemont's Magneton]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]], revealed to own in [[XY009]])
* [[Clemont's Magneton]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]], revealed to own in [[XY009]])
* [[Clemont (anime)|Clemont's Heliolisk]] (obtained prior to [[XY001]], revealed to own in [[XY009]])
* [[Clemont's Helioptile]] (evolved into {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}} prior to [[XY001]], revealed to own in [[XY009]], revealed to have been evolved in [[XY031]])
* [[Clemont (anime)|Clemont's Helioptile]] (evolved into [[Clemont (anime)|Heliolisk]] prior to [[XY001]], revealed in [[XY031]].)


===Gym battles===
===Gym battles===
Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
Ash battles the following [[Gym]] [[Gym Leader|Leaders]]:
* [[Viola]], after one failed attempt. ([[XY006]])
 
* [[Grant]] ([[XY025]])
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* [[Korrina]] ([[XY044]])
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! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Opponent}}
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Epicode}}
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}; width: 20px" | {{color|FFF|Result}}
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | {{badge|Bug}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Viola]]
| [[XY005]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Defeat'''
|- style="background: #{{bug color light}}"
| [[XY006]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
| {{badge|Cliff}}
| [[Grant]]
| [[XY025]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|-
| class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{fighting color light}}"; | {{badge|Rumble}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}" | {{an|Korrina}}
| style="background: #{{fighting color light}};" | [[XY044]]
| class="roundybr" style="color:#{{green color dark}}; background-color: #{{fighting color light}}" | '''Victory'''
|}
 
==Episodes==
On [[Netflix]], ''[[XYS01|Mega Evolution Special I]]'' is listed as episode 49 of the season as of February 2, 2024.
 
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kalos}}; text-align: center"
|- style="color: #FFF"
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | Epicode
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | Episode Title
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|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY001]] || ''Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!'' || 1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY002]] || ''Lumiose City Pursuit!'' || 2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY003]] || ''A Battle of Aerial Mobility!'' || 3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY004]] || ''A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!'' || 4
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY005]] || ''A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!'' || 5
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY006]] || ''Battling on Thin Ice!'' || 6
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY007]] || ''Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!'' || 7
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY008]] || ''Grooming Furfrou!'' || 8
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY009]] || ''Clemont's Got a Secret!'' || 9
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY010]] || ''Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!'' || 10
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY011]] || ''The Bamboozling Forest!'' || 11
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY012]] || ''To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!'' || 12
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY013]] || ''Kindergarten Chaos!'' || 13
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY014]] || ''Seeking Shelter From the Storm!'' || 14
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY015]] || ''An Appetite for Battle!'' || 15
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY016]] || ''A Jolting Switcheroo!'' || 16
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY017]] || ''A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!'' || 17
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY018]] || ''Awakening the Sleeping Giant!'' || 18
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY019]] || ''A Conspiracy to Conquer!'' || 19
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY020]] || ''Breaking Titles at the Chateau!'' || 20
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY021]] || ''A Pokévision of Things to Come!'' || 21
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY022]] || ''Going for the Gold!'' || 22
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY023]] || ''Coming Back into the Cold!'' || 23
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY025]] || ''Climbing the Walls!'' || 24
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY026]] || ''A Battle by Any Other Name!'' || 25
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY027]] || ''To Find a Fairy Flower!'' || 26
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY028]] || ''The Bonds of Evolution!'' || 27
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY029]] || ''Heroes—Friends and Faux Alike!'' || 28
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY030]] || ''Mega Revelations!'' || 29
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY031]] || ''The Cave of Trials!'' || 30
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY032]] || ''The Aura Storm!'' || 31
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY033]] || ''Calling from Beyond the Aura!'' || 32
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY034]] || ''The Bonds of Mega Evolution!'' || 33
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY035]] || ''The Forest Champion!'' || 34
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY036]] || ''Battles in the Sky!'' || 35
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY037]] || ''The Cave of Mirrors!'' || 36
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY038]] || ''Forging Forest Friendships!'' || 37
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY039]] || ''Summer of Discovery!'' || 38
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY040]] || ''Day Three Blockbusters!'' || 39
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY041]] || ''Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!'' || 40
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY042]] || ''Battling Into the Hall of Fame!'' || 41
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY043]] || ''Origins of Mega Evolution!'' || 42
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY044]] || ''Showdown at the Shalour Gym!'' || 43
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY045]] || ''Splitting Heirs!'' || 44
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY046]] || ''The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!'' || 45
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY047]] || ''Dreaming a Performer's Dream!'' || 46
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY048]] || ''A Campus Reunion!'' || 47
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY049]] || ''Bonnie for the Defense!'' || 48
|-
! colspan="3" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}; height: 3px" |
|}
 
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Pokémon the Series: XY home video releases (Region 1)}}


==Australian Releases==
===Australian DVD releases===
* Pokémon the Series XY Collection 1 ([[XY001]]-[[XY023]])
{{main|List of English language Pokémon the Series: XY home video releases (Region 4)}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Pokémon the Series XY poster.png|The season poster
File:Pokémon the Series XY poster.png|First poster for ''Pokémon the Series: XY''
File:Pokémon the Series XY poster 2.png|Second poster for ''Pokémon the Series: XY''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
* This season marks the return of the anime in {{pmin|Israel}}, which previously went for hiatus for about six years after the airing of [[DP157]].
* This is the first season where the music is composed by [[Ed Goldfarb]].


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/season-17/ Pokémon the Series: XY page at Pokémon.com]
*[https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/17 Pokémon the Series: XY page at Pokemon.com]


==See also==
{{US Seasons}}<br>
{{US Seasons}}<br>
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Anime seasons|17]]
[[Category:Seasons of the Pokémon animated series|17]]
[[Category:XY series episodes|*17]]
[[Category:Pokémon the Series: XY episodes|*17]]


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Pokémon the Series: XY
Season 17
Pokémon the Series XY logo.png
Logo for the season
Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY)
Episodes 48
Region Kalos
Series Pokémon the Series: XY
Preceded by Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond
Followed by Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest

Pokémon the Series: XY is the seventeenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows the conclusion of the third and final dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and as such is the first dubbed season of Pokémon the Series: XY. The season follows Ash as he continues his journey, venturing in the Kalos region. It debuted with a special showing of its first two episodes on October 19, 2013, following the showing of Genesect and the Legend Awakened on Cartoon Network.

It began on January 18, 2014 with the dub premiere Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, and concluded on December 20, 2014 with Bonnie for the Defense!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2014 Cartoon Network Saturday morning lineup.

It is preceded by Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond and succeeded by Pokémon the Series XY: Kalos Quest.

Blurb

It’s time for Ash and Pikachu to set off on their adventures in the Kalos region! Along the way, they’re joined by some new friends—a genius inventor named Clemont, his little sister Bonnie, and Serena, a Trainer on her first journey. Ash immediately tries to challenge the Gym in Lumiose City, but doesn’t get very far before a robot throws him out! In between Gym battles, Ash and friends will be exploring this unique region, meeting all kinds of new Pokémon, and looking into a fascinating new Pokémon mystery!

Important events

201
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
201

Party changes

Additions

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Other

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge Opponent Epicode Result
Bug Badge Viola XY005 Defeat
XY006 Victory
Cliff Badge Grant XY025 Victory
Rumble Badge Korrina XY044 Victory

Episodes

On Netflix, Mega Evolution Special I is listed as episode 49 of the season as of February 2, 2024.

Epicode Episode Title #
XY001 Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! 1
XY002 Lumiose City Pursuit! 2
XY003 A Battle of Aerial Mobility! 3
XY004 A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship! 4
XY005 A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! 5
XY006 Battling on Thin Ice! 6
XY007 Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race! 7
XY008 Grooming Furfrou! 8
XY009 Clemont's Got a Secret! 9
XY010 Mega-Mega Meowth Madness! 10
XY011 The Bamboozling Forest! 11
XY012 To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! 12
XY013 Kindergarten Chaos! 13
XY014 Seeking Shelter From the Storm! 14
XY015 An Appetite for Battle! 15
XY016 A Jolting Switcheroo! 16
XY017 A Rush of Ninja Wisdom! 17
XY018 Awakening the Sleeping Giant! 18
XY019 A Conspiracy to Conquer! 19
XY020 Breaking Titles at the Chateau! 20
XY021 A Pokévision of Things to Come! 21
XY022 Going for the Gold! 22
XY023 Coming Back into the Cold! 23
XY025 Climbing the Walls! 24
XY026 A Battle by Any Other Name! 25
XY027 To Find a Fairy Flower! 26
XY028 The Bonds of Evolution! 27
XY029 Heroes—Friends and Faux Alike! 28
XY030 Mega Revelations! 29
XY031 The Cave of Trials! 30
XY032 The Aura Storm! 31
XY033 Calling from Beyond the Aura! 32
XY034 The Bonds of Mega Evolution! 33
XY035 The Forest Champion! 34
XY036 Battles in the Sky! 35
XY037 The Cave of Mirrors! 36
XY038 Forging Forest Friendships! 37
XY039 Summer of Discovery! 38
XY040 Day Three Blockbusters! 39
XY041 Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! 40
XY042 Battling Into the Hall of Fame! 41
XY043 Origins of Mega Evolution! 42
XY044 Showdown at the Shalour Gym! 43
XY045 Splitting Heirs! 44
XY046 The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos! 45
XY047 Dreaming a Performer's Dream! 46
XY048 A Campus Reunion! 47
XY049 Bonnie for the Defense! 48

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Pokémon the Series: XY home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Pokémon the Series: XY home video releases (Region 4)

Gallery

Trivia

  • This season marks the return of the anime in Israel, which previously went for hiatus for about six years after the airing of DP157.
  • This is the first season where the music is composed by Ed Goldfarb.

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