Pokémon the Series: XY

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This article is about the fifth series of the anime. For other uses, see XY.

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Pokémon the Series: XY (Japanese: ポケットモンスターＸＹ Pocket Monsters XY), referred to by fans as the XY series, is the fifth series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation VI core series Pokémon games. It follows the Best Wishes series. It premiered on October 17, 2013 in Japan, and January 18, 2014 in the United States, although the first two episodes aired as a sneak peek in the United States on October 19, 2013.

As with the previous three series, the XY series began with only Ash Ketchum, headed off to a new region with his Pikachu while wearing a new set of clothes. His previous companions, Iris and Cilan, left the series. Joining him this time are Serena, a new Trainer who previously met Ash in her childhood; Clemont, an aspiring inventor and scientist who is also the Gym Leader of the Lumiose Gym; and Bonnie, Clemont's younger sister. Jessie, James and Meowth continue to follow Ash and his friends through the Kalos region, and have gone back to their more traditional methods of capturing Ash's Pikachu and other Pokémon, although their appearances are less frequent, just like in the Best Wishes series. Jessie's Wobbuffet returns to her roster. This series also features a series of side story episodes following the adventures of a Trainer named Alain, who is working to find Mega Stones and defeat all Mega Evolutions using his Mega Charizard X.

A new art style was instituted at the beginning of the series. A notable difference is that the stock 'effect' backgrounds have been almost entirely removed (only appearing so far in cases where a main character captures a Pokémon or whenever Ash wins a Gym Badge). The characters are consistently drawn with fingernails. Also, the character models (as seen in the artworks) are slightly taller in comparison to the previous four series. In addition, much like the core series Pokémon games from Generation III onwards, a VS. player overview screen appears before starting some battles and Showcase rounds. Similarly to In The Shadow of Zekrom!, Ash also receives a physical redesign, now having softer and slightly smaller birthmarks on his cheeks, his hair covers the top of his ears and is spikier, and he has more locks on his forehead.

So far, it has been divided into two seasons for audiences outside of Japan.

Dub seasons

Unlike what was previously done, when the XY series came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was localized as a whole. While it is still divided into seasons, they share a common title:

• Pokémon the Series: XY (XY001 - XY049)
• Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest (XY050 - present)

Episodes in the XY series are numbered with the prefix XY on Bulbapedia. For a complete episode listing, see the list of XY series episodes.

Gallery

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  Early Japanese poster

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  Japanese poster

Characters

Main characters

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  Ash and Pikachu

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  Serena (XY001-XY060)

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  Serena (XY060-present)

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  Clemont

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  Bonnie

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  Kalos starter Pokémon

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  Team Rocket

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  Team Rocket alternate art

Secondary characters

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  Professor Oak

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  Professor Sycamore

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  Officer Jenny

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  Nurse Joy

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  Giovanni

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  Viola

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  Korrina

• Valerie XY anime.png

  Valerie

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  Alain

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  Mairin

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  Siebold

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  Malva

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  Astrid

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  Steven Stone

Trivia

• This is the only series in which:
  • Ash has two female long-term traveling companions.
  • Ash has not captured the regional Grass-type starter Pokémon.
  • The starter Pokémon that Ash and his friends obtain all came directly from the region's major Pokémon Professor.
  • Ash begins with a companion from the previous series; he traveled to Kalos with Alexa.
  • Ash keeps three Pokémon of the same type in his party at one time, with three Flying types.
• The XY series shares a few similarities with the Advanced Generation series:
  • Ash is traveling with three companions instead of two.
  • Two of the traveling companions are siblings, with one of them being too young to have Pokémon of their own.
    • In addition, both sets of siblings are somehow related to the fifth Gym Leader of their respective region, and both May and Clemont tried to hide this fact at first.
  • Neither May nor Serena had a specific goal in mind at the beginning of their respective journeys, but later become inspired to pursue a career that focuses more on displaying a Pokemon's style rather than its power.
• Additionally, both May and Serena were originally expected to pursue the same career as one of their parents. May was expected to become a gym leader like her father and Serena was expected to pursue Rhyhorn racing like her mother.
  • The three older main characters have one starter Pokémon each.
    • The main female protagonist chooses the Fire-type starter Pokémon.

• The dub of episodes from A PokéVision of Things to Come! up until Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike! were first aired in the United Kingdom before the United States (except the postponed episode An Undersea Place to Call Home!).

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	寵物小精靈XY Chungmat Siujingling XY
	Mandarin	神奇寶貝XY Shénqí-bǎobèi XY* 精灵宝可梦XY Jīnglíng Pokémon XY*
Korean		포켓몬스터 XY Pocket Monsters XY XY 포켓몬스터 XY Pocket Monsters
Thai		พ็อกเก็ตมอนสเตอร์ XY Pocket Monsters XY

External links

• Official site (Japanese)

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series Original series (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials) Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles) Horizons (list) Horizons Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time Complete list • Movies

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