Season

If you were looking for the game mechanic introduced in Generation V, see seasons.

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A season of the Pokémon anime is a collection of dubbed episodes that begin airing for the first time between August and September (Seasons 1-9), between April and June (Seasons 10-13) or between January and February (Seasons 14-present). They usually share an opening, and are often 52 or fewer episodes long. There is no distinction between these dubbed seasons in the original Japanese airings, except when the seasons' beginnings and endings coincide with those of a new series in Japan. Each season also has a movie that corresponds to it, though the pairing of a movie with a specific anime season is merely due to the annual release they undergo in Japan.

It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. The Japanese release schedule was eventually adopted by Pokémon USA (now known as The Pokémon Company International) after 4Kids Entertainment lost dubbing rights.

List of seasons

Logo	Season name	Medium	Debut episode	Final episode	Episodes
	Pokémon: Indigo League	Television	EP001 Pokémon - I Choose You!	EP057 The Breeding Center Secret	52
		Digital release	EP001 Pokémon - I Choose You!	EP080 Friends to the End	79
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands	Television	EP052 Princess vs. Princess	EP105 Charizard Chills	49
		Digital release	EP081 Pallet Party Panic	EP116 The Rivalry Revival	36
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys	Television	EP106 The Pokémon Water War	EP157 The Fortune Hunters	52
		Digital release	EP117 Don't Touch That 'dile	EP157 The Fortune Hunters	41
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Johto League Champions	Television	EP158 A Goldenrod Opportunity	EP209 Machoke, Machoke Man!	52
		Digital release	EP158 A Goldenrod Opportunity	EP209 Machoke, Machoke Man!	52
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Master Quest	Television	EP210 Around the Whirlpool	EP262 You're a Star, Larvitar!	52
		Digital release	EP210 Around the Whirlpool	EP274 Hoenn Alone!	64
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Advanced	Television	EP263 Address Unown!	AG040 Watt's with Wattson?	52
		Digital release	AG001 Get the Show on the Road!	AG040 Watt's with Wattson?	40
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Advanced Challenge	Television	AG041 What You Seed is What You Get	AG092 Judgment Day!	52
		Digital release	AG041 What You Seed is What You Get	AG092 Judgment Day!	52
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Advanced Battle	Television	AG093 Clamperl of Wisdom	AG145 Pasta La Vista!	52
		Digital release	AG093 Clamperl of Wisdom	AG145 Pasta La Vista!	52
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Battle Frontier	Television	AG146 Fear Factor Phony	AG192 Home is Where the Start Is!	47
		Digital release	AG146 Fear Factor Phony	AG192 Home is Where the Start Is!	47
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Television	DP001 Following A Maiden's Voyage!	DP052 Smells Like Team Spirit!	52
		Digital release	DP001 Following A Maiden's Voyage!	DP052 Smells Like Team Spirit!	52
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon DP: Battle Dimension	Television	DP053 Tears For Fears!	DP104 Sleepless In Pre-Battle!	52
		Digital release	DP053 Tears For Fears!	DP104 Sleepless In Pre-Battle!	52
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles	Television	DP105 Get Your Rotom Running!	DP157 Gotta Get a Gible!	52
		Digital release	DP105 Get Your Rotom Running!	DP157 Gotta Get a Gible!	52
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon DP: Sinnoh League Victors	Television	DP158 Regaining the Home Advantage!	DP191 Memories are Made of Bliss!	34
		Digital release	DP158 Regaining the Home Advantage!	DP191 Memories are Made of Bliss!	34
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon: Black & White	Television	BW001 In the Shadow of Zekrom!	BW048 Battle for the Underground!	48
		Digital release	BW001 In the Shadow of Zekrom!	BW048 Battle for the Underground!	48
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies	Television	BW049 Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!	BW097 Unova's Survival Crisis!	49
		Digital release	BW049 Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!	BW097 Unova's Survival Crisis!	49
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova and Beyond	Television	BW098 Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!	BW142 The Dream Continues!	45
		Digital release	BW098 Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!	BW142 The Dream Continues!	45
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon the Series: XY	Television	XY001 Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!	XY049 Bonnie for the Defense!	48
		Digital release	XY001 Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!	XY049 Bonnie for the Defense!	48
		Home video	EP001 '	Ongoing	0
	Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest	Television	XY050 Pathways to Performance Partnering!	Ongoing
		Digital release	XY050 Pathways to Performance Partnering!	Ongoing
		Home video	[[| ']]	Ongoing	0

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