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[[File:Early anime film frame.png|thumb|300px|A {{wp|Cel animation|cel}} from the [[EP093|93rd episode]] of the [[original series]]]]
[[File:Pokémon the Series logo.png|thumb|The English logo for ''Pokémon the Series'']]
The '''Pokémon {{wp|anime}}''', often referred to as just "the anime" by many [[Pokémon]] fans, is a collective term referring to currently {{formatnum:{{#expr: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Original series episodes}} - 2 + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episodes}} - 1 + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episodes}} - 2 + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon the Series: Black & White episodes}} - 4 + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon the Series: XY episodes}} - 6 + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episodes}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes}} - 5 - ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Anime seasons}} - 1) - 6}}}} main series episodes, {{#expr: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Movies}} - 8}} movies, and a number of side stories, all focusing on {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. The anime debuted on April 1, 1997 in Japan; the English dub debuted on September 7, 1998 in North America.
'''''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]]''.


The anime until ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'' focused on the story of [[Ash Ketchum]], a [[Pokémon Trainer]] from [[Pallet Town]], and his journey toward his ultimate goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]], {{ashfr|his many friends}}, and most especially {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}, whom he considers his partners and friends. Though the anime is ultimately based upon the {{pkmn|games}} and draws heavily from them, many concepts which are only touched on the games are spun in a unique way, and expanded on. The following series, ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', features an all-new cast of characters and focuses on the story of two young Trainers named [[Liko]] and [[Roy]].
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.


As of the end of March 2022, the anime has aired in 192<ref>[https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/en/aboutus/figures/ ''Pokémon in Figures'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved February 19, 2021)</ref> {{cat|Pokémon around the world|different countries and regions}} in over 30 [[Dub|languages]]. It is available on [[Netflix]] in 217 countries 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>
[[The Pokémon Company International]] has also referred to the series as the "Pokémon animated series" or "Pokémon television series".


[[The Pokémon Company International]] usually refers to the anime as the "Pokémon animated series" or "Pokémon television series". Some [[event Pokémon]] based on Pokémon from the anime have their location set as "the Pokémon cartoon" in the English version of the games. The television series is referred to as '''''Pokémon the Series''''' (Japanese: '''テレビアニメ「ポケットモンスター」シリーズ''' ''TV Anime "Pocket Monsters" Series''), although this typically does not include the Pokémon movies.
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>


==Overview==
==Plot==
For the first 26 years of the anime, Ash was 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 met over his {{pkmn|journey}} showed him what being a Pokémon Master really is. Unlike most Trainers from Pallet, and indeed, 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.
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.


During his time as a protagonist, Ash journeyed across all eight of the regions that appear in the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]], as well as the [[Orange Archipelago]], a region he visited before beginning his journey in [[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 battled 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]], a [[Pokémon League Conference|championship tournament]], rather than five battles straight 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, beginning with his journey in [[Hoenn]], he changed his strategy and 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 wanted to prove to the young, unevolved Pokémon he meets in each new region that ''they'' can win if they try.
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.


Over the course of his run as the protagonist of the series, Ash had several {{AP|friends}} who traveled with him, typically across one region, and assisted him in his journey as much as he assisted in theirs. {{an|Misty}}, the Gym Leader from [[Cerulean City]] in the games, joined him in the [[original series]], as did {{an|Brock}}, [[Pewter City]]'s Gym Leader, in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]]. [[Tracey Sketchit]], an amateur [[Pokémon Watcher]], joined Ash during his Orange Archipelago journey, but left him on Ash's return to Pallet to become an assistant to Professor Oak, his hero. {{an|May}} and Dawn, rookie {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s, joined Ash for the duration of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', respectively; in these series, he mentored them much as Brock and Misty did him, while [[Max]], May's brother, who is too young to own Pokémon, looked up to Ash for the duration of ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire''. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} traveled with Ash in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Inventor {{an|Clemont}}, his sister {{an|Bonnie}}, and Ash's childhood friend {{an|Serena}} traveled with Ash in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. Like Max, Bonnie is too young to own Pokémon, but cared for her brother's {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}. In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', Ash attended 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}}—were not traveling companions but classmates. In his last series as the protagonist, ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Ash's sole new traveling companion was [[Goh]], a Trainer aiming to catch every Pokémon species in the {{pkmn|world}}, with his ultimate goal being to catch the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Mew}}.
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}}.
 
''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'' does not feature Ash as the protagonist, unlike the previous series, instead focusing on new protagonists named [[Liko]] and [[Roy]].
 
The anime is produced in Japan by [[OLM Incorporated|OLM]] in association with [[Shogakukan|ShoPro]] and [[JR Kikaku]] and airs on [[TV Tokyo]] nearly every week, with the exception of a four-month hiatus after the [[EP038|Porygon incident]] and a seven-week hiatus during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Until the Porygon incident, the show aired every Tuesday at 6:30 PM. The show returned afterwards at 7 PM on Thursdays. From April 7, 2016, to September 13, 2018, it instead began five minutes earlier at 6:55 PM on Thursdays. Since October 7, 2018 to September 29, 2020, the show aired each Sunday at 6 PM. From October 9, 2020, the show airs each Friday at 6:55 PM. Many fans consider the dialogue and events mentioned in the Japanese version to be the "true [[canon]]", while the various dubs are regarded to be overridden if something stated in them differs from something said in a Japanese episode.
 
In Japan, the anime is divided into eight [[series]]: ''[[Original series|Pocket Monsters]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY|Pocket Monsters XY]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon|Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon]]'', ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters]]'', and ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Pocket Monsters]]''. Outside of it, it has been divided into nine series: ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]'', ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: Gold & 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 the Series: Sun and Moon]]'', ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. The episodes are also further divided into [[season]]s spanning roughly 52 episodes, and currently {{cat|Anime seasons|numbering {{#expr: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Anime seasons}} - 1}}}}. This concept of a television season was first embraced by the Japanese source with the inclusion of an explicitly second season to ''Best Wishes''.
 
The show is mainly aimed at children, and as such, mature topics such as [[Death in the Pokémon world|death]] are not often brought up, though sometimes they appear in some episodes, and most notably in movies. Many Pokémon that are implied to be violent or sinister in the games are also made to be less aggressive. There are generally some references meant for adults, though these are kept to a minimum especially outside of Japan.


==Television series==
==Television series==
===[[Original series]]===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''===
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]''===
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| 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]]
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
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| 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:OPJ06.png|150px|Advance Adventure]]<br />[[Advance Adventure]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG001.png|150px|AG001]]<br />[[AG001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG001.png|150px|AG001]]<br />[[AG001]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[File:Battle Frontier logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]<br />[[S09|Pokémon:<br />Battle Frontier]]
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
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| 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="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]]
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
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| [[File:BW098.png|166px|BW098]]<br />[[BW098]]
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| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[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|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" | [[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|166px|Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond]]<br />[[S16|Pokémon: BW<br />Adventures in Unova and Beyond]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br />[[BW123]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br />[[BW123]]
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
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! style="background:#{{kalos color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{y color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{y color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
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| [[File:XY050.png|166px|XY050]]<br />[[XY050]]
| [[File:XY050.png|166px|XY050]]<br />[[XY050]]
|-
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:XY & Z logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters XY&Z]]<br />[[Pokémon the Series: XY|Pocket Monsters<br />XY&Z]]
| 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" | [[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="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br />[[XY094]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br />[[XY094]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! rowspan="6" style="background:#{{alola color}}" |  
! style="background:#{{alola color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
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! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}" | First episode
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[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|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" | [[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]]
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| 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-]]
| 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-]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM030.png|166px|SM030]]<br />[[SM030]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM030.png|166px|SM030]]<br />[[SM030]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[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:Season 21 logo.png|150px|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]]<br />[[S21|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE21.png|166px|Under The Alolan Moon]]<br />[[Under The Alolan Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE21.png|166px|Under The Alolan Moon]]<br />[[Under The Alolan Moon]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM044.png|166px|SM044]]<br />[[SM044]]
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:SM044.png|166px|SM044]]<br />[[SM044]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ22 2.png|166px|Future Connection]]<br />[[Future Connection]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ22 2.png|166px|Future Connection]]<br />[[Future Connection]]
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| 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="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:SM093.png|166px|SM093]]<br />[[SM093]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:SM093.png|166px|SM093]]<br />[[SM093]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sword color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sword color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! rowspan="7" style="background:#{{galar color}}" |  
! style="background:#{{galar color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
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! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}" | First episode
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pocket Monsters 2019 logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters]]
| rowspan=4 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pocket Monsters 2019 logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pocket Monsters (2019)]]
| 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:OPJ24.png|166px|One, Two, Three]]<br />[[One, Two, Three]]<br /><small>(feat. After the Rain)</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN001.png|166px|JN001]]<br />[[JN001]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN001.png|166px|JN001]]<br />[[JN001]]
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| 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: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]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN100.png|166px|JN100]]<br />[[JN100]]
| 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:Season 25 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]]<br />[[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys:<br />The Series]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE25.png|166px|With You]]<br />[[With You]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE25.png|166px|With You]]<br />[[With You]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN091.png|166px|JN091]]<br />[[JN091]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:JN091.png|166px|JN091]]<br />[[JN091]]
|-
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; 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; {{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: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]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br />[[JN137]]
| 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]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE26.png|166px|Gotta Catch Em All (song)|Gotta Catch Em All]]<br />[[Gotta Catch Em All (song)|Gotta Catch Em All]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br />[[JN137]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''===
==Related media==
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{paldea color}}; background:#{{paldea color}}; width:100%"
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.
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{scarlet color light}}"; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! rowspan="6" style="background:#{{paldea color}}" |
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{violet color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
! style="background:#{{scarlet color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{scarlet color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{scarlet color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{violet color light}}" | Season
! style="background:#{{violet color light}}" | Theme song
! style="background:#{{violet color light}}" | First episode
|-
| style="background:#FFF;" | [[File:Pocket Monsters Liko and Roy Departure logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Liko and Roy's Departure]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ29.png|166px|Heart-Pounding Diary]]<br />[[Heart-Pounding Diary]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:HZ001.png|166px|HZ001]]<br />[[HZ001]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Season 26 logo.png|150px|Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]<br />[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series (season)|Pokémon Horizons:<br />The Series]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:HZ OPE01.png|166px|Becoming Me]]<br />[[Becoming Me]]
| rowspan=2 style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:HZ001.png|166px|HZ001]]<br />[[HZ001]]
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:Pocket Monsters The Sparkling of Terapagos logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Pocket Monsters:<br />The Sparkling of Terapagos]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ30.png|166px|Halo]]<br />[[Halo]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:HZ026.png|166px|HZ026]]<br />[[HZ026]]
|}


===Side stories===
===Side stories===
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | Japanese name
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | Japanese run
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! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:25%" | English run
! 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 Side Stories]]
| 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" | December 3, 2002 — September 28, 2004
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Chronicles logo.png|160px|Pokémon Chronicles]]<br />[[Pokémon Chronicles]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Chronicles logo.png|160px|Pokémon Chronicles]]<br />[[Pokémon Chronicles]]
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|}
|}


==Movies==
===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===
{{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.
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.
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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 {{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.


===[[Original series]]===
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.
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{yellow color}}; background:#{{yellow color}}; width:100%"
 
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{red color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
====''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''====
! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{green color}}; background:#{{green color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{green color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{red color light}}; width:33%;" | Poster
|-
! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{green color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
! style="background:#{{red color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{green color light}}; width:20%" | English title
! style="background:#{{green color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M01Japanese.png|150px|Mewtwo's Counterattack]]<br />ミュウツーの逆襲<br /><small>''Mewtwo's Counterattack''</small>
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:Movie 1 poster.png|75px|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]
| ミュウツーの逆襲<br /><small>''Mewtwo's Counterattack''</small>
| July 18, 1998
| July 18, 1998
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 1 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M01|Pikachu Project 1998]]
| [[File:Movie 1 poster.png|150px|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]<br />[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]
| November 12, 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M02Japanese.png|150px|Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth]]<br />幻のポケモン　ルギア爆誕<br /><small>''Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth''</small>
| [[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
| July 17, 1999
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 2 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M02|Pikachu Project 1999]]
| [[File:P2kposter.jpg|150px|The Power of One]]<br />[[M02|The Power of One]]
| July 21, 2000
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M03Japanese.png|150px|Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei]]<br />結晶塔の帝王爆誕<br /><small>''Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei''</small>
| [[M02|The Power of One]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | July 21, 2000
|}
 
====''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver''====
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{crystal color}}; background:#{{crystal color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{gold color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{crystal color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{silver color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:SpellOfTheUnown poster.jpg|75px|Spell of the Unown]]
| 結晶塔の帝王爆誕<br /><small>''Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei''</small>
| July 8, 2000
| July 8, 2000
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 3 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M03|Pikachu Project 2000]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:SpellOfTheUnown poster.jpg|150px|Spell of the Unown]]<br />[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]
| [[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]
| April 6, 2001
| April 6, 2001
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M04Japanese.png|150px|Celebi: An Encounter Through Time]]<br />セレビィ時を超えた遭遇<br /><small>''Celebi: An Encounter Through Time''</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Pokemon forever.jpg|75px|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]
| セレビィ時を超えた遭遇<br /><small>''Celebi: An Encounter Through Time''</small>
| July 7, 2001
| July 7, 2001
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 4 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M04|Pikachu Project 2001]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon forever.jpg|150px|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]<br />[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]
| [[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]
| October 11, 2002
| October 11, 2002
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:M05Japanese.png|150px|Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios]]<br />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>
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2| [[File:PokéMovie 5.png|75px|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]
| style="background:#FFF" | July 13, 2002
| 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>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 5 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M05|Pikachu Project 2002]]
| July 13, 2002
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:PokéMovie 5.png|150px|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]<br />[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | May 16, 2003
| [[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | May 16, 2003
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{emerald color}}; background:#{{emerald color}}; width:100%"
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{emerald color}}; background:#{{emerald color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{ruby color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
! style="background:#{{ruby color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:20%" | English title
! style="background:#{{sapphire color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M06Japanese.png|150px|Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi]]<br />七夜の願い星 ジラーチ<br /><small>''Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi''</small>
| 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
| July 19, 2003
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 6 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M06|Pikachu Project 2003]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M06 Poster.png|150px|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]<br />[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]
| [[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]
| June 1, 2004
| June 1, 2004
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M07Japanese.png|150px|Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys]]<br />裂空の訪問者 デオキシス<br /><small>''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys''</small>
| 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
| July 17, 2004
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 7 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M07|Pikachu Project 2004]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M07 poster.png|150px|Destiny Deoxys]]<br />[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]
| [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]
| January 22, 2005
| January 22, 2005
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M08Japanese.png|150px|Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario]]<br />ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ<br /><small>''Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario''</small>
| 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
| July 16, 2005
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 8 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M08|Pikachu Project 2005]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M08 English poster.png|150px|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]<br />[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]
| [[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]
| September 19, 2006
| September 19, 2006
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:M09Japanese.png|150px|Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]]<br />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>
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:M09 English poster.png|75px|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]
| style="background:#FFF" | July 15, 2006
| 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>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 9 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M09|Pikachu Project 2006]]
| July 15, 2006
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M09 English poster.png|150px|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]<br />[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | March 23, 2007
| [[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | March 23, 2007
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{platinum color}}; background:#{{platinum color}}; width:100%"
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{platinum color}}; background:#{{platinum color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{diamond color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{pearl color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{pearl color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
! style="background:#{{diamond color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}; width:20%" | English title
! style="background:#{{pearl color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M10Japanese.png|150px|Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai]]<br />ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ<br /><small>''Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai''</small>
| 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
| July 14, 2007
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 10 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M10|Pikachu Project 2007]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:RiseOfDarkraiCover.jpg|150px|The Rise of Darkrai]]<br />[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]
| [[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]
| February 24, 2008
| February 24, 2008
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Movie 11 final poster.png|150px|Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin]]<br />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>
| 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
| July 19, 2008
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 11 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M11|Pikachu Project 2008]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Giratina and the Sky Warrior.png|150px|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]<br />[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]
| [[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]
| March 31, 2009
| March 31, 2009
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Movie 12 Arceus Choukoku Jikuu e Oha Suta poster.png|150px|Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime]]<br />アルセウス 超克の時空へ<br /><small>''Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime''</small>
| 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
| July 18, 2009
| [[File:Pikachu the Movie 12 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M12|Pikachu Project 2009]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Arceus and the Jewel of Life.png|150px|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]
| [[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]
[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]
| November 20, 2009
| November 20, 2009
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:Ruler of Illusions Zoroark.png|150px|Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark]]<br />幻影の覇者ゾロアーク<br /><small>''Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark''</small>
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:Zoroark Master of Illusions.png|75px|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]
| style="background:#FFF" | July 10, 2010
| 幻影の覇者ゾロアーク<br /><small>''Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark''</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 13 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M13|Pikachu Project 2010]]
| July 10, 2010
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Zoroark Master of Illusions.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | February 5, 2011
| [[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | February 5, 2011
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{black 2 color}}; background:#{{black 2 color}}; width:100%"
{| 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}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{black color light}}; width:33%"; colspan=2 | Poster
! style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; width:33%;" colspan=2 | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{white color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{white color light}}; width:33%;" colspan=2 | Release date
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{black color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Victini and Zekrom movie poster.png|75px|White—Victini and Zekrom]]
! style="background:#{{black color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Victini and Reshiram movie poster.png|75px|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]
! style="background:#{{white color light}}; width:20%" | English title
| ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム<br /><small>''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom''</small>
! style="background:#{{white color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
| 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"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| background:#FFF" | [[File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom poster.png|150px|Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom]]<br />ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム<br /><small>''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom''</small>
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 |[[File:M15 English poster.png|75px|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | July 16, 2011
| colspan=2 | キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ<br /><small>''Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 14 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M14|Pikachu Project 2011]]
| colspan=2 | July 14, 2012
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Victini and Zekrom movie poster.png|150px|White—Victini and Zekrom]]
''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | December 3, 2011
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram poster.png|150px|Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram]]<br />ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム<br /><small>''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram''</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Victini and Reshiram movie poster.png|150px|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]
''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | December 10, 2011
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M15 poster.png|150px|Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsmen]]<br />キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ<br /><small>''Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo''</small>
| colspan=2 | ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | July 14, 2012
| colspan=2 | December 8, 2012
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 15 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M15|Pikachu Project 2012]]
|- style="background:#FFF"  
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M15 English poster.png|150px|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 colspan=2 | [[File:M16 English poster alternate.png|75px|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]  
''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''
| 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>
| style="background:#FFF" | December 8, 2012
| colspan=2 | July 13, 2013
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"  
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:M16 poster alternate.png|150px|Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens]]<br />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 | ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | July 13, 2013
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" colspan=2 | October 19, 2013
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 16 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M16|Pikachu Project 2013]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M16 English poster alternate.png|150px|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]
''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | October 19, 2013
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{x color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{x color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{y color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{y color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|-
! style="background:#{{x color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
! style="background:#{{x color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{y color light}}; width:20%" | English title
! style="background:#{{y color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M17 poster.png|150px|The Cocoon of Destruction]]<br />破壊の繭とディアンシー<br /><small>''The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie''</small>
| 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
| July 19, 2014
| [[File:M17 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M17|Pikachu Project 2014]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M17 English poster.png|150px|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]<br />''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''
| ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''
| November 8, 2014
| November 8, 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M18 poster 2.png|150px|The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa]]<br />光輪の超魔神 フーパ<br /><small>''The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa''</small>
| 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
| July 18, 2015
| [[File:M18 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M18|Pikachu Project 2015]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M18 English poster.png|150px|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]<br />''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''
| ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''
| December 19, 2015
| December 19, 2015
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:M19 poster 2.png|150px|Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna]]<br />ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ<br /><small>''Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna''</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | July 16, 2016
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M19 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M19|Pikachu Project 2016]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M19 English poster.png|150px|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]<br />''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | December 5, 2016
|}
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}" colspan="2" | US
|-
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
! style="background:#{{sun color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}; width:20%" | English title
! style="background:#{{moon color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:M20 teaser poster.png|150px|I Choose You!]]<br />キミにきめた！<br /><small>''I Choose You!''</small>
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 | [[File:M19 English poster.png|75px|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]
| July 15, 2017
| ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ<br /><small>''Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna''</small>
| [[File:M20 English poster.png|150px|I Choose You!]]<br />''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''
| July 16, 2016
| November 5, 2017
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M21 poster.png|150px|Everyone's Story]]<br />みんなの物語<br /><small>''Everyone's Story''</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | July 13, 2018
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M21 English poster.png|150px|The Power of Us]]<br />''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | November 24, 2018
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:M22 poster.png|150px|Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution]]<br />ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION<br /><small>''Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution''</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | July 12, 2019
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M22 English poster.png|150px|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]<br />''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | February 27, 2020
|}
 
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sword color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}" colspan="2" | US
|-
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}; width:20%" | Japanese title
! style="background:#{{sword color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}; width:20%" | English title
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF" | [[File:M23 poster.png|150px|Koko]]<br />ココ<br /><small>''Koko''</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | December 25, 2020<br /><small>(Originally July 10, 2020)</small>
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M23 English poster.png|150px|Secrets of the Jungle]]<br />''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | October 8, 2021
|}
 
==Other anime series==
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As the franchise progressed, other animated features, set outside the main series' [[canon]], have been produced. These are often made to promote a new [[generation]] or {{pkmn|games|game}}.
 
===Miniseries===
 
====Core series tie-ins====
{| class="roundtable" 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 run
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English run
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Origins logo.png|250px|Pokémon Origins]]<br />[[Pokémon Origins]]
| ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
| October 2, 2013
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" | December 5, 2016
| November 15–22, 2013
|-
| [[File:Pokémon Generations logo.png|250px|Pokémon Generations]]<br />[[Pokémon Generations]]
| December 9, 2016 - February 2, 2017
| September 16 - December 23, 2016
|-
| [[File:Twilight Wings logo.png|250px|Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]<br />[[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]
| January 15 - August 6, 2020 <small>([[TW01]] - [[TW07]])</small><br />November 5, 2020 <small>([[TW08]])</small>
| January 15 - August 6, 2020 <small>([[TW01]] - [[TW07]])</small><br />November 17, 2020 <small>([[TW08]])</small>
|-
| [[File:Pokémon Evolutions logo.png|250px|Pokémon Evolutions]]<br />[[Pokémon Evolutions]]
| September 9 - December 23, 2021
| September 9 - December 23, 2021
|-
| [[File:Pokémon Hisuian Snow logo.png|250px|Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]<br />[[Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]
| May 18 - June 22, 2022
| May 18 - June 22, 2022
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background-color:darkgray" | [[File:Pokémon Paldean Winds Logo EN.png|250px|Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]<br />[[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]
| September 6, 2023 - December 13, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | September 6, 2023 - December 13, 2023
|}
|}


====Spin-off series tie-ins====
====Remakes====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English run
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:The Two Professors Episode 1.png|250px|The Two Professors]]<br />[[The Two Professors]]
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 | [[File:M22 English poster.png|75px|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]
| September 5, 2018 - October 24, 2018
| ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION<br /><small>''Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution''</small>
| September 5, 2018 - October 24, 2018
| July 12, 2019
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island short 1.png|250px|Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island?!]]<br />[[Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island?!]]
| ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''
| April 8 - June 18, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" | February 27, 2020
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | April 8 - June 18, 2023
|}
|}


====TCG tie-ins====
===Feature-length specials===
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
While not officially considered movies, certain anime specials have comparable length to movies.
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English run
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokémon Path to the Peak Logo.png|250px|Pokémon: Path to the Peak]]<br />[[Pokémon: Path to the Peak]]
| August 14, 2023 - September 1, 2023
! style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | August 11, 2023 - August 30, 2023
|}


====Misc====
{{Episodelistheader|Hoso}}
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
|-
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
{{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}}
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
|-
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English run
{{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}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
{{Episodelistfooterspecial|Hoso}}
| [[Pokémon Shorts]]
| November 22, 2016 - June 16, 2021
| November 22, 2016 - June 16, 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:POKÉTOON logo.png|250px|POKÉTOON]]<br />[[POKÉTOON]]
| June 4, 2020 <small>([[PT01]])</small><br />May 5, 2021 - December 28, 2021
| June 17, 2022 - August 5, 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Project Snorlax The Adventures of Snorlax and Cubone.png|250px|The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone]]<br />[[The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone]]
| December 8–29, 2023
| December 8–29, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokémon Concierge logo.png|200px|Pokémon Concierge]]<br />[[Pokémon Concierge]]
| December 28, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | December 28, 2023
|}


===Standalone specials===
===Misc specials===
====Mystery Dungeon====
{| class="roundtable" 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"
| [[File:PMD Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate.png|250px|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]<br />[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]
| March 23, 2007
| September 8, 2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:PMD Explorers of Time Darkness.png|250px|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]<br />[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]
| September 9, 2007
| September 1, 2008
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:PMD Explorers of Sky Beyond Time Darkness.png|250px|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]<br />[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]
| April 12, 2009
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | October 9, 2009
|}


====Other spin-offs====
====Short series====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English debut
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English debut
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs special logo.png|250px|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special)]]<br />[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special)]]
| 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>
| February 8, 2010 <small>(part 1)</small><br />March 7, 2010 <small>(part 2)</small>
| November 10, 2010 <small>(combined version)</small>
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | November 10, 2010 <small>(combined version)</small>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Detective Pikachu animated short.png|250px|Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan]]<br />[[Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan]]
| October 25, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | October 25, 2023
|}
|}


====Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures====
====One-off shorts====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{{Episodelistheader|Hoso}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
|-
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
{{Episodelistbody|None|[[A Ripple in Time]]|時の波紋|A Ripple in Time|Unaired|February 12, 2022|A Ripple in Time.png}}
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English debut
{{Episodelistfooterspecial|Hoso}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
 
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Hoopa Surprise Ring Adventures.png|250px|Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]] <br /> [[Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]]
====Planetarium specials====
| April 23, 2015 - May 28, 2015
[[File:Get Together! Pokémon Star Festival.png|thumb|250px|Poster for the planetarium special [[Get Together! Pokémon Star Festival]].]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | December 11, 2015
{{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.
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====Misc====
====Clip shows====
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
[[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.]]
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
{{main|Clip show}}
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
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.
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English debut
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:The Legend of Thunder.png|250px|The Legend of Thunder!]]<br />[[The Legend of Thunder!]]
| December 30, 2001 <small>(combined version)</small>
| June 3–10, 2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Bidoof Big Stand poster.png|250px|Bidoof's Big Stand]]<br />[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]
| February 9, 2022
| January 11, 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:The Journey of One Dream.png|250px|The Journey of One Dream]]<br />[[The Journey of One Dream]]
| N/A
| N/A
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Homecoming.png|250px|Homecoming]]<br />[[Homecoming]]
| February 9, 2024
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | February 10, 2024
|}


===Animated trailers===
{{-}}
====Core series tie-ins====
{| class="roundtable" 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"
| [[File:B2W2 Animated Trailer.png|250px|Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer]]<br />[[Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer]]
| May 17, 2012
| August 8, 2012
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:ORAS Animated Trailer.png|250px|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer]]<br />[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer]]
| November 16, 2014
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | November 20, 2014
|}


====Other spin-offs====
==Alternate Ash continuity==
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
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.
! 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"
| [[File:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts title card.png|250px|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts]]<br />[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts]]
| November 1, 2012
| March 26, 2013
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer.png|250px|Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]]<br />[[Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]]
| June 27, 2019
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | June 27, 2019
|}


====Misc====
This continuity is primarily represented in the form of movies, however it has also appeared in the television special [[JNS05]].
{| class="roundtable" 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"
| [[File:Discover Pokémon Together.png|250px|Discover Pokémon Together]]<br />[[Discover Pokémon Together]]
| March 31, 2023
| March 31, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:PokémonWCS2023.png|250px|Challenge the World!]]<br />[[Challenge the World!]]
| July 22, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | July 23, 2023
|}


===Animated music videos===
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.
{| class="roundtable" 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"
| [[File:GOTCHA.png|250px|GOTCHA!]]<br />[[GOTCHA!]]
| September 29, 2020
| September 29, 2020
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:P25 Virtual Concert.jpg|250px|P25 Virtual Concert]]<br />[[P25 Music#P25 Music Virtual Concert|Pokémon 25 Virtual Concert]]
| February 27, 2021
| February 27, 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Ed Sheeran Celestial.png|250px|Celestial]]<br />[[Celestial]]
| September 29, 2022
| September 29, 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:ENHYPEN One and Only.jpg|200px|One and Only]]<br />[[One and Only]]
| July 12, 2023
| July 12, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokemon Party.jpg|250px|Pokémon Party]]<br />[[Pokémon Party]]
| August 4, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | August 4, 2023
|}


==Variety shows==
===Movies===
These are Pokémon variety shows that air on Japanese television.
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}; width:33%"; | Poster
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:50%" | Japanese name
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; width:33%;" | Title
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:50%" | Run
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}; width:33%;" | Release date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Original series logo.png|130px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />ポケットモンスター アンコール<br /><small>[[Pocket Monsters Encore]]</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M20 English poster.png|75px|I Choose You!]]
| October 19, 1999 — September 17, 2002
| キミにきめた！<br /><small>''I Choose You!''</small>
| July 15, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station logo.png|120px|Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]]<br />週刊ポケモン放送局<br /><small>[[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]]</small>
| ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''
| October 15, 2002 — September 28, 2004
| November 5, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Sunday logo.png|150px|Pokémon Sunday]]<br />ポケモン☆サンデー<br /><small>[[Pokémon Sunday]]</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[File:M21 English poster.png|75px|The Power of Us]]
| October 3, 2004 — September 26, 2010
| みんなの物語<br /><small>''Everyone's Story''</small>
| July 13, 2018
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon Smash logo.png|175px|Pokémon Smash!]]<br />ポケモンスマッシュ！<br /><small>[[Pokémon Smash!]]</small>
| ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''
| October 3, 2010 — September 29, 2013
| November 24, 2018
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Get TV logo.png|185px|Pokémon Get☆TV]]<br />ポケモンゲット☆TV<br /><small>[[Pokémon Get☆TV]]</small>
| style="{{roundybl|10px}}" rowspan=2 | [[File:M23 English poster.png|75px|Secrets of the Jungle]]
| October 6, 2013 — September 27, 2015
| ココ<br /><small>''Koko''</small>
| December 25, 2020<br /><small>(Originally July 10, 2020)</small>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Meet Up at the Pokemon House logo.png|140px|Meet Up at the Pokémon House?]]<br />ポケモンの家あつまる？<br /><small>[[Meet Up at the Pokémon House?]]</small>
| ''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''
| October 4, 2015 — March 27, 2022
| style="{{roundybr|10px}}" | October 8, 2021
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:PokeDoko logo.png|140px|Where are We Going With Pokémon!?]]<br />ポケモンとどこいく！？<br /><small>[[Where are We Going With Pokémon!?]]</small>
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | April 3, 2022 — present
|}
|}
===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==
==Trivia==
* Animator [[Masaaki Iwane|Masāki Iwane]] 岩根正明 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]]).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070112132427/http://pokeani.com/news/2006_09/09-pokenews42.html</ref> 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.
[[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 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 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.
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*** 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 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]].
*** 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]]''.
==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{Pokémon color}}|bordercolor={{Pokémon color dark}}
|ar={{tt|بوكيمون|Bukimun}}
|fr=Pokémon, la série
|de=Pokémon – Die TV-Serie
|it=Serie animata Pokémon
|es=Serie de dibujos animados Pokémon
}}
 
==See also==
* [[Staff of the Pokémon anime]]
* [[History of the Pokémon world (anime)]]
* [[Differences between the Pokémon games and anime]]


==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />
==External links==
* [https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon/ Pokémon TV Tokyo website] (Japanese)
* [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/ Official Pokémon website] (Japanese)
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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 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 succeeded by Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

In the West, it consists of 1,224 episodes across 25 seasons[1], and has spawned a number of movies and other 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 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).[2] 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.

The Pokémon Company International has also referred to the series as the "Pokémon animated series" or "Pokémon television series".

As of the end of March 2023, Pokémon the Series has aired in 192[3] different countries and regions in over 30 languages[4]. 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.[5]

Plot

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 protecting him 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 Archipelago, 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, as Trainers in the core series games would, to compete in the regional Pokémon League - however, the League is a championship tournament rather than five consecutive battles against the Elite Four and Champion. 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 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.

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 Archipelago, 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 Archipelago 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.

Television series

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters
Pocket Monsters 		Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master 		EP001
EP001 		Pokémon: Indigo League
Pokémon:
Indigo League 		Pokémon Theme
Pokémon Theme 		EP001
EP001
Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago
Pocket Monsters:
Episode Orange Archipelago 		The Rivals
The Rivals 		EP081
EP081 		Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands
Pokémon:
Adventures in the Orange Islands 		Pokémon World
Pokémon World 		EP081
EP081

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver
Pocket Monsters:
Episode Gold & Silver 		OK!
OK! 		EP117
EP117 		Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
Pokémon:
The Johto Journeys 		Pokémon Johto
Pokémon Johto 		EP117
EP117
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master 		EP192
EP192 		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
Pokémon:
Johto League Champions 		Born to Be a Winner
Born to Be a Winner 		EP158
EP158
Ready Go!
Ready Go! 		EP239
EP239 		Pokémon: Master Quest
Pokémon:
Master Quest 		Believe in Me
Believe in Me 		EP210
EP210

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation
Pocket Monsters
Advanced Generation 		Advance Adventure
Advance Adventure 		AG001
AG001 		Pokémon: Advanced
Pokémon:
Advanced 		I Wanna Be a Hero
I Wanna Be a Hero 		AG001
AG001
Challenger!!
Challenger!! 		AG070
AG070 		Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
Pokémon:
Advanced Challenge 		This Dream
This Dream 		AG041
AG041
Pokémon Symphonic Medley
Pokémon Symphonic Medley 		AG105
AG105 		Pokémon: Advanced Battle
Pokémon:
Advanced Battle 		Unbeatable
Unbeatable 		AG093
AG093
Battle Frontier
Battle Frontier 		AG135
AG135 		Pokémon: Battle Frontier
Pokémon:
Battle Frontier 		Battle Frontier
Battle Frontier 		AG146
AG146
Spurt!
Spurt! 		AG166
AG166

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
Pocket Monsters
Diamond & Pearl 		Together
Together 		DP001
DP001 		Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon:
Diamond and Pearl 		Diamond and Pearl
Diamond and Pearl 		DP001
DP001
Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension
Pokémon: DP
Battle Dimension 		We Will Be Heroes
We Will Be Heroes 		DP053
DP053
High Touch!
High Touch! 		DP096
DP096 		Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles
Pokémon: DP
Galactic Battles 		Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)
Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) 		DP105
DP105
The Greatest - Everyday!
The Greatest - Everyday! 		DP158
DP158 		Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors
Pokémon: DP
Sinnoh League Victors 		We Will Carry On!
We Will Carry On! 		DP158
DP158

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!
Pocket Monsters
Best Wishes! 		Best Wishes!
Best Wishes! 		BW001
BW001 		Pokémon: Black & White
Pokémon:
Black & White 		Black and White
Black and White 		BW001
BW001
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2
Pocket Monsters
Best Wishes! Season 2 		Be an Arrow!
Be an Arrow! 		BW085
BW085 		Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies
Pokémon: BW
Rival Destinies 		Rival Destinies
Rival Destinies 		BW049
BW049
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!
Season 2: Episode N 		Be an Arrow! 2013
Be an Arrow! 2013 		BW109
BW109 		Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova
Pokémon: BW
Adventures in Unova 		It's Always You and Me
It's Always You and Me 		BW098
BW098
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!
Season 2: Decolora Adventure 		Summerly Slope
Summerly Slope 		BW123
BW123 		Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond
Pokémon: BW
Adventures in Unova and Beyond 		BW123
BW123

Pokémon the Series: XY

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters XY
Pocket Monsters
XY 		V (Volt)
V (Volt) 		BW001
XY001 		Pokémon the Series: XY
Pokémon the Series:
XY 		Pokémon Theme (Version XY)
Pokémon Theme (Version XY) 		BW001
XY001
Mega V (Mega Volt)
Mega V (Mega Volt) 		XY029
XY029
Mad-Paced Getter
Mad-Paced Getter 		XY055
XY055 		Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest
Pokémon the Series:
XY Kalos Quest 		Be a Hero
Be a Hero 		XY050
XY050
Pocket Monsters XY&Z
Pocket Monsters
XY&Z 		XY&Z
XY&Z 		XY094
XY094 		Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Pokémon the Series:
XYZ 		Stand Tall
Stand Tall 		XY094
XY094

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon
Pocket Monsters
Sun & Moon 		Alola!!
Alola!! 		SM001
SM001 		Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Pokémon the Series:
Sun & Moon 		Under The Alolan Sun
Under The Alolan Sun 		SM001
SM001
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
-20th Anniversary- 		SM030
SM030 		Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures
Pokémon the Series:
Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures 		Under The Alolan Moon
Under The Alolan Moon 		SM044
SM044
Future Connection
Future Connection 		SM061
SM061
Your Adventure
Your Adventure 		SM091
SM091 		Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends
Pokémon the Series:
Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends 		The Challenge of Life
The Challenge of Life 		SM093
SM093

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
Pocket Monsters
Pocket Monsters (2019) 		One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
(feat. After the Rain) 		JN001
JN001 		Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Pokémon Journeys:
The Series 		The Journey Starts Today
The Journey Starts Today 		JN001
JN001
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
(feat. Nishikawa-kun and Kirishō) 		JN032
JN032
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
(feat. Karaage Sisters) 		JN050
JN050 		Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series
Pokémon Master Journeys:
The Series 		Journey to Your Heart
Journey to Your Heart 		JN049
JN049
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
(feat. Ash & Goh) 		JN100
JN100 		Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys:
The Series 		With You
With You 		JN091
JN091
Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
Pocket Monsters:
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master 		Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends-
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
-with my friends- 		JN137
JN137

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.

Side stories

Japanese name Japanese run English name English run
Pocket Monsters Side Stories
Pocket Monsters
Side Stories 		December 3, 2002 — September 28, 2004 Pokémon Chronicles
Pokémon Chronicles 		June 3, 2006 — September 30, 2006

Pikachu shorts

A scene from the first Pikachu short, PK01
Main article: 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.

Pichu Bros shorts

The Pichu Brothers, who originally appeared in the Pikachu short Pikachu & Pichu, have some of their own shorts:

Code Screenshot English title Japanese title US broadcast Japan broadcast Time between
* Trouble in Big Town 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 2122 days
* Pichu Bros. in Party Panic 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 136 days
This is not a season.

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

Feature Japanese debut English debut
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures 		April 23, 2015 - May 28, 2015 December 11, 2015

One-off shorts

Code Screenshot English title Japanese title US broadcast Japan broadcast Time between
* The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin 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 880 days
* Yadoking's Day No English title ヤドキングのいちにち
Yadoking's Day 		Unaired January 1, 2000 9117 days
since Japanese airing
* Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening 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 184 days
* Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain 鉱国のプリンセス ディアンシー
Diancie, Princess of the Ore Country 		November 6, 2014 July 17, 2014 112 days
* Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon おでまし小魔神フーパ
The Minidjinni of the Word "Appear!": Hoopa 		December 3, 2015 June 19, 2015 167 days
This is not a season.

Movies

Main article: Pokémon movie

Since 1998 in Japan, and since 1999 in the US, a Pokémon movie has been released annually, most often focusing on a Legendary or Mythical Pokémon. These films are almost always a large success in Japan, and remain at least somewhat successful in the United States and other countries, having been aired on television as a special since the ninth movie, with the first five movies receiving wide releases and later films occasionally receiving limited releases.

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 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.

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Poster Title Release date
Mewtwo Strikes Back ミュウツーの逆襲
Mewtwo's Counterattack 		July 18, 1998
Mewtwo Strikes Back November 12, 1999
The Power of One 幻のポケモン　ルギア爆誕
Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth 		July 17, 1999
The Power of One July 21, 2000

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Poster Title Release date
Spell of the Unown 結晶塔の帝王爆誕
Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei 		July 8, 2000
Spell of the Unown: Entei April 6, 2001
Celebi: The Voice of the Forest セレビィ時を超えた遭遇
Celebi: An Encounter Through Time 		July 7, 2001
Celebi: The Voice of the Forest October 11, 2002
Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias 水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス
Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios 		July 13, 2002
Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias May 16, 2003

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Poster Title Release date
Jirachi: Wish Maker 七夜の願い星 ジラーチ
Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi 		July 19, 2003
Jirachi: Wish Maker June 1, 2004
Destiny Deoxys 裂空の訪問者 デオキシス
Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys 		July 17, 2004
Destiny Deoxys January 22, 2005
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ
Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario 		July 16, 2005
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew September 19, 2006
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
Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy 		July 15, 2006
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea March 23, 2007

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Poster Title Release date
The Rise of Darkrai ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ
Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai 		July 14, 2007
The Rise of Darkrai February 24, 2008
Giratina and the Sky Warrior ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ
Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin 		July 19, 2008
Giratina and the Sky Warrior March 31, 2009
Arceus and the Jewel of Life アルセウス 超克の時空へ
Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime 		July 18, 2009
Arceus and the Jewel of Life November 20, 2009
Zoroark: Master of Illusions 幻影の覇者ゾロアーク
Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark 		July 10, 2010
Zoroark: Master of Illusions February 5, 2011

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Poster Title Release date
White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム
Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom 		ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム
Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram 		July 16, 2011
White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram December 3, 2011 December 10, 2011
Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ
Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo 		July 14, 2012
Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice December 8, 2012
Genesect and the Legend Awakened 神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒
Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens 		July 13, 2013
Genesect and the Legend Awakened October 19, 2013

Pokémon the Series: XY

Poster Title Release date
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction 破壊の繭とディアンシー
The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie 		July 19, 2014
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction November 8, 2014
Hoopa and the Clash of Ages 光輪の超魔神 フーパ
The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa 		July 18, 2015
Hoopa and the Clash of Ages December 19, 2015
Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ
Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna 		July 16, 2016
Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel December 5, 2016

Remakes

Poster Title Release date
Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION
Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution 		July 12, 2019
Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution February 27, 2020

Feature-length specials

While not officially considered movies, certain anime specials have comparable length to movies.

Code Screenshot English title Japanese title US broadcast Japan broadcast Time between
* Mewtwo Returns Mewtwo Returns ミュウツー！我ハココニ在リ
Mewtwo! I Am Here 		December 5, 2001 December 30, 2000 340 days
* The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon 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 167 days
This is not a season.

Misc specials

Short series

Feature Japanese debut English debut
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special)
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special) 		February 8, 2010 (part 1)
March 7, 2010 (part 2) 		November 10, 2010 (combined version)

One-off shorts

Code Screenshot English title Japanese title US broadcast Japan broadcast Time between
* A Ripple in Time A Ripple in Time 時の波紋
A Ripple in Time 		Unaired February 12, 2022 1039 days
since Japanese airing
This is not a season.

Planetarium specials

Poster for the planetarium special Get Together! Pokémon Star Festival.
Main article: 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

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 article: 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 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 Butterfree, Charizard, and Primeape. Ash also eventually receives a hat identical to the one he wears in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.

Movies

Poster Title Release date
I Choose You! キミにきめた！
I Choose You! 		July 15, 2017
I Choose You! November 5, 2017
The Power of Us みんなの物語
Everyone's Story 		July 13, 2018
The Power of Us November 24, 2018
Secrets of the Jungle ココ
Koko 		December 25, 2020
(Originally July 10, 2020)
Secrets of the Jungle October 8, 2021

Specials

Code Screenshot English title Japanese title US broadcast Japan broadcast Time between
JNS05 Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky No English title ポケットモンスター 遥かなる青い空
Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky 		No airdate
has been announced 		December 23, 2022 725 days
since Japanese airing
 

Trivia

Serena drawn with fingernails
  • Animator Masāki Iwane 岩根正明 once stated that the anime was originally slated for a 1½-year run, which corresponds approximately to the length of the Kanto region saga (had it not been delayed due to 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 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 Wobbuffet in a magazine seen in BW001.
      • This writing system would start being used occasionally in the 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.

References

  1. ↑ Celebrate the Best of Pokémon the Series on Pokémon TV | Pokemon.com
  2. ↑ Ash Ketchum’s 10 Most Iconic Traveling Companions | Pokemon.com
  3. ↑ Pokémon in Figures - The Pokémon Company (retrieved May 26, 2023)
  4. ↑ Pokémon Brand Sheet (August 2023)
  5. ↑ Pokémon the Series - Unofficial Netflix Online Global Search (retrieved June 2, 2020)
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