S14

This article is about the fourteenth season of the anime. For the games, see Pokémon Black and White Versions. For other uses, see Black and White.

Pokémon: Black & White
Season 14

Pokémon: Black & White title card

Opening	Black and White

Episodes	48 (2 skipped) (BW001 - BW048)

Region	Unova

Series	Best Wishes series

Preceded by	Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors

Followed by	Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies

Pokémon: Black & White is the fourteenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows the conclusion of the Diamond & Pearl series of the Pokémon anime, and as such is the first dubbed season of the Best Wishes series. The season follows Ash as he continues his journey, venturing into the Unova region with new friends Iris and Cilan. It began airing on February 12, 2011 in the United States.

See the list of Pokémon: Black & White episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.

Black & White logo

Important events

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

Ash and Pikachu travel with Delia and Professor Oak to the Unova region where Professor Oak is attending a conference. (BW001)
Team Rocket also arrive in the Unova region, having been assigned there by Giovanni. (BW001)
Ash meets a photographer and beginning Trainer by the name of Trip. (BW001)
Trip obtains a Snivy from Professor Juniper then battles Ash's Pikachu and wins. (BW001)
Ash decides to remain in Unova and challenge its Pokémon League. (BW002)
Ash meets a mysterious girl named Iris and her Axew. (BW002)
Ash and Iris meet Cilan. (BW005)
Ash, Iris and Cilan agree to travel together through Unova. (BW006)
Iris is revealed to own an Excadrill. (BW009)
Jessie, James and Meowth meet Pierce, a Team Rocket agent sent to help them. (BW010)
Ash and Trip decide to have their second battle, with Trip defeating Ash. (BW010)
Ash receives a Pokémon Egg. (BW012)
Ash gets a new badge case from Bianca, given to her by Professor Juniper. (BW013)
Ash and friends meet Nacrene City Gym Leader Lenora. (BW014)
Ash's Pokémon Egg hatches into a Scraggy. (BW017)
Ash and friends meet Castelia City Gym Leader Burgh. (BW018)
Ash and Trip have their third battle, which ends up in a tie. (BW031)
Iris reveals she met Excadrill as a Drilbur when she was younger. (BW033)
Excadrill regains his confidence and loyalty to Iris. (BW033)
The Club Battle Tournament takes place. (BW039-BW042)
- The competition begins with 16 competitors. (BW039)
- Ash and Georgia both advance to the second round of the Club Battle Tournament after beating Burgundy and Sylvester respectively. (BW039)
- Iris, Cilan, Stephan, and Luke all advance to the second round of the Club Battle Tournament after beating Jimmy Ray, Trip, Bianca, and Scooter, respectively. (BW040)
- Ash, Iris, and Luke all advance to the semi-finals of the Club Battle Tournament after beating Georgia, Stephan, and Cilan, respectively. (BW041)
- Iris beats Luke in the semi-finals of the Club Battle Tournament and goes on to beat Ash in the finals, making Iris the winner of the Club Battle Tournament. (BW042)
Meowth gets fired from Team Rocket and joins Ash and friends. (BW043)
- It is revealed that Meowth was never fired from Team Rocket and that his joining the group was part of a plan. Meowth rejoins Jessie and James. (BW047)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Ash's Pidove → Tranquill
Ash's Sewaddle → Swadloon

A pre-release poster for the season, featuring Reshiram, Zekrom, Iris, her Axew, and Cilan

Other

Iris's Axew (obtained prior to BW001)
Ash's Staraptor (left at Professor Oak's Laboratory, prior to BW001)
Ash's Torterra (left at Professor Oak's Laboratory, prior to BW001)
Ash's Infernape (left at Professor Oak's Laboratory, prior to BW001)
Ash's Buizel (left at Professor Oak's Laboratory, prior to BW001)
Ash's Gible (left at Professor Oak's Laboratory, prior to BW001)
Jessie's Wobbuffet (left at Team Rocket headquarters, prior to BW002)
Jessie's Seviper (left at Team Rocket headquarters, prior to BW002)
Jessie's Yanmega (left at Team Rocket headquarters, prior to BW002)
James's Carnivine (left at Team Rocket headquarters, prior to BW002)
James's Mime Jr. (left at Team Rocket headquarters, prior to BW002)
Cilan's Pansage (obtained prior to BW005)
Iris's Excadrill (obtained prior to BW001)
Iris's Drilbur (caught in and evolves into Excadrill in a flashback in BW033)

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

Chili (BW005)
Cilan (BW006)
Lenora, after one failed attempt. (BW016)
Burgh (BW023)

Australian DVD Releases

Volume Releases

Pokémon Season 14: Black & White Collection 1 (BW001-BW024)
Pokémon Season 14: Black & White Collection 2 (BW025-BW048)

Trivia

Who's That Pokémon? returned at the beginning of the season, after an absence of 344 episodes.
Unlike previous seasons, this season has more episode titles based more on either the original Japanese titles or the concept of the episode as a whole rather than being puns. This may be an extension of the idea of the franchise returning to its roots, as many early original series episodes had their titles based on the original Japanese title.
In the Danish version, Mathias Klenske, the Danish voice of Ash, did some of the translation. This is according to the Credit Subtitles which are used at Disney XD.

In other languages

Language		Title
Finnish		Pokémon: Mustavalkoinen
European French		Pokémon: Noir & Blanc
German		Pokémon: Schwarz & Weiss
Italian		Pokémon: Nero & Bianco
Polish		Pokémon Czerń i Biel
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Branco e Preto
Portuguese	Portugal	Pokémon: Negro e Branco *
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Blanco y Negro
Spanish	Spain	Pokémon: Negro y Blanco