S18
| Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest Season 18 | |
|---|---|
 Logo for the season | |
| Opening | Be a Hero |
| Episodes | 45 |
| Region | Kalos |
| Series | XY |
| Preceded by | Pokémon the Series: XY |
| Followed by | Pokémon the Series: XYZ |
|} Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest is the eighteenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the second season of Pokémon the Series: XY (which shares its name with its first season). It is preceded by Pokémon the Series: XY (which shares its name with the series), and is succeeded by Pokémon the Series: XYZ. The season follows Ash as he continues his journey, venturing in the Kalos region with his friends—Serena, Bonnie and Clemont. The subtitle "Kalos Quest" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the iTunes release to distinguish it from the previous season.
It premiered on Cartoon Network on February 7, 2015 with the dub premiere of Pathways to Performance Partnering!, and concluded on December 19, 2015 with All Eyes on the Future!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2015 Cartoon Network Saturday morning line-up.
Blurb
Ash and Pikachu continue their epic journey in the next exciting season of Pokémon the Series: XY! While Ash continues his quest to win eight Gym badges so he can enter the Kalos League, he and his traveling companions will make new friends, forge new rivalries, and, of course, meet some brand-new Pokémon! Serena, with her partner Fennekin and new friend Pancham, will take on the Pokémon Showcase world; Clemont will continue to create inventions and hope some of them are a hit; and Bonnie, as ever, will try to find someone to take care of her big brother!
Important events
- Ash and his friends meet up with Sanpei again. (XY052)
- Ash's Frogadier learns Aerial Ace. (XY052)
- Ash, Clemont and Bonnie meet Serena's mother, Grace, for the first time in person. (XY053)
- Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket encounter the evil Malamar from before. (XY054)
- James attempts to release Inkay, but Inkay decides to stay with him. (XY054)
- Ash and his friends arrive in Coumarine City and meet Ramos, the Leader of the Coumarine Gym. (XY057)
- Serena and Jessie participate in their first Pokémon Showcase. (XY060)
- Serena cuts her hair short and starts wearing new clothes. (XY060)
- Ash and his friends head back to Lumiose City for Ash's Gym battle with Clemont. (XY060)
- Ash's Sliggoo learns Dragon Breath. (XY061)
- Clemont's Luxray learns Electric Terrain. (XY062)
- Clemont leaves the group and heads to Lumiose City with a Kalos Power Plant worker to train before his Gym battle with Ash. (XY062)
- Clemont begins his training to battle Ash, adding his Gym Pokémon back to his active party. (XY063)
- Clemont's Bunnelby learns a new move. (XY063)
- Jessie attempts to release Wobbuffet, but Wobbuffet decides to stay with her. (XY063)
- Clemont meets a Trainer named Sawyer. (XY064)
- Serena meets Aria in person. (XY064)
- Serena has a Double Battle against Aria, but the battle gets interrupted when Aria gets called. (XY064)
- Ash, Serena, and Bonnie meet up with Tierno again. (XY065)
- Ash's Goodra learns Dragon Pulse. (XY065)
- Ash has a Double Battle with Tierno and wins. (XY065)
- Ash and his friends arrive at Lumiose City. (XY065)
- Ash, Serena, and Bonnie reunite with Clemont. (XY066)
- Ash and his friends encounter Meyer and Alexa again. (XY066)
- Clemont's Bunnelby is revealed to have learned Wild Charge. (XY067)
- Clemont's Heliolisk is revealed to know Flash and Thunder Wave. (XY067)
- Ash's Goodra is revealed to have Hydration as its Ability. (XY067)
- Ash learns that the next Gym is located in Laverre City. (XY067)
- Clemont rejoins the group, and returns control of Lumiose Gym and his Gym Pokémon to the Clembot. (XY067)
- Ash and his friends meet up with Professor Sycamore again. (XY068)
- Professor Sycamore's Garchomp achieves Mega Evolution for the first time. (XY068)
- Ash and his friends head for Laverre City for Ash's next Gym battle. (XY068)
- Ash and his friends arrive at Goodra's homeland. (XY069)
- Ash and his friends learn the full story behind the invasion of Goodra's homeland. (XY069)
- Ash's Goodra learns Ice Beam. (XY069)
- Ash and his friends learn the truth to why Florges invaded Goodra's homeland. (XY070)
- Ash and his friends arrive in Laverre City and meet the Leader of the Laverre Gym, Valerie. (XY073)
- Clemont meets up with Sawyer again, while Ash, Serena and Bonnie meet him for the first time. (XY073)
- Ash and Sawyer have a Double Battle, but it gets interrupted. (XY073)
- Serena learns that a Pokémon Showcase will be held in Dendemille Town. (XY075)
- Ash learns that the next Gym is located in Anistar City. (XY075)
- Ash has a 3-on-3 battle against Sawyer and wins. (XY075)
- Sawyer leaves the group and heads to Coumarine City, to face the Coumarine City Gym Leader, Ramos. (XY075)
- Ash and his friends come across a Pokémon Egg, which hatches into a Noibat. (XY076)
- Ash's Fletchinder is revealed to have Flame Body as its Ability. (XY076)
- Ash competes in the Pokémon Sky Relay with his Flying-type Pokémon Fletchinder, Hawlucha, and Noibat, and places second. (XY077)
- Noibat learns how to fly. (XY077)
- Ash and his friends arrive in Dendemille Town. (XY080)
- Ash and co. meet up with Miette again. (XY080)
- Jessie's Gourgeist is revealed to have learned Seed Bomb. (XY083)
- Serena's Braixen learns Fire Blast. (XY085)
- Ash and co. meet up with Trevor again. (XY086)
- Ash's Talonflame learns Brave Bird. (XY086)
- Ash and co. meet Shauna and Tierno again and have a tag-battle. (XY090)
- Ash and co. learn more about Frogadier's past. (XY092)
- Professor Sycamore gives Ash and Serena new Pokédexes. (XY093)
- Ash learns that the final Gym is located in Snowbelle City. (XY093)
Party changes
Additions
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
- Ash's Froakie → Frogadier
- Ash's Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra
- Clemont's Luxio → Luxray
- Serena's Fennekin → Braixen
- Jessie's Pumpkaboo → Gourgeist
- Ash's Fletchinder → Talonflame
Releases
Other
The following Pokémon are left at Lumiose Gym:
Returns
The following Pokémon return to their Trainer:
Gym battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
Showcases
Serena wins Showcases in the following locations:
Home video releases
North American DVD releases
Australian DVD releases
- Main article: List of English language Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest home video releases (Region 4)
- Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest Collection 1 (XY050-XY051, XY024, XY052-XY070)
- Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest Collection 2 (XY071-XY077, XY079-XY089, XY078, XY090-XY093)
Trivia
- This is the only season whose subtitle is not used within the episodes themselves. This is not counting the first two seasons, which were referred to simply as "Pokémon" during their original airings.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
 Danish
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Pokémon Serien: XY Kalos-Udfordringen | |
 Dutch
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Pokémon De Serie: XY Ontdekkingsreis door Kalos | |
 European French
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Pokémon, la série XY: La Quête de Kalos | |
 German
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Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: XY – Erkundungen in Kalos | |
 Italian
|
Pokémon Serie XY: Esplorazioni a Kalos | |
 Polish
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Pokémon Seria XY: Przygody w Kalos | |
 European Portuguese
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Pokémon, A Série: XY - Desafio em Kalos | |
 Russian
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Покемон сериал XY: Приключения в Калосе | |
| Spanish |  Latin America
|
La Serie Pokémon XY: Busqueda en Kalos |
 Spain
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Pokémon Temporada XY: Expediciones en Kalos | |
External links
See also
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