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[[File:Early anime film frame.png|thumb|230px|Cel from [[EP093]]]]
[[File:Early anime film frame.png|thumb|300px|A {{wp|Cel animation|cel}} from the [[EP093|93rd episode]] of the [[original 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.
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.


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]].
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]].


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>
As of the end of March 31, 2024, 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]] 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.
[[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.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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 [[starter 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.
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.


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.
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.


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}} travelrd 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 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}}.


''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'' does not feature Ash as the protagonist, unlike the previous series, instead focusing on new protagonists named [[Liko]] and [[Roy]].
''[[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.
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''.
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 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.
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]]===
===[[Original series]]===
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| rowspan="3" style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:Original series GS logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver]]<br />[[Original series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Episode Gold & Silver]]
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| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ03.png|150px|OK!]]<br />[[OK!]]
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| 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]]
| rowspan="5" style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[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]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Battle Frontier logo.png|150px|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]<br />[[S09|Pokémon:<br />Battle Frontier]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE09.png|150px|Battle Frontier]]<br />{{OBP|Battle Frontier|dub}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:OPE09.png|150px|Battle Frontier]]<br />{{OBP|Battle Frontier|dub}}
| rowspan="2" style="{{roundybr|5px}} | [[File:AG146.png|150px|AG146]]<br />[[AG146]]
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| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ10.png|150px|Spurt!]]<br />[[Spurt!]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ10.png|150px|Spurt!]]<br />[[Spurt!]]
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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="4" style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[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]]
| 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="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="{{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" | [[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="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br />[[BW123]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:BW123.png|166px|BW123]]<br />[[BW123]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{x color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{x color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{kalos color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! rowspan="6" style="background:#{{kalos color}}" |  
! 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="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="{{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" | [[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="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br />[[XY094]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:XY094.png|166px|XY094]]<br />[[XY094]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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
! style="background:#{{alola color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! rowspan="6" style="background:#{{alola color}}" |  
! 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
|-
|-
| 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]]
| 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" | [[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]]
| 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: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:OPE21.png|166px|Under The Alolan Moon]]<br />[[Under The Alolan Moon]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE21.png|166px|Under The Alolan Moon]]<br />[[Under The Alolan Moon]]
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:SM044.png|166px|SM044]]<br />[[SM044]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#FFF" | [[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="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:SM093.png|166px|SM093]]<br />[[SM093]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:SM093.png|166px|SM093]]<br />[[SM093]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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
! style="background:#{{galar color}}" rowspan="7" |  
! rowspan="7" style="background:#{{galar color}}" |  
! 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:#FFF" | [[File:JN091.png|166px|JN091]]<br />[[JN091]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:JN091.png|166px|JN091]]<br />[[JN091]]
|-
|-
| 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="{{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" | [[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: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="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPE26.png|166px|Gotta Catch Em All]]<br />[[Gotta Catch Em All (song)|Gotta Catch Em All]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br />[[JN137]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:JN137.png|166px|JN137]]<br />[[JN137]]
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''===
===''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{paldea color}}; background:#{{paldea color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{paldea color}}; background:#{{paldea color}}; width:100%"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{scarlet color light}}"; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{scarlet color light}}"; width:50%" colspan="3" | Japan
! style="background:#{{paldea color}}" rowspan="6" |  
! rowspan="6" style="background:#{{paldea color}}" |  
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{violet color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{violet color light}}; width:50%" colspan="3" | United States
|-
|-
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! style="background:#{{violet color light}}" | First episode
! style="background:#{{violet color light}}" | First episode
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pocket Monsters 2023 logo 2.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Liko and Roy's Departure]]
| 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:OPJ29.png|166px|Heart-Pounding Diary]]<br />[[Heart-Pounding Diary]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:HZ001.png|166px|HZ001]]<br />[[HZ001]]
| 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|Pokémon Horizons:<br />The Series]]
| rowspan=3 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" |<em>{{tt|TBA|To be announced}}</em>
| rowspan=3 style="background:#FFF" | [[File:HZ OPE01.png|166px|Becoming Me]]<br />[[Becoming Me]]
| rowspan=2 style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" |<em>{{tt|TBA|To be announced}}</em>
| rowspan=3 style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:HZ001.png|166px|HZ001]]<br />[[HZ001]]
|-
| style="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]]
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background:#FFF;" | [[File:Pocket Monsters Terastal Debut logo.png|150px|Pocket Monsters]]<br />[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Pocket Monsters:<br />Terastal Debut]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:OPJ31.png|166px|Will]]<br />[[Will (song)|Will]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:HZ046.png|166px|HZ046]]<br />[[HZ046]]
|}
|}


===Side stories===
===Side stories===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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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===[[Original series]]===
===[[Original series]]===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{yellow color}}; background:#{{yellow color}}; width:100%"
{| 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
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{red color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{emerald color}}; background:#{{emerald color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{emerald color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{platinum color}}; background:#{{platinum color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{platinum color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
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| [[File:Arceus and the Jewel of Life.png|150px|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]
| [[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"
| [[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>
| July 10, 2010
| [[M13|Pikachu Project 2010]]
| Unannounced
| Unannounced-->
|-
|-
| 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}}; 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>
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===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{black 2 color}}; background:#{{black 2 color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{white 2 color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
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| style="background:#FFF" | December 8, 2012
| style="background:#FFF" | December 8, 2012
|-
|-
| style="{{roundybl|10px}} 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>
| 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>
| style="background:#FFF" | July 13, 2013
| style="background:#FFF" | July 13, 2013
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Pikachu the Movie 16 poster.png|150px|Pikachu the Movie]]<br />[[M16|Pikachu Project 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]]  
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M16 English poster alternate.png|150px|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]  
''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}} background:#FFF" | October 19, 2013
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | October 19, 2013
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{kalos color}}; background:#{{kalos color}}; width:100%"
{| class="roundtable" 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}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; width:20%" rowspan="2" | Pikachu Project
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| December 19, 2015
| December 19, 2015
|-
|-
| style="{{roundybl|10px}} 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="{{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" | 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 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="background:#FFF" | [[File:M19 English poster.png|150px|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]<br />''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}} background:#FFF" | December 5, 2016
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | December 5, 2016
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{alola color}}; background:#{{alola color}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sun color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{moon color light}}" colspan="2" | US
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| style="background:#FFF" | November 24, 2018
| style="background:#FFF" | November 24, 2018
|-
|-
| style="{{roundybl|10px}} 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="{{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" | July 12, 2019
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M22 English poster.png|150px|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]<br />''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:M22 English poster.png|150px|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]<br />''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}} background:#FFF" | February 27, 2020
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | February 27, 2020
|}
|}


===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border:1px solid #{{galar color}}; background:#{{galar color}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{sword color light}}" colspan="2" | Japan
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}" colspan="2" | US
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{shield color light}}" colspan="2" | US
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! style="background:#{{shield color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
! style="background:#{{shield color light}}; width:20%" | Release date
|-
|-
| style="{{roundybl|10px}} background:#FFF" | [[File:M23 poster.png|150px|Koko]]<br />ココ<br /><small>''Koko''</small>
| 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" | 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="background:#FFF" | [[File:M23 English poster.png|150px|Secrets of the Jungle]]<br />''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''
| style="{{roundybr|10px}} background:#FFF" | October 8, 2021
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; background:#FFF" | October 8, 2021
|}
|}


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====Core series tie-ins====
====Core series tie-ins====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
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| [[File:Pokémon Origins logo.png|250px|Pokémon Origins]]<br />[[Pokémon Origins]]
| [[File:Pokémon Origins logo.png|250px|Pokémon Origins]]<br />[[Pokémon Origins]]
| October 2, 2013
| October 2, 2013
| November 15 - 22, 2013
| November 15–22, 2013
|- style="background:#FFF"
|-  
| [[File:Pokémon Generations logo.png|250px|Pokémon Generations]]<br />[[Pokémon Generations]]
| [[File:Pokémon Generations logo.png|250px|Pokémon Generations]]<br />[[Pokémon Generations]]
| December 9, 2016 - February 2, 2017
| December 9, 2016 - February 2, 2017
| September 16 - December 23, 2016
| September 16 - December 23, 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
|-  
| [[File:Twilight Wings logo.png|250px|Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]<br />[[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]
| [[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 5, 2020 <small>([[TW08]])</small>
| January 15 - August 6, 2020 <small>([[TW01]] - [[TW07]])</small><br />November 17, 2020 <small>([[TW08]])</small>
| January 15 - August 6, 2020 <small>([[TW01]] - [[TW07]])</small><br />November 17, 2020 <small>([[TW08]])</small>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|-
| [[File:Pokémon Evolutions logo.png|250px|Pokémon Evolutions]]<br />[[Pokémon Evolutions]]
| [[File:Pokémon Evolutions logo.png|250px|Pokémon Evolutions]]<br />[[Pokémon Evolutions]]
| September 9 - December 23, 2021
| September 9 - December 23, 2021
| September 9 - December 23, 2021
| September 9 - December 23, 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|-  
| [[File:Pokémon Hisuian Snow logo.png|250px|Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]<br />[[Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]
| [[File:Pokémon Hisuian Snow logo.png|250px|Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]<br />[[Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]
| May 18 - June 22, 2022
| May 18 - June 22, 2022
| May 18 - June 22, 2022
| May 18 - June 22, 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|-
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:Paldean Winds Key Art.jpg|250px|Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]<br />[[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; background-color:darkgray" | [[File:Pokémon Paldean Winds Logo EN.png|250px|Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]<br />[[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]
| September 6, 2023 -
| September 6, 2023 - December 13, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | September 6, 2023 -
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | September 6, 2023 - December 13, 2023
|}
|}


====Spin-off series tie-ins====
====Spin-off series tie-ins====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
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| September 5, 2018 - October 24, 2018
| September 5, 2018 - October 24, 2018
|- 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?!]]
| 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?!]]
| April 8 - June 18, 2023
| April 8 - June 18, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; | April 8 - June 18, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | April 8 - June 18, 2023
|}
|}


====TCG tie-ins====
====TCG tie-ins====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English run
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | English run
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- 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]]
! 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
| August 14, 2023 - September 1, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; | August 11, 2023 - August 30, 2023
! style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | August 11, 2023 - August 30, 2023
|}
|}


====Misc====
====Misc====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese run
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| June 17, 2022 - August 5, 2022
| June 17, 2022 - August 5, 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}; | [[File:Pokémon Concierge logo.png|200px|Pokémon Concierge]]<br />[[Pokémon Concierge]]
| [[File:Project Snorlax The Adventures of Snorlax and Cubone.png|250px|The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone]]<br />[[The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone]]
| December 2023 -
| December 8–29, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}; | December 2023 -
| December 8–29, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon Concierge logo.png|200px|Pokémon Concierge]]<br />[[Pokémon Concierge]]
| December 28, 2023
| December 28, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokémon Animated Encyclopedia logo.png|250px|Pokémon Animated Encyclopedia]]<br />[[Pokémon Animated Encyclopedia]]
| N/A
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | N/A
|}
|}


===Standalone specials===
===Standalone specials===
====Mystery Dungeon====
====Mystery Dungeon====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
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| September 1, 2008
| September 1, 2008
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- 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]]
| 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
| April 12, 2009
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | October 9, 2009
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | October 9, 2009
|}
|}


====Ranger====
====Other spin-offs====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{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"
| 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)]]
| [[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>
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | November 10, 2010 <small>(combined version)</small>
| 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====
====Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{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"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:Hoopa Surprise Ring Adventures.png|250px]]
| 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
| April 23, 2015 - May 28, 2015
| December 11, 2015
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | December 11, 2015
|}
|}


====Misc====
====Misc====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
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| [[File:The Legend of Thunder.png|250px|The Legend of Thunder!]]<br />[[The Legend of Thunder!]]
| [[File:The Legend of Thunder.png|250px|The Legend of Thunder!]]<br />[[The Legend of Thunder!]]
| December 30, 2001 <small>(combined version)</small>
| December 30, 2001 <small>(combined version)</small>
| June 3 - 10, 2006
| June 3–10, 2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Bidoof Big Stand poster.png|250px|Bidoof's Big Stand]]<br />[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]
| [[File:Bidoof Big Stand poster.png|250px|Bidoof's Big Stand]]<br />[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]
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| January 11, 2022
| January 11, 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:Journey of Shared Dreams.png|250px|Journey of Shared Dreams]]<br />[[Journey of Shared Dreams]]
| [[File:The Journey of One Dream.png|250px|The Journey of One Dream]]<br />[[The Journey of One Dream]]
| N/A
| N/A
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | 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===
===Animated trailers===
====Core series tie-ins====
====Core series tie-ins====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
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| August 8, 2012
| August 8, 2012
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- 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]]
| 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
| November 16, 2014
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | November 20, 2014
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | November 20, 2014
|}
|}


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


====Misc====
====Misc====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{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"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:PokémonWCS2023.png|250px|Challenge the World!]]<br />[[Challenge the World!]]
| [[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
| July 22, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | July 23, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | July 23, 2023
|}
|}


===Animated music videos===
===Animated music videos===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoso}}; width:100%"
{| 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="{{roundytl|5px}}; background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:34%" | Feature
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
! style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; width:33%" | Japanese debut
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| September 29, 2020
| September 29, 2020
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:P25 Virtual Concert.jpg|250px|P25 Virtual Concert]]<br />[[P25_Music#P25_Music_Virtual_Concert|Pokémon 25 Virtual Concert]]
| [[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
| February 27, 2021
| February 27, 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Piplup Step Animated.jpg|250px|Piplup Step]]<br />[[Piplup Step]]
| November 3, 2021
| N/A
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Itll be fine.png|250px|It'll be fine!]]<br />[[It'll be fine!]]
| January 14, 2022
| N/A
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Ed Sheeran Celestial.png|250px|Celestial]]<br />[[Celestial]]
| [[File:Ed Sheeran Celestial.png|250px|Celestial]]<br />[[Celestial]]
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| July 12, 2023
| July 12, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}};" | [[File:Pokemon Party.jpg|250px|Pokémon Party]]<br />[[Pokémon Party]]
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Pokemon Party.jpg|250px|Pokémon Party]]<br />[[Pokémon Party]]
| August 4, 2023
| August 4, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}};" | August 4, 2023
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | August 4, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Ghost Dive cover.jpg|250px|Ghost Dive (song)]]<br /> [[Ghost Dive (song)|Ghost Dive]]
| September 20, 2023
| N/A
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:The Pokémon Inside My Heart Hatsune Miku.png|250px|The Pokémon Inside My Heart]]<br /> [[The Pokémon Inside My Heart]]
| October 20, 2023
| N/A
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Biri Biri cover.jpg|250px|Biri-Biri]]<br /> [[Biri-Biri]]
| November 18, 2023
| December 4, 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Youre sleeping soundly Snorlax.png|250px|You're sleeping soundly, Snorlax!]]<br />[[You're sleeping soundly, Snorlax!]]
| February 16, 2024
| N/A
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:POKÉDANCE.jpg|250px|POKÉDANCE]]<br />[[POKÉDANCE]]
| February 27, 2024
| February 27, 2024
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Glorious Day Hatsune Miku.png|250px|Glorious Day]]<br />[[Glorious Day]]
| March 9, 2024
| N/A
|}
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==Variety shows==
==Variety shows==
These are Pokémon variety shows that air on Japanese television.
These are Pokémon variety shows that air on Japanese television.
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==Related articles==
==See also==
* [[Staff of the Pokémon anime]]
* [[Staff of the Pokémon anime]]
* [[History of the Pokémon world (anime)]]
* [[History of the Pokémon world (anime)]]
* [[Differences between the games and anime]]
* [[Differences between the Pokémon games and anime]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:26, 1 June 2024

292Shedinja.png The contents of this article have been suggested to be split into Pokémon the Series and Pokémon Horizons.
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The Pokémon anime, often referred to as just "the anime" by many Pokémon fans, is a collective term referring to currently 1,232 main series episodes, 23 movies, and a number of side stories, all focusing on Pokémon. The anime debuted on April 1, 1997 in Japan; the English dub debuted on September 7, 1998 in North America.

A cel from the 93rd episode of the original 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, his many friends, and most especially his Pokémon, whom he considers his partners and friends. Though the anime is ultimately based upon the 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.

As of the end of March 31, 2024, the anime has aired in 192[1] different countries and regions in over 30 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.[2]

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.

Overview

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 journey showed him what being a Pokémon Master really is. Unlike most Trainers from Pallet, and indeed, 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 keeping him safe from a flock of 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 Pokémon Gold and Silver. In the regions outside of Galar, he battled against the local Gym Leaders for their Badges, just like the players of the core series games, to compete in the regional Pokémon League, a championship tournament, rather than five battles straight 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, 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 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.

Over the course of his run as the protagonist of the series, Ash had several friends who traveled with him, typically across one region, and assisted him in his journey as much as he assisted in theirs. Misty, the Gym Leader from Cerulean City in the games, joined him in the original series, as did 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. May and Dawn, rookie Coordinators, 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. Iris and Cilan traveled with Ash in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Inventor Clemont, his sister Bonnie, and Ash's childhood friend Serena traveled with Ash in Pokémon the Series: XY. Like Max, Bonnie is too young to own Pokémon, but cared for her brother's Dedenne. In Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Ash attended the Pokémon School instead of traveling around the Alola region. As such, his new friends—Lillie, Mallow, Kiawe, Lana, and 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 world, with his ultimate goal being to catch the Mythical Pokémon 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 in association with ShoPro and JR Kikaku and airs on TV Tokyo nearly every week, with the exception of a four-month hiatus after the 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: Pocket Monsters, Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation, Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl, Pocket Monsters Best Wishes, Pocket Monsters XY, Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon, Pocket Monsters, and Pocket Monsters. Outside of it, it has been divided into nine series: Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, 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 and Moon, Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and Pokémon Horizons: The Series. The episodes are also further divided into seasons spanning roughly 52 episodes, and currently numbering 26. 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 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

Original series

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
 
Pocket Monsters 		 
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master 		 
EP001 		 
Pokémon:
Indigo League 		 
Pokémon Theme 		 
EP001
 
Pocket Monsters:
Episode Orange Archipelago 		 
The Rivals 		 
EP081 		 
Pokémon:
Adventures in the Orange Islands 		 
Pokémon World 		 
EP081
 
Pocket Monsters:
Episode Gold & Silver 		 
OK! 		 
EP117 		 
Pokémon:
The Johto Journeys 		 
Pokémon Johto 		 
EP117
 
Aim to Be a Pokémon Master 		 
EP192 		 
Pokémon:
Johto League Champions 		 
Born to Be a Winner 		 
EP158
 
Ready Go! 		 
EP239 		 
Pokémon:
Master Quest 		 
Believe in Me 		 
EP210

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

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

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

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

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

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

Pokémon the Series: XY

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

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

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

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

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

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Japan United States
Season Theme song First episode Season Theme song First episode
 
Pocket Monsters:
Liko and Roy's Departure 		 
Heart-Pounding Diary 		 
HZ001 		 
Pokémon Horizons:
The Series 		 
Becoming Me 		 
HZ001
 
Pocket Monsters:
The Sparkling of Terapagos 		 
Halo 		 
HZ026
 
Pocket Monsters:
Terastal Debut 		 
Will 		 
HZ046

Side stories

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

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.

Original series

Japan Pikachu Project US
Japanese title Release date English title Release date
 
ミュウツーの逆襲
Mewtwo's Counterattack 		July 18, 1998  
Pikachu Project 1998 		 
Mewtwo Strikes Back 		November 12, 1999
 
幻のポケモン　ルギア爆誕
Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth 		July 17, 1999  
Pikachu Project 1999 		 
The Power of One 		July 21, 2000
 
結晶塔の帝王爆誕
Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei 		July 8, 2000  
Pikachu Project 2000 		 
Spell of the Unown: Entei 		April 6, 2001
 
セレビィ時を超えた遭遇
Celebi: An Encounter Through Time 		July 7, 2001  
Pikachu Project 2001 		 
Celebi: The Voice of the Forest 		October 11, 2002
 
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  
Pikachu Project 2002 		 
Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias 		May 16, 2003

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

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

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Japan Pikachu Project US
Japanese title Release date English title Release date
 
ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ
Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai 		July 14, 2007  
Pikachu Project 2007 		 
The Rise of Darkrai 		February 24, 2008
 
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  
Pikachu Project 2008 		 
Giratina and the Sky Warrior 		March 31, 2009
 
アルセウス 超克の時空へ
Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime 		July 18, 2009  
Pikachu Project 2009 		 

Arceus and the Jewel of Life

November 20, 2009
 
幻影の覇者ゾロアーク
Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark 		July 10, 2010  
Pikachu Project 2010 		 
Zoroark: Master of Illusions 		February 5, 2011

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Japan Pikachu Project US
Japanese title Release date English title Release date
 
ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム
Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom 		July 16, 2011  
Pikachu Project 2011 		 

White—Victini and Zekrom

December 3, 2011
 
ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム
Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram 		 

Black—Victini and Reshiram

December 10, 2011
 
キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ
Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo 		July 14, 2012  
Pikachu Project 2012 		 

Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice

December 8, 2012
 
神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒
Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens 		July 13, 2013  
Pikachu Project 2013 		 

Genesect and the Legend Awakened

October 19, 2013

Pokémon the Series: XY

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

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Japan US
Japanese title Release date English title Release date
 
キミにきめた！
I Choose You! 		July 15, 2017  
I Choose You! 		November 5, 2017
 
みんなの物語
Everyone's Story 		July 13, 2018  
The Power of Us 		November 24, 2018
 
ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION
Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution 		July 12, 2019  
Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution 		February 27, 2020

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Japan US
Japanese title Release date English title Release date
 
ココ
Koko 		December 25, 2020
(Originally July 10, 2020) 		 
Secrets of the Jungle 		October 8, 2021

Other anime series

  The contents of this article have been suggested to be split into Pokémon animation.
Please discuss it on the talk page for this article.

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 game.

Miniseries

Core series tie-ins

Feature Japanese run English run
 
Pokémon Origins 		October 2, 2013 November 15–22, 2013
 
Pokémon Generations 		December 9, 2016 - February 2, 2017 September 16 - December 23, 2016
 
Pokémon: Twilight Wings 		January 15 - August 6, 2020 (TW01 - TW07)
November 5, 2020 (TW08) 		January 15 - August 6, 2020 (TW01 - TW07)
November 17, 2020 (TW08)
 
Pokémon Evolutions 		September 9 - December 23, 2021 September 9 - December 23, 2021
 
Pokémon: Hisuian Snow 		May 18 - June 22, 2022 May 18 - June 22, 2022
 
Pokémon: Paldean Winds 		September 6, 2023 - December 13, 2023 September 6, 2023 - December 13, 2023

Spin-off series tie-ins

Feature Japanese run English run
 
The Two Professors 		September 5, 2018 - October 24, 2018 September 5, 2018 - October 24, 2018
 
Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island?! 		April 8 - June 18, 2023 April 8 - June 18, 2023

TCG tie-ins

Feature Japanese run English run
 
Pokémon: Path to the Peak 		August 14, 2023 - September 1, 2023 August 11, 2023 - August 30, 2023

Misc

Feature Japanese run English run
Pokémon Shorts November 22, 2016 - June 16, 2021 November 22, 2016 - June 16, 2021
 
POKÉTOON 		June 4, 2020 (PT01)
May 5, 2021 - December 28, 2021 		June 17, 2022 - August 5, 2022
 
The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone 		December 8–29, 2023 December 8–29, 2023
 
Pokémon Concierge 		December 28, 2023 December 28, 2023
 
Pokémon Animated Encyclopedia 		N/A N/A

Standalone specials

Mystery Dungeon

Feature Japanese debut English debut
 
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! 		March 23, 2007 September 8, 2006
 
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness 		September 9, 2007 September 1, 2008
 
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness 		April 12, 2009 October 9, 2009

Other spin-offs

Feature Japanese debut English debut
 
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special) 		February 8, 2010 (part 1)
March 7, 2010 (part 2) 		November 10, 2010 (combined version)
 
Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan 		October 25, 2023 October 25, 2023

Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures

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

Misc

Feature Japanese debut English debut
 
The Legend of Thunder! 		December 30, 2001 (combined version) June 3–10, 2006
 
Bidoof's Big Stand 		February 9, 2022 January 11, 2022
 
The Journey of One Dream 		N/A N/A
 
Homecoming 		February 9, 2024 February 10, 2024

Animated trailers

Core series tie-ins

Feature Japanese debut English debut
 
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer 		May 17, 2012 August 8, 2012
 
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer 		November 16, 2014 November 20, 2014

Other spin-offs

Feature Japanese debut English debut
 
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts 		November 1, 2012 March 26, 2013
 
Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer 		June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019

Misc

Feature Japanese debut English debut
Discover Pokémon Together
Discover Pokémon Together 		March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023
 
Challenge the World! 		July 22, 2023 July 23, 2023

Animated music videos

Feature Japanese debut English debut
 
GOTCHA! 		September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020
 
Pokémon 25 Virtual Concert 		February 27, 2021 February 27, 2021
 
Piplup Step 		November 3, 2021 N/A
 
It'll be fine! 		January 14, 2022 N/A
 
Celestial 		September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022
 
One and Only 		July 12, 2023 July 12, 2023
 
Pokémon Party 		August 4, 2023 August 4, 2023
 
Ghost Dive 		September 20, 2023 N/A
 
The Pokémon Inside My Heart 		October 20, 2023 N/A
 
Biri-Biri 		November 18, 2023 December 4, 2023
 
You're sleeping soundly, Snorlax! 		February 16, 2024 N/A
 
POKÉDANCE 		February 27, 2024 February 27, 2024
 
Glorious Day 		March 9, 2024 N/A

Variety shows

These are Pokémon variety shows that air on Japanese television.

Japanese name Run
 
ポケットモンスター アンコール
Pocket Monsters Encore 		October 19, 1999 — September 17, 2002
 
週刊ポケモン放送局
Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station 		October 15, 2002 — September 28, 2004
 
ポケモン☆サンデー
Pokémon Sunday 		October 3, 2004 — September 26, 2010
 
ポケモンスマッシュ！
Pokémon Smash! 		October 3, 2010 — September 29, 2013
 
ポケモンゲット☆TV
Pokémon Get☆TV 		October 6, 2013 — September 27, 2015
 
ポケモンの家あつまる？
Meet Up at the Pokémon House? 		October 4, 2015 — March 27, 2022
 
ポケモンとどこいく！？
Where are We Going With Pokémon!? 		April 3, 2022 — present

Trivia

  • 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).[3] 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.

In other languages

Language Title
  Arabic بوكيمون
  French Pokémon, la série
  German Pokémon – Die TV-Serie
  Italian Serie animata Pokémon
  Spanish Serie de dibujos animados Pokémon

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pokémon in Figures - The Pokémon Company (retrieved February 19, 2021)
  2. ↑ Pokémon the Series - Unofficial Netflix Online Global Search (retrieved June 2, 2020)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070112132427/http://pokeani.com/news/2006_09/09-pokenews42.html

External links

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