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{{samename|game mechanic in [[Generation V]]|Season (game mechanic)}} ''For the [[Pokémon GO]] mechanic, see [[Season (GO)]].''
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A '''season''' of the [[Pokémon anime]] is a collection of [[dub]]bed episodes that air for the first time between September and June (Seasons 1-9), or between April or May through the following spring (Seasons 10-present). They usually share an [[List of English opening themes|opening]], and are often 52 or less episodes long. There is no distinction between these dubbed seasons in the original Japanese airings, except when the seasons' beginnings and endings coincide with those of a new [[series]] in Japan. Each season also has a {{pkmn|movie}} that corresponds to it, though the pairing of a movie with a specific anime season is merely due to the annual release they undergo in Japan.
A '''season''' is a type of ordered collection of [[dub]]bed episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] based on how the dub is aired. They usually share an [[List of English opening themes|opening]], and are often 52 or fewer episodes long. They do not necessarily align with any particular story arc.


It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. The Japanese release schedule was eventually adopted by Pokémon USA after 4Kids lost dubbing rights, likely due to the issues that resulted from the series's summer gaps, such as the {{series|Advanced Generation}} not beginning in earnest until more than half a year after {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|the games}} had been released.
In {{pmin|the United States}}, new seasons start to air between August and September ([[S01|Seasons 1]]-[[S09|9]]) or between January and June ([[S10|Seasons 10]]-present)<!--Is this still the case?-->, continuing to air regularly over the course of the following year. Previously, the English dub was aired on a schedule similar to most American shows, where each season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. The Japanese release schedule, with an episode airing nearly every week, was eventually adopted by Pokémon USA (now known as [[The Pokémon Company International]]) after [[4Kids Entertainment]] lost dubbing rights.
 
Seasons are used by all dubs based on the English dub. Seasons are also used in some capacity in Asia, although the exact definitions used by these dubs vary. In Japan, there is no concept of seasons of the Pokémon anime, where new episodes air nearly every week.
 
In contrast to seasons, [[series]] are multi-year runs of episodes with significant story, character, and even art style differences. Whereas dub seasons are mostly annual, series usually correspond to [[generation]]s of the [[Pokémon]] franchise. Unlike seasons, series exist in both the Japanese version and dubs.


==List of seasons==
==List of seasons==
==={{series|Original}}===
There are three distinct definitions of a season used in official media: the televised airings, home video releases, and digital releases. Since season 7, these definitions have coincided.
*[[Pokémon: Indigo League]] ([[EP001]] - [[EP081]])
* The television definition used by Region 4 home video releases and formerly on [[Pokémon TV]], [[Pokémon in the United States#Cartoon Network|Toonami Jetstream, and Cartoon Network Video]], corresponding to groups of episodes that aired regularly over the course of a year with a break taken in between.
*[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands]] ([[EP082]] - [[EP116]])
* The digital release definition is used by [[Pokémon in the United States#Disney XD|DisneyNOW]], [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon anime|digital home video releases]], and currently used by [[Pokémon TV]], matching the TV definition except between the second and third season and the fifth and sixth season, where it splits the seasons by series or arc.
*[[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]] ([[EP117]] - [[EP157]])
* The home video definition is used by most Region 1 home video releases, in particular those produced by [[VIZ Media]], corresponding to groups of episodes that share the same opening and are part of the same series or arc.
*[[Pokémon: Johto League Champions]] ([[EP158]] - [[EP209]])
*[[Pokémon: Master Quest]] ([[EP210]] - [[EP274]])


==={{series|Advanced Generation}}===
===Pokémon the Series===
*[[Pokémon: Advanced]] ([[AG001]] - [[AG040]])
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*[[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]] ([[AG041]] - [[AG092]])
|- style="color:#fff"
*[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]] ([[AG093]] - [[AG145]])
! style="background:#3467af; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Logo
*[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]] ([[AG146]] - [[AG192]])
! style="background:#3467af" | Season name
! style="background:#3467af" | Medium
! style="background:#3467af" | Debut episode
! style="background:#3467af" | Final episode
! style="background:#3467af; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Episodes
{{seasonlist|Season1 logo||S01|Pokémon:<br />Indigo League|EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!|EP057|The Breeding Center Secret|52|EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!|EP057|The Breeding Center Secret|52|EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!|EP080|Friends to the End|{{tt|79|With Holiday Hi-Jynx (prior to 2014)}}/{{tt|78|Without Holiday Hi-Jynx (since 2014)}}}}
{{seasonlist|Season2 logo||S02|Pokémon:<br />Adventures in the Orange Islands|EP052|Princess vs. Princess|EP105|Charizard Chills|{{tt|52|With Holiday Hi-Jynx, EP090, and EP099 (prior to 2014)}}/{{tt|49|Without Holiday Hi-Jynx, EP090, and EP099 (since 2014)}}|EP052|Princess vs. Princess|EP116|The Rivalry Revival|60|EP081|Pallet Party Panic|EP116|The Rivalry Revival|{{tt|36|With EP090 and EP099 (prior to 2014)}}/{{tt|34|Without EP090 and EP099 (since 2014)}}}}
{{seasonlist|Season3 logo||S03|Pokémon:<br />The Johto Journeys|EP106|The Pokémon Water War|EP157|The Fortune Hunters|52|EP117|Don't Touch That 'dile|EP157|The Fortune Hunters|41|EP117|Don't Touch That 'dile|EP157|The Fortune Hunters|41}}
{{seasonlist2|Season4 logo||S04|Pokémon:<br />Johto League Champions|EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity|EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!|52}}
{{seasonlist|Season5 logo||S05|Pokémon:<br />Master Quest|EP210|Around the Whirlpool|EP262|You're a Star, Larvitar!|52|EP210|Around the Whirlpool|EP274|Hoenn Alone!|64|EP210|Around the Whirlpool|EP274|Hoenn Alone!|64}}
{{seasonlist|Season6 logo||S06|Pokémon:<br />Advanced|EP263|Address Unown!|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?|52|AG001|Get the Show on the Road!|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?|40|AG001|Get the Show on the Road!|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?|40}}
{{seasonlist2|Season7 logo||S07|Pokémon:<br />Advanced Challenge|AG041|What You Seed is What You Get|AG092|Judgment Day!|52}}
{{seasonlist2|Season8 logo||S08|Pokémon:<br />Advanced Battle|AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom|AG145|Pasta La Vista!|52}}
{{seasonlist2|Battle Frontier logo||S09|Pokémon:<br />Battle Frontier|AG146|Fear Factor Phony|AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!|47}}
{{seasonlist2|Season10 logo||S10|Pokémon:<br />Diamond and Pearl|DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!|DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!|51}}
{{seasonlist2|Pokémon Battle Dimension logo||S11|Pokémon: DP<br />Battle Dimension|DP053|Tears For Fears!|DP104|Sleepless In Pre-Battle!|52}}
{{seasonlist2|Galactic Battles Logo||S12|Pokémon: DP<br />Galactic Battles|DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!|DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!|52}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 13 Logo||S13|Pokémon: DP<br />Sinnoh League Victors|DP158|Regaining the Home Advantage!|DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!|34}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 14 logo||S14|Pokémon:<br />Black & White|BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!|BW048|Battle for the Underground!|48}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 15 logo||S15|Pokémon: BW<br />Rival Destinies|BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!|BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!|49}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 16 logo 2||S16|Pokémon: BW<br />Adventures in Unova and Beyond|BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!|BW142|The Dream Continues!|45}}
{{seasonlist2|Pokémon the Series XY logo||S17|Pokémon the Series:<br />XY|XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!|XY049|Bonnie for the Defense!|48}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 18 logo||S18|Pokémon the Series:<br />XY Kalos Quest|XY050|Pathways to Performance Partnering!|XY093|All Eyes on the Future!|45}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 19 logo||S19|Pokémon the Series:<br />XYZ|XY094|From A to Z!|XYS05|The Legend of X, Y, and Z!|48}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 20 logo||S20|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon|SM001|Alola to New Adventure!|SM043|When Regions Collide!|43}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 21 logo||S21|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures|SM044|A Dream Encounter!|SM092|Turning the Other Mask!|48}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 22 logo||S22|Pokémon the Series:<br />Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends|SM093|Lillier and the Staff!|SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!|54}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 23 logo||S23|Pokémon Journeys:<br />The Series|JN001|Enter Pikachu!|JN048|A Close Call... Practically!|48}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 24 logo||S24|Pokémon Master Journeys:<br />The Series|JN049|To Train, or Not to Train!|JN090|Showdown at the Gates of Warp!|42}}
{{seasonlist2|Season 25 logo||S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys:<br />The Series|JN091|The Spectral Express!|JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!|54}}
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==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}===
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
*[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]] ([[DP001]] - [[DP052]])
*[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] ([[DP053]] - [[DP104]])
*[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]] ([[DP105]] - [[DP157]])
*[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]] ([[DP158]] - [[DP191]])


==={{series|Black & White}}===
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*[[Pokémon Black & White]] ([[BW001]] - present)
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#3467af; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Logo
! style="background:#3467af" | Season name
! style="background:#3467af" | Medium
! style="background:#3467af" | Debut episode
! style="background:#3467af" | Final episode
! style="background:#3467af; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Episodes
{{seasonlist2|Season 26 logo||Pokémon Horizons: The Series (season)|Pokémon Horizons:<br />The Series|HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)|||45}}
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