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===Anime===
===Anime===
The canon of the [[Pokémon anime]] considers the following:
The canon of the [[Pokémon anime]] considers the following:
* The events of each and every episode are canon, and occur in chronological order with the exception of [[EP052]], which takes place before [[EP049]]. Also, the special episodes [[Holiday Hi-Jynx]] and [[Snow Way Out!]] take place either before or after [[EP039]] (airing of these and some other episodes was postponed due to [[EP038]] incident).
* The events of each and every episode are canon, and occur in chronological order with the exception of [[EP052]] and [[EP053]], which takes place before [[EP049]]. Also, the special episodes ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'' take place either directly before or after [[EP039]] (airing of these and some other episodes was postponed due to [[EP038]] incident).
* All movies are canon to the TV series (except only one of the two versions of [[M14|the 14th movie]] is canon), and usually act the same as [[Filler episode|"filler" episodes]], as Ash and his friends do not obtain, evolve, or release any Pokémon, and do not get any Badges or Ribbons. Often the episodes a movie premieres between in Japan are the episodes that precede and follow it in chronological order.
* All movies except ''[[M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!]]'' are canon to the TV series (although only one of the two versions of [[M14|the 14th movie]] is canon), and usually act the same as [[filler episode]]s, as {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} do not obtain, evolve, or release any Pokémon, and do not earn any [[Badge]]s or [[Ribbon]]s. Often a movie takes place chronologically between the episodes which it premieres between in Japan.
* The Japanese version of the anime supersedes any and all dubs if there is conflict between them, unless the dub corrects an obvious error. If something is said in a dub that is not mentioned in the original, it may not be truly canon.
* The Japanese version of the anime supersedes any and all [[dub]]s if there is conflict between them, unless the dub corrects an obvious error. If something is said in a dub that is not mentioned in the original, it may not be canon.
* [[Pokémon Origins]] and [[Pokémon Generations]] are separate series from the Pokémon anime, so are separate canons.


===Manga===
===Manga===