Pokémon is a Japanese animated television series based on the successful Pokémon video game series. The Pokémon anime series debuted in Japan on April 1, 1997, with over 1000 episodes as of 2018. However, for various reasons, some have been taken out of rotation of reruns in certain countries, while others were altered or completely banned.
Series overview
| Season | Title | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | Indigo League | 82 | April 1, 1997 | January 21, 1999 | ||
| 2 | Adventures in the Orange Islands | 36 | January 28, 1999 | October 7, 1999 | ||
| 3 | The Johto Journeys | 41 | October 14, 1999 | July 27, 2000 | ||
| 4 | Johto League Champions | 52 | August 3, 2000 | August 2, 2001 | ||
| 5 | Master Quest | 65 | August 9, 2001 | November 14, 2002 | ||
| 6 | Advanced | 40 | November 21, 2002 | August 28, 2003 | ||
| 7 | Advanced Challenge | 52 | September 4, 2003 | September 2, 2004 | ||
| 8 | Advanced Battle | 54 | September 9, 2004 | September 29, 2005 | ||
| 9 | Battle Frontier | 47 | October 6, 2005 | September 14, 2006 | ||
| 10 | Diamond and Pearl | 52 | September 28, 2006 | October 25, 2007 | ||
| 11 | Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension | 52 | November 8, 2007 | December 4, 2008 | ||
| 12 | Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles | 53 | December 4, 2008 | December 24, 2009 | ||
| 13 | Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors | 34 | January 7, 2010 | September 9, 2010 | ||
| 14 | Black & White | 50 | September 23, 2010 | September 15, 2011 | ||
| 15 | Black & White: Rival Destinies | 49 | September 22, 2011 | October 4, 2012 | ||
| 16 | Black & White: Adventures in Unova | 45 | 25 | October 11, 2012 | April 18, 2013 | |
| Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond | 20 | April 25, 2013 | September 26, 2013 | |||
| 17 | XY | 48 | October 17, 2013 | October 30, 2014 | ||
| 18 | XY: Kalos Quest | 45 | November 13, 2014 | October 22, 2015 | ||
| 19 | XYZ | 47 | October 29, 2015 | October 27, 2016 | ||
| 20 | Sun & Moon | 43 | November 17, 2016 | September 21, 2017 | ||
| 21 | Sun & Moon: Ultra Adventures | 49 | October 5, 2017 | October 14, 2018 | ||
| 22 | Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends | 54 | October 21, 2018 | November 3, 2019 | ||
| 23 | Journeys | 55 | November 17, 2019 | TBA | ||
Episode list
Seasons (1–13)
- List of Pokémon episodes (seasons 1–13)
- Pokémon: Indigo League
- Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands
- Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
- Pokémon: Johto League Champions
- Pokémon: Master Quest
- Pokémon: Advanced
- Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
- Pokémon: Advanced Battle
- Pokémon: Battle Frontier
- List of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl episodes
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors
Seasons (14–current)
- List of Pokémon episodes (seasons 14–current)
- List of Pokémon: Black & White episodes
- Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies
- Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova
- Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond
- List of Pokémon: XY episodes
- Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest
- Pokémon the Series: XYZ
- List of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episodes
- Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures
- Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends
- Pokémon Journeys: The Series