Pokémon (anime)

Pokémon (abbreviated from ) is a Japanese anime children's television series. It is part of the Pokémon media franchise which is owned by Nintendo. It has been brought to many other places, including North America, Europe, and Australia. The United States dub was originally made by 4Kids Entertainment; starting in 2006 the dub has been made by Pokémon USA.

Not long after Pokémon Red and Blue (the first Pokémon video games outside of Japan) were released, the anime was created. It was first broadcast in Japan in early 1997, and in the United States in late 1998. The anime started what has been called "Pokémania", which meant that after the anime came out, it became very popular among children, and many parents assumed it was a fad and no one would care about it in a couple years. However, it was never cancelled, and it is still running, and continues to maintain a fanbase consisting of people of all ages.

The anime shows the adventures of Ash Ketchum, a 10-year-old Pokémon trainer and his partner pikachu, who has many adventures, meeting many new people and Pokémon, Ash then leaves the anime and Pokémon Horizons then follows Liko and Roy who also go on adventures to meet people and Pokémon.

Pokémon Horizons will release in Australia on 9Go! on February 27th 2024.

A number of Pokémon films have also been made that relate to the anime. The first one was Pokémon: The First Movie (released on 1998 in Japan and on 1999 in North America). They are still being made.

There are various bad guys in Pokémon like Team Rocket.

Seasons
+SeasonSeason nameEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired1Pokémon: Indigo League55April 1, 1997May 1, 19992Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands52July 9, 1998September 2, 20003Pokémon: The Johto Journeys52July 29, 1999May 19, 20014Pokémon: Johto League Champions52August 3, 2000September 7, 20025Pokémon: Master Quest53August 9, 2001September 6, 20036Pokémon: Advanced52August 29, 2002September 4, 20047Pokémon: Advanced Challenge52September 4, 2003September 10, 20058Pokémon: Advanced Battle54September 9, 2004July 8, 20069Pokémon: Battle Frontier47October 6, 2005March 3, 200710Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl52October 28, 2006February 1, 200811Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension52November 8, 2007May 2, 200912Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles53December 4, 2008May 15, 201013Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors34January 7, 2010February 5, 201114Pokémon: Black & White48September 23, 2010January 7, 201215Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies49September 22, 2011January 26, 201316Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond47October 11, 2012December 7, 201317Pokémon the Series: XY48October 17, 2013December 20, 201418Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest45November 13, 2014December 19, 201519Pokémon the Series: XYZ49October 29, 2015January 28, 201720Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon43November 17, 2016December 9, 201721Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Adventures48October 5, 2017February 23, 201922Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends54October 21, 2018March 7, 202023Pokémon Journeys: The Series48November 17, 2019March 5, 202124Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series42December 11, 2020May 26, 202225Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series58December 17, 2021June 23, 202326Pokémon Horizons: The Series45April 14, 2023TBA

 Pokémon the Series: The Beginning (Series 1) 
 Pokémon: Indigo League
 Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands

 Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver (Series 2) 

 Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
 Pokémon: Johto League Champions
 Pokémon: Master Quest

 Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire (Series 3) 
 Pokémon: Advanced
 Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
 Pokémon: Advanced Battle
 Pokémon: Battle Frontier

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl (Series 4)
 Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl
 Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension
 Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles
 Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors

Pokémon the Series: Black & White (Series 5)
 Pokémon: Black & White
 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies
 Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova
 Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond

Pokémon the Series: XY (Series 6)
Pokémon - The Series: XY
Pokémon - The Series: XY: Kalos Quest
Pokémon - The Series: XYZ

 Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Series 7) 
 Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
 Pokémon the Series Ultra Sun and Moon

 Pokémon Journeys (Series 8) 
 Pokémon Journeys
 Pokémon Master Journeys
 Pokémon Ultimate Journeys
 Pokémon Horizons (Series 9) 
• Pokémon Horizons

Specials/Spin-offs
 Pokémon: Chronicles
 Pokémon: Origins
 Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Movies
Pokémon Feature Movies
 #  Japanese Title  Japanese release  English Title  English release1July 18, 1998Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes BackNovember 10, 19992July 17, 1999Pokémon: The Movie 2000 - The Power of OneJuly 21, 20003July 8, 2000Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the UnownApril 6, 20014July 7, 2001Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: Voice of the ForestOctober 11, 20025July 13, 2002Pokémon Heroes - Latios and LatiasMay 16, 20036July 19, 2003Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish MakerJune 1, 20047July 17, 2004Pokémon: Destiny DeoxysJanuary 22, 20058July 16, 2005Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of MewSeptember 19, 20069July 15, 2006Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the SeaMarch 23, 200710July 14, 2007Pokémon: The Rise of DarkraiFebruary 24, 200811July 19, 2008Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky WarriorFebruary 13, 200912July 18, 2009Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of LifeNovember 20, 200913July 10, 2010Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of IllusionsFebruary 5, 201114July 16, 2011Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and ZekromDecember 3, 2011July 16, 2011Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and ReshiramDecember 10, 201115July 14, 2012Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of JusticeDecember 8, 201216July 13, 2013Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend AwakenedOctober 19, 201317July 19, 2014Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of DestructionNovember 8, 201418July 18, 2015Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of AgesDecember 19, 201519July 16, 2016Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical MarvelDecember 5, 201620July 15, 2017Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!November 5, 201721July 13, 2018Pokémon the Movie: The Power of UsNovember 24, 201822July 12, 2019

TV Movies
 #  Japanese Title  Japanese release  English Title  English release1December 30, 2000Pokémon: Mewtwo ReturnsDecember 4, 20012October 13-October 31, 2006Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage PokémonApril 29, 2006

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References

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Category:Kids WB series
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Category:1997 animated television series debuts
Category:Japanese-language television programs