Pokémon (anime)

Pokémon (abbreviated from Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā)) 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 The United States dub was originally made by 4Kids Entertainment; starting in 2006 the dub has been made by Pokémon USA.

Pokémon
English logo
ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā)
Genre	Action, adventure, Fantasy
Anime television series
Directed by	Kunihiko Yuyama (Chief Director) Masamitsu Hidaka (1997–2006) Norihiko Sudō (2006–2013) Yūji Asada (2010) Tetsuo Yajima (2013–2016) Daiki Tomiyasu (Deputy Director: 2015–2016; Director: 2016–present)
Written by	Takeshi Shudo (1997–2000) Atsuhiro Tomioka (2006–2016) Aya Matsui (2016–present)
Music by	Shinji Miyazaki Hirokazu Tanaka (openings) Manny Corallo John Loeffler (4Kids and TPCi Music Dub: 1998-2013) Ed Goldfarb[1] (TPCi Music Dub: 2014-Present)
Studio	OLM, Inc. Team Ota (1997–2006) Team Iguchi (2006–2009) Team Kato (2010–present)
Licensed by	NA 4Kids Entertainment (1998–2006) The Pokémon Company International (2006–present)
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	List AUS Cartoon Network (2000–12, 2014–16) Boomerang (2016) Disney XD (2018–present) CA YTV (1998–2014) Teletoon (2014–present) SEA Disney XD (2016–present) Disney Channel (2017-present) UK Sky 1 ITV1 CITV (1999–present) ITV4 Toonami Cartoon Network Too Jetix Disney XD Pop Max Pop (2018-present) US First run syndication (1998) The WB (Kids' WB) (1999–2006) Comedy Central (2001-2015, 2017-present) Cartoon Network (2002–2017) Boomerang Nickelodeon(2009-2018) Disney XD (2017–present)[2] ZA e.tv and etoonz (currently) SABC 2 SABC 3 Disney XD (2011–~2016)
Original run	April 1, 1997 – present
Episodes	1330 (List of episodes)
Specials
8 TV specials (3 full-length, 5 normal-length) 25 side-story episodes

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

Season	Season name	Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	Pokémon: Indigo League	55[a]	April 1, 1997	May 1, 1999
2	Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands	52[b]	July 9, 1998	September 2, 2000
3	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys	52[c]	July 29, 1999	May 19, 2001
4	Pokémon: Johto League Champions	52	August 3, 2000	September 7, 2002
5	Pokémon: Master Quest	53[d]	August 9, 2001	September 6, 2003
6	Pokémon: Advanced	52[e]	August 29, 2002	September 4, 2004
7	Pokémon: Advanced Challenge	52	September 4, 2003	September 10, 2005
8	Pokémon: Advanced Battle	54	September 9, 2004	July 8, 2006
9	Pokémon: Battle Frontier	47	October 6, 2005	March 3, 2007
10	Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl	52	October 28, 2006	February 1, 2008
11	Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension	52	November 8, 2007	May 2, 2009
12	Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles	53	December 4, 2008	May 15, 2010
13	Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors	34	January 7, 2010	February 5, 2011
14	Pokémon: Black & White	48	September 23, 2010	January 7, 2012
15	Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies	49	September 22, 2011	January 26, 2013
16	Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond	47	October 11, 2012	December 7, 2013
17	Pokémon the Series: XY	48	October 17, 2013	December 20, 2014
18	Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest	45	November 13, 2014	December 19, 2015
19	Pokémon the Series: XYZ	49	October 29, 2015	January 28, 2017
20	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon	43	November 17, 2016	December 9, 2017
21	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Adventures	48	October 5, 2017	February 23, 2019
22	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - Ultra Legends	54	October 21, 2018	March 7, 2020
23	Pokémon Journeys: The Series	48	November 17, 2019	March 5, 2021
24	Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series	42	December 11, 2020	May 26, 2022
25	Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series	58	December 17, 2021	June 23, 2023
26	Pokémon Horizons: The Series	45	April 14, 2023	TBA

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 release
1	Mewtwo Strikes Back (ミュウツーの逆襲, Myūtsū no Gyakushū, Mewtwo's Counterattack)	July 18, 1998	Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back	November 10, 1999
2	Revelation Lugia (幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕, Maboroshi no Pokemon Rugia Bakutan, Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth)	July 17, 1999	Pokémon: The Movie 2000 - The Power of One	July 21, 2000
3	Lord of the 'UNKNOWN' Tower: Entei (結晶塔の帝王 ENTEI, Kesshōtō no Teiō ENTEI, Emperor of The Crystal Tower: ENTEI)	July 8, 2000	Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown	April 6, 2001
4	Celebi: A Timeless Encounter (セレビィ 時を超えた遭遇（であい）, Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deai, Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time)	July 7, 2001	Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: Voice of the Forest	October 11, 2002
5	The Guardians of Altomare (水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス, Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Ratiasu to Ratiosu, Guardian Gods of the Capital of Water: Latias and Latios)	July 13, 2002	Pokémon Heroes - Latios and Latias	May 16, 2003
6	Wishing Star of the Seven Nights (七夜の願い星 ジラーチ, Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirāchi, Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi)	July 19, 2003	Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker	June 1, 2004
7	Deoxys The Visitor (裂空の訪問者 デオキシス, Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu, Visitor from the Sky-Splitting: Deoxys)	July 17, 2004	Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys	January 22, 2005
8	Mew and the Wave Hero (ミュウと波導（はどう）の勇者 ルカリオ, Myū to Hadō no Yūsha Rukario, Mew and the Aura Hero: Lucario)	July 16, 2005	Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew	September 19, 2006
9	The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea (ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海（うみ）の王子 マナフィ, Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi, The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy)	July 15, 2006	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea	March 23, 2007
10	Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai (ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ, Diaruga Tai Parukia Tai Dākurai)	July 14, 2007	Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai	February 24, 2008
11	Giratina and the Bouquet of the Frozen Sky: Shaymin (ギラティナと氷空（そら）の花束 シェイミ, Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi)	July 19, 2008	Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	February 13, 2009
12	Arceus: To Conquering Space-Time (アルセウス 超克の時空へ, Aruseusu Chōkoku no Jikū e)	July 18, 2009	Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	November 20, 2009
13	Phantom Ruler: Zoroark (幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク, Gen'ei no Hasha Zoroāku)	July 10, 2010	Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions	February 5, 2011
14	Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom (ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム, Bikutini to Kuroki Eiyū Zekuromu)	July 16, 2011	Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom	December 3, 2011
	Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram (ビクティニと白き英雄 レシラム, Bikutini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiramu)	July 16, 2011	Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram	December 10, 2011
15	Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士 ケルディオ, Kyuremu tai Seikenshi Kerudio)	July 14, 2012	Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice	December 8, 2012
16	ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒, Shinsoku no Genosekuto: Myūtsū Kakusei)	July 13, 2013	Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened	October 19, 2013
17	The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie (破壊の繭とディアンシー, Hakai no Mayu to Dianshī)	July 19, 2014	Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	November 8, 2014
18	The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa (光輪の超魔神 フーパ, Ringu no Chōmajin Hoopa)	July 18, 2015	Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	December 19, 2015
19	Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna (ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ, Borukenion to Karakuri no Magiana)	July 16, 2016	Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel	December 5, 2016
20	I Choose You! (キミに決めた！, Kimi ni Kimeta!)	July 15, 2017	Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!	November 5, 2017
21	Everyone's Story (みんなの物語, Minna no Monogatari)	July 13, 2018	Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us	November 24, 2018
22	Mewtwo's Counterattack: EVOLUTION (ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION, Myūtsū no Gyakushu EVOLUTION)	July 12, 2019

TV Movies

#	Japanese Title	Japanese release	English Title	English release
1	Mewtwo! I Am Here (ミュウツー! 我ハココニ在リ, Myūtsū! Ware wa Koko ni Ari)	December 30, 2000	Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns	December 4, 2001
2	The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon (戦慄のミラージュポケモン, Senritsu no Mirāju Pokemon)	October 13-October 31, 2006	Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon	April 29, 2006

Notes

1. This count includes 3 episodes that aired only in Japan and not in the United States, but excludes 27 season two episodes that are also subtitled Indigo League.
2. This count includes 27 season two episodes that were subtilted Indigo League, but excludes 11 season three episodes that were subtitled Adventures in the Orange Islands.
3. This count includes 11 season three episodes that were subtitled Adventures in the Orange Islands.
4. This count excludes 12 season 6 episodes that are subtilted Master Quest.
5. This count includes 12 season 6 episodes that are subtitled Master Quest.