Recap / Pokémon

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The Pokémon franchise is extremely extensive, especially including the anime. It has crossed one thousand regular episodes as of 2018, with said number increasing even further when counting movies, shorts and specials, Pokémon Origins, and Pokémon Generations.

Whenever possible, anime episodes are listed by their English title, and are divided into the seasons used outside of Japan. If an episode does not yet have that information, but is expected to air internationally, please refrain from listing it or creating a page for it until more information becomes available. Missing episodes are listed in the order they were originally intended to have aired.

If you would like to contribute some recaps, episodes regularly rotate on the official English-language Pokémon site. You can typically find 10 from each era on the website, with the current season's episodes added on a month's delay from original airing on TV. Ones that cannot be found there may instead be streamed with a Netflix or Hulu Plus subscription. Some seasons are also available on iTunes. The entire series is on Amazon Prime Video.

The latest season of the English dub will air on Netflix, with 12 episodes released simultaneously every three months. The first twelve episodes of the English dub premiered on June 12, 2020.

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Games:

• Pokémon Red and Blue
• Pokémon Gold and Silver

Anime:

The TV Series

• The Original Series (Seasons One to Five) (Kanto, Orange Islands and Johto)
• Ruby and Sapphire a.k.a. Advanced Generation (Seasons Six to Nine) (Hoenn and Kanto)
• Diamond and Pearl (Seasons Ten to Thirteen) (Sinnoh)
• Black and White a.k.a. Best Wishes! (Seasons Fourteen to Sixteen) (Unova and Decolore Islands)
• XY (Seasons Seventeen to Nineteen) (Kalos)
• Sun and Moon (Seasons Twenty to Twenty-Two) (Alola)
• Pokémon Journeys (Seasons Twenty-Three to Twenty-Five)
• Pokémon Horizons: The Series (Season Twenty-Six to TBA)
• Pokémon Chronicles and other Side Story Special episodes

The Movies

Once a year, a new Pokémon movie hits theaters in Japan, receiving a less widespread international release within a few months. These movies put the spotlight on legendary Pokémon, usually from the current generation or an immediately-upcoming one.

1. Mewtwo Strikes Back
2. The Power of One
3. Spell of the Unown
4. Celebi: Voice of the Forest
5. Pokémon Heroes
6. Jirachi: Wishmaker
7. Destiny Deoxys
8. Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
9. Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
10. The Rise of Darkrai
11. Giratina and the Sky Warrior
12. Arceus and the Jewel of Life
13. Zoroark: Master of Illusions
14. Pokémon the Movie: Black/White - Victini and Reshiram/Zekrom
15. Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
16. Genesect and the Legend Awakened
17. Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
18. Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
19. Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
20. Pokémon: I Choose You!
21. The Power of Us
22. Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
23. Secrets of the Jungle

Pikachu Shorts

These episodes follow the adventures of Pikachu and other Pokémon belonging to the main characters, with the series' humans not appearing in any major role. Very, very prone to No Export for You, or at least not getting dubbed until years after their original release.

1. "Pikachu's Vacation"
2. "Christmas Night"
3. "Kanga Games"
4. "Pikachu's Rescue Adventure"
5. "Winter Games" (unaired outside of Japan and the UK)
6. "Stantler's Little Helpers" (unaired outside of Japan and the UK)
7. "Pikachu & Pichu"
8. "Delibird's Dilemma"
9. "Snorlax Snowman"
10. "Pikachu's PikaBoo"
11. "Camp Pikachu"
12. "Gotta Dance!!"
13. "Pikachu's Summer Festival" (unaired outside of Japan)
14. "Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew!" (unaired outside of Japan)
15. "Pikachu's Ghost Carnival" (unaired outside of Japan)
16. "Pikachu's Ocean Adventure"
17. "Pikachu's Island Adventure"
18. "Pikachu's Exploration Club" (unaired outside of Japan)
19. "Pikachu's Ice Adventure" (unaired outside of Japan)
20. "Pikachu's Big Sparking Search" (unaired outside of Japan)
21. "Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure" (unaired outside of Japan)
22. "Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story" (unaired outside of Japan)
23. "Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries" (unaired outside of Japan)
24. "Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade"
25. "Eevee & Friends"
26. "Pikachu, What's This Key?"
27. "Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad"

Pokémon Origins

The separate canon of Pokémon Origins is a retelling of Pokémon Red and Blue, and is remarkably faithful to the games. Although it is mostly based on the first generation, a few elements from later generations also appear.

1. "File 1: Red"
2. "File 2: Cubone"
3. "File 3: Giovanni"
4. "File 4: Charizard"

Pokémon Generations

Pokémon Generations retells and gives a deeper look at the video games from all generations.

• Pokémon Generations

Pokémon Evolutions

Just like Generations, Pokémon Evolutions also retells events from the video games.

• Pokémon Evolutions

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