Series

If you were looking for the series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, see Appendix:Glossary (TCG) → Series.

Pokémon the Series

A series (Japanese: シリーズ series) of the animated series is a collection of episodes that corresponds roughly to a specific generation of games.

In Asia (including Japan), there are currently eight series. These generally match the title used for those episodes of the TV series in broadcast and home video releases, although there are cases where they have gone under a different title (such as Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands, Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2, and Pocket Monsters XY&Z).

In the West, there are currently nine series. This distinction was not properly made until Pokémon the Series: XY, which introduced a name for the series, being followed by some older series retroactively receiving similar names in home video box sets and video-on-demand releases. Unlike in Japan, the TV series is more often divided into seasons, which are the primary titles used by episodes of the TV series in broadcast and home video releases. Since 4Kids Entertainment stopped dubbing the animated series, seasons have never contained episodes from more than one series, being cut off at series divisions.

On Bulbapedia, the episodes in each series are divided from other series by their episode code:

• The original series - EP
• Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire - AG
• Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl - DP
• Pokémon the Series: Black & White - BW
• Pokémon the Series: XY - XY
• Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon - SM
• Pokémon Journeys: The Series - JN
• Pokémon Horizons: The Series - HZ

List of series

English dub	Japanese version	Generation	Debut episode	Final episode	Special episodes	Episodes
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning	Pocket Monsters	Generation I	EP001 Pokémon - I Choose You! ポケモン！ きみにきめた！ Pokémon! I Choose You!	EP116 The Rivalry Revival ライバルたいけつ！サトシＶＳシゲル！！ Rival Showdown! Satoshi VS Shigeru!!	Holiday Hi-Jynx, Snow Way Out!	276
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver		Generation II	EP117 Don't Touch That 'dile ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！ Wakaba Town! The Town Where Winds Telling of a Beginning Blow!	EP274 Hoenn Alone! ピカチュウとのわかれ…！ Parting with Pikachu...!	—
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire	Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation	Generation III	AG001 Get the Show on the Road 新たなる大地！ 新たなる冒険！！ A New Land! A New Adventure!!	AG192 Home is Where the Start Is! 旅の終わり、そして旅のはじまり！ End of a Journey, and Then the Start of a Journey!	—	192
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl	Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl	Generation IV	DP001 Following A Maiden's Voyage! 旅立ち！フタバタウンからマサゴタウンへ！！ Setting Off! From Futaba Town to Masago Town!!	DP191 Memories are Made of Bliss! 想い出はパール！友情はダイヤモンド！！ Memories are Pearls! Friendship is a Diamond!!	DPS01 - DPS02	193
Pokémon the Series: Black & White	Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!	Generation V	BW001 In The Shadow of Zekrom! イッシュ地方へ！ゼクロムの影！！ To the Isshu Region! Zekrom's Shadow!!	BW142 The Dream Continues! オレの夢、ポケモンマスター！！ My Dream, Pokémon Master!!	BWS01 - BWS02	144
Pokémon the Series: XY	Pocket Monsters XY	Generation VI	XY001 Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! カロス地方にやってきた！夢と冒険のはじまり！！ We've Arrived in the Kalos Region! The Beginning of Dreams and Adventures!!	XY140 Till We Compete Again! 終わりなきゼロ！また逢う日まで！！ The Endless Zero! Until the Day We Meet Again!!	XYS01 - XYS06	146
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon	Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon	Generation VII	SM001 Alola to New Adventure! アローラ！はじめての島、はじめてのポケモンたち！！ Alola! The First Island, the First Pokémon!!	SM146 Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues! ありがとうアローラ！それぞれの旅立ち！！ Thank You, Alola! Respective Departures!!	—	146
Pokémon Journeys: The Series	Pocket Monsters	Generation VIII	JN001 Enter Pikachu! ピカチュウ誕生！ Pikachu is Born!	JN147 The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! 虹とポケモンマスター！ The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!	JNS05	148
Pokémon Horizons: The Series	Pocket Monsters	Generation IX	HZ001 The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) はじまりのペンダント　前編 The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1	Ongoing	—	Ongoing

References

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series The Beginning (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands Gold and Silver (list) The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials) Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles) Horizons (list) Horizons Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time Complete list • Movies

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.