S15

Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies Season 15
Logo for the season
Opening	Rival Destinies
Episodes	49
Region	Unova
Series	Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Preceded by	Pokémon: Black & White
Followed by	Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond

Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies is the fifteenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It is the second season of Pokémon the Series: Black & White. It follows Ash as he continues his journey, venturing in the Unova region with his friends Iris and Cilan.

It began on February 18, 2012 with the dub premiere Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, and concluded on January 26, 2013 with Unova's Survival Crisis!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2012-2013 Cartoon Network Saturday morning lineup.

It is preceded by Pokémon: Black & White and succeeded by Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond.

Blurb

New foes, new friends, and dozens of never-before-seen Pokémon await Ash and Pikachu in Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies, the new season of the Pokémon animated series. As Ash and his friends continue to explore the Unova region, he’ll find himself up against the ultimate battle challenge: Alder, the Champion Master of Unova! His friends also face their own trials, one fighting for the right to continue her travels, another confronting a returning challenge from the past—and all three of them must team up to save an island from the clashing forces of three powerful and mysterious Legendary Pokémon!

Important events

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

• Ash and his friends meet Elesa, the Nimbasa City Gym Leader. (BW049)
• Ash and his friends meet Alder. Ash battles Alder, though there is no winner due to Alder falling asleep. (BW052)
• Ash and friends meet Clay, the Driftveil City Gym Leader. (BW057)
• The gang reunites with Chili. (BW058)
• Ash, Iris and Cilan encounter the forces of nature: Landorus, Thundurus, and Tornadus. (BW059-BW060)
• Ash's Boldore learns Rock Blast and Rock Smash. (BW061)
• Ash and his friends encounter Bianca and Professor Juniper once again. (BW062)
• Cilan's Crustle learns Rock Wrecker. (BW062)
• The gang meets Cedric Juniper, Professor Juniper's father. (BW064)
• The gang meets Skyla, the Gym Leader of Mistralton City. Cilan battles Skyla and loses. (BW067)
• The Clubsplosion takes place at Ambiga Town with 16 participants. (BW070-BW073)
  • Ash, Cilan, and Stephan advance to the second round after beating Angus, Flora, and Edmund, respectively. (BW070)
  • Iris, Georgia, and Montgomery advance to the second round after beating Burgundy, Gail, and Delbert, respectively. (BW071)
  • Bianca defeats Trip and advances to the second round. Ash, Montgomery, Stephan, and Bianca advance to the semi-finals, after beating Betty, Iris, Cilan, and Georgia respectively. (BW072)
  • In the semi-finals, Montgomery beats Ash and Stephan beats Bianca. During the finals, Stephan beats Montgomery, becoming the Clubsplosion winner and earning a year's supply of Vitamins. (BW073)
• Ash and his friends meet Tepig's former Trainer. (BW077)
• The gang meets Brycen, the Gym Leader of Icirrus City. (BW078)
• Ash and his friends meet Roxie, the Virbank Gym's Gym Leader. (BW083)
• Ash meets Cynthia again and Cilan and Iris meet her for the first time. (BW085)
  • Iris has a battle with Cynthia which has no winner.
  • Dawn is revealed to be staying at Cynthia's villa in Undella Town.
• Dawn and Ash are reunited, Cilan and Dawn have a battle which ends in a tie. (BW086)
• The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup takes place at Lacunosa Town with 16 participants. (BW090-BW093)
  • Trip defeats Burgundy and Iris defeats Georgia, advancing to the next round. Cilan, Ash, and Dawn also defeat their opponents and advance to the next round. (BW090)
  • Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Trip advance to the semi-finals after beating Geraldo, Dawn, Horatio, and Manning, respectively. (BW091)
  • Trip advances to the final round after beating Cilan. (BW091)
  • Ash defeats Iris and advances to the final round. (BW092)
  • Trip defeats Ash in the final round, winning the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. (BW092)
  • Trip battles Alder and loses. (BW093)
• Ash and his friends meet Cameron, who joins the group. (BW093)
• Dawn leaves the group to head to Johto to compete in the Wallace Cup. (BW093)
• Ash and his friends meet Marlon. (BW094)
• Cameron leaves the group. (BW094)
• Ash meets Giovanni for the first time since Mewtwo Returns. (BW096)
• Giovanni withdraws Team Rocket (including Jessie, James and Meowth) from Unova and returns to Kanto. (BW097)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Ash's Krokorok (BW065)
• Iris's Dragonite (BW089)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Ash's Roggenrola → Boldore (BW061)
• Cilan's Dwebble → Crustle (BW062)
• Ash's Tranquill → Unfezant (BW068)
• Ash's Swadloon → Leavanny (BW074)
• Ash's Tepig → Pignite (BW077)
• Ash's Krokorok → Krookodile (BW092)

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge	Opponent	Epicode	Result
Bolt Badge	Elesa	BW050	Victory
Quake Badge	Clay	BW061	Victory
Jet Badge	Skyla	BW068	Victory
Freeze Badge	Brycen	BW079	Victory
Toxic Badge	Roxie	BW083 BW084	Victory

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
BW049	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!	1
BW050	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!	2
BW051	Lost at the Stamp Rally!	3
BW052	Ash Versus the Champion!	4
BW053	A Maractus Musical!	5
BW054	The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!	6
BW055	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!	7
BW056	The Lonely Deino!	8
BW057	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!	9
BW058	A Call for Brotherly Love!	10
BW059	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1	11
BW060	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2	12
BW061	Battling the King of the Mines!	13
BW062	Crisis at Chargestone Cave!	14
BW063	Evolution Exchange Excitement!	15
BW064	Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!	16
BW065	Battling the Bully!	17
BW066	Baffling the Bouffalant!	18
BW067	Cilan Takes Flight!	19
BW068	An Amazing Aerial Battle!	20
BW069	Climbing the Tower of Success!	21
BW070	The Clubsplosion Begins!	22
BW071	Search for the Clubultimate!	23
BW072	A Clubsplosion of Excitement!	24
BW073	Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!	25
BW074	Battling the Leaf Thieves!	26
BW075	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1	27
BW076	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2	28
BW077	Evolution by Fire!	29
BW078	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!	30
BW079	Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!	31
BW080	Clash of the Connoisseurs!	32
BW081	Crisis at Ferroseed Research!	33
BW082	An Epic Defense Force!	34
BW083	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1	35
BW084	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2	36
BW085	All for the Love of Meloetta!	37
BW086	Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!	38
BW087	Expedition to Onix Island!	39
BW088	The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!	40
BW089	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!	41
BW090	Jostling for the Junior Cup!	42
BW091	Battling Authority Once Again!	43
BW092	Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!	44
BW093	Goodbye, Junior Cup—Hello, Adventure!	45
BW094	The Road to Humilau!	46
BW095	Unrest at the Nursery!	47
BW096	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!	48
BW097	Unova's Survival Crisis!	49

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 4)

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Pokémon Černý a Bílý: Opačné Osudy
Danish		Pokémon: BW Rivaliserende Skæbner
Dutch		Pokémon: BW Rivaliserende Lotsbestemmingen
Finnish		Pokémon: BW Kilpailevat kohtalot
European French		Pokémon Noir & Blanc: Destinées Rivales
German		Pokémon Schwarz & Weiß: Rivalen des Schicksals
Greek		Πόκεμον Μαύρο & Άσπρο: Αντίπαλα Πεπρωμένα
Hindi		पोकेमोन: BW राईवल डेस्टिनीस Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies
Italian		Pokémon Nero e Bianco: Destini Rivali
Norwegian		Pokémon: BW Rivaliserende skjebner
Polish		Pokémon Czerń i Biel: Ścieżki Przeznaczenia
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon Preto e Branco: Destinos Rivais
	Portugal	Pokémon Preto e Branco: Destinos Rivais
Russian		Покемон: Чёрное и Белое - Судьбы Соперников Покемон: ЧБ Судьбы соперников *
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon Negro y Blanco: Destinos Rivales
	Spain	Pokémon Negro y Blanco: Destinos Rivales
Swedish		Pokémon: BW Rivaliserande Öden
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: BW ரைவல் டெஸ்டினிஸ்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: BW రివల్ డెస్టినీస్
Turkish		Pokémon Siyah ve Beyaz: Rakip Yazgılar

External links

• Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies page at Pokemon.com

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