Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon), abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā), is a children's anime TV series, which has since been adapted for the international television markets. It is based on the Pokémon video game series and a part of the Pokémon franchise.
The Pokémon metaseries is split up into four chronologically sequential series in Japan, split up by the version of the video game series the anime takes inspiration from: the original series, the Advanced Generation series, the Diamond & Pearl series, and currently the Best Wishes! series which started its Episode N miniseries in January 2013. In the international broadcasts, these four series are split into 16 separate seasons, as shown below.
Pocket Monsters Series
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Pokémon Season
Indigo League
Adventures on the Orange Islands The Johto Journeys Johto League Champions Master Quest Advanced
Advanced Challenge Advanced Battle Battle Frontier Diamond & Pearl
DP: Battle Dimension DP: Galactic Battles DP: Sinnoh League Victors Black & White
BW: Rival Destinies BW: Adventures in Unova BW: Episode N |
No. of Episodes
80 (82 in Japan)
36 41 52 64 (65 in Japan) 40
52 52 (53 in Japan) 47 51 (52 in Japan)
52 52 (53 in Japan) 34 48
49 11 Present Series |