Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series: XY, also known as Pocket Monsters: XY (ポケットモンスターエックスワイ Poketto Monsutaa Ekkusu Wa) in Japan and Pocket Monsters: XY (포켓몬스터 XY Poketmonseuteo XY) in South Korea, respectively, is the seventeenth season of the Pokémon anime, and the first season of the XY and XYZ series. It features Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they venture into the Kalos region where they meet new friends, Clemont and Bonnie, and where Ash reunites with his childhood friend, Serena. Ash will catch new Kalos Pokémon, and make new rivals along the way to compete in the Kalos League and learning about the secrets of Mega Evolution. It began airing in Japan in October 17, 2013 and the first two episodes aired in the United States on October 19, 2013 as a sneak preview with the show's 17th season actually beginning on January 18, 2014 in sequence.

Characters

Major

Pokémon

Ash's

Serena's

Clemont's

Team Rocket's

Episodes

Pokémon the Series: XY episode list
Ep №	Ep Code	Title	Debut
806	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!!	: October 17, 2013 : October 19, 2013 (Special Preview) : January 18, 2014 (In Sequence)
807	XY002	Lumiose City Pursuit! メガシンカとプリズムタワー！ Mega Evolution and the Prism Tower!	: October 17, 2013 : October 19, 2013 (Special Preview) : January 25, 2014 (In Sequence)
808	XY003	A Battle of Aerial Mobility! ケロマツVSヤヤコマ！空中起動バトル！！ Froakie VS Fletchling! Aerial Battle Maneuvers!!	: October 24, 2013 : February 1, 2014
809	XY004	A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship! ピカチュウとデデンネ！ほっぺすりすり！！ Pikachu and Dedenne! Nuzzle!!	: October 31, 2013 : February 8, 2014
810	XY005	A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! ハクダンジム戦！華麗なるビビヨンの舞バトル！！ The Santalune Gym Battle! The Magnificent Vivillon's Dance Battle!!	: November 7, 2013 : February 15, 2014
811	XY006	Battling on Thin Ice! 氷上決戦！ピカチュウVSビビヨン！！ Decisive Battle on the Ice! Pikachu VS Vivillon!!	: November 14, 2013 : February 22, 2014
812	XY007	Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race! セレナにおまかせ!?激走サイホーンレース！ Leave it to Serena!? The Exciting Rhyhorn Race!	: November 21, 2013 : March 1, 2014
813	XY008	Grooming Furfrou! ポケモントリマーとトリミアン！ Pokémon Trimmer and Furfrou!	: November 28, 2013 : March 8, 2014
814	XY009	Clemont's Got a Secret! ミアレジム攻略！シトロンの秘密!! Capture Lumiose Gym! Clemont's Secret!	: December 5, 2013 : March 15, 2014
815	XY010	Mega-Mega Meowth Madness! ハリマロンVSメガメガニャース！！ Chespin VS the Mega Mega Meowth Machine!!	: December 12, 2013 : March 22, 2014
816	XY011	The Bamboozling Forest! 竹林の追跡！ヤンチャムとゴロンダ！！ Bamboo Forest Chase! Pancham & Pangoro!!	: December 19, 2013 : March 29, 2014
817	XY012	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! ポケモンバイヤーを捕まえろ！コフーライ偽装作戦！！ Catch the Pokémon Buyer! Spewpa Impersonation Strategy!!	: January 9, 2014 : April 5, 2014
818	XY013	Kindergarten Chaos! ニンフィアVSケロマツ！幼稚園は大さわぎ！！ Sylveon VS Froakie! Commotion in Kindergarten!!	: January 16, 2014 : April 12, 2014
819	XY014	Seeking Shelter from the Storm! ぶきみな雨宿り！ニャスパーは見ていた！！ Spooky Shelter! Espurr Watches!!	: January 30, 2014 : April 19, 2014
820	XY015	An Appetite for Battle! ハリマロンVSマフォクシー！ダイエットバトル！？ Chespin VS Delphox! A Diet Battle!?	: February 6, 2014 : April 26, 2014
821	XY016	A Jolting Switcheroo! デデンネがピチューでピチューがデデンネで…！？ Dedenne is Pichu, Pichu is Dedenne!?	: February 13, 2014 : May 3, 2014
822	XY017	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom! ケロマツ対ゲコガシラ！忍者バトル！！ Froakie VS Frogadier! Ninja Battle!!	: February 20, 2014 : May 10, 2014
823	XY018	Awakening the Sleeping Giant! カビゴンを起こせ！パルファム宮殿でバトルです！！ Wake Up Snorlax! Battle in Parfum Palace!!	: February 27, 2014 : May 17, 2014
824	XY019	A Conspiracy to Conquer! マダムＸの陰謀！恐怖のカラマネロ！！ Madame X's Evil Plot! The Terrifying Malamar!!	: March 13, 2014 : May 24, 2014
825	XY020	Breaking Titles at the Chateau! 挑戦バトルシャトー！ビオラVSザクロ！！ The Battle Chateau Challenge! Viola VS Grant!!	: March 20, 2014 : June 7, 2014
826	XY021	A Pokévision of Things to Come! デビューです！セレナとフォッコでポケビジョン！！ Debut! Serena and Fennekin on Pokévision!!	: March 27, 2014 : June 14, 2014
828	XY022	Going for the Gold! 黄金のコイキングを釣り上げろ！！ Fish up the Golden Magikarp!!	: April 10, 2014 : June 21, 2014
829	XY023	Coming Back into the Cold! オーロラの絆！アマルスとアマルルガ！！ The Bond of the Aurora! Amarua and Aurorus!!	: April 17, 2014 : June 28, 2014
830	XY024	Climbing the Walls! ショウヨウジム戦！ピカチュウ対チゴラス！！ Cyllage Gym Battle! Pikachu VS Tyrunt!!	: April 24, 2014 : July 5, 2014
831	XY025	A Battle by Any Other Name! ペロッパフとペロリーム！！甘い戦いはあまくない！？ Swirlix and Slurpuff!! The Sweet Battle isn't a Piece of Cake!?	: May 8, 2014 : July 12, 2014
832	XY026	To Find a Fairy Flower! フラべべと妖精の花！ Flabébé and the Fairy Flower!	: May 15, 2014 : July 19, 2014
833	XY027	The Bonds of Evolution! チャンピオン・カルネ登場！霧の中のメガサーナイト！！ Champion Diantha Appears! Mega Gardevoir in the Mist!!	: May 22, 2014 : July 26, 2014
834	XY028	Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike! ジャジャーン！ニセサトシ現る！ Ta-da! Fake Ash Appears!!	: May 29, 2014 : August 2, 2014
835	XY029	Mega Revelations! コルニとルカリオ！メガシンカの秘密！！ Korrina and Lucario! The Secret of Mega Evolution!!	: May 29, 2014 : August 9, 2014
836	XY030	The Cave of Trials! ルカリオVSバシャーモ！試練の洞窟！！ Lucario VS Blaziken! The Cave of Trials!!	: June 5, 2014 : August 16, 2014
837	XY031	The Aura Storm! メガルカリオ対メガルカリオ！波導の嵐！！ Mega Lucario VS Mega Lucario! The Aura Storm!!	: June 12, 2014 : August 23, 2014
838	XY032	Calling from Beyond the Aura! 呼び合う心！波導のむこうへ！！ Hearts Calling to Each Other! To the Other Side of the Aura!!	: June 19, 2014 : August 30, 2014
839	XY033	The Bonds of Mega Evolution! メガルカリオ対メガクチート！メガシンカの絆！！ Mega Lucario VS Mega Mawile! The Mega Evolution Bond!!	: July 3, 2014 : September 6, 2014
840	XY034	The Forest Champion! 森のチャンピオン！ルチャブル登場！！ The Forest Champion! Enter Hawlucha!!	: July 10, 2014 : September 13, 2014
841	XY035	Battles in the Sky! スカイバトル！？ルチャブル対ファイアロー！！ A Sky Battle!? Hawlucha VS Talonflame!!	: July 24, 2014 : September 20, 2014
842	XY036	The Cave of Mirrors! うつしみの洞窟！鏡の国のサトシとサトシ！？ Reflection Cave! Mirror World Ash and Ash!?	: July 31, 2014 : September 27, 2014
843	XY037	Forging Forest Friendships! 蠢く森のオーロット！ The Trevenant from the Wriggling Forest!	: August 7, 2014 : October 4, 2014
844	XY038	Summer of Discovery! ポケモン・サマーキャンプ！ライバル3人組登場！！ Pokémon Summer Camp! Enter the Rival Trio!!	: August 14, 2014 : October 11, 2014
845	XY039	Day Three Blockbusters! セレナvsサナ！ポケビジョン対決！！ Serena VS Shauna! PokéVision Showdown!!	: August 21, 2014 : October 18, 2014
846	XY040	Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! ポケエンテーリング！霧の中のＸ！ PokéEnteering! The X in the Mist!	: August 28, 2014 : October 25, 2014
847	XY041	Battling Into the Hall of Fame! チームバトル！殿堂入りのために競合する！ Team Battle! Competing for the Hall of Fame!	: September 4, 2014 : November 1, 2014
848	XY042	Origins of Mega Evolution! マスタータワー！メガシンカの歴史！！ Tower of Mastery! The History of Mega Evolution!!	: September 18, 2014 : November 8, 2014
849	XY043	Showdown at the Shalour Gym! シャラジム戦！ピカチュウVSメガルカリオ！！ Shalour Gym Battle! Pikachu VS Mega Lucario!	: September 25, 2014 : November 15, 2014
850	XY044	Splitting Heirs! シトロン対ユリーカ！？ニャオニクスできょうだいバトル！！ Clemont vs. Bonnie!? A Sibling Battle With Meowstic!!	: October 2, 2014 : November 22, 2014
851	XY045	The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos! どじっこプクリンVS暴走ボーマンダ！！ The Clumsy Wigglytuff VS the Rampaging Salamence!	: October 9, 2014 : November 29, 2014
852	XY046	Dreaming a Performer's Dream! セレナ、初ゲット！？ヤンチャムVSフォッコ！！ Serena's First Capture!? Pancham VS Fennekin!!	: October 16, 2014 : December 6, 2014
853	XY047	A Campus Reunion! シトロン、想い出のキャンパス！電撃の再会！！ Clemont's Campus of Memories! An Electrifying Reunion!!	: October 23, 2014 : December 13, 2014
854	XY048	Bonnie for the Defense! 出動ラプラス防衛隊！ユリーカがんばる！！ Mobilise, Lapras Defense Corps! Bonnie Does Her Best!!	: October 30, 2014 : December 20, 2014

Trivia

This is the first time that a season of Pokémon's English dub has a sneak preview, ever since Pokémon: Advanced, which was three generations ago. This is also the very first time in the anime where the gap between an episode premiering in its normal original Japanese form, and arriving dubbed into English, occurs on the same week as the original Japanese premiere, therefore making it just two days between the original premiere and its dubbed English release.
This season was the first to include the VS. player overview images before the battle.
This is the second time in the Pokémon anime season that two of Ash's traveling companions that includes an older and younger sibling. The first time was with the Pokémon: Advanced with May and Max.
- However, both of the siblings, Clemont and Bonnie, are based on their game counterparts. May was based off of hers, but Max never had a direct game counterpart (he was indirectly based on the School Boy trainer class).
An Undersea Place to Call Home! was originally scheduled to be the 24th episode of this season. However, due to a ship sinking in Korea which caused this episode to be postponed in Japan, it is instead the second episode of the 18th dub season, Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest.