Pokémon the Series: XYZ is the nineteenth season of the Pokémon anime, and the third and final season of the XY series. It features Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, the two siblings from Lumiose City, Clemont and Bonnie, and his old childhood friend, Serena as they continue their adventures in the Kalos region, catching new Kalos Pokémon, and learning more new secrets of Mega Evolution. Also, it introduced a story involving Team Flare and Zygarde as part of this arc. It premiered on October 29, 2015 in Japan and February 20, 2016 in the United States.
Japanese poster for XY&Z, the Japanese arc which this season is based on
English Poster for XYZ
Due to the announcement of the Pokémon anime's move to Disney XD,[1] this is the final Pokémon anime season that was aired on Cartoon Network in the United States.
Characters
Major
Pokémon
Ash's
Serena's
Clemont's
Team Rocket's
Episodes
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| 902 | XY094 | From A to Z! Z爆誕！カロスに潜む者！！ Z's Explosive Birth! The Being that Lurks in Kalos!! |  : October 29, 2015 : February 20, 2016
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| 903 | XY095 | Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes! 熱血ハリボーグ！狙われたプニちゃん！！ Hot-blooded Quilladin! Squishy is Being Targeted!! | : November 5, 2015: February 27, 2016
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| 904 | XY096 | A Giga Battle with Mega Results! メガタブンネVSギガギガニャース！！ Mega Audino VS the Giga Giga Meowth Machine!! | : November 12, 2015: March 5, 2016
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| 905 | XY097 | A Fiery Rite of Passage! シシコとカエンジシ！炎の旅立ち！！ Litleo and Pyroar! A Fiery Journey!! | : November 19, 2015: March 12, 2016
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| 906 | XY098 | Dream a Little Dream from Me! ピカチュウ、プニちゃんの夢を見る！ Pikachu Dreaming of Squishy! | : November 26, 2015: March 19, 2016
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| 907 | XY099 | The Legend of the Ninja Hero! ようこそ忍者村へ！英雄ゲッコウガの伝説！！ Welcome to the Ninja Village! The Legend of the Heroic Greninja!! | : December 3, 2015: March 26, 2016
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| 908 | XY100 | A Festival of Decisions! 忍者村決戦！ゲコガシラ対キリキザン！！ Decisive Battle in the Ninja Village! Frogadier VS Bisharp!! | : December 10, 2015: April 2, 2016
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| 909 | XY101 | A Dancing Debut! 踊れイーブイ！トライポカロン･デビュー！！ Dance, Eevee! Its Pokémon Showcase Debut!! | : December 17, 2015: April 9, 2016
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| 910 | XY102 | Meeting at Terminus Cave! ついの洞窟！動き出したZの謎！！ Terminus Cave! The Mystery of Z is Set in Motion!! | : December 24, 2015: April 16, 2016
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| 911 | XY103 | A Cellular Connection! ユリーカとプニちゃん！ Bonnie and Squishy! | : January 14, 2016: April 23, 2016
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| 912 | XY104 | A Windswept Encounter! オンバットとフラエッテ！風の中のめぐりあい！！ Noibat and Floette! An Encounter in the Wind!! | : January 21, 2016: April 30, 2016
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| 913 | XY105 | Party Dancecapades! サトシとセレナ！ダンスパーティでゲットだぜ！！ Ash and Serena! Catch One at the Dance Party!! | : January 28, 2016: May 7, 2016
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| 914 | XY106 | A Meeting of Two Journeys! 最強メガバトル！ゲッコウガVSメガリザードン！！ The Strongest Mega Battle! Greninja VS Mega Charizard!! | : February 4, 2016: May 14, 2016
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| 915 | XY107 | An Explosive Operation! 爆裂グランドフォース！ジガルデ捕獲作戦！！ The Explosive Land's Wrath! Operation: Capture Zygarde!! | : February 11, 2016: May 21, 2016
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| 916 | XY108 | A Watershed Moment! 荒野のブリガロン！木を植えるロボン！！ A Chesnaught from the Wilderness! The Tree-planting Robon!! | : February 18, 2016: May 28, 2016
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| 917 | XY109 | Master Class Choices! マスタークラスへの試練！どうするセレナ！？ The Master Class Trial! What Will You Do, Serena!? | : February 25, 2016: June 4, 2016
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| 918 | XY110 | An Electrifying Rage! サンダーとオンバーン！怒りの雷撃！！ Zapdos and Noivern! A Furious Strike of Lightning!! | : March 3, 2016: June 11, 2016
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| 919 | XY111 | Unlocking Some Respect! レフトとライト！揺れる心のカメテテ！！ Lefty and Righty! The Indecisive Binacle!! | : March 10, 2016: June 18, 2016
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| 920 | XY112 | Master Class is in Session! マスタークラス開幕！火花散る乙女の激闘！！ The Master Class Begins! A Maidens' Fierce Fight Where Sparks Fly!! | : March 17, 2016: June 25, 2016
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| 921 | XY113 | Performing a Pathway to the Future! エルVSセレナ！開け未来への扉！！ Aria VS Serena! Open the Door to the Future!! | : March 24, 2016: July 2, 2016
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| 922 | XY114 | A Keeper for Keeps? シトロンの花嫁！？ユリーカのシルブプレパニック ！！ A Bride for Clemont!? Bonnie's S'il-vous-plaît Panic!! | : April 7, 2016: July 9 2016
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| 923 | XY115 | Battling at Full Volume! セレナ、サトシになる！最強ピカチュウ対決！！ Serena Becomes Ash! The Strongest Pikachu Showdown!! | : April 14, 2016: July 16, 2016
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| 924 | XY116 | The Synchronicity Test! サトシとアラン！ゲッコウガＶＳメガリザードンふたたび！！ Ash and Alain! Greninja VS Mega Charizard Once Again!! | : April 21, 2016: July 23, 2016
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| 925 | XY117 | Making Friends and Influencing Villains! 森の呪いと白いボクレー！ The Forest's Curse and the White Phantump! | : April 28, 2016: July 30, 2016
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| 926 | XY118 | Championing a Research Battle! サトシ対チャンピオン・カルネ！VSメガサーナイト！！ Ash VS Champion Diantha! VS Mega Gardevoir!! | : May 5, 2016: August 6, 2016
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| 927 | XY119 | A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! ライバル対決！サトシVSショータ！！ Rival Showdown! Ash VS Sawyer!! | : May 12, 2016: August 13, 2016
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| 928 | XY120 | All Hail the Ice Battlefield! エイセツジム戦！氷のバトルフィールド！！ Snowbelle Gym Match! An Icy Battlefield!! | : May 19, 2016: August 20, 2016
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| 929 | XY121 | Seeing the Forest for the Trees! 迷いの森・・・進化の夜明け！ The Winding Woods... The Dawn of Evolution! | : May 26, 2016: August 27, 2016
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| 930 | XY122 | A Real Icebreaker! サトシゲッコウガVSメガユキノオー！発動巨大水手裏剣！！ Ash-Greninja VS Mega Abomasnow! The Giant Water Shuriken Triggers!! | : June 2, 2016: September 3, 2016
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| 931 | XY123 | A Diamond in the Rough! メレシーを探せ！ヌメルゴンとデデンネ！！ Find Carbink! Goodra and Dedenne!! | : June 9, 2016: September 10, 2016
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| 932 | XY124 | A Gaggle of Gadget Greatness! 爆熱の機巧フェスティバル！ Heatbursts at the Mechanical Festival! | : June 16, 2016: September 17, 2016
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| 933 | XY125 | A League of His Own! カロスリーグ開幕！メガリザードン対決・X対Y！！ The Kalos League Begins! Mega Charizard Showdown: X VS Y!! | : June 30, 2016: September 24, 2016
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| 934 | XY126 | Valuable Experience for All! メガジュカインVSライチュウ！経験値頂きます！！ Mega Sceptile VS Raichu! I Received Some EXP!! | : July 7, 2016: October 1, 2016
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| 935 | XY127 | Analysis Versus Passion! 準決勝フルバトル！サトシ対ショータ！！ Semifinal Full Battle! Ash VS Sawyer!! | : July 21, 2016: October 8, 2016
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| 936 | XY128 | A Riveting Rivalry! ライバル決戦！サトシゲッコウガVSメガジュカイン！！ Fierce Rival Battle! Ash Greninja VS Mega Sceptile!! | : July 28, 2016: October 15, 2016
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| 937 | XY129 | Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare! 激闘カロスリーグ！集え、すべての熱き想いよ！！ Fierce Fighting at the Kalos League! Gathering, All of My Passion!! | : August 4, 2016: October 22, 2016
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| 938 | XY130 | Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! 決勝戦！サトシ対アラン！！ The Finals! Ash VS Alain!! | : August 11, 2016: October 29, 2016
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| 939 | XY131 | Down to the Fiery Finish! カロスリーグ優勝！ サトシ頂上決戦！！ Kalos League Victory! Ash's Ultimate Match!! | : August 18, 2016: November 5, 2016
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| 940 | XY132 | A Towering Takeover! 襲撃フレア団！プリズムタワーのジガルデ！！ Team Flare Attacks! The Zygarde at the Prism Tower!! | : August 25, 2016: November 12, 2016
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| 941 | XY133 | Coming Apart at the Dreams! 衝撃ジガルデ対ジガルデ！壊れゆく世界！！ The Shocking Zygarde VS Zygarde! The Breaking World!! | : September 1, 2016: November 19, 2016
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| 942 | XY134 | The Right Hero for the Right Job! 突撃ミアレジム！シトロイドよ永遠に！！ Attack on Lumiose Gym! Clembot Forever!! | : September 8, 2016: December 3, 2016
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| 943 | XY135 | Rocking Kalos Defenses! 進撃する巨石！カロス防衛線！！ The Giant Rock Advances! The Kalos Line of Defense!! | : September 15, 2016: December 10, 2016
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| 944 | XY136 | Forming a More Perfect Union! 反撃のジガルデ！カロス最終決戦！！ Zygarde Fights Back! The Last Ultimate Match of Kalos!! | : September 15, 2016: December 17, 2016
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| 945 | XY137 | Battling with a Clean Slate! はじまりはゼロ！シトロンの決断！ We Start at Zero! Clemont's Decision!! | : October 6, 2016: December 24, 2016
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| 946 | XY138 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life! サトシとラストバトル！セレナの選択！！ The Last Battle with Ash! Serena's Choice!! | : October 13, 2016: January 7, 2017
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| 947 | XY139 | Facing the Needs of the Many! さらばサトシゲッコウガ！クセロシキの逆襲！！ Farewell, Ash-Greninja! Xerosic Strikes Back!! | : October 20, 2016: January 14, 2017
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| 948 | 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!! | : October 27, 2016: January 21, 2017
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| 949 | XY141 | The Legend of X, Y, and Z! XYZの伝説！ The XYZ Legend! | : November 3, 2016: January 28, 2017
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| 950 | XY142 | N/A 最強の二人！シトロンとデント！！ The Strongest Duo! Clemont and Cilan!! | : November 10, 2016: N/A
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Trivia
- This is the last season of the English dub of the Pokémon anime to be aired on Cartoon Network.
- This is the first season where the villain Team goes after the third member of a Legendary Trio instead of the first two. Unlike the games, Team Flare goes after Zygarde.
