For a complete episode listing, see the list of Pokémon the Series: XY episodes. Similar to In The Shadow of Zekrom!, Ash receives a physical redesign, now having softer and slightly smaller birthmarks on his cheeks, his hair covers the top of his ears and is spikier, and he has more locks on his forehead.Įpisodes in Pokémon the Series: XY are numbered with the prefix XY on Bulbapedia. player overview screen appears before starting some battles and Showcase rounds.

In addition, much like the core series Pokémon games from Generation III onwards, a VS. Also, the character models (as seen in the artworks) are slightly taller and leaner in comparison to the previous four series. A notable difference is that the stock 'effect' backgrounds have been almost entirely removed (only appearing when a main character catches a Pokémon, whenever Ash or Serena earn a Gym Badge or Princess Key, respectively, and when Team Rocket recites their motto). In the XY&Z season, Ash and his friends journey continues as their story merges with the plot of the Mega Evolution Specials, with the group becoming involved with the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde and the villainous organization Team Flare.Ī new art style was instituted at the beginning of the series. This series also features the Mega Evolution Specials, a series of special episodes following the adventures of a Trainer named Alain, who is working to find Mega Stones and defeat all Mega-Evolved Pokémon using his Mega Charizard X.

Jessie's Wobbuffet returns to her roster. Jessie, James and Meowth continue to follow Ash and his friends through the Kalos region, and have gone back to their more traditional methods of capturing Ash's Pikachu and other Pokémon, although their appearances are less frequent, just like in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Joining him this time are Serena, a new Trainer who previously met Ash in her childhood Clemont, an aspiring inventor and scientist who is also the Gym Leader of the Lumiose Gym and Bonnie, Clemont's younger sister. It ran from Octoto Novemin Japan and from Januto Januin the United States, although the first two episodes aired as a sneak peek in the United States on October 19, 2013.Īs with the previous three series, Pokémon the Series: XY began with only Ash Ketchum, headed off to a new region with his Pikachu while wearing a new set of clothes. It follows Pokémon the Series: Black & White and was succeeded by Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. Pokémon the Series: XY (Japanese: ポケットモンスターＸＹ Pocket Monsters XY) is the fifth series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation VI core series Pokémon games. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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