Pokémon the Series: Black & White

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"Pokémon: Black & White" redirects here. For the handheld video games, see Pokémon Black and White.
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File:Pokémon Black and White logo.png
Japanese title logo for the Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! series (top)
English title logo from the Pokémon: Black & White season (bottom)
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 48 + 2 unaired episode
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) – September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
Season chronology

Pokémon: Black & White is the fourteenth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ Poketto Monsutā Besuto Uisshu!?). It covers the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu as they travel to the new region of Unova. It originally aired in Japan from September 23, 2010, to September 15, 2011, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from February 12, 2011, to January 7, 2012, on Cartoon Network. Brock and Dawn have left the series, and Ash is joined by a new female trainer named Iris and a new male trainer named Cilan. The evil syndicate Team Rocket has a part to play in this season, and Jessie, James, and Meowth have been promoted.

The Japanese opening song is "Best Wishes!" (ベストウイッシュ!, Besuto Uisshu!) by Rika Matsumoto. The first 2 episodes in Japan did not have the ending song, instead, the instrumental songs from Pokémon: Black & White Japanese Anime Sound Collection serve as ending songs during the original broadcast. The ending songs are "Fanfare of the Heart" (心のファンファーレ, Kokoro no Fanfāre) by Aki Okui starting in episode 3 during the original broadcast, and starting in episode 1 on DVD, "Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW" (ポケモン言えるかな? BW ビーダブリュー, Pokémon Ierukana? BW) by Takeshi Tsuruno, and the English opening song is "Black and White" by Erin Bowman and Joe Philips. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.

Overview

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The return of Who's that Pokémon?, an eyecatch that was used during the first six seasons.

To promote the series and the episode where Ash obtains an egg, Pokémon Black and White players were able to obtain an egg containing either an Axew, a Pansage or a Pidove exclusively at US Toys "R" Us stores between April 27, 2011, and May 31, 2011. Each one contained their moves like anime counterparts (Ash's Pidove, Cilan's Pansage and Iris' Axew). Players were only able to get one egg and which of the Pokémon the egg hatched into was random.[1]

Episodes

J# E# English title
Japanese title		 Original air date[2][3][4] English air date
660 654 "In the Shadow of Zekrom!" (To the Isshu Region! Zekrom's Shadow!!) September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) February 12, 2011
661 655 "Enter Iris and Axew!" (Iris and Kibago!) September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) February 12, 2011
662 656 "A Sandile Gusher of Change" (Mijumaru! Meguroco! Critical Moment!!) September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) February 19, 2011
663 657 "The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!" (Battle Club! A Mysterious Pokémon Appears!!) October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) February 26, 2011
664 658 "Triple Leaders, Team Threats" (San'yō Gym! Vs. Baoppu, Hiyappu and Yanappu!!) October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) March 5, 2011
665 659 "Dreams by the Yard Full" (Former Building Site of Dreams! Munna and Musharna!!) October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21) March 12, 2011
666 660 "Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!" (Get the Tsutarja That Knows Attract!?) October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28) March 19, 2011
667 661 "Saving Darmanitan from the Bell!" (Darumakka and Hihidaruma! Secret of the Clocktower!!) November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) March 26, 2011
668 662 "The Bloom Is on Axew!" (Out of Control Pendror! Rescue Kibago!) November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11) April 2, 2011
669 663 "A Rival Battle for Club Champ!" (Rival Battle! Tough Enemy Pururiru!!) November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18) April 9, 2011
670 664 "A Home for Dwebble" (Ishizumai! Take Back Your Home!!) December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02) April 16, 2011
671 665 "Here Comes the Trubbish Squad" (The Yabukuron Squad and a Secret Base!?) December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09) April 23, 2011
672 666 "Minccino–Neat and Tidy" (Chillarmy is Clean!?) December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16) April 30, 2011
673 667 "A Night in the Nacrene City Museum" (Shippō City! Museum Adventure!!) December 23, 2010 (2010-12-23) May 7, 2011
674 668 "The Battle According to Lenora" (Shippō Gym Battle! Vs. Gym Leader Aloe!!) January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) May 14, 2011
675 669 "Rematch at the Nacrene Gym" (Shippō Gym Rematch! The Explosive New Moves!!) January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13) May 21, 2011
676 670 "Scraggy–Hatched to Be Wild" (The Wild Child That Hatched From the Egg!) January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20) May 28, 2011
677 671 "Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest" (Yaguruma Forest! Kurumiru and Arti!!) January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27) June 4, 2011
N/A N/A "Hikari – A New Journey!/Nibi Gym – The Greatest Danger!" February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) N/A
678 672 "A Connosseur's Revenge!" (Sommelier Showdown! Ishizumai vs. Futachimaru!!) February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) June 11, 2011
679 673 "Dancing with the Ducklett Trio!" (Pikachu vs. Meguroco vs. Koaruhie!!) February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) June 18, 2011
680 674 "The Lost World of Gothitelle!" (Skyarrow Bridge and Gothiruselle!) March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03) June 25, 2011
681 675 "A Venipede Stampede" (Hiun City! Fushide Panic!!) March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10) July 2, 2011
N/A N/A "Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma! (Part 1)" N/A[lower-alpha 1] N/A
N/A N/A "Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma! (Part 2)" N/A[lower-alpha 1] N/A
682 676 "Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!" (Hiun Gym Battle! The Pure-of-Heart Bug Pokémon Battle!) March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17) July 9, 2011
683 677 "Emolga the Irresistible!" (Beware Cute Faces! Paralyzing Emonga!!) March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) July 16, 2011
684 678 "Emolga and the New Volt Switch!" (Emonga vs. Tsutarja! Volt Change Chaos!!) March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) July 23, 2011
685 679 "Scare at the Litwick Mansion!" (The Scary Story of the Hitomoshi Mansion!) April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07) July 30, 2011
686 680 "The Dragon Master's Path!" (The Road to Becoming a Dragon Master! Kibago vs. Crimgan!!) April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14) August 6, 2011
687 681 "Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!" (The Lost Hotachi! Mijumaru's Greatest Crisis!!) April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21) August 13, 2011
688 682 "Cottonee in Love!" (The Monmen in Love Rides the Wind!) April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) August 20, 2011
689 683 "A UFO for Elgyem!" (Ligray and the Unidentified Flying Object!) May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) August 27, 2011
690 684 "Ash and Trip's Third Battle!" (Rival Battle! Vanipeti and Dokkorā in the Fight!!) May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) September 3, 2011
691 685 "Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!" (Gamagaru, Maggyo! Battle at the Waterside!!) May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) September 10, 2011
692 686 "Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!" (The Dragon Buster Appears! Iris and Doryuzu!!) May 26, 2011 (2011-05-26) September 17, 2011
693 687 "Gotta Catch a Roggenrola!" (Dangoro! Fire the Luster Cannon!!) June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02) September 24, 2011
694 688 "Where Did You Go, Audino?" (Sommelier Detective Dent! The Case of the Missing Tabunne!!) June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09) October 1, 2011
695 689 "Archeops in the Modern World!" (Fossil Revival! Ancient Mysterious Bird Archeops!!) June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16) October 8, 2011
696 690 "A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!" (Fishing Sommelier Dent Appears!!) June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)[lower-alpha 2] October 15, 2011
697 691 "Movie Time! Zorua in 'The Legend of the Pokémon Knight'!" (Zorua the Movie! The Legend of the Pokémon Knight!) June 30, 2011 (2011-06-30) October 22, 2011
698 692 "Reunion Battles in Nimbasa!" (Everyone Gathers! Don Battle!!) July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07) October 29, 2011
699 693 "Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!!" (Fierce Fighting Don Battle! Tsutarja vs. Komatana!!) July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21) November 5, 2011
700 694 "The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!" (White Hot Don Battle! Emonga vs. Dageki!!) August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04) November 12, 2011
701 695 "The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!" (Deciding Match of the Don Battle! Satoshi Against Iris!!) August 11, 2011 (2011-08-11) November 19, 2011
702 696 "Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!" (Meowgotiator Nyarth! Zuruzukin Persuasion Tactics!!) August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18) November 26, 2011
703 697 "Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?" (Beware of Choroneko! Nyarth and Mijumaru!!) August 25, 2011 (2011-08-25) December 3, 2011
704 698 "Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!" (Ōbemu, Daburan, and the Dream Thief!) September 1, 2011 (2011-09-01) December 10, 2011
705 699 "The Beartic Mountain Feud!" (Meowgotiator Nyarth! Breaking Through Tunbear's Forest!!) September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08) December 17, 2011
706 700 "Crisis from the Underground Up!" (Wild Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)) September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) December 31, 2011
707 701 "Battle for the Underground!" (Wild Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 2)) September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) January 7, 2012

Home media releases

Viz Media and Warner Home Video have released the series on DVD in the United States on four two-disc volume sets that contain 12 episodes each.

The first volume was released on November 20, 2012,[5][6] The second was released on January 22, 2013,[7][8] The third was released on March 19, 2013,[9][10] and the fourth was released on May 14, 2013.[11][12]

Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon: Black & White – The Complete Season on DVD on July 27, 2021.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of these episodes have been indefinitely postponed in Japan and the United States. The episodes were supposed to air on March 17 and 24, 2011, respectively, in Japan.
  2. ↑ Due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the broadcast of this episode was postponed from its original April 7, 2011, airdate. The episode was originally titled "Hiun City Fishing Competition! Fishing Sommelier Dent Appears!!" (ヒウンシティのつり大会！釣りソムリエ・デント登場!! Hiun Shiti no Tsuri Taikai! Tsuri Somurie Dento Tōjō!!?), but to fit in with its new airdate, references to the setting of Hiun (Castelia) City were removed.

References

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External links

Pocket Monsters Series Pokémon Season No. of Episodes
Japan Int'l
Pocket Monsters Kanto Chapter Indigo League 276 80
Orange Islands Chapter Adventures on the Orange Islands 36
Johto Chapter The Johto Journeys 41
Johto League Champions 52
Master Quest 64
Advanced Generation Hoenn Chapter Advanced 192 40
Advanced Challenge 52
Advanced Battle 52
Battle Frontier Chapter Battle Frontier 47
Diamond & Pearl Diamond and Pearl 193 51
DP: Battle Dimension 52
DP: Galactic Battles 52
DP: Sinnoh League Victors 34
Best Wishes! Best Wishes! Black & White' 84 48
BW: Rival Destinies 49
Best Wishes! Season 2 24
BW: Adventures in Unova 25
BW!S2: Episode N 14
BW!S2: Decolora Adventure BW: Adventures in Unova and Beyond 22 20
XY XY XY 92 48
XY: Kalos Quest 45
XY & Z XYZ On air On air
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