04/01/1997 - 11/14/2002 Finished
Pokemon (ポケットモンスター)
Also known as: Pokémon
Pokémon are peculiar creatures with a vast array of different abilities and appearances; many people, known as Pokémon trainers, capture and train them, often with the intent of battling others. Young Satoshi has not only dreamed of becoming a Pokémon trainer but also a "Pokémon Master," and on the arrival of his 10th birthday, he finally has a chance to make that dream a reality. Unfortunately for him, all three Pokémon available to beginning trainers have already been claimed and only Pikachu, a rebellious Electric-type Pokémon, remains. However, this chance encounter would mark the start of a lifelong friendship and an epic adventure! Setting off on a journey to become the very best, Satoshi and Pikachu travel across beautiful, sprawling regions with their friends Kasumi, a Water-type trainer, and Takeshi, a Rock-type trainer. But danger lurks around every corner. The infamous Team Rocket is always nearby, seeking to steal powerful Pokémon through nefarious schemes. It'll be up to Satoshi and his friends to thwart their efforts as he also strives to earn the eight Pokémon Gym Badges he'll need to challenge the Pokémon League, and eventually claim the title of Pokémon Master.
Total episodes
276
Filler episodes
79
% Filler
28.62%
Seasons and Sequels (12)
You may wonder, how many seasons does Pokemon have? Well, currently Pokemon has a total of 12 official seasons. Below is a complete list of the anime's seasons, arranged chronologically, including prequels, sequels, and canonical spin-offs.
Discover all seasons and episodes of this anime in broadcast order. Each season develops a key part of the story, introducing new characters, story arcs, and important events. Select any season to view detailed information such as the number of episodes, release dates, and a complete plot description.
Filler Guide: 79 of 276
In this section you will find a detailed guide to the filler episodes of Pokemon. Filler represents 28.62% of the total series. These episodes are original from the animation studio and do not appear in the original manga, so you can skip them if you prefer to follow only the canonical plot without losing story continuity.
28.62% Filler
8, 20, 34, 37-38, 41-42, 47, 54, 60, 65, 69-70, 74, 90-94, 98, 100, 102-103, 106, 111, 124-125, 127, 130, 135, 137, 139-141, 150-152, 155, 157-158, 164-166, 168-169, 172, 174-176, 179, 181-182, 186-188, 192-194, 197, 199-200, 204-205, 207-209, 213-214, 234-236, 241, 245-246, 248, 250, 252, 258, 262
Episodes of Pokemon (276)
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| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokémon! I Choose You! | 04/01/1997 | CANON |
| 2 | Pokemon Emergency! | 04/08/1997 | CANON |
| 3 | Ash Catches a Pokemon | 04/15/1997 | CANON |
| 4 | Challenge of the Samurai | 04/22/1997 | CANON |
| 5 | Showdown in Pewter City | 04/29/1997 | CANON |
| 6 | Clefairy and the Moon Stone | 05/06/1997 | CANON |
| 7 | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | 05/13/1997 | CANON |
| 8 | The Path to the Pokémon League | 05/20/1997 | FILLER |
| 9 | The School of Hard Knocks | 05/27/1997 | CANON |
| 10 | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | 06/03/1997 | CANON |
| 11 | Charmander – The Stray Pokémon | 06/10/1997 | CANON |
| 12 | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad | 06/17/1997 | CANON |
| 13 | Mystery at the Lighthouse | 06/24/1997 | CANON |
| 14 | Electric Shock Showdown | 07/01/1997 | CANON |
| 15 | Battle Aboard the St. Anne | 07/08/1997 | CANON |
| 16 | Pokémon Shipwreck | 07/15/1997 | CANON |
| 17 | Island of the Giant Pokémon | 07/22/1997 | CANON |
| 18 | Beauty and the Beach | 07/29/1997 | CANON |
| 19 | Tentacool & Tentacruel | 08/05/1997 | CANON |
| 20 | The Ghost of Maiden's Peak | 08/12/1997 | FILLER |
| 21 | Bye Bye Butterfree | 08/19/1997 | CANON |
| 22 | Abra and the Psychic Showdown (Part 1) | 08/26/1997 | CANON |
| 23 | The Tower of Terror (Part 2) | 09/02/1997 | CANON |
| 24 | Haunter vs. Kadabra (Part 3) | 09/09/1997 | CANON |
| 25 | Primeape Goes Bananas | 09/16/1997 | CANON |
| 26 | Pokémon Scent-sation! | 09/23/1997 | CANON |
| 27 | Hypno's Naptime | 09/30/1997 | CANON |
| 28 | Pokémon Fashion Flash | 10/07/1997 | CANON |
| 29 | The Punchy Pokémon | 10/14/1997 | CANON |
| 30 | Sparks Fly for Magnemite | 10/21/1997 | CANON |
| 31 | Dig Those Diglett! | 10/28/1997 | CANON |
| 32 | The Ninja-Poké Showdown | 11/04/1997 | CANON |
| 33 | The Flame Pokémon-athon! | 11/11/1997 | CANON |
| 34 | The Kangaskhan Kid | 11/18/1997 | FILLER |
| 35 | The Legend of Dratini | 11/25/1997 | CANON |
| 36 | The Bridge Bike Gang | 12/02/1997 | CANON |
| 37 | Ditto's Mysterious Mansion | 12/09/1997 | FILLER |
| 38 | Cyber Soldier Porygon | 12/16/1997 | FILLER |
| 39 | Pikachu's Goodbye | 04/16/1998 | CANON |
| 40 | The Battling Eevee Brothers | 04/16/1998 | CANON |
| 41 | Wake Up Snorlax! | 04/23/1998 | FILLER |
| 42 | Showdown at Dark City | 04/30/1998 | FILLER |
| 43 | The March of the Exeggutor Squad | 05/07/1998 | CANON |
| 44 | The Problem with Paras | 05/14/1998 | CANON |
| 45 | The Song of Jigglypuff | 05/21/1998 | CANON |
| 46 | Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon | 05/28/1998 | CANON |
| 47 | A Chansey Operation | 06/04/1998 | FILLER |
| 48 | Holy Matrimony! | 06/11/1998 | CANON |
| 49 | So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd | 06/18/1998 | CANON |
| 50 | Who Gets to Keep Togepi? | 06/25/1998 | CANON |
| 51 | Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden | 07/02/1998 | CANON |
| 52 | Princess vs. Princess | 07/09/1998 | CANON |
| 53 | The Purr-fect Hero | 07/09/1998 | CANON |
| 54 | The Case of the K-9 Caper! | 07/16/1998 | FILLER |
| 55 | Pokémon Paparazzi | 07/23/1998 | CANON |
| 56 | The Ultimate Test | 07/30/1998 | CANON |
| 57 | The Breeding Center Secret | 08/06/1998 | CANON |
| 58 | Riddle Me This | 08/13/1998 | CANON |
| 59 | Volcanic Panic | 08/20/1998 | CANON |
| 60 | Beach Blank-Out Blastoise | 08/27/1998 | FILLER |
| 61 | The Misty Mermaid | 09/03/1998 | CANON |
| 62 | Clefairy Tales | 09/10/1998 | CANON |
| 63 | The Battle of the Badge | 09/17/1998 | CANON |
| 64 | It's Mr. Mime Time! | 09/24/1998 | CANON |
| 65 | Holiday Hi-Jynx | 10/05/1998 | FILLER |
| 66 | Snow Way Out | 10/05/1998 | CANON |
| 67 | Showdown at the Po-ké Corral | 10/08/1998 | CANON |
| 68 | The Evolution Solution | 10/15/1998 | CANON |
| 69 | The Pi-Kahuna | 10/22/1998 | FILLER |
| 70 | Make Room for Gloom | 10/29/1998 | FILLER |
| 71 | Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! | 11/05/1998 | CANON |
| 72 | Go West, Young Meowth | 11/12/1998 | CANON |
| 73 | To Master the Onixpected! | 11/19/1998 | CANON |
| 74 | The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis | 11/26/1998 | FILLER |
| 75 | Bad to the Bone! | 12/03/1998 | CANON |
| 76 | All Fired Up! | 12/10/1998 | CANON |
| 77 | Round One: Begin! | 12/17/1998 | CANON |
| 78 | Fire and Ice | 12/24/1998 | CANON |
| 79 | The Fourth Round Rumble | 01/01/1999 | CANON |
| 80 | A Friend in Deed | 01/07/1999 | CANON |
| 81 | Friend and Foe Alike | 01/14/1999 | CANON |
| 82 | Friends to the End | 01/21/1999 | CANON |
| 83 | Pallet Party Panic | 01/28/1999 | CANON |
| 84 | A Scare in the Air | 02/04/1999 | CANON |
| 85 | Pokéball Peril | 02/11/1999 | CANON |
| 86 | The Lost Lapras | 02/18/1999 | CANON |
| 87 | Fit to Be Tide | 02/25/1999 | CANON |
| 88 | Pikachu Re-Volts | 03/04/1999 | CANON |
| 89 | The Crystal Onix | 03/11/1999 | CANON |
| 90 | In the Pink | 03/18/1999 | FILLER |
| 91 | Shell Shock | 03/25/1999 | FILLER |
| 92 | Stage Fight | 04/01/1999 | FILLER |
| 93 | Bye Bye Psyduck | 04/08/1999 | FILLER |
| 94 | The Joy of Pokémon | 04/15/1999 | FILLER |
| 95 | Navel Maneuvers | 04/22/1999 | CANON |
| 96 | Snack Attack | 04/29/1999 | CANON |
| 97 | A Shipful of Shivers | 05/06/1999 | CANON |
| 98 | Meowth Rules! | 05/13/1999 | FILLER |
| 99 | Tracey Gets Bugged | 05/20/1999 | CANON |
| 100 | A Way Off Day Off | 05/27/1999 | FILLER |
| 101 | The Mandarin Island Miss Match | 06/03/1999 | CANON |
| 102 | Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? | 06/10/1999 | FILLER |
| 103 | Get Along, Little Pokémon | 06/17/1999 | FILLER |
| 104 | The Mystery Menace | 06/24/1999 | CANON |
| 105 | Misty Meets Her Match | 07/01/1999 | CANON |
| 106 | Bound for Trouble | 07/15/1999 | FILLER |
| 107 | Charizard Chills | 07/22/1999 | CANON |
| 108 | The Pokémon Water War | 07/29/1999 | CANON |
| 109 | Pokémon Food Fight | 08/05/1999 | CANON |
| 110 | Pokémon Double Trouble | 08/12/1999 | CANON |
| 111 | The Wacky Watcher | 08/19/1999 | FILLER |
| 112 | The Stun Spore Detour | 08/26/1999 | CANON |
| 113 | Hello Pummelo | 09/02/1999 | CANON |
| 114 | Enter the Dragonite | 09/09/1999 | CANON |
| 115 | Viva Las Lapras | 09/16/1999 | CANON |
| 116 | The Underground Round-Up | 09/23/1999 | CANON |
| 117 | A Tent Situation | 09/30/1999 | CANON |
| 118 | The Rivalry Revival | 10/07/1999 | CANON |
| 119 | Don't Touch That 'dile | 10/14/1999 | CANON |
| 120 | The Double Trouble Header | 10/21/1999 | CANON |
| 121 | A Sappy Ending | 10/28/1999 | CANON |
| 122 | Roll On, Pokémon! | 11/04/1999 | CANON |
| 123 | Illusion Confusion! | 11/11/1999 | CANON |
| 124 | Flower Power | 11/18/1999 | FILLER |
| 125 | Spinarak Attack | 11/25/1999 | FILLER |
| 126 | Snubbull Snobbery | 12/02/1999 | CANON |
| 127 | The Little Big Horn | 12/09/1999 | FILLER |
| 128 | The Chikorita Rescue | 12/16/1999 | CANON |
| 129 | Once in a Blue Moon | 12/23/1999 | CANON |
| 130 | The Whistle Stop | 01/01/2000 | FILLER |
| 131 | Ignorance is Blissey | 01/06/2000 | CANON |
| 132 | A Bout with Sprout | 01/13/2000 | CANON |
| 133 | Fighting Flyer with Fire | 01/20/2000 | CANON |
| 134 | For Crying Out Loud | 01/27/2000 | CANON |
| 135 | Tanks a Lot! | 02/03/2000 | FILLER |
| 136 | Charizard's Burning Ambitions | 02/10/2000 | CANON |
| 137 | Grin to Win! | 02/17/2000 | FILLER |
| 138 | Chikorita's Big Upset | 02/24/2000 | CANON |
| 139 | Foul Weather Friends | 03/02/2000 | FILLER |
| 140 | The Superhero Secret | 03/09/2000 | FILLER |
| 141 | Mild 'n Wooly | 03/16/2000 | FILLER |
| 142 | Wired for Battle! | 03/23/2000 | CANON |
| 143 | Good 'Quil Hunting | 03/30/2000 | CANON |
| 144 | A Shadow of a Drought | 04/06/2000 | CANON |
| 145 | Going Apricorn! | 04/13/2000 | CANON |
| 146 | Gettin' the Bugs Out | 04/20/2000 | CANON |
| 147 | A Farfetch'd Tale | 04/27/2000 | CANON |
| 148 | Tricks of the Trade | 05/04/2000 | CANON |
| 149 | The Fire-ing Squad! | 05/11/2000 | CANON |
| 150 | No Big Woop! | 05/18/2000 | FILLER |
| 151 | Tunnel Vision | 05/25/2000 | FILLER |
| 152 | Hour of the Houndour | 06/01/2000 | FILLER |
| 153 | The Totodile Duel | 06/08/2000 | CANON |
| 154 | Hot Matches! | 06/15/2000 | CANON |
| 155 | Love, Totodile Style | 06/22/2000 | FILLER |
| 156 | Fowl Play! | 06/29/2000 | CANON |
| 157 | Forest Grumps | 07/06/2000 | FILLER |
| 158 | The Psychic Sidekicks! | 07/13/2000 | FILLER |
| 159 | The Fortune Hunters | 07/27/2000 | CANON |
| 160 | A Goldenrod Opportunity (Part 1) | 08/03/2000 | CANON |
| 161 | A Dairy Tale Ending (Part 2) | 08/10/2000 | CANON |
| 162 | Air Time! | 08/17/2000 | CANON |
| 163 | The Bug Stops Here | 08/24/2000 | CANON |
| 164 | Type Casting | 08/31/2000 | FILLER |
| 165 | Fossil Fools | 09/07/2000 | FILLER |
| 166 | Carrying On | 09/14/2000 | FILLER |
| 167 | Hassle in the Castle | 09/21/2000 | CANON |
| 168 | Two Hits and a Miss | 09/28/2000 | FILLER |
| 169 | A Hot Water Battle | 10/05/2000 | FILLER |
| 170 | Hook, Line, and Stinker | 10/12/2000 | CANON |
| 171 | Beauty and the Breeder | 10/19/2000 | CANON |
| 172 | A Better Pill to Swallow | 10/26/2000 | FILLER |
| 173 | Power Play! | 11/02/2000 | CANON |
| 174 | Mountain Time | 11/09/2000 | FILLER |
| 175 | Wobbu-Palooza | 11/16/2000 | FILLER |
| 176 | Imitation Confrontation | 11/23/2000 | FILLER |
| 177 | The Trouble with Snubbull | 11/30/2000 | CANON |
| 178 | Ariados, Amigos | 12/07/2000 | CANON |
| 179 | Wings 'N' Things | 12/14/2000 | FILLER |
| 180 | The Grass Route | 12/21/2000 | CANON |
| 181 | The Apple Corp! | 01/04/2001 | FILLER |
| 182 | Houndoom's Special Delivery | 01/11/2001 | FILLER |
| 183 | A Ghost of a Chance | 01/18/2001 | CANON |
| 184 | From Ghost to Ghost | 01/25/2001 | CANON |
| 185 | Trouble's Brewing | 02/01/2001 | CANON |
| 186 | All That Glitters! | 02/08/2001 | FILLER |
| 187 | The Light Fantastic | 02/15/2001 | FILLER |
| 188 | UnBEARable | 02/22/2001 | FILLER |
| 189 | Moving Pictures | 03/01/2001 | CANON |
| 190 | Spring Fever | 03/08/2001 | CANON |
| 191 | Freeze Frame | 03/15/2001 | CANON |
| 192 | The Stolen Stones! | 03/22/2001 | FILLER |
| 193 | The Dunsparce Deception | 03/29/2001 | FILLER |
| 194 | The Wayward Wobbuffet | 04/05/2001 | FILLER |
| 195 | Sick Daze | 04/12/2001 | CANON |
| 196 | Ring Masters | 04/19/2001 | CANON |
| 197 | The Poké-Spokesman | 04/26/2001 | FILLER |
| 198 | Control Freak! | 05/03/2001 | CANON |
| 199 | The Art of Pokémon | 05/10/2001 | FILLER |
| 200 | The Heartbreak of Brock | 05/17/2001 | FILLER |
| 201 | Current Events | 05/24/2001 | CANON |
| 202 | Turning Over a New Bayleef | 05/31/2001 | CANON |
| 203 | Doin' What Comes Natu-rally | 06/07/2001 | CANON |
| 204 | The Big Balloon Blow-Up | 06/14/2001 | FILLER |
| 205 | The Screen Actor's Guilt | 06/21/2001 | FILLER |
| 206 | Right On, Rhydon! | 06/28/2001 | CANON |
| 207 | The Kecleon Caper | 07/05/2001 | FILLER |
| 208 | The Joy of Water Pokémon | 07/12/2001 | FILLER |
| 209 | Got Miltank? | 07/19/2001 | FILLER |
| 210 | Fight for the Light | 07/26/2001 | CANON |
| 211 | Machoke, Machoke Man! | 08/02/2001 | CANON |
| 212 | Around the Whirlpool | 08/09/2001 | CANON |
| 213 | Fly Me to the Moon | 08/16/2001 | FILLER |
| 214 | Takin' It on the Chinchou | 08/23/2001 | FILLER |
| 215 | A Corsola Caper! | 08/30/2001 | CANON |
| 216 | Mantine Overboard! | 09/06/2001 | CANON |
| 217 | Octillery the Outcast | 09/13/2001 | CANON |
| 218 | Dueling Heroes | 09/20/2001 | CANON |
| 219 | The Perfect Match! | 09/27/2001 | CANON |
| 220 | Plant It Now... Diglett Later | 10/04/2001 | CANON |
| 221 | Hi Ho Silver... Away! | 10/11/2001 | CANON |
| 222 | The Mystery Is History | 10/18/2001 | CANON |
| 223 | A Parent Trapped! | 10/25/2001 | CANON |
| 224 | A Promise is a Promise | 11/01/2001 | CANON |
| 225 | Throwing in the Noctowl | 11/08/2001 | CANON |
| 226 | Nerves of Steelix! | 11/15/2001 | CANON |
| 227 | Bulbasaur... the Ambassador! | 11/22/2001 | CANON |
| 228 | Espeon, Not Included | 11/29/2001 | CANON |
| 229 | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | 12/06/2001 | CANON |
| 230 | Extreme Pokémon! | 12/13/2001 | CANON |
| 231 | An EGG-sighting Adventure! | 12/20/2001 | CANON |
| 232 | Hatching a Plan | 12/27/2001 | CANON |
| 233 | Dues and Don'ts | 01/10/2002 | CANON |
| 234 | Just Waiting On a Friend | 01/17/2002 | FILLER |
| 235 | A Tyrogue Full of Trouble | 01/24/2002 | FILLER |
| 236 | Xatu the Future | 01/31/2002 | FILLER |
| 237 | Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution | 02/07/2002 | CANON |
| 238 | Rage of Innocence | 02/14/2002 | CANON |
| 239 | As Cold as Pryce | 02/21/2002 | CANON |
| 240 | Nice Pryce, Baby! | 02/28/2002 | CANON |
| 241 | Whichever Way the Wind Blows | 03/07/2002 | FILLER |
| 242 | Some Like It Hot! | 03/14/2002 | CANON |
| 243 | Hocus Pokémon | 03/21/2002 | CANON |
| 244 | As Clear as Crystal | 03/28/2002 | CANON |
| 245 | Same Old Song and Dance | 04/11/2002 | FILLER |
| 246 | Enlighten Up! | 04/18/2002 | FILLER |
| 247 | Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up? | 04/25/2002 | CANON |
| 248 | Wish Upon a Star Shape | 05/02/2002 | FILLER |
| 249 | Outrageous Fortunes | 05/09/2002 | CANON |
| 250 | One Trick Phony! | 05/16/2002 | FILLER |
| 251 | I Politoed Ya So! | 05/23/2002 | CANON |
| 252 | The Cave of Ice | 05/30/2002 | FILLER |
| 253 | Beauty Is Skin Deep | 06/06/2002 | CANON |
| 254 | Fangs for Nothin' | 06/13/2002 | CANON |
| 255 | Great Bowls of Fire! | 06/20/2002 | CANON |
| 256 | Better Eight Than Never | 06/27/2002 | CANON |
| 257 | Why? Wynaut! | 07/04/2002 | CANON |
| 258 | Just Add Water | 07/11/2002 | FILLER |
| 259 | Lapras of Luxury | 07/18/2002 | CANON |
| 260 | Hatch Me If You Can | 07/25/2002 | CANON |
| 261 | Entei at Your Own Risk | 08/01/2002 | CANON |
| 262 | A Crowning Achievement | 08/08/2002 | FILLER |
| 263 | Here's Lookin' at You Elekid! | 08/15/2002 | CANON |
| 264 | You're a Star, Larvitar! | 08/22/2002 | CANON |
| 265 | Address Unown! | 08/29/2002 | CANON |
| 266 | Mother of All Battles | 09/05/2002 | CANON |
| 267 | Pop Goes the Sneasel | 09/12/2002 | CANON |
| 268 | A Claim to Flame! | 09/19/2002 | CANON |
| 269 | Love, Pokémon Style | 09/26/2002 | CANON |
| 270 | Tie One On! | 10/03/2002 | CANON |
| 271 | The Ties That Bind | 10/10/2002 | CANON |
| 272 | Can't Beat the Heat! | 10/17/2002 | CANON |
| 273 | Playing with Fire | 10/24/2002 | CANON |
| 274 | Johto Photo Finish | 10/31/2002 | CANON |
| 275 | Gotta Catch Ya Later! | 11/07/2002 | CANON |
| 276 | Hoenn Alone! | 11/14/2002 | CANON |
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