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Pokémon: seasons, episodes and release dates
Quick answer
Pokémon has 25 seasons and 1220 episodes, first aired April 1, 1997 on TV Tokyo.
The series has ended; the last episode aired December 16, 2022.
Pokémon seasons and episodes
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | April 1, 1997 | January 21, 1999 |
| 2 | 36 | January 28, 1999 | October 7, 1999 |
| 3 | 41 | October 14, 1999 | July 27, 2000 |
| 4 | 52 | August 3, 2000 | August 2, 2001 |
| 5 | 65 | August 9, 2001 | October 25, 2003 |
| 6 | 40 | March 15, 2003 | September 4, 2004 |
| 7 | 52 | September 11, 2004 | September 10, 2005 |
| 8 | 52 | September 17, 2005 | July 8, 2006 |
| 9 | 47 | September 8, 2006 | March 3, 2007 |
| 10 | 51 | April 20, 2007 | February 1, 2008 |
| 11 | 52 | April 12, 2008 | May 2, 2009 |
| 12 | 52 | May 9, 2009 | May 15, 2010 |
| 13 | 34 | June 5, 2010 | February 5, 2011 |
| 14 | 48 | February 12, 2011 | January 7, 2012 |
| 15 | 49 | February 18, 2012 | January 26, 2013 |
| 16 | 45 | February 2, 2013 | December 7, 2013 |
| 17 | 48 | October 19, 2013 | December 20, 2014 |
| 18 | 45 | February 7, 2015 | December 19, 2015 |
| 19 | 47 | February 20, 2016 | January 21, 2017 |
| 20 | 43 | November 17, 2016 | September 21, 2017 |
| 21 | 49 | October 5, 2017 | October 14, 2018 |
| 22 | 54 | October 21, 2018 | November 3, 2019 |
| 23 | 48 | November 17, 2019 | December 4, 2020 |
| 24 | 42 | December 11, 2020 | December 10, 2021 |
| 25 | 46 | December 17, 2021 | December 16, 2022 |
Voice cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu
- Mayumi Iizuka as Kasumi
- Kenyuu Horiuchi as Professor Oak
Common questions
How many episodes of Pokémon are there?
1220 episodes across 25 seasons.
Is Pokémon finished?
The series has ended; the last episode aired December 16, 2022.
When did Pokémon come out?
It first aired on Tuesday, April 1, 1997 on TV Tokyo.
Source: TVmaze (CC BY-SA), updated October 10, 2026. All anime release dates →