Pokémon the Series: Black & White
| Pokémon the Series: Black & White | |
|---|---|
| Season 14 | |
  Japanese title logo for the Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! series (top) English title logo from the Pokémon: Black & White season (bottom) | |
| No. of episodes | 48 2 (unaired episodes) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | September 23, 2010 – September 15, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
Pokémon: Black & White is the fourteenth season of the Pokémon animated series and the first part of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu as they travel to the new region of Unova. In Japan, this is the first portion of the 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, literally "Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes!") branding of the anime series. 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, and "Can You Name All the Pokemon? BW" (ポケモン言えるかな? BW, Pokémon Ierukana? BW) by Takeshi Tsuruno. The English opening song is "Black and White" by Erin Bowman and Joe Philips. Its instrumental version did serve as the end credit song.
Overview
The division between seasons of Pokémon is based on the English version openings of each episode, and may not reflect the actual production season. The English episode numbers are based on their first airing in the United States either in syndication on Cartoon Network, or in Canada on YTV. Other English-speaking nations largely follow either this order or the Japanese order. Who's that Pokémon?, the mid-episode eyecatch, made its return in the English version for the first time since Pokémon: Advanced.
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]
The first 12 episodes of the series were released on a 2-disc DVD set on November 20, 2012[2] with the next set of 12 episodes being released on January 22, 2013.[3] The third set of 12 episodes was released on March 19, 2013.[4] The fourth set of the last 12 episodes was released on May 14, 2013.[5]
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date[6][7][8] | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 660 | 654 | "In the Shadow of Zekrom!" (To the Isshu Region! Zekrom's Shadow!!) Transliteration: "Isshu Chihō e! Zekuromu no Kage!!" (Japanese: イッシュ地方へ！ゼクロムの影！！) | September 23, 2010 | February 12, 2011 |
| 661 | 655 | "Enter Iris and Axew!" (Iris and Kibago!) Transliteration: "Airisu to Kibago!" (Japanese: アイリスとキバゴ！) | September 23, 2010 | February 12, 2011 |
| 662 | 656 | "A Sandile Gusher of Change" (Mijumaru! Meguroco! Critical Moment!!) Transliteration: "Mijumaru! Meguroko! Kikkiippatsu!!" (Japanese: ミジュマル！メグロコ！危機一髪！！) | September 30, 2010 | February 19, 2011 |
| 663 | 657 | "The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!" (Battle Club! A Mysterious Pokémon Appears!!) Transliteration: "Batoru Kurabu! Nazo no Pokemon Arawareru!!" (Japanese: バトルクラブ！謎のポケモン現る！！) | October 7, 2010 | February 26, 2011 |
| 664 | 658 | "Triple Leaders, Team Threats" (San'yō Gym! Vs. Baoppu, Hiyappu and Yanappu!!) Transliteration: "San'yō Jimu! Tai Baoppu, Hiyappu, Yanappu!!" (Japanese: サンヨウジム！VSバオップ、ヒヤップ、ヤナップ！！) | October 14, 2010 | March 5, 2011 |
| 665 | 659 | "Dreams by the Yard Full" (Former Building Site of Dreams! Munna and Musharna!!) Transliteration: "Yume no Atochi! Munna to Mushāna!!" (Japanese: 夢の跡地！ムンナとムシャーナ！！) | October 21, 2010 | March 12, 2011 |
| 666 | 660 | "Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!" (Get the Tsutarja That Knows Attract!?) Transliteration: "Tsutāja Getto de Meromero!?" (Japanese: ツタージャ・ゲットでメロメロ！？) | October 28, 2010 | March 19, 2011 |
| 667 | 661 | "Saving Darmanitan from the Bell!" (Darumakka and Hihidaruma! Secret of the Clocktower!!) Transliteration: "Darumakka to Hihidaruma! Dokeitō no Himitsu!!" (Japanese: ダルマッカとヒヒダルマ！時計塔の秘密！！) | November 4, 2010 | March 26, 2011 |
| 668 | 662 | "The Bloom Is on Axew!" (Out of Control Pendror! Rescue Kibago!) Transliteration: "Pendorā Bōsō! Kibago o Sukue!" (Japanese: ペンドラー暴走！キバゴを救え！) | November 11, 2010 | April 2, 2011 |
| 669 | 663 | "A Rival Battle for Club Champ!" (Rival Battle! Tough Enemy Pururiru!!) Transliteration: "Raibaru Batoru! Kyōteki Pururiru!!" (Japanese: ライバルバトル！強敵プルリル！！) | November 18, 2010 | April 9, 2011 |
| 670 | 664 | "A Home for Dwebble" (Ishizumai! Take Back Your Home!!) Transliteration: "Ishizumai! Jibun no Ie o Torimodose!!" (Japanese: イシズマイ！自分の家をとりもどせ！！) | December 2, 2010 | April 16, 2011 |
| 671 | 665 | "Here Comes the Trubbish Squad" (The Yabukuron Squad and a Secret Base!?) Transliteration: "Yabukuron Sentai to Himitsukichi!?" (Japanese: ヤブクロン戦隊と秘密基地！？) | December 9, 2010 | April 23, 2011 |
| 672 | 666 | "Minccino–Neat and Tidy" (Chillarmy is Clean!?) Transliteration: "Chirāmyi wa Kireizuki!?" (Japanese: チラーミィはきれいずき！？) | December 16, 2010 | April 30, 2011 |
| 673 | 667 | "A Night in the Nacrene City Museum" (Shippō City! Museum Adventure!!) Transliteration: "Shippō Shiti! Hakubutsukan de Daibōken!!" (Japanese: シッポウシティ！博物館で大冒険！！) | December 23, 2010 | May 7, 2011 |
| 674 | 668 | "The Battle According to Lenora" (Shippō Gym Battle! Vs. Gym Leader Aloe!!) Transliteration: "Shippō Jimu Ikusa! Tai Jimu Rīdā Aroe!!" (Japanese: シッポウジム戦！VSジムリーダー・アロエ！！) | January 6, 2011 | May 14, 2011 |
| 675 | 669 | "Rematch at the Nacrene Gym" (Shippō Gym Rematch! The Explosive New Moves!!) Transliteration: "Saisen Shippō Jimu! Shin Waza Sakuretsu!!" (Japanese: 再戦シッポウジム！新技炸裂！！) | January 13, 2011 | May 21, 2011 |
| 676 | 670 | "Scraggy–Hatched to Be Wild" (The Wild Child That Hatched From the Egg!) Transliteration: "Tamago kara Kaetta Abarenbō!" (Japanese: タマゴからかえったあばれん坊！) | January 20, 2011 | May 28, 2011 |
| 677 | 671 | "Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest" (Yaguruma Forest! Kurumiru and Arti!!) Transliteration: "Yaguruma no Mori! Kurumiru to Āti!!" (Japanese: ヤグルマの森！クルミルとアーティ！！) | January 27, 2011 | June 4, 2011 |
| N/A | N/A | "Hikari – A New Journey!/Nibi Gym – The Greatest Danger!" Transliteration: "Hikari – Aratanaru Tabidachi!/Nibi Jimu – Shijō Saidai no Kiki!" (Japanese: ヒカリ・新たなる旅立ち！／ニビジム・史上最大の危機！) | February 3, 2011 | N/A |
| 678 | 672 | "A Connosseur's Revenge!" (Sommelier Showdown! Ishizumai vs. Futachimaru!!) Transliteration: "Somurie Taiketsu! Ishizumai Tai Futachimaru!!" (Japanese: ソムリエ対決！イシズマイVSフタチマル！！) | February 17, 2011 | June 11, 2011 |
| 679 | 673 | "Dancing with the Ducklett Trio!" (Pikachu vs. Meguroco vs. Koaruhie!!) Transliteration: "Pikachū Tai Meguroko Tai Koaruhī!!" (Japanese: ピカチュウVSメグロコVSコアルヒー！！) | February 24, 2011 | June 18, 2011 |
| 680 | 674 | "The Lost World of Gothitelle!" (Skyarrow Bridge and Gothiruselle!) Transliteration: "Sukai Arō Burijji to Gochiruzeru!" (Japanese: スカイアローブリッジとゴチルゼル！) | March 3, 2011 | June 25, 2011 |
| 681 | 675 | "A Venipede Stampede" (Hiun City! Fushide Panic!!) Transliteration: "Hiun Shiti! Fushide Panikku!" (Japanese: ヒウンシティ！フシデパニック！！) | March 10, 2011 | July 2, 2011 |
| N/A | N/A | "Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma! (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Roketto-dan Tai Purazuma-dan! (Zenpen)" (Japanese: ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）) | N/A[a] | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | "Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma! (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Roketto-dan Tai Purazuma-dan! (Kōhen)" (Japanese: ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）) | N/A[a] | N/A |
| 682 | 676 | "Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!" (Hiun Gym Battle! The Pure-of-Heart Bug Pokémon Battle!) Transliteration: "Hiun Jimu Sen! Junjō Hāto no Mushi Pokemon Batoru!!" (Japanese: ヒウンジム戦！純情ハートの虫ポケモンバトル！！) | March 17, 2011 | July 9, 2011 |
| 683 | 677 | "Emolga the Irresistible!" (Beware Cute Faces! Paralyzing Emonga!!) Transliteration: "Kawaii Kao ni Yōchūi! Emonga de Shibirebire!!" (Japanese: かわいい顔に要注意！エモンガでシビレビレ！！) | March 24, 2011 | July 16, 2011 |
| 684 | 678 | "Emolga and the New Volt Switch!" (Emonga vs. Tsutarja! Volt Change Chaos!!) Transliteration: "Emonga Tai Tsutāja! Boruto Chenji de Daikonran!!" (Japanese: エモンガＶＳツタージャ！ボルトチェンジで大混乱！！) | March 31, 2011 | July 23, 2011 |
| 685 | 679 | "Scare at the Litwick Mansion!" (The Scary Story of the Hitomoshi Mansion!) Transliteration: "Hitomoshi Yashiki no Kowa~i Ohanashi!" (Japanese: ヒトモシ屋敷のこわ～いお話！) | April 7, 2011 | July 30, 2011 |
| 686 | 680 | "The Dragon Master's Path!" (The Road to Becoming a Dragon Master! Kibago vs. Crimgan!!) Transliteration: "Doragon Masutā e no Michi! Kibago Tai Kurimugan!!" (Japanese: ドラゴンマスターへの道！キバゴＶＳクリムガン！！) | April 14, 2011 | August 6, 2011 |
| 687 | 681 | "Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!" (The Lost Hotachi! Mijumaru's Greatest Crisis!!) Transliteration: "Kieta Hotachi! Mijumaru Saidai no Kiki!!" (Japanese: 消えたホタチ！ミジュマル最大の危機！！) | April 21, 2011 | August 13, 2011 |
| 688 | 682 | "Cottonee in Love!" (The Monmen in Love Rides the Wind!) Transliteration: "Koisuru Monmen wa Kaze ni Notte!" (Japanese: 恋するモンメンは風に乗って！) | April 28, 2011 | August 20, 2011 |
| 689 | 683 | "A UFO for Elgyem!" (Ligray and the Unidentified Flying Object!) Transliteration: "Rigurē to Mikakunin Hikō Buttai!" (Japanese: リグレーと未確認飛行物体！) | May 5, 2011 | August 27, 2011 |
| 690 | 684 | "Ash and Trip's Third Battle!" (Rival Battle! Vanipeti and Dokkorā in the Fight!!) Transliteration: "Raibaru Batoru! Baniputchi, Dokkorā Sansen!!" (Japanese: ライバルバトル！バニプッチ、ドッコラー参戦！！) | May 12, 2011 | September 3, 2011 |
| 691 | 685 | "Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!" (Gamagaru, Maggyo! Battle at the Waterside!!) Transliteration: "Gamagaru, Maggyo! Mizube no Tatakai!!" (Japanese: ガマガル、マッギョ！水辺の戦い！！) | May 19, 2011 | September 10, 2011 |
| 692 | 686 | "Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!" (The Dragon Buster Appears! Iris and Doryuzu!!) Transliteration: "Doragon Basutā Tōjō! Airisu to Doryūzu!!" (Japanese: ドラゴンバスター登場！アイリスとドリュウズ！！) | May 26, 2011 | September 17, 2011 |
| 693 | 687 | "Gotta Catch a Roggenrola!" (Dangoro! Fire the Luster Cannon!!) Transliteration: "Dangoro! Rasutā Kanon Hassha seyo!" (Japanese: ダンゴロ！ラスターカノン発射せよ！！) | June 2, 2011 | September 24, 2011 |
| 694 | 688 | "Where Did You Go, Audino?" (Sommelier Detective Dent! The Case of the Missing Tabunne!!) Transliteration: "Somurie Tantei Dento! Tabunne Shissō Jiken!!" (Japanese: ソムリエ探偵デント！タブンネ失踪事件！！) | June 9, 2011 | October 1, 2011 |
| 695 | 689 | "Archeops in the Modern World!" (Fossil Revival! Ancient Mysterious Bird Archeos!!) Transliteration: "Kaseki Fukkatsu! Kodai Kaichō Ākeosu!!" (Japanese: 化石復活！古代怪鳥アーケオス！！) | June 16, 2011 | October 8, 2011 |
| 696 | 690 | "A Fishing Connosseur in a Fishy Competition!" (Fishing Sommelier Dent Appears!!) Transliteration: "Tsuri Somurie Dento Tōjō!!" (Japanese: 釣りソムリエ・デント登場！！) | June 23, 2011[b] | October 15, 2011 |
| 697 | 691 | "Movie Time! Zorua in 'The Legend of the Pokémon Knight'!" (Zorua the Movie! The Legend of the Pokémon Knight!) Transliteration: "Zoroa Za Mubi! Pokemon Naito no Densetsu!!" (Japanese: ゾロア・ザ・ムービー！ポケモンナイトの伝説！！) | June 30, 2011 | October 22, 2011 |
| 698 | 692 | "Reunion Battles in Nimbasa!" (Everyone Gathers! Don Battle!!) Transliteration: "Zen'in Shūgō! Don Batoru!!" (Japanese: 全員集合！ドンバトル！！) | July 7, 2011 | October 29, 2011 |
| 699 | 693 | "Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!!" (Fierce Fighting Don Battle! Tsutarja vs. Komatana!!) Transliteration: "Nettō Don Batoru! Tsutāja Tai Komatana!!" (Japanese: 熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！) | July 21, 2011 | November 5, 2011 |
| 700 | 694 | "The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!" (White Hot Don Battle! Emonga vs. Dageki!!) Transliteration: "Hakunetsu Don Batoru! Emonga Tai Dageki!!" (Japanese: 白熱ドンバトル！エモンガVSダゲキ！！) | August 4, 2011 | November 12, 2011 |
| 701 | 695 | "The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!" (Deciding Match of the Don Battle! Satoshi Against Iris!!) Transliteration: "Kessen Don Batoru! Satoshi Tai Airisu!!" (Japanese: 決戦ドンバトル！サトシ対アイリス！！) | August 11, 2011 | November 19, 2011 |
| 702 | 696 | "Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!" (Meowgotiator Nyarth! Zuruzukin Persuasion Tactics!!) Transliteration: "Nyagoshiētā Nyāsu! Zuruzukin Setoku Sakusen!!" (Japanese: ニャゴシエーター・ニャース！ズルズキン説得作戦！！) | August 18, 2011 | November 26, 2011 |
| 703 | 697 | "Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?" (Beware of Choroneko! Nyarth and Mijumaru!!) Transliteration: "Choroneko ni Goyōjin! Nyāsu to Mijumaru!!" (Japanese: チョロネコに御用心！ニャースとミジュマル！！) | August 25, 2011 | December 3, 2011 |
| 704 | 698 | "Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!" (Ōbemu, Daburan, and the Dream Thief!) Transliteration: "Ōbemu to Daburan to Yume Dorobō!" (Japanese: オーベムとダブランと夢泥棒！) | September 1, 2011 | December 10, 2011 |
| 705 | 699 | "The Beartic Mountain Feud!" (Meowgotiator Nyarth! Breaking Through Tunbear's Forest!!) Transliteration: "Nyagoshiētā Nyāsu! Tsunbeā no Mori o Toppa seyo!!" (Japanese: ニャゴシエーター・ニャース！ツンベアーの森を突破せよ！！) | September 8, 2011 | December 17, 2011 |
| 706 | 700 | "Crisis from the Underground Up!" (Wild Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)) Transliteration: "Gekisō! Batoru Sabuwei!! (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 激走！バトルサブウェイ!! （前編）) | September 15, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| 707 | 701 | "Battle for the Underground!" (Wild Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 2)) Transliteration: "Gekisō! Batoru Sabuwei!! (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 激走！バトルサブウェイ!! （後編）) | September 15, 2011 | January 7, 2012 |
Notes
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Discover the Mysteries of the Secret Egg!". pokemonblackwhite.com. Pokemon.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Pokemon Black and White Set 1: Various: Movies & TV". amazon.com.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Pokemon Black and White Set 2: Various: Movies & TV". amazon.com.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Pokémon Black & White Set 3: Eileen Stevens, Ikue Ohtani, Jason Griffith, Sarah Natochenny, Kunihiko Yuyama, Norihiko Sudo: Movies & TV". amazon.com.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Pokémon Black & White 4: Eileen Stevens, Ikue Ohtani, Jason Griffith, Sarah Natochenny, Kunihiko Yuyama, Norihiko Sudo: Movies & TV". amazon.com.
- ^ "Pokémon: Black & White - Episode Guide - MSN TV". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "RadioTimes: UK TV Listings February 27, 2011 - CITV Channel". February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Latest CITV TV Listings". Retrieved 2 November 2011.
External links
- Pokémon anime website at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
- Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! website at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
- Pokémon TV Anime at Pokémon JP official website (in Japanese)
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