Pokémon the Series: XYZ facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pokémon the Series: XYZ |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | October 29, 2015 – October 27, 2016 |
Pokémon the Series: XYZ is the nineteenth season of the Pokémon animated series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: XY & Z (ポケットモンスターエックスワイ アンド ゼット, Poketto Monsutā Ekkusu Wai ando Zetto). Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie continue their adventures in the Kalos region, where they encounter the sinister Team Flare and meet the enigmatic Mega Evolution Trainer, Alain. They delve into the mysteries surrounding the unique transformation of Ash's Greninja and face a prophecy concerning the destruction of Kalos with the involvement of the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde.
The season originally aired in Japan from October 29, 2015 to October 27, 2016 on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from February 20, 2016 to January 21, 2017 on Cartoon Network. The nineteenth season was the last to air on Cartoon Network; beginning with the twentieth season, the series would move to Disney XD.
The Japanese opening song is "XY&Z (Let's Go!)" (いくZ, Ikuze) by Rika Matsumoto. The Japanese ending songs are "Puni-chan's Song" (プニちゃんのうた, Puni-chan no Uta) by Mariya Ise, "Team Rocket's Team Song" (ロケット団団歌, Roketto-dan dan Uta) by Megumi Hayasibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuka Inuyama and Yūji Ueda, "DreamDream (Serena Ver.)" (ドリドリ セレナver., DoriDori Serena Ver.) by Mayuki Makiguchi, "Brilliantly (Clemont ver.)" (キラキラ シトロンver., KiraKira Shitoron ver.) by Yūki Kaji, "Pikachu's Song" (ピカチュウのうた, Pikachū no Uta) by Ikue Ōtani, and "Meowth's Ballad" (ニャースのバラード, Nyāsu no Barādo) by Inuko Inuyama. The English opening song is "Stand Tall" by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth, with its instrumental version serving as the end credit song.
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date |
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| 895 | 889 | "From A to Z!" (Z's Explosive Birth! What Lurks in Kalos!!) | October 29, 2015 | February 20, 2016 |
| 896 | 890 | "Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!" (The Hot-blooded Hariborg! Puni-chan is Being Targeted!!) | November 5, 2015 | February 27, 2016 |
| 897 | 891 | "A Giga Battle With Mega Results!" (Mega Tabunne VS Giga Giga Nyarth!!) | November 12, 2015 | March 5, 2016 |
| 898 | 892 | "A Fiery Rite of Passage!" (Shishiko and Kaenjishi! A Fiery Departure) | November 19, 2015 | March 12, 2016 |
| 899 | 893 | "Dream a Little Dream from Me!" (Pikachu, the Dreams Seen of Puni-chan!) | November 26, 2015 | March 19, 2016 |
| 900 | 894 | "The Legend of the Ninja Hero!" (Welcome to the Ninja Village! The Legend of the Heroic Gekkouga!!) | December 3, 2015 | March 26, 2016 |
| 901 | 895 | "A Festival of Decisions!" (Decisive Battle in the Ninja Village! Gekogashira VS Kirikizan!!) | December 10, 2015 | April 2, 2016 |
| 902 | 896 | "A Dancing Debut!" (Dance, Eievui! Its TryPokaron Debut!!) | December 17, 2015 | April 9, 2016 |
| 903 | 897 | "Meeting at Terminus Cave!" (Terminus Cave! The Mystery of Z is Set in Motion!!) | December 24, 2015 | April 16, 2016 |
| 904 | 898 | "A Cellular Connection!" (Eureka and Puni-chan!) | January 14, 2016 | April 23, 2016 |
| 905 | 899 | "A Windswept Encounter!" (Onbat and Flaette! An Encounter in the Wind!!) | January 21, 2016 | April 30, 2016 |
| 906 | 900 | "Party Dancecapades!" (Satoshi and Serena! Get One at the Dance Party!!) | January 28, 2016 | May 7, 2016 |
| 907 | 901 | "A Meeting of Two Journeys!" (The Strongest Mega Battle! Gekkouga VS Mega Lizardon!!) | February 4, 2016 | May 14, 2016 |
| 908 | 902 | "An Explosive Operation!" (The Explosive Ground Force! Operation: Capture Zygarde!!) | February 11, 2016 | May 21, 2016 |
| 909 | 903 | "A Watershed Moment!" (A Brigarron from the Wilderness! The Tree-Planting Robon!!) | February 18, 2016 | May 28, 2016 |
| 910 | 904 | "Master Class Choices!" (The Master Class Trial! What Will You Do, Serena!?) | February 25, 2016 | June 4, 2016 |
| 911 | 905 | "An Electrifying Rage!" (Thunder and Onvern! The Angry Lightning Strike!!) | March 3, 2016 | June 11, 2016 |
| 912 | 906 | "Unlocking Some Respect!" (Left and Right! The Swaying Heart of Kametete!!) | March 10, 2016 | June 18, 2016 |
| 913 | 907 | "Master Class is in Session!" (The Master Class Begins! A Maiden's Fierce Fight Where Sparks Fly!!) | March 17, 2016 | June 25, 2016 |
| 914 | 908 | "Performing a Pathway to the Future!" (Elle VS Serena! Open the Door to the Future!!) | March 24, 2016 | July 2, 2016 |
| 915 | 909 | "A Keeper for Keeps?!" (A Bride for Citron!? Eureka's S'il-vous-plaît Panic!!) | April 7, 2016 | July 9, 2016 |
| 916 | 910 | "Battling at Full Volume!" (Serena Becomes Satoshi! The Ultimate Pikachu Showdown!!) | April 14, 2016 | July 16, 2016 |
| 917 | 911 | "The Synchronicity Test!" (Satoshi and Alan! Gekkouga VS Mega Lizardon Once Again!!) | April 21, 2016 | July 23, 2016 |
| 918 | 912 | "Making Friends and Influencing Villains!" (The Forest's Curse and the White Bokurei!) | April 28, 2016 | July 30, 2016 |
| 919 | 913 | "Championing a Research Battle!" (Satoshi VS Champion Carnet! VS Mega Sirnight!!) | May 5, 2016 | August 6, 2016 |
| 920 | 914 | "A Full Strength Battle Surprise!" (Rival Showdown! Satoshi VS Shōta!!) | May 12, 2016 | August 13, 2016 |
| 921 | 915 | "All Hail the Ice Battlefield!" (Eisetsu Gym Battle! Battlefield of Ice!!) | May 19, 2016 | August 20, 2016 |
| 922 | 916 | "Seeing the Forest For the Trees!" (The Winding Woods...The Dawn of Evolution!!) | May 26, 2016 | August 27, 2016 |
| 923 | 917 | "A Real Icebreaker!" (Satoshi-Gekkouga VS Mega Yukinooh! The Giant Water Shuriken Triggers!!) | June 2, 2016 | September 3, 2016 |
| 924 | 918 | "A Diamond in the Rough!" (Find Melecie! Numelgon and Dedenne!!) | June 9, 2016 | September 10, 2016 |
| 925 | 919 | "A Gaggle of Gadget Greatness!" (The Explosive Heat at the Mechanical Festival!!) | June 16, 2016 | September 17, 2016 |
| 926 | 920 | "A League of His Own!" (The Kalos League Begins! The Mega Lizardon Showdown: X VS Y!!) | June 30, 2016 | September 24, 2016 |
| 927 | 921 | "Valuable Experience for All!" (Mega Jukain VS Raichu! Received Some Experience Points!!) | July 7, 2016 | October 1, 2016 |
| 928 | 922 | "Analysis Versus Passion!" (The Semifinal Full Battle! Satoshi Vs Shota!!) | July 21, 2016 | October 8, 2016 |
| 929 | 923 | "A Riveting Rivalry!" (Decisive Rival Battle! Satoshi-Gekkouga Vs Mega Jukain!!) | July 28, 2016 | October 15, 2016 |
| 930 | 924 | "Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!" (Fierce Fighting at the Kalos League! Gather, All of My Passion!!) | August 4, 2016 | October 22, 2016 |
| 931 | 925 | "Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!" (Kalos League Finale! Satoshi vs Alan!) | August 11, 2016 | October 29, 2016 |
| 932 | 926 | "Down to the Fiery Finish!" (Kalos League Victory! Satoshi's Greatest Decisive Battle!) | August 18, 2016 | November 5, 2016 |
| 933 | 927 | "A Towering Takeover!" (Flare Gang Attack! The Zygarde at the Prism Tower!!) | August 25, 2016 | November 12, 2016 |
| 934 | 928 | "Coming Apart at the Dreams!" (The Shocking Zygarde VS Zygarde! The Collapsing World!!) | September 1, 2016 | November 19, 2016 |
| 935 | 929 | "The Right Hero for the Right Job!" (Attack on Miare Gym! Citroid Forever!!) | September 8, 2016 | December 3, 2016 |
| 936 | 930 | "Rocking Kalos Defenses!" (The Megalith Moves Forward! The Kalos Line of Defense!!) | September 15, 2016 | December 10, 2016 |
| 937 | 931 | "Forming a More Perfect Union!" (The Zygarde Counterattack! The Final Decisive Battle of Kalos!!) | September 15, 2016 | December 17, 2016 |
| 938 | 932 | "Battling With a Clean Slate!" (Starting from Zero! Citron's Decision!!) | October 6, 2016 | December 24, 2016 |
| 939 | 933 | "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!" (One Last Battle with Satoshi! Serena's Choice!!) | October 13, 2016 | January 7, 2017 |
| 940 | 934 | "Facing the Needs of the Many!" (Farewell, Satoshi Gekkouga! Xerosicy Strikes Back) | October 20, 2016 | January 14, 2017 |
| 941 | 935 | "Till We Compete Again!" (A Zero With No End! Till the Day We Meet Again!!) | October 27, 2016 | January 21, 2017 |
| — | — | "The Legend of X, Y, and Z!" (XYZ's Legend!) | November 3, 2016 | January 28, 2017 |
| — | — | "The Strongest Duo! Citron and Cilan!!" | November 10, 2016 | NA |
Home Media releases
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released the entire series in two 3-disc volumes in the United States in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
