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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Best Wishes'' series}} | |||
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:''Best Wishes! redirects here. For the similarly named first opening of the Best Wishes series, see [[Best Wishes! (song)]].'' | :''Best Wishes! redirects here. For the similarly named first opening of the Best Wishes series, see [[Best Wishes! (song)]].'' | ||
:''Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 redirects here. For the similarly named CD, see [[Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 (CD)]].'' | :''Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 redirects here. For the similarly named CD, see [[Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 (CD)]].'' | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Pokémon the Series Black and White logo.png|thumb|English logo]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Pokemon Best Wishes Series.png|thumb|Japanese logo]] | ||
'''''Pokémon the Series: Black and White''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ''' ''Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!''), referred to by fans as the '''''Best Wishes'' series''', is the fourth [[series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]] and is based on the events of the [[Generation V]] [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]]. It follows the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} and was succeeded by the {{series|XY}}. It ran from September 23, 2010 to September 26, 2013 in Japan and from February 12, 2011 to December 7, 2013 in the United States. It was not given an English name until after the release of ''[[XY series|Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. | |||
As with both the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} and {{ | As with both the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} before it, the ''Best Wishes'' series begins with only [[Ash Ketchum]], headed off to a new [[region]] with his {{AP|Pikachu}}. Much like before, his previous female companion, {{an|Dawn}}, has left the series, while, unlike the previous three series, with the exception of the [[S02|Orange Archipelago]] saga, {{an|Brock}} does not join him in his journey in Unova. Instead, Ash now travels through [[Unova]] with a girl by the name of {{an|Iris}} and with one of the first Unova Gym Leaders, {{an|Cilan}}, who is also a [[Pokémon Connoisseur]]. | ||
As before, Ash receives a change of clothes. For the first time in the entire show, the [[Team Rocket trio]] also receive a change of clothes, but later change back to their original outfits. Additionally, the [[Nurse Joy]] and [[Officer Jenny]] in Unova are designed differently than those of the regions visited by Ash before. Best Wishes is also notable for [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} not being present in all episodes outside of clip shows and the [[EP001|first episode]], a trend that continued into the {{series|XY}}. For a majority of the series they play a significantly more antagonistic role than in any other series, displaying very little humor (although this was restored during the [[Decolore Islands]] arc). | As before, Ash receives a change of clothes. For the first time in the entire show, the [[Team Rocket trio]] also receive a change of clothes, but later change back to their original outfits. Additionally, the [[Nurse Joy]] and [[Officer Jenny]] in Unova are designed differently than those of the regions visited by Ash before. ''Best Wishes'' is also notable for [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} not being present in all episodes outside of clip shows and the [[EP001|first episode]], a trend that continued into the {{series|XY}}. For a majority of the series they play a significantly more antagonistic role than in any other series, displaying very little humor (although this was restored during the [[Decolore Islands]] arc). | ||
The series also saw the return of ''[[Who's That Pokémon?|Dare da?]]'' in [[BW061]] after an absence of 444 episodes | The series also saw the return of ''Who's That Pokémon?'' in the English dub of [[BW001|the first episode]], and the return of ''[[Who's That Pokémon?|Dare da?]]'' in [[BW061]] after an absence of 444 episodes. | ||
It is divided into three [[season]]s for audiences outside of Japan. | It is divided into three [[season]]s for audiences outside of Japan. | ||
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===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! ([[BW001]]-[[BW084]])=== | ===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! ([[BW001]]-[[BW084]])=== | ||
This arc | [[File:Pokemon Best Wishes Series.png|thumb|Best Wishes! logo]] | ||
This arc includes Ash's arrival in Unova, his meeting Iris and Cilan, and collecting the [[Gym Badges]] of the region. Several times throughout the arc, Ash and his friends come into major conflicts with Team Rocket. | |||
{{-}} | |||
===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2 ([[BW085]]-[[BW108]])=== | ===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2 ([[BW085]]-[[BW108]])=== | ||
[[File:Best Wishes 2 logo.png|thumb|Best Wishes! Season 2 logo]] | |||
This arc mainly consists of [[World Tournament Junior Cup]] and [[Vertress Conference]] tournaments. [[Cynthia]] and {{an|Dawn}} return, and the group meets {{an|Meloetta}}. {{an|Giovanni}} returns as a major character to lead Team Rocket in "[[Operation Tempest]]," a mission to capture Meloetta and the [[Forces of Nature]]. | |||
{{-}} | |||
===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N ([[BW109]]-[[BW122]])=== | ===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N ([[BW109]]-[[BW122]])=== | ||
Ash, Iris and Cilan learn of the | [[File:Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N logo.png|thumb|Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N logo]] | ||
This arc focuses on {{an|N}} and [[Team Plasma]]. Ash, Iris and Cilan learn of the {{an|White Ruins}} and decide to visit [[Cedric Juniper]]'s expedition there. On their way, they meet N and become involved in [[Ghetsis]]'s plot to have Team Plasma take control of the world using [[Colress]]'s Pokémon control device. | |||
{{-}} | |||
===Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure! ([[BW123]]-[[BW142]])=== | |||
[[File:Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure logo.png|thumb|Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure logo]] | |||
This arc comprises Ash and his friends touring the [[Decolore Islands]] on their way back to [[Kanto]]. On their way, they meet {{an|Alexa}}, a Pokémon photographer from the [[Kalos]] region. | |||
{{-}} | |||
==Dub seasons== | |||
When the ''Best Wishes'' series came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided into three seasons: | |||
* [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]] ([[BW001]] - [[BW048]]) | |||
* [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]] ([[BW049]] - [[BW097]]) | |||
* [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]] ([[BW098]] - [[BW142]]) | |||
Episodes in the ''Best Wishes'' series are numbered with {{bp|epicode|the prefix}} '''BW''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[list of Best Wishes series episodes|list of ''Best Wishes'' series episodes]]. | |||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Posters=== | |||
====Japanese==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:BW series prerelease.png|A pre-release poster for ''Best Wishes!'' | |||
File:BWseries.png|Poster for ''Best Wishes!'' | |||
File:Best Wishes Season 2 poster.png|Poster for ''Best Wishes! Season 2'' | |||
File:Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N poster.png|Poster for ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N'' | |||
File:Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure poster.png|Poster for ''Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
====English==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:BW season poster.png|Contemporary poster for ''Pokémon the Series: Black and White'' | |||
File:Pokemon BW Netflix.png|Netflix poster for ''Pokémon the Series: Black and White'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ===Characters=== | ||
====Main characters==== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Ash BW.png|[[Ash Ketchum]] and {{AP|Pikachu}} | File:Ash BW.png|[[Ash Ketchum]] and {{AP|Pikachu}} | ||
File:IrisBW.png|{{an|Iris}} | File:IrisBW.png|{{an|Iris}} | ||
File:CilanBW.png|{{an|Cilan}} | File:CilanBW.png|{{an|Cilan}} | ||
File:Jessie BW.png|[[Jessie]] in her black uniform | File:Jessie BW.png|[[Jessie]] in her black uniform | ||
File:James BW.png| [[James]] in his black uniform | File:James BW.png| [[James]] in his black uniform | ||
File:Jessie BW3.png|Jessie in her white uniform | File:Jessie BW3.png|Jessie in her white uniform | ||
File:James BW3.png|James in his white uniform | File:James BW3.png|James in his white uniform | ||
File:Dawn BW2.png|{{an|Dawn}} | File:Dawn BW2.png|{{an|Dawn}} | ||
</gallery> | |||
====Rivals==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:TripBW.png|[[Trip]] | |||
File:Bianca BW anime art.png|{{an|Bianca}} | |||
File:Georgia BW.png|[[Georgia]] | |||
File:Cameron BW.png|{{un|Cameron}} | |||
File:Virgil official art.png|[[Virgil]] | File:Virgil official art.png|[[Virgil]] | ||
</gallery> | |||
====Supporting characters==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Nurse Joy BW.png|[[Nurse Joy]] | |||
File:Officer Jenny BW.png|[[Officer Jenny]] | |||
File:Don George BW anime art.png|[[Don George]] | |||
File:Porter.png|[[Porter]] | |||
File:Professor Oak BW.png|{{an|Professor Oak}} | |||
File:JuniperBW.png|[[Professor Juniper]] | |||
File:Chili BW anime.png|[[Chili]] | |||
File:Cress BW anime.png|[[Cress]] | |||
File:Elesa BW anime.png|[[Elesa]] | |||
File:Skyla BW anime.png|[[Skyla]] | |||
File:Roxie BW anime 1.png|[[Roxie]] | |||
File:Cynthia BWS2.png|[[Cynthia]] | |||
File:Alexa anime art.png|[[Alexa]] | |||
File:N anime art.png|{{an|N}} | File:N anime art.png|{{an|N}} | ||
</gallery> | |||
====Antagonists==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Giovanni BW.png|{{an|Giovanni}} | |||
File:Pierce BW.png|[[Pierce]] | |||
File:Colress anime art.png|[[Colress]] | File:Colress anime art.png|[[Colress]] | ||
File:Ghetsis anime art.png|[[Ghetsis]] | File:Ghetsis anime art.png|[[Ghetsis]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The ''Best Wishes'' title is likely intentionally comprised of words beginning with B and W as an allusion to its counterpart games, {{2v2|Black|White}}. Additionally, the katakana transcription of the English word "Wishes" (ウイッシュ ''Uisshu'') contains the Japanese name of [[Unova]] (イッシュ ''Isshu''), the region the games and anime series take place in. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[ | * For several weeks, previews of the ''Best Wishes'' series's early episodes explicitly excluded [[Ash Ketchum]], with the hosts of [[Pokémon Sunday]] commenting on his absence. Ash also did not appear on a pre-release poster. | ||
* Ash catches the Unova [[starter Pokémon]] in reverse Pokédex order, obtaining {{AP|Oshawott}}, then {{AP|Tepig}}, and finally {{AP|Snivy}}. All previous times he has caught multiple starter Pokémon he has caught the {{type|Grass}} among them first, following up with the {{type|Fire}} in all regions but [[Hoenn]], and finally catching the {{type|Water}} among the group in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] only. | |||
* The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the [[original series]], and the series features many allusions to the original series present, including: | |||
* The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the original series, and the series features many allusions to the original series present | |||
** Both of Ash's traveling companions are based on Gym Leaders. | ** Both of Ash's traveling companions are based on Gym Leaders. | ||
** Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. | ** Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. | ||
** The sixth episode of both series feature a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that evolves via the {{evostone|Moon Stone}}. | ** The sixth episode of both series feature a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that evolves via the {{evostone|Moon Stone}}. | ||
** Ash catches the Unova starters in the same circumstances as he caught the Kanto starters: the Water-type Pokémon follows him, the Fire-type Pokémon is abandoned by its original trainer, and the Grass-type Pokémon is found in the wild. | |||
*** Also the Fire-type's original trainer tries to get their former Pokémon back after witnessing their powers, but fail. | |||
*** The Grass-type's situations were also similar, having left their trainer, they distrusted humans until Ash gained their respect. They then allowed him to battle and capture them. | |||
*** Only the Fire-type evolved while the other two did not. | |||
** Ash captured more than six Pokémon. | |||
*** He also captured a three-staged evolutionary {{type|Bug}}, who evolved into their final form, as well as an additional Water-type. | |||
* The main heroine from the ''Best Wishes'' series, {{an|Iris}}, also shares some similarities to the main heroine from the original series, {{an|Misty}}. Both of them: | |||
** Try to avoid returning to a specific [[Gym]]. | |||
** Debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second. | |||
** Are aiming to master a specific Pokémon [[type]], with Misty aiming to be a Water Pokémon master, while Iris wishes to be a {{type|Dragon}} Master. | |||
** Are afraid of a specific Pokémon type, with Misty fearing Bug-types, while Iris is scared of {{type|Ice}}s. | |||
** Both travelled with a Pokémon which they kept outside the [[Poké Ball]], Misty with {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}} and Iris with {{TP|Iris|Axew}}. | |||
* ''Best Wishes'' is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series. | * ''Best Wishes'' is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series. | ||
* This is the shortest completed series of the anime so far, with 142 episodes. | * This is the shortest completed series of the anime so far, with 142 episodes. | ||
** This series also has the fewest dub seasons, with three. | ** This series also has the fewest dub seasons of all completed series, with three (the incomplete ''[[XY series|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' has 2). | ||
** This is also the series with the fewest [[Pokémon movie|movies]] to date, with only three. | ** This is also the series with the fewest [[Pokémon movie|movies]] to date, with only three. | ||
** Its first Japanese opening theme, ''[[Best Wishes! (song)|Best Wishes]]'', is currently the longest running opening theme, which hasn't been re-mixed. | |||
* This is the first series in which all episodes that were originally aired in Japan were dubbed. Previously, the {{series|original}} had four banned episodes and the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} dubs each skipped recap episodes. There were two [[BW023 (unaired)|unaired]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] in the ''Best Wishes'' series, but they were also unaired in Japan. | * This is the first series in which all episodes that were originally aired in Japan were dubbed. Previously, the {{series|original}} had four banned episodes and the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} dubs each skipped recap episodes. There were two [[BW023 (unaired)|unaired]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] in the ''Best Wishes'' series, but they were also unaired in Japan. | ||
* With the beginning of this series, many attacks have had their visual appearances changed (for instance, {{type|Fire}} attacks and {{m|Stone Edge}} are now rendered in CGI, while [[physical attack|physical]] {{type|Steel}} attacks make the corresponding body part steel-colored rather than white). {{m|Hyper Beam}} has also been changed considerably, to match how it looks in the games. | * With the beginning of this series, many attacks have had their visual appearances changed (for instance, {{type|Fire}} attacks and {{m|Stone Edge}} are now rendered in CGI, while [[physical attack|physical]] {{type|Steel}} attacks make the corresponding body part steel-colored rather than white). {{m|Hyper Beam}} has also been changed considerably, to match how it looks in the games. | ||
* ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', the final episode of ''Season 2: Episode N'' aired in Japan during the same week that ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'', the first episode of Episode N aired in the United States. | * ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', the final episode of ''Season 2: Episode N'' aired in Japan during the same week that ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'', the first episode of Episode N aired in the United States. | ||
* This is the | * This is the only series: | ||
* | ** In which [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] is not part of the regular cast. His only appearance in this series was in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. | ||
** In which there are no [[boss fantasy|boss fantasies]]. | |||
* | ** That uses the same title card throughout the entire series. | ||
* | ** Not to have any of the dub seasons to produce with 52 episodes. | ||
** Which none of Ash's Gym Battles are interrupted by Team Rocket. | |||
** In which {{Ash}} does not part ways with a Pokémon through [[Released Pokémon|release]] or for the purposes of training. | |||
** In which extra Pokémon Ash captured were not sent to {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|lab]] in [[Pallet Town]]; instead, they were sent to the laboratory of the region's [[Pokémon Professor]], [[Professor Juniper]]. | |||
** In which Ash actively cycles his Pokémon between those in his [[party]] and in [[Pokémon Storage System|storage]], though only with the Pokémon he caught in Unova. | |||
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Revision as of 15:04, 19 August 2015
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- Best Wishes! redirects here. For the similarly named first opening of the Best Wishes series, see Best Wishes! (song).
- Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 redirects here. For the similarly named CD, see Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Season 2 (CD).
Pokémon the Series: Black and White (Japanese: ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!), referred to by fans as the Best Wishes series, is the fourth series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation V core series Pokémon games. It follows the Diamond & Pearl series and was succeeded by the XY series. It ran from September 23, 2010 to September 26, 2013 in Japan and from February 12, 2011 to December 7, 2013 in the United States. It was not given an English name until after the release of Pokémon the Series: XY.
As with both the Advanced Generation and Diamond & Pearl series before it, the Best Wishes series begins with only Ash Ketchum, headed off to a new region with his Pikachu. Much like before, his previous female companion, Dawn, has left the series, while, unlike the previous three series, with the exception of the Orange Archipelago saga, Brock does not join him in his journey in Unova. Instead, Ash now travels through Unova with a girl by the name of Iris and with one of the first Unova Gym Leaders, Cilan, who is also a Pokémon Connoisseur.
As before, Ash receives a change of clothes. For the first time in the entire show, the Team Rocket trio also receive a change of clothes, but later change back to their original outfits. Additionally, the Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny in Unova are designed differently than those of the regions visited by Ash before. Best Wishes is also notable for Jessie, James and Meowth not being present in all episodes outside of clip shows and the first episode, a trend that continued into the XY series. For a majority of the series they play a significantly more antagonistic role than in any other series, displaying very little humor (although this was restored during the Decolore Islands arc).
The series also saw the return of Who's That Pokémon? in the English dub of the first episode, and the return of Dare da? in BW061 after an absence of 444 episodes.
It is divided into three seasons for audiences outside of Japan.
Japanese seasons
The Best Wishes series has been divided into multiple arcs in the Japanese release, similar to the "chapters" of the original series.
Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (BW001-BW084)
This arc includes Ash's arrival in Unova, his meeting Iris and Cilan, and collecting the Gym Badges of the region. Several times throughout the arc, Ash and his friends come into major conflicts with Team Rocket.
Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2 (BW085-BW108)
This arc mainly consists of World Tournament Junior Cup and Vertress Conference tournaments. Cynthia and Dawn return, and the group meets Meloetta. Giovanni returns as a major character to lead Team Rocket in "Operation Tempest," a mission to capture Meloetta and the Forces of Nature.
Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N (BW109-BW122)
This arc focuses on N and Team Plasma. Ash, Iris and Cilan learn of the White Ruins and decide to visit Cedric Juniper's expedition there. On their way, they meet N and become involved in Ghetsis's plot to have Team Plasma take control of the world using Colress's Pokémon control device.
Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure! (BW123-BW142)
This arc comprises Ash and his friends touring the Decolore Islands on their way back to Kanto. On their way, they meet Alexa, a Pokémon photographer from the Kalos region.
Dub seasons
When the Best Wishes series came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided into three seasons:
- Pokémon: Black & White (BW001 - BW048)
- Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies (BW049 - BW097)
- Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova (BW098 - BW142)
Episodes in the Best Wishes series are numbered with the prefix BW on Bulbapedia. For a complete episode listing, see the list of Best Wishes series episodes.
Gallery
Posters
Japanese
A pre-release poster for Best Wishes!
Poster for Best Wishes!
Poster for Best Wishes! Season 2
Poster for Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N
Poster for Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure
English
Contemporary poster for Pokémon the Series: Black and White
Netflix poster for Pokémon the Series: Black and White
Characters
Main characters
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu
Jessie in her black uniform
James in his black uniform
Jessie in her white uniform
James in his white uniform
Rivals
- Virgil official art.png
Supporting characters
- Skyla BW anime.png
- Roxie BW anime 1.png
Antagonists
Etymology
The Best Wishes title is likely intentionally comprised of words beginning with B and W as an allusion to its counterpart games, Black and White. Additionally, the katakana transcription of the English word "Wishes" (ウイッシュ Uisshu) contains the Japanese name of Unova (イッシュ Isshu), the region the games and anime series take place in.
Trivia
- For several weeks, previews of the Best Wishes series's early episodes explicitly excluded Ash Ketchum, with the hosts of Pokémon Sunday commenting on his absence. Ash also did not appear on a pre-release poster.
- Ash catches the Unova starter Pokémon in reverse Pokédex order, obtaining Oshawott, then Tepig, and finally Snivy. All previous times he has caught multiple starter Pokémon he has caught the Grass-type among them first, following up with the Fire-type in all regions but Hoenn, and finally catching the Water-type among the group in Kanto and Johto only.
- The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the original series, and the series features many allusions to the original series present, including:
- Both of Ash's traveling companions are based on Gym Leaders.
- Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash.
- The sixth episode of both series feature a Pokémon that evolves via the Moon Stone.
- Ash catches the Unova starters in the same circumstances as he caught the Kanto starters: the Water-type Pokémon follows him, the Fire-type Pokémon is abandoned by its original trainer, and the Grass-type Pokémon is found in the wild.
- Also the Fire-type's original trainer tries to get their former Pokémon back after witnessing their powers, but fail.
- The Grass-type's situations were also similar, having left their trainer, they distrusted humans until Ash gained their respect. They then allowed him to battle and capture them.
- Only the Fire-type evolved while the other two did not.
- Ash captured more than six Pokémon.
- He also captured a three-staged evolutionary Bug-type, who evolved into their final form, as well as an additional Water-type.
- The main heroine from the Best Wishes series, Iris, also shares some similarities to the main heroine from the original series, Misty. Both of them:
- Try to avoid returning to a specific Gym.
- Debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second.
- Are aiming to master a specific Pokémon type, with Misty aiming to be a Water Pokémon master, while Iris wishes to be a Dragon-type Master.
- Are afraid of a specific Pokémon type, with Misty fearing Bug-types, while Iris is scared of Ice-types.
- Both travelled with a Pokémon which they kept outside the Poké Ball, Misty with Togepi and Iris with Axew.
- Best Wishes is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series.
- This is the shortest completed series of the anime so far, with 142 episodes.
- This series also has the fewest dub seasons of all completed series, with three (the incomplete Pokémon the Series: XY has 2).
- This is also the series with the fewest movies to date, with only three.
- Its first Japanese opening theme, Best Wishes, is currently the longest running opening theme, which hasn't been re-mixed.
- This is the first series in which all episodes that were originally aired in Japan were dubbed. Previously, the original series had four banned episodes and the Advanced Generation series and Diamond & Pearl series dubs each skipped recap episodes. There were two unaired episodes in the Best Wishes series, but they were also unaired in Japan.
- With the beginning of this series, many attacks have had their visual appearances changed (for instance, Fire-type attacks and Stone Edge are now rendered in CGI, while physical Steel-type attacks make the corresponding body part steel-colored rather than white). Hyper Beam has also been changed considerably, to match how it looks in the games.
- What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!, the final episode of Season 2: Episode N aired in Japan during the same week that New Places... Familiar Faces!, the first episode of Episode N aired in the United States.
- This is the only series:
- In which Jessie's Wobbuffet is not part of the regular cast. His only appearance in this series was in The Dream Continues!.
- In which there are no boss fantasies.
- That uses the same title card throughout the entire series.
- Not to have any of the dub seasons to produce with 52 episodes.
- Which none of Ash's Gym Battles are interrupted by Team Rocket.
- In which Ash does not part ways with a Pokémon through release or for the purposes of training.
- In which extra Pokémon Ash captured were not sent to Professor Oak's lab in Pallet Town; instead, they were sent to the laboratory of the region's Pokémon Professor, Professor Juniper.
- In which Ash actively cycles his Pokémon between those in his party and in storage, though only with the Pokémon he caught in Unova.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 寵物小精靈：超級願望 Chungmat Siujingling: Chiukap Yunmong |
| Mandarin | 神奇寶貝超級願望 Shénqíbǎobèi: Chāojí Yuànwàng | |
 Indonesian
|
Pokémon Best Wishes | |
 Korean
|
포켓몬스터 베스트위시 Pocket Monsters Best Wishes | |
 Vietnamese
|
Pokémon Best Wishes | |
External links
- TV Tokyo (Japanese)
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This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |
