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'''Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies''' is the fifteenth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is the second dubbed season of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, following the previous season [[Pokémon: Black & White]]. The season follows {{Ash}} as he continues his journey, venturing in the [[Unova]] region with his friends {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}}.
{{Season Infobox/EpiHeader|color=C3C3C3}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|1|BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|2|BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|3|BW051|Lost at the Stamp Rally!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|4|BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|5|BW053|A Maractus Musical!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|6|BW054|The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|7|BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|8|BW056|The Lonely Deino!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|9|BW057|The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|10|BW058|A Call for Brotherly Love!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|11|BW059|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|12|BW060|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|13|BW061|Battling the King of the Mines!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|14|BW062|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|15|BW063|Evolution Exchange Excitement!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|16|BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|17|BW065|Battling the Bully!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|18|BW066|Baffling the Bouffalant!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|19|BW067|Cilan Takes Flight!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|20|BW068|An Amazing Aerial Battle!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|21|BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|22|BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|23|BW071|Search for the Clubultimate!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|24|BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|25|BW073|Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|26|BW074|Battling the Leaf Thieves!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|27|BW075|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|28|BW076|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|29|BW077|Evolution by Fire!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|30|BW078|Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|31|BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|32|BW080|Clash of the Connoisseurs!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|33|BW081|Crisis at Ferroseed Research!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|34|BW082|An Epic Defense Force!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|35|BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|36|BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|37|BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|38|BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|39|BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|40|BW088|The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|41|BW089|Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|42|BW090|Jostling for the Junior Cup!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|43|BW091|Battling Authority Once Again!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|44|BW092|Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|45|BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|46|BW094|The Road to Humilau!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|47|BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|48|BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|49|BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiFooter|color=C3C3C3}}


It began on February 18, 2012 with the dub premiere ''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]'', and concluded on January 26, 2013 with ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]''. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2012-2013 [[Cartoon Network]] Saturday morning line-up.
'''Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies''' is the fifteenth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is the second dubbed season of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, following the previous season [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]. It follows {{Ash}} as he continues his {{pkmn|journey}}, venturing in the [[Unova]] [[region]] with his friends {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}}.


It is preceded by [[Pokémon: Black & White]], and is succeeded by [[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]].
It began on February 18, 2012 with the dub premiere ''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]'', and concluded on January 26, 2013 with ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]''. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2012-2013 {{wp|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning line-up.


See the [[List of Best Wishes series episodes#Black & White: Rival Destinies|list of Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies episodes]] for a list of episodes aired this season.
It is preceded by [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], and is succeeded by [[S16|Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova]].
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==Blurb==
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-tv-seasons/season-15/-->
<i>New foes, new friends, and dozens of never-before-seen Pokémon await Ash and Pikachu in Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies, the new season of the Pokémon animated series. As Ash and his friends continue to explore the Unova region, he’ll find himself up against the ultimate battle challenge: Alder, the Champion Master of Unova! His friends also face their own trials, one fighting for the right to continue her travels, another confronting a returning challenge from the past—and all three of them must team up to save an island from the clashing forces of three powerful and mysterious Legendary Pokémon!</i>


==Important events==
==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
* Ash and friends meet [[Elesa]], the [[Nimbasa City]] [[Gym Leader]]. ([[BW049]])
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Elesa]], the [[Nimbasa City]] [[Gym Leader]]. ([[BW049]])
* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet [[Alder]]. Ash battles Alder, though there is no winner due to Alder falling asleep. ([[BW052]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Alder]]. Ash battles Alder, though there is no winner due to Alder falling asleep. ([[BW052]])
* Ash and friends meet [[Clay]], the [[Driftveil City]] [[Gym Leader]]. ([[BW057]])
* Ash and friends meet [[Clay]], the [[Driftveil City]] Gym Leader. ([[BW057]])
* {{ashfr|The gang}} reunites with [[Chili]]. ([[BW058]])
* The gang reunites with [[Chili]]. ([[BW058]])
* Ash, Iris and Cilan encounter the [[Forces of Nature]]: {{p|Landorus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Tornadus}}. ([[BW059]]-[[BW060]])
* Ash, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} encounter the [[Forces of Nature]]: {{p|Landorus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Tornadus}}. ([[BW059]]-[[BW060]])
* Ash's Boldore learns {{m|Rock Blast}} and {{m|Rock Smash}}. ([[BW061]])
* Ash's Boldore learns {{m|Rock Blast}} and {{m|Rock Smash}}. ([[BW061]])
* Ash and {{ashfr}} encounter {{an|Bianca}} and [[Professor Juniper]] once again. ([[BW062]])
* Ash and his friends encounter {{an|Bianca}} and [[Professor Juniper]] once again. ([[BW062]])
* Cilan's Crustle learns {{m|Rock Wrecker}}. ([[BW062]])
* Cilan's Crustle learns {{m|Rock Wrecker}}. ([[BW062]])
* The gang meets [[Cedric Juniper]], Professor Juniper's father. ([[BW064]])
* The gang meets [[Cedric Juniper]], Professor Juniper's father. ([[BW064]])
* The gang meets [[Skyla]], the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Mistralton City]]. Cilan battles Skyla and loses. ([[BW067]])
* The gang meets [[Skyla]], the Gym Leader of [[Mistralton City]]. Cilan battles Skyla and loses. ([[BW067]])
* The [[Clubsplosion]] tournament takes place. ([[BW070]]-[[BW073]])
* The [[Clubsplosion]] tournament takes place. ([[BW070]]-[[BW073]])
** The tournament begins with 16 participants. ([[BW070]])
** The tournament begins with 16 participants. ([[BW070]])
**  {{Ash}}, {{an|Cilan}}, and [[Stephan]] advance to the second round of the Clubsplosion by beating [[Angus]], [[Flora]], and [[Edmund]] respectively. ([[BW070]])
**  Ash, Cilan, and [[Stephan]] advance to the second round of the Clubsplosion by beating [[Angus]], [[Flora]], and [[Edmund]] respectively. ([[BW070]])
** {{an|Iris}}, [[Georgia]], and [[Montgomery]] advance to the second round of the Clubsplosion Tournament, after beating [[Burgundy]], [[Gail]], and [[Delbert]] respectively. ([[BW071]])
** Iris, [[Georgia]], and [[Montgomery]] advance to the second round of the Clubsplosion Tournament, after beating [[Burgundy]], [[Gail]], and [[Delbert]] respectively. ([[BW071]])
** Bianca defeats Trip and advances to the second round in the Clubsplosion. Ash, Montgomery, Stephan, and Bianca advance to the semi-finals, after beating [[Betty]], Iris, Cilan, and Georgia respectively. ([[BW072]])
** Bianca defeats [[Trip]] and advances to the second round in the Clubsplosion. Ash, Montgomery, Stephan, and Bianca advance to the semi-finals, after beating [[Betty]], Iris, Cilan, and Georgia respectively. ([[BW072]])
** In the semi-finals, Montgomery beats Ash and Stephan beats Bianca. During the finals of the Clubsplosion, Stephan is proclaimed the winner after defeating Montgomery. ([[BW073]])
** In the semi-finals, Montgomery beats Ash and Stephan beats Bianca. During the finals of the Clubsplosion, Stephan is proclaimed the winner after defeating Montgomery. ([[BW073]])
*{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Shamus|Tepig's former Trainer]]. ([[BW077]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Shamus|Tepig's former Trainer]]. ([[BW077]])
* The gang meets [[Brycen]], the Gym Leader of [[Icirrus City]]. ([[BW078]])
* The gang meets [[Brycen]], the Gym Leader of [[Icirrus City]]. ([[BW078]])
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Roxie]], the Virbank Gym's [[Gym Leader]]. ([[BW083]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Roxie]], the Virbank Gym's Gym Leader. ([[BW083]])
* Ash meets [[Cynthia]] again and Cilan and Iris meet her for the first time. ([[BW085]])
* Ash meets [[Cynthia]] again and Cilan and Iris meet her for the first time. ([[BW085]])
** Iris has a battle with Cynthia which has no winner.
** Iris has a battle with Cynthia which has no winner.
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** Dawn meets Trip, Burgundy & Georgia for the first time. ([[BW090]])
** Dawn meets Trip, Burgundy & Georgia for the first time. ([[BW090]])
** The tournament begins with 16 participants. ([[BW090]])
** The tournament begins with 16 participants. ([[BW090]])
** [[Trip]] defeats [[Burgundy]] and advances to the next round, {{an|Cilan}}, Ash and Dawn defeat their opponents and advance to the next round and {{an|Iris}} defeats Georgia and advances to the next round. ([[BW090]])
** Trip defeats Burgundy and advances to the next round, Cilan, Ash and Dawn defeat their opponents and advance to the next round and Iris defeats Georgia and advances to the next round. ([[BW090]])
** Ash, Iris, Cilan & Trip advance to the semi-final round after beating [[Geraldo]], Dawn, [[Horatio]] & [[Manning]] respectively. ([[BW091]])
** Ash, Iris, Cilan & Trip advance to the semi-final round after beating [[Geraldo]], Dawn, [[Horatio]] & [[Manning]] respectively. ([[BW091]])
** Trip advances to the final round after beating Cilan. ([[BW091]])
** Trip advances to the final round after beating Cilan. ([[BW091]])
** Ash defeats Iris and advances to the final round. ([[BW092]])
** Ash defeats Iris and advances to the final round. ([[BW092]])
** [[Trip]] defeats {{Ash}} in the final round, winning the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]]. ([[BW092]])
** Trip defeats Ash in the final round, winning the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. ([[BW092]])
** Trip battles [[Alder]] and loses. ([[BW093]])
** Trip battles Alder and loses. ([[BW093]])
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Marlon]]. ([[BW094]])
* Ash and his friends meet {{un|Cameron}}, who joins the group. (([[BW093]])
* {{Ash}} meets {{an|Giovanni}} for the first time since ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. ([[BW096]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Marlon]]. ([[BW094]])
* Cameron leaves the group. ([[BW094]])
* Ash meets {{an|Giovanni}} for the first time since ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. ([[BW096]])
* Giovanni withdraws [[Team Rocket]] (including [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}}) from [[Unova]] and returns to [[Kanto]]. ([[BW097]])
* Giovanni withdraws [[Team Rocket]] (including [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}}) from [[Unova]] and returns to [[Kanto]]. ([[BW097]])


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* [[Roxie]] ([[BW084]])
* [[Roxie]] ([[BW084]])


==North American DVD Releases==
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 1)}}
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 1 ([[BW049]]-[[BW060]])
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 1 ([[BW049]]-[[BW060]])
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 2 ([[BW061]]-[[BW072]])
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 2 ([[BW061]]-[[BW072]])
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 3 ([[BW073]]-[[BW097]])
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 3 ([[BW073]]-[[BW097]])


==Australian DVD Releases==
===Australian DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 4)}}
{{main|List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 4)}}
==Trivia==


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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*[http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/season-15/ Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies page at Pokémon.com]
*[http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/season-15/ Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies page at Pokémon.com]


==See also==
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[[Category:Anime seasons|15]]
[[Category:Anime seasons|15]]
[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|*15]]
[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|*15]]


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Revision as of 13:25, 12 October 2016

Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies
Season 15
Season 15 logo.png
Logo for the season
Opening Rival Destinies
Episodes 49
Region Unova
Series Best Wishes
Preceded by Pokémon: Black & White
Followed by Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova
Episode List
1 Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
2 Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
3 Lost at the Stamp Rally!
4 Ash Versus the Champion!
5 A Maractus Musical!
6 The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!
7 Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!
8 The Lonely Deino!
9 The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!
10 A Call for Brotherly Love!
11 Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1
12 Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2
13 Battling the King of the Mines!
14 Crisis at Chargestone Cave!
15 Evolution Exchange Excitement!
16 Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!
17 Battling the Bully!
18 Baffling the Bouffalant!
19 Cilan Takes Flight!
20 An Amazing Aerial Battle!
21 Climbing the Tower of Success!
22 The Clubsplosion Begins!
23 Search for the Clubultimate!
24 A Clubsplosion of Excitement!
25 Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!
26 Battling the Leaf Thieves!
27 A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1
28 A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2
29 Evolution by Fire!
30 Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!
31 Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!
32 Clash of the Connoisseurs!
33 Crisis at Ferroseed Research!
34 An Epic Defense Force!
35 Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1
36 Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2
37 All for the Love of Meloetta!
38 Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!
39 Expedition to Onix Island!
40 The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!
41 Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!
42 Jostling for the Junior Cup!
43 Battling Authority Once Again!
44 Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!
45 Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!
46 The Road to Humilau!
47 Unrest at the Nursery!
48 Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!
49 Unova's Survival Crisis!

|}

Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies is the fifteenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the second dubbed season of the Best Wishes series, following the previous season Pokémon: Black & White. It follows Ash as he continues his journey, venturing in the Unova region with his friends Iris and Cilan.

It began on February 18, 2012 with the dub premiere Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, and concluded on January 26, 2013 with Unova's Survival Crisis!. It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2012-2013 Cartoon Network Saturday morning line-up.

It is preceded by Pokémon: Black & White, and is succeeded by Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova.

Blurb

New foes, new friends, and dozens of never-before-seen Pokémon await Ash and Pikachu in Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies, the new season of the Pokémon animated series. As Ash and his friends continue to explore the Unova region, he’ll find himself up against the ultimate battle challenge: Alder, the Champion Master of Unova! His friends also face their own trials, one fighting for the right to continue her travels, another confronting a returning challenge from the past—and all three of them must team up to save an island from the clashing forces of three powerful and mysterious Legendary Pokémon!

Important events

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Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 1)
  • Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 1 (BW049-BW060)
  • Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 2 (BW061-BW072)
  • Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 3 (BW073-BW097)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 4)

In other languages


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