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:''XYZ redirects here. For the Japanese anime arc, see [[Pokémon the Series: XY]]. For the Japanese opening theme, see [[XY&Z (song)]].''
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'''Pokémon the Series: XYZ''' is the nineteenth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is the third and final season of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. It follows {{Ash}} as he concludes his {{pkmn|journey}}, venturing in the [[Kalos]] [[region]] with {{ashfr}}—{{an|Serena}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{an|Clemont}}.

It premiered on Cartoon Network on February 20, 2016 with the dub premiere of ''[[XY094|From A to Z!]]'', and concluded on January 28, 2017 with ''[[XYS05|The Legend of X, Y, and Z!]]''. It originally aired in {{pmin|the United States}} as part of the 2016-2017 Cartoon Network Saturday morning lineup.

It is preceded by [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]] and succeeded by [[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]], the first season of the dub of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', which is based on the [[Generation VII]] {{pkmn|games}}.

==Blurb==
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''Follow Ash, Pikachu, and their friends as they explore the deepest mysteries of the Kalos region! Team Flare has plans for the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde and the secret it holds. Alain’s ongoing search for the source of Mega Evolution intersects with our heroes’ adventures. And true to Gym Leader Olympia’s prediction, Ash and his Frogadier will work together to reach surprising new heights! Journey into uncharted territory with this exciting season of Pokémon animation!''

==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
[[File:S19 poster.png|thumb|250px|Poster for the season]]
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} find a {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Zygarde Core}}, which {{an|Bonnie}} nicknames [[Squishy]]. ([[XY094]])
* Ash and his friends encounter [[Team Flare]] for the first time. ([[XY094]])
* Ash's {{AP|Greninja}} [[Bond Phenomenon|transforms]] into Ash-Greninja for the first time. ([[XY100]])
* {{an|Serena}}, [[Jessie]], and [[Nini]] enter the {{to|Couriway}} {{pkmn|Showcase}} Rookie Class and Jessie wins, earning her first {{DL|Pokémon Showcase|Princess Key}}. ([[XY101]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Alain]] for the first time. ([[XY106]])
* [[Z2]] is captured by Team Flare with the help of Alain. ([[XY107]])
* Serena meets [[Palermo]] for the first time. ([[XY109]])
* Serena defeats {{an|Shauna}} and Jessie in the semi-finals and moves on to the finals of the {{ci|Gloire}} Showcase Master Class. ([[XY113]])
* Aria defeats Serena in the final round and keeps the title of {{DL|Pokémon Performer|Kalos Queen}}. ([[XY113]])
* Ash and Greninja perfect the Ash-Greninja form. ([[XY121]])
* Ash and his friends discover that the [[Kalos League]] will be held in [[Lumiose City]]. ([[XY121]])
* Ash, {{an|Tierno}}, {{an|Trevor}}, Sawyer, and Alain all enter the [[Lumiose Conference]]. ([[XY125]])
* The Lumiose Conference takes place, beginning with 64 competitors. ([[XY125]] - [[XY131]])
** Alain and Ash defeat Trevor and [[Titus]], respectively, and advance to the second round. ([[XY125]])
** Ash and Sawyer defeat Astrid and Tierno in the quarter-finals, respectively, advancing to the semi-finals. ([[XY126]])
** Alain and Ash defeat Remo and Sawyer in the semi-finals, respectively, advancing to the finals. ([[XY127]], [[XY128]])
** Ash and his friends meet [[Mairin]] for the first time. ([[XY129]])
** Ash and his friends learn about Bond Phenomenon from {{an|Professor Sycamore}}. ([[XY129]])
** Team Flare continue their plans for Z2 by secretly infiltrating the [[Lumiose Gym]]. ([[XY129]])
** Ash and Alain have a [[Full Battle]] against each other and Alain wins, making him the winner of the Lumiose Conference. ([[XY129]] - [[XY131]])
* Team Flare places Z2 under their control, forcing it to transform into its Zygarde 50% Forme and attacks Lumiose City. ([[XY131]])
* {{an|Clemont}} destroys the machine that is controlling Z2, releasing Z2 from Team Flare's control, apparently thwarting Lysandre's evil scheme. ([[XY134]])
* The [[Giant Rock]] destroys [[Lysandre Labs]] and heads towards the [[Anistar City]] {{DL|Anistar City|Sundial}}, threatening to cause an explosion that would destroy the {{pkmn|world}}. ([[XY135]])
* Clemont and Bonnie discover that Blaziken Mask is [[Meyer]]. ([[XY136]])
* Squishy and Z2 combine into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Zygarde Complete Forme}} and destroy the Giant Rock, with Lysandre disappearing in the process, leaving his fate unknown and resulting in Team Flare's defeat. ([[XY136]])
* [[Chespie]] wakes up from its coma. ([[XY136]])
* Squishy leaves with Z2. ([[XY136]])
* Professor Sycamore gives medals to Ash, his friends, Alain, Mairin, and their Pokémon for their heroic efforts against Team Flare. ([[XY137]])
* Serena declines Palermo's [[XY113|earlier offer]], and decides to head to [[Hoenn]] to compete in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. ([[XY138]])
* Ash {{pkmn2|released|releases}} Greninja so that it can detect and destroy the reappearing roots with Squishy and Z2. ([[XY139]])
* The group parts ways, with Serena heading to Hoenn, Ash returning home to [[Pallet Town]], and Clemont and Bonnie remaining in the [[Kalos]] [[region]]. ([[XY140]])

===Party changes===
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's {{p|Frogadier}} → {{AP|Greninja}} ([[XY100]])
* Serena's {{p|Eevee}} → {{TP|Serena|Sylveon}} ([[XY105]])
* Ash's {{p|Noibat}} → {{AP|Noivern}} ([[XY110]])

====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
* [[Ash's Goodra]] ([[XY139]])
* [[Ash's Greninja]] ([[XY139]])

====Other====
* [[Clemont's Heliolisk]] (left at [[Lumiose Gym]], [[XY137]])

=====Returns=====
The following Pokémon return to their Trainer:
* [[Ash's Goodra]] ([[XY126]])
* [[Clemont's Heliolisk]] ([[XY132]])

===Gym battles===
Ash battles the following [[Gym]] [[Gym Leader|Leaders]]:

{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kalos}}; text-align: center"
|-
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Badge}}
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Opponent}}
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Epicode}}
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}; width: 20px" | {{color|FFF|Result}}
|-
| rowspan=2 class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{ice color light}}"; | {{badge|Iceberg}}
| rowspan=2 style="background: #{{ice color light}}" | [[Wulfric]]
| style="background: #{{ice color light}};" | [[XY120]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}; background-color: #{{ice color light}}" | '''Defeat'''
|-
| style="background: #{{ice color light}};" | [[XY122]]
| class="roundybr" style="color:#{{green color dark}}; background-color: #{{ice color light}}" | '''Victory'''
|}

===Showcases===
{{an|Serena}} and/or [[Jessie]] participate in the following [[Pokémon Showcase]]s:

{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kalos}}; text-align: center"
|-
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Location}}
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}" | {{color|FFF|Epicode}}
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kalos}};" | {{color|FFF|Victor}}
|- style="background: #CCC"
| [[Couriway Town]]
| [[XY101]]
| [[Jessie]]
|- style="background: #{{y color light}}"
| [[Fleurrh City]]
| [[XY109]]
| {{an|Serena}}
|-
| class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{fairy color light}}"; | [[Gloire City]]
| style="background: #{{fairy color light}};" | [[XY112]]<br>[[XY113]]
| class="roundybr" style="background-color: #{{fairy color light}}" | {{an|Aria}}
|}

==Episodes==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|XYZ}}; text-align: center"
|-
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|XYZ}}" | Epicode
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|XYZ}}" | Episode Title
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|XYZ}}; width: 20px" | #
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY094]] || ''From A to Z!'' || 1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY095]] || ''Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!'' || 2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY096]] || ''A Giga Battle with Mega Results!'' || 3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY097]] || ''A Fiery Rite of Passage!'' || 4
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY098]] || ''Dream a Little Dream from Me!'' || 5
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY099]] || ''The Legend of the Ninja Hero!'' || 6
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY100]] || ''A Festival of Decisions!'' || 7
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY101]] || ''A Dancing Debut!'' || 8
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY102]] || ''Meeting at Terminus Cave!'' || 9
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY103]] || ''A Cellular Connection!'' || 10
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY104]] || ''A Windswept Encounter!'' || 11
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY105]] || ''Party Dancecapades!'' || 12
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY106]] || ''A Meeting of Two Journeys!'' || 13
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY107]] || ''An Explosive Operation!'' || 14
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY108]] || ''A Watershed Moment!'' || 15
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY109]] || ''Master Class Choices!'' || 16
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY110]] || ''An Electrifying Rage!'' || 17
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY111]] || ''Unlocking Some Respect!'' || 18
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY112]] || ''Master Class is in Session!'' || 19
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY113]] || ''Performing a Pathway to the Future!'' || 20
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY114]] || ''A Keeper for Keeps?'' || 21
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY115]] || ''Battling at Full Volume!'' || 22
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY116]] || ''The Synchronicity Test!'' || 23
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY117]] || ''Making Friends and Influencing Villains!'' || 24
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY118]] || ''Championing a Research Battle!'' || 25
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY119]] || ''A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!'' || 26
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY120]] || ''All Hail the Ice Battlefield!'' || 27
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY121]] || ''Seeing the Forest for the Trees!'' || 28
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY122]] || ''A Real Icebreaker!'' || 29
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY123]] || ''A Diamond in the Rough!'' || 30
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY124]] || ''A Gaggle of Gadget Greatness!'' || 31
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY125]] || ''A League of His Own!'' || 32
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY126]] || ''Valuable Experience for All!'' || 33
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY127]] || ''Analysis Versus Passion!'' || 34
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY128]] || ''A Riveting Rivalry!'' || 35
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY129]] || ''Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!'' || 36
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY130]] || ''Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!'' || 37
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY131]] || ''Down to the Fiery Finish!'' || 38
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY132]] || ''A Towering Takeover!'' || 39
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY133]] || ''Coming Apart at the Dreams!'' || 40
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY134]] || ''The Right Hero for the Right Job!'' || 41
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY135]] || ''Rocking Kalos Defenses!'' || 42
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY136]] || ''Forming a More Perfect Union!'' || 43
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY137]] || ''Battling With a Clean Slate!'' || 44
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY138]] || ''The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!'' || 45
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY139]] || ''Facing the Needs of the Many!'' || 46
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XY140]] || ''Till We Compete Again!'' || 47
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[XYS05]] || ''The Legend of X, Y, and Z!'' || 48
|-
! colspan="3" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|XYZ}}; height: 3px" |
|}

==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Pokémon the Series: XYZ home video releases (Region 1)}}

===Australian DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Pokémon the Series: XYZ home video releases (Region 4)}}

==Trivia==
* The tentative title of this season was "Pokémon XY&Z".<ref>[http://pokemon.gamespress.com/The-next-Pokemon-animation-series-Pokemon-XYZ-airs-this-fall-in-Japan The next Pokémon animation series, Pokémon XY&Z, airs this fall in Japan. - Pokémon Official Press Site]</ref>
* This is the first season to include a [[XYS05|special episode]] as part of the season.
* The first two episodes of this season were streamed on the Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Swedish [[Pokémon TV]] service on May 12, 2016, which marks the first time a season has premiered online in {{pmin|Denmark}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Finland}}, {{pmin|Norway}}, {{pmin|Brazil}}, and {{pmin|Sweden}}, respectively, instead of on TV.
* This is the first season to be available in its entirety at one time on the English [[Pokémon TV]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20170225132845/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/ Watch Pokémon TV | Watch Pokémon Episodes Online (archived February 25, 2017)]</ref>
* This is also the last season to air on Cartoon Network in {{pmin|the United States}}, before moving to Disney XD.

==In other languages==
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==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/19 Pokémon the Series: XYZ page at Pokemon.com]

==References==
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