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* The ''Best Wishes'' series is the first series since the [[original series]] to have no in-game playable characters present in Ash's group.
* The ''Best Wishes'' series is the first series since the [[original series]] to have no in-game playable characters present in Ash's group.
* It is likely that the ''Best Wishes'' title is intentionally comprised of words beginning with B and W as an allusion to its counterpart games, {{2v2|Black|White}}.
* It is likely that the ''Best Wishes'' title is intentionally comprised of words beginning with B and W as an allusion to its counterpart games, {{2v2|Black|White}}.
** The katakana transcription of the English word "Wishes" ('''ウイッシュ''') contains the Japanese name of the region the games and anime series take place in, [[Isshu]] ('''イッシュ''').
** The katakana transcription of the English word "Wishes" ('''ウイッシュ''') contains the Japanese name of the region the games and anime series take place in, [[Unova|Isshu]] ('''イッシュ''').
* 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 did not appear on a prerelease poster, as well. This was likely to hide his redesign for greater surprise.
* 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 did not appear on a prerelease poster, as well. This was likely to hide his redesign for greater surprise.
* Much like the original series, Ash's female companion debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second, and Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. Both of Ash's traveling companions are also Gym Leaders once again.
* Much like the original series, Ash's female companion debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second, and Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. Both of Ash's traveling companions are also Gym Leaders once again.

Revision as of 04:59, 23 November 2010

Best Wishes! redirects here. If you're looking for the similarly named first opening of the Best Wishes series, see Best Wishes! (song).

Series logo
The series poster
A pre-release poster, featuring Reshiram, Zekrom, Iris, her Kibago, and Dent

The Best Wishes series (Japanese: ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!) is the fourth series of the Pokémon anime, following after the Diamond & Pearl series, and based on the events of the Generation V games. It began airing in Japan on September 23, 2010 and is set to begin airing in the United States sometime in 2011.

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. Instead, Ash now travels through Unova with a girl by the name of Iris. 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 with one of the first Gym Leaders of Unova, Dent.

As before, Ash receives a change of clothes. For the first time in the entire show, the Team Rocket trio also recieve a change of clothes. Additionally, the Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny in Unova are designed differently than those of the regions visited by Ash before.

The Best Wishes series will begin to be dubbed closer to the English-language release of Pokémon Black and White, and so it is currently unknown how many seasons the series will be divided into for audiences outside of Japan.

Episodes of the Best Wishes series will be numbered with the prefix BW on Bulbapedia. For a complete listing of the series's episodes, see the list of Best Wishes series episodes.

Trivia

  • The Best Wishes series is the first series since the original series to have no in-game playable characters present in Ash's group.
  • It is likely that the Best Wishes title is intentionally comprised of words beginning with B and W as an allusion to its counterpart games, Black and White.
    • The katakana transcription of the English word "Wishes" (ウイッシュ) contains the Japanese name of the region the games and anime series take place in, Isshu (イッシュ).
  • 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 did not appear on a prerelease poster, as well. This was likely to hide his redesign for greater surprise.
  • Much like the original series, Ash's female companion debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second, and Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. Both of Ash's traveling companions are also Gym Leaders once again.
  • The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the original series, while there are many allusions to the original series present.
  • Best Wishes is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series.
  • 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 Template:Type2 among them first, following up with the Template:Type2 in all regions but Hoenn, and finally catching the Template:Type2 among the group in Kanto and Johto only.

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