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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}}.  
'''Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies''' is the fifteenth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is the second season of ''[[Pokémon the Series: 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 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 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 {{pmin|the United States}} as part of the 2012-2013 {{wp|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning lineup.


It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2012-2013 [[Cartoon Network]] Saturday morning line-up.
It is preceded by [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]] and succeeded by [[S16|Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova]].


It is preceded by [[Pokémon: Black & White]], and is succeeded by [[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]].
==Blurb==
 
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-tv-seasons/season-15/-->
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.
''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!''
__TOC__


==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]] takes place at [[Ambiga Town]] with 16 participants. ([[BW070]]-[[BW073]])
** The tournament begins with 16 participants. ([[BW070]])
**  Ash, Cilan, and [[Stephan]] advance to the second round after beating [[Angus]], [[Flora]], and [[Edmund]], respectively. ([[BW070]])
**  {{Ash}}, {{an|Cilan}}, and [[Stephan]] advance to the second round of the Clubsplosion by beating [[Angus]], [[Flora]], and [[Edmund]] respectively. ([[BW070]])
** Iris, [[Georgia]], and [[Montgomery]] advance to the second round after beating [[Burgundy]], [[Gail]], and [[Delbert]], respectively. ([[BW071]])
** {{an|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. 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, Stephan beats Montgomery, becoming the Clubsplosion winner and earning a year's supply of [[Vitamin]]s. ([[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 his friends meet [[Shamus|Tepig's former Trainer]]. ([[BW077]])
*{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} 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.
** {{an|Dawn}} is revealed to be staying at Cynthia's villa in [[Undella Town]].
** {{an|Dawn}} is revealed to be staying at Cynthia's villa in [[Undella Town]].
* Dawn and Ash are reunited, Cilan and Dawn have a battle which ends in a tie. ([[BW086]])
* Dawn and Ash are reunited, Cilan and Dawn have a battle which ends in a tie. ([[BW086]])
* The [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] begins. ([[BW090]]-[[BW093]])   
* The [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] takes place at [[Lacunosa Town]] with 16 participants. ([[BW090]]-[[BW093]])
** Dawn meets Trip, Burgundy & Georgia for the first time. ([[BW090]])
** Trip defeats Burgundy and Iris defeats Georgia, advancing to the next round. Cilan, Ash, and Dawn also defeat their opponents and advance to the next round. ([[BW090]])
** The tournament begins with 16 participants. ([[BW090]])
** Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Trip advance to the semi-finals after beating [[Geraldo]], Dawn, [[Horatio]], and [[Manning]], respectively. ([[BW091]])
** [[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]])
** 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]])
* Dawn leaves the group to head to [[Johto]] to compete in the [[Wallace Cup]]. ([[BW093]])
* 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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====Evolutions====
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's {{p|Roggenrola}} [[BW061|&rarr;]] {{AP|Boldore}}
* Ash's {{p|Roggenrola}} → {{AP|Boldore}} ([[BW061]])
* Cilan's {{p|Dwebble}} [[BW062|&rarr;]] {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}}
* Cilan's {{p|Dwebble}} → {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} ([[BW062]])
* Ash's {{p|Tranquill}} [[BW068|&rarr;]] {{AP|Unfezant}}
* Ash's {{p|Tranquill}} → {{AP|Unfezant}} ([[BW068]])
* Ash's {{p|Swadloon}} [[BW074|&rarr;]] {{AP|Leavanny}}
* Ash's {{p|Swadloon}} → {{AP|Leavanny}} ([[BW074]])
* Ash's {{p|Tepig}} [[BW077|&rarr;]] {{AP|Pignite}}
* Ash's {{p|Tepig}} → {{AP|Pignite}} ([[BW077]])
* Ash's {{p|Krokorok}} [[BW092|&rarr;]] {{AP|Krookodile}}
* Ash's {{p|Krokorok}} → {{AP|Krookodile}} ([[BW092]])
<!--====Releases====
====Other====-->


===Gym battles===
===Gym battles===
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* [[Roxie]] ([[BW084]])
* [[Roxie]] ([[BW084]])


==North American DVD Releases==
==Episodes==
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 1 ([[BW049]]-[[BW060]])
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Unova}}; text-align: center"
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 2 ([[BW061]]-[[BW072]])
|- style="color: #FFF"
* Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destines Set 3 ([[BW073]]-[[BW097]])
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Unova}}" | Epicode
 
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Unova}}" | Episode Title
==Australian DVD Releases==
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Unova}}; width: 20px" | #
Pokémon Season 15: Rival Destinies ([[BW049]]-[[BW097]])
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW049]] || ''Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!'' || 1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW050]] || ''Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!'' || 2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW051]] || ''Lost at the Stamp Rally!'' || 3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW052]] || ''Ash Versus the Champion!'' || 4
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW053]] || ''A Maractus Musical!'' || 5
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW054]] || ''The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!'' || 6
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW055]] || ''Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!'' || 7
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW056]] || ''The Lonely Deino!'' || 8
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW057]] || ''The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!'' || 9
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW058]] || ''A Call for Brotherly Love!'' || 10
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW059]] || ''Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1'' || 11
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW060]] || ''Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2'' || 12
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW061]] || ''Battling the King of the Mines!'' || 13
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW062]] || ''Crisis at Chargestone Cave!'' || 14
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW063]] || ''Evolution Exchange Excitement!'' || 15
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW064]] || ''Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!'' || 16
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW065]] || ''Battling the Bully!'' || 17
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW066]] || ''Baffling the Bouffalant!'' || 18
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW067]] || ''Cilan Takes Flight!'' || 19
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW068]] || ''An Amazing Aerial Battle!'' || 20
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW069]] || ''Climbing the Tower of Success!'' || 21
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW070]] || ''The Clubsplosion Begins!'' || 22
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW071]] || ''Search for the Clubultimate!'' || 23
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW072]] || ''A Clubsplosion of Excitement!'' || 24
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW073]] || ''Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!'' || 25
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW074]] || ''Battling the Leaf Thieves!'' || 26
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW075]] || ''A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1'' || 27
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW076]] || ''A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2'' || 28
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW077]] || ''Evolution by Fire!'' || 29
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW078]] || ''Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!'' || 30
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW079]] || ''Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!'' || 31
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW080]] || ''Clash of the Connoisseurs!'' || 32
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW081]] || ''Crisis at Ferroseed Research!'' || 33
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW082]] || ''An Epic Defense Force!'' || 34
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW083]] || ''Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1'' || 35
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW084]] || ''Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2'' || 36
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW085]] || ''All for the Love of Meloetta!'' || 37
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW086]] || ''Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!'' || 38
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW087]] || ''Expedition to Onix Island!'' || 39
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW088]] || ''The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!'' || 40
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW089]] || ''Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!'' || 41
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW090]] || ''Jostling for the Junior Cup!'' || 42
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW091]] || ''Battling Authority Once Again!'' || 43
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW092]] || ''Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!'' || 44
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW093]] || ''Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!'' || 45
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW094]] || ''The Road to Humilau!'' || 46
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW095]] || ''Unrest at the Nursery!'' || 47
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW096]] || ''Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!'' || 48
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[BW097]] || ''Unova's Survival Crisis!'' || 49
|-
! colspan="3" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Unova}}; height: 3px" |
|}


===Volume Releases===
==Home video releases==
*Pokémon Season 15: Rival Destinies – Collection 1 ([[BW049]]-[[BW073]])
===North American DVD releases===
*Pokémon Season 15: Rival Destinies – Collection 2 ([[BW074]]-[[BW097]])
{{main|List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 1)}}


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


==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:Pokémon the Series: Black & White episodes|*15]]


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Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies
Season 15
Season 15 logo.png
Logo for the season
Opening Rival Destinies
Episodes 49
Region Unova
Series Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Preceded by Pokémon: Black & White
Followed by Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova

Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies is the fifteenth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the second season of Pokémon the Series: 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 lineup.

It is preceded by Pokémon: Black & White and 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

201
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
201

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

Episodes

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

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Rival Destinies home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

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

In other languages


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