Timeline of events in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

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In Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Ash Ketchum travels to the distant Unova region with his partner Pikachu to continue his quest to become a Pokémon Master. In this new land, he meets new friends in Iris, an aspiring Dragon Master, and Cilan, a Pokémon Connoisseur and Gym Leader. Together, they travel through the region as Ash aims to collect eight Gym Badges to compete in the Unova League and Iris keeps working towards her goal of becoming a Dragon Master. Along the way, they face challenges from rivals like Trip and threats posed by the evil machinations of the villainous organizations Team Rocket and Team Plasma.

Following their adventures in Unova, the group departs from the region and sets out to sail through the Decolore Islands on their way to the Kanto region.

Timeline

The order of many of these events is approximated and debatable.

Unova

Episode Details
In The Shadow of Zekrom!
Enter Iris and Axew!
A Sandile Gusher of Change!
The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!
Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
Dreams by the Yard Full!
Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!
Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!
The Bloom Is on Axew!
A Rival Battle for Club Champ!
A Home for Dwebble!
Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!
Minccino-Neat and Tidy!
A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!
The Battle According to Lenora!
Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!
Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!
Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
A Connoisseur's Revenge!
Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!
The Lost World of Gothitelle!
A Venipede Stampede!
Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!
Emolga the Irresistible!
Emolga and the New Volt Switch!
Scare at the Litwick Mansion!
The Dragon Master's Path!
Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!
Ash and Trip's Third Battle!
  • Ash and Iris meet up with Trip again.
  • Trip is revealed to have obtained a Vanillite and a Timburr and won two more Badges.
  • Trip tries to catch a Palpitoad, but fails when Ash accidentally interrupts the encounter.
  • Ash learns about Alder, the Unova League Champion.
  • Ash learns that Oshawott cannot aim on target when using Aqua Jet due to a fear of opening his eyes underwater.
  • Ash challenges Trip to a three-on-three battle, which ends in a tie.
Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!
Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!
Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!
Archeops In The Modern World!
A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!
Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!
Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!
Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!
The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!
The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!
Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!
Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?
Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!
Crisis from the Underground Up!
Battle for the Underground!
Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
Lost at the Stamp Rally!
Ash Versus the Champion!
  • Ash and his friends meet up with Trip again.
  • Trip is revealed to have obtained his fifth Gym Badge.
  • Ash and his friends meet the Unova League Champion, Alder.
  • Alder challenges Ash to a battle, but then falls asleep during said battle, thus resulting in no official winner.
A Maractus Musical!
The Lonely Deino!
The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!
A Call for Brotherly Love!
Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1
Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2
Battling the King of Mines!
Crisis at Chargestone Cave!
Evolution Exchange Excitement!
Explorers of the Hero's Ruins
Battling the Bully!
Cilan Takes Flight!
An Amazing Aerial Battle!
Climbing the Tower of Success!
The Clubsplosion Begins!
Search for the Clubultimate!
A Clubsplosion of Excitement!
  • Bianca defeats Trip and advances to the second round.
  • Ash, Montgomery, Stephan, and Bianca defeat Betty, Iris, Cilan, and Georgia, respectively, advancing them to the semifinals.
  • Ash learns that he will face off against Montgomery in the semifinals, while Bianca will face Stephan.
Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!
Battling the Leaf Thieves!
A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1
A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2
Evolution by Fire!
Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!
Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!
Clash of the Connoisseurs!
Crisis at Ferroseed Research!
An Epic Defense Force!
Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1
Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2
All for the Love of Meloetta!
Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!
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Expedition to Onix Island!
Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade
Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!
Jostling for the Junior Cup!
Battling Authority Once Again!
Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!
Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!
The Road to Humilau!
Unrest at the Nursery!
Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!
Unova's Survival Crisis!
Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!
A Village Homecoming!
Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!
Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Curtain Up, Unova League!
Mission: Defeat Your Rival!
  • Ash continues his first round match against Trip and wins, advancing to the second round.
  • Ash and Trip make peace with each other.
  • Virgil, Bianca, and Cameron win their battles against Ultimo, Mikael, and Kendrick, respectively, advancing them to the second round.
  • Cameron defeats Bianca, advancing to the third round.
Lost at the League!
  • Ash, Stephan, and Virgil are revealed to have made it through the second round of the Vertress Conference.
  • Ash, Stephan, Cameron, and Virgil make it through the third round.
  • Ash begins his fourth round match against Stephan.
  • Stephan is revealed to own a Liepard.
Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
Cameron's Secret Weapon!
A Unova League Evolution!
  • Ash loses his Full Battle against Cameron in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Top 8.
  • Virgil defeats Russet in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals.
  • Cameron is revealed to own a Watchog.
  • Virgil defeats Cameron in the semifinals, advancing to the finals.
  • Virgil defeats Dino in the finals, winning the Vertress Conference.
  • The Vertress Conference ends.
New Places... Familiar Faces!
The Name's N!
There's a New Gym Leader in Town!
Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!
The Light of Floccesy Ranch!
Saving Braviary!
The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!
The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!
Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!
Secrets From Out of the Fog!
Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!
Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!
Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!
What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!

Decolore Islands

Episode Details
Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!
Danger, Sweet as Honey!
Crowning the Scalchop King!
To Catch a Rotom!
The Path That Leads to Goodbye!
Capacia Island UFO!
The Journalist from Another Region!
Mystery on a Deserted Island!
A Pokémon of a Different Color!
Celebrating the Hero's Comet!
Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!
Survival of the Striaton Gym!
Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!
The Dream Continues!
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