Pokémon

Pokémon (1997 – 2023)

1997 • 25 seasons • Animation, Action & Adventure • TV-Y7

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Episode 1 — Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!

Season 16 • Pokémon

Released: 2012-10-11 • Animation/Action & Adventure/Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Learning that the Unova League will be held at Vertress City, Ash and his friends prepare for the tournament, but not before making a detour towards Iris' hometown, the Village of Dragons. But along the way, Iris drags the boys and their Pokémon into competing against a group of women who believe that their Pokémon are not only powerful but more beautiful than anyone else's.

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Season 16 · Episode 1 · Streaming in USA

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Episodes

Episode 1
Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!
2012-10-11

Episode 2
A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!
2012-10-18

Episode 3
A Village Homecoming!
2012-10-25

Episode 4
Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!
2012-11-08

Episode 5
Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
2012-11-15

Episode 6
Curtain Up, Unova League!
2012-11-22

Episode 7
Mission: Defeat Your Rival!
2012-11-29

Episode 8
Lost at the League!
2012-12-06

Episode 9
Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
2012-12-13

Episode 10
Cameron's Secret Weapon!
2012-12-20

Episode 11
A Unova League Evolution!
2013-01-10

Episode 12
New Places... Familiar Faces!
2013-01-17

Episode 13
The Name's N!
2013-01-24

Episode 14
There's a New Gym Leader in Town!
2013-01-31

Episode 15
Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!
2013-02-07

Episode 16
The Light of Floccesy Ranch!
2013-02-14

Episode 17
Saving Braviary
2013-02-21

Episode 18
The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!
2013-02-28

Episode 19
The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!
2013-03-07

Episode 20
Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!
2013-03-14

Episode 21
Secrets From Out of the Fog!
2013-03-21

Episode 22
Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!
2013-03-28

Episode 23
Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!
2013-04-04

Episode 24
Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!
2013-04-11

Episode 25
What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!
2013-04-18

Episode 26
Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!
2013-04-25

Episode 27
Danger, Sweet as Honey!
2013-05-02

Episode 28
Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!
2013-05-09

Episode 29
Crowning the Scalchop King!
2013-05-16

Episode 30
The Island of Illusions!
2013-05-23

Episode 31
To Catch a Rotom!
2013-05-30

Episode 32
The Pirates of Decolore!
2013-06-06

Episode 33
Butterfree and Me!
2013-06-13

Episode 34
The Path That Leads to Goodbye!
2013-06-20

Episode 35
Searching for a Wish!
2013-06-27

Episode 36
Capacia Island UFO!
2013-07-04

Episode 37
The Journalist from Another Region!
2013-07-18

Episode 38
Mystery on a Deserted Island!
2013-07-25

Episode 39
A Pokémon of a Different Color!
2013-08-01

Episode 40
Celebrating the Hero's Comet!
2013-08-15

Episode 41
Go, Go Gogoat!
2013-08-22

Episode 42
Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!
2013-09-05

Episode 43
Survival of the Striaton Gym!
2013-09-12

Episode 44
Best Wishes! Until We Meet Again!
2013-09-19

Episode 45
The Dream Continues!
2013-09-26

Information

Episode air date	11.10.2012
Episode runtime	23 min
Episode rating	3.40
Genres	Animation / Action & Adventure / Sci-Fi & Fantasy
TMDB series rating	8.0
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	7+
Country	JP

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Additional videos

Alola (Season 22)

Alola (Season 22)

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Alola (Seasons 20-21)

Alola (Seasons 20-21)

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Kalos (Seasons 17-19)

Kalos (Seasons 17-19)

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Unova (Seasons 14-16)

Unova (Seasons 14-16)

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Sinnoh (Seasons 10-13)

Sinnoh (Seasons 10-13)

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Hoenn (Seasons 6-9)

Hoenn (Seasons 6-9)

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Johto (Seasons 3-5)

Johto (Seasons 3-5)

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Kanto (Seasons 1-2)

Kanto (Seasons 1-2)

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Viz/Pioneer DVD & VHS Commercial

Viz/Pioneer DVD & VHS Commercial

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Opening 1 - "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" - Rica Matsumoto [Pre-Porygon | Remastered w/ Subs]

Opening 1 - "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" - Rica Matsumoto [Pre-Porygon | Remastered w/ Subs]

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Catch 'Em All on VHS Advert (VHS Capture)

Catch 'Em All on VHS Advert (VHS Capture)

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita
Gou (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi
Narrator (voice)

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