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Pokémon Specials air dates
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Air dates: TMDB.
About Pokémon Specials
Various TV specials, shorts, and movie shorts related to Pokémon the Series. Other content include recaps, clip shows, and promotional material.
Season summary: TMDB.
Pokémon Specials episodes
S00 E01
The Birth of Mewtwo
23 mins · Sun, 7 Jun 1998
An animated adaptation of the "Birth of Mewtwo" radio drama, which was later attached to the beginning of the first movie for the Japanese video release. A small 3 minute heavily edited version was released on the US version DVDs, while the full uncut version was made available on the Mewtwo Returns DVD.
S00 E02
Pikachu's Winter Vacation
23 mins · Tue, 22 Dec 1998
A series of winter and Christmas themed shorts. The first two segments are Christmas Night & Kanga Games.
S00 E03
Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
23 mins · Sat, 17 Jul 1999
Ash, Misty, and Tracey deciding bringout all of their Pokémon, and the go off somewhere. While sleeping, Togepi falls down a steep hill and disappears into a hole. Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Marill, Venonat and Psyduck follow Togepi. They end up in a giant tree where Pikachu appears to have lived in before.
S00 E04
Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2
23 mins · Wed, 22 Dec 1999
A series of winter and Christmas themed shorts. The second release contains Winter Games & Stantler's Little Helpers.
S00 E05
Slowking's Day
23 mins · Fri, 21 Jul 2000
A short special based on life of the Pokémon Slowking.
S00 E06
Pichu & Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2001
23 mins · Fri, 22 Dec 2000
A series of winter and Christmas themed shorts. The third and last release contains Delibird's Dilemma, Snorlax Snowman, and Trouble in Big Town.
S00 E07
Mewtwo Returns
23 mins · Sat, 30 Dec 2000
Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region and have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where Mewtwo has established a haven for the cloned Pokémon from the previous film. The evil Giovanni is plotting to recapture Mewtwo and renew his efforts to create an army of bio-engineered Pokémon. Aided by the reluctant Meowth, Ash and his friends defeat Giovanni and his henchman.
S00 E08
The Legend of Thunder!
23 mins · Sun, 30 Dec 2001
A made for television special that showcased the legendary Raikou, as well as brand new trainers. It became the first three episodes of Pokémon Chronicles. This was based on the release of Pokémon Crystal and is called as such in the Japanese title.
S00 E09
Pichu Bros. In Party Panic!
23 mins · Fri, 18 Jul 2003
This is an animated cartoon that was released inside the game Pokémon Channel. A half-hour long anime show, broken into five short segments, featuring the Pichu Brothers. Meowth throws a party that the Pichu brothers and their friends are not invited to. After a series of events, they find out they were invited, but their invitations were simply delivered late. They go to Meowth's Party and hear him sing. The series has a total of five episodes, each on its own channel.
S00 E10
Pikachu's Summer Festival!
23 mins · Sun, 1 Aug 2004
Summer has arrived, and many Pokemon have set up shops for a summer festival on the beach. Soon the gang will be blessed by a special performance from the pop idol Azumarill, but upon her arrival, she's kidnapped by the flying Pokemon Skarmory! Pikachu, along with Plusle, Minun, Meowth, Wobbuffet and a number of other Pokemon must now track down the singing beauty; the show must go on!
S00 E11
Pikachu's Ghost Festival!
23 mins · Mon, 1 Aug 2005
Pikachu and his friends have a picnic when they discover a Ghost Festival. The walk in to it, and find out that it is haunted by Ghost Pokemon and other Pokemon such as Koffing, Lickitung, Ditto, and Cubone. Meowth also discovers the Ghost Festival and gets scared out of his mind. Pikachu makes friends with the ghosts, and they work together to make Meowth run out of the Festival.
S00 E12
Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys' Crisis!
23 mins · Thu, 13 Apr 2006
Our heroes spot a confused flock of Pokémon and realize something isn't right, especially once an unusual aurora appears in the sky and their Poké Balls and PokéNav stop working! That's when they spot Solana, the Pokémon Ranger, who helps get the Pokémon going in the right direction. She explains that the Rangers have detected strange geomagnetic activity, and just then, the group sees a Deoxys in the sky! Could it be the source of the disturbance?
S00 E13
The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
23 mins · Sat, 29 Apr 2006
Ash is personally invited to the lab of Dr. Yung to test out his new battle system. When arriving there he meets up with Misty and Professor Oak who were also invited. Dr. Yung appears and challenges both Misty and Ash to a battle. He easily defeats Misty, but his match with Ash is interrupted by a cloaked figure named Mirage Master. Mirage Master turns Dr. Yung’s experiments against him and captures him and Professor Oak! As Brock goes for help (and to get a date), Ash and Misty sneak into the castle to rescue the Professor while May and Max wait outside. However, Mirage Master seems strikingly familiar, is he possibly hiding something?
S00 E14
Pikachu's Island Adventure
23 mins · Tue, 1 Aug 2006
Pikachu and the other Pokémon were at the beach, when a weakened Wynaut approaches them. It tells them that its friends were attacked by Meowth and the other Team Rocket Pokémon, as well as an Exploud and a Hariyama, because Meowth wanted to take over their playground, which resides on a nearby island. After hearing Wynaut's story, Pikachu and the others decide to help them take back their playground, and begin to train them, so that they can rescue their island from the clutches of Meowth.
S00 E15
Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!
23 mins · Fri, 8 Sep 2006
A boy wakes up to find that he's been turned into a Squirtle and can now understand the Pokémon Language. He learns that disasters have been happening lately and rescue teams have been formed. He joins his friends Charmander and Chikorita on Team Go-Getters. They get an assignment where they must go to the Sinister Cave to find the older brother of a Pichu. However, they have rivals on the mission - Team Meanie, a team of mean Pokémon Ekans, Medicham, and Gengar. Will they be able to rescue Pikachu and beat Team Meanies?
S00 E16
Pikachu's Exploration Club
23 mins · Wed, 1 Aug 2007
The fourth short premiered on ANA flights on August 1, 2007.
S00 E17
Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness
23 mins · Sun, 9 Sep 2007
Chimchar is ready to join an exploration team, and with his newly human turned pokémon friend Piplup, he is ready for any challenge that may arise, inclduing Grovyle's plot to steal a Time Gear.
S00 E18
Pikachu's Great Ice Adventure
23 mins · Fri, 1 Aug 2008
While playing in the ocean near a tropical resort, Pikachu & Co. get in a scuffle with Team Rocket's Pokémon. This scuffle causes the Pokémon to wind up miles away in an Ice-covered Paradise. However, when they get there, they are seperated soon find that certain Pokémon in the area require their assistance. Will they be able to reunite with their friends and help these Pokémon out?
S00 E19
Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness
23 mins · Sun, 12 Apr 2009
Having become stronger as a team and joined forces with Grovile, Piplup and Chimchar head to the Hidden Land in order to stop the destruction of time. Grovile explains that Dialga, Master of Time, has been going crazy with its home of Temporal Tower collapsing, and is in the process of becoming the evil Primal Dialga of the future. The only way to stop the destruction of time is to defeat Dialga. When Lapras brings them to the Hidden Land, Team Pokepals head to the Old Ruins in order to ride the Rainbow Stoneship to Temporal Tower.
S00 E20
Pikachu's Great Sparking Search
23 mins · Sat, 1 Aug 2009
Summer! Everyone is full of energy today. Pikachu and friends play with their beach ball! Pikachu and Pochama are chasing and diving in a river when they drift over and see a metropolis. "Where are we?" they said, searching from the rooftops of the buildings. Suddenly, with a bang, jagged-eared Pichu and Muchul collide. The two argue in an angry mood. "Sparkling is gone! It was the present to give to Kireihana..." Besides, today is her birthday!? This is troublesome! We must hurry and search. Moreover, Nyarth-tachi are aiming too! Thus, the Great Sparkling Search begins!
S00 E21
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
23 mins · Sun, 28 Feb 2010
In Oblivia Region, a Pokémon Ranger named Natsuya, receives a mission of head for the archipelago to stop a villainous team - Pokémon Pinchers' misdeeds from poaching and selling Pokémon which tasked by Professor Hastings. During his mission, he meets Ukulele Pichu and captures it.
S00 E22
Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure
23 mins · Sun, 1 Aug 2010
The seventh short premiered on ANA flights on August 1, 2010.
S00 E23
Hikari - Setting Off on a New Journey!
23 mins · Thu, 3 Feb 2011
S00 E24
Pewter Gym - The Greatest Crisis Ever!
23 mins · Thu, 3 Feb 2011
S00 E25
Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story
23 mins · Mon, 1 Aug 2011
Ash's Pikachu and friends visit a town with a huge draw bridge, but problems arise when they come across Ash's Oshawott and Tepig, who have eaten the fruits that wild Gothita and Darumaka had collected. They head off to collect fruits from the forest across the bridge, but then Meowth appears and tries to steal the fruits. On top of that, the bridge is raised, blocking their passage. What will Pikachu do? The fight for the fruits begins!!
S00 E26
Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries
23 mins · Tue, 3 Jul 2012
S00 E27
Mewtwo: Prologue to Awakening
23 mins · Thu, 11 Jul 2013
The original story is set before Mewtwo meets Satoshi and his friends in the upcoming film's storyline. It will focus on Mewtwo's history, goals, and how it became the strongest Pokémon.
S00 E28
Dent to Takeshi! Gyarados no Gekirin!
23 mins · Thu, 3 Oct 2013
Dent and Takeshi! Gyarados's Outrage!! is the first spin off of the Best Wishes series of the Pokémon anime.
S00 E29
Pokemon XY: Road to Kalos
23 mins · Thu, 10 Oct 2013
Prequel special to the Pokemon XY series.
S00 E30
Pokemon XY: Complete Overview Special
23 mins · Tue, 31 Dec 2013
S00 E31
Iris vs. Ibuki! The Path to Becoming a Dragon Master!!
23 mins · Thu, 27 Mar 2014
Iris VS Ibuki! The Road to Become a Dragon Master!!) is the second spin off of the Best Wishes series of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 27, 2014 as a one-hour special with XY021.
S00 E32
Pokémon XY: The Strongest Mega Evolution (Act 1)
23 mins · Thu, 3 Apr 2014
Pokémon Trainer Alain wishes to battle every single Mega Evolution there is, and he travels around the world to accomplish his goal. He first seeks out Elite Four member Siebold, who he has heard possesses a Mega Stone.
S00 E33
Diancie, Princess of the Diamond Domain
23 mins · Thu, 17 Jul 2014
S00 E34
Pokemon XY: New Year's Eve 2014 Super Mega Special
23 mins · Wed, 31 Dec 2014
Part 1: "A Complete Showcase of Legendary Pokémon" We're broadcasting a set of popular episodes where legendary Pokémon appear, taken from the 18 years the anime TV series has been on air! *The Promise to Lugia! *Groudon VS Kyogre! (Part 2) *Dialga and Palkia! The Final Battle!! *Reshiram VS N! Beyond Ideals and Truth!! Part 2: "Pocket Monsters XY Special: A Full Showcase of Intense Battles!" We'll give you a spectacular, detailed digest from the adventures in the popular "XY" series currently airing, going over the Pokémon Satoshi has got, the successful Gym battles he's had, Serena's trials as she follows her dream, and more. We will also show lots of exclusive highlights from episodes set to air next year, all narrated by Satoshi and Serena! And there's more: We'll also have extravagant giveaways and information on the movie premiering in 2015.
S00 E35
Pokémon XY: The Strongest Mega Evolution (Act 2)
23 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2015
Alain continues his journey to find and defeat all of the Mega Evolutions in the world. He next meets up with Hoenn Region Champion, Steven Stone. Steven has also been traveling to understand the secrets of Mega Evolution and the Mega Stones, but both are caught off guard when Rayquaza appears in the skies.
S00 E36
Pokémon XY: The Strongest Mega Evolution (Act 3)
23 mins · Thu, 19 Mar 2015
Alain and Steven must find a way to stop an apocalyptic clash between Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza before these titans turn the Hoenn Region into a ruin.
S00 E37
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures: Flying in the Air
23 mins · Thu, 23 Apr 2015
S00 E38
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures: Wake Up
23 mins · Thu, 30 Apr 2015
S00 E39
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures: Ball Pickup
23 mins · Thu, 7 May 2015
S00 E40
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures: Heated Battle
23 mins · Thu, 14 May 2015
S00 E41
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures: Shooting Star
23 mins · Thu, 21 May 2015
S00 E42
Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures: In the Dark
23 mins · Thu, 28 May 2015
S00 E43
The Mini Djinn Appears: Hoopa
23 mins · Sun, 19 Jul 2015
After Baraz sets off to find the Prison Bottle for Hoopa, Meray remembers how the three of them grew up together. The young Baraz decides that Hoopa should use its rings to help people instead of playing tricks on them, but it doesn’t always go as planned. Hoopa tries to help a farmer who’s desperate for rain, but showers him with candy instead! When they return the candy to the baker Mira, she sets them to work at her shop-where Hoopa tries to help but ends up breaking Mira’s precious statue. The kids do their best to reassemble it, but the end result is…rather colourful. Mira is angry at first, but then laughs at their creative repair job and offers them some doughnuts. Hoopa is immediately enthralled-and back in the present, as Meray and Hoopa make their way to Dahara City, they plan to eat more doughnuts while they wait for Baraz to return!
S00 E44
Pokémon XY: The Strongest Mega Evolution (Act 4)
23 mins · Sat, 26 Dec 2015
Alain has returned to Kalos with Lysandre to be tested in a match against ten Mega Evolved Pokémon. Alain loses his Mega Stone and Key Stone if he fails. Meanwhile, Chespin discovers scientists performing experiments on an unknown Pokémon, which leads it to fall victim to a mysterious illness.
S00 E45
Satoshi and Go! Let's Go to the Sinnoh Fest!!
23 mins · Fri, 21 Jan 2022
S00 E46
Rampaging Heatran!
23 mins · Fri, 21 Jan 2022
S00 E47
The Fierce Fighting at Mount Tengan!
23 mins · Fri, 28 Jan 2022
S00 E48
Miraculous Radiance! The Legend of Sinnoh!
23 mins · Fri, 28 Jan 2022
S00 E49
Shaking Island Battle! Barboach VS Whiscash!
23 mins
(Never Aired) Ash and friends help Chōta get rid of the Dojoach and Namazun causing tremors on Jojo Island, when Team Rocket gets an idea to use the Pokémon for themselves.