What this is
How the Pokémon TV anime divides into series, and roughly how many episodes each has: ten official series from 1997 to date, about 1,240 episodes from 1997 to 2023, at about 45–49 episodes a year, now shown in more than 190 countries and regions.
How it’s built
- Series names and dates from the official Pokémon site: Pocket Monsters (1997–99), Orange Islands (1999), Gold & Silver (1999–2002), Advanced Generation (2002–06), Diamond & Pearl (2006–10), Best Wishes (2010–13), XY (2013–16), Sun & Moon (2016–19), Pocket Monsters (2019–23) and the Liko and Roy series (from April 2023, seven seasons by October 2026).
- Episode counts per series from Wikipedia's episode lists: 275 (the first three series together), 192, 193, 144, 142, 146 and 147, adding to 1,239 against a stated 1,240.
- Episodes a year from TV Tokyo's dated broadcast listings for 2014–2018.
What we assumed
- Episode counts come from secondary sources.Neither The Pokémon Company nor TV Tokyo publishes a count per series, so an encyclopedia and broadcast listings fill the gap.
Sanity check
About 47 episodes a year over 26 years is roughly 1,220, close to the 1,240 total.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.
Show the working
- Sum C: 1,239
- First period total C: 1,240
- Breadth: 190+ countries and regions (Mar 2026; also May 2025)
- 275+192+193+144+142+146+147 = 1239 vs stated 1240 (+3 unaired)
- CY2015 = 40 + 9 = 49
- CY2016 = 39 + 6 = 45
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