pokemon bw (anime)

The fourth series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation V core series Pokémon games. It follows Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl and was succeeded by Pokémon the Series: XY. It ran from September 23, 2010 to October 3, 2013 (with a special episode on March 27, 2014) in Japan and from February 12, 2011 to December 7, 2013 in the United States.

As with both Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl before it, Pokémon the Series: Black & White begins with only Ash Ketchum, who sets out to travel through the Unova region and challenge the Unova League with his Pikachu, accompanied by a girl by the name of Iris and with one of the first Unova Gym Leaders, Cilan, who is also a Pokémon Connoisseur.

Characters

Main characters

Ash Ketchum and Pikachu

Iris

Cilan

Jessie

James

Meowth

Rivals

• Trip
• Bianca
• Georgia
• Cameron
• Virgil

Supporting characters

• Professor Oak
• Professor Juniper
• Joy
• Jenny
• Chili
• Cress
• Cynthia
• Dawn
• N
• Alexa

Antagonists

• Giovanni
• Pierce
• Colress
• Ghetsis

External links

• Bulbapedia: Pokémon the Series: Black & White

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