In 2025, a time when we have Dozens of new anime shows every few months And enough fans with different flavors that need a lot of effort to become a viral phenomenon, it is easy to forget how big it is from the Pokémon cultural movement.

Based on the very popular ownership of video games of the same name, the "Pokémon" of the Studio Olm was an instant success not only in Japan, but also abroad. It started Pokemania and became a global phenomenon, making fans of millions of children and paving the way for Wave Anime titles aimed at children like "Digimon".

Anime's original iteration follows Ash Katchum, a child who - when he turns 10 - gets into the desert of travel to capture every Pokémon and become a master of Pokémon. So, a 10-year-old lives alone in the wild, without money, work or education, and only his critics for the company, all the time as they constantly fight Helbent's bandits of kidnapping his companion Pikachu.

The impact of the original anime "Pokémon" extends well above his initial release. Even 25 years later, the series made waves when sports places in real life around the world It covered the results of a fictional Pokémon tournament and Ash's achievements.

Whether you are a newcomer you want to experience a poker fashion for yourself or a veteran who wants to reconsider this iconic franchise, really the only right way to experience Pokémon is to go with the dates of posting (mostly). Taking into account the many films in the franchise, this is the correct order for watching shows and films "Pokémon":

• "Pokémon Indigo League" (1997)
• "Pokémon: The first movie" (1998)
• "Pokémon Mewtwo Strike Back: Evolution" (2019)
• "Pokémon Adventures on Orange Islands" (1999)
• "Pokémon Movie 2000 - The Power of One" (1999)
• "Pokémon Travels for Leadership" (1999)
• "Pokémon 3: Magic of Unwanted" (2000)
• "Champions in Pokéo League" (2000)
• "Pokémon 4ever: Celebi- Voice of the Forest" (2001)
• "Pokémon Master Quest" (2001)
• "Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias" (2002)
• "Pokémon Advanced" (2002)
• "Pokémon: Iriers, Wish Manufacturer" (2003)
• "Pokémon's Advanced Challenge" (2003)
• "Pokémon: Fate deoxis" (2004)
• "Pokémon's Advanced Battle" (2004)
• "Pokémon: Lukario and the mystery of Mev" (2005)
• "Pokémon Battle Border" (2005)
• "Pokémon Ranger and the Sea Temple" (2006)
• "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl" (2006)
• "Pokémon the rise of darkness" (2007)
• "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Fighting Dimension" (2007)
• "Pokémon Gyratina and Sky Warrior" (2008)
• "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles" (2008)
• "Pokémon Arseus and the Jem of Life" (2009)
• "Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Winners of the Blue League" (2010)
• "Pokémon Zoroark - Master of Illusions" (2010)
• "Pokémon Black and White" (2010)
• "Pokémon Black - Victini and I Decide" (2011)
• "Pokémon White - Victini and Zecrom" (2011)
• "Pokémon Black and White: Rival Fate" (2011)
• "Pokémon Kyurem against the sword of justice" (2012)
• "Pokémon Black and White Adventures in Unova and beyond" (2012)
• "Pokémon Genesect and Legend Awaken" (2013)
• "Pokémon XY" (2013)
• "Pokémon Diants and Cojure of Destruction" (2014)
• "Pokémon XY: Calos Quest" (2013)
• "Pokémon Hopa and the collision of the centuries" (2015)
• "Pokémon XYZ" (2013)
• "Volcanion Pokémon and Mechanical Marvel" (2016)
• "Pokémon Sun and Moon" (2016)
• "Pokémon Sun and Moon: Ultra Adventures" (2017)
• "Pokémon Sun and Moon: Ultra Legends" (2018)
• "Pokémon trips" (2019)
• "Pokémon Master Travels" (2020)
• "Pokémon Utest Travels" (2021)

After that, we have the current anime "Pokémon" (what is not characterized by ashes and is not related to the previous story):

• "Pokémon Horizons" (2023)
• "Pokémon Horizons - the search for a lace" (2024)

There are also three films set in an alternative timetable that are not considered the canon of the main anime and instead have their own continuity:

• "Pokémon I choose!" (2017)
• "Pokémon Power of Us" (2018)
• "Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle" (2020)

Finally, there are special specialists published online, who are not related to the main story, but expand the Pokémon world. Since there is no connection between the specials, you can see in any order you want. These are mostly available on the official Pokémon channel YouTube (except for the Netflix series "Pokémon Concierge"):

• "Pokémon Generation" (2016)
• "Pokémon: Dusk Wings" (2020)
• "Pokémon: Arseus Chronicles" (2022)
• "Pokémon: Hisujuyan Snow" (2022)
• "Pokémon Concierge" (2023)

The Pokémon franchise is very clear when it comes to continuity. There are no alternative ways to watch series and movies; You just have to follow the order in which they were posted.

Why? This is because the Pokémon property has followed the progression of the Games, which introduced a new set of Pokémon with each new generation. However, there is a continuity of shows. Through the franchise, Ash says goodbye to many of his Pokémon, and even his friends and companions, before meeting new ones. You should not, for example, jump from the "Indigo League" into the "master search" because you will miss what is happening to Mysti and how Max can start in the game.

As for the movies, although they are not related to the TV show, they characterize Pokémon and companions of their respective seasons. Hence, they need to be followed before you enter the next season and the next Pokémon region.

The Anime series "Pokémon" has very little in terms of the series. There are no long stories that continue from one season to another. This is said, they still follow the same continuity - one that can only be experienced only when you see the show in an order.

Take Ash's friends, many companions he has during his trip. With each season (and every visit to the region in the region), the 10-year-old loses his companion and won another. Not seeing in the order of publication means losing this continuity, as well as the potential miss of some of the best characters in the franchise. Later in the show, there is also the formation of ultra -guardians, a story that comes into play for several seasons.

There is also a simple material for the animation that has been developing over many years "Pokémon" is in the air. There is a clear and pretty cool progression from the limited animation of the early seasons to the last few seasons that have some legitimate impressive combat scenes (those that are comparable to those in the anime for best action there).

Similar to any other big anime franchise that gets spin-off-off, The many, many films "Pokémon" They are completely excluded in the series and is not needed to watch to enjoy the show. However, they serve as large budget adventures that show the power of the different creatures of Pokémon, as well as the miracles of the larger franchise world.

Although the unrelated nature of the films means that you can watch them independently of the series, they still follow the same order as anime seasons. Each film has the same generation of Pokémon criteria and companions as their respective seasons, so they should be followed in the same order - that of their publication. When "Pokémon: The First Film" came out in 1998, he presented Pokémon we followed for the whole first season of Anime as he teased the appearance of a few new Pokémon - those who make their debut in the "Thehot travels.

Remember, just because the films are not associated with anime, it does not mean that they should be skipped. As mentioned, the fact that they do not have to follow the story of anime, nor anime follow the stories of movies, gives them the opportunity to explore some wild concepts that make them entertaining to watch, be it somehow to be the subject of The prophecy, Latias can be masked as a man, or ashes quite literally with God.