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The Best Seasons of Pokémon

Every season of Pokémon ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Pokémon!

Top season
Season 19
7.9avg
Best episode
S25E42 Partners in Time! (4)
9.82,056 votes
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WorstEpisodes
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#1

Season 19

49 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2015

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE47 · Till We Compete Again! 9.2
#2

Season 22

54 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2018

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE16 · Memories in the Mist! 9.1
#3

Season 25

57 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2021

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE42 · Partners in Time! (4) 9.8

Other Seasons

#4

Season 23

48 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2019

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE25 · A Festival Reunion! 8.4
#5

Season 18

45 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2014

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE44 · Cloudy Fate, Bright Future! 8.8
#6

Season 21

49 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2017

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE38 · A Young Royal Flame Ignites! 8.1
#7

Season 24

42 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2020

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE38 · A Battle of Mega Versus Max! 8.5
#8

Season 1

82 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1997

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Pokémon - I Choose You! 8.5
#9

Season 13

34 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE31 · Battling a Thaw in Relations! 9.1
#10

Season 20

43 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2016

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE43 · When Regions Collide! 8.9
#11

Season 2

36 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE32 · Enter the Dragonite 8.5
#12

Season 9

46 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2005

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE45 · Once More with Reeling! (1) 8.3
#13

Season 17

48 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2013

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE44 · Splitting Heirs! 8.3
#14

Season 5

65 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2001

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE61 · Can't Beat the Heat! 8.6
#15

Season 10

52 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2006

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE51 · Glory Blaze! (2) 8.1
#16

Season 3

41 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1999

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE18 · Charizard's Burning Ambitions 8.1
#17

Season 8

53 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2004

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE44 · The Symbol Life 8.1
#18

Season 12

53 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2008

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE28 · Evolving Strategies! 8.5
#19

Season 11

52 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2007

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Tears for Fears! 7.8
#20

Season 4

52 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2000

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE25 · From Ghost to Ghost 7.7
#21

Season 7

52 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2003

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · A Togepi Mirage! (2) 7.5
#22

Season 6

40 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2002

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · A Poached Ego! 7.5
#23

Season 15

49 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE49 · Unova's Survival Crisis! 8.1
#24

Season 16

45 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE19 · The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion! 8.3
#25

Season 14

48 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE47 · Crisis from the Underground Up! (1) 7.2

Keep going

Top-rated Pokémon episodes

  1. #1Partners in Time! (4) S25E429.8
  2. #2Till We Compete Again! S19E479.2
  3. #3From Z to Shining Z! S22E529.1
  4. #4Forming a More Perfect Union! S19E439.1
  5. #5Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! S19E379.1

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