The Pokemon anime is as vast it gets, with over 24 seasons and a tons of movies out there, it can be a daunting task to even stars watching it. But if you’re a brave soul and have decided to embark on this journey we will surely guide you in this task of yours. 

We have created the most comprehensive guide for the chronological order of the Pokemon anime, including the specials, OVAs, and the movies in the franchise, this is the only guide that you’ll ever need as we keep on updating it as new Pokemon content comes out. So it would be a good idea to bookmark this page so that you can easily keep coming back when you need to reference the guide.

Many guides on the internet will give you the chronological order of the anime or the movies, but we give you both, along with the platforms to watch the anime on. So the OTT platforms on which each season, each movie, and each special is available have been mentioned, it took us a lot of time to put this list together, and we hope this helps you out.

Pokemon watch order

• Season 1: Indigo League [Netflix | Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Season 2: Adventures on the Orange Islands [Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes ]
• Season 3: The Johto Journeys [ Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Season 4: Johto League Champions [ Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes ]
• Season 5: Master Quest [ DisneyNOW | Google Play | YouTube]
• Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! [Netflix]
• Pokemon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back [Hoopla]
• Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution [Netflix] 
• Pokemon the Movie 2000 [Hoopla]
• Pokemon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown [Hoopla | Prime ]
• Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us [Netflix] 
• Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi – Voice of the Forest [Not available]
• Pokemon Heroes (movie) [Not available]
• Mewtwo Returns (special) [Not available]
• Pokemon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon (special) [Not available]
• Season 6: Advanced [ Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube ]
• Season 7: Advanced Challenge [ Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Season 8: Advanced Battle [ Prime Video | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Season 9: Battle Frontier [ Prime Video | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Pokemon: Jirachi – Wish Maker (movie) [Not available]
• Pokemon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys (movie) [Not available]
• Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (movie) [Hoopla]
• Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (movie) [Hoopla | Prime]
• Season 10: Diamond and Pearl [ DisneyNOW ]
• Season 11: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension [ DisneyNOW ]
• Season 12: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles [ DisneyNOW ]
• Season 13: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors [ not available ]
• Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai (movie) [Hoopla | Hulu]
• Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (movie) [Hoopla | Hulu]
• Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (movie)  [Hoopla | Hulu]
• Pokemon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (movie) [Hulu]
• Season 14: Black & White [ Hulu | DisneyNOW ]
• Season 15: Black & White: Rival Destinies [ Hulu | DisneyNOW ]
• Season 16: Black & White: Adventures in Unova [ Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Part I: Black & White: Adventures in Unova [ not available ]
• Part II: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond [ not available ]
• Pokemon the Movie: White – Victini and Zekrom [ not available ]
• Pokemon the Movie: Black-Victini and Reshiram [Hoopla]
• Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice [Hoopla]
• Pokemon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened [Hoopla]
• Season 17: XY [ Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• XY Specials (Mega Evolution specials) [ not available ]
• Season 18: XY: Kalos Quest [Netflix | DisneyNOW ]
• Season 19: XYZ [ Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube]
• Pokemon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction [Hoopla | Hulu]
• Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages [Hoopla | Hulu]
• Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel [Hoopla | Hulu]
• Season 20: Sun & Moon [Netflix | DisneyNOW | Google Play ]
• Season 21: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures [Netflix | DisneyNOW ]
• Season 22: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends [Netflix | DisneyNOW ]
• Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle [Netflix]
• Season 23: Pokemon Journeys: The Series [Netflix | Prime Video | DisneyNOW | Google Play | iTunes | YouTube] [not available]
• Season 24: Pokemon Master Journeys: The Series (ongoing) [not available]

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