Pokémon
The Pokémon franchise (Pocket Monsters in Japan) was born in Japan in 1995 with the launch of two video games: Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. Its success catapulted the franchise to other types of media such as an anime, a trading card game, and more. Pokémon is currently the most successful media franchise in history.
All Pokémon arcs in order
This list presents all Pokémon story arcs in order. Each arc shows the number of anime episodes and minutes. This list also shows the 1st episode of each arc. Use this list as a reference to know which episode each arc begins, and to know which arc is after another.
# | Arc | Start on Episode | Total Episodes | Total Minutes (avg 24) | Anime % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indigo League Arc | 1 | 82 | 1,968 | 6.5% |
| 2 | Orange League Arc | 83 | 36 | 864 | 2.9% |
| 3 | Johto League Arc | 119 | 158 | 3,792 | 12.6% |
| 4 | Hoenn League Arc | 277 | 132 | 3,168 | 10.5% |
| 5 | Kanto Battle Frontier Arc | 408 | 61 | 1,464 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Diamond & Pearl Arc | 469 | 191 | 4,584 | 15.2% |
| 7 | Best Wishes! Arc | 660 | 88 | 2,112 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Best Wishes! Season 2 Arc | 744 | 24 | 576 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N Arc | 768 | 14 | 336 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure! Arc | 782 | 23 | 552 | 1.8% |
| 11 | XY Arc | 802 | 98 | 2,352 | 7.8% |
| 12 | XY&Z Arc | 895 | 49 | 1,176 | 3.9% |
| 13 | Sun & Moon Arc | 942 | 146 | 3,504 | 11.6% |
| 14 | Pocket Monsters Arc | 1,088 | 154 | 3,696 | 12.3% |