The Pokemon anime series has 1,231 episodes and the show is currently in its 26th season, with it named Pokemon: Horizon.
The Pokemon anime series revolves around Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in Japan), a young Pokemon trainer from Patel town who wants to become the Pokemon master. However, in the latest season of Pokemon, two new protagonists, Liko and Roy, replaced Ash. Dai Sato wrote the new season, and the first episode was aired on April 14, 2023.
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Source: The Official Pokemon YouTube channel
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Number of Pokemon Episodes in every season with the release date
| # | Pokemon Season Name | No. Episodes | First Aired | Last Aired |
| 1 | Pokemon: Indigo League | 82 | April 1, 1997 | January 21, 1999 |
| 2 | Pokemon: Adventures in the Orange Islands | 36 | January 28, 1999 | October 7, 1999 |
| 3 | Pokemon: The Johto Journeys | 41 | October 14, 1999 | July 27, 2000 |
| 4 | Pokemon: Johto League Champions | 52 | August 3, 2000 | August 2, 2001 |
| 5 | Pokemon: Master Quest | 65 | August 9, 2001 | November 14, 2002 |
| 6 | Pokemon: Advanced | 40 | November 21, 2002 | August 28, 2003 |
| 7 | Pokemon: Advanced Challenge | 52 | September 4, 2003 | September 2, 2004 |
| 8 | Pokemon: Advanced Battle | 53 | September 9, 2004 | September 29, 2005 |
| 9 | Pokemon: Battle Frontier | 47 | October 6, 2005 | September 14, 2006 |
| 10 | Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl | 52 | September 28, 2006 | October 25, 2007 |
| 11 | Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension | 52 | November 8, 2007 | December 4, 2008 |
| 12 | Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles | 53 | December 4, 2008 | December 24, 2009 |
| 13 | Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors | 34 | January 7, 2010 | September 9, 2010 |
| 14 | Pokemon: Black & White | 48 | September 23, 2010 | September 15, 2011 |
| 15 | Pokemon: Black & White: Rival Destinies | 49 | September 22, 2011 | October 4, 2012 |
| 16 | Pokemon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond | 45 | October 11, 2012 | September 26, 2013 |
| 17 | Pokemon: XY | 48 | October 17, 2013 | October 30, 2014 |
| 18 | Pokemon: XY: Kalos Quest | 45 | November 13, 2014 | October 22, 2015 |
| 19 | Pokemon: XYZ | 47 | October 29, 2015 | October 27, 2016 |
| 20 | Pokemon: Sun & Moon | 43 | November 17, 2016 | September 21, 2017 |
| 21 | Pokemon: Sun & Moon: Ultra Adventures | 49 | October 5, 2017 | October 14, 2018 |
| 22 | Pokemon: Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends | 54 | October 21, 2018 | November 3, 2019 |
| 23 | Pokemon: Journeys | 48 | November 17, 2019 | December 4, 2020 |
| 24 | Pokemon: Master Journeys | 42 | December 11, 2020 | December 10, 2021 |
| 25 | Pokemon: Ultimate Journeys | 57 | December 17, 2021 | March 24, 2023 |
| 26 | Pokemon: Horizons | 51 | April 14, 2023 | TBA |
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FAQ's On number of episodes of Pokemon
A. The first episode of the Pokemon series was released on April 1, 1997.
A. Pokemon: Horizons has two main protagonists: Liko and Roy.
A. Ash becomes Pokemon Master in Pokemon: Ultimate Journeys season, the 25th and last season of Ash being the series's protagonist.
