Pokémon the Series: XY is the seventeenth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: XY, known in Japan as .
The season follows Ash Ketchum as he travels through the Kalos region to compete in its Pokémon League while joined by Serena, an aspiring Pokémon Performer from Vaniville Town, whom he once met years ago, Clemont, the Lumiose City Gym Leader and an inventor, and Bonnie, his younger sister.
The season originally aired in Japan from October 17, 2013, to October 30, 2014, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from January 18, 2014, to December 20, 2014, on Cartoon Network, after a preview of the first two episodes on October 19, 2013.
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The Japanese opening songs are by Yusuke, and an alternate version by Satoshi / Ash Ketchum (Rica Matsumoto) and JâÂÂDee'Z for 28 episodes, and performed by Yusuke for 21 episodes. The ending songs are performed by JâÂÂDee'Z for 28 episodes, performed by JâÂÂDee'Z with Pikachu (Ikue à Âtani) for 18 episodes, "DreamDream" (ãÂÂãªãÂÂ㪠DoriDori) performed by Shoko Nakagawa for 3 episodes, and the English opening song is "Pokémon Theme (Version XY)", performed by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video have released the series in the United States on two three-disc volume sets that contain 24 episodes each.
The first volume was released on August 4, 2015, and the second was released on January 19, 2016.
The complete season was released on June 11, 2024.