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Pokémon Chronicles
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Pokémon Chronicles actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Pokémon Chronicles reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Pokémon Chronicles, partly known in Japan as Pocket Monsters Side Stories, is a spin-off series of the Pokémon anime, revolving around characters other than Ash Ketchum.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200216 episodes
6.8IMDbWhile Ash Ketchum continues on his quest to become the best, many others will experience their own unique journey through the Pokémon world—researchers, professors, Gym Leaders, Team Rocket members, Trainers, and even Pokémon. Some are familiar faces and others are strangers at first, but what they all have in common is a love of adventure—especially when it involves Pokémon!
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Latest Episodes
S01E16
The Search for the Legend
S01E15
Those Darn Electabuzz!
S01E14
Luvdisc Is a Many Splendored Thing!
S01E13
Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!
S01E12
Journey to the Starting Line!
S01E11
Celebi and Joy!
Where to watch
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