Pokémon the Series: XYZ

Pokémon the Series: XYZ, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: XY&Z, is the nineteenth season of the Pokémon anime series and the third and final season of Pokémon the Series: XY, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: XY. The season follows the continuing adventures of Ash Ketchum, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie in the Kalos region, as Ash collects Gym Badges to compete in the Kalos League, while Serena participates in Pokémon Showcases, collecting Princess Keys to enter the Master Class.
The season originally aired in Japan from October 29, 2015, to October 27, 2016, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from February 20, 2016, to January 28, 2017, on Cartoon Network.

Episode list

Special episodes

Music

The Japanese opening song is "XY&Z" by Satoshi / Ash Ketchum. The Japanese ending songs are "Puni-chan's Song" by Eureka / Bonnie, "Team Rocket's Team Song" by Team Rocket, Kojiro / James, Nyarth / Meowth and Sonansu / Wobbuffet ), "DreamDream " by Serena, "Brilliantly " by Citron / Clemont, "Pikachu's Song" by Pikachu, "Meowth's Ballad" by Nyarth / Meowth, and the English opening song is "Stand Tall" by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.

Home media releases

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 29, 2017, and the second was released on February 6, 2018.
The complete season was released on February 11, 2025.