Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest
Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest is the eighteenth season of the Pokémon anime series and the second season of Pokémon the Series: XY, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: XY. It originally aired in Japan from November 6, 2014, to October 22, 2015, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from February 7 to December 19, 2015, on Cartoon Network.
The season follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum as he collects Gym Badges in the Kalos region to compete in the Kalos League. Along the way, he is joined by Serena, who collects Princess Keys from Pokémon Showcases so she can enter the Master Class, as well as Clemont and Bonnie.
The episodes were directed by Tetsuo Yajima and produced by the animation studio OLM.
This is the only dubbed Pokémon season whose subtitle is used only in the DVD releases and not used within the episodes' openings themselves.
Episode list
Special episodes
Music
The Japanese opening songs are performed by Yusuke Kaiji for 6 episodes, and performed by Tomohisa Sako for 39 episodes. The ending songs are performed by Shoko Nakagawa for 19 episodes, "Roaring All-Stars" performed by Little Glee Monster for 26 episodes, and the English opening song is "Be a Hero", performed by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth, featuring composer Ed Goldfarb. 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.The first volume was released on July 12, 2016, and contains 22 episodes and the second was released on December 13, 2016, and contains 23 episodes.
The complete season was released on September 24, 2024, and contains all 45 episodes.