pokemon_bw_(anime)
The fourth series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation V core series Pokémon games. It follows Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl and was succeeded by Pokémon the Series: XY. It ran from September 23, 2010 to October 3, 2013 (with a special episode on March 27, 2014) in Japan and from February 12, 2011 to December 7, 2013 in the United States.
As with both Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl before it, Pokémon the Series: Black & White begins with only Ash Ketchum, who sets out to travel through the Unova region and challenge the Unova League with his Pikachu, accompanied by a girl by the name of ]] and with one of the first Unova Gym Leaders, [[Cilan (pokemon)|, who is also a Pokémon Connoisseur.
h4. Characters
h6. Main characters
* !asset #19758255: Ash Ketchum and Pikachu
* !asset #19758256: Iris (pokemon)
* !asset #19758258: Cilan (pokemon)
* !asset #19758259: Jessie (pokemon)
* !asset #19758261: James (pokemon)
* !asset #19758262: Meowth
h6. Rivals
* Trip (pokemon)
* Bianca (pokemon)
* Georgia (pokemon)
* Cameron (pokemon)
* Virgil (pokemon)
h6. Supporting characters
* Professor Oak
* Professor Juniper
* Joy (pokemon)
* Jenny (pokemon)
* Chili (pokemon)
* Cress (pokemon)
* Cynthia (pokemon)
* Dawn (pokemon)
* N (pokemon)
* Alexa (pokemon)
h6. Antagonists
* Giovanni (pokemon)
* Pierce (pokemon)
* Colress (pokemon)
* Ghetsis (pokemon)
h4. External links
Aliases: none