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Mar 12, 2016 3:56 AM
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I don't understand what is the role of Best Wishes series, are they side-stories that happen outside of the main anime and are not canon? or is it a different universe
Mar 12, 2016 4:02 AM
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It's just the anime of the 5th generation of Pokémon. Ash gets reset once again (and this time really hard, he doesn't even remember some old Pokémon like Koffing) and they do what they always do.

Don't watch it, it's arguably the worst season out of the entire Pokemon anime
Mar 12, 2016 4:06 AM
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TheNextChamp said:
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It's just the anime of the 5th generation of Pokémon. Ash gets reset once again (and this time really hard, he doesn't even remember some old Pokémon like Koffing) and they do what they always do.

Don't watch it, it's arguably the worst season out of the entire Pokemon anime


But best wishes are NOT included in the main Pokemon anime. Here are all the main seasons:

1 Indigo League 82 April 1, 1997 January 21, 1999
2 Adventures on the Orange Islands 36 January 28, 1999 October 7, 1999
3 The Johto Journeys 41 October 14, 1999 July 27, 2000
4 Johto League Champions 52 August 3, 2000 August 2, 2001
5 Master Quest 65 August 9, 2001 November 14, 2002
6 Advanced 40 November 21, 2002 August 28, 2003
7 Advanced Challenge 52 September 4, 2003 September 2, 2004
8 Advanced Battle 54 September 9, 2004 September 29, 2005
9 Battle Frontier 47 October 6, 2005 September 14, 2006
10 Diamond & Pearl 52 September 28, 2006 October 25, 2007
11 Battle Dimension 52 November 8, 2007 December 4, 2008
12 Galactic Battles 53 December 4, 2008 December 24, 2009
13 Sinnoh League Victors 34 January 7, 2010 September 9, 2010
14 Black & White 48 September 23, 2010 September 15, 2011
15 Rival Destinies 49 September 22, 2011 October 4, 2012
16a Adventures in Unova 25 October 11, 2012 April 18, 2013
16b Adventures in Unova and Beyond 22 April 25, 2013 October 3, 2013
17 XY 48 October 17, 2013 October 30, 2014
18 XY: Kalos Quest 45 November 13, 2014 October 22, 2015
19 XYZ Ongoing October 29, 2015 TBA


So i can't understand what is the role of best wishes, its probably a TV special
Mar 12, 2016 4:14 AM
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DoflamingoGT said:
TheNextChamp said:
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It's just the anime of the 5th generation of Pokémon. Ash gets reset once again (and this time really hard, he doesn't even remember some old Pokémon like Koffing) and they do what they always do.

Don't watch it, it's arguably the worst season out of the entire Pokemon anime

But best wishes are NOT included in the main Pokemon anime. Here are all the main seasons:

14 Black & White 48 September 23, 2010 September 15, 2011

Black and White = Best Wishes

look at the english title http://myanimelist.net/anime/9107/Pokemon_Best_Wishes
also look at the aired date: it's also 23 september 2010
Mar 12, 2016 4:16 AM
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TheNextChamp said:
DoflamingoGT said:

But best wishes are NOT included in the main Pokemon anime. Here are all the main seasons:

14 Black & White 48 September 23, 2010 September 15, 2011

Black and White = Best Wishes

look at the english title http://myanimelist.net/anime/9107/Pokemon_Best_Wishes
also look at the aired date: it's also 23 september 2010


So Best Wishes is Black and White? why would they release the same thing with diferent title
Mar 12, 2016 4:19 AM
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DoflamingoGT said:
TheNextChamp said:

Black and White = Best Wishes

look at the english title http://myanimelist.net/anime/9107/Pokemon_Best_Wishes
also look at the aired date: it's also 23 september 2010


So Best Wishes is Black and White? why would they release the same thing with diferent title

Well,there are a lot of series with multiple titles
It was probably called Best Wishes in Japan and they translated it to Black and White in English
Mar 23, 2016 10:49 AM
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@DoflamingoGT: There are many title changes in US edited dubbed versions. Like how Pokémon is known as Pocket Monsters in Japan and only used "Pokémon" in episodes themselves. And Advanced is known as Advanced Generation. Pokéball is known as Monster Ball in Japanese version, and many Pokémon names are different in Japanese version. Such as Dawn's Piplup is known as Hikari's Pochama in Japanese version. Squirtle is known as Zenigame. Towns like Pallet Town is known as Masara Town in Japanese version etc. And of course, you might know by some 4Kids censorships and edits etc.
So pretty much, you will be watching another show if you watch it in Japanese version. And there are less subheadings in Japanese version than in US version. But yes, Best Wishes is the same as Black and White in US edited dub in terms of era.
chaosflame5Mar 23, 2016 10:52 AM

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