I’m going to watch it all again in order, already started watching season 1 (hoo the memories it brings back :-)

I’ve found the following order, but I wonder why the movies are intertwined in the middle of seasons ? For example why is the first movie between ep 69 and 70

SEASON 1 INDIGO LEAGUE (Ep 1-69)

MOVIE: THE FIRST MOVIE

SEASON 1 INDIGO LEAGUE (Ep 70-82)

SEASON 2 ORANGE ISLANDS (EP 1-24)

MOVIE: THE MOVIE 2000

SEASON 2 ORANGE ISLANDS (EP 25-36)

SEASON 3 THE JOHTO JOURNEYS (EP 1-38)

MOVIE: SPELL OF THE UNKNOWN

SEASON 3 THE JOHTO JOURNEYS (EP 39-41)

SEASON 4 JOHTO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (EP 1-21)

MOVIE: MEWTWO RETURNS

SEASON 4 JOHTO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (EP 22-48)

MOVIE: 4EVER CELEBI – VOICE OF THE FOREST

SEASON 4 JOHTO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (EP 49-52)

SEASON 5 MASTER QUEST (EP 1-47)

MOVIE: HEROES

SEASON 5 MASTER QUEST (EP 48-65)

POKÉMON CHRONICLES, MINI SERIES (EP 1-22)

SEASON 6 ADVANCED (EP 1-35)

MOVIE: JIRACHI – WISH MAKER

SEASON 6 ADVANCED (EP 36-40)

SEASON 7 ADVANCED CHALLENGE (EP 1-45)

MOVIE: DESTINY DEOXYS

SEASON 7 ADVANCED CHALLENGE (EP 46-52)

SEASON 8 ADVANCED BATTLE (EP 1-43)

MOVIE: LUCARIO AND THE MYSTERY OF MEW

SEASON 8 ADVANCED BATTLE (EP 44-52)

SEASON 9 BATTLE FRONTIER (EP 1-5)

SPECIAL: THE MASTERMIND OF MIRAGE POKÉMON SEASON 9 BATTLE FRONTIER (EP 6-38)

MOVIE: RANGER AND THE TEMPLE OF THE SEA

SEASON 9 BATTLE FRONTIER (EP 39-47)

SEASON 10 DIAMOND AND PEARL (EP 1-39)

MOVIE: THE RISE OF DARKRAI

SEASON 10 DIAMOND AND PEARL (EP 40-52)

SEASON 11 DP BATTLE DIMENSION (EP 1-34)

MOVIE: GIRATINA AND THE SKY WARRIOR

SEASON 11 DP BATTLE DIMENSION (EP 35-52)

SEASON 12 DP GALACTIC BATTLES (EP 1-31)

MOVIE: ARCEUS AND THE JEWEL OF LIFE

SEASON 12 DP GALACTIC BATTLES (EP 32-53)

SEASON 13 DP SINNOH LEAGUE VICTORS (EP 1-21)

MOVIE: ZOROARK: MASTER OF ILLUSIONS

SEASON 13 DP SINNOH LEAGUE VICTORS (EP 22-34)

SEASON 14 BLACK AND WHITE (EP 1-39)

MOVIE: WHITE – VICTINI AND ZEKROM

SEASON 14 BLACK AND WHITE (EP 40-50)

SEASON 15 BW RIVAL DESTINIES (EP 1-49)

MOVIE: KYUREM VS. THE SWORD OF JUSTICE

SEASON 16 BW ADVENTURES IN UNOVA (EP 1-25)

MOVIE: GENESECT AND THE LEGEND AWAKENED

SEASON 16 BW ADVENTURES IN UNOVA (EP 26-45)

SEASON 17 XY (EP 1-37)

MOVIE: DIANCIE AND THE COCOON OF DESTRUCTION

SEASON 17 XY (EP 38-48)

SEASON 18 XY KALOS QUEST (EP 1-33)

MOVIE: HOOPA AND THE CLASH OF AGES

SEASON 18 XY KALOS QUEST (EP 34-45)

MOVIE: VOLCANION AND THE MECHANICAL MARVEL

SEASON 19 XYZ (EP 1-47)

SEASON 20 SUN & MOON (EP 1-43)

SEASON 21 SM ULTRA ADVENTURES (EP 1-49)

SEASON 22 SM ULTRA LEGENDS (EP 1-54)

SEASON 23 JOURNEYS (EP 1-48)

SEASON 24 MASTER JOURNEYS (EP 1-42)

SEASON 25 ULTIMATE JOURNEYS (EP 1-4)

SPECIAL: THE ARCEUS CHRONICLES (EP 1-4)

SEASON 25 ULTIMATE JOURNEYS (EP 5-54)

SPECIAL: THE DISTANT BLUE SKY

TO BE A POKÉMON MASTER: ULTIMATE JOURNEYS: THE SERIES (EP 1-11)

  • Karu 🐲@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    Even though the movies are mostly self-contained long episodes, there are some signs of continuity between them and the anime. Usually in the form of which Pokémon each character has caught and evolved so far. In practice this does not affect the watching experience much, but you can follow this order if you care about that.

    But rarely, the anime and a movie can make references to each other. In the case of the first movie, this placement must be because

    spoiler

    During episode 65, Mewtwo is seen escaping from Team Rocket HQ, and the movie is implied to take place some time after that as Mewtwo has been free for a while at that point.

    I also noticed this watching order is missing the newer movies (“I Choose You”, “The Power of Us” and “Secrets of the Jungle”). If you intend to watch the complete Pokémon anime I don’t recommend skipping them, they’re pretty neat. Each of those is its own separate timeline and they have no shared continuity with the anime or each other, so you can watch them whenever. But my advice is to watch them alongside SM and Journeys just so that the difference in production value between the movies and the anime is not too jarring.

    Also, I assume you already know this, but the Pokémon anime is still going. Horizons is there, it has no relation whatsoever to Ash but it comes after Ultimate Journeys, and it’s mostly fun to watch.