Pokémon the Series: XY is the seventeenth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first and titular season of Pokémon the Series: XY, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: XY (ポケットモンスター エックス・ワイ, Poketto Monsutā Ekkusu Wai).
The season follows Ash Ketchum as he travels across the Kalos region to challenge its Pokémon League while joined by Serena, an aspiring Pokémon Performer, Clemont, the Lumiose City Gym Leader and an inventor, and Bonnie, his younger sister.
The season originally aired in Japan from October 17, 2013, to October 30, 2014, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from January 18, 2014, to December 20, 2014, on Cartoon Network, after a preview of the first two episodes on October 19, 2013.
Music
The Japanese opening songs are "V (Volt)" (V (ボルト), Boruto) by Yusuke, and an alternate version by Satoshi / Ash Ketchum (Rica Matsumoto) and J☆Dee'Z for 28 episodes, and "Mega (Volt)" (メガV (メガボルト), Megaboruto) performed by Yusuke for 21 episodes. The ending songs are "X Strait, Y Scenery" (X海峡Y景色, Ekkusu Kaikyō Wai Keshiki; "X-Kaikyō, Y-Keshiki") performed by J☆Dee'Z for 28 episodes, "Peace Smile!" (ピースマイル!, Pīsumairu!) performed by J☆Dee'Z with Pikachu (Ikue Ōtani) for 18 episodes, "DreamDream" (ドリドリ DoriDori) performed by Shoko Nakagawa for 3 episodes, and the English opening song is "Pokémon Theme (Version XY)", performed by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.
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 4, 2015, and the second was released on January 19, 2016.
The complete season was released on June 11, 2024.