Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series: XY is the seventeenth season of the Pokémon animated 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). It is the first dubbed season to use the "Pokémon the Series" branding and as such can be a starting point. The season follows the continuing adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they explore the Kalos region. Traveling in the Kalos region with their new friends – Clemont and his little sister Bonnie, along with Ash's childhood friend Serena – the party discover new Pokémon and the mysterious Mega Evolutions.

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.