, abbreviated from the Japanese title of and currently branded in English as , is a Japanese

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television series produced by animation studio

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for

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. It is adapted from the ''Pokémon'' video game series published by

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. The series follows the

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trainer and aspiring Pokémon master

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and his adventures with his electric mouse partner

Pikachu is a fictional species in the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. Designed by Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori, Pikachu first appeared in the 1996 Japanese video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green'' created by Game Freak and Nintendo, which were ...

, and a varying group of friends. These special episodes includes animated shorts, Mini series, pikachu shorts, pikachu's winter vacation, planetarium specials, spin-off that are not a part of the main ''Pokémon'' anime and some special episodes,

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s and prologue to films which aired between the main ''Pokémon'' anime.

Animated shorts

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (2010)

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡 ''Pokémon Ranger: Traces of Light'') is an original short animation of the ''Pokémon'' anime based on the game with the same name.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (2007-2009)

The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series (Japanese: ポケモンのダンジョン ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'', also ポケダン ''Pokédan'' is an animated shorts of ''Pokémon'' anime based on the game with the same name. They were made for explaining parts of the games.

Mini series

''Pokémon Origins'' (2013)

''Pokémon Generations'' (2016)

''Pokémon: Twilight Wings'' (2020)

''Pokétoon'' (2020-2021)

''Pokémon Evolutions'' (2021)

''Pokémon: Hisuian Snow'' (2022)

Pikachu shorts

Pikachu's Winter Vacation

Pikachu's Winter Vacation is a series composed of several Pikachu shorts that are related to

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and

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. There are three different sets of segments.

Planetarium specials

This is a list of special episodes that were shown exclusively at

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s and

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s in

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Prologue to films

Special episodes from main anime series

''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Special'' (2011)

''Pokémon Black and White Special'' (2013-2014)

''Pokémon XY Special'' (2014-2016)

''Pokémon Journeys Special'' (2022-present)

Spin-off

''Pokémon Chronicles'' (2002-2004)

Television specials

Other special episodes

Notes

References

External links

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