The fifteenth season of the Pokemon anime (Japanese cartoon series), Pokemon Black and White Rival Destinies is the second season set within the Unova region and focuses on Ash, Pikachu, Iris and Cilan. It continues on from the previous season, Pokemon Black and White and leads into the following season, Pokemon BW Adventures in Unova.

Episode 1: Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!

Episode 2: Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!

Episode 3: Lost at the Stamp Rally!

Episode 4: Ash Versus the Champion!

Episode 5: A Maractus Musical!

Episode 6: The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!

Episode 7: Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!

Episode 8: The Lonely Deino!

Episode 9: The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!

Episode 10: A Call for Brotherly Love!

Episode 11: Stopping the Rage of Legends! (Part 1)

Episode 12: Stopping the Rage of Legends! (Part 2)

Episode 13: Battling the King of the Mines!

Episode 14: Crisis at Chargestone Cave!

Episode 15: Evolution Exchange Excitement!

Episode 16: Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!

Episode 17: Battling the Bully!

Episode 18: Baffling the Bouffalant!

Episode 19: Cilan Takes Flight!

Episode 20: An Amazing Aerial Battle!

Episode 21: Climbing the Tower of Success!

Episode 22: The Clubsplosion Begins!

Episode 23: Search for the Clubultimate!

Episode 24: A Clubsplosion of Excitement!

Episode 25: Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!

Episode 26: Battling the Leaf Thieves!

Episode 27: A Restoration Confrontation! (Part 1)

Episode 28: A Restoration Confrontation!

(Part 2)

Episode 29: Evolution by Fire!

Episode 30: Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!

Episode 31: Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!

Episode 32: Clash of the Connoisseurs!

Episode 33: Crisis at Ferroseed Research!

Episode 34: An Epic Defense Force!

Episode 35: Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)

Episode 36: Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2)

Episode 37: All for the Love of Meloetta!

Episode 38: Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!

Episode 39: Expedition to Onix Island!

Episode 40: The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!

Episode 41: Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!

Episode 42: Jostling for the Junior Cup!

Episode 43: Battling Authority, Once Again!!

Episode 44: Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!

Episode 45: Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!

Episode 46: The Road to Humilau

Episode 47: Unrest at the Nursery

Episode 48: Meloetta and the Undersea Temple

Episode 49: Unova's Survival Crisis

If I Could Only Watch One…

• …Episode I would watch Episode 41: Iris and the Rogue Dragonite! This episode is exceptional for actually focusing on Iris’ apparent ability to communicate with Dragon Pokemon and also for having one of the main characters on the show capture such a near-Legendary level Pokemon. Ash and his friends have encountered their fair share of powerful Pokemon in the past but they almost always leave them alone and don’t ever consider capturing them. Having Irish actually capture a Dragonite (one of the most powerful Pokemon) and then use it in Pokemon battles in following episodes is really exceptional for the Pokemon anime.

How to Watch

Due to its popularity, the Pokemon anime and its movies are fairly easy to get your hands on.

The official North American website offers a wide selection of episodes to watch for free from all the story arcs as does Hulu. The anime also airs very frequently on free to air TV in most countries around the world in addition to the cable channel, Cartoon Network.

Every season of the anime and all the movies and specials are widely available on DVD and several movies can also be found on Blu-ray.