The fourth series of the [[pokemon (anime)|Pokémon anime]] and is based on the events of the Generation V core series Pokémon games. It follows [[pokemon dppt (anime)|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]] and was succeeded by [[pokemon xy (anime)|Pokémon the Series: XY]]. It ran from September 23, 2010 to October 3, 2013 (with a special episode on March 27, 2014) in Japan and from February 12, 2011 to December 7, 2013 in the United States.

As with both [[pokemon rse (anime)|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]] and Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl before it, Pokémon the Series: Black & White begins with only [[Ash Ketchum]], who sets out to travel through the Unova region and challenge the Unova League with his [[Pikachu]], accompanied by a girl by the name of [[Iris (pokemon)|]] and with one of the first Unova Gym Leaders, [[Cilan (pokemon)|]], who is also a Pokémon Connoisseur. 

h4. Characters
h6. Main characters

* !asset #19758255: [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[Pikachu]]
* !asset #19758256: [[Iris (pokemon)|]]
* !asset #19758258: [[Cilan (pokemon)|]]
* !asset #19758259: [[Jessie (pokemon)|]]
* !asset #19758261: [[James (pokemon)|]]
* !asset #19758262: [[Meowth]]

h6. Rivals

* [[Trip (pokemon)|]]
* [[Bianca (pokemon)|]]
* [[Georgia (pokemon)|]]
* [[Cameron (pokemon)|]]
* [[Virgil (pokemon)|]]

h6. Supporting characters

* [[Samuel Oak|Professor Oak]]
* [[Aurea Juniper|Professor Juniper]]
* [[Joy (pokemon)|]]
* [[Jenny (pokemon)|]]
* [[Chili (pokemon)|]]
* [[Cress (pokemon)|]]
* [[Cynthia (pokemon)|]]
* [[Dawn (pokemon)|]]
* [[N (pokemon)|]]
* [[Alexa (pokemon)|]]

h6. Antagonists

* [[Giovanni (pokemon)|]]
* [[Pierce (pokemon)|]]
* [[Colress (pokemon)|]]
* [[Ghetsis (pokemon)|]]

h4. External links

* "Bulbapedia: Pokémon the Series: Black & White":[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_the_Series:_Black_%26_White]
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