Pokémon Guardians: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: TBA (Japanese: ポケットモンスター TBA Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā: TBA) and Pocket Monsters – TBA (Japanese: ポケットモンスター TBA Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā – TBA) is the thirdyth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first season of Pokémon Guardians: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). Directed by Saori Den and produced by OLM and DreamWorks Animation Television, the season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and DreamWorks Channel from April 14, 2031 to March 29, 2032 and was later distributed in the United States by DreamWorks Channel and Peacock from March 7, 2032, to November 22, 2032. Daiki Tomiyasu served as executive director, with Saori Den as director, Dai Satō as script supervisor, Rei Yamazaki as character designer, Conisch as music composer, and Naotsugu Uchida and Akane Yamago as sound editors, replacing Ryōko Nashimoto. Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic and Gakushu Yochien are no longer credited as publishers, and Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori are no longer credited as creators.
The season comprises two story arcs. The first arc, "TBA" (TBA, TBA), spanning the first 25 episodes, follows protagonists TBA as they embark on adventures with exploring the Pokémon world, including the TBA region introduced in Pokémon Angel and Devil. The second arc, "TBA" (TBA, TBA), covering the final 20 episodes, centers on the protagonists researching TBA. Throughout both arcs, they are pursued by the Explorers, a mysterious organization.
Episode list[]
| Jap. overall | Eng. overall | No. in season | English title Japanese title | Directed by | Written by | Animation directed by | Original air date < | English release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1235 | 1224 | 1 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Saori Den Storyboarded by : Saori Den & Tetsuo Yajima | Dai Satō | Yuki Masutani, Toshiko Nakaya, Natsumi Hattori & Izumi Shimura | April 14, 2031 | December 1, 2031 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
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| 1236 | 1225 | 2 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Makoto Oga & Ayumi Moriyama Storyboarded by : Daiki Tomiyasu | Dai Satō | Toshihito Hirooka, Chiaki Kurakazu, Masaya Onishi, Miho Sugimoto & Sayo Sugiyama | April 14, 2031 | December 1, 2031 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1237 | 1226 | 3 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Junya Koshiba Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Yajima | Naruki Nagakawa | Yoshitaka Yanagihara, Yūsuke Oshida & Makoto Shinjō | April 21, 2031 | December 1, 2031 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1238 | 1227 | 4 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Dai Satō | Masaaki Iwane & Izumi Shimura | April 28, 2031 | December 1, 2031 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1239 | 1228 | 5 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Muga Takeda | Takashi Shinohara | May 5, 2031 | December 1, 2031 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1240 | 1229 | 6 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yasuhiro Noda | Kureha Matsuzawa | Akihiko Oka, Izumi Shimura, Hiromi Niioka, Toshiya Yamada & Toshiko Nakaya | May 12, 2031 | December 1, 2031 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1241 | 1230 | 7 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiromichi Matano Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saitō | Kureha Matsuzawa | Makoto Shinjō & Yuki Masutani | May 19, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1242 | 1231 | 8 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Yoshihiko Iwata Storyboarded by : Naruki Nagakawa | Hiromasa Amano | Masaya Ōnishi, Chiaki Kurakazu & Hiromi Sakai | May 26, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1243 | 1232 | 9 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Dai Satō | Masaaki Iwane & Izumi Shimura | June 2, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1244 | 1233 | 10 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Makoto Nakata | Muga Takeda | Yoshitaka Yanagihara, Yusuke Oshida & Toshiko Nakaya | June 9, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1245 | 1234 | 11 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno Storyboarded by : Satoshi Shimizu | Naruki Nagakawa | Takashi Shinohara | June 16, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1246 | 1235 | 12 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Junya Koshiba Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Kureha Matsuzawa | Izumi Shimura, Masaya Ōnishi, Shinichi Yoshino, Toshiko Nakaya & Kurika Yamagata | June 23, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1247 | 1236 | 13 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Masashi Tsukino Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saito | Kureha Matsuzawa | Hironori Hano & Cheom Hyang Go | July 14, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1248 | 1237 | 14 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Oh Jin Koo Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Muga Takeda | Chiaki Kurakazu, Natsumi Hattori & Keita Hagiwara | July 21, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1249 | 1238 | 15 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Kureha Matsuzawa | Masaaki Iwane & Izumi Shimura | July 28, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1250 | 1239 | 16 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Hiroaki Takagi | Naruki Nagakawa | Yoshitaka Yanagihara & Yusuke Oshida | August 4, 2031 | January 15, 2032 (UK) March 7, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1251 | 1240 | 17 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiromichi Matano Storyboarded by : Satoshi Shimizu | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Makoto Shinjō & Yuki Masutani | August 11, 2031 | February 27, 2032 (UK) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1252 | 1241 | 18 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Makoto Nakata Storyboarded by : Daiki Tomiyasu | Kureha Matsuzawa | Masaya Ōnishi, Yasue Ōno & Yusuke Oshida | August 18, 2031 | February 27, 2032 (UK) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1253 | 1242 | 19 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Deko Akao | Takashi Shinohara | August 25, 2031 | February 27, 2032 (UK) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1254 | 1243 | 20 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Ayumi Moriyama Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saitō | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Chiaki Kurakazu, Natsumi Hattori & Keita Hagiwara | September 1, 2031 | February 27, 2032 (UK) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1255 | 1244 | 21 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Masashi Tsukino Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saitō | Naruki Nagakawa | Hironori Hano | September 8, 2031 | March 27, 2032 (AUS) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1256 | 1245 | 22 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Makoto Ōga | Muga Takeda | Yoshitaka Yanagihara & Yusuke Oshida | September 15, 2031 | March 28, 2032 (AUS) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1257 | 1246 | 23 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Kureha Matsuzawa | Masaki Iwane & Izumi Shimura | September 22, 2031 | March 29, 2032 (AUS) May 10, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1258 | 1247 | 24 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiromichi Matano Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Dai Satō | Makoto Shinjō & Yuki Masutani | October 13, 2031 | May 2, 2032 (AUS) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1259 | 1248 | 25 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Hiroaki Takagi | Dai Satō | Keita Hagiwara, Chiaki Kurakazu, Natsumi Hattori, Toshiko Nakaya, Masaya Ōnishi, Yusuke Oshida, Koki Yanagihara, Hiromi Niioka & Saki Ebisawa | October 20, 2031 | May 3, 2032 (AUS) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1260 | 1249 | 26 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Satoshi Saga Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saitō | Kureha Matsuzawa | Ryōtarō Aoba, Kōsuke Hiramatsu & Naoko Yamamoto | October 27, 2031 | May 27, 2032 (AUS) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1261 | 1250 | 27 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Naruki Nagakawa | Takashi Shinohara | November 3, 2031 | May 27, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1262 | 1251 | 28 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Masaaki Iwane | November 10, 2031 | May 27, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1263 | 1252 | 29 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Yoshihiko Iwata Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saitō | Naohiro Fukushima | Yoshitaka Yanagihara, Masaya Ōnishi & Hiromi Sakai | November 17, 2031 | May 27, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1264 | 1253 | 30 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Ayumi Moriyama | Deko Akao | Chiaki Kurakazu, Megumi Matsumoto, Keita Hagiwara, Masaya Ōnishi, Yoshitaka Yanagihara, Yusuke Oshida & Kenji Katō | November 24, 2031 | May 27, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1265 | 1254 | 31 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiromichi Matano Storyboarded by : Shōji Nishida | Kureha Matsuzawa | Makoto Shinjō & Yuki Masutani | December 1, 2030 | May 27, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1266 | 1255 | 32 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiroyuki Okuno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Kureha Matsuzawa | Ryōtarō Aoba, Kōsuke Hiramatsu & Naoko Yamamoto | December 8, 2031 | May 27, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1267 | 1256 | 33 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Makoto Nakata | Dai Satō | Yusuke Oshida, Natsumi Hattori & Toshiko Nakaya | December 15, 2031 | July 22, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1268 | 1257 | 34 | "Respective Departures" Transcription: "Sorezore no Tabidachi" (Japanese: それぞれの旅立ち) | Directed by : Yoshiko Iwata Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Yajima | Naruki Nagakawa | Yoshitaka Yanagihara, Natsumi Hattori & Masaya Ōnishi | December 22, 2031 | July 22, 2032 (UK) August 9, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1269 | 1258 | 35 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Masaaki Iwane & Izumi Shimura | January 12, 2032 | July 22, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1270 | 1259 | 36 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Naohiro Fukushima | Takashi Shinohara | January 19, 2032 | July 22, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1271 | 1260 | 37 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Noda Storyboarded by : Noriaki Saitō | Kimiko Ueno | Chiaki Kurakazu, Keita Hagiwara & Megumi Matsumoto | January 26, 2032 | July 22, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1272 | 1261 | 38 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiromichi Matano Storyboarded by : Masato Satō | Deko Akao | Makoto Shinjō & Yuki Masutani | February 2, 2032 | July 22, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1273 | 1262 | 39 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Yūichi Abe Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Yajima | Naohiro Fukushima | Yusuke Oshida & Toshiko Nakaya | February 9, 2032 | July 22, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1274 | 1263 | 40 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Hiroyuki Okuno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Ryōtarō Aoba, Kōsuke Hiramatsu & Pei Qi Peng | February 16, 2032 | July 22, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1275 | 1264 | 41 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Yūji Asada | Deko Akao | Masaaki Iwane & Izumi Shimura | March 1, 2032 | September 9, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1276 | 1265 | 42 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Ayumi Moriyama | Kimiko Ueno | Yūhei Takaboshi, Natsumi Hattori & Megumi Matsumoto | March 8, 2032 | September 9, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1277 | 1266 | 43 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Yoshihiko Iwata Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano & Daiki Tomiyasu | Naruki Nagakawa | Yoshitaka Yanagihara & Keita Hagiwara | March 15, 2032 | September 9, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1278 | 1267 | 44 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Hiroaki Takagi | Kureha Matsuzawa | Yusuke Oshida, Chiaki Kurakazu, Masaya Ōnishi & Akihiko Oka | March 22, 2032 | September 9, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
| 1279 | 1268 | 45 | "TBA (TBA)" Transcription: "TBA" (Japanese: TBA) | Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno Storyboarded by : Hiromasa Amano & Tetsuo Yajima | Kureha Matsuzawa | Takashi Shinohara | March 29, 2032 | September 9, 2032 (UK) November 22, 2032 (US) | |
| TBA | |||||||||
Release[]
On December 16, 2030, The Pokémon Company announced that a new series of the Pokémon anime would air in Japan on April 14, 2031. The first trailer was released on March 3, 2031, announcing that the series would premiere in Japan on April 14, 2031.
On November 9, 2031, it was announced that the English dub would debut in the UK on BBC iPlayer and CBBC on December 4. In the United States, it was originally set for release on February 23, 2031, on Netflix, but was later announced to be released on March 7.
| Country/territory | Release date | Network(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
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August 23, 2031 | Tooniverse KBS Kids Cartoon Network JEI Talent TV |
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 United Kingdom
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December 1, 2031 | BBC TWO (CBBC block) CBBC BBC iPlayer DreamWorks Channel |
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 France
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December 9, 2031 | Canal J Gulli |
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 Germany
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February 9, 2032 | Super RTL (Toggo block) | |
 Spain
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February 26, 2032 | Boing | |
 Italy
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February 27, 2032 | Boing | |
 Australia
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February 27, 2032 | 9Go! | |
 Canada
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March 2, 2032 | Teletoon Télétoon DreamWorks Channel |
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| Latin America | March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 Norway
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 United States
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March 7, 2032 | DreamWorks Channel Peacock |
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 Finland
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 Sweden
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 Netherlands
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 Poland
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 Denmark
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
 Turkey
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March 7, 2032 | Netflix | |
| Southeast Asia | March 8, 2032 | YouTube | |
 Portugal
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March 18, 2032 | Panda Kids | |
| Sub-saharan Africa | March 25, 2032 | Cartoon Network (Africa) | |
 Indonesia
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April 12, 2032 | Mentari TV YouTube Rajawali Televisi |
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 India
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May 25, 2032 | Hungama TV YouTube |
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 Hong Kong
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May 26, 2032 | HOY TV YouTube |
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 Thailand
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August 30, 2032 | TrueVisions YouTube |
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 Singapore
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September 7, 2032 | Channel 5 |
Music[]
The opening themes are "TBA" (TBA TBA) by TBA featuring Chinozo, and "TBA" (TBA TBA) by TBA. The ending theme is Nihongo ("TBA" TBA, TBA), an image song performed by TBA (TBA) and TBA (TBA). The English opening theme song outside of Southeast Asia is "TBA" by TBA, with an instrumental version used as the ending theme. In Southeast Asia, "TBA" (English Version) by TBA is used as the English opening theme, though the ending theme is the same as the English dub, being an instrumental version of "TBA".
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