Pokémon Watch Order
Arc-by-arc breakdown of every episode — which to watch, which filler to skip, and how to experience Pokémon in the best order possible.
44
Canon episodes
125
Filler episodes
276
Total episodes
Recommended Viewing
Skip the filler arcs highlighted below. All other arcs are directly adapted from the source material.
Filler episodes are safe to skip without losing any story context. Some fans enjoy them for extra content.
Arc Breakdown
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 1–8 · 8 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 9 · 1 episode
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 10–18 · 9 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 19–20 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 21 · 1 episode
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 22–25 · 4 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 26 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 27 · 1 episode
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 28–30 · 3 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 31–32 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 33–34 · 2 episodes
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 35–36 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 37–38 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 39–40 · 2 episodes
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 41–43 · 3 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 44 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 45–46 · 2 episodes
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 47–48 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 49–52 · 4 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 53 · 1 episode
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 54–56 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 57 · 1 episode
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 58–65 · 8 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 66–68 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 69–70 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 71–73 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 74 · 1 episode
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 75–77 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 78–79 · 2 episodes
Canon
Main Story
Episodes 80–82 · 3 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 83 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 84–85 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 86 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 87–88 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 89 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 90–91 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 92–93 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 94–95 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 96–97 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 98–99 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 100 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 101–102 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 103 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 104–105 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 106–108 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 109–110 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 111–113 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 114–115 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 116–117 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 118 · 1 episode
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 119–120 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episode 121 · 1 episode
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 122–125 · 4 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 126–127 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 128–130 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 131–132 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 133–135 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 136–137 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 138–140 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 141–143 · 3 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 144 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 145–146 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 147–148 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 149–150 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 151–152 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 153–154 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 155–157 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 158–159 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 160–162 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 163–164 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 165–167 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 168–169 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 170–172 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 173–174 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 175–176 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 177–178 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 179 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 180–181 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 182 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 183–184 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 185–186 · 2 episodes
Canon
Main Story
Episode 187 · 1 episode
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 188–189 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 190–191 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 192–194 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 195–196 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 197–198 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 199–201 · 3 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 202 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 203–204 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 205–207 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 208–209 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 210–211 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 212–213 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 214 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 215–216 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 217–219 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 220–221 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 222–223 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 224–225 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episode 226 · 1 episode
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 227–228 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 229–231 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 232–233 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 234–235 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 236–237 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 238–240 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 241–242 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 243–244 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 245–246 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 247–248 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 249–250 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 251–252 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 253–254 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 255–257 · 3 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 258–259 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 260–261 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 262–263 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 264–265 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 266–267 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 268–269 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 270–271 · 2 episodes
Filler
Main Story
Episodes 272–273 · 2 episodes
Mixed
Main Story
Episodes 274–275 · 2 episodes
Canon
Main Story
Episode 276 · 1 episode
⚠️ Watch order information is collated from multiple community sources and may contain inaccuracies.