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How long does it take to watch the Pokémon anime?

How long to watch the Pokémon anime
20 days 21 hours
1,369 television episodes since 1997

The Pokémon anime is the longest-running animated television franchise by episode count, at 1,369 TV episodes across 28 seasons since April 1997 — about 502 hours. Including the films, specials and OVAs pushes the total past 1,570 entries. It is almost entirely episodic, so unlike One Piece it does not need to be watched in order, which is the only thing that makes a number this size approachable. Ash Ketchum appeared in roughly 1,200 of them before the series changed protagonists in 2023.

The numbers

Total
20 days 21 hours
In hours
502 hours
Non-stop
20.9 days without sleeping
Covers
1,369 television episodes since 1997
At a realistic pace
an episode a day
That works out as
about 1,369 days

What this assumes

1,369 television episodes at 22 minutes. Films, specials and OVAs are excluded; including them adds a further 203 entries.

TV episodes only. Counting movies and specials the franchise reaches about 1,572 entries.

Other anime

What How long
One Piece 19 days 12 hours
Naruto about 84 hours
Naruto: Shippuden 7 days 23 hours
All of Naruto, Shippuden and Boruto 16 days 4 hours
Dragon Ball Z about 116 hours
All of Dragon Ball 10 days 15 hours
Bleach about 163 hours
Attack on Titan about 37 hours
Death Note about 13 hours 34 minutes
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood about 25 hours 36 minutes
Hunter × Hunter (2011) about 59 hours
Demon Slayer about 25 hours 12 minutes

Common questions

How long does it take to watch the Pokémon anime?
20 days 21 hours — 1,369 television episodes since 1997.
What does that assume?
1,369 television episodes at 22 minutes. Films, specials and OVAs are excluded; including them adds a further 203 entries.
How long at a realistic pace?
an episode a day — about 1,369 days.

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Sources

  1. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked