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Filler list

Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies Filler List

Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies began in 2012 and ran for 24 episodes, four of them filler — 16.7% of the series. There are three runs in all, listed in full below.

  • Episodes24
  • Canon20
  • Filler4
  • Filler share16.7%

The whole series at a glance

Every episode in order, left to right. Each slice is one episode.

Ep 1 Ep 24

Episodes to skip

Full episode list

Every Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies episode with its canon or filler status and air date
Ep Title Type Aired
1 All For The Love Of Meloetta Canon 2012-06-21
2 Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times! Canon 2012-06-28
3 Expedition to Onix Island! Canon 2012-07-05
4 The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! Filler 2012-07-19
5 Iris and the Rogue Dragonite! Canon 2012-07-26
6 Jostling for the Junior Cup! Canon 2012-08-02
7 Battling Authority, Once Again!! Canon 2012-08-23
8 Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!! Canon 2012-08-30
9 Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure! Canon 2012-09-06
10 The Road to Humilau Canon 2012-09-13
11 Unrest at the Nursery Filler 2012-09-20
12 Meloetta and the Undersea Temple Canon 2012-09-27
13 Unova's Survival Crisis Canon 2012-10-04
14 Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige! Filler 2012-10-11
15 A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! Filler 2012-10-18
16 A Village Homecoming! Canon 2012-10-25
17 Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! Canon 2012-11-08
18 Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! Canon 2012-11-15
19 Curtain Up, Unova League! Canon 2012-11-22
20 Mission: Defeat your Rival! Canon 2012-11-29
21 Lost at the League! Canon 2012-12-06
22 Strong Strategy Steals the Show! Canon 2012-12-13
23 Cameron's Secret Weapon! Canon 2012-12-20
24 A Unova League Evolution! Canon 2013-01-10

Frequently asked

How many filler episodes does Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies have?

Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies has 4 filler episodes out of 24 total, or 16.7% of the series.

Which Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies episodes can I skip?

Skip episodes 4, 11, 14–15.

Is Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies filler worth watching?

Filler is written by the animation studio to avoid overtaking the manga, so it sits outside the main story and rarely changes anything that matters later. Skipping it costs you nothing on a first watch.

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