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Pokémon: Black & White filler list.

8 of 84 episodes are filler or recaps according to MyAnimeList. Skip them with the filler-free list below and tick episodes off as you go.

  • 84 episodes
  • 9.5% filler & recap
  • 2 h 56 min saved by skipping
Episodes
84
Filler
8
Recap
0
Filler %
9.5%
  • Filler · 8
  • Canon (not flagged) · 76

Based on MyAnimeList’s per-episode filler and recap flags. MAL doesn’t separate manga canon from anime-original canon or mark mixed episodes, so unflagged episodes are shown as “Canon (not flagged)”.

Episode ranges

Filler26, 29-30, 35, 53-55, 66
Canon (not flagged)1-25, 27-28, 31-34, 36-52, 56-65, 67-84

What the labels mean

Filler
Anime-original story outside the main plot. Skipping it does not affect the main story.
Canon (not flagged)
Not flagged as filler or recap, so treated as part of the main run.

This list comes from MyAnimeList, which flags only filler and recap episodes. It does not mark mixed canon/filler, manga canon, anime canon episodes, so those labels are not shown for Pokémon: Black & White. AnimeSparks does not guess them.

Pokémon: Black & White filler: where it falls

The first skippable episode is 26, so episodes 1–25 can be watched straight through before any filler or recap appears. After episode 66, the last 18 episodes are all story. 75% of the skippable episodes fall in episodes 29–56, the middle third of the series.

The 8 skippable episodes come in 5 separate stretches: 1 of them runs three or more episodes in a row, and the longest is 53–55. The breakdown is 8 filler episodes. Skipping the filler and recaps saves about 2 h 56 min.

Across the 95 series with filler tracked on AnimeSparks, Pokémon: Black & White has the 45th highest filler share (9.5%) and the 38th highest number of skippable episodes (8).

Pokémon: Black & White (2010) is animated by OLM, adapted from a game and tagged action, adventure and comedy. On MyAnimeList it averages 6.48 and ranks 2206th by popularity.

Skippable episodes8 of 84 (9.5%)
First filler or recapEpisode 26
Last filler or recapEpisode 66
Separate stretches5
Longest stretchEpisodes 53–55 (3 episodes)
Longest story-only runEpisodes 1–25 (25 episodes)
Time saved by skipping2 h 56 min
Filler share rank45th of 95 lists with filler

Filler-free watch order

76 episodes, about 1 d 3 h 52 min. Episodes of unknown type are kept so you don’t miss anything.

1-25, 27-28, 31-34, 36-52, 56-65, 67-84

Longest filler stretches

The longest runs of back-to-back filler and recap episodes. Skipping these saves the most time.

EpisodesLengthTime saved
53–553 episodes1 h 6 min

Every episode

0 of 84 watched

  1. 1In the Shadow of Zekrom!2010-09-23Canon
  2. 2Enter Iris and Axew!2010-09-23Canon
  3. 3A Sandile Gusher of Change2010-09-30Canon
  4. 4The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!2010-10-07Canon
  5. 5Triple Leaders, Team Threats2010-10-14Canon
  6. 6Dreams by the Yard Full2010-10-21Canon
  7. 7Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!2010-10-28Canon
  8. 8Saving Darmanitan from the Bell!2010-11-04Canon
  9. 9The Bloom Is on Axew!2010-11-11Canon
  10. 10A Rival Battle for Club Champ!2010-11-18Canon
  11. 11A Home for Dwebble2010-12-02Canon
  12. 12Here Comes the Trubbish Squad2010-12-09Canon
  13. 13Minccino–Neat and Tidy2010-12-16Canon
  14. 14A Night in the Nacrene City Museum2010-12-23Canon
  15. 15The Battle According to Lenora2011-01-06Canon
  16. 16Rematch at the Nacrene Gym2011-01-13Canon
  17. 17Scraggy–Hatched to Be Wild2011-01-20Canon
  18. 18Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest2011-01-27Canon
  19. 19A Connosseur's Revenge!2011-02-17Canon
  20. 20Dancing with the Ducklett Trio!2011-02-24Canon
  21. 21The Lost World of Gothitelle!2011-03-03Canon
  22. 22A Venipede Stampede2011-03-10Canon
  23. 23Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!2011-03-17Canon
  24. 24Emolga the Irresistible!2011-03-24Canon
  25. 25Emolga and the New Volt Switch!2011-03-31Canon
  26. 26Scare at the Litwick Mansion!2011-04-07Filler
  27. 27The Dragon Master's Path!2011-04-14Canon
  28. 28Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!2011-04-21Canon
  29. 29Cottonee in Love!2011-04-28Filler
  30. 30A UFO for Elgyem!2011-05-05Filler
  31. 31Ash and Trip's Third Battle!2011-05-12Canon
  32. 32Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!2011-05-19Canon
  33. 33Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!2011-05-26Canon
  34. 34Gotta Catch a Roggenrola!2011-06-02Canon
  35. 35Where Did You Go, Audino?2011-06-09Filler
  36. 36Archeops in the Modern World!2011-06-16Canon
  37. 37A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!2011-06-23Canon
  38. 38Movie Time! Zorua in 'The Legend of the Pokémon Knight'!2011-06-30Canon
  39. 39Reunion Battles in Nimbasa!2011-07-07Canon
  40. 40Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!!2011-07-21Canon
  41. 41The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!2011-08-04Canon
  42. 42The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!2011-08-11Canon
  43. 43Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!2011-08-18Canon
  44. 44Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?2011-08-25Canon
  45. 45Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!2011-09-01Canon
  46. 46The Beartic Mountain Feud!2011-09-08Canon
  47. 47Crisis from the Underground Up!2011-09-15Canon
  48. 48Battle for the Underground!2011-09-15Canon
  49. 49Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!2011-09-22Canon
  50. 50Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!2011-09-29Canon
  51. 51Lost at the Stamp Rally!2011-10-06Canon
  52. 52Ash Versus the Champion!2011-10-13Canon
  53. 53A Maractus Musical!2011-10-27Filler
  54. 54The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!2011-11-03Filler
  55. 55Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!2011-11-10Filler
  56. 56The Lonely Deino!2011-11-24Canon
  57. 57The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!2011-12-01Canon
  58. 58A Call for Brotherly Love!2011-12-08Canon
  59. 59Stopping the Rage of Legends!: Episode 12011-12-15Canon
  60. 60Stopping the Rage of Legends!: Episode 22011-12-22Canon
  61. 61Battling the King of the Mines!2012-01-05Canon
  62. 62Crisis at Chargestone Cave!2012-01-12Canon
  63. 63Evolution Exchange Excitement!2012-01-19Canon
  64. 64Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!2012-01-26Canon
  65. 65Battling the Bully!2012-02-02Canon
  66. 66Baffling the Bouffalant!2012-02-16Filler
  67. 67Cilan Takes Flight!2012-02-23Canon
  68. 68An Amazing Aerial Battle!2012-03-01Canon
  69. 69Climbing the Tower of Success!2012-03-08Canon
  70. 70The Clubsplosion Begins!2012-03-15Canon
  71. 71Search for the Clubultimate!2012-03-22Canon
  72. 72A Clubsplosion of Excitement!2012-03-29Canon
  73. 73Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!2012-04-05Canon
  74. 74Battling the Leaf Thieves!2012-04-12Canon
  75. 75A Restoration Confrontation!: Episode 12012-04-19Canon
  76. 76A Restoration Confrontation!: Episode 22012-04-26Canon
  77. 77Evolution by Fire!2012-05-03Canon
  78. 78Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!2012-05-10Canon
  79. 79Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!2012-05-17Canon
  80. 80Clash of the Connoisseurs!2012-05-24Canon
  81. 81Crisis at Ferroseed Research!2012-05-31Canon
  82. 82An Epic Defense Force!2012-06-07Canon
  83. 83Rocking the Virbank Gym!: Episode 12012-06-14Canon
  84. 84Rocking the Virbank Gym!: Episode 22012-06-14Canon

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About this filler list

TV · 2010 · complete. Filler and recap flags come from MyAnimeList’s episode list, which AnimeSparks refreshes regularly.

Filler episodes tell stories that aren’t in the source material, usually because the anime caught up with the manga. Recaps summarise earlier episodes. Skipping both is the fastest way through the main story.

Frequently asked questions

How many filler episodes does Pokémon: Black & White have?

MyAnimeList marks 8 of 84 episodes as filler and 0 as recaps, 9.5% in total.

Which Pokémon: Black & White episodes can I skip?

The filler and recap episodes: 26, 29-30, 35, 53-55, 66.

When does the first filler episode appear in Pokémon: Black & White?

Episode 26. Episodes 1–25 are all story, so you can start watching without checking the list.

Can I skip all the filler in Pokémon: Black & White and still follow the story?

Yes. The 8 flagged episodes (9.5% of the series) come in 5 stretches, the longest being episodes 53–55. The filler-free list above has 76 episodes, about 1 d 3 h 52 min.

Does Pokémon: Black & White have more filler than other anime?

Among the 95 series with filler on AnimeSparks, Pokémon: Black & White ranks 45th by filler share (9.5%) and 38th by number of skippable episodes (8).

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