Pokémon Generations is a Japanese-animated original net animation series produced by OLM and released on YouTube by The Pokémon Company. Similar to the 2013 anime television film, Pokémon Origins, the series consists of several short stories inspired by Nintendo's Pokémon video game series, as opposed to its main television series. The series will consist of 18 episodes, releasing in English on YouTube between September 16, 2016 and December 23, 2016.