The original Pokémon TV series is officially streaming on Disney+. Pokemon the Series: The Beginning 3 See it at Disney+Netflix, which has long been the streaming home for most of the Pokémon series, continues to have the first 52 episodes. The addition of the original arc marks the streamer’s first major move with the franchise since acquiring the streaming license earlier this year. Disney also picked up the broadcast rights for the original series, meaning Pokémon is officially back on Disney XD schedules. The Pokémon TV series has become pretty closely associated with Netflix, with the streamer even producing its own original series with the franchise, Pokémon Concierge.