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Pokémon
International Pokémon logo.svg
ポケットモンスター
( Poketto Monsutā )
Genre
  • Adventure[1]
  • Fantasy one-act[1]
Anime television receiver series
Directed by
  • Kunihiko Yuyama[a]
  • Masamitsu Hidaka[b]
  • Norihiko Sudō[c]
  • Yūji Asada[d]
  • Tetsuo Yajima[e]
  • Daiki Tomiyasu[f]
  • Maki Kodaira[g]
  • Jun Owada[h]
Written by
  • Takeshi Shudo[i]
  • Junki Takegami[j]
  • Atsuhiro Tomioka[chiliad]
  • Aya Matsui[l]
  • Shoji Yonemura[grand]
  • Shinzo Fujita
  • Akemi Omode
  • Yukioshi Ohashi
  • Hideki Sonada
  • Masashi Sogo
  • Junichi Fujisaku
Music by
  • Shinji Miyazaki (1997–2019)
  • Yuki Hayashi (2019–present)
Studio
  • OLM, Inc.
  • Squad Ota (1997–2006)
  • Team Iguchi (2006–2009)
  • Squad Kato (2010–nowadays)
Licensed by

NA

  • 4Kids Entertainment (1998–2006)
  • The Pokémon Company International (2006–present)
Original network TXN (Telly Tokyo)
English network
  • Beginning run syndication (1998–1999)
  • The WB (Kids' WB!) (1999–2006)
  • YTV (1999–2014)
  • Drawing Network (2001–2017)
  • Boomerang (2006–2017)
  • Disney XD (2017–2020)
  • Teletoon (2014–present)
  • Netflix (2020–present)
Original run Apr 1, 1997 – present
Episodes i,202 (List of episodes)
Specials
  • 8 Television set specials (3 total-length, 5 normal-length)
  • 25 side-story episodes

Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモン, Hepburn: Pokémon ), abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters ( ポケットモンスター , Poketto Monsutā ) and currently branded in English as Pokémon the Series , is a Japanese anime television serial, role of The Pokémon Company'south Pokémon media franchise, which began broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo in April 1997.

The anime franchise consists of seven sequential series in Japan, each based on a main installment of the Pokémon video game series. In the international broadcasts, these series are split across 24 television seasons, with the 24th flavor, Principal Journeys, streaming on Netflix in the U.s. (with additional episodes to be released quarterly).[2] Each of the series follows Ash Ketchum, a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon. Joined by his partner Pokémon Pikachu and a rotating cast of human being characters, currently Goh, Ash goes on a journey to become a "Pokémon Principal", travelling through the various regions of the Pokémon earth and competing in various Pokémon-battling tournaments known as the Pokémon League.

The anime serial is accompanied by spin-off programming; including Pokémon Chronicles, a series of side stories; and the alive-action variety and Pokémon-related news shows; such as Pocket Monsters Encore, Weekly Pokémon Dissemination Station, Pokémon☆Sunday, Pokémon Smash!, Pokémon Become☆Television and Come across Upwards at the Pokémon Business firm?

The Pokémon anime series was largely credited for allowing anime to go more popular and familiar around the globe, especially in the United states of america, where the two highest-grossing anime films are both Pokémon films.[iii] It is also considered to be 1 of the outset anime series on television to reach this level of mainstream success with Western audiences, equally well as being credited with allowing the game series to reach such a degree of popularity and vice versa. Pokémon is regarded as the most successful video game adaptation of all fourth dimension,[4] with over chiliad episodes circulate and adapted for international tv markets, concurrently airing in 192 countries worldwide and 1 of the most widely watched shows on Netflix, as of 2016.[v] [half dozen]

Plot and characters [edit]

Original series (1997–2002) [edit]

Ash Ketchum is 10 years old and ready to start his journey in the world of Pokémon and dreams of becoming a Pokémon chief, but on the day he is to receive his commencement Pokémon, Ash oversleeps and wakes up in a panic, running into Gary Oak, who becomes Ash'south rival. Professor Oak, the local Pokémon researcher, has already given away the three Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) he entrusts to new Pokémon Trainers when Ash finally reaches Oak'south Lab. The only Pokémon that he has left is a Pikachu, which he gives to Ash. Determined to make it on his journey, Ash does his all-time to befriend Pikachu, just it refuses to trust him and chooses to stay out of the Poké Brawl, even attacking Ash with its electric powers. Information technology is only later Ash protects Pikachu from an angry group of Spearows that Pikachu realizes how much Ash cares. Ash Ketchum has the Thunder Stone, and he wants Pikachu to evolve into Raichu, but Pikachu refuses to evolve.

Forth the style, Ash makes many human being and Pokémon friends as he works his way through the ranks of the world's many Pokémon Leagues. Through the Kanto Region, Ash befriends Water Pokémon trainer and sometime Cerulean City Gym Leader Misty, and Pokémon Breeder and Pewter City Gym Leader Brock. Together, the iii trainers thwart the plans of Jessie, James, and Meowth, low-ranking members of the criminal arrangement Team Rocket who want to steal Ash's Pikachu and whatever other rare Pokémon they come across. Giovanni, Team Rocket's Boss introduced 3 new high-ranking members of Team Rocket; Cassidy, Butch, and Raticate, who desire to kidnap Pokémon so they can use their moves. Ash wins eight badges from Gym Leaders in the Kanto region to compete in the Indigo Conference League. Gary loses in the fourth round, placing him in the Top 32. Ash makes information technology to the Pinnacle 16, but loses to Ritchie in the fifth round. As well, Ritchie loses to Assunta in the sixth circular, placing him in the Top 8, and an unknown trainer becomes the winner in the Indigo Conference League because the winner's name was never revealed.

When the grouping travels to the Orange Islands, Ash releases his Pidgeot, and Brock decides to stay with the local professor, Felina Ivy, leaving Ash and Misty to continue traveling together. After a while, they see and begin traveling with Pokémon Watcher and creative person Tracey Sketchit. Ash defeats four Gym Leaders in the Orangish Islands, and becomes the champion of the Orange League. In one case they reach Pallet Town in Kanto, Tracey decides to stay with Professor Oak, and Brock rejoins the grouping. Ash loses to Gary before leaving the Kanto region. Ash then releases Lapras. Following this, the trio continues on its fashion to the Johto region.

In the second part of the serial, Ash explores the new adventures in the Johto region with Misty and Brock. Ash gives the GS Brawl to the Apricorn Poké Brawl maker, Kurt. Ash's quest is to defeat the 8 Gym Leaders in the Johto region and participate in the Silver Conference. Team Rocket's Jessie gains a Wobbuffet as a new partner. Ash beats Gary for the first fourth dimension in the Silver Conference, placing him in the Top 16, but Ash loses to Harrison in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Summit 8. Also, Harrison loses to Jon Dickson in the semifinals, placing him in the Acme iv. Jon Dickson eventually becomes the Winner in the Silver Conference. Finally, Ash returns to the Kanto region to set sail to the Hoenn region. Misty returns to Cerulean Urban center in Kanto to become the full-time Cerulean City Gym Leader and she got the wheel that has been destroyed in the beginning of Ash's quest fixed.

Avant-garde Generation (2002–2006) [edit]

Brock follows Ash to Hoenn and Ash gains two new companions, a Pokémon Coordinator May and her younger brother Max. Together, they proceed another run a risk. May collects five ribbons to participate in the Hoenn Grand Festival, the Kanto Grand Festival, and the Johto Grand Festival, simply she loses to Drew in the Hoenn K Festival, placing her in the Summit viii, and Robert takes the Hoenn Grand Festival Ribbon Cup. Then, she loses to Solidad in the Kanto 1000 Festival, placing her in the Peak iv, and Solidad takes the Kanto Grand Festival Ribbon Cup. Misty returns and later releases her Togepi, which has evolved to Togetic. Ash defeats all eight Hoenn gym leaders and participates in the E'er Grande Conference, but he loses to Tyson, in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Top 8. Tyson becomes the Winner in the Ever Grande Conference.

In Pokémon: Boxing Borderland ( ポケットモンスター バトルフロンティア編 , Poketto Monsutā Batoru Furontia-hen ), Ash gets seven borderland symbols in Kanto, and wins the Battle Frontier. Notwithstanding, Ash declines the Boxing Frontier Brain title, and decides to continue his Pokémon journey. After, Ash battles with his rival, Gary. Later seeing Electivire, a Pokémon from the Sinnoh region he has never seen before, Ash decides to travel to Sinnoh, and Brock joins him.

Diamond and Pearl (2006–2010) [edit]

Upon inflow in Sinnoh, Ash and Brock meet Dawn, another Pokémon Coordinator, who travels with them equally they become through the Sinnoh region in another adventure. Dawn earns five ribbons to participate in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. At that place, Dawn loses to Zoey, placing her 2d, and Zoey takes the Sinnoh M Festival Ribbon Cup. Ash defeats all eight Sinnoh gym leaders to participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference, just he loses to Tobias, in the semifinals, placing him in the Top 4.

Black & White (2010–2013) [edit]

Afterwards, Ash, his mother Delia and Professor Oak have a vacation to the far-off Unova Region, where he meets and travels with would-be Dragon Master Iris and Striaton City Gym Leader, Pokémon Connoisseur, and sometimes detective Cilan. After winning all eight Unova badges and thwarting the sinister Team Plasma, Ash, Iris, and Cilan travel throughout the eastern side of Unova to set up for the Vertress Conference, just Ash loses to Cameron, in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Top 8. Just also, Cameron loses to Virgil in the semifinals, placing him in the Top iv. Later on, Ash, Iris, and Cilan travel through the Decolore Islands before Ash makes his way back to Pallet Town and run into the investigative reporter Alexa, who is from the distant Kalos Region. Having arrived dorsum in Kanto, Iris and Cilan travel to Johto whilst Ash and Alexa head to Kalos.

XY (2013–2016) [edit]

Ash and Alexa arrive in the Kalos region and Ash is itching to get started in earning his Gym badges. Just after Alexa informs Ash that her sis, a Gym Leader, is currently absent, Ash travels to Lumiose Metropolis where he meets male child-genius Clemont and his younger sis Bonnie, unaware that Clemont is, in fact, Lumiose City'south Gym Leader; a fact he tries his all-time to hide. Ash besides reunites with Serena, a girl from Vaniville Boondocks whom Ash had met in his childhood. Serena earns 3 keys to participate in the Pokémon Showcase. Serena loses to Aria, placing her runner-upwards. Later on traveling with Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie to fix for the Lumiose Conference by defeating all eight Kalos gym leaders, Ash competes and advances all the way to the finals, where he loses to Alain, placing him runner-upwardly. Alain was a temporary fellow member of the evil Squad Flare due to them misleading him. Once he discovers their true intentions, Alain reforms and joins Ash and his friends to stop Team Flare'due south plans. Bidding farewell to his friends in Kalos, Ash in one case again returns to Pallet Town.

Sun & Moon (2016–2019) [edit]

In Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon ( ポケットモンスター サン&ムーン , Poketto Monsutā San ando Mūn ), Ash, Delia and her Mr. Mime are on holiday in the Alola region when Ash has an encounter with Tapu Koko, the guardian Pokémon of Melemele Island, who presents him with the Z-Ring, a device that, when paired with a special crystal, allows a Pokémon to unleash a powerful motion when synchronized with its trainer. This leads him to stay in Alola and enroll at the local Pokémon school. When he decides to undertake the trials necessary to principal the power of the Z-Ring, Ash's new classmates Lana, Mallow, Lillie, Sophocles and Kiawe decide to back-trail him. Ash takes part in the island challenges, and finally gains his first official league victory at the Manalo Briefing.

Journeys (2019–present) [edit]

The ongoing series, Pokémon Journeys: The Series ( ポケットモンスター , Poketto Monsutā ) travels through all eight regions, including Galar, the setting of the Pokémon Sword and Shield games. Pikachu's backstory as a Pichu, Ash's story of when he was half dozen years old missing Professor Oak's camp, Goh'southward backstory when he was half-dozen years former and attended Professor Oak's camp and saw a Mew, are all told. It sees Ash and Pikachu travel to each of the regions, accompanied by Goh and his Scorbunny, which later evolves into Raboot and so into a Cinderace. Currently, the supporting cast includes a girl named Chloe Cerise, who is shut to her father's Yamper. The next season, Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, is streaming. Ash's team consists of Pikachu, Dragonite, Gengar, Lucario, Sirfetch'd and Dracovish. Chloe joins Ash and Goh on their adventure with her newly caught Eevee, who is incapable of evolving. Ane theory of her inability, is that she is hesitant on what path to take. The episodes that will get the third season, Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, are ambulation in Nippon and volition stream in the U.s.a. subsequently in 2022.

Episodes [edit]

In Nihon, Pocket Monsters is currently broadcast as 7 sequential series, each based on an installment of the master video game serial. The anime is aired twelvemonth-round continuously, with regular off-days for sporting events and boob tube specials. In its international broadcast, Pokémon 's episodes have currently been carve up up into 24 seasons, as of 2021, running a fixed number of episodes, using a specific opening sequence and sporting a different subtitle for each new flavor.

The seventh and electric current installment of the anime series is titled Pocket Monsters ( ポケットモンスター , Poketto Monsutā ) in Nippon and Pokémon Journeys: The Series internationally; Pokémon Journeys: The Series, its first season, first ran from Nov 17, 2019 to December 4, 2020 in Japan, the side by side season Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, commencement ran from December eleven, 2020 to December 10, 2021 in Japan. The third and concluding season, Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series premiered its first episode in Japan on December 17, 2021.

Specials [edit]

In improver to the main series and the movies, the anime serial has also shown various full-length specials and TV shorts. Many of these specials centered around legendary Pokémon or one or more than of the principal characters that are divide from the chief bandage during its corresponding series, while the sporadically-made later side story episodes typically air as special episodes.

Movies [edit]

Pokémon films

Pokémon anime films release timeline
1998 Pokémon: The Get-go Movie
1999 Pokémon: The Movie 2000
2000 Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown
2001 Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Woods
2002 Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias
2003 Jirachi—Wish Maker
2004 Destiny Deoxys
2005 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
2006 Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Body of water
2007 The Ascent of Darkrai
2008 Giratina and the Heaven Warrior
2009 Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2010 Zoroark—Primary of Illusions
2011 White—Victini and Zekrom
Blackness—Victini and Reshiram
2012 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
2013 Genesect and the Fable Awakened
2014 Diancie and the Cocoon of Devastation
2015 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
2016 Volcanion and the Mechanical Curiosity
2017 I Cull Yous!
2018 The Power of Us
2019 Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution
2020 Secrets of the Jungle
Pokémon alive action films release timeline
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Spin-off serial [edit]

Pokémon Chronicles [edit]

Pokémon Chronicles is a characterization created by 4Kids which is used for a collection of several as still undubbed specials, which were first circulate in English between May and Oct 2005 in the Uk, and in the United states of america betwixt June and November 2006. The vast bulk of the episodes making up Chronicles were taken from what was known in Nihon as Pocket Monsters Side Stories ( ポケットモンスター サイドストーリー , Poketto Monsutā Saido Sutōrī ), which aired every bit part of Weekly Pokémon Dissemination Station. The remaining portions of Chronicles consisted of a TV special called The Legend of Thunder, and installments from Pikachu'due south Winter Holiday, originally released on video.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon [edit]

Mini serial [edit]

Pokémon Origins [edit]

Pokémon Origins is a spin-off anime boob tube mini serial based on Nintendo'south Pokémon franchise. Unlike the ongoing television series, this 90 minute special features the settings and characters from the original video games Pokémon Red and Bluish, and is largely more true-blue to the games' mechanics and designs.

Pokémon Generations [edit]

Pokémon Generations is a 2016 blithe original net animation serial produced by OLM and released on YouTube past The Pokémon Visitor. The series consists of several curt stories inspired by Nintendo'southward Pokémon video game series (from Generations I to VI), as opposed to its main television set series. A total of eighteen episodes were produced, and were originally released in English language on YouTube betwixt September 16, 2016 and December 23, 2016. Japanese episodes take also aired via YouTube.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings [edit]

Pokémon: Twilight Wings is an original net blitheness anime series produced by Studio Colorido and released on YouTube past The Pokémon Company. Information technology is a series inspired by the Pokémon Sword and Shield titles of the Pokémon video games, but it is not a part of the television receiver serial.

Pokémon Evolutions [edit]

Pokémon Evolutions is a serial of viii episodes to exist released in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pokémon and is inspired by all viii regions of the Pokémon world. The series was get-go announced on September 2, 2021.

Pokémon: Hisuian Snow [edit]

Pokémon: Hisuian Snowfall volition be a three episode miniseries prepare to premiere on May 18, 2022. It is set in the Hisui region, the Sinnoh region of the past, during an era when people and Pokémon did not interact with each other yet. It was announced during the Pokémon Presents presentation on February 27, 2022, also known every bit Pokémon Twenty-four hour period.[7]

The series is inspired by Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Japanese variety shows [edit]

Pokémon diversity shows

Pokémon variety show release timeline
1999 Pocket Monsters Encore
2000
2001
2002 Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station
2003
2004 Pokémon☆Lord's day
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 Pokémon Blast!
2011
2012
2013 Pokémon Become☆Tv
2014
2015 See Upwardly at the Pokémon House?
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 Where are going with Pokémon!?

Pocket Monsters Encore [edit]

Pocket Monsters Encore ( ポケットモンスター アンコール , Poketto Monsutā Ankōru ) was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 19, 1999 to September 17, 2002. It ran during the second part of the original series. Pocket Monsters Encore is a variety testify featuring reruns of old episodes, including Japanese and English language audio tracks, except for EP035 and EP018, which were circulate in stereo. EP022 and EP023 circulate together. EP018 was taken out of sequence and inserted between Holiday How-do-you-do-Jynx and Snowfall Manner Out!, which were circulate in the place of EP038 and EP039. EP052 aired betwixt EP047 and EP048 and EP053 between EP057 and EP058. The ending vocal is the English language version of Type: Wild performed by Robbie Danzie, and it was produced for Pocket Monsters Encore and aired.

Pokémon de English ( ポケモンdeイングリッシュ , Pokémon de Ingurisshu ) was a segment at the end of Pocket Monsters Encore used to teach Japanese children unproblematic English words and phrases. All of the segments where afterwards compiled into iii volumes and after released.

Pokémon de English language uses a mixture of unedited Japanese and painted-over English language video. New English lines were also recorded for this release past the original voice actors from both Japan and the United states. Pokémon de English language was later released as rental only VHS and DVDs in 2002 and 2007, respectively, including English language audio, equally well as closed captioning in both English and Japanese.

On September 17, 2002, information technology was replaced by Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station.

Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station [edit]

Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station ( 週刊ポケモン放送局 , Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku ) is a closely related spin-off series that aired during the final part of the original series, and continues during the beginning part of Pokémon: Avant-garde Generation. The show was presented equally an animated diverseness show, and showed clip shows, reruns of Pokémon episodes, television airings of the Pokémon movies, cast interviews, and live activity footage, in improver to the previously mentioned Pokémon side story episodes. The hosts were Mayumi Iizuka every bit Kasumi (Misty) and Yūji Ueda as Takeshi (Brock). They were regularly joined past Kaba-chan, Manami Aihara, Bernard Ackah and King Jones every bit the comedy squad "Shio Koshō", Megumi Hayashibara equally Musashi (Jessie), Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojirō (James), and Inuko Inuyama equally Nyāsu (Meowth). The show ran from October fifteen, 2002, to September 28, 2004, when it was replaced past Pokémon☆Dominicus.

Pokémon☆Sunday [edit]

Pokémon☆Sunday ( ポケモン☆サンデー , Pokémon☆Sandē ) was circulate on Tv Tokyo from October 3, 2004, to September 26, 2010. The show is the successor to the Pocket Monsters Encore and the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station. It ran from the 2d role of Pokémon: Advanced Generation to Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl. Like the shows earlier it, Pokémon☆Sunday is variety show featuring reruns of quondam episodes as well as a number of 'Research' episodes involving alive-action elements. Regular guests include Golgo Matsumoto and Scarlet Yoshida of TIM; Hiroshi Yamamoto, Ryūji Akiyama, and Hiroyuki Baba of Robert; Becky (through September 2006), and Shoko Nakagawa (starting October 2006).

Pokémon Blast! [edit]

Pokémon Blast! ( ポケモンスマッシュ! , Pokémon Sumasshu! ) is the successor to the Pokémon☆Lord's day serial. It aired from Oct iii, 2010, to September 28, 2013.[8] Similar its predecessors, Pokémon Smash! is a variety prove that features alive-action segments and reruns of quondam anime episodes. Information technology ran during Pokémon: Best Wishes Season i and Season 2. The theme song is "Countless Fighters" past AAA. Regular guests include Golgo Matsumoto and Red Yoshida of TIM; Shoko Nakagawa; and Hiroshi Yamamoto, Ryūji Akiyama, and Hiroyuki Baba of Robert.

Pokémon Get☆Boob tube [edit]

Pokémon Get☆Idiot box ( ポケモンゲット☆Tv , Pokémon Getto☆Terebi ) is the successor to Pokémon Smash! It aired from Oct half dozen, 2013 to September 27, 2015. Shoko Nakagawa remains as a host, and is joined by Yukito Nishii and one-act team Taka and Toshi.[9] Just like its predecessors, it is a multifariousness testify featuring reruns of previous anime episodes and special live-action segments. It ran during Pokémon: XY.

Run across Up at the Pokémon House? [edit]

Meet Up at the Pokémon House? (ポケモンの家あつまる? Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?), more commonly known every bit Pokénchi (Japanese: ポケんち) or Pokémon Firm (Japanese: ポケモンの家), is the successor to Pokémon GET☆Television set, it aired from October 4, 2015 to March 29, 2022. It is hosted by Shōko Nakagawa, Rinka Ōtani, Hyadain, and Abareru-kun,[ten] making it the start variety show non to have reruns of previous anime episodes, unlike its predecessors. It ran during Pokémon: XY, Pokémon: Sunday & Moon and Pokémon: The New Series.

Where are we going with Pokémon!? [edit]

Where are nosotros going with Pokémon!? (ポケモンとどこいく!?, Pokémon to doko iku!?), more normally known equally Poké Doko (ポケどこ, Poké Doko), is the successor to See Up at the Pokémon House?, which premiered on April iii, 2022 during Pokémon: The New Series. It is hosted by Shōko Nakagawa, Ryōgo Matsumaru, Abareru-kun, and Hikaru Takahashi, and information technology volition focus on their travels.

Airing and production [edit]

Pokémon is broadcast in Nippon on the TX Network family of stations first on Thursday evenings; it is then syndicated throughout the rest of Japan's major broadcasters (All-Nippon News Network, Fuji Network System, Nippon Television Network System) on their local affiliates as well as on private satellite and cable networks on various delays. Production in Japan is handled past Tv Tokyo, MediaNet (formerly Boob tube Tokyo MediaNet and Softx), and ShoPro (formerly Shougakan Productions). Kunihiko Yuyama has served every bit the series' chief director since the original series. The previous series, Pokémon: Sun & Moon, began broadcast in Japan on November 17, 2016, with Tetsuo Yajima serving as director and Atsuhiro Tomioka every bit head screenwriter. The anime made has fabricated millions of dollars in Japan when it first aired.[11] An average Pokémon episode costs about $100,000.[12]

Internationally, The Pokémon Company International handles production and distribution of the anime with Iyuno Media Group and Goldcrest Mail[13] and published by VIZ Media, who was VIZ LLC, but merged with Shopro. The anime currently arrogance in 192 countries.[5] In the The states, the anime aired on Kids' WB as a Saturday morning cartoon in 1999, condign the twelvemonth's top-rated children's television show with more than than 5 million viewers per episode.[xiv]

Beginning in 2020, Netflix gained the exclusive rights to stream new episodes in the U.s.a.; the 20-3rd season, titled Pokémon Journeys: The Series debuted on June 12, 2020 [2] and ended on March 5, 2021 with its quaternary twelve episode batch.[15], and continues with the twenty-fourth flavour, titled Pokémon Primary Journeys: The Series, debuted on the service on September 10, 2021.[16] The series has previously aired in syndication, with new episodes premiering on Kids' WB,[17] Cartoon Network, and Disney XD. In the US, library episodes also aired on Cartoon Network in the Kids WB years starting in 2002[18] and Boomerang in the Cartoon Network years starting in 2010[19] and currently air in Spanish on TeleXitos and Discovery Familia.[20] [21] [22]

Pokémon was originally licensed in the United States past 4Kids Entertainment, who produced a localized English accommodation that was syndicated by The Acme Media Group.[23] The localized version premiered on September 8, 1998, 20 days before the North American release of Pokémon Scarlet and Blue. Pokémon was distributed on VHS and DVD by Pioneer Entertainment and Viz Video, which sold 25million units of the serial in 2000.[24] Following the eighth season in 2005, the series' dub production was taken over by The Pokémon Company. Outset with twelfth film, Arceus and the Precious stone of Life, DuArt Film and Video became the production studio, which lasted until the twenty-2d season.

OLM, Inc. served as producer. Until episode 259 (episode 262 in Nihon), during the fifth season, the series was animated using cel animation. Beginning with episode 260 (episode 263 in Nihon), titled "Hither's Lookin' at You lot Elekid!", all subsequent seasons are digitally blithe.

In a 2018 interview, the creators of Detective Pikachu, which features a talking Pikachu, revealed that the original intention for the anime was to have the Pokémon talk, but OLM, Inc. was unable to come up with a concept that Game Freak were accepting of.[25]

The following table lists the almanac content revenue from Pokémon anime media in Japan, as reported by market research firm Hakuhodo.

Yr Content revenue in Nippon Ref
2013 ¥10.six billion ($109 million) [26]
2014 ¥8.two billion ($77 million) [27]
2015 United nations­known
2016 Un­known
2017 ¥ten.3 billion ($92 1000000) [28]
2018 ¥12.4 billion ($112 million) [29]
2019 ¥thirteen.4 billion ($123 1000000) [30]
2020 ¥17.5 billion ($164 million) [31]
2013 to 2020 ¥72.4 billion+ ($682 million+)

Streaming and digital [edit]

Pokémon is currently available for streaming on Netflix in 216 regions and countries with different dubs and subtitles; all countries have at least English sound.[32] Pokémon was globally one of the nearly widely watched shows on Netflix, as of 2016.[6] It is too bachelor on Hulu (in the United states and Japan), and Amazon Prime number Video (in the United States,[33] Uk, Nihon, Germany, and Austria). From when the series made its home on Disney XD, equally much as every in-circulation episode was available on Spotter Disney XD and later DisneyNOW in the The states[34] until February 2022.[35] Netflix removed the Sun & Moon series, I Choose You!, and The Ability of U.s.a. at the end of March 2022, leaving only the starting time season and the seasons and movies they exclusively released.[36] Content is besides available on the Pokémon TV app and website.[37] [38]

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

In a February 2008 review for IGN, Jeffrey Harris gave the Indigo League series a score of 2 out of x, proverb: "Ultimately, the testify'due south story is boring, repetitive, and formulaic. The bear witness constantly preaches about friendship and helping others. ... Nearly every episode features Ash, Misty, and Brock on a trip. Team Rocket tries the latest scheme to catch Pikachu or whatever else, and fails miserably." He concluded: "at the end of the day, this franchise feels more like crass marketing and then [sic] trying to preach the importance of friend and companionship."[39] In an April 2008 review, Mutual Sense Media gave the serial 3 out of five stars, saying: "Over the years, the energetic, imagination-filled, Japanese-inspired fantasy serial has cut across cultural, gender, and age barriers to captivate a global audience of girls, boys, and even adults", but added: "Folks may as well detect the franchise's massive commercial appeal disturbing, especially since the show is mainly geared towards kids."[40]

Carl Kimlinger, in an August 2008 review of the Diamond and Pearl serial for Anime News Network, gave the dubbed series an overall grade of C. He wrote: "The formula has been gear up in rock … Ash and buddies wander effectually, meet a new pokémon [sic] or pokémon [sic] trainer, fight, make friends, and then use their newfound Power of Friendship to stave off an attack by the nefarious Team Rocket", and added: "even the tournaments are a relief, a blessed intermission in the cerebrum-liquefying formula every bit Ash and company square off against destined rivals for an episode or two." However, he stated that it would exist enjoyed by its target audience, maxim: "It's colorful, silly and lively (if insanely simplistic and cheap)" and added: "Parents will appreciate the absolute lack of objectionable content (bated from the promotion of animism) and the series' impeccably PC bulletin of friendship, cooperation and acceptance". He criticized the series' soundtrack as "tin-eared" and "bad video game music".[41]

Kevin McFarland, in a 2016 rampage-watching guide of the Indigo League series for Wired, described the series as "a kids program that emphasizes the value of difficult work, the importance of family and close friendship, and the ideals of love, trust, and honor. Only it'south also a largely dizzy show with slapstick comedy and colorful boxing sequences, making Ash'southward Sisyphean task to become the globe's all-time Pokémon trainer continually entertaining."[42]

Paste ranked the series at 44th place in its October 2018 list of "The 50 All-time Anime Series of All Fourth dimension", with Sarra Sedghi writing: "To the joy of '90s kids everywhere, Pokémon helped solidify anime (and, hopefully, good punnery) in the West". She added: "Pokémon may not be high artistry (considering, yous know, information technology's for children), just the show's pervasiveness is a testament to the power of nostalgia."[43] IGN ranked the series at 70th identify in its listing of "Peak 100 Animated Series", saying that the series "had clever writing and a golden marketing formula designed to spread Nintendo's Pokémon videogames into new, lucrative territory."[44]

Controversies [edit]

Pokémon has had several anime episodes removed from the rotation in Japan or the residuum of the earth. The most infamous of these episodes was Cyber Soldier Porygon ( でんのうせんしポリゴン , Dennō Senshi Porygon, commonly Electrical Soldier Porygon ). The episode made headlines worldwide when it caused 685 children to experience seizures and seizure-like symptoms caused past a repetitive flash of light.[45] Although the offending sequence was caused by Pikachu's actions, the episode's featured Pokémon, Porygon, has rarely been seen in future episodes, with appearances limited to 1 brief cameo appearance in the movie Pokémon Heroes and in 1 scene-bumper later on in season 1. Its evolutions Porygon2 and Porygon-Z have simply appeared in a brief role of the opening sequence of Pokémon the Motion-picture show: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice. Several other episodes take been removed from broadcast in Japan due to gimmicky disasters that resemble events in the program; the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake, the 2011 Tōhoku convulsion and seismic sea wave, and the 2014 Sinking of MV Sewol all have caused cancellations or indefinite or temporary postponements of episode broadcasts. In the United States, the September 11 attacks in 2001 as well equally 2005'south Hurricane Katrina led to the temporary removal of two episodes from syndication.

On September i, 2006, China banned the series from prime time dissemination (from 17:00 to 20:00), as information technology did Western blithe serial such as The Simpsons, to protect its struggling animation studios.[46] The ban was subsequently extended by one hour.[47]

On August eighteen, 2016, the XYZ episode Kalos League Victory! Satoshi'southward Greatest Decisive Battle ( カロスリーグ優勝!サトシ頂上決戦 , Karosurīgu yūshō! Satoshi chōjō kessen ) (Down to the Fiery Finish! in the English dub) faced criticism from fans when Ash lost the Kalos League against Alain. The fans specifically criticized the episode due to the misleading name and trailers that suggested that Ash would win the battle and because Ash had lost all of the Pokémon Leagues in by seasons.[48] [49] [50] Fans also disliked the outcome because they believed Ash's Greninja had many advantages over Alain's Charizard, including the fact that Water-blazon Pokémon resist Fire-type Pokémon attacks,[51] and that the rare Bond Miracle Ash's Greninja was discipline to was said to be far more than powerful than a conventional Mega Evolution. Several animators of the series as well expressed disappointment that Ash had lost.[52] TV Tokyo'south YouTube upload of the teaser of the adjacent episode received an overwhelming number of dislikes as a consequence of the outcome.[51]

Influence [edit]

The series is considered to be one of the get-go anime series on television to accomplish this level of mainstream success with Western audiences.[53] [54] Information technology has also been credited with allowing the game series to reach a high degree of popularity, and vice versa.[55] [56]

Meet likewise [edit]

  • List of television set programs based on video games

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Chief manager: First series–Sun & Moon
  2. ^ First series; Avant-garde Generation (#1–158)
  3. ^ Advanced Generation (#171–192); Diamond and Pearl; Black & White
  4. ^ Diamond & Pearl (#171–193)
  5. ^ XY
  6. ^ Deputy director: XY (#94–123); director: XY (#124, #141–142) and Sun & Moon; primary managing director: Journeys
  7. ^ Deputy managing director: Sun & Moon (#52–146); director: Journeys (#1–54)
  8. ^ Manager: Journeys (#55–present)
  9. ^ Also chief head author of the original series
  10. ^ Also head writer of Advanced Generation
  11. ^ Also head writer of Diamond and Pearl; Black & White; XY
  12. ^ Also head writer of Sun & Moon
  13. ^ Also head writer of Journeys

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Further reading [edit]

  • "How Pokémon Is Dubbed From Japanese To English". Vanity Fair. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. - Displays the dubbing process washed by Sarah Natochenny

External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • Pokémon seasons
  • Pokémon anime website at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
  • Pokémon TV Anime at Pokémon JP official website (in Japanese)
  • Pokémon (anime) at Anime News Network'due south encyclopedia

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(TV_series)

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