Is Pokemon A Cartoon Or An Anime

Is Pokemon A Cartoon Or An Anime

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This article is about the television series. For the films, meet List of Pokémon films.

Pokémon
ポケットモンスター ( Poketto Monsutā )
Genre	Risk[one] Fantasy one-act[one]
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[yard] Jun Owada[h]
Written by	Takeshi Shudo[i] Junki Takegami[j] Atsuhiro Tomioka[yard] Aya Matsui[fifty] Shoji Yonemura[m] 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) Squad Iguchi (2006–2009) Team Kato (2010–present)
Licensed by	NA 4Kids Entertainment (1998–2006) The Pokémon Visitor International (2006–nowadays)
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
English network	Offset run syndication (1998–1999) The WB (Kids' WB!) (1999–2006) YTV (1999–2014) Cartoon Network (2001–2017) Boomerang (2006–2019) Disney XD (2017–2020) Teletoon (2014–present) Netflix (2020–present)
Original run	April 1, 1997 – present
Episodes	1,185 (List of episodes)
Specials
8 TV specials (3 full-length, 5 normal-length) 25 side-story episodes
Anime and manga portal

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 Serial , is a Japanese anime television series, part of The Pokémon Company's Pokémon media franchise, which began broadcast in Japan on Tv Tokyo in Apr 1997.

The anime franchise consists of seven sequential serial in Japan, each based on a principal installment of the Pokémon video game series. In the international broadcasts, these series are split across 24 television set seasons, with the 24th season, Master Journeys, streaming on Netflix in the United States (with additional episodes to be released quarterly).^[2] Each of the series follows Ash Ketchum, a immature 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 Master", travelling through the various regions of the Pokémon world and competing in various Pokémon-battling tournaments known every bit the Pokémon League.

The anime series is accompanied past spin-off programming; including Pokémon Chronicles, a series of side stories; and the alive-activity variety and Pokémon-related news shows; such as Pocket Monsters Encore, Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station, Pokémon☆Dominicus, Pokémon Nail!, Pokémon Get☆TV and Meet Up at the Pokémon House?

The Pokémon anime serial was largely credited for allowing anime to become more popular and familiar around the world, especially in the United States, where the ii highest-grossing anime films are both Pokémon films.^[3] It is also considered to be one of the first anime series on television to reach this level of mainstream success with Western audiences, equally well as existence credited with allowing the game series to attain such a caste of popularity and vice versa. Pokémon is regarded equally the near successful video game adaptation of all time,^[4] with over thousand episodes broadcast and adapted for international tv set markets, concurrently airing in 169 countries worldwide and ane of the well-nigh widely watched shows on Netflix, every bit of 2016.^{[v] [6]}

Plot and characters [edit]

Original series (1997–2002) [edit]

Ash Ketchum is allowed to outset his journey in the globe of Pokémon and dreams of becoming a Pokémon master, just on the day he is to receive his showtime Pokémon, Ash oversleeps and wakes upwards in a panic, running into Gary Oak, who becomes Ash'due south rival. Professor Oak, the local Pokémon researcher, has already given away the iii Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) he entrusts to new Pokémon Trainers when Ash finally reaches Oak's Lab. The only Pokémon that he has left is a Pikachu, which he gives to Ash. Determined to brand it on his journey, Ash does his best to befriend Pikachu, but it refuses to trust him and chooses to stay out of the Poké Brawl, even attacking Ash with its electric powers. It is only after Ash protects Pikachu from an aroused 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.

Along the style, Ash makes many human and Pokémon friends as he works his style through the ranks of the earth's many Pokémon Leagues. Through the Kanto Region, Ash befriends Water Pokémon trainer and one-time Cerulean City Gym Leader Misty, and Pokémon Breeder and Pewter Urban center Gym Leader Brock. Together, the iii trainers thwart the plans of Jessie, James, and Meowth, low-ranking members of the criminal arrangement Squad Rocket who want to steal Ash's Pikachu and any other rare Pokémon they come across. Giovanni, Squad Rocket's Boss introduced three new high-ranking members of Team Rocket; Cassidy, Butch, and Raticate, who want to kidnap Pokémon so they can use their moves. Ash wins viii 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 Superlative 32. Ash makes it to the Acme 16, only loses to Ritchie in the fifth round. Also, Ritchie loses to Assunta in the sixth round, placing him in the Top eight, and an unknown trainer becomes the winner in the Indigo Conference League because the winner's proper name was never revealed.

When the group 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. Afterward a while, they run across and begin traveling with Pokémon Watcher and creative person Tracey Sketchit. Ash defeats 4 Gym Leaders in the Orange Islands, and becomes the champion of the Orange League. Once they reach Pallet Town in Kanto, Tracey decides to stay with Professor Oak, and Brock rejoins the group. Ash loses to Gary earlier leaving the Kanto region. Ash then releases Lapras. Following this, the trio continues on its way to the Johto region.

In the 2nd 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 Ball maker, Kurt. Ash's quest is to defeat the eight Gym Leaders in the Johto region and participate in the Silver Conference. Squad Rocket'due south Jessie gains a Wobbuffet every bit a new partner. Ash beats Gary for the first fourth dimension in the Silver Conference, placing him in the Top 16, only Ash loses to Harrison in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Top 8. As well, Harrison loses to Jon Dickson in the semifinals, placing him in the Peak 4. Jon Dickson somewhen becomes the Winner in the Silvery Conference. Finally, Ash returns to the Kanto region to set sail to the Hoenn region. Misty returns to Cerulean Metropolis in Kanto to become the full-time Cerulean City Gym Leader and she got the bike that has been destroyed in the showtime of Ash'due south 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 go on another chance. May collects five ribbons to participate in the Hoenn Grand Festival, the Kanto Grand Festival, and the Johto Grand Festival, merely she loses to Drew in the Hoenn Chiliad Festival, placing her in the Superlative viii, and Robert takes the Hoenn G Festival Ribbon Cup. And so, she loses to Solidad in the Kanto Grand Festival, placing her in the Acme four, and Solidad takes the Kanto G Festival Ribbon Cup. Misty returns and later on releases her Togepi, which has evolved to Togetic. Ash defeats all 8 Hoenn gym leaders and participates in the Always Grande Briefing, but he loses to Tyson, in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Meridian 8. Tyson becomes the Winner in the E'er Grande Conference.

In Pokémon: Battle Frontier ( 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 frontier symbols in Kanto, and wins the Boxing Frontier. However, Ash declines the Battle Frontier Brain title, and decides to keep his Pokémon journeying. Afterward, Ash battles with his rival, Gary. After 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 arrival in Sinnoh, Ash and Brock meet Dawn, another Pokémon Coordinator, who travels with them as they go through the Sinnoh region in another take chances. Dawn earns five ribbons to participate in the Sinnoh One thousand Festival. There, Dawn loses to Zoey, placing her 2nd, and Zoey takes the Sinnoh Grand Festival Ribbon Cup. Ash defeats all eight Sinnoh gym leaders to participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference, but he loses to Tobias, in the semifinals, placing him in the Superlative 4.

Black & White (2010–2013) [edit]

Afterwards, Ash, his mother Delia and Professor Oak take a holiday to the far-off Unova Region, where he meets and travels with would-be Dragon Master Iris and Striaton Metropolis Gym Leader, Pokémon Connoisseur, and sometimes detective Cilan. After winning all viii Unova badges and disappointment the sinister Team Plasma, Ash, Iris, and Cilan travel throughout the eastern side of Unova to prepare for the Vertress Conference, but Ash loses to Cameron, in the quarterfinals, placing him in the Top 8. But likewise, Cameron loses to Virgil in the semifinals, placing him in the Top 4. Afterwards, Ash, Iris, and Cilan travel through the Decolore Islands before Ash makes his style back to Pallet Town and meet the investigative reporter Alexa, who is from the distant Kalos Region. Having arrived back 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. But after Alexa informs Ash that her sister, a Gym Leader, is currently absent, Ash travels to Lumiose City where he meets male child-genius Clemont and his younger sister Bonnie, unaware that Clemont is, in fact, Lumiose Urban center's Gym Leader; a fact he tries his best to hibernate. Ash also reunites with Serena, a girl from Vaniville Town whom Ash had met in his childhood. Serena earns three keys to participate in the Pokémon Showcase. Serena loses to Aria, placing her runner-up. Subsequently traveling with Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie to gear up for the Lumiose Conference by defeating all viii 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 member of the evil Team Flare due to them misleading him. Once he discovers their true intentions, Alain reforms and joins Ash and his friends to terminate Squad Flare's plans. Bidding goodbye to his friends in Kalos, Ash once once 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 vacation in the Alola region when Ash has an encounter with Tapu Koko, the guardian Pokémon of Melemele Isle, who presents him with the Z-Ring, a device that, when paired with a special crystal, allows a Pokémon to unleash a powerful move 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 master the power of the Z-Ring, Ash's new classmates Lana, Mallow, Lillie, Sophocles and Kiawe make up one's mind to accompany him. Ash takes role in the isle challenges, and finally gains his first official league victory at the Manalo Briefing.

Journeys (2019–nowadays) [edit]

The new serial, Pokémon Journeys: The Serial ( ポケットモンスター , Poketto Monsutā ) focuses on all eight regions, including Galar, the setting of the Pokémon Sword and Shield games. Pikachu'south backstory every bit a Pichu, Ash's story of when he was 6 years former missing Professor Oak'southward camp, Goh's backstory when he was 6 years old and attended Professor Oak'southward 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 then into a Cinderace. Currently, the supporting cast includes a daughter named Chloe Cerise, who is close to her male parent's Yamper. The next installment of the new series, Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, is streaming. Equally of now, Ash'due south squad consists of Pikachu, Dragonite, Gengar, Lucario, Sirfetch'd and Dracovish. Chloe joins Ash and Goh on their risk with her newly caught Eevee, who is incapable of evolving. 1 theory of her inability, is that she is hesitant on what path to take.

Episodes [edit]

In Japan, Pocket Monsters is currently circulate as seven sequential series, each based on an installment of the main video game series. The anime is aired year-round continuously, with regular off-days for sporting events and telly specials. In its international broadcast, Pokémon 'due south episodes have currently been divide 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 season.

The 7th and electric current installment of the anime series is titled Pocket Monsters ( ポケットモンスター , Poketto Monsutā ) in Japan and Pokémon Journeys: The Series internationally; Pokémon Journeys: The Series (flavor) first ran from Nov 17, 2019 to December 4, 2020 in Japan, the next installment of the series is titled Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series internationally; is start premiered in Nippon on December 11, 2020.

Specials [edit]

In addition to the primary series and the movies, the anime has too shown diverse total-length specials and TV shorts. Many of these specials centered around legendary Pokémon or ane or more of the main characters that are separate from the master cast during its corresponding serial, while the sporadically-made afterwards side story episodes typically air as special episodes.

Movies [edit]

Pokémon films

Pokémon anime films release timeline

1998	Pokémon: The Kickoff Movie
1999	Pokémon: The Picture show 2000
2000	Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown
2001	Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Wood
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 Sea
2007	The Ascent of Darkrai
2008	Giratina and the Heaven Warrior
2009	Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2010	Zoroark—Principal of Illusions
2011	White—Victini and Zekrom
	Blackness—Victini and Reshiram
2012	Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
2013	Genesect and the Legend Awakened
2014	Diancie and the Cocoon of Devastation
2015	Hoopa and the Disharmonism of Ages
2016	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
2017	I Choose You!
2018	The Power of U.s.a.
2019	Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution
2020	Secrets of the Jungle

Pokémon alive action films release timeline

2019	Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Spin-off series [edit]

Pokémon Chronicles [edit]

Pokémon Chronicles is a label created by 4Kids which is used for a collection of several as however undubbed specials, which were get-go circulate in English between May and October 2005 in the Great britain, and in the The states between June and November 2006. The vast majority of the episodes making upwards Chronicles were taken from what was known in Japan 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 as part of Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station. The remaining portions of Chronicles consisted of a TV special called The Legend of Thunder, and installments from Pikachu'southward Winter Holiday, originally released on video.

Mini series [edit]

Pokémon Origins [edit]

Pokémon Origins is a spin-off anime television mini series based on Nintendo'due south Pokémon franchise. Unlike the ongoing television set series, this 90 minute special features the settings and characters from the original video games Pokémon Cherry-red and Blue, and is largely more faithful to the games' mechanics and designs.

Pokémon Generations [edit]

Pokémon Generations is a 2016 animated original net animation series produced by OLM and released on YouTube by The Pokémon Visitor. The series consists of several brusque stories inspired by Nintendo's Pokémon video game series (from Generations I to VI), equally opposed to its main television serial. A total of 18 episodes were produced, and were originally released in English on YouTube between September 16, 2016 and December 23, 2016. Japanese episodes accept as well aired via YouTube.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings [edit]

Pokémon: Twilight Wings is a original cyberspace animation anime series produced past Studio Colorido and released on YouTube by The Pokémon Company. Information technology is a serial inspired by the Pokémon Sword and Shield titles of the Pokémon video games, but it is not a function of the goggle box series.

Pokémon Evolutions [edit]

Pokémon Evolutions is a series of 8 episodes to be released in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pokémon and is inspired by all 8 regions of the Pokémon world. The series was get-go announced on September ii, 2021.

Japanese variety shows [edit]

Pokémon multifariousness shows

Pokémon multifariousness 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 Smash!
2011
2012
2013	Pokémon Go☆TV
2014
2015	Meet Up at the Pokémon Business firm?

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 Goggle box Tokyo from Oct 19, 1999 to September 17, 2002. It ran during the second part of the original serial. Pocket Monsters Encore is a variety show featuring reruns of old episodes, including Japanese and English audio tracks, except for EP035 and EP018, which were broadcast in stereo. EP022 and EP023 broadcast together. EP018 was taken out of sequence and inserted between Holiday Hi-Jynx and Snow Way Out!, which were circulate in the identify of EP038 and EP039. EP052 aired betwixt EP047 and EP048 and EP053 betwixt EP057 and EP058. The ending song is the English 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 uncomplicated English words and phrases. All of the segments where after compiled into three volumes and later released.

Pokémon de English uses a mixture of unedited Japanese and painted-over English video. New English lines were besides recorded for this release by the original voice actors from both Nihon and the U.s.a.. Pokémon de English was after released equally rental only VHS and DVDs in 2002 and 2007, respectively, including English sound, likewise every bit closed captioning in both English and Japanese.

On September 17, 2002, it was replaced by Weekly Pokémon Dissemination 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 serial that aired during the final part of the original series, and continues during the beginning part of Pokémon: Avant-garde Generation. The bear witness was presented as an animated multifariousness show, and showed prune shows, reruns of Pokémon episodes, television airings of the Pokémon movies, cast interviews, and alive activeness footage, in addition to the previously mentioned Pokémon side story episodes. The hosts were Mayumi Iizuka as Kasumi (Misty) and Yūji Ueda every bit Takeshi (Brock). They were regularly joined past Kaba-chan, Manami Aihara, Bernard Ackah and King Jones equally the one-act team "Shio Koshō", Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (Jessie), Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojirō (James), and Inuko Inuyama as Nyāsu (Meowth). The evidence ran from Oct fifteen, 2002, to September 28, 2004, when information technology was replaced past Pokémon☆Sunday.

Pokémon☆Sunday [edit]

Pokémon☆Lord's day ( ポケモン☆サンデー , Pokémon☆Sandē ) was broadcast on Television set Tokyo from Oct iii, 2004, to September 26, 2010. The show is the successor to the Pocket Monsters Encore and the Weekly Pokémon Dissemination Station. It ran from the second part of Pokémon: Avant-garde Generation to Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl. Like the shows earlier information technology, Pokémon☆Dominicus is variety bear witness featuring reruns of former episodes likewise as a number of 'Inquiry' episodes involving live-action elements. Regular guests include Golgo Matsumoto and Cherry Yoshida of TIM; Hiroshi Yamamoto, Ryūji Akiyama, and Hiroyuki Baba of Robert; Becky (through September 2006), and Shoko Nakagawa (starting October 2006).

Pokémon Smash! [edit]

Pokémon Smash! ( ポケモンスマッシュ! , Pokémon Sumasshu! ) is the successor to the Pokémon☆Sun series. It aired from October iii, 2010, to September 28, 2013.^[7] Like its predecessors, Pokémon Nail! is a variety bear witness that features alive-action segments and reruns of quondam anime episodes. It ran during Pokémon: All-time Wishes Season one and Season ii. 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☆TV [edit]

Pokémon Get☆Telly ( ポケモンゲット☆Television set , Pokémon Getto☆Terebi ) is the successor to Pokémon Smash! It aired from October 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.^[8] Simply like its predecessors, it is a variety show featuring reruns of previous anime episodes and special live-activeness segments. It ran during Pokémon: XY.

Meet Up at the Pokémon House? [edit]

Encounter Upwards at the Pokémon House? (ポケモンの家あつまる？ Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?), more commonly known as Pokénchi (Japanese: ポケんち) or Pokémon House (Japanese: ポケモンの家), is the successor to Pokémon Get☆TV, which premiered on October iv, 2015. Information technology is hosted by Shōko Nakagawa, Rinka Ōtani, Hyadain, and Abareru-kun,^[ix] making it the first variety show not to accept reruns of previous anime episodes, unlike its predecessors. It ran during Pokémon: XY, Pokémon: Lord's day & Moon and Pokémon: The New Serial.

Ambulation and production [edit]

Pokémon is broadcast in Japan on the TX Network family of stations commencement on Thursday evenings; it is then syndicated throughout the rest of Japan'due south major broadcasters (All-Nippon News Network, Fuji Network System, Nippon Boob tube Network System) on their local affiliates every bit well as on individual satellite and cable networks on diverse delays. Production in Japan is handled by Television set Tokyo, MediaNet (formerly Television set Tokyo MediaNet and Softx), and ShoPro (formerly Shougakan Productions). Kunihiko Yuyama has served as the series' chief managing director since the original series. The previous series, Pokémon: Sun & Moon, began broadcast in Nippon on November 17, 2016, with Tetsuo Yajima serving as director and Atsuhiro Tomioka as head screenwriter. The anime made has fabricated millions of dollars in Japan when it get-go aired.^[10] An average Pokémon episode costs about $100,000^[11]

Internationally, The Pokémon Company International handles product and distribution of the anime with Iyuno Media Grouping and Goldcrest Mail service^[12] and published by VIZ Media, who was VIZ LLC, but merged with Shopro. The anime currently arrogance in 169 unlike countries.^[five] In the Us, the anime aired on Kids' WB equally a Saturday morning cartoon in 1999, becoming the yr's top-rated children's television prove with more than v million viewers per episode.^[thirteen]

Showtime in 2020, Netflix gained the exclusive rights to stream new episodes in the Us; the xx-3rd season, titled Pokémon Journeys: The Series debuted on June 12, 2020 ^[2] and concluded on March 5, 2021 with its fourth twelve episode batch.^[14], and continues with the xx-fourth flavour, titled Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, debuted on the service on September 10, 2021^[15]. Older seasons are bachelor on Netflix and Hulu. The series has previously aired in syndication, with new episodes premiering on Kids' WB,^[16] Drawing Network, and Disney XD. Older season and movies aired on Disney XD, and currently air in Spanish on TeleXitos and Discovery Familia.^{[17] [18] [19]}

Pokémon was originally licensed in the United states past 4Kids Entertainment, who produced a localized English adaptation that was syndicated by The Pinnacle Media Group.^[20] The localized version premiered on September eight, 1998, twenty days before the Northward American release of Pokemon Red and Bluish. Pokémon was distributed on VHS and DVD by Pioneer Entertainment and Viz Video, which sold 251000000 units of the series in 2000.^[21] Following the eighth season in 2005, the series' dub production was taken over by The Pokémon Company and TAJ Productions. Outset with twelfth film, Arceus and the Precious stone of Life, DuArt Film and Video became the production studio, which lasted until the xx-second flavour.

OLM, Inc. served as producer. Until episode 259 (episode 262 in Japan), during the 5th flavor, the series was blithe using cel animation. Outset with episode 260 (episode 263 in Japan), titled "Hither's Lookin' at You Elekid!", all subsequent seasons are digitally animated.

In a 2018 interview, the creators of Detective Pikachu, which features a talking Pikachu, revealed that the original intention for the anime was to take the Pokémon talk, simply OLM, Inc. was unable to come up upward with a concept that Game Freak were accepting of.^[22]

Streaming and digital [edit]

Pokémon is currently available for streaming on Netflix in 216 regions and countries with dissimilar dubs and subtitles; all countries have at least English audio.^[23] Pokémon was globally ane of the well-nigh widely watched shows on Netflix, as of 2016.^[6] It is also available on Hulu (in the Usa and Japan), and Amazon Prime Video (in the U.s.a.^[24], United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, and Austria). From when the serial fabricated its dwelling on Disney XD, every bit much as every in-circulation episode was available on Watch Disney XD and later DisneyNOW in the U.s.a.^[25] until February 2022.^[26] Content is also available on Hulu, and the Pokémon TV app and website.^{[27] [28]}

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 10, saying: "Ultimately, the show's story is wearisome, repetitive, and formulaic. The show constantly preaches almost friendship and helping others. ... Nearly every episode features Ash, Misty, and Brock on a trip. Squad 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 than like crass marketing then [sic] trying to preach the importance of friend and companionship."^[29] In an April 2008 review, Common Sense Media gave the series 3 out of 5 stars, saying: "Over the years, the energetic, imagination-filled, Japanese-inspired fantasy series has cut across cultural, gender, and age barriers to captivate a global audience of girls, boys, and even adults", only added: "Folks may too discover the franchise's massive commercial appeal disturbing, especially since the testify is mainly geared towards kids."^[xxx]

Carl Kimlinger, in an Baronial 2008 review of the Diamond and Pearl series for Anime News Network, gave the dubbed series an overall course of C. He wrote: "The formula has been set in rock … Ash and buddies wander around, meet a new pokémon [sic] or pokémon [sic] trainer, fight, make friends, and and then use their newfound Power of Friendship to stave off an assault by the nefarious Team Rocket", and added: "fifty-fifty the tournaments are a relief, a blessed intermission in the cerebrum-liquefying formula as Ash and company foursquare off confronting destined rivals for an episode or ii." However, he stated that it would exist enjoyed by its target audition, saying: "It's colorful, silly and lively (if insanely simplistic and cheap)" and added: "Parents will appreciate the absolute lack of objectionable content (aside from the promotion of animism) and the series' impeccably PC bulletin of friendship, cooperation and acceptance". He criticized the serial' soundtrack as "tin-eared" and "bad video game music".^[31]

Kevin McFarland, in a 2016 binge-watching guide of the Indigo League serial for Wired, described the series every bit "a kids program that emphasizes the value of hard work, the importance of family and close friendship, and the ideals of love, trust, and honor. But it's also a largely silly show with slapstick comedy and colorful battle sequences, making Ash's Sisyphean task to become the earth'south best Pokémon trainer continually entertaining."^[32]

Paste ranked the series at 44th place in its Oct 2018 list of "The 50 All-time Anime Series of All Time", with Sarra Sedghi writing: "To the joy of '90s kids everywhere, Pokémon helped solidify anime (and, hopefully, proficient punnery) in the Due west". She added: "Pokémon may not be high artistry (because, you know, it'due south for children), but the testify'due south pervasiveness is a testament to the power of nostalgia."^[33] IGN ranked the series at 70th place in its list of "Height 100 Blithe Series", saying that the serial "had clever writing and a gilt marketing formula designed to spread Nintendo's Pokémon videogames into new, lucrative territory."^[34]

Controversies [edit]

Pokémon has had several anime episodes removed from the rotation in Nippon or the residual of the world. 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 fabricated headlines worldwide when it caused 685 children to experience seizures and seizure-like symptoms caused by a repetitive flash of calorie-free.^[35] Although the offending sequence was caused by Pikachu's actions, the episode's featured Pokémon, Porygon, has rarely been seen in futurity episodes, with appearances limited to i brief cameo appearance in the movie Pokémon Heroes and in one scene-bumper later in season 1. Its evolutions Porygon2 and Porygon-Z have only appeared in a cursory part of the opening sequence of Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice. Several other episodes have been removed from broadcast in Nippon due to gimmicky disasters that resemble events in the plan; the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and the 2014 Sinking of MV Sewol all have caused cancellations or indefinite or temporary postponements of episode broadcasts. In the United states of america, the September eleven attacks in 2001 as well every bit 2005's Hurricane Katrina led to the temporary removal of two episodes from syndication.

On September 1, 2006, China banned the series from prime number time broadcasting (from 17:00 to 20:00), equally it did Western animated serial such as The Simpsons, to protect its struggling animation studios.^[36] The ban was later extended by 1 hour.^[37]

On August 18, 2016, the XYZ episode Kalos League Victory! Satoshi'south 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 language 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.^{[38] [39] [xl]} Fans also disliked the issue because they believed Ash'southward Greninja had many advantages over Alain's Charizard, including the fact that H2o-type Pokémon resist Fire-type Pokémon attacks,^[41] and that the rare Bond Miracle Ash's Greninja was subject to was said to be far more than powerful than a conventional Mega Evolution. Several animators of the series also expressed disappointment that Ash had lost.^[42] TV Tokyo'due south YouTube upload of the teaser of the next episode received an overwhelming number of dislikes as a event of the outcome.^[41]

Influence [edit]

The series is considered to be one of the start anime series on goggle box to achieve this level of mainstream success with Western audiences.^{[43] [44]} It has too been credited with allowing the game series to reach a high caste of popularity, and vice versa.^{[45] [46]}

See too [edit]

• Listing of boob tube programs based on video games

Notes [edit]

1. ^ Chief manager: First serial–Sun & Moon
2. ^ Showtime serial; Advanced Generation (#1–158)
3. ^ Advanced Generation (#171–192); Diamond and Pearl; Blackness & White
4. ^ Diamond & Pearl (#171–193)
5. ^ XY
6. ^ Deputy director: XY (#94–123); director: XY (#124, #141–142) and Lord's day & Moon; principal managing director: Journeys
7. ^ Deputy director: Lord's day & Moon (#52–146); director: Journeys (#one–54)
8. ^ Director: Journeys (#55–present)
9. ^ Likewise chief head writer of the original series
10. ^ Besides caput author of Advanced Generation
11. ^ Also head author of Diamond and Pearl; Black & White; XY
12. ^ Also head writer of Sunday & 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 procedure done past Sarah Natochenny

External links [edit]

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

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