Pokémon in the United Kingdom
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| Language | English, Welsh, Gaelic, Scots, Irish, Cornish | |||
| Continent | Europe | |||
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The Pokémon franchise first reached the United Kingdom in 1999 with the release of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions and the airing of the anime.
Pokémon video games
All Pokémon games that have been released in the United States have also been released in the United Kingdom, with the addition of the Europe and Japan-exclusive Pokémon Tetris. The UK release dates tend to be some time after the American release dates, with the exception of Pokémon Black and White, which were released in the UK before the US.
Games that are released in the United Kingdom are inconsistent with British English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as color and center are not changed to colour and centre for the UK releases.
Event Pokémon have been released in the UK sporadically. The recent introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed UK players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. Prior to this, very few event Pokémon were made available to UK players, and when events at malls and other stores were held, many parts of the country were overlooked.
Pokémon Black and White are currently being represented in the United Kingdom by the X Factor finalists One Direction, a boy band.[1] The group is promoting the latest Pokémon games through television commercials and concerts, and have been life-long Pokémon fans. They are one of a number of acts representing Nintendo as ambassadors in the United Kingdom, which has also include Jedward, JLS and The Saturdays.
Pokémon anime
The anime currently airs on CITV and has previously aired on Sky One.
Pokémon merchandise
The United Kingdom receives most of the same Pokémon merchandise that is available in the United States, such as plush toys which have been released in major department chains and given away in some fast food restaurants. Due to Pokémon's decline in popularity, merchandise can be difficult to find in UK stores but can still be purchased online.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Trading Card Game, although declining in popularity, is still being sold throughout the UK.
When first released, the game was very popular among UK children. Like in many other countries, the TCG was eventually banned in most schools, because of "classroom distraction". Conflict between students regarding Trading Cards also resulted in the cards being banned from some schools. Its popularity faded out as it was replaced by other popular crazes such as Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.
References
| The Pokémon franchise around the world | |
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| Africa: | South Africa |
| The Americas: | Brazil • Canada • Latin America • United States |
| Asia: | Greater China • Indonesia • Japan • Malaysia • Philippines • Singapore • South Asia • South Korea • Thailand • Vietnam |
| Europe: | Albania • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Netherlands • North Macedonia • Norway • Poland Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Spain • Sweden • Ukraine • United Kingdom |
| Middle East: | Arab world • Israel • Turkey |
| Oceania: | Australia • New Zealand |
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This article is part of Project Globe, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon franchise around the world. |
