Eyecatch: Difference between revisions

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An eyecatch is a transitional feature between a commercial break and a television show that is present in most Japanese anime. In the rest of the world, the equivalents are commercial bumpers. The Pokémon anime has featured eyecatches from its very beginning. Sometimes in the Pokémon anime, the 12 seconds available is used for two 6 second eyecatches or one 12 second eyecatch.

Original Japanese

Name	First Half	Last Half	Episodes
Original
Dare Da?	File:Dare da EP001 first six.png		EP001 - EP191
Pocket Monster TV	File:Pocket Monsters TV.jpg	File:Pocket Monsters TV.jpg	EP192 - EP274
Advanced Generation
N/A			AG001 - AG104
			AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)
			AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)
			AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)
			AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)
Diamond & Pearl
N/A		File:DP eyecatch 2.jpg	DP001
	File:DP eyecatch 3.jpg	File:DP eyecatch 4.jpg	DP002
			DP003
			DP004 - DP120
			DP121 - DP124, DP126 - DP132, DP134, DP136 - DP137, DP139 - DP141, DP143 - DP191
			DP125, DP148, DP190
			DP133, DP168, DP173, DP183, DP185, DP187, DP189
			DP135, DP138, DP142, DP153, DP172
	File:SS024 eyecatch.png	File:SS024 eyecatch.png	SS024
			SS025
Best Wishes!
N/A			BW001 - BW006
N/A			BW007 - Present

English dub

Advanced Generation series

Original Japanese

First six seconds	Last six seconds
AG001 - AG104

First six seconds Last six seconds AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)

First six seconds Last six seconds AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)

First six seconds Last six seconds AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)

First six seconds Last six seconds AG105 - AG192 (random episodes)

English dub

Diamond & Pearl series

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First six seconds Last six seconds File:DP eyecatch 2.jpg DP001

First six seconds Last six seconds File:DP eyecatch 3.jpg File:DP eyecatch 4.jpg DP002

First six seconds Last six seconds DP003

First six seconds Last six seconds DP004 - DP120

First six seconds Last six seconds DP121 - DP124, DP126 - DP132, DP134, DP136 - DP137, DP139 - DP141, DP143 - DP191

First six seconds Last six seconds DP125, DP148, DP190

First six seconds Last six seconds DP133, DP168, DP173, DP183, DP185, DP187, DP189

First six seconds Last six seconds DP135, DP138, DP142, DP153, DP172

Best Wishes series

Original Japanese

First six seconds Last six seconds BW001 - BW006

First six seconds Last six seconds BW007 - Present

English dub

Who's That Pokémon?

Trivia

• The only eyecatch retained for Western audiences was Dare Da?, which became "Who's That Pokémon?". Unlike its Japanese counterpart, however, it continued well into the Advanced Generation series, ending in Watt's with Wattson? and being replaced by Pokémon Trainer's Choice until Pasta La Vista, when eyecatches disappeared in the dub, but then returned in In The Shadow of Zekrom!.
  • Then, it went away in A Sandile Gusher of Change! before returning again in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!. The reason for the brief absence is unknown.
  • The second airing of A Sandile Gusher of Change! showed it with the featured Pokémon being Sandile.
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver feature eyecatches when the player enters certain locations.

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