Pokémon in Greece

Pokémon in Greece
Flag of Greece
Languages	Greek
Continent	Europe
Original anime airdates
EP001	1999
AG001	2004
DP001	2009
BW001
XY001
SM001
JN001
HZ001

The Pokémon franchise first reached Greece in 1999 with the first airing of the anime, followed by the release of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions. All Pokémon games released in Europe have been released since then. Pokémon is written in Greek script as Πόκεμον.

Pokémon anime

The Pokémon anime is broadcasted in Greece on Star Channel. It still runs twice a week, currently being in the Diamond & Pearl series.

Pokémon movies

Pokémon the First Movie premiered in Greek cinemas on April 21, 2000.

Cast and crew

The lead role of Ash Ketchum is dubbed by Voula Costa (Βούλα Κώστα). Michaela Antoniou (Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου) gave her voice to several main female characters, including Misty, Jessie, Officer Jenny, and Nurse Joy. James is dubbed by Fotis Petridis (Φώτης Πετρίδης), while Meowth and Brock are both voiced by Haris Grigoropoulos (Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος).

In the second season, Loukas Frangoulis (Λουκάς Φραγκούλης) joined the main cast as Tracey Sketchit. The new main female characters of the later series, May and Dawn, were both dubbed by Stella Bonatsou (Στέλλα Μπονάτσου).

Pokémon merchandise

Other Pokémon merchandise were available over times, including the first 15 chapters of Pokemon Adventures, split in 5 books, an official Pokémon Magazine, and various toys.

This article is part of Project Globe, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon franchise around the world.