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The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|New Zealand }}''' in late 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}.
The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|New Zealand}}''' in late 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}.


==Pokémon video games==
==Pokémon games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in the United States have also been released in Canada, with the exception of the [[Pokémon mini]]. New games are always released on the same day that they are released in the United States. Pokémon games sold in Canada are direct imports of the American versions, so spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Canadian releases. While bilingual packaging and French-language instruction manuals are required by law to be included with the sale of all video games, no French-language Pokémon games have been released in Canada.
All Pokémon games that have been released in the United States have also been released in New Zealand, with the exception of the [[Pokémon mini]]. The country of origin for each game tends to differ depending on retailer availability; some games are imported from the United States, but others are from the Australian release. The New Zealand release dates tend to be on or around the Australian release dates. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in New Zealand, despite the title never being released in North America. Softprint Interactive was Nintendo's New Zealand dsitributor until 2008 (sometime before the release of [[Pokémon Platinum]]), when it entered bankruptcy.


Typically, Nintendo does not distribute [[event Pokémon]] in Canada, although Canadian players may download Wi-Fi events. The recent introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Canadian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon.
Games that are imported from the US are naturally inconsistent with New Zealand spelling rules. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the New Zealand releases. Games sourced from Australia also have this problem, despite New Zealand English and Australian English being largely identical in terms of spelling rules.
 
[[Event Pokémon]] have been released in New Zealand sporadically. The recent introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed New Zealand players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. Prior to this, very few event Pokémon were made available to New Zealand players, and when events at malls and other stores were held, many parts of the country were overlooked.


==Pokémon anime==
==Pokémon anime==
===In English===
{{bulbanews|Pokémon: Black & White anime coming to Australia, New Zealand}}
[[File:TV2.png‎|thumb|right|TV2's current logo, in use since ...]]
Pokémon videos and DVDs have been available for several years.
The [[original series]]dub was first screened in an early morning timeslot in 1998, but airing ceased around the turn of the century. In this time, the anime was screened on rival station {{wp|TV3 (New Zealand|TV3}}. It returned to TV2 in 2003 and was presented daily.
 
===TVNZ 2===
[[File:TV2.png|thumb|right|130px|TV2's former logo]]
The English [[dub]] of the [[original series]] was first screened on {{wp|TVNZ 2|TV2}} (now known as TVNZ 2), a free-to-air television channel, in an early morning timeslot in 1998. It was shown on a daily basis.
 
In 2003, the anime returned to TV2; with [[S05|Pokémon: Master Quest]] airing in an after-school time-slot, with episodes five times a week. [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] followed in 2004, also five times a week in the same after-school time-slot. In 2005, [[Pokémon Chronicles]] was aired in an early morning time-slot on Sundays. This was followed by [[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]] in the same weekly time-slot. [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]] was then skipped with [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]] aired in its place. After a brief period off the air, [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]] was aired in the Sunday morning time-slot. In 2010, [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]] was repeated on TV2 on weekday mornings with Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl repeats following it. [[S13|Sinnoh League Victors]] began airing on weekday mornings in September 2011, while [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]] aired on Sunday mornings.
 
[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]] began airing on Saturday mornings in September 2015, concluding in August 2016. Pokémon then switched to a weekday morning time-slot to air [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]. Following this, [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]] aired in the same time-slot, effectively making ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' the first [[series]] to air in its entirety on free-to-air television in New Zealand since the [[original series]].
 
[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] began airing on December 4, 2017 at 7:45 AM on TVNZ 2. The first eight episodes of [[S21|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]] were made available for viewing through TVNZ's OnDemand service on March 1, 2018, with the remaining episodes gradually being added one-by-one from April of that year until January of the following year. The first 40 episodes of the season aired on the TVNZ 2 channel on weekday mornings from October 9, 2018 to December 5, 2019, while the remaining eight episodes previously available on demand were aired weekday afternoons from May 15 to 24, 2019. The first 15 episodes of [[S22|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends]] were aired weekday afternoons on the TVNZ 2 channel from May 27 to June 13, 2019, while the remaining 39 episodes were aired from February 26 to April 23, 2020.
 
[[S23|Pokémon Journeys: The Series]] aired in a Saturday morning timeslot from December 26, 2020 to December 11, 2021. The last episode of Pokémon to air on TVNZ was a rerun of ''[[JN038|Restore and Renew!]]'', which aired on April 1, 2022.


===TV3===
In 2000, it moved to an afternoon time-slot on rival station {{wp|Three (TV channel)|TV3}}, which aired reruns of {{Ash}}'s [[S01|first journey]] through the [[Kanto]] region and showed the first screenings of [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]. Broadcasting on TV3 ended with the final episode of [[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]].


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Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest repeats aired from March 30, 2020 in a late morning time-slot on {{wp|TVNZ Duke}} as part of a block of children's programming designed to keep children entertained during a national lockdown imposed in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
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When the anime debuted on YTV, it aired on weekdays at 4:00 PM. When ''[[The Adventures in the Orange Islands]]'' debuted in the US, YTV continued to air ''Indigo League'' episodes until ''[[EP110|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?]]'' aired on [[Kids' WB!]]. This is due to YTV's policy of not airing new episodes until there are enough new dubbed episodes to air five days a week until the end of the season. Back around this time, Pokémon sometimes received blocks of "back to back to back to back" specials. The first time this occurred, the block was called "Pokemania".
===Cartoon Network and Disney XD===
<!--info on Johto/Hoenn airings?-->
[[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] and [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]] have yet to show on free-to-air television in New Zealand, but is shown on a daily basis on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network}}, which is broadcast on {{wp|Sky Network Television}}, a pay-per-view network. Cartoon Network has shown episodes from every series of the anime.  


YTV began airing {{tt|new|to Canadians}} ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episodes on Saturdays in August 2007. A 3:30 PM weekday timeslot starting with ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage]]'' was added on April 7, 2008. Eventually, these 3:30 PM episodes surpassed the timeline of the Saturday episodes, starting with ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way out of This!]]''. Thus, Canada started getting five new episodes per week. The episode that made the weekday afternoon episodes pass the Saturday ones was ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way out of This!]]''. The first season of the [[Diamond & Pearl series]] had finished its chronological airing on Tuesday, June 17, meaning that [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] should have started on the next Wednesday or possibly Saturday. However, this did not happen, as YTV began rerunning season 10 from the beginning. This is due to YTV's episode policy as stated above.
{{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney XD}} began airing the series with [[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] on July 2, 2018.


''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' briefly appeared for three weeks, airing on Fridays at 8:00 AM starting November 7, 2008. At one point, YTV was constantly changing their schedule around from ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' and ''Diamond and Pearl'' episodes at the times of 3:30 PM and 8:00 AM. On Monday, March 2, 2009, YTV began to air ''Battle Dimension'' regularly and only aired ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' episodes on Saturdays. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, YTV aired the [[DP104|last episode]] of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension. On Saturday, October 10, 2009, YTV began airing episodes of [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]].<ref>[http://forums.ytv.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=406625 YTV's Pokemon board]</ref> On the same day, they aired [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]] at 12:00 PM, and also [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]] at 12:30 PM (just one day after the US airing).<ref>[http://www.ytv.com/AnimeMaster/Article%20Archive/index.asp www.YTV.com :: AnimeMaster :: Article Archive]</ref> On November 20, 2009, YTV stopped airing episodes of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' and began to air only Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles. On November 28, 2009, YTV aired the Canadian premier of [[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]. Movies 8 through 11 have yet to air on the channel, however.
===Netflix===
In New Zealand, the anime is available on [[Netflix]]. Until ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', new seasons of the anime were added annually to Netflix New Zealand at the same time as most countries outside of Asia.


Currently, YTV is airing reruns of ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]''.
The first 12 episodes of ''{{OBP|Pokémon Horizons: The Series|season}}'' were added on Netflix New Zealand on April 15, 2024. Like in the United States, the thumbnails and episodes include Netflix Original branding. However, unlike in the United States, the series logo does not include the branding.


[[File:YtvAnimeOnDemand.PNG|thumb|left|170px|YTV Anime On Demand logo]]
===Pokémon movies===
[[File:Bionixondemand.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Bionix On Demand logo]]
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in theaters; while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video. ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were not initially released in New Zealand, but they both aired on TV2 multiple times before finally being released on DVD on November 9, 2016, although the ''Destiny Deoxys'' DVD had previously been imported from {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} by The Warehouse in 2014. ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', and ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' have all been released on DVD.
In 2005, YTV launched an {{wp|Video on demand|on demand}} anime channel simply named ''YTV Anime On Demand''. The channel contained new and old programs, including series that do not air on the normal YTV. The Pokémon anime was also available on this service. In 2008, YTV renamed its on demand service to ''Bionix On Demand'', which continues to offer Pokémon in its line-up to this day.<ref>[http://www.ytv.com/etc/vod/ Video On Demand - Exclusive Anime!]</ref>


While some episodes such as [[EP023|The Tower of Terror]], [[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]], and [[Holiday Hi-Jynx]] were aired and later banned in the United States, they have not been banned from YTV's schedule. However, the channel has not aired any episodes which were also never aired in the United States, such as [[EP035|The Legend of Dratini]] and [[EP250|The Ice Cave]].<!--does anyone know if YTV aired Beauty and the Beach?-->
''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom/Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' was released on DVD March 21, 2012, following a two-day limited release of ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' in theaters in February. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'', ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'', ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'', ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'', ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', and ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' have also been released on DVD in New Zealand. Additionally, the English dub of ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'' made its world premiere at selected Hoyts cinemas in New Zealand on November 5, 2015, with the {{pmin|Australia}}n premiere following two hours later.


In some areas of Canada, {{wp|The WB}} (now {{wp|The CW}}) is available on cable. With this, Canadians were able to watch the newest English-dubbed episodes on [[Kids' WB!]] before they aired on [[YTV]]. Since [[Cartoon Network]] became the USA's provider of the Pokémon anime in 2006, Canadians must now wait until the dubbed episodes air on YTV to watch them due to the fact that Cartoon Network is only available in the United States.
[[Pokémon Origins]] was released on DVD in New Zealand by Beyond Entertainment on May 21, 2014.


==Cast and Crew==
==Pokémon manga==
The voices used in the english dub shown in New Zealand are exactly the same as the United State version.
[[Pokémon manga]] titles translated by [[Chuang Yi]] were previously available in New Zealand, distributed by {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. Pokémon manga is somewhat hard to find in New Zealand, but they can be obtained in specialist shops.


==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The Pokémon Trading Card Game was very popular with New Zealand children and school children alike. It was eventually banned in most schools , after fights and suspected gambling took place because of it. And was faded out with other popular crazes such as
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], although declining in popularity, is still being sold throughout New Zealand.
{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!_Trading_Card_Game|Yu-Gi-Oh! cards}} which faced a similar fate.


==[[Pokémon merchandise]]==
When first released, the game was very popular among New Zealand children. It was eventually banned in most schools, due to it being a "classroom distraction".<ref name="Herald">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=119713 The New Zealand Herald - Christian school bans kids' craze]</ref> Conflict between students regarding Trading Cards as well as perceived gambling issues resulted in the cards being banned from some schools. Its popularity faded out as it was replaced by other popular crazes such as {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh! cards}}.
Canada receives most of the same Pokémon merchandise that is available in the United States, such as plush toys and [[Heinz Pokémon Pasta|foods]]. All four [[Burger King Promotional Pokémon toys|Burger King promotions]] were available at Canadian {{wp|Burger King}} outlets. Per national laws<ref>[http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-3.01/index.html Official Languages Act]</ref>, all Pokémon toys and other merchandise come with bilingual packaging and instructions.


Several Pokémon books that have been released in English in Canada and the United States have been translated into French by '''Le Groupe Syntagme Inc''' for sale in Québec. Examples include many of [[Tracey West]]'s Pokémon chapter books based on the anime, the [[Pokémon Adventure Series]] (''Pokémon Collection Adventure''), ''[[Pokémon Pop Quiz]]'' (''{{tt|Pokémon Questions-pièges|Pokémon Trick Questions}}'') and ''[[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]]'' (''{{tt|Extrêmes Pokémon: Le guide ultime des vrais mordus|Extreme Pokémon: The Ultimate Official Guide}}''). [[VIZ Media]] exports all of its [[Pokémon manga]] to Canada, however, no Pokémon manga have been released in Canadian French<!--as far as I know-->.
==Pokémon merchandise==
New Zealand received most of the same [[Pokémon merchandise]] that is available in {{pmin|the United States}}, such as plush toys which were released in major department chains and given away in some fast food restaurants. Due to its decline in popularity, merchandise can be difficult to find in New Zealand stores, but can still be purchased online.<ref name="Zazzle">[http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchType=all&searchString=Pok%C3%A9mon&type=Search&generalSearch_keypresses=11&generalSearch_suggested=0 Trademe listing for Pokémon]</ref>


All Pokémon board games released in the United States, such as [[Pokémon Master Trainer]] and {{OBP|Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.|1999}}, have been released in Canada in fully bilingual versions.
Pokémon DVDs and books (such as the [[Pokémon anime novelization series]]) have been widely available.


In the year 2000, YTV featured ''[[Pokémon Theme]]'' on their first ''Big Fun Party Mix'' CD.<ref>[http://www.amazon.ca/Big-Fun-Party-Mix/dp/B000057ZLD/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255890370&sr=1-6 Big Fun Party Mix: Big Fun Party Mix: Amazon.ca: Music]</ref>
The [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys]] were available in New Zealand in August 2011.


==Trivia==
==References==
{{reflist}}


==References==
 
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Pokémon in New Zealand
Pokémon logo English.png
New Zealand Flag.png
Flag of New Zealand
Language English, Māori, NZ sign language
Continent Australasia
Original anime airdates
EP001 September 1998
AG001 May 2004
DP001 August 2007
BW001 September 2011
XY001 September 2015
SM001 December 4, 2017
JN001 December 26, 2020
HZ001 April 15, 2024

The Pokémon franchise first reached New Zealand in late 1998 with the release of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions and the airing of the anime.

Pokémon games

All Pokémon games that have been released in the United States have also been released in New Zealand, with the exception of the Pokémon mini. The country of origin for each game tends to differ depending on retailer availability; some games are imported from the United States, but others are from the Australian release. The New Zealand release dates tend to be on or around the Australian release dates. An English language release of Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure was released in New Zealand, despite the title never being released in North America. Softprint Interactive was Nintendo's New Zealand dsitributor until 2008 (sometime before the release of Pokémon Platinum), when it entered bankruptcy.

Games that are imported from the US are naturally inconsistent with New Zealand spelling rules. For example, spelling variations such as color and center are not changed to colour and centre for the New Zealand releases. Games sourced from Australia also have this problem, despite New Zealand English and Australian English being largely identical in terms of spelling rules.

Event Pokémon have been released in New Zealand sporadically. The recent introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed New Zealand players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. Prior to this, very few event Pokémon were made available to New Zealand players, and when events at malls and other stores were held, many parts of the country were overlooked.

Pokémon anime

Bulbanews

Pokémon videos and DVDs have been available for several years.

TVNZ 2

TV2's former logo

The English dub of the original series was first screened on TV2 (now known as TVNZ 2), a free-to-air television channel, in an early morning timeslot in 1998. It was shown on a daily basis.

In 2003, the anime returned to TV2; with Pokémon: Master Quest airing in an after-school time-slot, with episodes five times a week. Pokémon: Advanced followed in 2004, also five times a week in the same after-school time-slot. In 2005, Pokémon Chronicles was aired in an early morning time-slot on Sundays. This was followed by Pokémon: Advanced Challenge in the same weekly time-slot. Pokémon: Advanced Battle was then skipped with Pokémon: Battle Frontier aired in its place. After a brief period off the air, Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl was aired in the Sunday morning time-slot. In 2010, Pokémon: Battle Frontier was repeated on TV2 on weekday mornings with Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl repeats following it. Sinnoh League Victors began airing on weekday mornings in September 2011, while Pokémon: Black & White aired on Sunday mornings.

Pokémon the Series: XY began airing on Saturday mornings in September 2015, concluding in August 2016. Pokémon then switched to a weekday morning time-slot to air Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest. Following this, Pokémon the Series: XYZ aired in the same time-slot, effectively making Pokémon the Series: XY the first series to air in its entirety on free-to-air television in New Zealand since the original series.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon began airing on December 4, 2017 at 7:45 AM on TVNZ 2. The first eight episodes of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures were made available for viewing through TVNZ's OnDemand service on March 1, 2018, with the remaining episodes gradually being added one-by-one from April of that year until January of the following year. The first 40 episodes of the season aired on the TVNZ 2 channel on weekday mornings from October 9, 2018 to December 5, 2019, while the remaining eight episodes previously available on demand were aired weekday afternoons from May 15 to 24, 2019. The first 15 episodes of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends were aired weekday afternoons on the TVNZ 2 channel from May 27 to June 13, 2019, while the remaining 39 episodes were aired from February 26 to April 23, 2020.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series aired in a Saturday morning timeslot from December 26, 2020 to December 11, 2021. The last episode of Pokémon to air on TVNZ was a rerun of Restore and Renew!, which aired on April 1, 2022.

TV3

In 2000, it moved to an afternoon time-slot on rival station TV3, which aired reruns of Ash's first journey through the Kanto region and showed the first screenings of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands. Broadcasting on TV3 ended with the final episode of Pokémon: Johto League Champions.

TVNZ Duke

Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest repeats aired from March 30, 2020 in a late morning time-slot on TVNZ Duke as part of a block of children's programming designed to keep children entertained during a national lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cartoon Network and Disney XD

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension and Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles have yet to show on free-to-air television in New Zealand, but is shown on a daily basis on Cartoon Network, which is broadcast on Sky Network Television, a pay-per-view network. Cartoon Network has shown episodes from every series of the anime.

Disney XD began airing the series with Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon on July 2, 2018.

Netflix

In New Zealand, the anime is available on Netflix. Until Pokémon Horizons: The Series, new seasons of the anime were added annually to Netflix New Zealand at the same time as most countries outside of Asia.

The first 12 episodes of Pokémon Horizons: The Series were added on Netflix New Zealand on April 15, 2024. Like in the United States, the thumbnails and episodes include Netflix Original branding. However, unlike in the United States, the series logo does not include the branding.

Pokémon movies

Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One, and Spell of the Unown: Entei were screened in theaters; while Celebi: The Voice of the Forest and Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias were released straight to video. Jirachi: Wish Maker and Destiny Deoxys were not initially released in New Zealand, but they both aired on TV2 multiple times before finally being released on DVD on November 9, 2016, although the Destiny Deoxys DVD had previously been imported from the United Kingdom by The Warehouse in 2014. Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Rise of Darkrai, Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Arceus and the Jewel of Life, and Zoroark: Master of Illusions have all been released on DVD.

White—Victini and Zekrom/Black—Victini and Reshiram was released on DVD March 21, 2012, following a two-day limited release of White—Victini and Zekrom in theaters in February. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, Genesect and the Legend Awakened, Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, I Choose You!, and The Power of Us have also been released on DVD in New Zealand. Additionally, the English dub of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages made its world premiere at selected Hoyts cinemas in New Zealand on November 5, 2015, with the Australian premiere following two hours later.

Pokémon Origins was released on DVD in New Zealand by Beyond Entertainment on May 21, 2014.

Pokémon manga

Pokémon manga titles translated by Chuang Yi were previously available in New Zealand, distributed by Madman Entertainment. Pokémon manga is somewhat hard to find in New Zealand, but they can be obtained in specialist shops.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

The Pokémon Trading Card Game, although declining in popularity, is still being sold throughout New Zealand.

When first released, the game was very popular among New Zealand children. It was eventually banned in most schools, due to it being a "classroom distraction".[1] Conflict between students regarding Trading Cards as well as perceived gambling issues 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.

Pokémon merchandise

New Zealand received most of the same Pokémon merchandise that is available in the United States, such as plush toys which were released in major department chains and given away in some fast food restaurants. Due to its decline in popularity, merchandise can be difficult to find in New Zealand stores, but can still be purchased online.[2]

Pokémon DVDs and books (such as the Pokémon anime novelization series) have been widely available.

The 2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys were available in New Zealand in August 2011.

References

  1. ↑ The New Zealand Herald - Christian school bans kids' craze
  2. ↑ Trademe listing for Pokémon


The Pokémon franchise around the world
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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