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The '''[[Pokémon]] franchise''' (Hindi: पोकेमोन ''Pokémon'', Urdu: پوکيمون ''Pokémon'') made its debut in the '''{{wp|Indian subcontinent}}''' in 2003, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', in both English as well as in Hindi dub on {{wp|Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network India}}. The respective channel hosted the show for eight years straight (2003-2011) and aired the initial eleven seasons. The {{pkmn|anime}} shifted to {{wp|Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo}} from March, 2011 in India. In 2014, | The '''[[Pokémon]] franchise''' (Hindi: पोकेमोन ''Pokémon'', Urdu: پوکيمون ''Pokémon'') made its debut in the '''{{wp|Indian subcontinent}}''' in 2003, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', in both English as well as in Hindi dub on {{wp|Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network India}}. The respective channel hosted the show for eight years straight (2003-2011) and aired the initial eleven seasons. The {{pkmn|anime}} shifted to {{wp|Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo}} from March, 2011 in India. The first season of the {{pkmn|anime}} began to air on Cartoon Network's rival channel, {{wp|Hungama TV}} of the Disney group, in 2014 (May), with a new dubbing. In July 2014, the {{pkmn|anime}} shifted back to {{wp|Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network India}} airing the Best Wishes series. | ||
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*Pokémon [[wp:Raksha Bandhan|Rakhis]] were available in India, with {{p|Pikachu}} and the [[Starter Pokémon |starter Pokémon]] of [[Unova region]]. | *Pokémon [[wp:Raksha Bandhan|Rakhis]] were available in India, with {{p|Pikachu}} and the [[Starter Pokémon |starter Pokémon]] of [[Unova region]]. | ||
*Pokémon merchandise is available in India from Reliance Home video and games. | *Pokémon merchandise is available in India from Reliance Home video and games. | ||
==Pokémon video games== | |||
Pokemon video games aren't popular in India. This is because [[wp:Nintendo|Nintendo]] hasn't officially entered India and so none of the Pokémon games are advertised/promoted in India. However [[wp:Nintendo|Nintendo]] products as well as Pokémon games are available on Indian online retail stores. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Instead of following the usual tradition of literally translating the moves' names in Hindi, several of them have been kept the same as in English starting season 14. | * Instead of following the usual tradition of literally translating the moves' names in Hindi, several of them have been kept the same as in English starting season 14. | ||
* Pokémon collectibles were available for free in every [[wp:Cheetos|Cheetos]]snack pack | |||
* Pokémon became an instant hit in India and almost always used to be the number one kids show on TV. Due to its huge popularity, many pirated Pokémon products began to be sold in India.<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/mam/headlines/y2k3/dec/decmam4.htm</ref> | * Pokémon became an instant hit in India and almost always used to be the number one kids show on TV. Due to its huge popularity, many pirated Pokémon products began to be sold in India.<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/mam/headlines/y2k3/dec/decmam4.htm</ref> | ||
* On the Toonami block where Pokémon once aired, Cartoon Network in 2006 hosted a contest titled "Toonami-Game On Video Game Championship", with Pokémon merchandise given out as prizes.<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/cartoon-network-to-host-toonami-game-on-video-gaming</ref> | * On the Toonami block where Pokémon once aired, Cartoon Network in 2006 hosted a contest titled "Toonami-Game On Video Game Championship", with Pokémon merchandise given out as prizes.<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/cartoon-network-to-host-toonami-game-on-video-gaming</ref> | ||
* Pokémon aired only in English and Hindi until the 5th Season, where it began to air it in Tamil and Telugu as well. | |||
* Hungama channel airs Pokémon Season 1 only, that too only in Hindi and not in English. | |||
* Cartoon Network, from the 14th season, airs Pokémon only in English and Hindi. | |||
* Though Pokémon Anime and Merchandises are hugely popular in India, Pokémon Manga and Video Games are not that popular in India. | |||
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| Language | Hindi, Tamil*, Telugu*, English | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
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| EP001 | April 1, 2003 | |||
| AG001 | May 9, 2006 | |||
| DP001 | November 9, 2009 November 16, 2009 | |||
| BW001 | June 17, 2013 | |||
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The Pokémon franchise (Hindi: पोकेमोन Pokémon, Urdu: پوکيمون Pokémon) made its debut in the Indian subcontinent in 2003, with the first broadcast of Pokémon - I Choose You!, in both English as well as in Hindi dub on Cartoon Network India. The respective channel hosted the show for eight years straight (2003-2011) and aired the initial eleven seasons. The anime shifted to Pogo from March, 2011 in India. The first season of the anime began to air on Cartoon Network's rival channel, Hungama TV of the Disney group, in 2014 (May), with a new dubbing. In July 2014, the anime shifted back to Cartoon Network India airing the Best Wishes series.
Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime is available in most south Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
| Country | Channels aired |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Cartoon Network Pakistan |
| Bangladesh | |
| Pakistan | |
| Bhutan | Cartoon Network India Pogo |
| India | |
| Nepal | |
| Sri Lanka |
Original series
Pokémon: Indigo League premiered on Cartoon Network India on May 12, 2003[1] and concluded in the same year. Initially, the show began airing on the Toonami block, available in both Hindi and English dub. During its peak, it became one of the highly rated show on the respective channel.
Following the first season of the anime, Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands made its Indian debut in late 2003. With The Rivalry Revival, it concluded in mid-2004. After almost a year of re-runs, Cartoon Network aired the new episodes of the anime with its third season, Pokémon: The Johto Journeys.
Affiliated with Cartoon Network India, a separate Cartoon Network feed was launched for its Pakistani viewers in 2004, which is also available in Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Due to mutual affiliation, both channels were in sync in airing the anime. After a few months, Cartoon Network India began to air Pokémon in two additional dub languages, Tamil and Telugu along with the premiere of second last season of the Original series, Pokémon: Johto League Champions.
Cartoon Network aired Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns on India Children's day, November 14, 2006.[2]
In mid-2005, Cartoon Network wrapped up Pokémon: Master Quest thus concluding the Original series of the Pokémon anime.
| Year | Season(s) of Pokémon Original series aired |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Pokémon: Indigo League |
| 2003 - 2004 | Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands |
| 2004 | Pokémon: The Johto Journeys |
| 2004 - 2005 | Pokémon: Johto League Champions |
| 2005 | Pokémon: Master Quest |
Advanced Generation series
The first season of Pokémon Advanced Generation series debuted in 2006, on both channels. The first episode, Get the Show on the Road, premiered on May 9, 2006 on Cartoon Network India as well as on Cartoon Network Pakistan. At that time, Pokémon: Advanced was available in two different languages (English and Hindi) on Cartoon Network Pakistan and it was available in four different languages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English) on Cartoon Network India.
The first season of the Advanced Generation series ended in July 2006, resulting in repeats airing on both Cartoon Network channels. After four months, both Cartoon Network channels began to air new episodes of Pokémon and through this Pokémon: Advanced Challenge debuted on November 6, 2006 as well as trailers of the seventh season appearing in Indian theaters. The seventh season ended on January 4, 2007. After the end of seventh season, Cartoon Network began to air re-runs in a new one-hour block called Dastaan-e-Pokémon.
Dastaan-e-Pokémon
Dastaan-e-Pokémon was a one-hour block, especially dedicated exclusively to Pokémon, on both of the sub-continent Cartoon Network feeds. Available in 3 different dubs, the block premiered on January 8, 2007 with the first episode of the anime, replacing Pokémon: Advanced Challenge. The block featured all of the old episodes, from the first season up to the seventh. Almost a year later, it included a brand new season to its line-up, Pokémon: Advanced Battle, and marked the first time when a season premiered with two back-to-back episodes on Cartoon Network in the Indian sub-continent. The block ended in the end of 2008, replaced by Pokémon: Battle Frontier.
The final season of the Advanced Generation series. Pokémon: Battle Frontier debuted in the month of November in 2008. Initially, it only aired on Cartoon Network India, but began to air on Cartoon Network Pakistan two weeks after its Indian debut. After the completion of the Advanced Generation series, both Cartoon Network channels began the repeat telecast of old Pokémon episodes. These reruns lasted for ten months, and ended with the debut of Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl.
| Year | Season(s) of Pokémon Advanced Generation series aired |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Pokémon: Advanced |
| 2006 - 2007 | Pokémon: Advanced Challenge |
| 2008 | Pokémon: Advanced Battle |
| 2008 - 2009 | Pokémon: Battle Frontier |
Diamond & Pearl series
The first season of the Diamond & Pearl series first aired in Pakistan on November 9, 2009 and in India on November 16, 2009. It was supposed to end on January 18, 2010 on Cartoon Network Pakistan but they ended the entire season within 35 days by skipping almost 23 episodes, from O'er the Rampardos We Watched! to A Stand-Up Sit-Down! due to unknown reasons. However, this problem was fixed in the re-runs of the season.
In early 2011, the anime switched to Pogo, a sister channel of Cartoon Network in India, which also aired the Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles in April. Even though the anime switched to another channel in India, Cartoon Network Pakistan continued to air the show which led to the premiere of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles on August 1. The finale of the twelfth season premiered on October 11, 2011 while the repeats of the same season took over the anime slot from the following day.
The last season of Diamond & Pearl series and thirteenth season overall, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors premiered on October 3, 2011 in India. During its airing, Pogo skipped two episodes instead of following the actual production order, from The Fleeing Tower Of Sunyshore! and Teaching the Student Teacher!, due to some unknown reasons. This problem was fixed in the re-runs of the season. The last episode of Diamond & Pearl series, that is Memories are Made of Bliss! aired on October 25, 2011 in India. Meanwhile it premiered on Cartoon Network Pakistan on February 1, 2012 and concluded its run with the season finale on March 19, 2012.
| Year | Season(s) of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl series aired |
|---|---|
| 2009 - 2010 | Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl |
| 2010 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension |
| 2011 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors* |
| 2012 | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors* |
Best Wishes series
Pogo premiered the fourteenth season of the anime on June 17, 2013 after almost a year and eight months gap. Also a new time slot was allotted, during 9:30 pm - 10:00 pm every Monday to Thursday. Many things were changed in the new season including the voice of the narrator and Delia Ketchum. Instead of the original production Pogo skipped the episodes The Dragon Master's Path! which was going to air on Wednesday, 31st July 2013 and Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! which was going to air on Thursday, 22th August, due to some unknown reasons. The channel completed the run of the season with the season finale, Battle for the Underground, on Thursday, 5th September. The re-runs of the season began from 9th September, continuing at the same time slot.
Later on during the re-runs, these episodes of The Dragon Master's Path! and Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! were broadcasted.
On June 27, 2014, after more than 3 years since Pokémon shifted to Pogo, Cartoon Network India said through its official Facebook page that Pokémon would soon be returning to Cartoon Network India, and in its post included a image from the Best Wishes series. Cartoon Network will begin airing the fourteenth season of Pokémon from July 2, 2014 at 12:30 PM and 8 PM, airing 2 new episodes daily.
While on the other hand Cartoon Network Pakistan is yet to announce the premier of season 14.
| Year | Season(s) of Pokémon Best Wishes series aired |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Pokémon: Black & White* |
Pokémon on Hungama TV
The anime is also shown on Hungama TV since May 19, 2014. It currently airs Indigo league episodes, but with a new voice cast, every Monday to Friday at 1:00 PM IST (7:30 am UTC). Every Friday Hungama TV includes a special block on Pokémon called Pokéthon, showing 4 repeat episodes in a row.
Pokémon movies
| Year | Movie(s)/special(s) aired* |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Mewtwo Returns |
| 2009 | Pokémon Chronicles Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea* |
| 2010 | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea* |
| 2011 | The Rise of Darkrai Giratina and the Sky Warrior* Arceus and the Jewel of Life* |
| 2012 | Zoroark Master of illusions* |
Cast and Crew
Hindi dub
| Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| Ash | Rahul Sharma,[Nachiket (Hungama dub)] |
| Unknown Character | Pawan Kalra |
| Brock | Abhishek Singh,[Uplaksh Kochhar (Hungama dub)] |
| Tracey | Nachiket Dighe |
| James | Kishore Bhatt |
Tamil dub
| Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| Unknown Character | Karthik [3] |
Pokémon manga
English-translated Pokémon manga was distributed in India by Chuang Yi.
Pokémon merchandise
- Pokémon Rakhis were available in India, with Pikachu and the starter Pokémon of Unova region.
- Pokémon merchandise is available in India from Reliance Home video and games.
Pokémon video games
Pokemon video games aren't popular in India. This is because Nintendo hasn't officially entered India and so none of the Pokémon games are advertised/promoted in India. However Nintendo products as well as Pokémon games are available on Indian online retail stores.
Trivia
- Instead of following the usual tradition of literally translating the moves' names in Hindi, several of them have been kept the same as in English starting season 14.
- Pokémon collectibles were available for free in every Cheetossnack pack
- Pokémon became an instant hit in India and almost always used to be the number one kids show on TV. Due to its huge popularity, many pirated Pokémon products began to be sold in India.[4]
- On the Toonami block where Pokémon once aired, Cartoon Network in 2006 hosted a contest titled "Toonami-Game On Video Game Championship", with Pokémon merchandise given out as prizes.[5]
- Pokémon aired only in English and Hindi until the 5th Season, where it began to air it in Tamil and Telugu as well.
- Hungama channel airs Pokémon Season 1 only, that too only in Hindi and not in English.
- Cartoon Network, from the 14th season, airs Pokémon only in English and Hindi.
- Though Pokémon Anime and Merchandises are hugely popular in India, Pokémon Manga and Video Games are not that popular in India.
Related articles
External links
- Cartoon Network India official site
- Cartoon Network India official Facebook page
- Pogo TV official site
- Pokémon merchandise
References
- ↑ http://www.indiantelevision.com/node/6848
- ↑ http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/cartoon-network-to-join-barbie-and-pok%C3%A9mon-on-childrens-day
- ↑ http://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/index.html?id=14017_Karthik-singing-sensation-of-South-India-lends-his-voice-to-Pokemon%27s-title-track-on-Cartoon-Network
- ↑ http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/mam/headlines/y2k3/dec/decmam4.htm
- ↑ http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/cartoon-network-to-host-toonami-game-on-video-gaming
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