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name=Toonami Jetstream |
|countries=the United States
logo=[[File:Toonami Jetstream Logo.png|180px]] |
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
caption=Toonami Jetstream's logo |
|continent={{wp|North America}}
headquarters=[[File:United States Flag.png|30px]] USA |
|EP001=September 7, 1998
launched=July 17, 2006 |
|AG001=March 15, 2003
ownedby=Turner Broadcasting System (50%)<br>[[VIZ Media]] (50%) |
|DP001=April 20, 2007
|BW001=February 12, 2011
}}
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'''Toonami Jetstream''' was a {{wp|Streaming media|streaming video}} service run by [[Cartoon Network]] and [[VIZ Media]] to provide anime and action cartoons 24 hours a day.  The service launched on July 17, 2006.  The service remained online even after its parent programming block, [[Toonami]], ended on September 20, 2008.  On January 20, 2009, Toonami Jetstream switched all available offerings with "top 10" lists from most of their at-the-time current shows.  Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009.


The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached the '''{{wp|United States}}''' in 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}. Most English translations of Pokémon media, as seen on this wiki, are based in the United States.
[[Cartoon Network Video]], Toonami Jetstream's former sister service, became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service at the time Jetstream shut down. The Pokémon anime didn't initially migrate over to Cartoon Network Video, but would do so a few months after Jetstream's shutdown.


==Pokémon video games==
The service was only available in the United States.  Other regions have their own version of Jetstream, though not with Pokémon included in the lineup.
Most Pokémon video games released in Japan are translated into English for the United States, although there are exceptions such as [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|the WiiWare Mystery Dungeon games]]. All English-language games are exported to {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, {{pmin|Australia}} and other countries (including those that do not have their own translation of the games, such as {{pmin|Russia}}). Event Pokémon are regularly released in the United States as well.
[[Image:Jetstreamshutdown.png|thumb|right|Message of Toonami Jetstream's shut down on January 30, 2009.]]


==Pokémon anime==
==Pokémon anime on Toonami Jetstream==
The [[Pokémon anime]] debuted on September 7, 1998 on [[Kids' WB]], helping to launch Pokémon into a nationwide phenomenon that lasted until the early 2000s. All English-language dubs of the Pokémon anime were performed in the United States, first by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and later by [[Pokémon USA]]; due to Bulbapedia being an English-language wiki, most information on the English dub can be found on the pages themselves.
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The third season of the [[Pokémon anime]] debuted on the service on October 9, 2006 under the [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|Johto Journeys]] banner. The first episode offered on the service was ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''.  The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'', debuted on Jetstream on October 1, 2007.


While the [[Pokémon movie]]s are regularly released theatrically in Japan, [[M01|only]] [[M02|the]] [[M03|first]] [[M04|five]] [[M05|movies]] and the Zekrom variant of the [[M14|14th movie]] have seen release in the US; all other movies have premiered on television (usually on [[Cartoon Network]]) and released straight to video or DVD.
[[Pokémon Chronicles]] also debuted on Toonami Jetstream on October 9, 2006.  The first episode of the side series offered on the service was part 1 of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. The final episode, Pikachu's Winter Vacation:  ''[[PK02|Christmas Night]]''/''[[PK03|Kanga Games]]'', debuted on the service on March 5, 2007.


==Pokémon manga==
The fourth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on May 29, 2007 under the [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Johto League Champions]] banner.  ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'', debuted on Jetstream on May 27, 2008.
Pokémon manga is translated into English by [[VIZ Media]]. Currently, only [[Pokémon Adventures]] and movie adaptations are translated.


==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The first season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on January 14, 2008 under the [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Pokémon]] banner as part of a special offering involving {{g|Snap}}. ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. This classification never saw a regular progression.
An English-language translation of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] has been sold in the United States since the release of [[Base Set (TCG)|Base Set]] in 1999, and continues to this day. Most English sets do not correspond exactly to the Japanese sets they are translated from; they often incorporate additional cards from Japanese promotions and theme decks. English-language cards are the most widely distributed worldwide; as with the games, they are exported to other English-speaking countries, but are also often sold alongside localized translations and in countries where no local translation exists. Currently, only English-language cards are tournament legal in the United States.


==Pokémon merchandise==
The fifth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on June 16, 2008 under the [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]] banner. ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP240|Some Like It Hot]]'', debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009.  This classification was the only one featured in the Top 10 format prior to the service's shutdown.
Pokémon merchandising has been handled by various distributors in the United States. When the franchise debuted, merchandising was handled by [[Hasbro]]. Originally, toys and merchandise were simply imported from Japan, but later Hasbro created their own toys and games for distribution in the US. In 2004, rights passed to [[Jakks Pacific]], which produced their own merchandise as well. As of January 2013, merchandise will be handled by [[Tomy]], which will import Japanese merchandise once again.


{{Stub}}<br>
The ninth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on November 17, 2008 under the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] banner.  ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009.


{{Pokémon around the world}}<br>
Toonami Jetstream released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday is a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday or the preceding Friday). Like other shows on Toonami Jetstream, new Pokémon episodes in currently-running seasons debuted every week and remained available on Toonami Jetstream for six weeks after they debuted on the service.
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Toonami Jetstream also offered short previews of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' prior to their television debuts.
 
To celebrate the release of Pokémon Snap on the Virtual Console, [[Pokémon.com]] have announced that episodes featuring [[Todd Snap]] will be offered for one week later in December.  That method was scrapped in favor of traditional weekly progression; his three Johto appearances appeared as part of the normal Johto League Champions progression, with his Kanto appearances appearing on January 14, 2008, January 22, 2008, and January 28, 2008.
 
==Episodes available on Toonami Jetstream==
:''Classifications in italics were active on Jetstream as of the final regular upload.''
* [[Pokémon anime|Pokémon]]
** [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|Season 3]]: ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''-''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]''
** {{pkmn|Chronicles}}: ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]] (Part 1)''-Pikachu's Winter Vacation: ''[[PK02|Christmas Night]]''/''[[PK03|Kanga Games]]''
** [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Season 4]]: ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]''-''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]''
** [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Season 1]]: ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]''-''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''
** ''[[Pokémon: Master Quest|Season 5]]'': ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]''-''[[EP240|Some Like It Hot]]''
** ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Season 9]]''{{fn|1}}:  ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony!]]''-''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]''
 
* <small>{{fnb|1}}Not featured in the Top 10 format.</small>
 
==Trivia==
[[File:Master Quest Jetstream.jpg|thumb|right|The Jetstream version of the [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]] logo.]]
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* Toonami Jetstream used the opening based on [[Pokérap GS]] for all Pokémon Chronicles episodes.  That was only done on the televised airings with part 1 of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''; all other Pokémon Chronicles episodes used the [[Pokémon Chronicles theme]] for their televised airings.
* The first five episodes of Johto League Champions used the Johto Journeys opening on Jetstream, similar to the original [[Kids' WB!]] airings of the episodes.
* The Todd version of [[Todd Snap]]'s Kanto episodes are the ones used on Toonami Jetstream. This appears to go with the {{wp|Retroactive continuity|retcon}} of making Snap his surname when {{g|Snap}} was announced for the Virtual Console.
* The [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]] logo used different colors on the Jetstream banner than in the show itself.
 
===Errors===
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* ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' was mislabeled as being episode 10. The actual episode 10 in [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]] is ''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]]''. Subsequent Indigo League episodes also had wrong numbers attached. This running error may have been a result of Cartoon Network's recent tendency to air the first season's episodes in the order Kids WB showed them instead of their proper order.
* ''[[EP196|Control Freak!]]'', listed as episode 39 of [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Johto League Champions]], was mistakenly given the title and description of the [[EP144|listed episode 39]] in [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|the previous arc]]. The scene selection showed images from the correct episode, and the correct episode played.
* The above error was later repeated with ''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl]]'', the listed episode 14 of [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]]. It was mistakenly given the title and description of the [[SS014|listed episode 14]] of [[Pokémon Chronicles]], but showed images from and played the correct episode. The episode was also given an initial expiry time of only nine days instead of the usual six weeks; it was later reuploaded with the correct expiry time, but still with the wrong title and description.
* ''[[EP214|Mantine Overboard!]]'' initially did not list the episode number in the [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]] classification (it was supposed to be 5); this error was later fixed.
* The above error was later repeated with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony!]]'' not listing its episode number in the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] classification (it was supposed to be 1); unlike the above error, however, this one was never fixed.
* The listed episode 6 of the [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]] classification, ''[[EP215|Octillery The Outcast!]]'', was initially listed with a title of "<sc>Copy Needed</sc>"; this error was later fixed and did not reoccur when featured in the Top 10 format.
[[Image:Dawn Battle Frontier.jpg|thumb|right|{{an|Dawn}} in the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]]?]]
* When viewing the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] banner under the "Shows" tab, {{an|Dawn}} is depicted on the right side of the banner, despite not debuting until [[DP001|the first episode of the]] [[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl|following season]].
 
==See also==
{{bulbanews|Toonami Jetstream closes its doors}}
===External links===
* {{wp|Toonami Jetstream}} on Wikipedia
{{-}}
{{Project TV notice}}
[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]
[[Category:TV]]

Revision as of 11:09, 20 January 2013

Toonami Jetstream
Toonami Jetstream Logo.png
Toonami Jetstream's logo
Headquarters United States Flag.png USA
Launched July 17, 2006
Owned By Turner Broadcasting System (50%)
VIZ Media (50%)

Toonami Jetstream was a streaming video service run by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media to provide anime and action cartoons 24 hours a day. The service launched on July 17, 2006. The service remained online even after its parent programming block, Toonami, ended on September 20, 2008. On January 20, 2009, Toonami Jetstream switched all available offerings with "top 10" lists from most of their at-the-time current shows. Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009.

Cartoon Network Video, Toonami Jetstream's former sister service, became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service at the time Jetstream shut down. The Pokémon anime didn't initially migrate over to Cartoon Network Video, but would do so a few months after Jetstream's shutdown.

The service was only available in the United States. Other regions have their own version of Jetstream, though not with Pokémon included in the lineup.

Message of Toonami Jetstream's shut down on January 30, 2009.

Pokémon anime on Toonami Jetstream

The third season of the Pokémon anime debuted on the service on October 9, 2006 under the Johto Journeys banner. The first episode offered on the service was The Pokémon Water War. The last episode under this classification, The Fortune Hunters, debuted on Jetstream on October 1, 2007.

Pokémon Chronicles also debuted on Toonami Jetstream on October 9, 2006. The first episode of the side series offered on the service was part 1 of The Legend of Thunder!. The final episode, Pikachu's Winter Vacation: Christmas Night/Kanga Games, debuted on the service on March 5, 2007.

The fourth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on May 29, 2007 under the Johto League Champions banner. A Goldenrod Opportunity was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, Machoke, Machoke Man!, debuted on Jetstream on May 27, 2008.

The first season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on January 14, 2008 under the Pokémon banner as part of a special offering involving Pokémon Snap. Pokémon Paparazzi was the first episode offered under that classification. This classification never saw a regular progression.

The fifth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on June 16, 2008 under the Master Quest banner. Around the Whirlpool was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, Some Like It Hot, debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009. This classification was the only one featured in the Top 10 format prior to the service's shutdown.

The ninth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on November 17, 2008 under the Battle Frontier banner. Fear Factor Phony was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, Reversing the Charges, debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009.

Toonami Jetstream released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday is a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday or the preceding Friday). Like other shows on Toonami Jetstream, new Pokémon episodes in currently-running seasons debuted every week and remained available on Toonami Jetstream for six weeks after they debuted on the service.

Toonami Jetstream also offered short previews of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Two Degrees of Separation!, and The Rise of Darkrai prior to their television debuts.

To celebrate the release of Pokémon Snap on the Virtual Console, Pokémon.com have announced that episodes featuring Todd Snap will be offered for one week later in December. That method was scrapped in favor of traditional weekly progression; his three Johto appearances appeared as part of the normal Johto League Champions progression, with his Kanto appearances appearing on January 14, 2008, January 22, 2008, and January 28, 2008.

Episodes available on Toonami Jetstream

Classifications in italics were active on Jetstream as of the final regular upload.
  • 1: Not featured in the Top 10 format.

Trivia

File:Master Quest Jetstream.jpg
The Jetstream version of the Master Quest logo.
  • Toonami Jetstream used the opening based on Pokérap GS for all Pokémon Chronicles episodes. That was only done on the televised airings with part 1 of The Legend of Thunder!; all other Pokémon Chronicles episodes used the Pokémon Chronicles theme for their televised airings.
  • The first five episodes of Johto League Champions used the Johto Journeys opening on Jetstream, similar to the original Kids' WB! airings of the episodes.
  • The Todd version of Todd Snap's Kanto episodes are the ones used on Toonami Jetstream. This appears to go with the retcon of making Snap his surname when Pokémon Snap was announced for the Virtual Console.
  • The Master Quest logo used different colors on the Jetstream banner than in the show itself.

Errors

  • Pokémon Paparazzi was mislabeled as being episode 10. The actual episode 10 in Indigo League is Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village. Subsequent Indigo League episodes also had wrong numbers attached. This running error may have been a result of Cartoon Network's recent tendency to air the first season's episodes in the order Kids WB showed them instead of their proper order.
  • Control Freak!, listed as episode 39 of Johto League Champions, was mistakenly given the title and description of the listed episode 39 in the previous arc. The scene selection showed images from the correct episode, and the correct episode played.
  • The above error was later repeated with Throwing in the Noctowl, the listed episode 14 of Master Quest. It was mistakenly given the title and description of the listed episode 14 of Pokémon Chronicles, but showed images from and played the correct episode. The episode was also given an initial expiry time of only nine days instead of the usual six weeks; it was later reuploaded with the correct expiry time, but still with the wrong title and description.
  • Mantine Overboard! initially did not list the episode number in the Master Quest classification (it was supposed to be 5); this error was later fixed.
  • The above error was later repeated with Fear Factor Phony! not listing its episode number in the Battle Frontier classification (it was supposed to be 1); unlike the above error, however, this one was never fixed.
  • The listed episode 6 of the Master Quest classification, Octillery The Outcast!, was initially listed with a title of "Copy Needed"; this error was later fixed and did not reoccur when featured in the Top 10 format.
Dawn in the Battle Frontier?

See also

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External links


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