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Gym Leader

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{{redirect|Leader|the recurring character that first appeared in [[JN014|Raid Battle in The Ruins!]]|Leader (JN014)}}
[[File:Sword Shield Gym Challenge artwork.png|thumb|250px|Artwork from {{g|Sword and Shield}} of {{ga|Victor}} facing Gym Leader [[Milo]]]]
A '''Gym Leader''' (Japanese: '''ジムリーダー''' ''Gym Leader'') is the highest-ranking member of a Pokémon [[Gym]]. The main job of a Gym Leader is to test {{pkmn|Trainer}}s and their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} so that they are strong and resourceful enough to take the [[Pokémon League]] challenge. If a Trainer defeats a Gym Leader in {{pkmn|battle}}, then the Trainer earns that Gym's [[Badge]].

Gym Leaders are also responsible for overseeing how their respective Gyms are run and maintained. Great care must be taken to make sure that their Gym reflects the best environment for the [[type]] in which they [[Type expert|specialize]], such as swimming pools in a {{type|Water}} Gym, trees and flowering plants in a {{type|Grass}} or a {{type|Bug}} Gym, or ice and snow in an {{type|Ice}} Gym. According to [[Morty]], teaching young people how to battle with Pokémon of that particular type can also be the job of a Gym Leader. Unlike regular Pokémon Trainers, a Gym Leader has the right to directly challenge the {{pkmn|Champion|Pokémon League Champion}}, as revealed by [[Brock]] in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]].

It has not exactly been made clear how Gym Leaders attain their position, but it appears that it varies for each Gym. Some of them founded their Gyms and are self-appointed. Others, such as [[Whitney]], are chosen by the other members of the region's Pokémon League. A few appear to be passed on through families: [[Janine]], [[Falkner]], and [[Flannery]] all took over their respective Gyms from a close family member. However, Gyms do not necessarily belong to a particular family. [[Roark]] and his father, [[Byron]], are both Gym Leaders at the same time, in different Gyms. Leaders can also choose to vacate their position. Examples include [[Koga]], [[Giovanni]], and [[Wallace]].

==Pokémon used==
Nearly all Leaders rely on a single [[type]] of Pokémon. For example, [[Erika]] uses only {{type|Grass}} Pokémon in official Gym {{pkmn|battle}}s. Some Leaders, however, stray from this mold, albeit rarely. This is evidenced by the different types used by {{ga|Blue}} during his reign as the Gym Leader of the [[Viridian Gym]] in Generations II, IV, and VII, although he is the only Gym Leader to do so. However, many Gym Leaders have one or two Pokémon that stray from their type theme.

Geography and climate can often be connected to the type of Pokémon the Gym Leader of that area uses. [[Pastoria Gym]] Leader, [[Crasher Wake]], uses {{type|Water}} Pokémon, a direct allusion to the flooded marsh that surrounds the area and the constant downpour that plagues [[Pastoria City]]. Another example of this is the [[Cinnabar Gym]] Leader, [[Blaine]], who uses {{type|Fire}} Pokémon and lives in a volcanic area.

The character archetype can also reflect the type of Pokémon a Leader uses. For example, [[Roark]] and [[Byron]], who are both miners, use the related {{t|Rock}}- and {{type|Steel}} Pokémon. [[Tate and Liza]] could be based on the archetype of twins who can communicate telepathically, and thus train {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon and being twins, they also battle opposing Trainers in Double Battles.

==In the core series==
[[File:SwSh Prerelease VS Milo.png‎|thumb|250px|Gym Leader [[Milo]] challenges the player]]
A '''Gym Leader''' (Japanese: '''ジムリーダー''' ''Gym Leader''), or '''Leader''' prior to [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], is the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} name given to the Gym Leaders when they are battled in the [[Pokémon games]]. Despite Gym Leaders themselves being introduced in [[Generation I]], the Trainer class did not appear onscreen until [[Generation II]], and it has been incorporated into every game since. Gym Leaders are integral within the Pokémon universe. Occasionally, in order for one to advance in the game, the player must challenge and defeat the leader of a [[Gym]]. Each game is designed in such a way that the player will not be able to move forward until they receive a [[Badge|Gym Badge]] which will, in turn, either allow them to use an [[HM]] to overcome natural obstacles or trigger a necessary event to continue with the game. It is one of the player's main objectives to collect eight Gym Badges, allowing them to challenge the [[Elite Four]].

Leaders do not seem to be required to be in their Gyms at all times. [[Giovanni]], for example, could keep his title as a Gym Leader despite not being at the [[Viridian Gym]] during the majority of the events of [[Generation I]], and his successor, {{ga|Blue}}, was also absent from the Gym several times. Beginning in [[Generation IV]], Leaders are increasingly encountered outside of their Gyms, evident in the remakes {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, where the Leaders have to be found in different locations at specific times before they can {{DL|Pokégear|Gym Leader phone listing|exchange phone numbers}} with the player for a {{DL|Rematch|Gym Leader rematch schedule|rematch at the Fighting Dojo}}. Some Leaders even appear across regions, such as [[Jasmine]] appearing in [[Sunyshore City]], [[Crasher Wake]] on {{rt|47|Johto}}, and [[Maylene]] in [[Celadon City]]. Leaders can even challenge other Gyms and the [[Elite Four]] (like [[Volkner]] wanted to do). In later games, it is made apparent that Gym Leaders know each other and are acquainted with Gym Leaders from other regions, as well as with members of the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}s. Examples of this are Jasmine being friends with [[Erika]], Volkner being friends with {{EF|Flint}}, [[Brawly]] training with [[Bruno]], and most [[Unova]] Gym Leaders coming together to fight [[Team Plasma]]'s [[Seven Sages]].

In addition, some Gym Leaders may be required to use Pokémon different than their usual team, such as [[Cheren]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. Due to their higher AI compared to regular Trainers, Gym Leaders are also one of the few Trainers to employ the use of {{cat|Potions}} when battling.

Gym Leaders in Galar have two divisions: major and minor. Upon completion of the main story, during the [[Galarian Star Tournament]], [[Klara]]{{sup/8|Sw}}/[[Avery]]{{sup/8|Sh}} reveals that they have become a minor division {{t|Poison}}{{sup/8|Sw}}/{{t|Psychic}}{{sup/8|Sh}} Gym Leader.

===Gym Trainers===
In addition to Gym Leaders, there are also {{tc|Gym Trainer}}s. They are Trainers that are either a devotee or apprentice to the Gym Leader, who follow the same type theme as the Leader does. It is usually necessary to defeat multiple Gym Trainers before challenging the Gym Leader. Some Gyms in the game require the player to solve a puzzle, and one must often use Gym Trainers as obstacles to reach the solution. They have no direct impact on the overall plot, other than rarely offering the player helpful advice. It is also worth noting that the type of {{pkmn|Trainer}} appearing in a Gym will depend on the Gym itself. For instance, [[Gardenia]] employs {{tc|Aroma Lady|Aroma Ladies}} and {{tc|Beauty|Beauties}}, exclusively, while [[Misty]] recruits {{tc|Sailor}}s and {{tc|Swimmer}}s; these Gym Leaders represent the [[type]]s {{t|Grass}} and {{t|Water}}, respectively. However, starting in [[Generation VIII]], they only have the Trainer class "Gym Trainer", as well as a special introduction featuring their Badge.

==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Gym Leaders from various core series regions appear in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. Some of them serve as PML Leaders for the [[Pokémon Masters League]], though this position is not exclusive to Gym Leaders, as seen with {{mas|Hapu}}.

===Pokémon Puzzle series===
In the "1P Stadium" mode of [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], [[Ash Ketchum]] battles the eight [[Kanto]] Gym Leaders.

In the "2P Stadium" mode of Pokémon Puzzle League, each player chooses a player character. The eight Kanto Gym Leaders are part of the list of available characters.

In the "Challenge" mode of [[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]], {{ga|Ethan}} battles the eight [[Johto]] Gym Leaders.

===Pokémon Trading Card Game===
In {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, the [[Club Master]]s have a role similar to Gym Leaders, giving out [[Medal]]s to duelists who defeat them.

==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Cilan Skyla anime.png|thumb|250px|{{an|Cilan}} and [[Skyla]], two Gym Leaders from the [[Unova]] region]]
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, {{pkmn|Trainer}}s challenge Gym Leaders at their respective [[Gym]]s in order to earn [[Badge]]s. If a Trainer earns eight Badges from one [[region]], they become eligible to enter that region's [[Pokémon League Conference]].

There are more than eight Gyms, and thus Gym Leaders, in each region. Many Trainers in the anime been shown to have Badges that do not exist in the games, such as {{Gary}} earning ten Badges in [[Kanto]]. Other Badges observed in the anime which do not correspond to known Badges suggest that there are at least nine Gyms in [[Hoenn]], 11 in [[Sinnoh]], 14 in [[Unova]], and 11 in [[Kalos]]. 11 Gyms have been shown on-screen in Unova.

In ''[[AG110|The Great Eight Fate!]]'', {{an|May}} mentioned that the [[Sootopolis Gym]] is the last Gym of the [[Hoenn League]], implying that there is a fixed order of Gyms. However, in the next episode, ''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough!]]'', [[Juan]] is surprised to hear that the {{Badge|Rain}} was Ash's eighth Badge.

All Gym Leaders since [[Flannery]] have appeared in at least one episode before Ash earned a Badge from them. Several other characters have become or were Gym Leaders in that canon at some point, such as {{an|Brock}}'s brother [[Forrest]], [[The Sensational Sisters|Misty's sisters]], [[Mr. Moore|Flannery's grandfather]], and Kanto Elite Four member [[Agatha]].

In ''[[BW067|Cilan Takes Flight]]'', it's shown that, although Gym Leaders generally get along, they tend to disagree on things, in particular if their ways of running a gym clash.

In ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', all of [[Kalos]]'s known Gym Leaders teamed up to help in the final battle against [[Team Flare]] and the [[Giant Rock]] in ''[[XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!]]'' and ''[[XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!]]'' .

In ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', some Gym Leaders from different regions were seen participating in the [[World Coronation Series]], such as [[Visquez]], {{an|Korrina}}, [[Raihan]], [[Bea]], and [[Volkner]]. It's also revealed that Bea travels across different regions of the [[Pokémon world]] to battle other Gym Leaders, such as Korrina and [[Chuck]] to be able to train for the championship. In ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]'', [[Paul]] was revealed to have been offered a Gym Leader position at an undisclosed Gym.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
File:Kanto Gym Leaders anime.png|The Gym Leaders of [[Kanto]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}
File:Johto Gym Leaders anime.png|The Gym Leaders of [[Johto]] in the anime
File:Kalos Gym Leaders anime.png|The Gym Leaders of [[Kalos]] in the anime
</gallery>

===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Brock Poké Balls PO.png|thumb|250px|Brock in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
All of the [[Generation I]] Gym Leaders appeared in [[Pokémon Origins]], but only [[Brock]] and [[Giovanni]] had spoken lines and key roles in the miniseries' plot. In this canon, it is revealed that Leaders have different teams to take on challengers, depending on how many Badges they have.
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===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Unova Gym Leaders Generations.png|thumb|250px|Most of the Unova Gym Leaders in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
[[Giovanni]] is the only Kanto Gym Leader to appear in the miniseries, specifically in ''[[PG03|The Chase]]'' and ''[[PG05|The Legacy]]''.

In ''[[PG13|The Uprising]]'', most of the [[Unova]] Gym Leaders battled [[Team Plasma]] at the {{un|Pokémon League}}. In ''[[PG14|The Frozen World]]'', [[Drayden]] tried and failed to stop Team Plasma from stealing the [[DNA Splicers]].
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===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
[[File:Bea Twilight Wings.png|thumb|250px|Bea in [[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]]]
All [[Galar]] Gym Leaders appeared in [[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]. The first one to appear was [[Bea]], who battled [[Leon]] in ''[[TW01|Letter]]'' and lost. [[Milo]], [[Nessa]], and [[Allister]] also made cameo appearances at the end of the same episode. ''[[TW02|Training]]'' focused mainly on Bea.

In ''[[TW04|Early-Evening Waves]]'', Nessa's story was told after a defeat in the [[Galar League|Champions Cup]]. [[Raihan]] was also seen on a magazine cover during the episode, and [[Marnie]] was seen eating at a [[Battle Café]].

[[Kabu]], [[Gordie]], [[Melony]], and [[Piers]] all appeared in ''[[TW05|Assistant]]''.

[[Opal]] and [[Bede]] appeared in ''[[TW07|Sky]]''.

In ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]'', every Galar Gym Leader attended the [[Galarian Star Tournament]].

===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[Roark]] appeared in ''[[PE05|The Rival]]'', where {{ga|Barry}} was seen challenging and defeating him in a flashback.

[[Morty]] appeared in ''[[PE07|The Show]]'', watching the [[Kimono Girl]]s' performance with his {{TP|Morty|Gengar}}.

==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Several of the Kanto and [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] Gym Leaders appeared in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], though there were notable differences in some of their depictions compared to the {{pkmn|anime}}. For example, [[Sabrina]] was portrayed as a kind and caring person, and {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}} were not constantly traveling with {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}.

===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Gym Leaders Kanto Johto Adventures.png|thumb|250px|The Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, Gym Leaders have the same jobs as in the games and anime, but are also shown to throw away their role as Leader and pursue other goals. Some Gym Leaders even become evil, such as [[Koga]], [[Lt. Surge]], [[Sabrina]], and [[Pryce]]. In order to become a Gym Leader in Adventures, one needs to fight a Trainer chosen by the [[Pokémon Association]] and win in front of them without letting one of their own Pokémon faint. The one exception to this rule seen so far has been by {{adv|Blue}} when he defended the building where {{adv|Red}} took his exam, since Red had to decline becoming a Gym Leader due to an injury, despite having passed the exam. Some Gym Leaders have jobs outside of their Gyms, but some of them focus solely on training their skills. In some regions, a single Gym Leader is chosen to lead and/or supervise the others. Known Gym Leaders with this status include [[Erika]], Pryce, and [[Winona]].

Gym Leaders are highly respected in their respective home regions and usually in other regions as well. When crises emerge, it is highly probable for Gym Leaders to gather to discuss about the situation that has befallen the region and what to do with it:

* All of the [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]'s Gym Leaders were called up for a tournament held at [[Indigo Plateau]] in the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} to fight as teams to see which region had stronger Gym Leaders. The secret secondary purpose of the tournament was to figure out the identity of the [[Masked Man]], who had been identified as a Gym Leader. The Kanto team won with four wins, three losses, and one draw.
* Seven of [[Hoenn]]'s Gym Leaders gathered at [[Fortree City]] during the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}} to decide which team — [[Team Magma]] or [[Team Aqua]] — they should support. When the crisis escalated, the Gym Leaders turned their attention towards the {{adv|super-ancient Pokémon}} instead, although they were also forced to battle the [[Admin]]s of both aforementioned teams in the process.
* Six of [[Sinnoh]]'s Gym Leaders gathered to fight [[Team Galactic]] at [[Spear Pillar]] near the end of the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}.
* Six of [[Unova]]'s Gym Leaders gathered to protect the [[Nacrene Gym|Nacrene Museum]] from [[Team Plasma]]'s advance during the {{chap|Black & White}}. Their plan ultimately failed, and Team Plasma took them hostage. Once freed, they battled against the [[Seven Sages]] at [[N's Castle]].
* Five of [[Kalos]]'s Gym Leaders gathered to stop [[Team Flare]] from activating the [[ultimate weapon]] in the {{chap|X & Y}}. All eight of them later helped to stop the team's second attempt to use the weapon.
* All of [[Galar]]'s Gym Leaders gathered to combat the [[Darkest Day]] unleashed by [[Rose|Chairman Rose]] in the {{chap|Sword & Shield}}. Most of them also took part in the battle against {{p|Eternatus}}.

[[File:Kanto Gym Leaders JBA.png|thumb|230px|Kanto Gym Leaders in [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]]]]
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Throughout his {{pkmn|journey}}, [[Jō]] faced the Gym Leaders of [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. All of them except for [[Falkner]] appeared only as silhouettes.

===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
{{GnB|Gold}} met many of the Johto Gym Leaders over the course of the [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]] manga, on his quest to earn eight Badges. However, due to the manga ending in [[Cianwood City]], [[Pryce]] and [[Clair]] never appeared in it. Gold also temporarily led the [[Cianwood Gym]] while [[Chuck]] was recovering from an accident.

===Pokémon Zensho===
The [[Generation I]] Gym Leaders of Kanto appeared in [[Pokémon Zensho]]. {{zensho|Satoshi}} earned a Badge from each of them, although he got the {{badge|Cascade}} from [[Misty]] by defending her Gym from a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}} and the {{badge|Marsh}} from [[Sabrina]] by helping to save [[Silph Co.]] from [[Team Rocket]], instead of defeating them.

===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
The [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]] is based on the [[original series]] of the {{pkmn|anime}}. {{an|Brock}}, {{OBP|Misty|Pokémon Newspaper Strip}}, and her [[The Sensational Sisters|sisters]] {{an|Daisy}}, {{an|Violet}}, and {{ka|Lily}} are current or previous Gym Leaders who appear as recurring characters in this comic. However, the position of Gym Leader is not mentioned in this comic, and these characters are not seen acting as Gym Leaders at any point.

==List of Gym Leaders==
===Indigo League===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kanto color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{kanto color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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! style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{kanto color light}}|Indigo League}}
|-style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}"
! colspan="4" | {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation I|I}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|,}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation II|II}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|,}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation III|III}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|,}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation IV|IV}}{{color|{{kanto color light}}|, and}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Generation VII|VII}}
! colspan="4" | {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{kanto color light}}|Kanto}}
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! colspan="2" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | {{color|{{kanto color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Rock|pic=VSBrock PE.png|size=x100px|ldr=Brock|djap=タケシ|drm=Takeshi|loc=Pewter City|cjap=ニビシティ|crm=Nibi City|bdge=Boulder}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Water|pic=VSMisty PE.png|size=x100px|ldr=Misty|djap=カスミ|drm=Kasumi|loc=Cerulean City|cjap=ハナダシティ|crm=Hanada City|bdg=Cascade}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Electric|pic=VSLt Surge PE.png|size=x100px|ldr=Lt. Surge|djap=マチス|drm=Matis|loc=Vermilion City|cjap=クチバシティ|crm=Kuchiba City|bdg=Thunder}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Grass|pic=VSErika PE.png|size=x100px|ldr=Erika|djap=エリカ|drm=Erika|loc=Celadon City|cjap=タマムシシティ|crm=Tamamushi City|bdg=Rainbow}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | [[File:VSKoga PE.png|x100px]] [[Koga|{{color|{{poison color dark}}|Koga}}]] {{color|{{poison color dark}}|キョウ Kyō '''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}} {{color2|{{alola color}}|Generation VII|VII}}'''}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | [[File:Spr HGSS Janine.png]] [[Janine|{{color|{{poison color dark}}|Janine}}]] {{color|{{poison color dark}}|アンズ Anzu '''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | {{color2|{{poison color dark}}|Fuchsia City}} {{color|{{poison color dark}}|セキチクシティ Sekichiku City}}
| colspan="2" style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | {{color|{{poison color dark}}|{{tcolor|Poison|{{poison color dark}}}}}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | [[File:Soul Badge.png|50px]] {{color|{{poison color dark}}|Soul Badge}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Psychic|pic=VSSabrina PE.png|size=x100px|ldr=Sabrina|djap=ナツメ|drm=Natsume|loc=Saffron City|cjap=ヤマブキシティ|crm=Yamabuki City|bdg=Marsh}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|type=Fire|pic=VSBlaine PE.png|size=x100px|ldr=Blaine|djap=カツラ|drm=Katsura|loc=Cinnabar Island|cjap=グレンじま|crm=Guren Island '''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}} {{color2|{{alola color}}|Generation VII|VII}}'''|loc2=Seafoam Islands|cjap2=ふたごじま|crm2=Twin Islands '''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}}'''|bdg=Volcano}}
{{gldrb2|type=Ground|pic=VSGiovanni PE.png{{!}}x100px|ldr=Giovanni|djap=サカキ|drm=Sakaki '''{{color2|{{kanto color}}|Generation I|I}} {{color2|{{hoenn color}}|Generation III|III}} {{color2|{{alola color}}|Generation VII|VII}}'''|type2=Blue|t2=Various|pic2=VSBlue PE.png{{!}}x100px|ldr2=Blue (game)|altname2=Blue|djap2=グリーン|drm2=Green '''{{color2|{{johto color}}|Generation II|II}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color}}|Generation IV|IV}} {{color2|{{alola color}}|Generation VII|VII}}'''|loc=Viridian City|cjap=トキワシティ|crm=Tokiwa City|bdg=Earth}}
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* The leader of the [[Fighting Dojo]] was previously the {{type|Fighting}} Gym Leader of [[Saffron City]].
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===Johto League===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{johto color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{johto color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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! style="background: #{{johto color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Johto League}}
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! style="background: #{{johto color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color|{{johto color light}}|Generations {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Generation II|II}} and {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Generation IV|IV}}}}
! style="background: #{{johto color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{johto color light}}|Johto}}
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! style="background: #{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{johto color light}};" | {{color|{{johto color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{johto color light}};" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{johto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{johto color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Flying|pic=VSFalkner.png|ldr=Falkner|djap=ハヤト|drm=Hayato|loc=Violet City|cjap=キキョウシティ|crm=Kikyō City|bdg=Zephyr|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|pic=VSBugsy.png|ldr=Bugsy|djap=ツクシ|drm=Tsukushi|loc=Azalea Town|cjap=ヒワダタウン|crm=Hiwada Town|bdg=Hive|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Normal|pic=VSWhitney.png|ldr=Whitney|djap=アカネ|drm=Akane|loc=Goldenrod City|cjap=コガネシティ|crm=Kogane City|bdg=Plain|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Ghost|pic=VSMorty.png|ldr=Morty|djap=マツバ|drm=Matsuba|loc=Ecruteak City|cjap=エンジュシティ|crm=Enju City|bdg=Fog|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSChuck.png|ldr=Chuck|djap=シジマ|drm=Shijima|loc=Cianwood City|cjap=タンバシティ|crm=Tanba City|bdg=Storm|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Steel|pic=VSJasmine.png|ldr=Jasmine|djap=ミカン|drm=Mikan|loc=Olivine City|cjap=アサギシティ|crm=Asagi City|bdg=Mineral|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|pic=VSPryce.png|ldr=Pryce|djap=ヤナギ|drm=Yanagi|loc=Mahogany Town|cjap=チョウジタウン|crm=Chōji Town|bdg=Glacier|size=96px}}
{{gldrb|type=Dragon|pic=VSClair.png|ldr=Clair|djap=イブキ|drm=Ibuki|loc=Blackthorn City|cjap=フスベシティ|crm=Fusube City|bdg=Rising|size=96px}}
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===Hoenn League===
In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, it is possible to break the order and skip fighting [[Winona]] until after defeating [[Tate and Liza]] or [[Wallace]]{{sup/3|RS}}/[[Juan]]{{sup/3|E}}. Regardless, the player must still defeat Winona to gain access to the [[Ever Grande City|Pokémon League]]. This is not the case in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, where a {{tc|Bird Keeper}} on {{rt|120|Hoenn}} prevents the player from advancing until Winona has been defeated.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{hoenn color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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! style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}" colspan="5" | {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Hoenn League}}
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! style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}" colspan="3" | {{color|{{hoenn color light}}|Generations {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Generation III|III}} and {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Generation VI|VI}}}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Hoenn}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Rock|pic=VSRoxanne.png|ldr=Roxanne|djap=ツツジ|drm=Tsutsuji|loc=Rustboro City|cjap=カナズミシティ|crm=Kanazumi City|bdg=Stone|size=150px}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Fighting|pic=VSBrawly.png|ldr=Brawly|djap=トウキ|drm=Tōki|loc=Dewford Town|cjap=ムロタウン|crm=Muro Town|bdg=Knuckle|size=150px}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Electric|pic=VSWattson.png|ldr=Wattson|djap=テッセン|drm=Tessen|loc=Mauville City|cjap=キンセツシティ|crm=Kinsetsu City|bdg=Dynamo|size=150px}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Fire|pic=VSFlannery.png|ldr=Flannery|djap=アスナ|drm=Asuna|loc=Lavaridge Town|cjap=フエンタウン|crm=Huen Town|bdg=Heat|size=150px}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Normal|pic=VSNorman.png|ldr=Norman|djap=センリ|drm=Senri|loc=Petalburg City|cjap=トウカシティ|crm=Touka City|bdg=Balance|size=150px}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Flying|pic=VSWinona.png|ldr=Winona|djap=ナギ|drm=Nagi|loc=Fortree City|cjap=ヒワマキシティ|crm=Hiwamaki City|bdg=Feather|size=150px}}
{{gldr|col=2|type=Psychic|pic=VSLiza & Tate.png|ldr=Tate and Liza|djap=フウとラン|drm=Fū and Lan|loc=Mossdeep City|cjap=トクサネシティ|crm=Tokusane City|bdg=Mind|size=150px}}
{{gldrb2|type=Water|pic=VSWallace.png{{!}}150px|ldr=Wallace|djap=ミクリ|drm=Mikuri{{sup/3|RS}}{{sup/6|ORAS}}|loc=Sootopolis City|cjap=ルネシティ|crm=Rune City|bdg=Rain|pic2=VSJuan.png{{!}}150px|ldr2=Juan|djap2=アダン|drm2=Adan{{sup/3|E}}}}
|}
{{-}}

===Sinnoh League===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{sinnoh color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Sinnoh League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color|{{sinnoh color light}}|Generations {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Generation IV|IV}} and {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Generation VIII|VIII}}}}
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{sinnoh color light}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}};" | {{color|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}};" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{sinnoh color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSRoark BDSP.png|ldr=Roark|djap=ヒョウタ|drm=Hyouta|loc=Oreburgh City|cjap=クロガネシティ|crm=Kurogane City|bdg=Coal|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSGardenia BDSP.png|ldr=Gardenia|djap=ナタネ|drm=Natane|loc=Eterna City|cjap=ハクタイシティ|crm=Hakutai City|bdg=Forest|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSMaylene BDSP.png|ldr=Maylene|djap=スモモ|drm=Sumomo|loc=Veilstone City|cjap=トバリシティ|crm=Tobari City||bdg=Cobble|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSCrasher Wake BDSP.png|ldr=Crasher Wake|djap=マキシマム仮面|drm=Maximum Mask|loc=Pastoria City|cjap=ノモセシティ|crm=Nomose City|bdg=Fen|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Ghost|pic=VSFantina BDSP.png|ldr=Fantina|djap=メリッサ|drm=Melissa|loc=Hearthome City|cjap=ヨスガシティ|crm=Yosuga City|bdg=Relic|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Steel|pic=VSByron BDSP.png|ldr=Byron|djap=トウガン|drm=Tougan|loc=Canalave City|cjap=ミオシティ|crm=Mio City|bdg=Mine|size=96px}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|pic=VSCandice BDSP.png|ldr=Candice|djap=スズナ|drm=Suzuna|loc=Snowpoint City|cjap=キッサキシティ|crm=Kissaki City|bdg=Icicle|size=96px}}
{{gldrb|type=Electric|pic=VSVolkner BDSP.png|ldr=Volkner|djap=デンジ|drm=Denzi|loc=Sunyshore City|cjap=ナギサシティ|crm=Nagisa City|bdg=Beacon|size=96px}}
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<div style="text-align:left">
* Radio show "Verity" from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokemon Black 2 and White 2}} mentions a former {{tc|Bug Catcher}} and Gym Leader from [[Sinnoh]] that became an [[Elite Four]] member, likely referring to {{EF|Aaron}}.
</div>
|}
{{-}}

===Unova League===
====Black and White====
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{unova color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{unova color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="9" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="6" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Generation V}}
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="6" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Badge}}
|-
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:VSCilan.png]] {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Cilan}} {{color|{{grass color dark}}|デント Dent}}
| style="background: #{{fire color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:VSChili.png]] {{color2|{{fire color dark}}|Chili}} {{color|{{fire color dark}}|ポッド Pod}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:VSCress.png]] {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Cress}} {{color|{{water color dark}}|コーン Corn}}
| style="background:#{{??? color light}}" | {{color2|{{??? color dark}}|Striaton City}} {{color|{{??? color dark}}|サンヨウシティ Sanyou City}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}" | {{tcolor|Grass|{{grass color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}" | {{tcolor|Fire|{{fire color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}" | {{tcolor|Water|{{water color dark}}}}
| style="background:#{{??? color light}}" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|50px]] {{color|{{??? color dark}}|Trio Badge}}
|- style="background:#{{??? color}}"
{{gldr|type=Normal|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSLenora.png|ldr=Lenora|djap=アロエ|drm=Aloe|loc=Nacrene City|cjap=シッポウシティ|crm=Shippou City|bdg=Basic|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSBurgh.png|ldr=Burgh|djap=アーティ|drm=Arty|loc=Castelia City|cjap=ヒウンシティ|crm=Hiun City|bdg=Insect|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSElesa.png|ldr=Elesa|djap=カミツレ|drm=Kamitsure|loc=Nimbasa City|cjap=ライモンシティ|crm=Raimon City|bdg=Bolt|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Ground|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSClay.png|ldr=Clay|djap=ヤーコン|drm=Yakon|loc=Driftveil City|cjap=ホドモエシティ|crm=Hodomoe City|bdg=Quake|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Flying|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSSkyla.png|ldr=Skyla|djap=フウロ|drm=Huuro|loc=Mistralton City|cjap=フキヨセシティ|crm=Fukiyose City|bdg=Jet|px=50}}
{{gldr|type=Ice|col=6|tcol=3|pic=VSBrycen.png|ldr=Brycen|djap=ハチク|drm=Hachiku|loc=Icirrus City|cjap=セッカシティ|crm=Sekka City|bdg=Freeze|px=50}}
{{gldrb2|type=Dragon|col=3|tcol=3|pic=VSDrayden.png|ldr=Drayden|djap=シャガ|drm=Shaga{{sup/5|B}}|pic2=VSIris.png|ldr2=Iris|djap2=アイリス|drm2=Iris{{sup/5|W}}|loc=Opelucid City|cjap=ソウリュウシティ|crm=Souryuu City|bdg=Legend|px=50}}
|}

====Black 2 and White 2====
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{unova color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{unova color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Generation V}}
! style="background: #{{unova color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{unova color light}}|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}};" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Normal|pic=VSCheren 2.png|ldr=Cheren|djap=チェレン|drm=Cheren|loc=Aspertia City|cjap=ヒオウギシティ|crm=Hiougi City|bdg=Basic||size=128px}}
{{gldr|type=Poison|pic=VSRoxie.png|ldr=Roxie|djap=ホミカ|drm=Homika|loc=Virbank City|cjap=タチワキシティ|crm=Tachiwaki City|bdg=Toxic|size=128px}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|pic=VSBurgh.png|ldr=Burgh|djap=アーティ|drm=Arty|loc=Castelia City|cjap=ヒウンシティ|crm=Hiun City|bdg=Insect|size=128px}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSElesa 2.png|ldr=Elesa|djap=カミツレ|drm=Kamitsure|loc=Nimbasa City|cjap=ライモンシティ|crm=Raimon City|bdg=Bolt|size=128px}}
{{gldr|type=Ground|pic=VSClay.png|ldr=Clay|djap=ヤーコン|drm=Yakon|loc=Driftveil City|cjap=ホドモエシティ|crm=Hodomoe City|bdg=Quake|size=128px}}
{{gldr|type=Flying|pic=VSSkyla.png|ldr=Skyla|djap=フウロ|drm=Huuro|loc=Mistralton City|cjap=フキヨセシティ|crm=Fukiyose City|bdg=Jet|size=128px}}
{{gldr|type=Dragon|pic=VSDrayden.png|ldr=Drayden|djap=シャガ|drm=Shaga|loc=Opelucid City|cjap=ソウリュウシティ|crm=Souryuu City|bdg=Legend|size=128px}}
{{gldrb|type=Water|pic=VSMarlon.png|ldr=Marlon|djap=シズイ|drm=Shizui|loc=Humilau City|cjap=セイガイハシティ|crm=Seigaiha City|bdg=Wave|size=128px}}
|}
{{-}}

===Kalos League===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kalos color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{kalos color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Kalos League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Generation VI}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Kalos}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}};" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}};" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|pic=VSViola.png|ldr=Viola|djap=ビオラ|drm=Viola|loc=Santalune City|cjap=ハクダンシティ|crm=Hakudan City|bdg=Bug|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSGrant.png|ldr=Grant|djap=ザクロ|drm=Zakuro|loc=Cyllage City|cjap=ショウヨウシティ|crm=Shōyō City|bdg=Cliff|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSKorrina.png|ldr=Korrina|djap=コルニ|drm=Corni|loc=Shalour City|cjap=シャラシティ|crm=Shara City|bdg=Rumble|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSRamos.png|ldr=Ramos|djap=フクジ|drm=Fukuji|loc=Coumarine City|cjap=ヒヨクシティ|crm=Hiyoku City|bdg=Plant|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSClemont.png|ldr=Clemont|djap=シトロン|drm=Citron|loc=Lumiose City|cjap=ミアレシティ|crm=Miare City|bdg=Voltage|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Fairy|pic=VSValerie.png|ldr=Valerie|djap=マーシュ|drm=Mache|loc=Laverre City|cjap=クノエシティ|crm=Kunoe City|bdg=Fairy|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=VSOlympia.png|ldr=Olympia|djap=ゴジカ|drm=Gojika|loc=Anistar City|cjap=ヒャッコクシティ|crm=Hyakkoku City|bdg=Psychic|size=150px}}
{{gldrb|type=Ice|pic=VSWulfric.png|ldr=Wulfric|djap=ウルップ|drm=Urup|loc=Snowbelle City|cjap=エイセツシティ|crm=Eisetsu City|bdg=Iceberg|size=150px}}
|}
{{-}}

===Galar League===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Galar color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{Galar color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{Galar color dark}};" colspan="7" | {{color|{{Galar color light}}|Galar League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{Galar color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{Galar color light}}|Generation VIII}}
! style="background: #{{Galar color dark}};" colspan="3" | {{color2|{{Galar color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{Galar color light}}|Galar}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{Galar color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{Galar color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{Galar color light}};" | {{color|{{Galar color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{Galar color light}};" | {{color2|{{Galar color dark}}|Type}}
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{Galar color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{Galar color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|bcol=2|type=Grass|logo=yes|pic=VSMilo.png|ldr=Milo|djap=ヤロー|drm=Yarrow|loc=Turffield|cjap=ターフタウン|crm=Turf Town|bdg=Grass|size=x90px}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|bcol=2|type=Water|logo=yes|pic=VSNessa.png|ldr=Nessa|djap=ルリナ|drm=Rurina|loc=Hulbury|cjap=バウタウン|crm=Bow Town|bdg=Water|size=x90px}}
{{gldr|col=2|tcol=2|bcol=2|type=Fire|logo=yes|pic=VSKabu.png|ldr=Kabu|djap=カブ|drm=Kabu|loc=Motostoke|cjap=エンジンシティ|crm=Engine City|bdg=Fire|size=x90px}}
{{gldr2|type=Fighting|logo=yes|pic=VSBea.png|size=x90px|ldr=Bea|djap=サイトウ|drm=Saitō{{sup/8|Sw}}|type2=Ghost|pic2=VSAllister.png|size2=x90px|ldr2=Allister|djap2=オニオン|drm2=Onion{{sup/8|Sh}}|loc=Stow-on-Side|cjap=ラテラルタウン|crm=Lateral Town|bdg=Fighting|bdg2=Ghost}}
{{gldr2|tcol=2|bcol=2|type=Fairy|logo=yes|pic=VSOpal.png|size=x90px|ldr=Opal|djap=ポプラ|drm=Poplar|pic2=VSBede 2.png|size2=x90px|ldr2=Bede|djap2=ビート|drm2=Beet|loc=Ballonlea|cjap=アラベスクタウン|crm=Arabesque Town|bdg=Fairy|region=Galar}}
{{gldr2|type=Rock|logo=yes|pic=VSGordie.png|size=x90px|ldr=Gordie|djap=マクワ|drm=Makuwa{{sup/8|Sw}}|type2=Ice|pic2=VSMelony.png|size2=x90px|ldr2=Melony|djap2=メロン|drm2=Melon{{sup/8|Sh}}|loc=Circhester|cjap=キルクスタウン|crm=Circus Town|bdg=Rock|bdg2=Ice}}
{{gldr2|tcol=2|bcol=2|type=Dark|logo=yes|pic=VSPiers.png|size=x90px|ldr=Piers|djap=ネズ|drm=Nezu|pic2=VSMarnie 3.png|size2=x90px|ldr2=Marnie|djap2=マリィ|drm2=Mary|loc=Spikemuth|cjap=スパイクタウン|crm=Spike Town|bdg=Dark}}
{{gldrb|col=2|tcol=2|bcol=2|type=Dragon|logo=yes|pic=VSRaihan.png|ldr=Raihan|djap=キバナ|drm=Kibana|loc=Hammerlocke|cjap=ナックルシティ|crm=Knuckle City|bdg=Dragon|size=x90px}}
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<div style="text-align:left">
* [[Klara]] is a {{type|Poison}} Gym Leader of the minor division.{{sup/8|Sw}}
* [[Avery]] is a {{type|Psychic}} Gym Leader of the minor division.{{sup/8|Sh}}
* [[Mustard]] was previously a {{type|Fighting}} Gym Leader.
* [[Peony]] was previously a {{type|Steel}} Gym Leader.
</div>
|}
{{-}}

===Paldea League===
The Gym Leaders of the [[Paldea]] [[region]] are the first ones who can be challenged in any order rather than the usual fixed order. However, the [[level]]s of their Pokémon remain the same regardless of when they are challenged. The Gym Leaders are listed in order of lowest level to highest.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{paldea color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{paldea color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{paldea color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color|{{paldea color light}}|Paldea League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{paldea color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{paldea color light}}|Generation IX}}
! style="background: #{{paldea color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{paldea color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{paldea color light}}|Paldea}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="background: #{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{paldea color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{paldea color light}};" | {{color|{{paldea color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{paldea color light}};" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{paldea color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|pic=VSKaty.png|ldr=Katy|djap=カエデ|drm=Kaede|loc=Cortondo|cjap=セルクルタウン|crm=Cercle Town|bdg=Bug|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Bug|size=x100px}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSBrassius.png|ldr=Brassius|djap=コルサ|drm=Colza|loc=Artazon|cjap=ボウルタウン|crm=Bowl Town|bdg=Grass|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Grass|size=x100px}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSIono.png|ldr=Iono|djap=ナンジャモ|drm=Nanjamo|loc=Levincia|cjap=ハッコウシティ|crm=Hakkō City|bdg=Electric|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Electric|size=x100px}}
{{gldr|type=Water|pic=VSKofu.png|ldr=Kofu|djap=ハイダイ|drm=Haidai|loc=Cascarrafa|cjap=カラフシティ|crm=Carafe City|bdg=Water|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Water|size=x100px}}
{{gldr|type=Normal|pic=VSLarry.png|ldr=Larry|djap=アオキ|drm=Aoki|loc=Medali|cjap=チャンプルタウン|crm=Chanpuru Town|bdg=Normal|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Normal|size=x100px}}
{{gldr|type=Ghost|pic=VSRyme.png|ldr=Ryme|djap=ライム|drm=Lime|loc=Montenevera|cjap=フリッジタウン|crm=Fridge Town|bdg=Ghost|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Ghost|size=x100px}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=VSTulip.png|ldr=Tulip|djap=リップ|drm=Lip|loc=Alfornada|cjap=ベイクタウン|crm=Bake Town|bdg=Psychic|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Psychic|size=x100px}}
{{gldrb|type=Ice|pic=VSGrusha.png|ldr=Grusha|djap=グルーシャ|drm=Grusha|loc=Glaseado Mountain|cjap=ナッペ山|crm=Mount Napper|bdg=Ice|bdgimg=SVbadge VictoryRoad Ice|size=x100px}}
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<div style="text-align:left">
* The {{type|Normal}} Gym Leader [[Larry]] is also a member of the [[Elite Four]] as a {{type|Flying}} [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]].
* [[Tyme]] was previously the {{type|Rock}} Gym Leader of [[Montenevera]].
</div>
|}{{-}}

===Orange League===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{orange color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{orange color}}; caption-side:bottom;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{orange color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{orange color light}}|Orange League}}
|-
! colspan="2" | {{color2|{{orange color light}}|Pokémon anime|Anime-exclusive}}
! style="background: #{{orange color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{orange color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{orange color light}}|Orange Archipelago}}
|-
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Challenge}}
! style="background: #{{orange color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Prize}}
|- style="background:#{{water color light}}"
| [[File:CissySmall.png|100px]] {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Cissy}} {{color|{{water color dark}}|アツミ Atsumi}}
| {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Mikan Island}} {{color|{{water color dark}}|ナツカン島 Natsukan Island}}
| {{color|{{water color dark}}|{{color2|{{water color dark}}|Water Gun (move)|Water Gun}} target test {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Surf (move)|Surfing}} race}}
| [[File:Coral-Eye Badge.png|40px]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|Coral-Eye Badge}}
|- style="background:#{{ground color light}}"
| [[File:DannySmall.png|100px]] {{color2|{{ground color dark}}|Danny}} {{color|{{ground color dark}}|ダン Dan}}
| {{color2|{{ground color dark}}|Navel Island}} {{color|{{ground color dark}}|ネーブル島 Navel Island}}
| {{color|{{ground color dark}}|Climb mountain (to qualify) Freeze a geyser race Build a Toboggan Toboggan race}}
| [[File:Sea Ruby Badge.png|40px]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|Sea Ruby Badge}}
|- style="background:#{{grass color light}}"
| [[File:RudySmall.png|100px]] {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Rudy}} {{color|{{grass color dark}}|ジギー Ziggy}}
| {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Trovita Island}} {{color|{{grass color dark}}|ユズ島 Yuzu Island}}
| {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Target test Same-type Pokémon battle}}
| [[File:Spike Shell Badge.png|40px]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Spike Shell Badge}}
|- style="background:#{{psychic color light}}"
| [[File:LuanaSmall.png|100px]] {{color2|{{psychic color dark}}|Luana}} {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|ルリコ Ruriko}}
| {{color2|{{psychic color dark}}|Kumquat Island}} {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|リュウチン島 Ryūchin Island}}
| {{color2|{{psychic color dark}}|Double Battle}}
| [[File:Jade Star Badge.png|40px]] {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|Jade Star Badge}}
|-
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:DrakeSmall.png|100px]] {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Drake (Orange League)|Drake}} {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|ユウジ Yūji}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}};" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Pummelo Island}} {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|カンキツ島 Kankitsu Island}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}};" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Full Battle}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:WinnerTrophy.png|40px]] {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Winner's Trophy}} {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|Honor at the}} {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Palace of Victory}}
|}

==Trivia==
* For [[DP009]], [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Gym Leaders. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about them: 「ジムリーダー　いのちをかけて　かかってこい」 ''"Gym Leader, put your life on the line and challenge me."''
* The {{t|Dark}} type did not get a Gym until [[Generation VIII]], twenty years after the type debuted in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. Previously, there have been three [[Elite Four]] members ([[Karen]], [[Sidney]], and [[Grimsley]]), as well as an [[island kahuna]] ([[Nanu]]), who specialize in Dark types. The other seventeen types have at least one Gym associated with them, with the new types, {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Fairy}}, getting Gyms in their respective debut generations.
* Every Gym Leader that specializes in {{type|Steel}} Pokémon uses {{p|Steelix}} in battle.
* In the Johto saga of the {{pkmn|anime}}, none of the Gym Leaders had exactly the same lineups as they do in the games.
* The Sinnoh saga marks the only time in the anime that all Gym Leaders in a region have used exactly the same teams as in the games.
** However, Volkner only used three of his four Pokémon in his battle with {{Ash}}.
* In the games, every Gym Leader has at least one Pokémon in their party that knows the [[TM]] move they give out upon defeat. Former Gym Leaders do not count in this, as Wallace when he is faced as Champion and Giovanni when he is faced in Generation IV do not have Pokémon that know the move they gave out as TMs when they were faced as Gym Leaders in previous games. Koga, despite not being a Gym Leader in Generation IV, has several Pokémon that know Toxic, the move he last gave out as a TM.
* Since [[Generation IV]], there has consistently been a {{type|Grass}} Gym Leader in each [[region]].
* From Generations I to V (not counting remakes), every move that was in a TM given out by a Gym Leader was a new move for that generation, and many of them were rarely (if ever) seen on any other Pokémon in the generation they were introduced. This trend has been broken in Generation VI, where only three Gym Leaders—Viola, Korrina, and Valerie—hand out TMs with moves new to the generation.
* Most of the [[core series]] Gym Leaders have Japanese names consisting of three katakana. This includes all [[Kanto]] Gym Leaders in [[Generation I]] and {{gen|III}} games, all [[Johto]] Gym Leaders, and at least half of the Gym Leaders in every game.
** {{ga|Blue}} (Japanese: グリーン ''Green'') is the only core series Kanto Gym Leader with a Japanese name longer than three characters.
* In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the player can continue the game without defeating [[Winona]] of [[Fortree City]] until attempting to battle the Elite Four.
* The Orange League is the only one so far in which Ash has successfully defeated all the Gym Leaders without a rematch.
* In ''[[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]]'', it was mentioned that the position of Gym Leaders was very unforgiving, as it had a three-strike rule stating that if a Gym Leader lost three times in a row, the Gym will be disqualified. It also revealed that being a Gym Leader was costly, leaving little pay, and the government can't provide for them. It also revealed that the rather brutal nature of Gym leading was one of the reasons why {{an|Misty}}'s and {{an|Brock}}'s parents ended up abandoning them to Gym duties.
* Prior to the release of {{g|Sword and Shield}}, Gym Leaders were referred to as Gym Masters in a since-deleted tweet by the official Nintendo of America account. This term was also used by [[Blaine]] in the anime episode ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''.
* {{p|Gyarados}} and {{p|Pelipper}} are the most common Pokémon found amongst Gym Leaders, being used by seven each.
* Besides [[Larry]], every [[Paldea]] Gym Leader has one Pokémon that is not of the type they specialize in. However, they can turn these Pokémon into their specialized types through [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastallization]].
* [[Marnie]] is the only Gym Leader who doesn't use the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} "Leader" or "Gym Leader" when battled at a [[Gym]].
* Prior to [[Generation VII]], all the Gym Leader's English names are puns based on their respective specialized types. In [[Generation IX]] and VIII, they all possess flora based names similar to the [[Pokémon Professor]]s. The same applies to each region Elite Four.

==In other languages==
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==See also==
* [[Justy]], the "Leader" of an [[Prestige Precept Center|unofficial Gym]] in [[Orre]]
* {{tc|Kantonian Gym|Kantonian Gym Leader}}
* [[Frontier Brain]]
* [[Trial Captain]]
* [[Island kahuna]]

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Gym

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Betakiller:

[[File:Gym Symbol.png|thumb|150px|The Gym symbol, introduced in [[Generation V]]]]
A '''Gym''' (Japanese: '''ジム''' ''Gym'') (short for '''Pokémon Gym''') is a place where [[Pokémon Trainer]]s go to {{pkmn|training|train}} their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Just like real-life {{wp|gym}}nasiums, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their {{pkmn|battle|battling}} skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain [[experience]].

Often specializing in a particular [[type]], Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the [[Gym Leader]], who is revered by both the lower-ranking members of the Gym and local fans. Usually, Gyms are designed to follow and suit the type that the Gym specializes in, such as [[Wattson]]'s Gym that has electric gates to indicate that it is {{t|Electric}}. However, there are also Gyms that do not practice this, such as [[Viridian Gym]] or [[Cinnabar Gym]].

Official Gyms are certified by a [[Pokémon League]], and at least eight official Gym [[Badge]]s are requested before taking the Pokémon League challenge. Gyms are vital to a Pokémon Trainer's {{pkmn|journey}}; they may have to travel far and wide, as there can only be one Gym per city. There are also unofficial Gyms that are not certified, many of which are prestigious nonetheless.

==In core series games==
===Official Gyms===
Most official Gyms feature a number of Trainers that the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consist of the same [[type]] of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled after the Gym Leader has been defeated, with the exception of those found in [[Driftveil Gym]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}.

The [[Gym guide]] routinely stands at the entrance of the Gym, giving the player advice about the type advantages corresponding to the signature type of the Gym Leader.

There are generally eight known official Gyms in [[core series]] [[region]]s that include Gyms. In [[Galar]], Gym Leaders typically are fought in Stadiums that welcome spectators and facilitate the use of [[Dynamax]] through a Power Spot.

{| style="float:left; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="6" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kanto
|-
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{kanto color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| [[Pewter Gym]]
| [[File:Boulder Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Boulder}}
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBrock PE.png|x100px|link=Brock]] [[Brock]]
|-
| [[Cerulean Gym]]
| [[File:Cascade Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Cascade}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSMisty PE.png|x100px|link=Misty]] [[Misty]]
|-
| [[Vermilion Gym]]
| [[File:Thunder Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Thunder}}
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSLt Surge PE.png|x100px|link=Lt. Surge]] [[Lt. Surge]]
|-
| [[Celadon Gym]]
| [[File:Rainbow Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Rainbow}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSErika PE.png|x100px|link=Erika]] [[Erika]]
|-
| [[Fuchsia Gym]]
| [[File:Soul Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Soul}}
| style="background:#{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSKoga PE.png|x100px|link=Koga]] [[Koga]]{{tt|*|Generations I, III, and VII}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:Spr HGSS Janine.png|link=Janine]] [[Janine]]{{tt|*|Generations II and IV}}
|-
| [[Saffron Gym]]
| [[File:Marsh Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Marsh}}
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSSabrina PE.png|x100px|link=Sabrina]] [[Sabrina]]
|-
| [[Cinnabar Gym]]
| [[File:Volcano Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Volcano}}
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBlaine PE.png|x100px|link=Blaine]] [[Blaine]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Viridian Gym]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Earth Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Earth}}
| style="background:#{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}{{tt|*|Generations I, III, and VII}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="3"|[[File:VSGiovanni PE.png|x100px|link=Giovanni]] [[Giovanni]]{{tt|*|Generations I, III, and VII}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="3"|[[File:VSBlue PE.png|x100px|link=Blue (game)]] [[Blue (game)|Blue]]{{tt|*|Generations II, IV, and VII}}
|-
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{blue color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Various}}{{tt|*|Generations II, IV, and VII}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{johto color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Johto
|-
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{johto color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{johto color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| [[Violet Gym]]
| [[File:Zephyr Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Zephyr}}
| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSFalkner.png|link=Falkner]] [[Falkner]]
|-
| [[Azalea Gym]]
| [[File:Hive Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Hive}}
| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBugsy.png|link=Bugsy]] [[Bugsy]]
|-
| [[Goldenrod Gym]]
| [[File:Plain Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Plain}}
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSWhitney.png|link=Whitney]] [[Whitney]]
|-
| [[Ecruteak Gym]]
| [[File:Fog Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Fog}}
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSMorty.png|link=Morty]] [[Morty]]
|-
| [[Cianwood Gym]]
| [[File:Storm Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Storm}}
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSChuck.png|link=Chuck]] [[Chuck]]
|-
| [[Olivine Gym]]
| [[File:Mineral Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Mineral}}
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSJasmine.png|link=Jasmine]] [[Jasmine]]
|-
| [[Mahogany Gym]]
| [[File:Glacier Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Glacier}}
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSPryce.png|link=Pryce]] [[Pryce]]
|-
| [[Blackthorn Gym]]
| [[File:Rising Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Rising}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSClair.png|link=Clair]] [[Clair]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Hoenn
|-
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| [[Rustboro Gym]]
| [[File:Stone Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Stone}}
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSRoxanne.png|x64px|link=Roxanne]] [[Roxanne]]
|-
| [[Dewford Gym]]
| [[File:Knuckle Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Knuckle}}
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBrawly.png|x64px|link=Brawly]] [[Brawly]]
|-
| [[Mauville Gym]]
| [[File:Dynamo Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Dynamo}}
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSWattson.png|x64px|link=Wattson]] [[Wattson]]
|-
| [[Lavaridge Gym]]
| [[File:Heat Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Heat}}
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSFlannery.png|x64px|link=Flannery]] [[Flannery]]
|-
| [[Petalburg Gym]]
| [[File:Balance Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Balance}}
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSNorman.png|x64px|link=Norman]] [[Norman]]
|-
| [[Fortree Gym]]
| [[File:Feather Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Feather}}
| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSWinona.png|x64px|link=Winona]] [[Winona]]
|-
| [[Mossdeep Gym]]
| [[File:Mind Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Mind}}
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSLiza & Tate.png|x64px|link=Tate and Liza]] [[Tate and Liza|Tate and Liza]]
|-
| [[Sootopolis Gym]]
| [[File:Rain Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Rain}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSWallace.png|x64px|link=Wallace]] [[Wallace]]{{tt|*|Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphire Versions}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSJuan.png|x64px|link=Juan]] [[Juan]]{{tt|*|Emerald Version}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Sinnoh
|-
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| [[Oreburgh Gym]]
| [[File:Coal Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Coal}}
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSRoark BDSP.png|x64px|link=Roark]] [[Roark]]
|-
| [[Eterna Gym]]
| [[File:Forest Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Forest}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSGardenia BDSP.png|x64px|pxlink=Gardenia]] [[Gardenia]]
|-
| [[Veilstone Gym]]{{tt|*|Hearthome Gym is the third Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Cobble Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Cobble}}
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSMaylene BDSP.png|x64px|link=Maylene]] [[Maylene]]
|-
| [[Pastoria Gym]]{{tt|*|Veilstone Gym is the fourth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Fen Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Fen}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSCrasher Wake BDSP.png|x64px|link=Crasher Wake]] [[Crasher Wake]]
|-
| [[Hearthome Gym]]{{tt|*|Pastoria Gym is the fifth Gym in Platinum Version}}
| [[File:Relic Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Relic}}
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSFantina BDSP.png|x64px|link=Fantina]] [[Fantina]]
|-
| [[Canalave Gym]]
| [[File:Mine Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Mine}}
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{steel color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Steel}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSByron BDSP.png|x64px|link=Byron]] [[Byron]]
|-
| [[Snowpoint Gym]]
| [[File:Icicle Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Icicle}}
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSCandice BDSP.png|x64px|link=Candice]] [[Candice]]
|-
| [[Sunyshore Gym]]
| [[File:Beacon Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Beacon}}
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSVolkner BDSP.png|x64px|link=Volkner]] [[Volkner]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Unova
|-
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{unova color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Striaton Gym]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Trio Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Trio}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}{{tt|*|If player's starter is Oshawott, Black and White Versions only}}
| rowspan="3" colspan="2"|[[File:VSCilan.png|link=Cilan]] [[Cilan]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Oshawott, Black and White Versions only}}
| rowspan="3" colspan="2"|[[File:VSChili.png|link=Chili]] [[Chili]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Snivy, Black and White Versions only}}
| rowspan="3" colspan="2"|[[File:VSCress.png|link=Cress]] [[Cress]]{{tt|*|If player's starter is Tepig, Black and White Versions only}}
|-
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}{{tt|*|If player's starter is Snivy, Black and White Versions only}}
|-
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}{{tt|*|If player's starter is Tepig, Black and White Versions only}}
|-
| [[Nacrene Gym]]{{tt|*|Black and White Versions}}
| rowspan="2"|[[File:Basic Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Basic}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#{{normal color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Normal}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSLenora.png|link=Lenora]] [[Lenora]]{{tt|*|Black and White Versions}}
|-
| [[Aspertia Gym]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2 Versions}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSCheren 2.png|link=Cheren]] [[Cheren]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2 Versions}}
|-
| [[Virbank Gym]]
| [[File:Toxic Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Toxic}}
| style="background:#{{poison color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Poison}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSRoxie.png|link=Roxie]] [[Roxie]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2 Versions}}
|-
| [[Castelia Gym]]
| [[File:Insect Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Insect}}
| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBurgh.png|link=Burgh]] [[Burgh]]
|-
| [[Nimbasa Gym]]
| [[File:Bolt Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Bolt}}
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSElesa 2.png|link=Elesa]] [[Elesa]]
|-
| [[Driftveil Gym]]
| [[File:Quake Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Quake}}
| style="background:#{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ground}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSClay.png|link=Clay]] [[Clay]]
|-
| [[Mistralton Gym]]
| [[File:Jet Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Jet}}
| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Flying}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSSkyla.png|link=Skyla]] [[Skyla]]
|-
| [[Icirrus Gym]]
| [[File:Freeze Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Freeze}}
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBrycen.png|link=Brycen]] [[Brycen]]{{tt|*|Black and White Versions}}
|-
| [[Opelucid Gym]]
| [[File:Legend Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Legend}}
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSDrayden.png|link=Drayden]] [[Drayden]]{{tt|*|Black, Black 2 and White 2 Versions}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSIris.png|link=Iris]] [[Iris]]{{tt|*|White Version}}
|-
| [[Humilau Gym]]
| [[File:Wave Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Wave}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSMarlon.png|link=Marlon]] [[Marlon]]{{tt|*|Black 2 and White 2 Versions}}
|-
|
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Kalos
|-
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{kalos color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| [[Santalune Gym]]
| [[File:Bug Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Bug}}
| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{bug color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Bug}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSViola.png|x64px|link=Viola]] [[Viola]]
|-
| [[Cyllage Gym]]
| [[File:Cliff Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Cliff}}
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSGrant.png|x64px|link=Grant]] [[Grant]]
|-
| [[Shalour Gym]]
| [[File:Rumble Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Rumble}}
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSKorrina.png|x64px|link=Korrina]] [[Korrina]]
|-
| [[Coumarine Gym]]
| [[File:Plant Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Plant}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSRamos.png|x64px|link=Ramos]] [[Ramos]]
|-
| [[Lumiose Gym]]
| [[File:Voltage Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Voltage}}
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Electric}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSClemont.png|x64px|link=Clemont]] [[Clemont]]
|-
| [[Laverre Gym]]
| [[File:Fairy Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Fairy}}
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fairy color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fairy}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSValerie.png|x64px|link=Valerie]] [[Valerie]]
|-
| [[Anistar Gym]]
| [[File:Psychic Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Psychic}}
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Psychic}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSOlympia.png|x64px|link=Olympia]] [[Olympia]]
|-
| [[Snowbelle Gym]]
| [[File:Iceberg Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Iceberg}}
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSWulfric.png|x64px|link=Wulfric]] [[Wulfric]]
|-
|
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#{{Galar color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Galar
|-
! style="background:#{{Galar color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{Galar color light}}" | Badge
! width="30%" style="background:#{{Galar color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{Galar color light}}" colspan="6"| Leader
|-
| [[File:Grass Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Turffield Stadium]]
| [[File:Grass Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Grass}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Grass}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSMilo.png|x100px|link=Milo]] [[Milo]]
|-
| [[File:Water Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Hulbury Stadium]]
| [[File:Water Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Water}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSNessa.png|x100px|link=Nessa]] [[Nessa]]
|-
| [[File:Fire Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Motostoke Stadium]]
| [[File:Fire Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Fire}}
| style="background:#{{Fire color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Fire color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fire}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSKabu.png|x100px|link=Kabu]] [[Kabu]]
|-
| [[File:Fighting Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Stow-on-Side Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sw}}
| [[File:Fighting Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Fighting}}
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fighting}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSBea.png|x100px|link=Bea]] [[Bea]]
|-
| [[File:Ghost Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Stow-on-Side Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sh}}
| [[File:Ghost Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Ghost}}
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ghost}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSAllister.png|x100px|link=Allister]] [[Allister]]
|-
| [[File:Fairy Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Ballonlea Stadium]]
| [[File:GalarFairy Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|GalarFairy|Fairy Badge}}
| style="background:#{{Fairy color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Fairy color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Fairy}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSOpal.png|x100px|link=Opal]] [[Opal]]{{tt|*|Initial}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSBede 2.png|x100px|link=Bede]] [[Bede]]{{tt|*|Successor}}
|-
| [[File:Rock Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Circhester Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sw}}
| [[File:Rock Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Rock}}
| style="background:#{{Rock color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Rock color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Rock}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSGordie.png|x100px|link=Gordie]] [[Gordie]]
|-
| [[File:Ice Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Circhester Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sh}}
| [[File:Ice Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Ice}}
| style="background:#{{Ice color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Ice}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSMelony.png|x100px|link=Melony]] [[Melony]]
|-
| [[File:Dark Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Spikemuth|Spikemuth Gym]]
| [[File:Dark Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Dark}}
| style="background:#{{Dark color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Dark color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dark}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSPiers.png|x100px|link=Piers]] [[Piers]]{{tt|*|Initial}}
| colspan="3"|[[File:VSMarnie 3.png|x100px|link=Marnie]] [[Marnie]]{{tt|*|Successor}}
|-
| [[File:Dragon Gym logo.png|50px]] [[Hammerlocke Stadium]]
| [[File:Dragon Badge.png|50px]] {{Badge|Dragon}}
| style="background:#{{Dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{Dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Dragon}}
| colspan="6"|[[File:VSRaihan.png|x100px|link=Raihan]] [[Raihan]]
|}{{-}}

====Gallery====
{{incomplete|section|needs=HGSS pictures different colors, Generation VI pictures}}
[[Generation II|Generations II]], {{gen|V}}, {{gen|VI}}, and {{gen|VIII}} have a unique design for each Gym (except [[Cinnabar Gym]], which is destroyed). However, in Generation II, the only difference is the shape and color of the roof, with the exception of Saffron and Cerulean Gyms. In Generation VIII, the only differences are the color scheme and the type logo above the entrance, with the exceptions of Motostoke Stadium, Spikemuth Gym, and Hammerlocke Stadium.

<gallery perrow="5">
File:Gym RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym 2 RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Gym FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Gym DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto)
</gallery>

'''Generation II'''
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Violet Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Violet Gym]]
File:Azalea Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Azalea Gym]]
File:Goldenrod Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Goldenrod Gym]]
File:Ecruteak Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Ecruteak Gym]]
File:Cianwood Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Cianwood Gym]]
File:Olivine Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Olivine Gym]]
File:Mahogany Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Mahogany Gym]]
File:Blackthorn Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Blackthorn Gym]]
File:Pewter Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Pewter Gym]]
File:Cerulean Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Cerulean Gym]]
File:Vermilion Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Vermilion Gym]]
File:Celadon Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Celadon Gym]]
File:Fuchsia Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Fuchsia Gym]]
File:Saffron Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Saffron Gym]]
File:Viridian Gym exterior GSC.png|[[Viridian Gym]]
</gallery>

'''Generation V'''
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Striaton Gym Exterior BW.png|[[Striaton Gym]]{{sup/5|BW}}
File:Nacrene Gym exterior BW.png|[[Nacrene Gym]]{{sup/5|BW}}
File:Castelia Gym exterior BWB2W2.png|[[Castelia Gym]]
File:Nimbasa Gym exterior BW.png|[[Nimbasa Gym]]{{sup/5|BW}}
File:Nimbasa Gym exterior B2W2.png|[[Nimbasa Gym]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}
File:Driftveil Gym exterior BWB2W2.png|[[Driftveil Gym]]
File:Mistralton Gym exterior BWB2W2.png|[[Mistralton Gym]]
File:Icirrus Gym exterior BW.png|[[Icirrus Gym]]{{sup/5|BW}}
File:Opelucid Gym exterior BB2.png|[[Opelucid Gym]]{{sup/5|B}}{{sup/5|B2}}
File:Opelucid Gym exterior WW2.png|[[Opelucid Gym]]{{sup/5|W}}{{sup/5|W2}}
File:Aspertia Gym exterior B2W2.png|[[Aspertia Gym]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}
File:Virbank Gym exterior B2W2.png|[[Virbank Gym]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}
File:Humilau Gym exterior B2W2.png|[[Humilau Gym]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}
</gallery>

'''Generation VIII'''
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Turffield Stadium SwSh.png|[[Turffield Stadium]]
File:Hulbury Stadium SwSh.png|[[Hulbury Stadium]]
File:Motostoke Stadium SwSh.png|[[Motostoke Stadium]]
File:Stow-on-Side Stadium Sw.png|[[Stow-on-Side Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sw}}
File:Stow-on-Side Stadium Sh.png|[[Stow-on-Side Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sh}}
File:Ballonlea Stadium SwSh.png|[[Ballonlea Stadium]]
File:Circhester Stadium Sw.png|[[Circhester Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sw}}
File:Circhester Stadium Sh.png|[[Circhester Stadium]]{{sup/8|Sh}}
File:Spikemuth Gym SwSh.png|[[Spikemuth|Spikemuth Gym]]
File:Hammerlocke Stadium SwSh.png|[[Hammerlocke Stadium]]
</gallery>

===Unofficial Gyms===
====Saffron City Dojo====
{{Main|Fighting Dojo}}
The Trainers of this Gym specialize in {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until [[Sabrina]] defeated its Leader, [[Koichi]]. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Koichi, he will give the player either {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}} as a reward.

====Prestige Precept center====
{{main|Prestige Precept Center}}
Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of [[Phenac City]] doubles as an {{pkmn|academy}}. In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], its Leader, [[Justy]], will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away {{TM|27|Return}}.

====Kantonian Gym====
{{main|Kantonian Gym}}
In [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], there is an unofficial Gym in [[Malie City]] modeled after the [[Vermilion Gym]] from Kanto. The Leader of this Gym will give the [[Surge Badge]] after the player defeats him for the first time.

==Artwork==
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|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background:#{{grass color light}}"| [[File:Gym LGPE Concept Art.jpg|x250px]]
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background:#{{grass color light}}"| [[File:Gym SwSh Concept Art.jpg|x250px]]
|-
|Concept art of a Kanto Gym from the {{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection|Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! Super Music Collection}}
|Concept art of a Gym battle in {{color2|000|Pokémon Sword and Shield}} drawn by {{color2|000|James Turner}}<ref>[https://james-turner-42.squarespace.com/pokemon/ Pokémon — James Turner]</ref>
|}

==In Pokémon GO==
{{main|Gym (GO)}}
[[File:GO Guide Gym 1.png|thumb|150px|A Gym in Pokémon GO, claimed by Team Valor, with a {{p|Metagross}} as its strongest Pokémon]]
In [[Pokémon GO]], Gyms are located at various locations in the real world, being depicted as large towers in the Map View.

If a Gym tower is red, yellow, or blue, that Gym is currently controlled by the team of that color; if a Gym tower is white, that Gym is currently not controlled by any team.

After selecting a team (which can only be done after reaching level 5), a player can battle at Gyms. At Gyms of an opposing team, players can challenge them in order to decrease the motivation of Pokémon in the Gym, causing it to leave if its motivation hits 0. If all of a Gym's Pokémon are removed, the Gym becomes free to be claimed by any team.

{{OBP|Raid Battle|GO}}s occur exclusively at Gyms.
{{-}}

==In the anime==
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Trainers challenge Gyms in order to earn Badges, which grant them entry to that region's [[Pokémon League Conference]]. All official Gyms present in the [[core series]] prior to [[Generation VIII]] games have been featured in the anime.

With the exception of the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], most regions seem to have at least eight Gyms which Trainers can choose to challenge, and winning Badges from any eight qualifies a Trainer for the region's Pokémon League Conference. In [[Unova]], while Ash originally intended to earn the Legend Badge, he ultimately earns the Toxic Badge from the [[Virbank Gym]] as his eighth Badge instead.

Many fellow Trainers that Ash has encountered have been shown to have Badges that do not exist in the games, such as [[Gary Oak]] earning ten Badges in Kanto. Other Badges observed in the anime which do not correspond to known Badges suggest that there are at least nine Gyms in [[Hoenn]], 11 in [[Sinnoh]], 14 in [[Unova]], and 11 in [[Kalos]]. Despite this, Ash's Badge case has frequently had indents specifically shaped for the Badges that appear in the games.

Gyms can be battled in any order, with Ash and his friends seeming to pick out Gyms based on their current location. However, at times, a certain Gym order has been implied in the anime. In the case of Hoenn, Ash originally challenges [[Norman]] in ''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]'', at which time Norman explains to Ash that he must have three Pokémon to challenge the [[Petalburg Gym]] officially. Instead, Norman points to [[Rustboro Gym|Rustboro]] as the first Gym Ash should face.

In Kalos, due to {{an|Clemont}}'s perception of an ideal challenger of the [[Lumiose Gym]], he programmed the [[Clembot]]—the substitute [[Gym Leader]]—to throw out challengers who did not have four Kalos Gym Badges. As a result, when Ash attempted to challenge the Gym shortly after arriving in the Kalos region, Clembot acted according to its programming and threw him out. After Clemont [[XY009|was able to reprogram the Clembot]], he removed the Badge restriction, but Ash indicated he would still collect four Badges before challenging Clemont himself at the Gym.

In Galar, Stadium battlefields are surrounded by a force field that protects the audience from Pokémon attacks, including the moves of [[Dynamax]] and [[Gigantamax]] Pokémon.

Gyms are inspected by the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency]], which can shut down Gyms which are not up to standard. The Agency can also determine whether unofficial Gyms are worthy of becoming official.

===Rules===
Most Gym battles are conducted as Single Battles, although some have been held as [[Double Battle]]s.

In most cases, Gym Leaders are not permitted to [[Recall|switch]] Pokémon while challengers are; although those that Ash encountered before [[Blaine]] did switch, since {{Ash}}'s match against Blaine in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', only [[Lenora]] has switched out a Pokémon. Challengers are usually only allowed to use the same number of Pokémon as the Gym Leader, but some Gym battles—such as with [[Roxie]] and [[Grant]]—have exceptions. In a Gym battle, a Pokémon is determined to be unable to battle when declared as such by a [[battle judge]].

Gym Leaders appear to be able to impose their own rules, in addition to the standard set of rules for Gym battles. In particular, the [[Orange League|Orange Crew]] all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles.

====Special rules====
* For [[Mossdeep Gym]]'s {{badge|Mind}}, Ash battled [[Tate and Liza]] in a [[Double Battle]]. For [[Anistar Gym]]'s {{badge|Psychic}}, he battled [[Olympia]] in a Double Battle.
* [[Juan]] of [[Sootopolis Gym]] has a unique two round system, with the first round being a Double Battle. Once the challenger wins the first round, they enter the second round, battling against three of his Pokémon in a Single Battle. Only the challenger is allowed to substitute, and can use five Pokémon.
* When Ash challenged [[Whitney]] of the [[Goldenrod Gym]] in Johto to a rematch, he fought three-on-one in his favor, with Whitney only using her {{p|Miltank}}.
* For the [[Striaton Gym]]'s {{badge|Trio}}, the challenger can choose which of the three Gym Leaders they want to battle. However, Ash challenged all three triplets, making the battle a best-two-out-of-three tournament, with Ash only earning a Badge after defeating at least two of the Gym Leaders.
* For the [[Nacrene Gym]]'s {{badge|Basic}}, both the challenger and the Gym Leader use the same number of Pokémon, with both being allowed to make substitutions.
* For the [[Mistralton Gym]]'s {{badge|Jet}}, the challenger and the Gym Leader used to engage in "Air Battles". In these, the Gym Leader first displays her three chosen Pokémon, followed with the challenger revealing their own three, then the Gym Leader decides the outcome of the battle using her own experience without even physically battling.
* For the [[Virbank Gym]]'s {{badge|Toxic}}, the battle was teams of three-on-six in Ash's favor, with only him being allowed to make substitutions.
* For the [[Cyllage Gym]]'s {{badge|Cliff}}, the Gym Leader uses only two Pokémon, while the challenger has access to all of theirs.

====Orange League====
In the anime-exclusive [[Orange League]], the four Gym Leaders each have their own special requirements challengers must meet in order to gain their Gym Badges.

* For the {{badge|Coral Eye}}, the challenger and Gym Leader [[Cissy]] go head-to-head in three water-based physical challenges using their Water-type Pokémon.
* For the {{badge|Sea Ruby}}, the challenger must complete two of Gym Leader [[Danny]]'s three challenges, though they were only qualified to do so if they could pass his pre-test, which was to climb a mountain to the peak, where the Gym is located. These challenges are to freeze a geyser with their Pokémon's ice attack, build a bobsled (or toboggan) from said geyser with the help of three of their Pokémon, and compete in a bobsled race down the side of the mountain against Danny.
* For the {{badge|Spike Shell}}, Gym Leader [[Rudy]] assigns the challenger an attack challenge in which they must use their Pokémon to knock down all the targets on a tricky water course. If they pass this pre-test, they must defeat Rudy in a three-on-three battle, with Pokémon of the same type battling each other.
* For the {{badge|Jade Star}}, the challenger must battle Gym Leader [[Luana]] in a [[Double Battle]].

====Puzzles====
Some Gyms also require the challenger to undergo a trial or a test before they can battle the Gym Leader.

* The [[Fuchsia Gym]] in Kanto was set up like a ninja house and riddled with traps, which the Trainers had to make their way through before they were allowed to challenge the Gym Leader.
* The [[Cinnabar Gym]] (again in Kanto) was hidden, and required challengers to find it by solving the riddles given by the disguised Gym Leader, [[Blaine]]. Despite Ash technically being the challenger, it was [[Misty (anime)|Misty]] who ultimately solved all of the riddles.
* The [[Nacrene Gym]] in Unova could only be accessed if the Trainer picks the single right book in an entire library. To make it easier, [[Lenora]] even reaches up and rests her fingers on the book in question as a hint, though many of her potential opponents fail to take said hint.
* The [[Lumiose Gym]] in Kalos, when under the charge of the [[Clembot]], used to first require Trainers to have four Badges before they could challenge the Gym.

===Official Gyms===
=====Orange Archipelago=====
The [[Orange Archipelago]] also contains its own league, complete with its own Gyms:

{| style="float:left; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 4px solid #{{green color light}};" colspan="4" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#{{Orange color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}; {{roundytr|10px}};" | Orange Islands
|-
! style="background:#{{orange color light}}" | Gym
! style="background:#{{orange color light}}" | Prize
! width="30%" style="background:#{{orange color light}}" | Type
! style="background:#{{orange color light}}" | Leader
|-
| [[Mikan Gym]]
| [[File:Coral-Eye Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Coral-Eye}}
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{water color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{Tcolor|Water}}
| [[File:CissySmall.png|64px]] [[Cissy]]
|-
| [[Navel Gym]]
| [[File:Sea Ruby Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Sea Ruby}}
| style="background:#{{ground color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{ground color dark}}|Various}}
| [[File:DannySmall.png|64px]] [[Danny]]
|-
| [[Trovita Gym]]
| [[File:Spike Shell Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Spike Shell}}
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{green color dark}}|Various}}
| [[File:RudySmall.png|64px]] [[Rudy]]
|-
| [[Kumquat Gym]]
| [[File:Jade Star Badge.png|20px]] {{Badge|Jade Star}}
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{psychic color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|Various}}
| [[File:LuanaSmall.png|64px]] [[Luana]]
|-
| [[Pummelo Stadium]]
| [[File:WinnerTrophy.png|20px]] Winner's Trophy
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; border: 2px solid #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}" | {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|Various}}
| [[File:DrakeSmall.png|64px]] {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}
|}{{-}}

====Pokémon Origins====
All eight Kanto Gyms featured in the games {{game|Red and Green|s}} were shown in [[Pokémon Origins]], which primarily showcased {{OBP|Red|Origins}} challenging the [[Pewter Gym]] in ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'' and the [[Viridian Gym]] in ''[[PO01|File 3: Giovanni]]''.

Unlike the main series anime, the Gyms closely follow the system utilised in the games, where the challenger is able to use all Pokémon in their team against the [[Gym Leader]]. Gyms also have scoreboards featuring each Trainer's current Pokémon and their remaining {{stat|HP}}. Gym Leaders may also hand out a [[TM]] along with their [[Badge]], and are shown to be capable of altering their Pokémon used in battle, with [[Brock]] choosing two out of six potential Pokémon, and [[Giovanni]] using a different set of Pokémon than those used against his battle with {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}.

===Unofficial Gyms===
====A.J.'s Gym====
This Gym is run solely by the Trainer [[A.J.]], and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the [[Pokémon League]] after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his {{p|Sandshrew}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]''.

====Fighting Spirit Gym====
This Gym was run by {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}}, who was training his {{p|Hitmonchan}} for the [[P1 Grand Prix]]. It did not appear to be used for actual [[Pokémon battle]]s. Instead, it had the appearance of a {{wp|gym}} used for training and exercising. This Gym appears in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''.

====Kaz Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an {{p|Electabuzz}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Kaz]].

====Yas Gym====
This Gym in [[Dark City]] wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the [[Pokémon League]]. The Gym Trainers specialize in {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a {{p|Scyther}}. This Gym appears in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' and is run by [[Yas]].

====Coastline Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym that appeared in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''. It is located on the outskirts of [[Blackthorn City]]. Led by [[Dorian]], the Gym specializes in {{type|Water}} Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that it will become more popular by word-of-mouth. In fact, after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the [[Silver Conference]] about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

====Anthony's Gym====
{{OBP|Anthony|AG010}} (not to be confused with the Anthony mentioned above) ran an unofficial Gym purely for bragging rights. His powerful {{p|Pelipper}} and its peculiar move set, including {{m|Vine Whip}} and {{m|Flamethrower}}, were eventually revealed to be a well orchestrated hoax. Anthony admitted that Pelipper carried {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} inside its mouth. As a result, Anthony decided to close the Gym and travel with Pelipper. This Gym appears in ''[[AG010|You Said a Mouthful!]]''.

====Powerzone Gym====
This is an unofficial Gym run by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]''. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies; however, they were on a losing streak until a [[Brock's Croagunk|wild Croagunk]] appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.

====Kantonian Gym====
The [[Kantonian Gym]] from {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} appeared in ''[[SM118|Aiming for the Top Floor!]]''. In the anime, it is run by [[Ryuki]], and is not themed after any Kanto Gym in particular, with its ninja theming being based on assumptions made on Kantonian culture. As a result, there are a few differences between the Kantonian Gym challenge and a typical Gym challenge in the anime. Unlike most Gyms, visitors must face the challenges of the four {{tc|Kantonian Gym|Kantonian Gym Trainers}} before advancing to the Leader. However, these challenges are not [[Pokémon battle]]s, like in the games, but a ninja-themed set of obstacles.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
A.J. Gym.png|[[A.J.]]'s Gym
Fighting Spirit Gym.png|Fighting Spirit Gym
Kaz Gym.png|[[Kaz]] Gym
Yas Gym.png|[[Yas]] Gym
Coastline Gym.png|Coastline Gym
Anthony Gym.png|{{OBP|Anthony|AG010}}'s Gym
Powerzone Gym.png|Powerzone Gym
Kantonian Gym anime.png|The [[Kantonian Gym]] in the anime
</gallery>

==In the manga==
{{incomplete|section|Missing other manga}}
===Pokémon Adventures===
{{incomplete|section|Needs more information about the Gyms of each region.}}
In early chapters of [[Pokémon Adventures]], Gym buildings were likely to be seen only when a character challenged the [[Gym Leader]], as the building would host their Gym battle.

===={{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}====
{{adv|Red}} challenged some [[Gym Leader]]s in their respective Gyms.

===={{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}====
Roxanne's Gym in [[Rustboro City]] appeared to be retractable, the building acting as both an examination hall and a battlefield.

===={{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}====
The Gyms in this chapter incorporate the interior layout and obstacles directly from the games.

{{adv|Platinum}} challenged and defeated the [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym Leader]]in their respective [[Gym]]s, except she trained with [[Volkner]] and battled him outdoors, earning the {{Badge|Beacon}} without entering the [[Sunyshore Gym]]. The [[Sunyshore Gym]] itself was seen in ''[[PS404|Encountering Elekid]]''.

===={{chap|Black & White}}====
The Gyms in this chapter incorporate the interior layout and obstacles directly from the games.

{{adv|Black}} challenged the [[Unova]] Gym Leaders.
{{-}}

==In the TCG==
In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], all Gyms are {{TCG|Stadium card}}s, which provide a specific effect while they are in play.

===Official Gyms===
This listing is of cards based on official Gyms from the [[Pokémon games]] and often focus on the [[type]] speciality of a particular Gym.
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Stadium|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Pewter City Gym|115}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=115/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Cerulean City Gym|108}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=57/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Vermilion City Gym|120}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=120/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Celadon City Gym|107}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=107/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Fuchsia City Gym|114}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=114/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Saffron City Gym|122}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=122/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Cinnabar City Gym|113}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=113/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Viridian City Gym|123}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=123/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Sunyshore City Gym|94}}|type=Stadium|enset=Rising Rivals|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=94/111|jpsetlink=Rising Rivals|jpset=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/090}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Boundaries Crossed|Aspertia City Gym|127}}|type=Stadium|enset=Boundaries Crossed|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=127/149|jpsetlink=Boundaries Crossed|jpset=Cold Flare|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=057/059}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Storm|Virbank City Gym|126}}|type=Stadium|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=26/135|jpsetlink=Plasma Storm|jpset=Freeze Bolt|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=057/059}}
{{cardlist/footer|Stadium}}
===Unofficial Gyms===
This listing is of cards that feature [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]]-exclusive Gyms, which focus on altering a certain gameplay mechanic.
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Stadium|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|No Removal Gym|103}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=103/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|The Rocket's Training Gym|104}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Rare|ennum=104/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Narrow Gym|124}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Heroes|enrarity=Common|ennum=124/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Common}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Chaos Gym|102}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=102/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Resistance Gym|109}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=109/132|jpsetlink=Gym Heroes|jpset=Leaders' Stadium|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Rocket's Minefield Gym|119}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=119/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Ecogym|84}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Neo Genesis|enrarity=Rare|ennum=84/111|jpsetlink=Neo Genesis|jpset=Gold, Silver, to a New World...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Broken Ground Gym|92}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Neo Destiny|enrarity=Rare|ennum=84/105|jpsetlink=Neo Destiny|jpset=Darkness, and to Light...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Rocket's Tricky Gym|90}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=EX Team Rocket Returns|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=90/109|jpsetlink=EX Team Rocket Returns|jpset=Rocket Gang Strikes Back|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=082/085}}
{{cardlist/footer|Stadium}}

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]'', [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Gyms. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about them: 「かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム」 ''"Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."''
** This is also the episode {{TRT}} set up a fake Gym, with [[Jessie]] acting as its Leader.
* In [[Generation I]], {{DL|List of glitches (Generation I)|fishing in statues|a glitch}} allows Trainers to [[fishing|fish]] in the statues at the front of the Gyms.
* As the [[Fighting Dojo]] in Kanto was once official, every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Fighting}} Gym at one time.
** Despite the above fact, there has been a Fighting-type specialist in every region, either as a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.
** A {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Glitter Lighthouse]] also says Jasmine used to specialize in {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, meaning every region except [[Unova]] has had a {{type|Rock}} Gym at one time.
*** This excludes [[Alola]], which does not feature any official gyms
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, each Gym's frame is colored according to the type, except for the [[Viridian Gym]], which has no specialist type. The Viridian Gym's frame is green to reflect the Japanese name of its Gym Leader, {{ga|Blue}}.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[walking Pokémon]] are not allowed in the [[Blackthorn Gym]] and [[Viridian Gym]] because the flooring is unstable. Coincidentally, both Gyms are the last of the Gyms challenged in Johto and Kanto, respectively.
* Eight of the eleven Unova Gyms serve dual purposes, both as a place of battle and as a service: [[Striaton Gym]] is a restaurant, [[Nacrene Gym]] is a museum and library, [[Castelia Gym]] is a gallery showcasing the paintings of [[Gym Leader]] [[Burgh]], [[Nimbasa Gym]] is a set of roller coasters to go with the Ferris Wheel in [[Nimbasa City]] in {{game|Black and White|s}} or a fashion show catwalk in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], [[Driftveil Gym]] is a mining operation, [[Mistralton Gym]] is an airplane hangar, [[Aspertia Gym]] is a school, and [[Virbank Gym]] is a music club.
** In Generations V and VI, Gyms do not take on a single appearance, with their look being customized to suit the Gym Leader's specialist type. Gyms previously only had unique designs in Generation II, where the roof colors differed between Gyms.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, every Gym has, with the exception of [[Aspertia Gym]], a unique remix of the usual Pokémon Gym theme music.
* Alola is the only region introduced in the core series to not feature any Gyms. A similar role is fulfilled by the [[island challenge]].

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn=道館 / 道馆 ''Dàoguǎn''{{tt|*|Games, Anime, Adventures (later Jilin editions)}} 練功場 ''Liàngōngcháng''{{tt|*|Adventures (Ching Win edition)}} 訓練館 / 训练馆 ''Xùnliànguǎn''{{tt|*|Adventures (early Jilin editions)}}
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|el=Γυμναστήριο ''Gymnastírio''
|is=Ræktinni{{tt|*|M03}} Íþróttasal{{tt|*|M02 subtitles}}
|it=Palestra
|ko=체육관 ''Cheyukgwan''
|no=Treninsssenter{{tt|*|Prior to Battle Frontier}} Gym
|pl=Sala{{tt|*|EP051-EP059, EP064, EP103, EP109-EP111, EP135-EP144, EP151, EP182-EP185, EP199-EP200, EP224, EP251-EP273, AG005-AG014, DP054-DP066, DP081-present}} Sala Treningowa{{tt|*|Diamond and Pearl, DP066-DP075, DP107}} Stadion{{tt|*|EP014, EP025, EP042-EP044, EP058-EP063, EP073, EP085-EP101, EP108, EP117-EP132, EP145-EP147, EP158-EP181, EP186-EP192, EP208-EP209, EP227-EP247, EP273, AG002-AG004, AG015-AG040}} Klub{{tt|*|M03, Mewtwo Returns}} Szkoła{{tt|*|EP007, EP021, EP026, EP032-EP042}} Sala Gimnastyczna{{tt|*|EP007, EP029}}
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==See also==
* {{cat|Episodes with Gym battles}}
* [[Island challenge]]

==References==
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S.S. Anne

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{{Infobox location
|image=SS Anne FRLG.png
|image_size=240
|type=ocean
|location_name=S.S. Anne
|japanese_name=サント・アンヌ号
|translated_name=St. Annu
|location=[[Vermilion City]]
|region=Kanto
|generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|III}}
|map=Kanto Vermilion City Map.png
}}

The '''{{wp|Steamship|S.S.}} Anne''' (Japanese: '''{{j|サント・アンヌ{{tt|号|ごう}}}}''' ''St. Annu'') is a well-known luxury cruise liner which [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|sails]] the {{pkmn|world}}, stopping annually in [[Vermilion City]], [[Kanto]].

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, it is referred to as '''St. Anne''', its Japanese name.

==Overview==
[[File:RG SS Ticket.png|thumb|[[S.S. Ticket]] artwork from {{2v2|Red|Green}}]]
To get on the S.S. Anne in the {{pkmn|games}}, players must first obtain an [[S.S. Ticket]] by helping out [[Bill]] at [[Sea Cottage|his home]] on {{rt|25|Kanto}}.

This ship contains many [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, including many {{tc|Gentleman|Gentlemen}} and {{tc|Sailor}}s. In [[Generation III]], in one room on the first floor, a lady will restore a Trainer's party on hand to full health. Before reaching the captain's cabin, {{player}}s will encounter {{ga|Blue}} and must battle him.

When Blue is defeated, the player will be able to enter the Captain's quarters, where they will find him seasick. By choosing to help him by giving him a backrub, players will be able to get {{HM|01|Cut}}.

Once the captain is healed, the S.S. Anne will sail away the moment player exits the ship. Although it is said to return once a year, none of the games in which it appears have a [[time]] system capable of measuring this, and the ship will not be seen again. The only way in which one can get the ship to remain is by losing a battle and [[black out|blacking out]], thus returning to the [[Pokémon Center]] (or using a {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|S.S. Anne reboarding|Generation I glitch}}).

As the player cannot return to the ship once it has left, all of the items on the ship and in the port can be [[Permanently missable items|permanently missed]] without ever obtaining them.

==Items==
===Port===
{{Itlisth|ocean}}
{{itemlist|Lava Cookie|South of the [[#Rumors|truck]] in the harbor (requires {{m|Surf}}) ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|ocean}}

===Ship===
{{Itlisth|ocean}}
{{Itemlist|Max Potion|On the bottom deck, in the far right room|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ether|In room 3 on the bottom deck|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|TM Psychic|In room 2 on the bottom deck|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{TM|44|Rest}}}}
{{Itemlist|Hyper Potion|On the bottom deck, in the far left room, in the black space below the bottom-left corner{{sup/1|RG}} or on the bed's pillow{{sup/1|RBY}} ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|On the main deck, in the second room from the left|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|display={{TM|08|Body Slam}}}}
{{Itemlist|Great Ball|In the galley, in the bottom trash can ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|display={{ball|Great}}}}
{{Itemlist|Max Ether|On the top deck, in the second room from the left|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|On the top deck, in the third room from the right|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes}}
{{Itemlist|HM Normal|Gift from the Captain in his quarters on the top deck|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{HM|01|Cut}}}}
{{Itemlist|Hyper Potion|In a trash can in the bottom deck corridor ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Super Potion|In room 5 on the bottom deck|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|TM Fighting|In room 2 on the main deck|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{TM|31|Brick Break}}}}
{{Itemlist|Pecha Berry|In the topmost trash can in the galley ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Cheri Berry|In the middle trash can in the galley ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Chesto Berry|In the lowest trash can in the galley ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Great Ball|In the down left corner of the galley|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{ball|Great}}}}
{{Itemlist|Stardust|In room 2 on the second deck|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itemlist|X Attack|In room 4 on the second deck|FR=yes|LG=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|ocean}}

==Trainers==
===Generation I===
====Deck====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||510|2|066|Machop||17||072|Tentacool||17}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||540|2|066|Machop||18||090|Shellder||18}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean|I}}

====B1F====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||630|1|090|Shellder||21}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||510|3|116|Horsea||17||090|Shellder||17||072|Tentacool||17}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||510|3|116|Horsea||17||116|Horsea||17||116|Horsea||17}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||540|2|072|Tentacool||18||120|Staryu||18}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Fisherman.png|Fisherman||595|3|072|Tentacool||17||120|Staryu||17||090|Shellder||17}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Sailor.png|Sailor||600|1|066|Machop||20}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean|I}}

====1F====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Gentleman.png|Gentleman||1260|2|058|Growlithe||18||058|Growlithe||18}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Gentleman.png|Gentleman||1330|2|032|Nidoran♂||19||029|Nidoran♀||19}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Lass.png|Lass||270|2|016|Pidgey||18||029|Nidoran♀||18}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Youngster.png|Youngster||315|1|032|Nidoran♂||21}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean|I}}

====2F====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Fisherman.png|Fisherman||595|3|118|Goldeen||17||072|Tentacool||17||118|Goldeen||17}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Gentleman.png|Gentleman|{{sup/1|RB}}|1610|1|025|Pikachu||23}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr Y Gentleman.png|Gentleman|{{sup/1|Y}}|1540|2|100|Voltorb||22||081|Magnemite||22}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Gentleman.png|Gentleman||1190|2|058|Growlithe||17||077|Ponyta||17}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr RG Lass.png|Lass|{{sup/1|RB}}|270|2|019|Rattata||18||025|Pikachu||18}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr Y Lass.png|Lass|{{sup/1|Y}}|300|1|039|Jigglypuff||20}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean|I}}

=====Pokémon Red and Blue=====
{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Bulbasaur}}:
{{Party/Single|color={{blue color}}|headcolor={{blue color light}}|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr RG Blue 2.png
|prize={{pdollar}}1300
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=RGB
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=017
|pokemon=Pidgeotto
|level=19
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|move1=Gust|move1type=Normal
|move2=Sand-Attack|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=020
|pokemon=Raticate
|level=16
|type1=Normal
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|level=18
|type1=Psychic
|move1=Teleport|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Confusion|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Disable|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=005
|pokemon=Charmeleon
|level=20
|type1=Fire
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Ember|move3type=Fire
|move4=Leer|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP|004|Charmander}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Charmander}}:
{{Party/Single|color={{blue color}}|headcolor={{blue color light}}|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr RG Blue 2.png
|prize={{pdollar}}1300
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=RGB
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=017
|pokemon=Pidgeotto
|level=19
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|move1=Gust|move1type=Normal
|move2=Sand-Attack|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=020
|pokemon=Raticate
|level=16
|type1=Normal
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|level=18
|type1=Psychic
|move1=Teleport|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Confusion|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Disable|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=008
|pokemon=Wartortle
|level=20
|type1=Water
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Bubble|move3type=Water
|move4=Water Gun|move4type=Water}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP|007|Squirtle}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Squirtle}}:
{{Party/Single|color={{blue color}}|headcolor={{blue color light}}|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr RG Blue 2.png
|prize={{pdollar}}1300
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=RGB
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=017
|pokemon=Pidgeotto
|level=19
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|move1=Gust|move1type=Normal
|move2=Sand-Attack|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=020
|pokemon=Raticate
|level=16
|type1=Normal
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|level=18
|type1=Psychic
|move1=Teleport|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Confusion|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Disable|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Blue
|ndex=002
|pokemon=Ivysaur
|level=20
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Leech Seed|move3type=Grass
|move4=Vine Whip|move4type=Grass}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Pokémon Yellow=====
{{Party/Single
|color={{blue color}}
|headcolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr Y Blue 2.png
|prize={{pdollar}}1300
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=Y
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=021
|pokemon=Spearow
|level=19
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|move1=Peck|move1type=Flying
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Leer|move3type=Normal
|move4=Fury Attack|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=019
|pokemon=Rattata
|level=16
|type1=Normal
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=027
|pokemon=Sandshrew
|level=18
|type1=Ground
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Sand-Attack|move2type=Normal
|move3=Slash|move3type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=133
|pokemon=Eevee
|level=20
|type1=Normal
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Sand-Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Growl|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===Generation III===
====Deck====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Trevor|544|2|066|Machop|♂|17||072|Tentacool|♂|17|36=サンジ|37=Sanji}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Edmond|576|2|066|Machop|♂|18||090|Shellder|♂|18|36=カツヤ|37=Katsuya}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean}}

====B1F====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Fisherman.png|Fisherman|Barny|612|3|072|Tentacool|♂|17||120|Staryu||17||090|Shellder|♂|17|36=カズヒコ|37=Kazuhiko}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Phillip|640|1|066|Machop|♂|20|36=ユウサク|37=Yūsaku}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Huey|576|2|072|Tentacool|♂|18||120|Staryu||18|36=タツロウ|37=Tatsurō}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Dylan|544|3|116|Horsea|♂|17||116|Horsea|♂|17||116|Horsea|♂|17|36=ツヨシ|37=Tsuyoshi}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Duncan|544|3|116|Horsea|♂|17||090|Shellder|♂|17||072|Tentacool|♂|17|36=ヒデフミ|37=Hidefumi}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Sailor.png|Sailor|Leonard|672|1|090|Shellder|♂|21|36=ダイキ|37=Daiki}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean}}

====1F====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Gentleman.png|Gentleman|Thomas|1296|2|058|Growlithe|♂|18||058|Growlithe|♂|18|36=スコット|37=Scott}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Gentleman.png|Gentleman|Arthur|1368|2|032|Nidoran♂||19||029|Nidoran♀||19|36=ケント|37=Kent}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Lass.png|Lass|Ann|288|2|016|Pidgey|♀|18||029|Nidoran♀||18|36=カヤ|37=Kaya}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Youngster.png‎|Youngster|Tyler|336|1|032|Nidoran♂||21|36=マサノブ|37=Masanobu}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean}}

====2F====
{{trainerheader|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Fisherman.png|Fisherman|Dale|612|3|118|Goldeen|♂|17||118|Goldeen|♂|17||072|Tentacool|♂|17|36=タカフミ|37=Takafumi}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Gentleman.png|Gentleman|Brooks|1656|1|025|Pikachu|♂|23|36=スミス|37=Smith}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Lass.png|Lass|Dawn|288|2|019|Rattata|♀|18||025|Pikachu|♀|18|36=ユカ|37=Yuka}}
{{Trainerdiv|ocean}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr FRLG Gentleman.png|Gentleman|Lamar|1224|2|058|Growlithe|♂|17||077|Ponyta|♂|17|36=パーカー|37=Parker}}
{{Trainerfooter|ocean}}

{{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Bulbasaur}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{blue color}}
|headcolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr FRLG Blue 2.png
|prize={{PDollar}}720
|class=Rival
|classlink=Rival
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=FRLG
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=017
|pokemon=Pidgeotto
|gender=male
|level=19
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Gust|move2type=Flying
|move3=Sand-Attack|move3type=Ground
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=020
|pokemon=Raticate
|level=16
|gender=male
|type1=Normal
|ability=Guts
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|gender=male
|level=18
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Teleport|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Confusion|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Disable|move3type=Normal
|move4=Kinesis|move4type=Psychic}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=005
|pokemon=Charmeleon
|level=20
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Ember|move3type=Fire
|move4=Metal Claw|move4type=Steel}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP|004|Charmander}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Charmander}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{blue color}}
|headcolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr FRLG Blue 2.png
|prize={{PDollar}}720
|class=Rival
|classlink=Rival
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=FRLG
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=017
|pokemon=Pidgeotto
|level=19
|gender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Gust|move2type=Flying
|move3=Sand-Attack|move3type=Ground
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=020
|pokemon=Raticate
|level=16
|gender=male
|type1=Normal
|ability=Guts
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|level=18
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Teleport|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Confusion|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Disable|move3type=Normal
|move4=Kinesis|move4type=Psychic}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=008
|pokemon=Wartortle
|level=20
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Withdraw|move1type=Water
|move2=Bite|move2type=Dark
|move3=Bubble|move3type=Water
|move4=Water Gun|move4type=Water}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP|007|Squirtle}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Squirtle}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{blue color}}
|headcolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr FRLG Blue 2.png
|prize={{PDollar}}720
|class=Rival
|classlink=Rival
|name={{color2|000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=FRLG
|location=S.S. Anne
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=017
|pokemon=Pidgeotto
|level=19
|gender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Gust|move2type=Flying
|move3=Sand-Attack|move3type=Ground
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=020
|pokemon=Raticate
|level=16
|gender=male
|type1=Normal
|ability=Guts
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal
|move4=Hyper Fang|move4type=Normal}}
{{Party/Div|color={{blue color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=064
|pokemon=Kadabra
|level=18
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Teleport|move1type=Psychic
|move2=Confusion|move2type=Psychic
|move3=Disable|move3type=Normal
|move4=Kinesis|move4type=Psychic}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=002
|pokemon=Ivysaur
|level=20
|gender=male
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=PoisonPowder|move1type=Poison
|move2=Sleep Powder|move2type=Grass
|move3=Leech Seed|move3type=Grass
|move4=Vine Whip|move4type=Grass}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==Layout==
===B1F-1F===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #000; border: 3px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|ocean}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Version
! colspan=2 style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}" | B1F
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" colspan=2 | 1F
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}}
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne Basement RBY.png|180px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne Basement Rooms RBY.png|180px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne 1F RBY.png|180px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne 1F Rooms RBY.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{blue color}}" | {{color2|fff|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}}
|-
! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
|-
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne Basement FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne Basement Rooms FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne 1F FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne 1F Rooms FRLG.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

===2F-3F===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #000; border: 3px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|ocean}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Version
! colspan=2 style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}" | 2F
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | 3F
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red}}
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne 2F RBY.png|180px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne 2F Rooms RBY.png|180px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SS Anne 3F RBY.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{blue color}}" | {{color2|fff|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}}
|-
! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
|-
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed}}
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne 2F FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne 2F Rooms FRLG.png|180px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:SS Anne 3F FRLG.png|180px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LeafGreen}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|ocean}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

==Rumors==
===The truck===
[[File:SS Anne truck RBY.png|thumb|200px|The original truck]]
In Pokémon {{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, as well as their remakes {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, a truck was placed in the [[Vermilion City#Harbor|S.S. Anne's port]], which seems to serve no evident purpose except as scenery, and was programmed into the game as a floor tile. With scenery being very sparse in the [[Generation I]] games, and this being one of the few sprites with no other purpose than to exist in one spot, fans began speculating that another purpose existed for this truck. The truck cannot be accessed without {{m|Surf}}, which the player would not normally have or be able to use before the S.S. Anne departs.

There are a couple of ways the player can access the truck. One is to lose a battle on the S.S. Anne after obtaining {{HM|01|Cut}} so that the player is warped to the last [[Pokémon Center]] they visited without the S.S. Anne departing and they can return later with {{m|Surf}}. Another is to trade in a Pokémon that knows Cut, so that there is no need to obtain HM01 (Cut). Alternatively, [[List of glitches in Generation I#S.S. Anne reboarding|a glitch]] in [[Generation I]] also allows the player to bypass the sailor who normally blocks the entrance after the ship has departed.

[[File:S S Anne truck FRLG.png|thumb|250px|left|The truck, as it appears in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}]]
A rumor claimed that the truck could be moved with {{m|Strength}} and {{p|Mew}} could be found underneath it. This rumor is untrue. In Generation I, there is nothing to be found around the truck at all, but in FireRed and LeafGreen, a [[Lava Cookie]] is hidden to the south of the truck.

A {{tc|Beauty}} in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'s Quick Battle Mode in the Vs. Mode makes a reference to the truck before the battle starts with a line from a song she is writing: "There's no Pokémon under a truck, maybe you'll just find a {{p|Muk}}!"

===Return===
After the S.S. Anne leaves Vermilion City, it never returns. However, in the Generation I games, one rumor claimed that if the player defeated the [[Elite Four]] 365 times, the ship would return with more powerful opponents on board, due to an NPC in Red and Blue explaining that the ship was a luxury liner for Trainers that visited Vermilion once a year. However, this rumor is untrue.
{{clear}}

==In the anime==
===In the main series===
[[File:SS Anne anime.png|thumb|250px|The St. Anne in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
The S.S. Anne, named the St. Anne in the dub, appeared in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' and ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]''.
{{spoilers}}
{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} boarded the ship after two schoolgirls, who were actually [[Jessie]] and [[James]] in disguise, offered them free tickets. This was part of a {{TRT}} plot to steal the Pokémon of all {{pkmn|Trainer}}s on board. However, Ash and his friends enjoyed the St. Anne, which provided large amounts of food for people on board and allowed [[Pokémon battle]]s below deck. While on board, James was swindled by the [[Magikarp salesman]] into buying a {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Gyarados|Magikarp}} in a gold-plated [[Poké Ball]], and Ash traded his {{AP|Butterfree}} to a Gentleman for a {{AP|Raticate}}.

Out on the open ocean, Team Rocket, including Jessie, James, {{MTR}}, and a number of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s began taking the Pokémon of everyone else on board the St. Anne by force. Ash led a counterattack against the Rockets, leading to a large battle and many of the members of Team Rocket being blasted off through the side of the ship.

Afterwards, the St. Anne started taking on water, and the passengers had to be evacuated. Ash delayed the evacuation to trade back the Raticate for his Butterfree, but the moment Ash obtained Butterfree's Poké Ball, the ship jerked and the Poké Ball bounces out of his hand, while at the same moment James' Magikarp's Poké Ball bounced out of his hand. When both Ash and James went back to go get their Poké Balls, the ship jerked once more and knocked out Ash, {{ashfr}}, and the [[Team Rocket trio]]. When they awoke, the St. Anne was upside down and underwater, balancing on a {{wp|seamount}}.

The two groups fought at first, but Misty took charge and began directing all of them in an emergency escape plan before the ship fell into the depths of the sea floor. Since the ship was upside down, they would need to escape through the thinnest point in its {{wp|hull (watercraft)|hull}}, which Misty knew was in the engine room, having built a model of the ship herself. They made their way through the ship to this point, and then Ash ordered his {{AP|Charmander}} to burn a hole in the hull. With the help of {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{TP|Misty|Goldeen}} and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}, Ash and his friends were able to swim to safety, while Team Rocket nearly drowned since all they had to rely on was James's Magikarp, which could only {{m|Splash}} around on the floor.

Once everyone was off-board, the St. Anne's balance tilted, and it fell off the seamount, down towards the {{wp|abyssal zone|abyss}}, never to be seen again.

In the special ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]'', [[Ritchie]] rode aboard a ship called the S.S. Anne in the dub; the ship is unnamed in the original Japanese. However, it was named the S.S. Anne rather than St. Anne.

===In Pokémon Origins===
[[File:S.S. Anne Captain PO.png|thumb|250px|The S.S. Anne's captain in Pokémon Origins]]
The captain of the S.S. Anne appeared briefly in ''[[PO02|File 2: Cubone]]''. He was seen giving {{OBP|Red|Origins}} {{HM|01|Cut}} after he had helped him to recover from his seasickness.
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==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:SS Anne Adventures.png|thumb|200px|S.S. Anne in Pokémon Adventures]]
The S.S. Anne is a huge cargo ship owned by [[Lt. Surge]] that arrives in [[Vermilion City]] port once every month. It has appeared in ''[[PS010|Danger: High Voltorb]]'' and ''[[PS011|Buzz Off, Electabuzz!]]'' supposedly transporting materials from Vermilion to [[Cinnabar Island]]; the truth is that it is used to transport the citizens' {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, kidnapped by Surge and his {{tc|Sailor}}s. {{p|Voltorb}}, {{p|Electrode}}, {{p|Magnemite}}, {{p|Magneton}} and {{p|Electabuzz}} are some of the Pokémon spotted aboard.

After [[Poli]]whirl [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Poliwrath}} it had the strength to rescue {{adv|Red}} and defeat Lt. Surge and Electabuzz with a {{m|Seismic Toss}}, freeing all the captured Pokémon to their rightful owners.

In the {{chap|Yellow}}, the S.S. Anne is now used as a luxury liner for transporting passengers. It was attacked by the [[Team Rocket Elite Trio]] in ''[[PS056|The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)]]'', which used a {{p|Slowpoke}} to blow a hole in the ship. Yellow defeated them, and the passengers were saved using [[Kitty]]'s {{m|String Shot}}. The ship, however, sunk at Vermilion Harbor.

====Pokémon====
The S.S. Anne was transporting Pokémon from Vermilion City, mostly {{t|Electric}} types.
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| {{InactivePoké|S.S. Anne|Voltorb|Lt Surge Voltorb Electrode Adventures.png|Electric|disp=Voltorb (multiple)|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|S.S. Anne|Electrode|Lt Surge Voltorb Electrode Adventures.png|Electric|disp=Electrode (multiple)|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|S.S. Anne|Magnemite|Lt Surge Magnemite Adventures.png|Electric|disp=Magnemite (multiple)|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|S.S. Anne|Magneton|Lt Surge Magneton Adventures.png|Electric|disp=Magneton (×3)|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|S.S. Anne|Electabuzz|Lt Surge Electabuzz Adventures.png|Electric|link=no}}
|}

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===
[[File:SS Anne Zensho.png|thumb|200px|S.S. Anne in Pokémon Zensho]]
S.S. Anne appeared in ''[[PZ04|Vermilion City]]''.
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==Trivia==
[[File:Global Police agent.png|thumb|right|The Global Police agent in the [[Generation I]] games]]
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, an undercover [[International Police|Global Police]] agent appears on the S.S. Anne (using the overworld sprite of a {{tc|Gentleman}}) in pursuit of [[Team Rocket]].
* A model of the S.S. Anne appears in the [[Oceanic Museum]].
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==Name origin==
''St. Annu'' ({{j|サント・アンヌ}}) is the name of the computer in [[Game Freak]]'s {{wp|Sega Genesis|Sega Mega Drive}} title ''{{wp|Pulseman}}''.

The Japanese word [http://jisho.org/search/%E5%8F%B7%20%23kanji {{j|号}}] ''gō'', in this context, means "model"; however, it is a Japanese-only descriptor and is not meant to be translated. The English localization uses the equivalent "S.S.", short for {{wp|steamship}}, and drops "St." from the name.

==In other languages==
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List of references to popular culture in Pokémon

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'''References to other franchises in the ''Pokémon'' franchise''' are occasionally made.

==In the games==
===In the core series===
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, in the {{OBP|Copycat|character}}'s room there is a [[television]] connected to a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] running "''A game with <sc>{{smw|Mario}}</sc> wearing a bucket on his head!''", referring to the Japan-exclusive game ''{{smw|Mario & Wario}}'', also developed by [[Game Freak]].
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{tc|Hiker}} Eric in the [[Rock Tunnel]] makes a reference to the song ''{{wp|Hit Me with Your Best Shot}}'' by {{wp|Pat Benatar}}, saying "''Hit me with your best shot!''" prior to battle, and "''Fired away!''" after being defeated.
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{tc|Poké Maniac|PokéManiac}} Ashton in the [[Rock Tunnel]] makes a reference to ''{{wp|Mobile Fighter G Gundam}}'', saying "''Pokémon Fight! Ready, Go!''" prior to battle. Official Gundam Fights in the series began with both participants declaring "Gundam Fight! Ready, Go!"
* In the {{pmin|France|French localization}} of {{game|Crystal}}, the {{tc|Sage|Wise Trio}} are named {{wp|Kenshiro|Ken}}, {{wp|List of Fist of the North Star characters#Shu|Shuu}} and {{wp|Raoh}}, referencing the manga ''{{wp|Fist of the North Star}}''.
* In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, upon {{player}} interaction, the television in the player's house says "''There is a movie on TV. Two men are dancing on a big piano keyboard.'' Better get going!", which is a reference to the movie ''{{wp|Big (film)|Big}}''.
* In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, the television in the player's house produces one of two messages upon player interaction, with the reference being dependent on which [[gender]] the [[player]] chose. If the player chose male, the TV says, "''There's a movie on TV. Four boys are walking on railroad tracks.'' …I'd better go, too.", which is a reference to the film ''{{wp|Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me}}''. If the player chose female, the TV says, "''There's a movie on TV. A girl in pigtails is walking down a yellow brick road.'' …I'd better go, too.", which is a reference to the ''{{wp|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|Wizard of Oz}}'' film.
* During the Gym battle in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, [[Fantina]] exclaims "Never give up, never surrender!", the catchphrase from the 1999 science fiction comedy movie ''{{wp|Galaxy Quest}}''.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, three Trainers on {{rt|20|Kanto}} have names of characters from ''{{wp|Sesame Street}}'': Elmo, Bert, and Ernie.
* In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon White}}, when the player reaches 6F of [[Dragonspiral Tower]] for the first time, {{p|Reshiram}}'s cry is heard followed by an unknown person yelling "''Burn, baby, burn!''", which are key lyrics in the song ''{{wp|Disco Inferno}}'' by {{wp|The Trammps}}.
** Similarly, in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], the announcer's introduction of [[Flannery]] in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] also includes the line "''Burn, baby, burn!''".
* In the English versions of Pokémon Black and White, two [[Driftveil Gym]] Pokémon Trainers ({{tc|Clerk}} {{gsu|Isaac}} and {{tc|Worker}} {{gsu|Felix}}) who use {{type|Ground}} Pokémon share their names with main characters from the first two games of the {{gsu|Golden Sun series|''Golden Sun'' series}}, who are both associated with the element of {{gsu|Venus|earth}}.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2's flashback ''{{DL|Memory Link|Taking it to The Next Level}}'', [[Elesa]] says, "''You bet! And don't call me Shirley.''" This is a possible reference to a line in the movie ''{{wp|Airplane!}}''.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the [[Giant Monster Series|''Giant Monster'' Series]] movies of the [[Pokéstar Studios]] are likely a reference to the ''{{wp|Godzilla}}'' movies. Also, the Mecha {{p|Tyranitar}}, MT for short, is likely a reference to Godzilla's mechanical counterpart, Mecha Godzilla.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the [[Full Metal Cop Series|''Full Metal Cop'' Series]] movies in [[Pokéstar Studios]] are a reference to the ''{{wp|RoboCop}}'' films. The premise of several of them, in which the titular character battles a villainous ninja, is likely a reference to ''{{wp|RoboCop 3}}''.
* In {{g|X and Y}}, after being defeated by the player, {{tc|Preschooler}} Mia on {{rt|4|Kalos}} says "''Hey! Hey! Listen!''" before battle, referencing {{zw|Navi}} from {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series}}.
* In Pokémon X and Y, an non-playable character (NPC) in [[Lumiose City]] mentions the play ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast}}'', with the titular Beast as a Pokémon.
* In Pokémon X and Y, after being defeated by the player, {{tc|Psychic}} Robert on {{rt|10|Kalos}} references the famous "over 9000" meme spawned from ''{{wp|Dragon Ball Z}}'', commenting "''Wow. You and your Pokémon's power levels are amazing! They're over 9000 for sure!''"
* In Pokémon X and Y, after being defeated by the player, a Psychic near Psychic Robert says "''You and your Pokémon were far more powerful than I could have imagined...''" which is a reference to Obi-Wan Kenobi's line just before Darth Vader kills him in ''{{wp|Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope}}''.
* In Pokémon X and Y, a {{tc|Team Flare Grunt}} found at the [[Poké Ball Factory]] says "''Don't worry, be happy!''", referring to {{wp|Bobby McFerrin}}'s song ''{{wp|Don't Worry, Be Happy}}''.
* In Pokémon X and Y, while the [[ultimate weapon]] is present in [[Geosenge Town]], a Team Flare Grunt in front of a house in the west of the town comments "''Only Team Flare's stayin' alive, stayin' alive.''", referencing the {{wp|Bee Gees}} song ''{{wp|Stayin' Alive}}''.
* In Pokémon X and Y, {{tc|Veteran}} Timeo in {{kal|Victory Road}} will say "my body is ready" before battling the player, a reference to the meme spawned from a statement made by [[Nintendo]] of America's President and {{wp|Chief operating officer|COO}} {{wp|Reggie Fils-Aime}} at the unveiling of the {{wp|Wii Balance Board}} at {{wp|History of E3#2007 (July 11–13)|E3 2007}}, "''My body… my body is ready!''"
* In Pokémon X and Y, after being defeated by the player, [[Wikstrom]] will say "''My will, which even shakes spears, trembles at so fine a battle as this!''", referencing {{wp|William Shakespeare}}.
* In Pokémon X and Y, when playing the game in French, {{tc|Swimmer}} Romy in [[Azure Bay]] sings a variation to {{wp|R. Kelly}}'s "{{wp|I Believe I Can Fly}}" before the player battles her.
* In Pokémon X and Y, in the [[Battle Maison]], {{tc|Waitress}} Catla makes reference to the {{wp|lolcatz}} brand of memes with ''"Meow, meow, I can haz battle, meow? (Ugh, I really sound like a fool, don't I?)"'' before battle and ''"Meowww... I haz lost, meowww. (This job is sooo embarrassing.)"'' after being defeated.
* In Pokémon X and Y, in the [[Battle Maison]], {{tc|Roller Skater}} Clio makes reference to ''{{wp|So You Think You Can Dance?}}'', saying ''"Man, I'm so speedy and smooth! I should be on So You Think You Can Skate!"'' after being defeated.
* In Pokémon X and Y, the final chapter of The Looker Detective Agency is named "Here's lookin' at you, kid", a reference to {{wp|Humphrey Bogart}}'s quote in ''{{wp|Casablanca (film)|Casablanca}}''.
* In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the fictional franchise [[Hoenn Rangers Coexistence Force|Hoenn Rangers]] is a reference to ''{{wp|Power Rangers}}''.
* In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire when the language is set to French, before battle Brawly says, "{{tt|J'ai découvert le secret de la vraie puissance en fixant un Nautile pendant des jours et des jours…|I discovered the secret of true power by staring at a Helix [Fossil] for days and days…}}", a reference to [[Twitch Plays Pokémon]].
* In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, an old man in [[Pacifidlog Town]] says "''One does not simply walk into a [[Mirage spot]].''", referencing the famous quote from ''{{wp|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring}}'', "''One does not simply walk into Mordor.''"
* In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, an {{tc|Ace Trainer}} on [[Sea Mauville]] mentions that she found a "Hi Skitty" doll on the facility, a reference to {{wp|Hello Kitty}}.
* In Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there is a {{tc|Young Couple}} in [[Sea Mauville]] named Lois and Hal, a reference to ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
* In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], [[Samson Oak]] tells the player to follow the "black brick road" to find him, a reference to the {{wp|yellow brick road}} in ''{{wp|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz}}''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, upon player interaction with the television in the player's house, it will say "''They are showing a movie on TV. The scene is showing four boys walking down a set of railroad tracks…'' But it's time you get going!" Similar to FireRed and LeafGreen, this is a reference to the movie ''Stand by Me''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, if the player takes a picture of water while using the {{DL|Rotom Pokédex|Poké Finder}}, one of the possible comments is "7.8/10 Too much water ¯\_('-- ')_/¯", a reference to the meme spawned by {{wp|IGN}}'s infamous review of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, a man riding a {{p|Mudsdale}} on {{rt|13|Alola}} says, "''Hi-yo, Mudsdale! Away!''", telling the player that he's pretending to be a hero he loved as a child. This is a reference to the ''{{wp|Lone Ranger}}''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, a woman with a {{p|Rockruff}} in the [[Poni Wilds]] says "''We're going on a [[Berry]] hunt. We're going to find a big one! ♪''" This is a reference to the popular children's book "''We're Going on a Bear Hunt''", which has similar lyrics.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, [[Lillie]] talks about how she was watching a movie about a man going outside to sing in the rain, a reference to ''{{wp|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, [[Hala]] mentions the {{wp|Dr. Seuss}} book ''{{wp|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}'' while talking to the player at {{rt|1|Alola}} Hau'oli Outskirts.
* In [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], the player can help a woman on [[Hano Beach]] to rejoin a love-smitten {{p|Pyukumuku}} called Mukeo with its loved one, another Pyukumuku named Mukiet. The player is able to recognize Mukiet from it saying "''O Mukeo, Mukeo''". These are direct references to William Shakespeare's ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}}''.

===In the side series===
* In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], when the player views the entire room, if a [[game system]] other than the {{wp|Virtual Boy}} is set up, screenshots from several games for that system (such as {{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}} for the [[Nintendo 64|N64]]) will appear on the player's TV.
* In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], before he is battled, [[Fein]] will say, "''You are me, and I am you, and we are all together here''", making a reference to the line "''I am you and you are me and we are all together''" from {{wp|The Beatles}} song "{{wp|I Am the Walrus}}."

===In spin-off games===
* In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]], after the player's first meeting with {{mdc|Swanna|gti}}, she says "''You can call me Swanna if you want. Just don't call me maybe.''", referencing the {{wp|Carly Rae Jepsen}} song "{{wp|Call Me Maybe}}."
* In [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]], in Chapter 5, [[Farfetch'd]] tells the tale of the Three Little [[Spoink]] and the [[Mightyena]], a reference to the fairy tale of {{wp|The Three Little Pigs}}
* In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the {{p|Hawlucha}} that operates [[Hawlucha's Slam School]] calls his followers "Hawlucha maniacs", a reference to {{wp|Hulk Hogan}}.
* In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, all [[Meowth Theater]] dungeons are named after real life movies: [[Meowth in Black]] is a reference to ''{{wp|Men in Black (film)|Men in Black}}'', [[My Fair Misdreavus]] is a reference to ''{{wp|My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady}}'', [[For a Few Boldores More]] is a reference to ''{{wp|For a Few Dollars More}}'', [[Casameownca]] is a reference to ''{{wp|Casablanca (film)|Casablanca}}'', and [[It's a Meowderful Life]] is a reference to ''{{wp|It's a Wonderful Life}}''.
* In {{ga|Detective Pikachu}}, the names of the [[Baker Detective Agency]] and its director, [[Mike Baker]], are references to {{wp|Baker Street}}, where the fictional detective {{wp|Sherlock Holmes}}'s home is located.

==In the anime==
[[File:MGM parody.png|thumb|right|Zorua mimicking MGM's logo]]
* The plot of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'' seems to be based on the events of {{wp|Ray Bradbury}}'s short story ''{{wp|The Fog Horn}}''.
* The dub titles of ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' and ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'' are references to the fairytale ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast}}''.
* In the dubs of both ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]'' and ''[[AG073| Grass Hysteria]]'', Meowth shouts "James! Stop this crazy thing!", a reference to George's famous "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" from ''{{wp|The Jetsons}}''.
* In [[EP035]], [[Kaiser]]'s appearance, demeanor and handgun bear a resemblance to a character portrayed by {{wp|Clint Eastwood}} in the Spaghetti Western ''{{wp|Man with No Name}}''.
* The plot of ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' is based on the events of {{wp|Akira Kurosawa}}'s ''{{wp|Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo}}''.
* In ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', when Team Rocket are disguised as Vikings, Brock says he was not aware that they existed anymore. Ash replies that they mostly live in {{wp|Minnesota}}, a reference to the {{wp|Minnesota Vikings}} {{wp|National Football League|NFL}} team.
** In the {{pmin|Denmark|Danish dub}}, Brock says ''{{tt|Jeg vidste ikke at vikingerne stadig fandtes.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}'', and Ash replies ''{{tt|Jo, men de turnere mest i Sverige.|Yes, but they are mostly touring in Sweden.}}'' and in the {{pmin|Norway|Norwegian dub}}, Brock says ''{{tt|Jeg visste ikke at vikinger fantes ennå.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}'', and Ash replies ''{{tt|Jo, men de turnerer mest i Sverige.|Yes, but they are mostly touring in Sweden.}}'' This makes it likely that both the Norwegian and Danish dubs reference the Swedish band, {{wp|Vikingarna (band)|Vikingarna}}.
** In the {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish dub}}, Brock says ''{{tt|Jag visste inte att vikingar fortfarande existerade.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}'', and Ash replies ''{{tt|Jo, men de hänger mest i Norge.|Yes, but they mostly hang out in Norway}}''. Real Vikings existed in both Sweden and Norway.
* The ''{{wp|Indiana Jones (franchise)|Indiana Jones franchise}}'' is referred in several episodes, [[Gary]]'s outfit in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' is very similar to the titular's and the giant boulder scene from ''{{wp|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}'' is reenacted in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!]]'' and ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]''.
* In ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quack-tion]]'', {{an|Brock}} mentions that [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]] directed ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|I Saw What You Ate Last Tuesday}}'', a reference to ''{{wp|I Know What You Did Last Summer}}''.
* The plot of ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|Pokémon in Love}}'', which was first mentioned in ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quack-tion]]'', is based on ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}}''.
* In ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]'', the movie ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|That Darn Meowth!}}'' is shown at [[Camp Pokéhearst]], a reference to ''{{wp|That Darn Cat! (1965 film)|That Darn Cat!}}''.
* The dub title of ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?]]'' is a reference to the line "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" from ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}}''. The names of the two Nidoran in love, Tony and Maria, are references to ''{{wp|West Side Story}}'', which was based on Romeo and Juliet. In the dub, at the end of the episode the narrator makes reference to ''{{wp|All's Well That Ends Well}}'', another {{wp|William Shakespeare|Shakespeare}} play.
* In ''[[EP138|The Superhero Secret]]'', Gligarman is based on {{wp|Batman}}. His civilian name, [[Mr. Parker]], is likely based on Peter Parker, the alter ego of the superhero {{wp|Spider-Man}}. When the video of Gligarman is shown, "''Look up in the sky, is it a {{p|Pidgeotto}}, a {{p|Charizard}}, a {{p|Dragonite}}? No, it's the crime fighting superhero Gligarman!''" is heard, a reference to the famous {{wp|Superman}} line "''Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!''"
* The dub title of ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'' is a reference to the {{wp|Village People}} song ''{{wp|Macho Man (song)|Macho Man}}''.
* In ''[[AG086|Lights, Camerupt, Action!]]'', {{an|May}} describes a movie about a luxurious spaceship with a {{p|Natu}} and {{p|Xatu}} in love who are separated because of an ice asteroid, which is a parody of the movie ''{{wp|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}'', while the ship displayed in the film is similar in design to the titular spaceship from ''{{wp|Space Battleship Yamato}}''.
** [[Max]] describes a movie about a giant {{p|Meowth}} destroying a city and battling against {{p|Pichu}} fighter pilots and a giant {{p|Marshtomp}}, which is based on the Japanese television show {{wp|Ultraman}}.
* [[Tyson's Meowth]] that debuted in ''[[AG125|Like a Meowth to a Flame]]'' is loosely based on the fairytale character [[wp:Puss in Boots (fairy tale)|Puss in Boots]].
* In ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want An Evolution!]]'', Meowth's remote is similar to a {{wp|Wii}} remote, and he says "whee" once he pushes it.
* In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'', two girls near the beginning look like {{wp|Sakura Kinomoto}} and {{wp|Tomoyo Daidōji}} from {{wp|Cardcaptor Sakura}}. This is most likely a joke on how their hats resemble the one [[Wallace]] wears.
* [[Hamilton]], a [[character of the day]] in ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]'' is based on a character named Hiroshi from the anime and manga {{wp|Dokonjō Gaeru}}. His {{p|Croagunk}}, Craig, is a reference to the frog known as Pyonkichi, as it spent a lot of time on the front of his shirt.
** Hamilton's appearance and even the Japanese names of both himself and Craig were changed shortly after the episode's initial airing in Japan, possibly to avoid a lawsuit from the producers of Dokonjō Gaeru.
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian dub}} of ''[[DP115|Stealing the Conversation!]]'', {{p|Chatot}} calls Jessie "{{wp|Lassie}}." When Jessie tries to correct it, Chatot says "''Lassie ran away.''"
* In ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]'', before the group attack, the way Ash and his Sinnoh team ({{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Staraptor}}, {{AP|Grotle}}, {{AP|Monferno}}, {{AP|Buizel}}, and {{AP|Gliscor}}) pose, strongly resembles the {{wp|Super Sentai}} pose.
* The plot of ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' references the story of the {{wp|Pied Piper of Hamelin}} when [[Burgh]] uses his bug flute to lead the {{p|Venipede}} out the city at the request of [[Mayor of Castelia City|the mayor]].
* In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', {{an|Cilan}} mentioned ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|Yamask of the Opera}}'', a reference to ''{{wp|The Phantom of the Opera}}''.
* In ''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]'', when {{MTR}} tries to ask {{p|Purrloin}} out for a date, he says "''Come on baby, don't say maybe!''", referring to {{wp|Jackson Browne}}'s song ''Take It Easy''.
* In ''[[BW057|The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!]]'', [[Charles]] has the alter ego of The Mighty Accelguard (Japanese: 快傑ア☆ギルダー ''{{tt|Kaiketsu|swift hero}} A☆Gilder''), which most likely draws inspiration from ''{{wp|Kaiketsu Zubat}}''. Certain other aspects of his alter ego, like his A☆Gilder Kick attack, draw inspiration from the titular characters of the {{wp|Kamen Rider Series}}.
* In ''[[BW058|A Call for Brotherly Love]]'', during {{TP|Chili|Pansear}}'s training montage, it is seen running up a flight of stairs and throwing its arms into the air in victory. This is a reference to the film ''{{wp|Rocky}}'' where {{wp|Sylvester Stallone}}'s character does exactly the same thing.
* The plot of ''[[BW065|Battling the Bully!]]'' is a tribute to {{wp|Doraemon}}, with {{OBP|Mick|BW065}}, [[Glenn]] and [[Sean]] having similar roles to that of {{wp|List of Doraemon characters|Nobita, Gian and Suneo}}.
* In ''[[BW076|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2]]'', when {{TRT}} attacks {{Ash}} and the group under a tree, [[Jessie]] has a communication device over her eye. After Ash and [[Ferris]] refuse to give up {{p|Tirtouga}}, Jessie says "Resistance is futile." This line is the catchphrase of the Borg from ''{{wp|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}'', who commonly wore similar devices.
* The {{wp|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM}} logo has been referenced several times in the anime with different Pokémon taking the place of {{wp|Leo the Lion (MGM)|Leo the Lion}};
** In ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force]]'', with {{TP|Luke|Zorua}} in Leo's place.
** In ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', with {{MTR}} in Leo's place.
** In ''[[XY078|Lights! Camera! Pika!]]'' with {{AP|Pikachu}} in Leo's place.
* In ''[[BW045|Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!]]'', the character [[Leon]]'s design and mannerisms, are based on the character Iyami from the manga and anime ''{{wp|Osomatsu-kun}}'' He even adds "zansu" to his speech and does Iyami's trademark "Sheeh" pose.
* In ''[[BW102|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!]]'', [[Virgil]] and his {{p|Eevee}}, along with the Pokémon Rescue Squad run by his father [[Jeff]], are likely a reference to the 1960s TV series ''{{wp|Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds}}'', which features a group of brothers using {{wp|Thunderbirds machines|specialized equipment and rescue crafts}} to save people in trouble in the same way as Virgil uses different [[Eeveelution|Eevee evolutions]] to help those in need. One of the brothers was also named {{wp|Virgil Tracy|Virgil}}, and the rescue organization was run by their father, {{wp|Jeff Tracy|Jeff}}, much like the Pokémon Rescue Squad.
* In ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]'', a fantasy depicts a {{p|Gumshoos}} and some {{p|Yungoos}} scaring away [[Regional variant|Alolan]] {{p|Rattata}} and {{p|Raticate}} in a similar fashion to the title card for the anime series ''{{wp|Gamba no Bōken}}''.
* In ''[[SM061|A Mission of Ultra Urgency!]]'', just before he prepares to capture {{p|Buzzwole}}, Ash's face briefly changes to resemble the titular character of the long-running manga series {{wp|Golgo 13}}. Also, the way that the {{alo|Exeggutor}} move their heads as the [[Ultra Guardians]] prepare to launch is a reference to the way the palm trees move during the launch of {{wp|Thunderbirds machines#Thunderbird 2|Thunderbird 2}} in the 1960s TV series ''{{wp|Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds}}''.
* In ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'', when demonstrating how to perform [[Z-Move]]s, {{alo|Meowth}} briefly does the transformation pose of {{wp|Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider 1}} before switching to the pose for {{m|Breakneck Blitz}}.
* In ''[[SM064|Turning Heads and Training Hard!]]'', the scene in which one of the {{p|Passimian}} jumps on the back of another one and the second Passimian appears to be hurt is a reference to a scene from the television series ''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam}}''.
* In [[SM066]], [[Ikari]] acts as a homage to Ryūichi Kazama of the manga ''{{wp|Ping Pong (manga)|Ping Pong}}''. In addition, {{an|Kiawe}}'s pose when mentioning Ikari's nickname "Ikari the Dragon" is the same pose of Gendo Ikari from the series ''{{wp|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}''.
* In [[SM072]], after Jessie's scolding of James and Meowth, Jessie's face momentarily turns into that of a {{wp|Kewpie}} doll.
* In [[SM073]], in one scene, James pulls a face that resembles the character of Iyami from ''{{wp|Osomatsu-kun}}''.

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
* {{FB|Arcade Star|Dahlia}}'s catchphrase is "{{wp|Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)|Que Sera, Sera}}", a reference to a popular song by the same name.
* [[Jet]], a competitor in the [[Pokéathlon]], is based on Jet Link (or Cyborg 002) from {{wp|Cyborg 009}}, having a near identical resemblance and his reputation for being fast.

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
* Brock sings a line of the ''{{wp|Sesame Street}}'' song "[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Rubber_Duckie_(song) Rubber Duckie]" in the hot springs in ''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!]]''.

===In Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
* [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] resembles to the Capsule Corp. building from {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise.

==In the TCG==

==In the books==

==See also==
* [[List of references to Pokémon in popular culture]]
* [[List of references to Pulseman]]
* [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world]]

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List of references to popular culture in Pokémon

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'''References to other franchises in the ''Pokémon'' franchise''' are occasionally made.

==In the games==
===In the core series===
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, in the {{OBP|Copycat|character}}'s room there is a [[television]] connected to a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] running "''A game with <sc>{{smw|Mario}}</sc> wearing a bucket on his head!''", referring to the Japan-exclusive game ''{{smw|Mario & Wario}}'', also developed by [[Game Freak]].
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{tc|Hiker}} Eric in the [[Rock Tunnel]] makes a reference to the song ''{{wp|Hit Me with Your Best Shot}}'' by {{wp|Pat Benatar}}, saying "''Hit me with your best shot!''" prior to battle, and "''Fired away!''" after being defeated.
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{tc|Poké Maniac|PokéManiac}} Ashton in the [[Rock Tunnel]] makes a reference to ''{{wp|Mobile Fighter G Gundam}}'', saying "''Pokémon Fight! Ready, Go!''" prior to battle. Official Gundam Fights in the series began with both participants declaring "Gundam Fight! Ready, Go!"
* In the {{pmin|France|French localization}} of {{game|Crystal}}, the {{tc|Sage|Wise Trio}} are named {{wp|Kenshiro|Ken}}, {{wp|List of Fist of the North Star characters#Shu|Shuu}} and {{wp|Raoh}}, referencing the manga ''{{wp|Fist of the North Star}}''.
* In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, upon {{player}} interaction, the television in the player's house says "''There is a movie on TV. Two men are dancing on a big piano keyboard.'' Better get going!", which is a reference to the movie ''{{wp|Big (film)|Big}}''.
* In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, the television in the player's house produces one of two messages upon player interaction, with the reference being dependent on which [[gender]] the [[player]] chose. If the player chose male, the TV says, "''There's a movie on TV. Four boys are walking on railroad tracks.'' …I'd better go, too.", which is a reference to the film ''{{wp|Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me}}''. If the player chose female, the TV says, "''There's a movie on TV. A girl in pigtails is walking down a yellow brick road.'' …I'd better go, too.", which is a reference to the ''{{wp|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|Wizard of Oz}}'' film.
* During the Gym battle in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, [[Fantina]] exclaims "Never give up, never surrender!", the catchphrase from the 1999 science fiction comedy movie ''{{wp|Galaxy Quest}}''.
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, three Trainers on {{rt|20|Kanto}} have names of characters from ''{{wp|Sesame Street}}'': Elmo, Bert, and Ernie.
* In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon White}}, when the player reaches 6F of [[Dragonspiral Tower]] for the first time, {{p|Reshiram}}'s cry is heard followed by an unknown person yelling "''Burn, baby, burn!''", which are key lyrics in the song ''{{wp|Disco Inferno}}'' by {{wp|The Trammps}}.
** Similarly, in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], the announcer's introduction of [[Flannery]] in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] also includes the line "''Burn, baby, burn!''".
* In the English versions of Pokémon Black and White, two [[Driftveil Gym]] Pokémon Trainers ({{tc|Clerk}} {{gsu|Isaac}} and {{tc|Worker}} {{gsu|Felix}}) who use {{type|Ground}} Pokémon share their names with main characters from the first two games of the {{gsu|Golden Sun series|''Golden Sun'' series}}, who are both associated with the element of {{gsu|Venus|earth}}.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2's flashback ''{{DL|Memory Link|Taking it to The Next Level}}'', [[Elesa]] says, "''You bet! And don't call me Shirley.''" This is a possible reference to a line in the movie ''{{wp|Airplane!}}''.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the [[Giant Monster Series|''Giant Monster'' Series]] movies of the [[Pokéstar Studios]] are likely a reference to the ''{{wp|Godzilla}}'' movies. Also, the Mecha {{p|Tyranitar}}, MT for short, is likely a reference to Godzilla's mechanical counterpart, Mecha Godzilla.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the [[Full Metal Cop Series|''Full Metal Cop'' Series]] movies in [[Pokéstar Studios]] are a reference to the ''{{wp|RoboCop}}'' films. The premise of several of them, in which the titular character battles a villainous ninja, is likely a reference to ''{{wp|RoboCop 3}}''.
* In {{g|X and Y}}, after being defeated by the player, {{tc|Preschooler}} Mia on {{rt|4|Kalos}} says "''Hey! Hey! Listen!''" before battle, referencing {{zw|Navi}} from {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series}}.
* In Pokémon X and Y, an non-playable character (NPC) in [[Lumiose City]] mentions the play ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast}}'', with the titular Beast as a Pokémon.
* In Pokémon X and Y, after being defeated by the player, {{tc|Psychic}} Robert on {{rt|10|Kalos}} references the famous "over 9000" meme spawned from ''{{wp|Dragon Ball Z}}'', commenting "''Wow. You and your Pokémon's power levels are amazing! They're over 9000 for sure!''"
* In Pokémon X and Y, after being defeated by the player, a Psychic near Psychic Robert says "''You and your Pokémon were far more powerful than I could have imagined...''" which is a reference to Obi-Wan Kenobi's line just before Darth Vader kills him in ''{{wp|Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope}}''.
* In Pokémon X and Y, a {{tc|Team Flare Grunt}} found at the [[Poké Ball Factory]] says "''Don't worry, be happy!''", referring to {{wp|Bobby McFerrin}}'s song ''{{wp|Don't Worry, Be Happy}}''.
* In Pokémon X and Y, while the [[ultimate weapon]] is present in [[Geosenge Town]], a Team Flare Grunt in front of a house in the west of the town comments "''Only Team Flare's stayin' alive, stayin' alive.''", referencing the {{wp|Bee Gees}} song ''{{wp|Stayin' Alive}}''.
* In Pokémon X and Y, {{tc|Veteran}} Timeo in {{kal|Victory Road}} will say "my body is ready" before battling the player, a reference to the meme spawned from a statement made by [[Nintendo]] of America's President and {{wp|Chief operating officer|COO}} {{wp|Reggie Fils-Aime}} at the unveiling of the {{wp|Wii Balance Board}} at {{wp|History of E3#2007 (July 11–13)|E3 2007}}, "''My body… my body is ready!''"
* In Pokémon X and Y, after being defeated by the player, [[Wikstrom]] will say "''My will, which even shakes spears, trembles at so fine a battle as this!''", referencing {{wp|William Shakespeare}}.
* In Pokémon X and Y, when playing the game in French, {{tc|Swimmer}} Romy in [[Azure Bay]] sings a variation to {{wp|R. Kelly}}'s "{{wp|I Believe I Can Fly}}" before the player battles her.
* In Pokémon X and Y, in the [[Battle Maison]], {{tc|Waitress}} Catla makes reference to the {{wp|lolcatz}} brand of memes with ''"Meow, meow, I can haz battle, meow? (Ugh, I really sound like a fool, don't I?)"'' before battle and ''"Meowww... I haz lost, meowww. (This job is sooo embarrassing.)"'' after being defeated.
* In Pokémon X and Y, in the [[Battle Maison]], {{tc|Roller Skater}} Clio makes reference to ''{{wp|So You Think You Can Dance?}}'', saying ''"Man, I'm so speedy and smooth! I should be on So You Think You Can Skate!"'' after being defeated.
* In Pokémon X and Y, the final chapter of The Looker Detective Agency is named "Here's lookin' at you, kid", a reference to {{wp|Humphrey Bogart}}'s quote in ''{{wp|Casablanca (film)|Casablanca}}''.
* In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the fictional franchise [[Hoenn Rangers Coexistence Force|Hoenn Rangers]] is a reference to ''{{wp|Power Rangers}}''.
* In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire when the language is set to French, before battle Brawly says, "{{tt|J'ai découvert le secret de la vraie puissance en fixant un Nautile pendant des jours et des jours…|I discovered the secret of true power by staring at a Helix [Fossil] for days and days…}}", a reference to [[Twitch Plays Pokémon]].
* In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, an old man in [[Pacifidlog Town]] says "''One does not simply walk into a [[Mirage spot]].''", referencing the famous quote from ''{{wp|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring}}'', "''One does not simply walk into Mordor.''"
* In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, an {{tc|Ace Trainer}} on [[Sea Mauville]] mentions that she found a "Hi Skitty" doll on the facility, a reference to {{wp|Hello Kitty}}.
* In Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there is a {{tc|Young Couple}} in [[Sea Mauville]] named Lois and Hal, a reference to ''Malcolm in the Middle''.
* In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], [[Samson Oak]] tells the player to follow the "black brick road" to find him, a reference to the {{wp|yellow brick road}} in ''{{wp|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz}}''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, upon player interaction with the television in the player's house, it will say "''They are showing a movie on TV. The scene is showing four boys walking down a set of railroad tracks…'' But it's time you get going!" Similar to FireRed and LeafGreen, this is a reference to the movie ''Stand by Me''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, if the player takes a picture of water while using the {{DL|Rotom Pokédex|Poké Finder}}, one of the possible comments is "7.8/10 Too much water ¯\_('-- ')_/¯", a reference to the meme spawned by {{wp|IGN}}'s infamous review of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, a man riding a {{p|Mudsdale}} on {{rt|13|Alola}} says, "''Hi-yo, Mudsdale! Away!''", telling the player that he's pretending to be a hero he loved as a child. This is a reference to the ''{{wp|Lone Ranger}}''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, a woman with a {{p|Rockruff}} in the [[Poni Wilds]] says "''We're going on a [[Berry]] hunt. We're going to find a big one! ♪''" This is a reference to the popular children's book "''We're Going on a Bear Hunt''", which has similar lyrics.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, [[Lillie]] talks about how she was watching a movie about a man going outside to sing in the rain, a reference to ''{{wp|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
* In Pokémon Sun and Moon, [[Hala]] mentions the {{wp|Dr. Seuss}} book ''{{wp|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}'' while talking to the player at {{rt|1|Alola}} Hau'oli Outskirts.
* In [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], the player can help a woman on [[Hano Beach]] to rejoin a love-smitten {{p|Pyukumuku}} called Mukeo with its loved one, another Pyukumuku named Mukiet. The player is able to recognize Mukiet from it saying "''O Mukeo, Mukeo''". These are direct references to William Shakespeare's ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}}''.

===In the side series===
* In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], when the player views the entire room, if a [[game system]] other than the {{wp|Virtual Boy}} is set up, screenshots from several games for that system (such as {{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}} for the [[Nintendo 64|N64]]) will appear on the player's TV.
* In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], before he is battled, [[Fein]] will say, "''You are me, and I am you, and we are all together here''", making a reference to the line "''I am you and you are me and we are all together''" from {{wp|The Beatles}} song "{{wp|I Am the Walrus}}."

===In spin-off games===
* In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]], after the player's first meeting with {{mdc|Swanna|gti}}, she says "''You can call me Swanna if you want. Just don't call me maybe.''", referencing the {{wp|Carly Rae Jepsen}} song "{{wp|Call Me Maybe}}."
* In [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]], in Chapter 5, [[Farfetch'd]] tells the tale of the Three Little [[Spoink]] and the [[Mightyena]], a reference to the fairy tale of {{wp|The Three Little Pigs}}
* In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the {{p|Hawlucha}} that operates [[Hawlucha's Slam School]] calls his followers "Hawlucha maniacs", a reference to {{wp|Hulk Hogan}}.
* In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, all [[Meowth Theater]] dungeons are named after real life movies: [[Meowth in Black]] is a reference to ''{{wp|Men in Black (film)|Men in Black}}'', [[My Fair Misdreavus]] is a reference to ''{{wp|My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady}}'', [[For a Few Boldores More]] is a reference to ''{{wp|For a Few Dollars More}}'', [[Casameownca]] is a reference to ''{{wp|Casablanca (film)|Casablanca}}'', and [[It's a Meowderful Life]] is a reference to ''{{wp|It's a Wonderful Life}}''.
* In {{ga|Detective Pikachu}}, the names of the [[Baker Detective Agency]] and its director, [[Mike Baker]], are references to {{wp|Baker Street}}, where the fictional detective {{wp|Sherlock Holmes}}'s home is located.

==In the anime==
[[File:MGM parody.png|thumb|right|Zorua mimicking MGM's logo]]
* The plot of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'' is based on the events of {{wp|Ray Bradbury}}'s short story ''{{wp|The Fog Horn}}''.
* The dub titles of ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' and ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'' are references to the fairytale ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast}}''.
* In the dubs of both ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]'' and ''[[AG073| Grass Hysteria]]'', Meowth shouts "James! Stop this crazy thing!", a reference to George's famous "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" from ''{{wp|The Jetsons}}''.
* In [[EP035]], [[Kaiser]]'s appearance, demeanor and handgun bear a resemblance to a character portrayed by {{wp|Clint Eastwood}} in the Spaghetti Western ''{{wp|Man with No Name}}''.
* The plot of ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'' is based on the events of {{wp|Akira Kurosawa}}'s ''{{wp|Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo}}''.
* In ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', when Team Rocket are disguised as Vikings, Brock says he was not aware that they existed anymore. Ash replies that they mostly live in {{wp|Minnesota}}, a reference to the {{wp|Minnesota Vikings}} {{wp|National Football League|NFL}} team.
** In the {{pmin|Denmark|Danish dub}}, Brock says ''{{tt|Jeg vidste ikke at vikingerne stadig fandtes.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}'', and Ash replies ''{{tt|Jo, men de turnere mest i Sverige.|Yes, but they are mostly touring in Sweden.}}'' and in the {{pmin|Norway|Norwegian dub}}, Brock says ''{{tt|Jeg visste ikke at vikinger fantes ennå.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}'', and Ash replies ''{{tt|Jo, men de turnerer mest i Sverige.|Yes, but they are mostly touring in Sweden.}}'' This makes it likely that both the Norwegian and Danish dubs reference the Swedish band, {{wp|Vikingarna (band)|Vikingarna}}.
** In the {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish dub}}, Brock says ''{{tt|Jag visste inte att vikingar fortfarande existerade.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}'', and Ash replies ''{{tt|Jo, men de hänger mest i Norge.|Yes, but they mostly hang out in Norway}}''. Real Vikings existed in both Sweden and Norway.
* The ''{{wp|Indiana Jones (franchise)|Indiana Jones franchise}}'' is referred in several episodes, [[Gary]]'s outfit in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' is very similar to the titular's and the giant boulder scene from ''{{wp|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}'' is reenacted in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!]]'' and ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]''.
* In ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quack-tion]]'', {{an|Brock}} mentions that [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]] directed ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|I Saw What You Ate Last Tuesday}}'', a reference to ''{{wp|I Know What You Did Last Summer}}''.
* The plot of ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|Pokémon in Love}}'', which was first mentioned in ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quack-tion]]'', is based on ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}}''.
* In ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]'', the movie ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|That Darn Meowth!}}'' is shown at [[Camp Pokéhearst]], a reference to ''{{wp|That Darn Cat! (1965 film)|That Darn Cat!}}''.
* The dub title of ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?]]'' is a reference to the line "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" from ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}}''. The names of the two Nidoran in love, Tony and Maria, are references to ''{{wp|West Side Story}}'', which was based on Romeo and Juliet. In the dub, at the end of the episode the narrator makes reference to ''{{wp|All's Well That Ends Well}}'', another {{wp|William Shakespeare|Shakespeare}} play.
* In ''[[EP138|The Superhero Secret]]'', Gligarman is based on {{wp|Batman}}. His civilian name, [[Mr. Parker]], is likely based on Peter Parker, the alter ego of the superhero {{wp|Spider-Man}}. When the video of Gligarman is shown, "''Look up in the sky, is it a {{p|Pidgeotto}}, a {{p|Charizard}}, a {{p|Dragonite}}? No, it's the crime fighting superhero Gligarman!''" is heard, a reference to the famous {{wp|Superman}} line "''Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!''"
* The dub title of ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'' is a reference to the {{wp|Village People}} song ''{{wp|Macho Man (song)|Macho Man}}''.
* In ''[[AG086|Lights, Camerupt, Action!]]'', {{an|May}} describes a movie about a luxurious spaceship with a {{p|Natu}} and {{p|Xatu}} in love who are separated because of an ice asteroid, which is a parody of the movie ''{{wp|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}'', while the ship displayed in the film is similar in design to the titular spaceship from ''{{wp|Space Battleship Yamato}}''.
** [[Max]] describes a movie about a giant {{p|Meowth}} destroying a city and battling against {{p|Pichu}} fighter pilots and a giant {{p|Marshtomp}}, which is based on the Japanese television show {{wp|Ultraman}}.
* [[Tyson's Meowth]] that debuted in ''[[AG125|Like a Meowth to a Flame]]'' is loosely based on the fairytale character [[wp:Puss in Boots (fairy tale)|Puss in Boots]].
* In ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want An Evolution!]]'', Meowth's remote is similar to a {{wp|Wii}} remote, and he says "whee" once he pushes it.
* In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'', two girls near the beginning look like {{wp|Sakura Kinomoto}} and {{wp|Tomoyo Daidōji}} from {{wp|Cardcaptor Sakura}}. This is most likely a joke on how their hats resemble the one [[Wallace]] wears.
* [[Hamilton]], a [[character of the day]] in ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]'' is based on a character named Hiroshi from the anime and manga {{wp|Dokonjō Gaeru}}. His {{p|Croagunk}}, Craig, is a reference to the frog known as Pyonkichi, as it spent a lot of time on the front of his shirt.
** Hamilton's appearance and even the Japanese names of both himself and Craig were changed shortly after the episode's initial airing in Japan, possibly to avoid a lawsuit from the producers of Dokonjō Gaeru.
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian dub}} of ''[[DP115|Stealing the Conversation!]]'', {{p|Chatot}} calls Jessie "{{wp|Lassie}}." When Jessie tries to correct it, Chatot says "''Lassie ran away.''"
* In ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]'', before the group attack, the way Ash and his Sinnoh team ({{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Staraptor}}, {{AP|Grotle}}, {{AP|Monferno}}, {{AP|Buizel}}, and {{AP|Gliscor}}) pose, strongly resembles the {{wp|Super Sentai}} pose.
* The plot of ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' references the story of the {{wp|Pied Piper of Hamelin}} when [[Burgh]] uses his bug flute to lead the {{p|Venipede}} out the city at the request of [[Mayor of Castelia City|the mayor]].
* In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', {{an|Cilan}} mentioned ''{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|Yamask of the Opera}}'', a reference to ''{{wp|The Phantom of the Opera}}''.
* In ''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]'', when {{MTR}} tries to ask {{p|Purrloin}} out for a date, he says "''Come on baby, don't say maybe!''", referring to {{wp|Jackson Browne}}'s song ''Take It Easy''.
* In ''[[BW057|The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!]]'', [[Charles]] has the alter ego of The Mighty Accelguard (Japanese: 快傑ア☆ギルダー ''{{tt|Kaiketsu|swift hero}} A☆Gilder''), which most likely draws inspiration from ''{{wp|Kaiketsu Zubat}}''. Certain other aspects of his alter ego, like his A☆Gilder Kick attack, draw inspiration from the titular characters of the {{wp|Kamen Rider Series}}.
* In ''[[BW058|A Call for Brotherly Love]]'', during {{TP|Chili|Pansear}}'s training montage, it is seen running up a flight of stairs and throwing its arms into the air in victory. This is a reference to the film ''{{wp|Rocky}}'' where {{wp|Sylvester Stallone}}'s character does exactly the same thing.
* The plot of ''[[BW065|Battling the Bully!]]'' is a tribute to {{wp|Doraemon}}, with {{OBP|Mick|BW065}}, [[Glenn]] and [[Sean]] having similar roles to that of {{wp|List of Doraemon characters|Nobita, Gian and Suneo}}.
* In ''[[BW076|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2]]'', when {{TRT}} attacks {{Ash}} and the group under a tree, [[Jessie]] has a communication device over her eye. After Ash and [[Ferris]] refuse to give up {{p|Tirtouga}}, Jessie says "Resistance is futile." This line is the catchphrase of the Borg from ''{{wp|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}'', who commonly wore similar devices.
* The {{wp|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM}} logo has been referenced several times in the anime with different Pokémon taking the place of {{wp|Leo the Lion (MGM)|Leo the Lion}};
** In ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force]]'', with {{TP|Luke|Zorua}} in Leo's place.
** In ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', with {{MTR}} in Leo's place.
** In ''[[XY078|Lights! Camera! Pika!]]'' with {{AP|Pikachu}} in Leo's place.
* In ''[[BW045|Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!]]'', the character [[Leon]]'s design and mannerisms, are based on the character Iyami from the manga and anime ''{{wp|Osomatsu-kun}}'' He even adds "zansu" to his speech and does Iyami's trademark "Sheeh" pose.
* In ''[[BW102|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!]]'', [[Virgil]] and his {{p|Eevee}}, along with the Pokémon Rescue Squad run by his father [[Jeff]], are likely a reference to the 1960s TV series ''{{wp|Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds}}'', which features a group of brothers using {{wp|Thunderbirds machines|specialized equipment and rescue crafts}} to save people in trouble in the same way as Virgil uses different [[Eeveelution|Eevee evolutions]] to help those in need. One of the brothers was also named {{wp|Virgil Tracy|Virgil}}, and the rescue organization was run by their father, {{wp|Jeff Tracy|Jeff}}, much like the Pokémon Rescue Squad.
* In ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]'', a fantasy depicts a {{p|Gumshoos}} and some {{p|Yungoos}} scaring away [[Regional variant|Alolan]] {{p|Rattata}} and {{p|Raticate}} in a similar fashion to the title card for the anime series ''{{wp|Gamba no Bōken}}''.
* In ''[[SM061|A Mission of Ultra Urgency!]]'', just before he prepares to capture {{p|Buzzwole}}, Ash's face briefly changes to resemble the titular character of the long-running manga series {{wp|Golgo 13}}. Also, the way that the {{alo|Exeggutor}} move their heads as the [[Ultra Guardians]] prepare to launch is a reference to the way the palm trees move during the launch of {{wp|Thunderbirds machines#Thunderbird 2|Thunderbird 2}} in the 1960s TV series ''{{wp|Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds}}''.
* In ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'', when demonstrating how to perform [[Z-Move]]s, {{alo|Meowth}} briefly does the transformation pose of {{wp|Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider 1}} before switching to the pose for {{m|Breakneck Blitz}}.
* In ''[[SM064|Turning Heads and Training Hard!]]'', the scene in which one of the {{p|Passimian}} jumps on the back of another one and the second Passimian appears to be hurt is a reference to a scene from the television series ''{{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam}}''.
* In [[SM066]], [[Ikari]] acts as a homage to Ryūichi Kazama of the manga ''{{wp|Ping Pong (manga)|Ping Pong}}''. In addition, {{an|Kiawe}}'s pose when mentioning Ikari's nickname "Ikari the Dragon" is the same pose of Gendo Ikari from the series ''{{wp|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}''.
* In [[SM072]], after Jessie's scolding of James and Meowth, Jessie's face momentarily turns into that of a {{wp|Kewpie}} doll.
* In [[SM073]], in one scene, James pulls a face that resembles the character of Iyami from ''{{wp|Osomatsu-kun}}''.

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
* {{FB|Arcade Star|Dahlia}}'s catchphrase is "{{wp|Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)|Que Sera, Sera}}", a reference to a popular song by the same name.
* [[Jet]], a competitor in the [[Pokéathlon]], is based on Jet Link (or Cyborg 002) from {{wp|Cyborg 009}}, having a near identical resemblance and his reputation for being fast.

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
* Brock sings a line of the ''{{wp|Sesame Street}}'' song "[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Rubber_Duckie_(song) Rubber Duckie]" in the hot springs in ''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!]]''.

===In Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
* [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] resembles to the Capsule Corp. building from {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise.

==In the TCG==

==In the books==

==See also==
* [[List of references to Pokémon in popular culture]]
* [[List of references to Pulseman]]
* [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world]]

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EP031

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'''Dig Those Diglett!''' (Japanese: '''ディグダがいっぱい！''' ''Lots of {{tt|Digda|Diglett}}!'') is the 31st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 28, 1997 and in the United States on October 19, 1998.

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==Blurb==

Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu are lost deep in the mountains. As they press forward on a rough road not even shown on their map, they suddenly hear a large explosion. Running toward the sound in surprise, the party emerges on a construction site where tractors are building a tremendous dam. Ash learns that the foreman is trying to recruit skilled Pokémon trainers because earth Pokémon, Diglett, are interfering with construction and delaying the completion of his work. The foreman has been recruiting Pokémon trainers to get rid of the Diglett. He will award free passes for travel to a luxurious natural hot springs to anyone who can accomplish this. As Ash scopes out the recruits, he notices a familiar enemy in the mix, Gary.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} travel on a pathway through some mountains, as they figure out how to get to the [[Fuchsia Gym]]. {{an|Brock}} comments that Fuchsia Gym should be right over the mountain, but realizes that they are surrounded by many mountains. Elsewhere in the forest, {{TRT}} is having a picnic and getting ready to eat their lunch. [[Jessie]] says that she is having Chinese food, [[James]] says that he's just having tea and crumpets, and {{MTR}} says that he will have no food since he is getting a gut, and is working out. An explosion is heard as the screen shakes. Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket all wonder where that explosion came from. Team Rocket's food spilled all over them, as they are very upset that they didn't even get to eat their food. Everyone runs to where the explosion came from, as they see trucks drive by.

A large rock falls from the wall, as holes in the ground send all of the trucks crashing to the ground. Everyone looks shocked as they watch it happen. Team Rocket comments that it's a lot of destruction, but they didn't even cause it. {{AP|Pikachu}} hears Pokémon saying {{p|Diglett}} over and over from underneath the ground. A Diglett pops out of the ground, as Pikachu greets it, and Diglett goes back underground. The [[foreman]] comes out of his truck and says that he can't take it anymore. Ash and his friends go to him, as he tells them to look at the Diglett in the distance. The Diglett are dropping in and out of the ground, as {{an|Misty}} comments that they are very cute. The foreman yells at Misty, and says that the Diglett are preventing them from building a dam. Ash scans Diglett with his Pokédex which says that people can recognize their movement them from the upturned earth. Ash comments that he doesn't see any upturned earth. The foreman says that it is because the ground is covered with concrete, but if they look closely they can see the movement. Misty comments that it looks like a mini earthquake. The foreman says that they may not be able to achieve their dream of building the "Great Giva Dam." An explosion causes a large rock to fall from the wall. Brock asks the foreman if the blasting is a part of building the dam. The foreman says that it is a part of building the dam, and that they cannot get supplies through because of the Diglett.

The foreman explains that they came up with a special division to come up with strategies to get rid of the Diglett. They are looking for any Pokémon Trainer to help them get rid of the Diglett. He is offering a reward of a six night, seven day stay at the Giva hot springs resort for anyone who can get rid of them. Ash tells him that they are able Pokémon Trainers. The foreman thinks that they were the ones called in, as {{Gary}} arrives with a few trucks behind him and says that the invited Pokémon Trainers have arrived. Gary notices Ash, and says that it must be a coincidence that he is there since only the best Trainers such as himself were invited. Gary calls himself the best Pokémon Trainer and says that Ash is fourth. He says that Ash was the fourth to leave [[Pallet Town]] and is ranked last as a Pokémon Trainer. Gary asks Ash if he has caught any good Pokémon as Ash offers to show him, but Gary says no thanks and that only amateur Pokémon Trainers show off their Pokémon.

Gary says that if he's going to show anything off, it would be his personal fan club. Ash asks if they are Pokémon, as Brock hits him in the head and tells him to not be dumb. Brock asks who the girls are, and Gary explains that they are friends of his. Brock asks the girls if they want to go out with him some time, and they all respond by saying yes sir. Misty comments that Brock is over the hill. Brock asks the girls for phone numbers, addresses, or email addresses, while the foreman begs for someone to go after the Diglett. Gary and his girls drive off to stop the Diglett. Brock doesn't get their phone numbers, while Ash says that he can't let Gary beat him. Team Rocket comments that they are Pokémon Trainers, and that if they win the stay at the resort, that they would love some rest and relaxation. {{MTR}} makes a phone call and asks if he could be switched to a less embarrassing team, as a loud wind passes them by. A large rock breaks off from the wall of a cliff, as the foreman addresses the Pokémon Trainers. Ash comments that there are a lot of Trainers, as the foreman yells to him to listen and not talk. Ash didn't like that he didn't call him by name. He calls himself the loser of Pallet Town, and breaks down. Brock tells him not to get worked up about Gary, and that he can still catch up to him. Jessie says that her name is Jessie, with no one to hear her say it. Team Rocket calculates that there would be a lot of Pokémon that the Trainers have, that they could steal. They realize though that with only {{TP|James|Koffing}} and {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}}, they can't possibly take on all of their Pokémon. They look sad, as they try to figure out how to go after the Trainers' Pokémon. Meowth suggests a sneak attack, but they say that it always fails. They decide to go with plan B, which is the principle of induced evolution.

The foreman shows a large pull-down sheet that has a no-Diglett picture on it. He calls Diglett a great parasitic {{t|Bug}} Pokémon, as Gary corrects him by saying that Diglett is called the mole Pokémon, and at eight inches tall and two pounds, it cannot be called a great anything. Ash calls Gary a show off that thinks he knows everything. The foreman says that they may be small, but in large numbers can be very destructive. He sees the Diglett coming, as they take down a truck. Gary steps forward and says for everyone to watch the top Pokémon Trainer at work. His [[Gary's cheerleaders|cheerleaders]] say that he doesn't dig the Diglett, as he throws his Poké Ball to bring out a Pokémon to battle Diglett. The Pokémon refuses to come out of its Poké Ball as the Diglett brings the Poké Ball back to Gary. Gary thanks the Diglett, but realizes that it wasn't supposed to happen that way. Gary throws another Poké Ball which contains his strongest Pokémon. The Pokémon does not come out of its Poké Ball, prompting Gary to throw all of his Poké Balls as the foreman begs for someone to get rid of the Diglett. Everyone else throws all of their Poké Balls, but all of the Diglett give them back to their Trainers. Misty comments that at least the Diglett are polite, as Brock adds that they are also unstoppable.

Ash says that since they are underground, he will use his {{AP|Squirtle}} to face the Diglett. Pikachu tries to stop Ash, but he had already thrown the Poké Ball. Squirtle also refuses to come out of its Poké Ball. Gary says that none of the Pokémon will come out, and that for some reason they do not want to battle the Diglett. Ash asks Pikachu if that is what's going on, and Pikachu nods yes. The foreman tries to hit the Diglett with a hammer, but Gary says it won't work since the Diglett may not be super strong, but they are really fast. Ash says that Gary must have really been studying, as Gary replies that he has, unlike Ash. Gary says that since none of the Pokémon want to battle, there is no reason for them to stay unless they want to see the foreman continue to try to hit the Diglett with a hammer. Gary says that he needs to continue on his journey to become a Pokémon Master, and drives away in the car. Ash says that he doesn't like him. Brock never was able to get the girls' phone numbers.

That night, Ash and his friends are taking a bath in some hot water outside. Misty says that she can't understand why the Pokémon wouldn't come out of their Poké Balls. Ash asks Pikachu why that is, and Pikachu points to where the Diglett are. Ash and friends follow them. While they are following the Diglett, they pass by the foreman who keeps trying to hit the Diglett with a hammer. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is reading about how to evolve their Pokémon, and find out that Pokémon must have a lot of experience before they can evolve. They say that Pokémon change when they evolve, and that they've known both Koffing and Ekans for a long time. They ask how can they evolve them as they hug the Pokémon. As Team Rocket hugs their Pokémon and cry, their tears touch both Pokémon as they turn white and begin to evolve. Meowth comments that their time to evolve is now. The evolved forms were not yet shown to the viewers at this stage. Ash and his friends continue to follow the Diglett that are bringing small trees to a mountain range just for Diglett and {{p|Dugtrio}}.

Ash and his friends look on as they see Dugtrio dig around, and Diglett planting the trees. Ash scans Dugtrio with his Pokédex. Brock comments that it must be Diglett and Dugtrio's home. He explains that they play and work together on that mountain range, with Dugtrio plowing through the ground, and Diglett planting the trees. He also explains that the whole mountain range was built by them, and that maybe more gardens, forests, and mountain ranges across the world were also built by Diglett and Dugtrio. The foreman comments that if they finish the dam, then the whole mountain range would get flooded and no Pokémon would be able to live there. They realize that the Pokémon figured that out before they did, and that's why they wouldn't come out of their Poké Balls. Brock comments that they have a lot to learn about the ways of the Pokémon. The foreman decides that they will stop their work on the dam, as Diglett and Dugtrio continue working in the garden.

Team Rocket shows up and does their motto as Meowth interrupts them by saying that they know the rest. Ash tells them that they are not in the mood to deal with them today. Jessie says that they are in a good enough mood to share with them a special treat. As they wear Japanese outfits, hold fans, and fireworks go off above, they begin to introduce their new Pokémon. Jessie introduces her new Pokémon, as her Ekans has evolved into {{p|Arbok}}. James introduces his new Pokémon, as his Koffing has evolved into {{p|Weezing}}. Music plays in the background, and fireworks go off, as Team Rocket prepares to attack. Ash brings out Squirtle, {{AP|Charmander}}, and {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to attack them. Weezing attacks with {{m|Smog}}, and Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} but Arbok dodges the attack. Arbok digs underground, while Weezing follows it. Diglett and Dugtrio say their name a few times, with Team Rocket saying it once. Underground the Diglett and Dugtrio are beating up Arbok and Weezing, as they come out of the ground with bumps and are knocked out. Diglett and Dugtrio pop out of the ground, and form a tall group of them with mud. Team Rocket looks scared, as the group comes toward them. Team Rocket and their Pokémon ride on top of the Diglett and Dugtrio group and act as if they are surfing. Team Rocket sees the dam up ahead, and crash into it and hit the ground hard.

Ash and Misty comment that Team Rocket never do learn their lesson or catch a break. The foreman comments that he definitely learned his lesson. Ash comments that their stay wasn't a waste after all. Brock says that they are in luck, that Fuchsia City is just over the mountains. Team Rocket comes out of the ground, as a sign falls on their head. They read that the sign says that the dam project is cancelled and they are disappointed by that. Ash and his friends head off towards Fuchsia Gym.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} learns that the next [[Gym]] is the [[Fuchsia Gym]].
* [[Jessie]]'s {{p|Ekans}} [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}.
* [[James]]'s {{p|Koffing}} evolves into {{TP|James|Weezing}}.
* {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} meet {{Gary}} for the first time (dub only).
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Diglett}}
* {{p|Dugtrio}}
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP031.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{Gary}}
* [[Gary's cheerleaders]]
* [[Foreman]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP031.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Diglett}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{OP|Ash|Charmander}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{OP|Jessie|Ekans}}; evolves)
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}}; evolves)
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Diglett}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Dugtrio}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Caterpie}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (×3; fantasy)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Rattata}} (×2; fantasy)
* {{p|Spearow}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Oddish}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Onix}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Chansey}} (fantasy)

==Trivia==
* This is [[Nathan Price]]'s last episode as {{MTR}}.
* Apparently, a Pokémon can choose whether or not to come out of their [[Poké Ball]], as demonstrated by {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}, and later, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, {{TP|May|Skitty}}, {{TP|May|Munchlax}}, {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}, {{AP|Oshawott}}, and {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}}. However, this is the only instance where the Pokémon refuses to exit its Poké Ball, as opposed to sending itself out whenever it feels like it.
* This episode is extremely similar to ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]'', in that a character is trying to build something that would destroy the area around them, and the Pokémon that interfere with it to save their area are targeted by the character to be exterminated. Additionally, the heroes are offered resort stays by both people in exchange for helping exterminate the Pokémon. The main difference between the two episodes is that unlike [[Nastina]], the foreman in this episode realizes the error of his ways and willingly cancels the project.
* Team Rocket [[breaking the fourth wall|break the fourth wall]] once again, when they first reveal their evolved Pokémon to Ash and friends. They mentioned that their Arbok and Weezing are being shown "[[List of Pokémon by anime debut|for the first time on TV]]".
* This is the first time when two of main characters' Pokémon evolve simultaneously. This wouldn't happen again until ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]''.
** Coincidentally, in both instances, one of the Pokémon involved belonged to Jessie.
* Jessie and James mention [[experience]] points in this episode.
* In the dub, when all of the Trainers are attempting to send out their Pokémon, one of the Trainers can be heard trying to send out a {{p|Porygon}}.
* In the dub, the Dam is referred to as the "Gaiva Dam", likely a play on the phrase "Give a damn".

===Errors===
* In the dub, Brock points out that Diglett plow the ground and that Dugtrio plant the trees, but the clips actually show Dugtrio plowing the ground and the Diglett planting trees.
* When [[James's Weezing]]'s second head opened its mouth for the first time, it temporarily had the two upper square teeth the main head has. This was removed in subsequent appearances.
* After the hot spring, where Ash, Misty and Brock were bathing in, was emptied by the Diglett, the Pokémon are heard saying their Japanese name, Digda, instead of Diglett.
* The foreman says "Digletts," when "Diglett" is both singular and plural.
* ''Diglett'' was originally misspelled as ''Diglet'' in the Pokémon.com blurb, but this has since been corrected.
* During Team Rocket's picnic, James is tanner than usual.

===Dub edits===
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 1 (Version 2)
* When Jessie and James set up their picnic in the dub, Jessie says she is having Chinese food when she is really having {{wp|Japanese curry}}, and James says he'll have tea and crumpets, pouring the tea into a bowl containing his supposed crumpets, when he's actually having {{wp|ochazuke}}.
* In the Japanese version, when witnessing the explosions, James speculates that the trucks and explosions related to treasure hunter TV shows or Ultra Squadrons, which is changed to an alien invasion in the English version.
* The {{wp|kanji}} for the hot spring advertisement was removed.
* Also, the sign that translated to "The Pokémon Trainer Party" also had the text removed.
* In the scene where Gary decides to make his grand slam, he originally stated that "it isn't like baseball, where being fourth batter is the best." Also, Misty and Brock's reaction in the original was of agreement, while as the dub had them calling Gary detestable. This was presumably done because ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'', their first encounter was still banned by the time this episode aired.
* The impact star was replaced when Brock hits Ash for wondering if Gary's cheerleaders are Pokémon.
* Gary's cheerleaders referred to Brock as an "old man" in the Japanese version instead of "Sir", as in the dub.
** In the dub, Brock makes the accusation that he is thought of as an old man.
* Most lines relating to numbers or the number 4 were rewritten. This resulted in Jessie randomly declaring her name in the dub.
* Brock originally wonders if it is alright to be wearing swimsuits in a hot spring.
* When they figured out that the Pokémon did not want to fight the Diglett, thus explaining why they won't obey their Trainers in leaving the balls; Misty referred to them as masters in the dub.
* In the {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish}} dub, when Meowth is calling someone on the phone, he asks if he can switch to a less embarrassing animated team.

==In other languages==
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EP029

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broadcast_us=October 15, 1998 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[Meowth's Song|ニャースのうた]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=園田英樹 |
storyboard=鈴木敏明 |
director=鈴木敏明 |
art=酒井啓史 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP021-EP030 |
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|pm|029}}
}}
'''The Punchy Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''かくとうポケモン！だいバトル！''' ''Fighting Pokémon! The Great Battle!'') is the 29th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 1997 and in the United States on October 15, 1998.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

In the outskirts of Fuchsia City, our heroes come across Hitmonchan, a fighter-Pokémon. With little thought, Ash attempts to capture it, but he and Pikachu are badly defeated. Hitmonchan's master has abandoned his family, training day and night, aiming for victory at the P1 Grand Prix (the number one Pokémon Grand Prix). His daughter tells Ash and his friends of her desire to make her father remember his family. In the meantime, Ash's party enters the P1 Grand Prix, but with Team Rockets unwanted, not to mention, unofficial presence at the competition, the battle goes out of control.

==Plot==
A shadowy figure is seen in the distance. As it approaches, it is discovered that the figure is a {{p|Hitmonchan}}. He suddenly stops by a nearby tree, while a girl watches the {{type|Fighting}} from behind. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are amazed, thinking it's a {{pkmn2|wild}} Hitmonchan. Ash tells {{AP|Pikachu}} that if he can defeat Hitmonchan, he will be a world champion {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. However, Pikachu just imagines himself getting beaten up. Ash says that he will teach Pikachu his secret punch. {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} are curious about this, and question when Ash became a boxing expert.

Ash challenges Hitmonchan, and Pikachu is wearing little boxing gloves. Hitmonchan smirks at this, but Ash tells Pikachu to attack. Brock and Misty are watching while Ash gives commands. Pikachu sends a glowing glove into Hitmonchan's face. He rubs the spot where he was hit, and Pikachu gets scared. A man runs over, and tells Hitmonchan he should not let his guard down, then tells him to knock out that Pokémon.

Hitmonchan creams Ash's little Pikachu. Much to Ash's disappointment, it was not a wild Hitmonchan. Suddenly, the girl runs out from behind the tree. She calls the man her dad, and begs him to come home, and to give up trying to become a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. The man tells his daughter, {{OBP|Rebecca|EP029}}, that he won't quit until he becomes the [[P1 Grand Prix]] champion. He then informs everyone that he will be at his [[Gym]] and leaves.

After talking with Rebecca, Ash and the others learn that {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}} is determined to become the P1 Grand Prix champion, and as a result has essentially abandoned his family. Wanting to help Rebecca out, Brock volunteers his and Ash's assistance, saying their {{TP|Brock|Geodude}} and {{AP|Primeape}} will defeat Anthony and his Hitmonchan.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} gets wind of the Grand Prix as well. They decide to enter to win the prize belt. [[James]] and {{MTR}}, on the other hand, want to win for the all-you-can-eat buffet. [[Jessie]] then gets mad at them. When they ask what she would use the money for, she tells them she would go to the salon and go on a shopping spree. When James points out that only Fighting Pokémon can enter, Jessie says that they will have to "borrow" one. They spot a [[Giant|tall man]] and his {{p|Hitmonlee}}, which James identifies as the Kicking Fiend.

At the P1 Grand Prix, all the competitors are ready. The first {{pkmn|battle}} is between a {{p|Machop}} and Ash's Primeape. Despite Ash's pleas, Primeape refuses to listen, until Machop launches a {{m|Seismic Toss}} and sends Primeape out of the ring. Ash rushes to save it, but misses. He then asks his Pokémon if it's okay. Primeape gives Ash a sad look, then shakes it off and jumps back into the ring. Now listening to Ash, Primeape is able to take control and defeat the Machop with {{m|Scratch}} and {{m|Mega Kick}}.

The next match is Hitmonlee versus Geodude. Brock waves to Rebecca, saying everything is under control. Suddenly, Rebecca tells him to look out, and Brock is hit in the head with his own Pokémon. He sends Geodude back into the ring, where it is kicked mercilessly. Anthony approaches, telling Brock that a real man knows when to admit defeat. Brock throws in the towel, and apologizes to Geodude for making it battle. Ash promises that he and Primeape will take care of the tournament from that point forward.

As more battles take place throughout the tournament, Primeape, Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee rise to the top of the ladder. The next main match is between Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee. Jessie is ready for anything and to make sure they win. Meowth squirts glue up through the floor of the arena. Hitmonchan steps on the glue and gets stuck, so Anthony has to throw in the towel. Anthony says he is sorry he worried Rebecca and her mother. Misty says that the fighting brought a family back together. "Giant" then arrives to meet with Ash, though James' ill-timed poking out and responding to Jessie causes them to realize it was Team Rocket in disguise. Jessie and James then try to recite their motto, although the latter, due to obvious strain from trying to carry Jessie, ends up collapsing before he can even finish.

Then the highly anticipated battle between Ash's Primeape versus the stolen Hitmonlee takes place. Primeape blocks multiple rapid kicks from Hitmonlee and manages to sneak through a few hits. Under the arena Meowth tries to pull off another cheating move, but Pikachu spots him and decides to get moving. He finds that Meowth has planted a bomb on the stage.

Meanwhile, back on the stage Hitmonlee jumps up, as per the plan, Meowth hits the button on the controls, but the bomb does not explode. Hitmonlee falls down, and Primeape grabs him. It uses its Seismic Toss and wins the match. Primeape has now become the new P1 Grand Prix Champion. Ash says he is proud of Primeape. Anthony says it has a lot of natural talent, and offers to train it for Ash; he promises that he will make Primeape a true P1 Champion. Meanwhile, Meowth and the rest of Team Rocket are baffled as to why the bomb didn't explode. Pikachu then turns up and gives the bomb to Meowth, who thanks Pikachu for finding it. Just at that moment, however, the bomb activates, shocking Team Rocket before exploding, sending them blasting off yet again.

Ash leaves Primeape with Anthony to train and take care of. His daughter says that she will also make sure he spends time at home. Primeape then gets teary-eyed, but Ash assures Primeape that they will be together again someday.

==Major events==
[[File:Ash Primeape goodbye.png|thumb|220px|Ash leaving Primeape]]
* [[Ash's Primeape]] begins to [[obedience|obey]] him.
* Primeape is revealed to know {{m|Scratch}}, {{m|Mega Kick}}, and {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
* {{Ash}} wins the [[P1 Grand Prix]] with Primeape.
* Ash leaves his Primeape with {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}} for training.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Poliwrath}}
* {{p|Machop}}
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Machamp}}
* {{p|Hitmonlee}}
* {{p|Hitmonchan}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP029.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}}
* {{OBP|Rebecca|EP029}}
* {{OBP|Giant|EP029}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP029.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Hitmonchan}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{OP|Ash|Charmander}}; flashback)
* {{p|Primeape}} ({{OP|Ash|Primeape}}; leaves)
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} ({{OBP|Anthony|EP029}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} ({{OBP|Giant|EP029}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Poliwrath}} (debut)
* {{p|Machop}} (debut)
* {{p|Machoke}} (debut)
* {{p|Machamp}} (×2; debut)

==Trivia==
* Despite it not being a {{type|Fighting}}, Brock was allowed to enter his Geodude in the competition. In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], however, Geodude is considered a {{ct|Fighting}}.
* Anthony quotes the song {{wp|You Gotta Be}} by {{wp|Des'ree}} while commanding Hitmonchan in his fight against Hitmonlee.
* In the original version, Ash wanted to teach Pikachu boxing. So he said : " Ashita no Tame ni #1 " (For the sake of tomorrow #1), which is clearly a reference to the 1970 Boxing anime {{wp|Tomorrow's Joe|Ashita No Joe}} (Tomorrow's Joe). "For the sake of tomorrow #1, 2..." are boxing lessons in the anime.
* All of the [[Generation I]] {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon appear in this episode, excluding {{p|Mankey}}, who had [[EP025|evolved previously]].

===Errors===
* The announcer mistakenly refers to a Machoke as Machop.
* Meowth's trap for Primeape proved to be flawed.
** When Hitmonlee jumped on the turnbuckle, had the trap went off, he would've been shocked anyway.
** When Pikachu handed the device to Meowth, there was no way for James or Jessie to get shocked, as there was no current.

===Dub edits===
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 4
* Ash's statement of Pikachu using an uppercut was actually supposed to be a right straight.
* A lot of paint edits were made in this episode.
** The sign outside the Gym, 闘魂ジム (Fighting Spirit Gym), was changed to "Fighting Spirit". A similar, yet reversed version happens in the interior of the Gym, where toukon (Fighting Spirit) is changed to "Fighting Spirit Gym".
** The "P-1 Grand Prix" text on the Banners are removed.
** Any and all banners saying 必勝 (Victory), ポケピタソ{{j|P}} (Pokédrink), がんばれ (Do Your Best!), ガンバレ(Do Your Best!), and ファイト (Fight!) are removed. However, a banner reading {{j|GOGO}}サワムラー (Go Go Hitmonlee) is left in the dub.
* Team Rocket's desire for what they should get after winning the Belt were different between the original and dubbed version. In the original, Team Rocket mentioned wanting hamburg, curry, cake, ice cream, steak, spaghetti, and cola. In the dub, it was changed to honey-glazed ham, roast leg of lamb, strawberry jam, sirloin steaks, and chocolate cakes. On a related note, Jessie's original desire was to invite ''bishonen'' (pretty boys) over for ''{{wp|okonomiyaki}}'', whereas the dub just called them her close friends.
* Rebecca's mother was never mentioned in the Japanese version.
* The hints at Primeape seeing Ash afterwards (and the implications that Primeape being Anthony's Pokémon only being temporary) were dub added. In fact, the only character in both versions to even hint at Primeape and Ash seeing each other again was the [[narrator]].
* When Hitmonlee was about to knock Hitmonchan out, Rebecca jumps before Hitmonchan, screaming not to hurt her brother's Pokémon. Later, when Anthony was knocked down, Rebecca refers to him as her dad.

==In other languages==
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|fi={{tt|Pokémonien nyrkkipyykki|Pokémon fist laundry (literal translation)}}
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|fr_eu={{tt|Le Pokémon qui a du punch !|The Pokémon that packs a punch!}}
|de={{tt|Hart aber fair|Hard but fair}}
|he=הפוקימון המתאגרף {{tt|haPokémon hamit'agref|The boxer Pokémon}}
|hi=एक फाइतर पोकेमोन {{tt|''Ek fighter Pokémon''|A fighter Pokémon}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
|hu={{tt|P1 bajnokság|P1 Championship}}
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|ko=챔피온 벨트여 나에게 오라! {{tt|chaempion belteuyeo na-ege ola!|Come Over to Me, Champion Belt!}}
|no={{tt|Den slagkraftige Pokémon|The hard-hitting Pokémon}}
|pl={{tt|Mistrz boksu Pokémon|Master of Pokémon boxing}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Pokémon Lutador|The Fighting Pokémon}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Pokémon Lutador|The Fighting Pokémon}}
|ro={{tt|Pokémonul Luptător|The Pokémon Fighter}}
|ru={{tt|Боевые покемоны|Fighting Pokémon}}
|sk={{tt|Bojoví Pokémoni|Fighting Pokémon}}
|sr={{tt|Покемон ударач|Pokémon Hitter}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El Pokémon golpeador!|The punchy Pokémon!}}
|es_eu={{tt|El Pokémon boxeador|The boxing Pokémon}}
|sv={{tt|En slagfärdig Pokémon|A witty Pokémon (incorporates 'hit' or 'strike')}}{{tt|*|Pokémon TV, spoken title}} Pokémon grand prix{{tt|*|VHS release}}
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epcode=EP025 |
colorscheme=Kanto|
title_en=Primeape Goes Bananas |
title_ja=おこらないでねオコリザル！ |
title_ja_trans=Don't Get Angry, Okorizaru! |
screen=hd |
broadcast_jp=September 16, 1997 |
broadcast_us=October 9, 1998 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[One Hundred Fifty-One|ひゃくごじゅういち]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=横田和 |
director=大町繁 |
art=武田優作 |
morecredits=yes |
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'''Primeape Goes Bananas''' (Japanese: '''おこらないでねオコリザル！''' ''Don't Get Angry, {{tt|Okorizaru|Primeape}}!'') is the 25th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 16, 1997 and in the United States on October 9, 1998.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On their way to Celadon City, our heroes encounter Mankey, a wild Pokémon that if rubbed the wrong way can go into uncontrollable fits. Not realizing its unpredictability, the party accidentally upsets Mankey. To make matters worse, Team Rocket arrives and an all out war is waged by Mankey, who evolves into a ferocious Primeape, against anyone in its path. Will Ash be able to add Mankey/Primeape to his ever growing collection of Pokémon without having to withstand Primeape's unrelenting wrath?

==Plot==
The scene opens at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s {{TP|Professor Oak|Laboratory}} as he sips tea. The phone rings as [[Ash's Krabby]] brings it to him. {{Ash}} is on the other line as he shows off his four [[Badge]]s. Professor Oak approves, but he mentions that {{Gary}} and the others all have five [[Badge]]s and have already passed through [[Celadon City]]. It makes Ash even more furious that Gary has {{pkmn2|caught}} thirty {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Oak mentions that Ash should catch more Pokémon in order to become a better {{pkmn|Trainer}}. He ends the call, leaving Ash upset.

{{an|Misty}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} are eating [[rice ball]]s as Misty notices Ash's mood. Ash mentions how far behind he is as {{an|Brock}} points down the path to Celadon City. Misty mentions that Ash needs to get there his own way as Brock mentions quality over quantity. Pikachu notices a {{p|Mankey}} peeking from behind a rock nearby as Ash checks his [[Pokédex]]. Mankey hops over Brock, wanting the rice ball. It takes it and climbs atop a rock, eating it. Ash decides to catch it by merely throwing a {{ball|Poké}} at it. Mankey throws the rice ball which the Poké Ball catches, and it then hops off, clearly angry. The Pokédex mentions that once it goes into {{m|Thrash}}, it is hard to stop. Mankey charges and everyone runs away. Brock tries to stop it by throwing it a rice ball, but it destroys it with its fist. Misty trips and it appears Mankey will attack her, but it jumps off her head to land on Ash, pounding on him. Mankey leaves Ash beaten and without his {{AP|hat}} as it climbs atop a tree and wears the hat. Nearby, {{TRT}} watches, wanting to catch Pikachu and get a promotion. {{MTR}} makes a smart remark as [[Jessie]] rolls a yarn ball at Meowth, pacifying the Pokémon.

Ash gets up and notices his hat is missing. Ash confronts Mankey as the Pokémon mocks Ash, imitating him twisting his hat back and throwing the Poké Ball. Ash climbs the tree to reclaim the hat. He mentions that the hat was one he won at the [[Pokémon League]] Expo and that the hat is very rare. A commercial {{wp|flashback}} plays out and shows how rare the hat is. Misty remembers trying to win that hat, but Ash beat her by sending in "about a million postcards". Ash manages to get high enough on the tree, but Mankey jumps off, sending Ash back down. Team Rocket steps out to confront them, but Mankey checks out Team Rocket. [[James]] kicks Mankey away. Brock tells Team Rocket to leave before it whips them. Team Rocket turns, seeing the angry Pokémon [[Evolution|evolving]] into {{p|Primeape}}.

Ash checks his Pokédex about Primeape as Team Rocket decides to ignore it, sending out {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} and {{TP|James|Koffing}}. Primeape attacks Jessie, sending her flying face-first into a rock. She gets angry and orders the Pokémon to attack Primeape instead. Meowth, James and Jessie jump into the melee as [[Ash's friends]] drag him away. Ash notices his hat and Pikachu runs for it. Primeape beats Team Rocket and gets between Pikachu and Ash's hat. Pikachu tries not to look at Primeape in the eye, but he eventually does, nervously backing away as it reclaims the hat. Pikachu attacks with {{m|Thunder Shock}}, but it only makes Primeape angrier. Brock thinks Primeape is scared of them and approaches it, but it pounds on Brock and sends him flying. Primeape continues to Thrash and runs after Ash and Misty. They run away as Team Rocket pursues them as well. Ash and Misty split up, Primeape following Ash. Brock catches up with Misty as they decide to catch up to Ash.

Ash keeps running as Primeape destroys boulders in its path. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sets up a pit trap in Ash's path. They see dust in the distance as Ash and Pikachu plunge in, Primeape managing to stop in time. Koffing releases gas as Ash confronts Team Rocket. Pikachu attacks with Thunder Shock, hurting Team Rocket and Ash. Ash sees Primeape as it jumps in. Ash scrambles out but Primeape jumps in front of him, staring him in the eye. Ash remembers what Oak said and decides to get serious and catch Primeape. Misty insists for Ash to forget it, but Ash wants to face it to get stronger. He sends {{AP|Squirtle}} to fire {{m|Water Gun}}, but it makes Primeape angrier. Ash sends {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to use {{m|Razor Leaf}}, but Primeape punches them, destroying the leaves. Ash sends {{AP|Charmander}} out, using {{m|Flamethrower}}, but Primeape dodges before pounding on Charmander with several punches. Primeape is relentless as Charmander's flame suddenly grows. The Pokédex points the move {{m|Rage}} as Charmander gains more power. Charmander takes more punches before {{m|Bite|biting}} Primeape's fist, but it tosses the Pokémon aside. Charmander fires another Flamethrower as Pikachu jumps and grabs the hat, escaping before the attack roasts Primeape. Primeape slumps as Ash tosses the Poké Ball. Primeape goes inside as the Ball rattles. It stops, the catch an apparent success. The Ball rattles again, but it stops a second time, this time inert as Ash claims the Ball holding his {{AP|Primeape}}.

Pikachu gives Ash his hat back as Team Rocket climbs out of the hole. They wonder where Primeape is as Ash throws the ball in. Primeape jumps out and pounds Team Rocket, sending them flying. Ash pets Primeape, but it gives Ash a black eye. Ash recalls his Charmander and Primeape. Pikachu points over the cliff as they see Celadon City. Misty notes that Primeape's chase sped up the trip. Ash puts his hat on, as he is excited to get the {{Badge|Rainbow|next Badge}}. Meanwhile, Team Rocket lands in a field full of angry Primeape. The Primeape pound on Team Rocket as Meowth wishes for donuts.

==Major events==
[[File:Ash catching Primeape.png|thumb|220px|Ash after catching Primeape]]
* {{Gary}} is revealed to have won five [[Badge]]s.
* {{Ash}} tries and fails to catch a {{p|Mankey}}.
* The Mankey that Ash tried to catch evolves into a {{p|Primeape}}.
* [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] is revealed to know {{m|Razor Leaf}}.
* [[Ash's Charmander]] learns {{m|Rage}}.
* Ash catches the newly evolved {{AP|Primeape}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} reach [[Celadon City]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Charizard}}
* {{p|Primeape}} ({{OP|Ash|Primeape}})
* {{p|Poliwag}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP025.png|thumb|right|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP025.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Primeape}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{OP|Ash|Charmander}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Krabby}} ({{OP|Ash|Krabby}})
* {{p|Primeape}} ({{OP|Ash|Primeape}}; newly evolved; new; debut)
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{OP|Jessie|Ekans}})
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}})
* {{p|Mankey}} ([[Ash's Primeape|evolves]])
* {{p|Primeape}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (debut)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (debut)
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (debut)
* {{p|Slowpoke}}
* {{p|Dodrio}}
* {{p|Charizard}} (flashback)
* {{p|Blastoise}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
* Professor Oak's [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture|senryū]]:
** English: Everyday it's cake and tea/Just my Pokémon and me
** Japanese: ポケモンと　ようかんたべて　ああおいしい ''Pokémon to, yōkan tabete, aa oishii'' "With Pokémon, eating my {{wp|yōkan}} becomes - oh, so delicious."
* This episode's dub title is a reference to the movie ''{{wp|Herbie Goes Bananas}}''.
* This episode is the first in the anime series where Team Rocket refers to Ash as the "[[twerp]]" in the English dub.
* Not only does this episode reveal how Ash obtained his hat, but also that Misty entered the very same contest.
* Despite Charmander learning {{m|Rage}} in this episode, it never used the move again.
* Parts of this episode were reanimated and used for flashback material for ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]''.

===Errors===
[[File:Pockemonleag.png|thumb|200px|The Poké Ball with "POCKEMON LEAG" inscribed on it.]]
* In ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', Professor Oak tells Ash that Gary has caught forty-five Pokémon. However, in this episode, Professor Oak tells Ash that Gary has caught thirty Pokémon. It should be noted that this was also present in the Japanese version.
* The writing on the Poké Ball in the advertisement is spelled "POCKEMON LEAG". This was not corrected in the dub, possibly as it is hard to read anyway. This misspelling of "Pokémon" as "Pockemon" is likely due to the fact that at the time of this episode's production (1997) there were no concrete plans for Pokémon's appearance to be international, and thus no standard romanization. Compare: '''ポケモン'''/'''ポケ'''ット'''モン'''スター ('''Pokémon'''/'''Pocke'''tto '''Mon'''sutā).
* When Ash reaches for his hat after climbing the tree, the hat is facing backward on Mankey's head. But in the next shot where Ash is knocked to the ground, the hat is facing forward.
* In the same shot, Ash's shoes are completely black.
* When James kicks Mankey, he kicks Mankey away from him. In the next shot, however, Mankey is behind Team Rocket.
** Mankey is also seen without Ash's hat on his head when he begins to evolve. However, after evolving into Primeape, Ash's hat is suddenly on its head again.
* The half-focused eyes on Misty's face appear twice when she comments on Ash's "Donut Pokémon": both before and after her lips start moving.
* The Primeape shown during the "Who's That Pokémon" segment is missing its nostrils.
* When Ash throws his Poké Ball to catch Primeape, it lands and wobbles upside down. The next shot after that, it's right side up. Ash's Poké Ball continues to wobble in this position until Primeape is caught.
* When Ash gets beat up by Primeape after catching it, he commands Charmander and Primeape to return to their respective Poké Balls. At that moment, Pikachu disappears as well, but reappears just a few seconds later in the next scene overlooking [[Celadon City]].
[[File:Donuts.png|200px|thumb|Brock and his "donuts"]]
* When Ash and his friends are overlooking Celadon City, Ash's hat is completely red.

===Dub edits===
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 5 (Version 2)
* Brock's [[rice ball]]s are referred to as jelly doughnuts.
** A pun is removed: because it is called a doughnut, the {{tt|Monster Ball|Poké Ball}}/rice ball parallel is lost.
* When the narrator asks if Ash can catch up with his rivals in the dub, the original had him remembering Professor Oak's words about catching Pokémon.
* Also, Ash's exaggeration about sending in a million postcards was originally one ''thousand'' postcards.
** Brock's response to the above was "Poor Ash... losing an official hat is like losing your best friend". Originally, Brock said that boys really do care about silly things like their hats.
* While Mankey is beating up Ash, in the dub, he says he is not OK, while in the original, he orders Pikachu to help him, which explains why Pikachu is hesitant to interfere.

==In other languages==
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Pokémon in Russia

2014-12-07T12:22:46Z

Betakiller: /* Pokémon games */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Cyrillic.png
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|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
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The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by Sargona Ltd., which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:Channel One Russia.png|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} Pilot Studio, is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.»
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard chills rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli#Consumption and television|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:TNT logo.png|thumb|right|TNT logo]]
On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on '''Jetix'''. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on TNT. By the end of 2012, twelfth and [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors|thirteenth]] seasons of the {{pkmn|anime}} were shown fully.

On November 6, 2012, simultanously with two last, the Russian version of the 14th season ''[[Pokémon: Black & White]]'' started on TNT and has been aired fully.
As of 2013, there were no plans for airing the [[Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies|two]] [[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova|remaining]] seasons of the [[Best Wishes series|series]] on TNT or any other Russian channel, creating a hiatus in airings of the anime.
{{bulbanews|Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia}}

The hiatus was broken on March 12, 2014, when {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}, the Russian channel, which specializes on teenager-oriented {{wp|animated series}} signed a five-year contract with Pokémon Company International to broadcast the anime. The series started with airing ''[[Pokémon: Black & White]]'' on May 1-11, 2014. On May 12, 2014, ''[[Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]]'' began to run on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. This season marks the total localization of the anime. The season logo, the episode title card, the name of the [[Who's That Pokémon?|eyecatch]] Pokémon are all written in Russian.

The sixteenth season of the anime ''[[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]]'' premiered on July 18, 2014.

The seventeenth season of the anime, ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' premiered on Saturday, September 20, 2014.

===Pokémon movies===
Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie.<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref> {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} got the airing license for movies connected to the [[Best Wishes series]]. ''[[M14|Black – Victini and Reshiram]]'' has been shown on June 12, 2014. At the same time, ''[[M14|White – Victini and Zekrom]]'' has not aired yet. ''[[M15|Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice]]'' and ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'' have been broadcast on September 20, 2014.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced by Anna Leshchenko (Анна Лещенко). Tatiana Zinovenko (Татьяна Зиновенко) had given her voice to {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]]. Anatolii Zinovenko (Анатолий Зиновенко) was the voice of [[James]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{an|Giovanni}} and the [[narrator]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii (Дмитрий Завадский) was the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

====SDI Media dub====
Larisa Nekipelova (Лариса Некипелова) has been voicing Ash and {{an|Cynthia}}. {{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Olga Shorohova (Ольга Шорохова). She has also given her voice to [[Kenny (Sinnoh)|Kenny]], {{an|Bianca}} and [[Burgundy]]. Alexander Kovrizhnih (Александр Коврижных) was the voice of Brock. Zhanna Nikonova (Жанна Никонова) is the voice of {{an|Iris}} and [[Professor Juniper]]. {{an|Cilan}} and [[Volkner]] are voiced by Diomid Vinogradov (Диомид Виноградов). Darja Frolova (Дарья Фролова) has given her voice to [[Jessie]],
[[Delia Ketchum]], [[Georgia]] and Sinnoh [[Pokédex]]. Unova Pokédex, [[James]], {{an|Barry}} and [[Nando]] have been voiced by Evgenii Valtz (Евгений Вальц). Dmitrii Filimonov (Дмитрий Филимонов) has given his voice to {{MTR}} and [[Looker]]. Andrei Simanov (Андрей Симанов) had been voicing {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Paul]] and the narrator. Later on, his roles were taken by Peter 'Glanz' Ivashenko (Пётр 'Гланц' Иващенко). Peter has also given his voice to Giovanni and [[Stephan]].

Some episodic roles are voiced by Alexei Kostrichkin (Алексей Костричкин), Natalya Kaznacheeva (Наталья Казначеева), Daniil Eldarov (Даниил Эльдаров), Alexander Voronov (Александр Воронов) and Alexander Gavrilin (Александр Гаврилин).

==Pokémon games==
At first, [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles were not very popular in Russia and Pokémon games could be rarely found in shops. The games were distributed by "Noviy Disc", Nintendo's official distributor between 2006 and 2011, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release and at a high cost, but the situation changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia: They stopped working with "Noviy Disk", took a new distributor called "OCS" and especially opened their owned online store. Now 3DS games are available for sale at least on their official store '''[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo]'''. {{g|X and Y}} were the first Pokémon games in Russia released in the same time than the rest of the world thanks to this Nintendo online store. Pokémon video games are not localized in Russian, however, there have been few fan translations of the GBA games circulating among Russian fans.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
{{bulbanews|Pokémon Trading Card Game coming to Russia in October}}
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

When the anime stopped airing, the Pokémon Trading Cards stopped releasing as well.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game returned to Russia when they were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}} in January 2012.

The [[XY (TCG)|Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY]] goes on sale in Russia on October 6, 2014. It will be the first Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in Russia since the original {{TCG|Base Set}}.

==[[Pokémon merchandise]]==
There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{pkmn|clothing|clothes}}, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuP444AYK5A Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved September 16, 2014)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League.<ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ Russian version] of [http://www.pokemon.com/ Pokémon.com]
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]
* [https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo] - Official Online Store of Nintendo in Russia with all available Pokemon games DS and 3DS
* [http://www.nintendo.ru/ Nintendo.ru] - Official website of Nintendo in Russia
* [http://vk.com/mir.pokemon/ Мир Pokemon] - Pokemon group on VK with news about TV series, Games and TCG.

===References===
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{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
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Queen Rin

2013-04-18T14:18:32Z

Betakiller:

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'''Queen Rin''' (Japanese: '''リーン''' ''Rin'') is an {{pkmn|anime}} character who appeared in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''.

==History==
[[File:Queen Rin.png|225px|left|thumb|Queen Rin]]
Rin was the Queen of [[Rota]] during the time of [[Sir Aaron]]. However, times were not peaceful while she resided over the kingdom. Two unnamed armies were about to face each other in combat. Rin refused to back down, and remained at the castle, even though the situation looked grim.

Rin was unsure of what Aaron's plan to stop the fighting would be, until his {{p|Pidgeot}} returned his staff to her. When she realized that he had sacrificed himself for the kingdom, she broke down.

She is the ancestor of Rota's current queen, [[Queen Ilene|Ilene]].
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==Trivia==
===In other languages===
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Pokémon Trainer

2012-12-22T09:35:28Z

Betakiller: /* In other languages */

:''For the character in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] referred to as "Pokémon Trainer," see [[Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)]].''
:''"Trainer" redirects here. For the type of [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] card, see {{TCG|Trainer card}}.''
----
[[File:Charizard red stuff.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Generation I]] artwork of Pokémon Trainers and their Pokémon]]
A '''Pokémon Trainer''' (Japanese: '''ポケモントレーナー''' ''Pokémon Trainer'') is a person who {{pkmn2|caught|catches}}, {{pkmn|training|trains}}, cares for and {{pkmn|battle}}s with Pokémon. The majority of people within the known [[Pokémon world]] are Trainers.

==Background==
Many Trainers leave home at about the age of ten, sometimes accompanied with a [[starter Pokémon]] obtained from a [[Pokémon Professor]], such as {{prof|Oak}}. Many will travel around one or more [[region]]s, doing such things as gathering information for a [[Pokédex]], perfecting their technique, collecting [[Badge]]s, and working to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. No matter what their specialties or aims, there is one code that they all follow - when two Trainers make eye contact, they must have a battle.
[[File:SugimoriTrainers.png|thumb|left|Trainers from different classes: A {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunt}}, a {{tc|Lass}}, and a {{tc|Bug Catcher}}]]
Pokémon Trainers come in all sorts of [[Trainer class|classes]]: {{tc|Youngster}}s tend to stay close to home, and {{tc|Bug Catcher}}s swarm about the {{t|Bug}}-filled forests; {{tc|Hiker}}s traverse mountains and [[cave]]s, {{tc|Fisherman|Fishermen}} are rarely far from water, and {{tc|Ace Trainer}}s aspire to compete in the [[Pokémon League]]. A Trainer's class may reflect their Pokémon of choice, the areas they prefer, their technique, and their level of skill; however, even within each class, Trainers may vary greatly.
[[File:Ash Unova Pokédex.png|thumb|240px|right|A Pokédex and set of Poké Balls for a Trainer in the Pokémon Black & White anime]]
Many towns have a [[Gym]] run by a strong and experienced Trainer known as a [[Gym Leader]]. Other Trainers may challenge a Gym Leader, and if the Gym Leader is defeated in battle, he or she awards them a Pokémon League [[Badge]]. However, in the Pokémon anime, the Gym Leader may award the Trainer a Badge for other reasons, since the Badge is a symbol of the Trainer's skill. For example, [[Ash Ketchum]] won several of his early Badges by refusing to take an unfair advantage or going out of his way to save a Gym, which proved himself as an exceptional Trainer outside of battle.

Above the level of Gym Leaders are the [[Elite Four]] Trainers and [[Pokémon Champion|Pokémon League Champion]]. There are also a special class of Trainers known as the [[Frontier Brain]]s, but they are unique to {{game|Emerald}}, {{game|Platinum}}, and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and part of a privately owned institution known as the [[Battle Frontier]], and so may not be recognized by the League. These Trainers are considered the cream of the crop, and can only be challenged if a Trainer has met requirements such as winning eight Badges. Should a Trainer defeat other Trainers at this level, it is not uncommon for him or her to be offered a place in these high ranks.

However, just as there are many Trainers with noble goals and lawful methods, there are also corrupt Trainers, including a number of [[villainous team]]s. These Trainers often use powerful Pokémon to take what they want and further their plans.

==Super Smash Bros. Brawl==
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There is a {{player|playable character}} called "{{sbw|Pokémon Trainer|Pokémon Trainer}}" in the game [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]. His appearance is based on {{ga|Red}}'s [[Generation III]] design, and he uses {{p|Squirtle|me}}{{p|Ivysaur|mb}}{{p|Charizard|ers}} of the [[evolution]] families of the [[Kanto]] {{pkmn2|starter}}s to battle against the others.

==As a Trainer class==
[[File:Red HGSS battle.png|thumb|220px|The Trainer class as it appears in-battle]]
In the games, Pokémon Trainer (rendered as "{{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer") is used as the Trainer class for certain storyline characters. These opponents tend to be the most powerful non-arena Trainers the player will face, notably including [[rival]]s (except {{ga|Blue}} and {{ga|Silver}}, who are instead outright referred to as rivals), {{ga|Red}} from {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{v2|Crystal}}, and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, {{Steven}} from {{game|Emerald}}, the Stat trainers in {{game|Platinum}}, and [[Cynthia]] from {{2v2|Black|White}}. [[N]] and [[Colress]] also use this class until they are revealed to be members of Team Plasma. This class is used for every opponent in link battles and the [[Pokémon World Tournament]].

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP005|Gettin' Twiggy With It!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about the Pokémon Trainer. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: さあ10さい　ぼくもわたしも　トレーナー ''Sā jussai, boku mo watashi mo torēnā.'' "Ah, the age 10; we will all be Trainers."
* Even though it is stated in the anime that a person may not become a Trainer until the age of 10, there are many Trainers in other media that are obviously below the minimum age, such as the Trainer classes {{tc|Twins}}, {{tc|Tuber}}, and {{tc|Preschooler}}. Preschooler [[Battle Subway|Hellen]] emphasizes the fact that she is four years old.

==In other languages==
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==See also==
* [[Trainer class]]

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Pokémon in Russia

2012-07-19T06:19:03Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard chills rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli#Consumption and television|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt logo new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to {{an|Misty}}. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and {{an|Professor Oak}}. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
{{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Анастасия Фомичева''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== [[Pokémon merchandise]] ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, clothes, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ Russian version] of [http://www.pokemon.com/ Pokémon.com]
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
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Timeline of events in Pokémon the Series

2012-07-17T16:14:13Z

Betakiller: /* Pre-series */

[[File:RegionsMoviesMap.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A map of the [[Hoenn]], [[Johto]], [[Kanto]], and [[Sinnoh]] regions in the {{pkmn|anime}}; locations of {{pkmn|movie}}s are deliberately marked, and labeled [[Pokémon]] are positioned in relation to the locations of certain episodes.]]
This is a chronological list of significant events in the {{pkmn|anime}} and the episodes which they occurred in, or, for events which happened outside the series, where they happened in relation to the episodes.

==Timeline==


===Pre-series===
''The order of many of these events is approximated and debatable.''
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! style="background: #FFFFFF; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Time
! style="background: #FFFFFF; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Details
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| align="center"|The beginning of time
|{{p|Arceus}} appears in the darkness of space in the form of an Egg. After hatching, it creates the universe. ([[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]])
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|2,000,000 years prior
|
* First {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, as dated by archaeology. ([[EP163]])
* The [[Meteonite]] enters Earth's atmosphere and breaks up with the largest fragment impacting into the landmass that would become the [[Unova]] region.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|2,000 years prior
|
* War breaks out. Soldiers leave [[Kanto]] by ship. ([[EP020]])
* [[Ghost of Maiden's Peak|A woman]] dies while waiting for her lover to return at [[Maiden's Peak]], creating a haunted monument. (EP020)
* [[Sir Aaron]] tries to stop a war. He seals his {{OBP|Lucario|M08}} in a staff. ([[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|1,000 years prior
|
* A war breaks out in the form of a clash between the Hero of Truth and Hero of Ideals, pitting {{OBP|Reshiram|M14}} and {{OBP|Zekrom|M14}} against each other and resulting in the devastation of the [[Kingdom of the Vale]]. ([[M14]])
* Using power borrowed from {{OBP|Victini|M14}}, the [[King of the People of the Vale]] moves his castle from the Kingdom of the Vale to the site where [[Eindoak Town]] will later be founded, then dies, trapping Victini in the area. ([[M14]])
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|400 years prior
|
* Azalea Town experiences a devastating drought that ends when a {{p|Slowpoke}}'s yawn brings rain, prompting the town's people to begin a time-honored tradition of respect for all Slowpoke. ([[EP142]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|300 years prior
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* The [[Orange League]] takes place for the first time. ([[EP095]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|200 years prior
|
* Early versions of [[Poké Ball]]s are used. ([[EP232]])
* [[Lokoko]]'s master, who looks identical to {{an|Brock}}, left his home in [[Johto]] to go on a journey. He never returns. ([[EP232]])
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|50 years prior
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* [[Sam|Samuel Oak]] is born. ([[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]])
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|40 years prior
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* [[Sam|Samuel Oak]] goes on his [[Pokémon]] journey. ([[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|30 years prior
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* [[Kaiser]] reports the existence of a {{p|Dratini}} in the {{safari|Kanto}}. Thousands of people came to get the rare Pokémon, which literally destroys the Safari Zone in the process. Since then, they only allow {{ball|Safari}} there. ([[EP035]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|20 years prior
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* [[Grings Kodai]] touches the time ripple, laying all of [[Crown City]]'s plant life to waste. Kodai starts to have visions of the future, and {{OBP|Celebi|M13}} stops visiting Crown City. ([[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|???
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* {{an|Professor Oak|Samuel Oak}} becomes a {{pkmn|professor}}.
* {{Delia}} and [[Spencer Hale|Spencer]] study as students of {{an|Professor Oak}}. ([[M03|Spell of the Unown]])
* [[Jessie]] is born.
* [[James]] is born.
* James is arranged to marry [[Jessiebelle]]. ([[EP048]])
* James runs away from home. ([[EP048]])
* {{an|Daisy}} is born.
* [[Violet]] is born.
* {{ka|Lily}} is born.
* [[Johanna]] wins the [[Grand Festival]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|15 years prior
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* {{an|Brock}} is born.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|???
|
* {{Tracey}} is born.
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] enroll in a school called [[Pokémon Tech]]. They both drop out shortly after. ([[EP009]])
* Jessie and James join a [[bicycle]] gang in [[Sunny Town]]. ([[EP036]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|11 years prior to DP
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* [[Paul]] is born.
* [[Zoey]] is born.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|10 years prior
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* {{an|Misty}} is born. ([[EP003]])
* {{Ash}} is born. ([[EP001]], Shopro)
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|10 years prior to AG
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* {{an|May}} is born. ([[AG001]], Shopro)
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|10 years prior to DP
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* {{an|Dawn}} is born. ([[DP001]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|10 years prior to BW
|
* [[Trip]] is born. ([[BW001]])
* {{an|Iris}} is born ([[BW002]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|???
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* [[Forrest]] is born. The rest of [[Brock's siblings]] are born afterwards, apparently each about a year or less apart.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|7 years prior to AG
|
* [[Max]] is born.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|5 years prior
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* {{an|Brock}} receives his first [[Pokémon]] from {{ka|Flint}}, an {{TP|Brock|Onix}}, as a present for his tenth birthday. ([[AG034]])
* [[Molly Hale]] is born.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|???
|
* {{MTR}} meets [[Meowzie]]. ([[EP070]])
* Meowth learns to talk and walk on two legs. (EP070)
* Meowth is rejected by Meowzie and joins [[Team Rocket]]. (EP070)
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] join Team Rocket. ([[SS012]])
* {{an|Brock}} catches a {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}.
* {{ka|Flint}} leaves [[Pewter City]] to [[Pokémon training|train]], leaving the [[Pewter Gym]] in the hands of his oldest son, Brock. ([[EP005]])
* [[Lola]] leaves Pewter City out of boredom, leaving {{Brocksib|her children}} in the hands of her oldest son, Brock. (EP005)
** In the dub of EP005, Flint says Lola died at this point, rather than leaving. In subsequent episodes where Lola appears, the dub follows the original with Lola leaving home and leaving everything in Brock's care.
* {{an|Misty}} catches {{TP|Misty|Goldeen}}, {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}.
* {{Tracey}} catches {{TP|Tracey|Venonat}} and {{TP|Tracey|Marill}}.
* Misty leaves [[Cerulean City]] to [[Pokémon training|train]], leaving the [[Cerulean Gym]] in the hands of {{an|Daisy}}, {{ka|Lily}}, and [[Violet]]. ([[EP007]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|1 year prior
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* [[Paul]] turns 10.
* Paul begins his Pokémon journey. He chooses {{TP|Paul|Turtwig|Torterra}} as his {{pkmn2|starter}}. ([[DP040]])
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|Less than 1 year prior
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* Paul enters the [[Kanto]] League.
* Paul then enters the [[Johto]] League.
* Paul captures his {{TP|Paul|Elekid|Electivire}}, {{TP|Paul|Murkrow|Honchkrow}}, and {{p|Weavile}}. ([[DP040]])
* Paul finally travels to the [[Hoenn]] League.
* Zoey competes in 3 {{pkmn|Contests}} and wins 1 of them.
* Paul returns home to [[Sinnoh]] and captures a {{p|Ninjask}} and {{AP|Chimchar|Infernape}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
|}

===[[Original series]]===
====[[Kanto]]====
=====[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Season 1]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} turns 10.
* {{Gary}} turns 10.
* Two unnamed and unknown Trainers receive [[Pokédex]]es and [[starter Pokémon]] from {{an|Professor Oak}}. One chooses {{p|Bulbasaur}}, the other chooses {{p|Charmander}}.
* The two unknown rookie Trainers leave [[Pallet Town]]
* Gary receives a Pokédex and his starter Pokémon from his grandfather, Professor Oak. He chooses a {{TP|Gary|Squirtle|Blastoise}}.
* Gary leaves Pallet Town to become a [[Pokémon Trainer]].
* Ash receives a Pokédex and his [[starter Pokémon]] from Professor Oak. He chooses the only [[Pokémon]] left, {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* Ash leaves Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer.
* Ash attempts to capture a {{p|Pidgey}}. He fails miserably.
* Ash meets {{an|Misty}} and steals her [[bicycle]].
* {{AP|Pikachu}} attacks a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, destroying Misty's bike and depleting its health in the process.
* {{Ash}} sees a {{an|Ho-Oh}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]''
|
* Ash arrives in [[Viridian City]].
* Misty begins following Ash until he repays her for her broken bicycle.
* Ash meets {{TRT}} as they attempt to rob the [[Pokémon Center]].
* {{TRT}} is defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}} for the first of many, many times. They vow to capture it.
* Ash and Misty leave Viridian City.
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} enter [[Viridian Forest]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} are in [[Viridian Forest]].
* Ash catches {{AP|Caterpie}}.
* Ash catches {{AP|Pidgeotto}}.
* {{AP|Caterpie}} evolves into {{AP|Metapod}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} are in [[Viridian Forest]].
* {{AP|Metapod}} evolves into {{AP|Butterfree}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''
|
* Two weeks have passed since [[EP001|the first episode]].
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} leave [[Viridian Forest]].
* Ash and Misty arrive in [[Pewter City]].
* Ash meets {{ka|Flint}}.
* Ash goes to [[Pewter Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], {{an|Brock}}. He loses by forfeit.
* With the help of Flint, Ash supercharges his {{AP|Pikachu}} at an abandoned mill.
* Ash goes to Pewter Gym and rechallenges Brock. He loses by forfeit again, despite having a lucky advantage from the sprinklers going off.
* Brock gives Ash the {{Badge|Boulder}} despite his forfeiting.
* Flint reveals himself as Brock's father, and reclaims the responsibilities of being Gym Leader and taking care of [[Brock's siblings]].
* Brock joins Ash, starting his journey to become a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave Pewter City.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Mt. Moon]].
* {{an|Brock}} catches {{TP|Brock|Zubat}}.
* Ash and his friends leave Mt. Moon.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP007|Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''
|
* {{an|Misty}} leaves {{Ash}} to avoid going to [[Cerulean City]].
* Ash and Brock arrive in Cerulean City.
* Brock leaves Ash for the day.
* Ash goes to [[Cerulean Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], who he learns is Misty.
* Ash's battle against Misty is interrupted by {{TRT}}.
* {{an|Daisy}}, {{ka|Lily}}, and [[Violet]] give Ash the {{Badge|Cascade}} despite the inconclusive match.
* {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} rejoin {{Ash}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Cerulean City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} get lost on the way to [[Vermilion City]]. They find the [[Hidden Village]].
* Ash catches {{AP|Bulbasaur}}.
* Ash and his friends leave the Hidden Village, returning to the route to Vermilion City.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP011|Charmander the Stray Pokémon]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are en route to [[Vermilion City]].
* Ash catches {{AP|Charmander}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP012|Here Comes the Squirtle Squad]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are en route to [[Vermilion City]].
* Ash catches {{AP|Squirtle}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|
* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Krabby|Kingler}}.
* Ash sends Krabby to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], unbeknownst to him.
* Ash meets [[Bill]].
* Ash, {{ashfr}}, and Bill see a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Dragonite}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
|
* {{Ash}} goes to [[Vermilion Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Lt. Surge]]. He loses.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} reveals that it does not want to evolve into {{p|Raichu}}.
* Ash goes to Vermilion Gym and rechallenges the Gym Leader. He wins.
* Lt.Surge gives Ash the {{Badge|Thunder}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} board the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]].
* Ash trades {{AP|Butterfree}} for {{AP|Raticate}}.
* [[James]] buys a {{p|Magikarp}} from the [[Magikarp salesman]].
* Ash trades back Raticate for Butterfree.
* The St. Anne sinks with Ash, his friends, and {{TRT}} still aboard.
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| align="center"|''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]''
|
* A funeral at sea is held for {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}}.
* Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket escape from the sunken [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]].
* {{p|Magikarp}} evolves into {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Gyarados}}.
* [[James]] loses control of Gyarados and thus {{pkmn2|released|releases}} it.
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| align="center"|''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''
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* An amusement park owned by {{an|Giovanni}} is wrecked by {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}}.
* Ash and his friends arrive in [[Porta Vista]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP019|Tentacool and Tentacruel]]''
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* {{an|Misty}} catches {{TP|Misty|Horsea}}.
* [[Porta Vista]] is attacked by a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Tentacruel}} and a swarm of {{p|Tentacool}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Porta Vista]] in a boat headed for the mainland.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''
|
* It is the last day of summer.
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| align="center"|''[[EP021|Bye-Bye Butterfree]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are en route to [[Saffron City]].
* {{AP|Butterfree}} becomes the mate of the [[pink Butterfree]].
* Ash {{pkmn2|released|releases}} Butterfree.
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| align="center"|''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Pokémon]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Saffron City]].
* Ash goes to [[Saffron Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Sabrina]]. He loses.
* Ash and his friends leave Saffron City.
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| align="center"|''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Lavender Town]].
* Ash enters the [[Pokémon Tower]].
* Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} are knocked out by a falling chandelier and their spirits fly around the [[Pokémon Tower]], having fun with a {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
* Ash befriends {{AP|Haunter}}.
* Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} are revived.
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| align="center"|''[[EP024|Haunter Versus Kadabra]]''
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* {{Ash}} goes to [[Saffron Gym]] and rechallenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Sabrina]]. He loses again.
* {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}} are turned into dolls.
* Ash goes to Saffron Gym and rechallenges Sabrina. Because of {{AP|Haunter}} making Sabrina laugh, he wins.
* Brock and Misty are returned to normal.
* Sabrina gives Ash the {{Badge|Marsh}}.
* Ash leaves {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}} with [[Sabrina]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''
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* {{AP|Charmander|Charizard}} learns {{m|Rage}}.
* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Primeape}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Celadon City]].
* Ash is thrown out of [[Celadon Gym]].
* Ash cooperates with {{TRT}}, who disguise him as [[Ashley|a girl]].
* Ash goes to Celadon Gym and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Erika]].
* Ash's battle against Erika is interrupted by Team Rocket.
* Celadon Gym catches on fire.
* Ash rescues [[Erika's Gloom]] from the fire.
* Erika gives Ash the {{Badge|Rainbow}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[HopHopHop Town]].
* {{an|Misty}} catches {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} by accident.
* Ash and his friends leave HopHopHop Town.
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| align="center"|''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are on [[Scissor Street]] in [[Celadon City]].
* {{an|Brock}} meets [[Suzy]], a famous {{tc|Pokémon Breeder|breeder}} whom he admires greatly.
* Brock asks Suzy to teach him to be a great breeder. She turns him down.
* Brock receives {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} from Suzy.
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| align="center"|''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} enter the [[P1 Grand Prix]] with {{TP|Brock|Geodude}} and {{AP|Primeape}}.
* Ash and Primeape win the P1 Grand Prix.
* Ash gives Primeape to {{ka|Anthony}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP030|Sparks Fly for Magnemite]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Gringey City]].
* Ash catches {{AP|Muk}}.
* Ash sends Muk to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* Ash and his friends leave Gringey City.
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| align="center"|''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett]]''
|
* Several months have passed since [[EP001|the first episode]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are en route to [[Fuchsia City]].
* {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} evolves into {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}.
* {{TP|James|Koffing}} evolves into {{TP|James|Weezing}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fuchsia City]].
* Ash goes to [[Fuchsia Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Koga]].
* Ash's battle against Koga is interrupted by {{TRT}}.
* Ash rechallenges Koga. He wins.
* {{an|Misty}} discovers {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}'s Ability to use {{m|Confusion}} and {{m|Disable}} when it gets a headache.
* Koga gives Ash the {{Badge|Soul}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} look for the {{safari|Kanto}} in [[Fuchsia City]]. They enter the Pokémon reserves surrounding the Safari Zone.
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| align="center"|''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} look for the {{safari|Kanto}} in [[Fuchsia City]]. They are still in the Pokémon reserves surrounding the Safari Zone.
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| align="center"|[[EP035]]
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} enter the {{safari|Kanto}} in [[Fuchsia City]].
* Ash catches thirty {{AP|Tauros}}.
* Ash and his friends leave the Safari Zone and Fuchsia City.
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| align="center"|''[[EP036|The Bridge Bike Gang]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} cross [[Kanto Route 17|Cycling Road]]. Their next [[Gym]] destination at this point is not clear.
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| align="center"|''[[EP039|Pikachu's Good-Bye]]''
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* {{AP|Pikachu}} reveals that it would rather stay with {{Ash}} than wild {{p|Pikachu}}.
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| align="center"|''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''
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* It is [[Christmas]] Eve.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} help to save [[Santa Claus]] from {{TRT}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''
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* Ash's {{p|Charmander}} evolves into {{AP|Charmeleon|Charizard}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]''
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* Ash's {{AP|Charmeleon}} starts to disobey him.
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| align="center"|''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} help a {{an|Jigglypuff}} learn to {{m|Sing}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''
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* Ash's {{p|Charmeleon}} evolves into {{AP|Charizard}}.
* {{Ash}} finds an {{pkmn|Egg}}. {{an|Brock}} starts taking care of it.
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| align="center"|''[[EP052|Princess Versus Princess]]''
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* Chronologically, this episode actually takes place before ''[[EP049|So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd]]''. It was not aired in order.
* It is [[Princess Day]].
* [[Jessie]] catches {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]''
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* The {{pkmn|Egg}} hatches into {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}.
* After a battle, Togepi goes to {{an|Misty}}, since it saw her right after hatching and believes she is its mother.
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| align="center"|''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]''
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* {{AP|Bulbasaur}} reveals that it does not want to evolve into an {{p|Ivysaur}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]''
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* It is [[Kid's Day]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]''
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* {{Ash}} meets [[Todd Snap]].
* Todd joins Ash.
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| align="center"|''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''
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* [[James]] finds his {{p|Weepinbell}} has evolved into {{TP|James|Victreebel}}.
* [[Todd Snap|Todd]] leaves {{Ash}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive on [[Cinnabar Island]].
* Ash challenges [[Blaine]] to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''
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* {{Ash}} forfeits his match with [[Blaine]], not wanting {{AP|Pikachu}} to get hurt.
* Blaine grants Ash a rematch after he and {{ashfr}} save [[Cinnabar Gym]].
* Ash defeats Blaine.
* Blaine gives Ash the {{Badge|Volcano}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP060|Beach Blank-Out Blastoise]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Cinnabar Island]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''
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* {{an|Misty}} leaves {{TP|Misty|Horsea}} and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}} at the [[Cerulean Gym]].
* {{p|Seel}} evolves into {{OBP|Dewgong|Cerulean Gym}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''
|
* A year has passed since [[EP001|the first episode]].
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] give {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Earth}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]''
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* {{Delia}} catches [[Mimey]].
* {{an|Mewtwo}} escapes from {{an|Giovanni}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]''
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* [[Jessie]] catches {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Shellder}}.
* Jessie releases {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Shellder}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP071|To Master the Onixpected]]''
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* {{Ash}} meets [[Bruno]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the [[Indigo Plateau]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP074|All Fired Up]]''
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* The [[Pokémon League]] has its opening ceremonies.
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| align="center"|''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]''
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* {{AP|Krabby}} evolves into {{AP|Kingler}}.
* {{Ash}} defeats [[Mandi]] and wins his first round {{pkmn|battle}} at the [[Pokémon League]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP076|Fire and Ice]]''
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* {{Ash}} defeats an unnamed Trainer and wins his second round {{pkmn|battle}} at the [[Pokémon League]].
* Ash defeats [[Pete Pebbleman]] and wins his third round battle at the Pokémon League.
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| align="center"|''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]''
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* {{Gary}} loses his fourth round {{pkmn|battle}} at the [[Pokémon League]].
* Gary returns home to [[Pallet Town]].
* {{Ash}} defeats [[Jeanette Fisher]] and wins his fourth round battle at the Pokémon League.
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| align="center"|''[[EP078|A Friend In Deed]]''
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* {{Ash}} meets [[Ritchie]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''
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* {{Ash}} loses to [[Ritchie]] in his fifth round {{pkmn|battle}} at the [[Pokémon League]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]''
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* [[Ritchie]] loses in his quarterfinals round {{pkmn|battle}} at the [[Pokémon League]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]''
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* {{AP|Pidgeotto}} evolves into {{AP|Pidgeot}}.
* {{Ash}} [[Released Pokémon|releases]] {{AP|Pidgeot}}.
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====[[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]====
=====[[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|Season 2]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[EP082|A Scare in the Air]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} take a blimp to [[Valencia Island]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''
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* {{Ash}} meets [[Professor Ivy]].
* Ash gets the [[GS Ball]].
* {{an|Brock}} decides to stay on [[Valencia Island]] as Professor Ivy's assistant.
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| align="center"|''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} crash land in {{an|Pokémon Park}} on [[Tangelo Island]].
* Ash meets {{Tracey}}.
* Ash decides to travel throughout the rest of the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] and compete in the [[Orange League]] before returning to [[Pallet Town]] to deliver the [[GS Ball]] to {{an|Professor Oak}}.
* Ash captures {{AP|Lapras}} offscreen.
* Tracey joins Ash and Misty.
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| align="center"|''[[EP085|Fit to be Tide]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Mikan Island]].
* [[Cissy]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Coral-Eye}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Navel Island]].
* [[Danny]] gives Ash the {{Badge|Sea Ruby}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP094|Snack Attack!]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches a {{AP|Snorlax}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Murcott Island]].
* {{Tracey}} catches {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Mandarin Island So.]].
* Ash meets [[Lorelei|Prima]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match!]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Trovita Island]].
* [[Rudy]] gives Ash the {{Badge|Spike Shell}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''
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* [[Ash's Charizard]] begins to obey {{Ash}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Kumquat Island]].
* [[Luana]] gives Ash the {{Badge|Jade Star}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]''
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* {{an|Misty}} catches {{TP|Misty|Poliwag}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP111|Hello Pummelo]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives on [[Pummelo Island]].
* Ash challenges {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP112|Enter The Dragonite]]''
|
* {{Ash}} defeats {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}.
* Drake gives Ash the [[Winner's Trophy|Orange League Trophy]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]''
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* {{Ash}} [[Released Pokémon|releases]] {{AP|Lapras}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|Brock}}'s heart is broken by [[Professor Ivy]].
** Brock leaves [[Valencia Island]].
** Brock is found by {{Delia}} outside of [[Pallet Town]].
** Brock starts helping Delia around the house.
* {{Ash}} returns to Pallet Town.
* Ash reunites with Brock.
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| align="center"|''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]''
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* {{Ash}} loses a battle to {{Gary}}, with his {{AP|Pikachu}} being defeated by {{TP|Gary|Eevee|Umbreon}}.
* Gary leaves [[Pallet Town]] to go to [[Johto]].
* {{an|Brock}} rejoins Ash and {{an|Misty}}.
* {{Tracey}} decides to stay in [[Pallet Town]] to be {{an|Professor Oak}}'s assistant.
* Ash receives a new version of the [[Pokédex]], upgraded for Johto.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave Pallet Town to go to [[Johto]].
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====[[Johto]]====
=====[[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|Season 3]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[EP117|Don't Touch That 'Dile]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Johto]].
* Ash and his friends see a {{p|Suicune}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]''
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* {{Ash}} meets {{an|Casey}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP119|A Sappy Ending]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Heracross}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP124|Snubbull Snobbery]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Palm Hills]].
* {{TP|Madame Muchmoney|Snubbull}} runs away from home and starts following {{TRT}}.
* Ash and his friends leave Palm Hills.
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| align="center"|''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Chikorita}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP130|A Bout With Sprout]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Violet City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire!]]''
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* [[Falkner]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Zephyr}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Violet City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]''
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* {{Ash}} leaves {{AP|Charizard}} at [[Charicific Valley]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP141|Good 'Quil Hunting]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Cyndaquil}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP142|A Shadow of a Drought]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Azalea Town]].
* Ash meets [[Kurt]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP143|Goin' Apricorn]]''
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* {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} each receive a {{ball|Fast}}.
* Brock catches {{TP|Brock|Pineco|Forretress}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]''
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* [[Bugsy]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Hive}}.
* Ash and {{an|Misty}} both receive a {{ball|Lure}}.
* {{an|Brock}} receives a {{ball|Heavy}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Azalea Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP146|Tricks Of The Trade]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Palmpona]].
* Ash exchanges his {{AP|Heracross}} for one of his {{AP|Tauros}}.
* [[Jessie]] accidentally trades {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} to {{jo|Benny}} for {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}.
* Ash and his friends leave Palmpona.
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| align="center"|''[[EP147|The Fire-ring Squad]]''
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* {{Ash}} sends his {{AP|Tauros}} back to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* {{AP|Squirtle}} returns to the [[Squirtle Squad]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP151|The Totodile Duel]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Totodile}}.
* {{TP|Misty|Misty's|Politoed}} {{p|Poliwag}} evolves into {{p|Poliwhirl}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP154|Fowl Play]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Noctowl}}.
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| align="center"|''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]''
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* {{Ash}} states that this is the anniversary of the day he and {{AP|Pikachu}} first met.
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=====[[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Season 4]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Goldenrod City]].
* Ash challenges [[Whitney]] to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} but loses.
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| align="center"|''[[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]]''
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* {{Ash}} challenges [[Whitney]] to an unofficial rematch and wins.
* Whitney gives Ash the {{Badge|Plain}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}.
* Ash wins the [[Bug-Catching Contest]].
* Ash receives a {{DL|Evolutionary stone|Sun Stone}}.
* Ash gives Beedrill to {{an|Casey}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP165|Hassle In The Castle]]''
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* Brock's {{p|Zubat}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Golbat|Crobat}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP168|Hook, Line and Stinker]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches a {{p|Seaking}}.
* {{an|Misty}} catches a Seaking.
* Misty wins the [[Seaking Catching Day]] Competition.
* Ash releases Seaking.
* Misty releases Seaking.
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| align="center"|''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]''
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* {{an|Brock}} returns {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} to [[Suzy]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP171|Power Play]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** Gary's Eevee evolves into {{TP|Gary|Umbreon}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP175|Trouble With Snubbull]]''
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* Madame Muchmoney's {{p|Snubbull}} evolves into {{TP|Madame Muchmoney|Granbull}}.
* Granbull returns to Madame Muchmoney.
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| align="center"|''[[EP181|A Ghost Of A Chance]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Ecruteak City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]''
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* [[Morty]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Fog}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP183|Trouble's Brewing]]''
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* {{Ash}} meets [[Sakura]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Ecruteak City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]''
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* [[Todd Snap]] rejoins {{Ash}}.
* Ash uses his {{DL|Evolutionary stone|Sun Stone}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]''
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* Todd leaves {{Ash}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP194|The Ring Masters]]''
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* {{Ash}} wins the [[Sumo Conference|Pokémon Sumo Competition]].
* Ash receives a {{DL|Held item|King's Rock}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP196|Control Freak]]''
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* Brock's {{p|Golbat}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Crobat}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP199|Current Events!]]''
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* Ash's Chikorita evolves into {{AP|Bayleef}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP208|Fight for the Light]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Olivine City]].
* Ash learns that [[Jasmine]] is not accepting [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}s at the present time.
* Ash and his friends leave Olivine City.
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| align="center"|''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Cianwood City]].
* [[Chuck]] gives Ash the {{Badge|Storm}}.
* Ash and his friends leave Cianwood City.
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=====[[Pokémon: Master Quest|Season 5]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} begin traveling around the [[Whirl Islands]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP213|A Corsola Caper]]''
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* {{an|Misty}} catches {{TP|Misty|Corsola}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP215|Octillery The Outcast!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} pass the qualifying match to enter into the [[Whirl Cup]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP216|Dueling Heroes]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} each win their first two battles in the [[Whirl Cup]].
* Ash and Misty learn they will be facing each other in the quarterfinals.
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| align="center"|''[[EP217|The Perfect Match]]''
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* {{Ash}} loses to {{an|Misty}} in the quarterfinals.
* Misty loses to [[Trinity]] in the semifinals.
* Trinity loses to the [[Whirl Cup]] Champion.
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| align="center"|''[[EP220|The Mystery is History!]]''
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* {{Ash}} encounters [[Ritchie]] again.
* [[Team Rocket]] traps the child {{p|Lugia}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP221|A Parent Trapped!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** [[Zippo]] evolves into {{p|Charmeleon}}.
* [[Team Rocket]] traps the parent {{p|Lugia}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]''
|
* The parent and child {{p|Lugia}} are rescued from [[Team Rocket]].
* {{Ash}} parts ways with [[Ritchie]] again.
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| align="center"|''[[EP223|Throwing in the Noctowl!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave the [[Whirl Islands]].
* Ash and his friends arrive in [[Olivine City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP224|Nerves of Steelix]]''
|
* [[Jasmine]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Mineral}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP225|Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} sends {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP226|Espeon Not Included!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** Sakura's {{p|Eevee}} evolves into {{TP|Sakura|Espeon}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Ecruteak City]].
* Ash encounters [[Sakura]] again.
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| align="center"|''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Eusine]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} see a {{p|Suicune}}.
* Eusine tries and fails to catch Suicune.
* Ash and his friends leave [[Ecruteak City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Eggseter]].
* Ash and {{Gary}} enter the [[Extreme Pokémon Race]].
* Ash wins the Extreme Pokémon Race.
* Ash receives an {{pkmn|Egg}}.
* Ash and his friends leave Eggseter.
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| align="center"|''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|Egg}} hatches into {{AP|Phanpy|Donphan}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP231|Dues and Don'ts]]''
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* {{TR|Delibird}} begins following {{TRT}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP235|Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Lake of Rage]].
* Ash meets [[Lance]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP236|Rage Of Innocence]]''
|
* [[Lance]] catches the [[red Gyarados]].
* {{Ash}} meets [[Pryce]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Lake of Rage]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mahogany Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP238|Nice Pryce Baby]]''
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* [[Pryce]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Glacier}} by forfeit.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Mahogany Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP241|Hocus Pokémon]]''
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* {{Ash}} turns into a [[Ashachu|Pikachu]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP242|As Clear As Crystal]]''
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* {{Ash}} turns back into a human.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} see a {{p|Zapdos}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP247|Outrageous Fortunes]]''
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* Misty's {{p|Poliwhirl}} evolves into {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} with {{Ash}}'s {{DL|Held item|King's Rock}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Blackthorn City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP252|Fangs for Nothin']]''
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* {{Ash}} and [[Clair]] have a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, but it's interrupted by {{TRT}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP253|Great Bowls of Fire]]''
|
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to {{Ash}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and [[Clair]] begin their second [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.
* Clair gives Ash the {{Badge|Rising}}.
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to the [[Charicific Valley]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP255|Why? Wynaut!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} learns about the [[Silver Conference]] from [[Clair]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Blackthorn City]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]''
|
* {{Ash}} encounters his {{AP|Lapras}} again.
* Ash agrees to deliver an {{pkmn|Egg}} to [[Professor Elm]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can!]]''
|
* The {{pkmn|Egg}} hatches into {{AP|Larvitar}}.
* {{Ash}} agrees to take Larvitar to [[Mt. Silver]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP259|Entei at Your Own Risk]]''
|
* Brock's {{p|Pineco}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} see an {{p|Entei}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** Casey's {{p|Bayleef}} evolves into {{TP|Casey|Meganium}}.
* {{Ash}} meets {{an|Casey}} again.
* [[James]] trades {{TP|James|Victreebel}} to the [[Magikarp salesman]] for a {{p|Weepinbell}}.
* James's second {{p|Weepinbell}} evolves into {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Victreebel}}.
* The two Victreebel fall in love and run off together.
* Casey catches {{DL|Casey (anime)|Elekid}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP263|Address Unown!]]''
|
* {{p|Unown}} shows {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} the memories of {{AP|Larvitar}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP264|Mother Of All Battles!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Mt. Silver]].
* {{AP|Larvitar}} is returned to its {{p|Tyranitar|mother}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets {{jo|Harrison}}.
* Harrison catches {{p|Sneasel}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP266|A Claim to Flame!]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, {{Gary}} and {{jo|Harrison}} qualify for the [[Silver Conference]].
* The Silver Conference begins.
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| align="center"|''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style!]]''
|
* {{AP|Squirtle}} returns to {{Ash}}.
* Ash defeats [[Macy]] in the preliminary round of the [[Silver Conference]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP268|Tie One On!]]''
|
* [[Macy]] defeats [[Vincent|Jackson]] in the preliminary round of the [[Silver Conference]].
* {{Ash}} and Jackson have a draw in the preliminary round of the Silver Conference.
* Ash, {{Gary}}, and {{jo|Harrison}} qualify for the finals of the Silver Conference.
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| align="center"|''[[EP269|The Ties That Bind]]''
|
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to {{Ash}}.
* {{jo|Harrison}} advances to the second round of the finals of the [[Silver Conference]].
* Ash starts his battle against {{Gary}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} defeats {{Gary}}.
* Ash advances to the second round of the finals of the [[Silver Conference]].
* Ash starts his battle against {{jo|Harrison}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP271|Playing with Fire!!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} continues his battle against {{jo|Harrison}}.
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| align="center"|''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''
|
* {{jo|Harrison}} defeats {{Ash}}.
* {{AP|Squirtle}} returns to the [[Squirtle Squad]].
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to the [[Charicific Valley]].
* Harrison loses in the semi-finals of the [[Silver Conference]].
* [[Jon Dickson]] wins the Silver Conference.
* Harrison suggests Ash should go to [[Hoenn]].
* Harrison goes to the [[Indigo League]].
* {{Gary}} leaves for [[Pallet Town]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave for Pallet Town.
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| align="center"|''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Viridian City]].
* {{an|Misty}} is reappointed [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Cerulean Gym]] by {{an|Daisy}}, [[Violet]], and {{ka|Lily}}.
* Misty receives her repaired [[bicycle|bike]] from [[Nurse Joy]].
* Misty leaves Ash to return to the Cerulean Gym.
* {{an|Brock}} leaves Ash to return to the [[Pewter Gym]].
* Ash returns to [[Pallet Town]].
* Ash sees {{an|Ho-Oh}} again.
* Ash leaves all his [[Pokémon]] but {{AP|Pikachu}} at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* Ash changes into his second outfit.
* Ash leaves for [[Hoenn]].
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| align="center"|''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone...!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} makes his way to [[Hoenn]].
* {{AP|Pikachu}} becomes ill.
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|}
===[[Advanced Generation series]]===
====[[Hoenn]]====
=====[[Pokémon: Advanced|Season 6]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|May}} turns 10.
* {{Ash}} arrives in [[Hoenn]].
* May arrives in [[Littleroot Town]].
* Ash meets May.
* {{TRT}} gives {{AP|Pikachu}} an outlet to discharge, which recovers it from its illness.
* Pikachu destroys May's bike.
* May receives a [[Pokédex]] and her [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Birch]]. She chooses {{TP|May|Torchic|Blaziken}}.
* May joins Ash.
* Ash and May leave Littleroot Town.
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| align="center"|''[[AG002|A Ruin with a View]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{an|May}} arrive in [[Oldale Town]].
* {{an|Giovanni}} assigns [[Jessie]] and [[James]] to start a [[Team Rocket]] branch in [[Hoenn]].
* Ash and May leave Oldale Town.
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| align="center"|''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** [[Lola]] returns to [[Pewter City]].
** Lola redecorates the [[Pewter Gym]], remodelling it to suit {{type|Water}} [[Pokémon]].
** {{ka|Flint}} closes the Pewter Gym in embarrassment.
* {{an|Brock}} returns to Pewter City.
* Brock fights to return Pewter Gym to a {{type|Rock}} [[Gym]].
* Brock gives [[Forrest]] his {{TP|Brock|Onix}}, {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}, and {{TP|Brock|Crobat}}.
* Brock changes into his second outfit.
* Brock leaves for [[Hoenn]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG003|There's no Place Like Hoenn]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{an|May}} arrive in [[Petalburg City]].
* Ash meets [[Max]].
* Ash learns [[Norman]] is the father of May and Max.
* Max joins Ash.
* Max gets a [[PokéNav]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave Petalburg City.
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| align="center"|''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]''
|
* {{an|Misty}} returns to the duties of being [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Cerulean Gym]].
* Misty regains {{TP|Misty|Horsea}}, {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}, and the other [[Pokémon]] of the Cerulean Gym.
* Misty tames {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}}.
* Cerulean Gym passes the inspection of the [[Pokémon League]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG004|You Never Can Taillow]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Petalburg Woods]].
* {{an|May}} and [[Max]] meet {{an|Brock}}.
* Brock rejoins Ash.
* Ash catches {{AP|Taillow}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]''
|
* [[Jessie]] [[Released Pokémon|releases]] {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}.
* [[James]] releases {{TP|James|Weezing}}.
* James catches {{TP|James|Cacnea}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]''
|
* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Treecko}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG008|A Tail with a Twist]]''
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* [[Jessie]] catches {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG012|The Lotad Lowdown]]''
|
* {{an|Brock}} catches {{TP|Brock|Lotad}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} becomes interested in [[Pokémon Contest]]s.
* {{Ash}} starts teaching {{AP|Pikachu}} {{m|Iron Tail}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]''
|
* {{an|May}} catches {{TP|May|Wurmple}}.
* [[Jessie]] catches {{TP|Jessie|Wurmple}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG015|Gonna Rule The School!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Rustboro City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG016|Winner by a Nosepass]]''
|
* {{an|May}} decides to compete in [[Pokémon Contest]]s instead of at [[Gym]]s.
* [[Roxanne]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Stone}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG017|Stairway to Devon]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Rustboro City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG020|Brave the Wave]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Dewford Town]].
* Ash challenges [[Brawly]] to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} but loses.
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| align="center"|''[[AG022|A Hole Lotta Trouble]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Steven Stone]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG023|Gone Corphishin']]''
|
* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Corphish}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]''
|
* May's {{p|Wurmple}} evolves into {{TP|May|Silcoon|Beautifly}}.
* Jessie's Wurmple evolves into {{TP|Jessie|Cascoon|Dustox}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]''
|
* {{an|Brock}} catches a {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing]]''
|
* May's {{p|Silcoon}} evolves into {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Jessie's {{p|Cascoon}} evolves into {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG031|Just One of the Geysers]]''
|
* [[Brawly]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Knuckle}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Dewford Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG033|Now that's Flower Power!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Slateport City]].
* {{an|May}} meets [[Drew]].
* May gets a [[Pokéblock]] case.
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| align="center"|''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} enters her first [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May loses to [[Drew]].
* Drew loses to {{ho|Robert}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG036|The Spheal of Approval]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Slateport City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mauville City]].
* Ash battles the [[Gym Leader]] of Mauville City, [[Wattson]] and wins.
* Wattson gives Ash the {{Badge|Dynamo}}.
* Ash and his friends leave Mauville City.
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=====[[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge|Season 7]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]''
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* {{AP|Treecko}} learns {{m|Bullet Seed}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]''
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* {{an|Misty}} rejoins {{Ash}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage!]]''
|
* {{an|Misty}}'s {{p|Togepi}} evolves into {{p|Togetic}}.
* Misty {{pkmn2|released|releases}} {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} so it can stay and protect the [[Mirage Kingdom]].
* Misty returns to [[Cerulean City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG047|I Feel Skitty!]]''
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* {{an|May}} catches {{TP|May|Skitty}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fallarbor Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} wins the [[Fallarbor Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her first [[Ribbon]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave Fallarbor Town.
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| align="center"|''[[AG055|Poetry Commotion!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Lavaridge Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]''
|
* [[Flannery]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Heat}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Lavaridge Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG058|All Torkoal, No Play]]''
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* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Torkoal}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG059|Manectric Charge]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mauville City]].
* Ash challenges [[Wattson]] to an unofficial [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} and loses.
* Ash and his friends leave Mauville City.
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| align="center"|''[[AG060|Delcatty Got Your Tongue]]''
|
* {{TP|May|Skitty}} learns {{m|Blizzard}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG061|Disaster of Disguise]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Verdanturf Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''
|
* {{an|May}} wins the [[Verdanturf Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her second [[Ribbon]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave Verdanturf Town.
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| align="center"|''[[AG063|Take the Lombre Home]]''
|
* Brock's {{p|Lotad}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Lombre|Ludicolo}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear]]''
|
* Ash's {{p|Treecko}} evolves into {{AP|Grovyle}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG069|Love, Petalburg Style!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Petalburg City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]''
|
* [[Norman]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Balance}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Petalburg City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG071|A Six Pack Attack!]]''
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* {{an|May}} and [[Max]] meet {{an|Professor Oak}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} catches {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG074|Hokey Poké Balls!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} transfers {{AP|Bulbasaur}} from [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* Ash transfers Bulbasaur back to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
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| align="center"|''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Rubello Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG078|Cruisin' for a Losin']]''
|
* {{an|May}} competes in the [[Rubello Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]] and loses to [[Savannah]].
* [[Savannah]] loses the [[Rubello Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]] to [[Drew]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Rubello Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]''
|
* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Taillow}} evolves into {{AP|Swellow}}.
* Ash wins the [[PokéRinger]] competition.
* [[James]] gets second place in the PokéRinger competition.
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| align="center"|''[[AG082|A Shroomish Skirmish]]''
|
*May's {{p|Torchic}} evolves into {{TP|May|Combusken}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fortree City]].
* [[James]] catches {{TP|James|Chimecho}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]''
|
* [[Winona]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Feather}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Lilycove City]].
* Ash and his friends learn how to make [[Pokéblock]]s.
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| align="center"|''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove]]''
|
* {{AP|Swellow}} learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}.
* {{an|May}} wins the [[Lilycove City]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her third [[Ribbon]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Lilycove City]].
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|}
=====[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle|Season 8]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]''
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* {{p|Kyogre}} is awakened.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} absorbs the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Blue Orb}}.
* {{p|Groudon}} is awakened.
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| align="center"|''[[AG098|The Scuffle of Legends]]''
|
* [[Archie]] absorbs the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Red Orb}}.
* {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} end their fight.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mossdeep City]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]''
|
* [[Tate and Liza]] give {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Mind}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Mossdeep City]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG101|Vanity Affair]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets {{EF|Drake}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG102|Where's Armaldo?]]''
|
* {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} learns {{m|Petal Dance}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG103|A Cacturne for the Worse]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive on [[Izabe Island]].
* {{an|May}} meets [[Harley]].
* May wins the [[Purika City]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her fourth [[Ribbon]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG105|Once in a Mawile]]''
|
* Brock's {{p|Lombre}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}}.
|-style="background: #fff"




| align="center"|''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt]]''
|
* {{Ash}} catches a {{AP|Snorunt}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG110|The Great Eight Fate!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Sootopolis City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough]]''
|
* [[Juan]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Rain}}.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave [[Sootopolis City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG115|Mean With Envy]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Pacifidlog Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG116|Pacifidlog Jam]]''
|
* {{an|May}} wins the [[Pacifidlog Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her fifth [[Ribbon]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave Pacifidlog Town.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting]]''
|
* {{an|May}} catches {{TP|May|Munchlax}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Morrison]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Slateport City]].
* {{an|May}}, [[Drew]], and [[Harley]] enter the [[Hoenn]] [[Grand Festival]].
* May, Drew, and Harley make it through the first round of the Hoenn Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''
|
* {{an|May}}, [[Drew]], and [[Harley]] make it through the second round of the [[Hoenn]] [[Grand Festival]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG123|Rhapsody in Drew]]''
|
* [[Harley]] is defeated by {{an|May}} in the third round of the [[Hoenn]] [[Grand Festival]].
* Ash's Snorunt evolves into {{AP|Glalie}}.
* May is defeated by [[Drew]] in the third round of the Hoenn Grand Festival.
* Drew is defeated by {{ho|Robert}} in the third round of the Hoenn Grand Festival.
* Robert wins the Hoenn Grand Festival.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG124|Island Time]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} travel from [[Slateport City]] to [[Ever Grande City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG125|Like a Meowth to a Flame]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets {{ho|Tyson}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum]]''
|
* The [[Ever Grande Conference]] begins.
* [[Morrison]]'s {{p|Beldum}} evolves into {{TP|Morrison|Metang}}.
* {{Ash}}, Morrison, and {{ho|Tyson}} make it past the preliminary round of the Ever Grande Conference.
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| align="center"|''[[AG127|From Brags to Riches]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and [[Morrison]] advance to the next round of the [[Ever Grande Conference]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG128|Shocks and Bonds]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, [[Morrison]], and {{ho|Tyson}} advance to the next round of the [[Ever Grande Conference]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG129|A Judgment Brawl]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, [[Morrison]], and {{ho|Tyson}} advance to the next round of the [[Ever Grande Conference]].
* Ash begins his battle against Morrison.
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| align="center"|''[[AG130|Choose It or Loose It!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} defeats [[Morrison]] and advances to the next round of the [[Ever Grande Conference]].
* Ash begins his battle against {{ho|Tyson}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG131|At the End of the Fray]]''
|
* {{Ash}} is defeated by {{ho|Tyson}}.
* Tyson becomes the {{pkmn|Champion}} of the [[Hoenn League]].
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** {{TP|Tracey|Marill}} has an [[Pokémon Egg]].
** {{Tracey}} gives the Egg to {{an|Misty}}.
** The Egg hatches into {{TP|Misty|Azurill}}.
* {{Ash}} mentions that a few months have passed since he first met {{an|May}} and [[Max]].
* May and Max leave Ash to return to [[Petalburg City]].
* Ash and {{an|Brock}} leave [[Hoenn]] and return to [[Kanto]].
* Brock leaves Ash to return to [[Pewter City]].
* Ash arrives in [[Viridian City]].
* Ash meets [[Scott]].
* Ash challenges [[Agatha]] at the [[Viridian Gym]] and loses.
* Scott tells Ash about the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}.
* Ash leaves [[Viridian City]].
* Ash returns to [[Pallet Town]].
* Ash finds Misty waiting for him at home.
* [[Professor Birch]] and Max go to Pallet Town and meet Ash there.
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| align="center"|''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|May}} leaves {{TP|May|Beautifly}} and {{TP|May|Skitty}} at the [[Petalburg Gym]].
* May arrives in [[Pallet Town]].
* May catches {{TP|May|Squirtle}}.
* May leaves {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* {{Ash}} leaves {{AP|Torkoal}} and {{AP|Glalie}} at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
* Ash takes {{AP|Phanpy}} from Professor Oak's Laboratory.
* Ash leaves Pallet Town with {{an|Misty}}, May, and [[Max]].
* {{an|Brock}} rejoins Ash.
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| align="center"|''[[AG134|A Real Cleffa-Hanger]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|Brock}} leaves his {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} at [[Pewter Gym]].
* {{an|Misty}} returns to [[Cerulean City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG135|Numero Uno Articuno]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}}.
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to Ash.
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| align="center"|''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]''
|
* {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} gives {{Ash}} the [[Symbol|Knowledge Symbol]].
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to [[Charicific Valley]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG143|The Saffron Con]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Saffron City]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle]]''
|
* {{an|May}} wins the [[Saffron City]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her first [[Kanto]] [[Ribbon]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Saffron City]].
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====[[Kanto]] ({{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}})====
=====[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Season 9]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[AG147|Sweet Baby James!]]''
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* [[James]] leaves {{TP|James|Chimecho}} at a family mansion to recover.
* James catches {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG148|A Chip Off the Old Brock]]''
|
* {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Marshtomp}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG149|Wheel...of Frontier!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Arena}}.
* {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} gives Ash the [[Symbol|Guts Symbol]].
* Ash and his friends leave the Battle Arena.
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| align="center"|''[[AG150|May's Egg-cellent Adventure!]]''
|
* {{TP|May|Munchlax}} learns {{m|Focus Punch}}.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} learns {{m|Volt Tackle}}.
* {{an|May}} receives an {{pkmn|Egg}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG151|Weekend Warrior]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in {{ka|Silver Town}}.
* {{an|May}} wins the Silver Town [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her second [[Kanto]] [[Ribbon]].
* Ash and his friends leave Silver Town.
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| align="center"|''[[AG153|Tactic Theatrics!!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Dome}}.
* {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} gives Ash the [[Symbol|Tactics Symbol]].
* Ash and his friends leave the Battle Dome.
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| align="center"|''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]''
|
* {{AP|Phanpy}} evolves into {{AP|Donphan}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG156|From Cradle to Save]]''
|
* {{an|Brock}} catches {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG157|Time Warp Heals All Wounds]]''
|
* {{an|May}}'s {{pkmn|Egg}} hatches into {{TP|May|Eevee}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Pike}}.
* {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}} gives Ash the [[Symbol|Luck Symbol]].
* Ash and his friends leave the Battle Pike.
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| align="center"|''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Wisteria Town]].
* [[Harley]] wins the Wisteria Town [[Pokémon Contest]].
* {{TP|May|Munchlax}} makes its Contest debut.
* Ash and his friends leave Wisteria Town.
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| align="center"|''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!]]''
|
* {{AP|Grovyle}} evolves into {{AP|Sceptile}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive on [[Chrysanthemum Island]].
* {{an|May}} wins the Chrysanthemum Island [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her third [[Kanto]] [[Ribbon]].
* Ash and his friends leave Chrysanthemum Island.
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| align="center"|''[[AG163|Cutting the Ties that Bind]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Palace}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG164|Ka Boom with a View!]]''
|
* {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}} gives {{Ash}} the [[Symbol|Spirit Symbol]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} leave the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Palace}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG167|What I Did for Love!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Abelia Town]].
* {{an|Brock}} enters a [[Pokémon Contest]].
* {{an|May}} wins the Abelia Town [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her fourth [[Kanto]] [[Ribbon]].
* Ash and his friends leave Abelia Town.
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| align="center"|''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Salon}}.
* Ash challenges {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}} to a battle, but loses.
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| align="center"|''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} challenges {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}} to a rematch and wins.
* Anabel gives Ash the [[Symbol|Ability Symbol]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG174|New Plot - Odd Lot]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in {{to|Mulberry}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG175|Going for Choke!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} wins the {{to|Mulberry}} [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May wins her fifth [[Kanto]] [[Ribbon]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave Mulberry.
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| align="center"|''[[AG177|Grating Spaces!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** Brock's {{p|Onix}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Steelix}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Pewter City]].
* Ash and his friends leave Pewter City.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Pyramid}}.
* Ash challenges {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} to a battle, but loses.
* Ash and his friends leave the Battle Pyramid.
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| align="center"|''[[AG180|May, we Harley Drew'd Ya!]]''
|
* {{an|May}}, [[Drew]], [[Harley]] and [[Solidad]] advance to the first round of the [[Kanto]] [[Grand Festival]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard!]]''
|
* {{an|May}}, [[Drew]], [[Harley]] and [[Solidad]] advance to the second round of the [[Kanto]] [[Grand Festival]].
* May defeats Harley in the third round of the Kanto Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} defeats [[Drew]] in the third round of the [[Kanto]] [[Grand Festival]].
* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Aipom}}.
* [[Solidad]] defeats May in the third round of the Kanto Grand Festival.
* Solidad wins the Kanto Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Pyramid}}.
* Ash challenges {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} to a rematch, but loses again.
* Ash and his friends leave the Battle Pyramid.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} receives a postcard from {{Gary}} which tells him about [[Sinnoh]].
* [[Drew]] and [[Harley]] tell {{an|May}} they are going to take part in the [[Pokémon Contest]]s in [[Johto]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG189|Gathering The Gang of Four!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** {{AP|Charizard}} learns {{m|Steel Wing}}.
* {{AP|Bulbasaur}} returns from [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* Charizard returns from the [[Charicific Valley]].
* {{AP|Squirtle}} returns from the [[Squirtle Squad]].
* {{Ash}} challenges {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} to a third battle.
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| align="center"|''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} defeats {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}.
* Brandon gives Ash the [[Symbol|Brave Symbol]].
* Ash enters the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} [[Hall of Fame]].
* {{AP|Bulbasaur}} returns to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* {{AP|Squirtle}} returns to the [[Squirtle Squad]].
* {{AP|Charizard}} returns to [[Charicific Valley]].
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| align="center"|''[[AG191|Once More with Reeling!]]''
|
* {{TP|May|Combusken}} evolves into {{TP|May|Blaziken}}.
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| align="center"|''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]''
|
* {{an|May}} leaves for [[Johto]].
* [[Max]] returns to [[Petalburg City]].
* {{an|Brock}} returns to [[Pewter City]].
* Ash returns to [[Pallet Town]].
* Ash reencounters {{Gary}} in Pallet Town.
* Gary leaves Pallet Town for [[Sinnoh]].
* Ash receives a new [[Pokédex]] from {{an|Professor Oak}}.
* Ash leaves all his [[Pokémon]] but {{AP|Pikachu}} at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
* Ash leaves Pallet Town for Sinnoh.
* {{AP|Aipom}} follows Ash.
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===[[Diamond & Pearl series]]===
====[[Sinnoh]]====
=====[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl|Season 10]]=====
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| align="center"|''Pre-season''
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* [[Paul]] receives a [[Pokédex]] and his [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Rowan]]. He chooses {{TP|Paul|Turtwig}}.
** Paul travels to [[Kanto]], [[Johto]] and [[Hoenn]] and competes in their [[Pokémon League]] tournaments.
* Paul's {{p|Turtwig}} evolves into {{p|Grotle}}.
* Paul's {{p|Grotle}} evolves into {{TP|Paul|Torterra}}.
* Paul captures a {{TP|Paul|Murkrow|Honchkrow}}, an {{TP|Paul|Elekid|Electabuzz}}, and a {{p|Weavile}}.
* Paul arrives in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]].
* Paul captures {{p|Ninjask}} and {{TP|Paul|Chimchar}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|Dawn}} turns 10.
* Dawn leaves [[Twinleaf Town]] to become a [[Pokémon Coordinator]].
* Dawn arrives in [[Sandgem Town]].
* Dawn receives a [[Pokédex]] and her [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Rowan]]. She chooses {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}.
* Dawn leaves Sandgem Town.
* Dawn sees a {{p|Mesprit}}.
* {{Ash}} arrives in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]].
* Ash is separated from {{AP|Pikachu}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}} finds {{AP|Pikachu}} and tries to capture it.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} destroys {{an|Dawn}}'s bike.
* [[James]] retrieves {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, which he owned as a child.
* {{an|Brock}} arrives in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]].
* Brock joins {{Ash}}.
* Ash catches {{AP|Starly}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Paul]].
* Ash finds {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* Ash meets {{an|Dawn}}.
* {{TRT}} starts using their third {{motto}}.
* Ash changes into his third outfit.
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| align="center"|''[[DP005|Gettin' Twiggy With It!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} catches {{AP|Turtwig}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP008|Gymbaliar]]''
|
* {{an|Brock}} catches {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}} catches Buneary.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[DP010|Not on My Watch Ya Don't!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Jubilife City]].
* {{an|Dawn}} gets a pink [[Pokétch]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}} meets [[Zoey]].
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, [[Zoey]], and [[Jessie]] enter a [[Pokémon Super Contest]].
* Ash, Dawn, Zoey, and Jessie compete in the first round of the Contest.
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| align="center"|''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, [[Zoey]] and [[Jessie]] advance to the second round of the Contest.
* Zoey defeats Ash in the second round, beating {{AP|Aipom}} with {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}.
* Zoey defeats Dawn in the second round, beating {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} with Glameow.
* Zoey defeats Jessie in the second round, beating {{TP|James|Carnivine}} with Glameow.
* Zoey wins her second [[Ribbon]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]''
|
* Ash's {{p|Starly}} evolves into {{AP|Staravia}}.
* {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}} learns {{m|Mimic}}.
* Staravia learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]''
|
* Brock's {{p|Bonsly}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP015|Shapes of Things to Come!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Oreburgh City]].
* [[Paul]] goes to [[Oreburgh Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Roark]]. He wins.
* Roark gives Paul the {{Badge|Coal}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} goes to [[Oreburgh Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Roark]]. He loses.
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| align="center"|''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]''
|
* {{p|Cranidos}} evolves into {{p|Rampardos}}.
* {{an|Dawn}} learns the next [[Pokémon Super Contest|Contest]] will be in [[Floaroma Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} goes to [[Oreburgh Gym]] and rechallenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Roark]]. He wins.
* Roark gives Ash the {{Badge|Coal}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[DP019|Twice Smitten, Once Shy!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}} catches {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}.
* Dawn [[Released Pokémon|releases]] Pachirisu.
* Dawn recatches Pachirisu.
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| align="center"|''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith!]]''
|
* [[Jessie]] borrows {{AP|Aipom}}.
* {{an|Dawn}} and Jessie enter an unofficial Contest.
* Dawn and Jessie advance to the second round.
* Jessie defeats Dawn in the second round, beating {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} with {{AP|Aipom}}.
* Jessie wins a year's supply of bananas.
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| align="center"|''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!]]''
|
* {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} learns {{m|Whirlpool}}.
* {{an|Dawn}} encounters a childhood friend, {{si|Kenny}}.
* Dawn, Kenny, and [[Jessie]] enter a [[Pokémon Super Contest]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}} defeats [[Jessie]] in the second round, beating {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} with {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}.
* Dawn defeats {{si|Kenny}} in the second round, beating {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}} with Piplup.
* Dawn wins her first [[Ribbon]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP028|Drifloon on the Wind!]]''
|
*{{Ash}} and [[Paige and Marnie|Marnie]] meet a {{p|Suicune}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP030|Some Enchanted Sweetening]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Cheryl]].
* Cheryl catches {{p|Burmy}}.
* Cheryl's Burmy evolves into {{p|Mothim}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP031|The Grass-Type is Always Greener!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Gardenia]].
* Gardenia defeats Ash in a {{pkmn|battle}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP033|All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}} and {{an|Brock}} enter a competition for a TV Project called Pokémon Cosplay Convention.
* Brock wins an {{pkmn|Egg}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}} catches {{TP|Dawn|Buizel}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[DP035|An Elite Greet and Meet!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Lucian]].
* Ash learns about the [[Sinnoh]] [[Elite Four]].
* Lucian defeats {{an|Dawn}} in a {{pkmn|battle}}.
|-style="background: #fff"

| align="center"|''[[DP036|A Secret Sphere of Influence!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Eterna City]].
* Ash learns [[Gardenia]] is the Eterna City [[Gym Leader]].
* Ash learns the {{DL|Sinnoh myths|The Original Story|Sinnoh creation myth}}.
* [[Team Galactic]] appear, including [[Saturn]], though Ash and his friends do not meet them.
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| align="center"|''[[DP037|A Grass Menagerie!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} goes to [[Eterna Gym]] and challenges the [[Gym Leader]], [[Gardenia]]. He wins.
* Gardenia gives Ash the {{Badge|Forest}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are on [[Sinnoh Route 206|Cycling Road]].
* {{an|Brock}}'s {{pkmn|Egg}} hatches into {{TP|Brock|Happiny}}.
* Brock polishes a white stone into an {{DL|Held item|Oval Stone}} for {{TP|Brock|Happiny}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP040|Top-Down Training!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} meets [[Cynthia]].
* Cynthia defeats [[Paul]] in a {{pkmn|battle}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]''
|
* {{an|Dawn}}, [[Zoey]], [[Jessie]], and [[Nando]] compete in the [[Hearthome City]] {{pkmn|Contest}}.
* Dawn loses in the appeal round.
* Nando defeats Jessie in the semifinals.
* Nando defeats Zoey in the final round.
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| align="center"|''[[DP050|Tag! We're It!]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Dawn}} compete in the [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]].
** Ash is teamed up with [[Paul]].
** Brock is teamed up with [[Holly]].
** Dawn is teamed up with [[Conway]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP051|Glory Blaze!]]''
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* [[Paul]] [[Released Pokémon|releases]] {{AP|Chimchar}}.
* {{Ash}} and [[Paul]], {{an|Dawn}} and [[Conway]], and {{an|Brock}} and [[Holly]] advance in the tournament.
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| align="center"|''[[DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!]]''
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* {{AP|Chimchar}} joins {{Ash}}.
* Ash and [[Paul]] face {{an|Brock}} and [[Holly]]. Ash and Paul win and advance to the finals.
* {{an|Dawn}} and [[Conway]] advance to the finals.
* Ash and Paul face Dawn and Conway in the finals.
* Paul's {{p|Elekid}} [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Paul|Electabuzz}}.
* Ash and Paul win {{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Soothe Bell}}s.
* Paul gives his Soothe Bell to Ash.
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=====[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Season 11]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[DP054|Once There Were Greenfields!]]''
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* [[Gardenia]] reappears.
* Gardenia and [[James]] have a Tag Battle against {{Ash}} and {{an|Dawn}} using {{TP|Gardenia|Turtwig}}, {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, {{TP|Ash|Aipom}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. Ash and Dawn win.
* Cacnea learns {{m|Drain Punch}}.
* James gives Cacnea to Gardenia.
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| align="center"|''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]''
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* [[Zoey]] reappears.
* {{Ash}} is training for his next [[Gym]] battle in [[Veilstone City]].
* {{an|Dawn}} is training for her next {{pkmn|Contest}} in [[Solaceon Town]].
* {{AP|Aipom}} is having a hard time concentrating on Ash's training.
* {{TP|Dawn|Buizel}} is having a hard time concentrating on Dawn's training.
* Zoey suggests Ash and Dawn [[trade]] Aipom and Buizel.
* Ash and Dawn use each other's Buizel and Aipom in battle against {{TRT}}.
* Ash and Dawn officially trade Aipom and Buizel.
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| align="center"|''[[DP060|Journey to the Unknown!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} explore the [[Solaceon Ruins]].
* {{an|Dawn}}'s {{p|Aipom}} evolves into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Saturn steals [[Spear Key|a cube]] from the Solaceon Ruins.
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| align="center"|''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} competes in a [[Pokémon Contest]] in [[Solaceon Town]].
* Dawn loses in the Appeals Round in the Solaceon Town Contest.
* [[Jessie]] wins the Solaceon Town Contest with her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP064|Riding the Winds of Change!]]''
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* {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{an|Dawn}} enter a town having a problem with trapped {{p|Gligar}}.
* [[Paul]] uses his {{TP|Paul|Electabuzz}} and {{p|Weavile}} to capture the Gligar's leader, a {{p|Gliscor}}.
* Ash, Brock, and Dawn help [[Nurse Joy]] and [[Officer Jenny]] chase the Gligar from the town.
* One {{AP|Gligar}} remains behind, and chooses to go with Ash.
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| align="center"|''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Hippopotas}} once more.
* [[Cassidy]] and [[Butch]] show up in the Sinnoh region and get into an argument with [[Jessie]] and [[James]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Veilstone City]].
* [[Maylene]] denies Ash's request for a Gym battle.
* Ash and his friends meet [[Paul]]'s older brother, [[Reggie]].
* Ash battles Reggie.
* Maylene agrees to a confidence-boosting match against {{an|Dawn}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]''
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* Ash trains his {{AP|Staravia}} to use {{m|Brave Bird}}.
* {{an|Dawn}} battles [[Maylene]] in a Gym battle.
* Maylene defeats Dawn.
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| align="center"|''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]''
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* {{Ash}} battles [[Maylene]] in a Gym battle.
* {{AP|Buizel}} learns {{m|Water Pulse}}.
* Ash's match with Maylene ends in a draw.
* Maylene gives Ash the {{Badge|Cobble}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
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* [[Team Galactic]] arrives in Veilstone City to steal its [[meteorite]]s.
* [[Saturn]]'s {{p|Toxicroak}} battles [[Brock's Croagunk]].
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Maylene]], and [[Reggie]] fight off Team Galactic.
* {{AP|Pikachu}} and [[Paul's Electabuzz]] begin to get along.
* Team Galactic flees.
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| align="center"|''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Kellyn]].
* The group meet a {{p|Riolu}} that can use {{m|Aura Sphere}}.
* [[J|Pokémon Hunter J]] attempts to steal the Riolu.
* {{an|Dawn}} learns of Ash's [[Aura]] abilities.
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| align="center"|''[[DP072|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2]]''
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* [[J]] steals the {{p|Riolu}} from the prior episode.
* {{Ash}} saves Riolu from J and the man J is working for.
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| align="center"|''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]''
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* [[Jessie]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} meets a {{Shiny}} {{p|Dustox}}.
* {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}} learn of the Dustox breeding ceremony.
* Jessie [[Released Pokémon|releases]] Dustox.
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| align="center"|''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]''
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* {{AP|Pikachu}} loses a battle against [[Sho|a boy]]'s {{p|Raichu}}.
* {{Ash}} reveals that he still has the {{evostone|Thunderstone}} given to him in [[Vermilion City]].
* Pikachu decides once again not to evolve into Raichu.
* Pikachu defeats [[Sho]]'s Raichu.
* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} steal the Thunderstone Ash saved.
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| align="center"|''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} learns about the [[Wallace Cup]], a special [[Pokémon Contest]] that offers a [[Ribbon]] redeemable at any [[region]]al [[Grand Festival]] as a prize.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Wallace]], former [[Sootopolis City]] [[Gym Leader]] and [[Hoenn]] {{pkmn|Champion}}.
* {{an|May}} calls Ash from [[Snowpoint City]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** May's {{p|Eevee}} evolves into {{TP|May|Glaceon}}.
** Drew's {{p|Roselia}} evolves into {{TP|Drew|Roserade}}.
* {{an|May}} joins {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}} at [[Valor Lakefront]] to compete in the [[Wallace Cup]].
* May and Ash show Dawn the [[Ribbon]] they tied to win in ''[[AG191|Once More with Reeling]]''.
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| align="center"|''[[DP077|Staging A Heroes' Welcome!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|May}}'s {{p|Squirtle}} evolves into {{TP|May|Wartortle}}.
* May, {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and [[Zoey]] compete in the [[Wallace Cup]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** {{an|May}}'s {{p|Bulbasaur}} evolves into {{TP|May|Ivysaur}}.
** May's {{p|Ivysaur}} evolves into Venusaur.
* May, {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and [[Zoey]] continue to compete in the [[Wallace Cup]].
* Ash sees {{p|Azelf}}'s projected soul at [[Lake Valor]].
* Ash drops out of the Wallace Cup in the quarterfinals.
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| align="center"|''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]''
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* {{an|May}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and [[Zoey]] continue to compete in the [[Wallace Cup]].
* Zoey drops out of the Wallace Cup in the semifinals.
* May and Dawn face each other in the finals of the Wallace Cup.
* Dawn and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} narrowly defeat May and {{TP|May|Glaceon}} in the finals.
* Dawn wins the [[Aqua Ribbon]].
* May returns to [[Johto]] to compete for two more [[Ribbon]]s.
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| align="center"|''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]''
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* {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}} continue on their way to [[Pastoria City]].
* The group meets [[Tyler]], a rookie Trainer who is trying to capture a {{p|Yanma}}.
* [[Jessie]] captures {{TP|Jessie|Yanma}} before Tyler can.
* Jessie, [[James]], and {{MTR}} send Yanma to {{an|Giovanni}} via {{TR|Delibird}}.
* Giovanni deems Yanma to be weak and returns it.
* Jessie decides to train Yanma.
* Jessie's Yanma uses {{m|AncientPower}} and [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Yanmega}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]''
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* [[Crasher Wake]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Fen}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP084|Hungry For the Good Life!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} captures a {{TP|Dawn|Swinub}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Gligar}} learns {{m|X-Scissor}}.
* Ash, {{an|Dawn}} and {{an|Brock}} meet up with {{Gary}}.
* Gary gives Ash a [[Razor Fang]].
* Ash's Gligar [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{AP|Gliscor}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]''
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* Dawn wins the [[Hearthome Collection]] with Buneary.
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| align="center"|''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]''
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* Dawn wins her third Ribbon in the [[Celestic Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]''
|
* [[Team Galactic]] steals the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Adamant Orb}} from a police airplane.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet Cynthia again.
* Ash and his friends meet [[Professor Carolina]], who is Cynthia's grandmother.
* [[Saturn's Toxicroak]] defeats [[Brock's Croagunk]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP097|Double Team Turnover!]]''
|
* Ash and {{ashfr}} confront [[Team Galactic]], but fail in getting back the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Lustrous Orb}}.
* Team Galactic steals the Lustrous Orb from [[Celestic Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP099|A Trainer and Child Reunion!]]''
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* Ash, Brock and Dawn meet {{EF|Aaron}} of the Elite Four.
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| align="center"|''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** [[Paul]] earns the {{Badge|Relic}} from [[Fantina]].
* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Turtwig}} [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Grotle}}.
* Paul's {{p|Torterra}} helps {{AP|Grotle}} deal with its decreased speed.
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| align="center"|''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]''
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* {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{an|Dawn}} meet {{an|Barry}}.
* Ash prepares to have an official Gym battle rematch with [[Fantina]].
* Barry and Ash battle. Ash comes out the victor.
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| align="center"|''[[DP102|A Shield with a Twist!]]''
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* [[Fantina]] gives {{Ash}} the {{Badge|Relic}}.
* [[Jessie]] wins her second [[Ribbon]] in the {{to|Majolica}} {{pkmn|Contest}} with her {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]''
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} reach [[Canalave City]].
* The group's Pokémon are blasted away to various points in Canalave City.
* Barry leaves the group to train on [[Iron Island]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP104|Sleepless in Pre-Battle!]]''
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* Dawn's {{p|Swinub}} evolves into {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine}}.
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=====[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles|Season 12]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** {{si|Kenny}} earns his third [[Ribbon]].
** [[Nando]] earns his fourth Ribbon.
* {{an|Dawn}}'s {{p|Piloswine}} starts disobeying her.
* Dawn's Piloswine evolves into a {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}.
* {{AP|Grotle}} begins to utilize the lessons that were taught to it by [[Paul's Torterra]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP108|Dealing with Defensive Types!]]''
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* {{Ash}} battles for his sixth Sinnoh Badge, against [[Byron]].
* Ash earns his sixth Gym Badge, the {{Badge|Mine}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} wins her fourth [[Ribbon]] in the [[Chocovine Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP118|Pursuing a Lofty Goal!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Staravia}} [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{AP|Staraptor}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP121|The Lonely Snover!]]''
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* [[Ash's Grotle]] learns {{m|Rock Climb}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} competes in a [[Pokémon Contest]] in [[Sandalstraw Town]].
* {{si|Kenny}} defeats Dawn and wins his fourth [[Ribbon]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} gives {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} to [[O]] for training.
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| align="center"|''[[DP127|Sliding Into Seventh!]]''
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* {{Ash}} battles [[Candice]] of the [[Snowpoint Gym]] for his seventh Sinnoh Badge.
* Ash earns the {{Badge|Icicle}} from Candice.
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| align="center"|''[[DP128|A Pyramiding Rage!]]''
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* Brandon arrives in Snowpoint City.
** Paul challenges Brandon, with Paul losing easily.
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| align="center"|''[[DP129|Pillars of Friendship!]]''
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* J returns and awakens Regigigas.
** Ash and {{ashfr}}, along with Brandon, stop J.
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| align="center"|''[[DP130|Frozen on Their Tracks!]]''
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet Looker, of the Internation Police Force.
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| align="center"|''[[DP131|Pedal to the Mettle!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** [[Paul]]'s {{p|Magmar}} evolves into {{TP|Paul|Magmortar}}.
* {{Ash}} and Paul begin to battle.
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| align="center"|''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and [[Paul]] continue their battle.
* Ash's {{p|Chimchar}} evolves into {{AP|Monferno}}.
* Ash loses the battle.
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| align="center"|''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]''
|
* Brock sees {{p|Uxie}} at [[Lake Acuity]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP136|Gateway to Ruin!]]''
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} once again run into Team Galactic at [[Mt. Coronet]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP138|Strategy Begins at Home!]]''
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* Ash and Brock meet Johanna. Dawn battles Johanna and loses.
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| align="center"|''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''
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* Ash wins the [[Twinleaf Festival]] and battles {{FB|Tower Tycoon|Palmer}} of the Sinnoh Battle Tower, but loses.
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| align="center"|''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
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* Dawn defeats {{an|Lyra}} in a battle and receives an {{pkmn|Egg}}, which later hatches into {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil|Quilava}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''
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* [[James]] enters a Contest passing by [[Jessilina]] and wins, so [[Jessie]] gets her third Ribbon. Dawn loses to James in the semi-finals.
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| align="center"|''[[DP150|Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!]]''
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* Cyrus hires [[J|Pokémon Hunter J]] to capture {{p|Mesprit}}, {{p|Azelf}} and {{p|Uxie}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP151|The Needs of the Three!]]''
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* [[J|Pokémon Hunter J]] catches {{p|Mesprit}}, {{p|Azelf}}, and {{p|Uxie}} for [[Team Galactic]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]''
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* [[Cyrus]] summons {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} and disappears through the portal created by them.
* [[Saturn]], [[Mars]], and [[Jupiter]] are arrested, bringing down [[Team Galactic]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP154|Mastering Current Events!]]''
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* {{Ash}} leaves {{AP|Gliscor}} with [[McCann]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]''
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* {{Ash}} captures a {{AP|Gible}} which he befriended in ''[[DP156|A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!]]''.
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=====[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors|Season 13]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[DP159|Short and To the Punch!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Buizel}} learns {{m|Ice Punch}}
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| align="center"|''[[DP161|Yes, in Dee Dee It's Dawn!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}}, [[Ursula]], and [[Jessie]] enter the [[Daybreak Town]] Contest, with the 3 making it to the Battle Round.
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| align="center"|''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''
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* [[Ursula]] defeats [[Jessie]] in the Battle Round of the Daybreak Contest.
* {{an|Dawn}} defeats Ursula in the finals, earning her 5th and final Ribbon
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| align="center"|''[[DP163|Fighting Ire with Fire!]]''
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* {{an|Barry}} and [[Paul]] meet for the first time.
* Barry has earned the 8 Sinnoh Badges, qualifying him for the Sinnoh League.
* {{Ash}} battles Barry briefly.
* Ash's Monferno activates {{a|Blaze}} again and gets out of control.
* {{p|Monferno}} evolves into {{AP|Infernape}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP164|Piplup, Up and Away!]]''
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* [[Dawn's Piplup]] learns {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP165|Flint Sparks the Fire!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet {{EF|Flint}}.
* [[Volkner]] refuses to battle Ash.
* Ash battles Flint, losing.
* Volkner decides to battle Ash.
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| align="center"|''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]''
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* Ash's Grotle evolves into {{AP|Torterra}} and learns {{m|Leaf Storm}}.
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| align="center"|''[[DP167|Teaching the Student Teacher]]''
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* Jessie wins her fourth Ribbon in the [[Neighborly Town]] Contest.
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| align="center"|''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]''
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet [[Bertha]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP171|Dawn of a Royal Day!]]''
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* Princess Salvia wins the Arrowroot Town Contest, and gives the Ribbon to Jessie.
* Jessie obtains her 5th Ribbon, thus qualifing for the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
* Princess Salvia gives her Togekiss to Dawn.
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| align="center"|''[[DP173|Dealing with a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''
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* The gang arrive at Valor Lakefront for the Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** Nando has earned seven Gym Badges.
** Nando acquires a {{p|Kricketot}} and an {{p|Altaria}}.
** Zoey's Shellos and Finneon are revealed to have evolved into a Gastrodon and Lumineon, respectively.
* Kenny's Prinplup evolves into an {{TP|Kenny|Empoleon}}; he is also revealed to have obtained a Floatzel.
* {{an|Dawn}} enters the Grand Festival alongside [[Zoey]] and [[Jessie|Jessilina]].
* [[Nando]], {{si|Kenny}}, and [[Ursula]] earned their fifth Ribbons and enter the Grand Festival as well.
* Ursula is revealed to have obtained two Eevee, which she evolves into a Vaporeon and a Flareon during her appeal.
* Dawn, Nando, Ursula, Zoey, and Jessilina successfully clear the appeals round; however, Kenny fails to make it through and is eliminated from the Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[DP175|Opposites Interact!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} beats [[Ursula]] and advances to the Top 16 round of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
* [[Zoey]], [[Nando]], and [[Jessie|Jessilina]] also advance to the Top 16 round of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[DP176|Coming Full Festival Circle!]]''
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* ''Pre-episode''
** Zoey's Misdreavus evolves into a Mismagius.
** Nando's Roselia evolves into a Roserade, while he is also revealed to have captured a Lopunny.
* Zoey and Dawn defeat Nando and Jessilina, respectively, and advance to the finals of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
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| align="center"|''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]''
|
* ''Pre-episode''
** Zoey's Kirlia evolves into a Gallade.
* Zoey defeats Dawn in the final round of the Sinnoh Grand Festival, winning the Ribbon Cup as well as the title of Top Coordinator.
* Jessie decides to give up on [[Pokémon Contest]]s after seeing Dawn lose.
* {{Ash}} learns that [[Sunyshore Gym]] is fully repaired and Volkner is ready for their Gym battle.
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| align="center"|''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]''
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* {{Ash}} arrives back at [[Sunyshore Gym]] for his Gym battle against [[Volkner]].
** [[Ash's Infernape]]'s {{a|Blaze}} is activated again, and it gains control of the Ability for the first time.
** Ash defeats Volkner and earns the Beacon Badge, allowing him to participate in the Sinnoh League.
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| align="center"|''[[DP180|Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter [[Jasmine]].
* {{an|Dawn}} meets Jasmine.
* {{EF|Flint}} and {{si|Kenny}} battle and defeat Jasmine and Ash, respectively.
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| align="center"|''[[DP181|Bucking the Treasure Trend!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Buck]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Lily of the Valley Island]] for the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]].
* [[Paul]], {{an|Barry}}, [[Nando]] and [[Conway]] also enter the Lily of the Valley Conference, the latter two having earned the eight Gym Badges required.
* Ash decides to use the Pokémon he has stored at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Laboratory]] alongside the Pokémon he has acquired in [[Sinnoh]] during the tournament, and spends time with several of them.
* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Cyndaquil}} is revealed to have learned {{m|Flame Wheel}}.
* Ash's Cyndaquil evolves into {{AP|Quilava}} and learns {{m|Eruption}}.
* Ash learns he will be battling [[Nando]] in the first round of the tournament.
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| align="center"|''[[DP183|League Unleashed!]]''
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* The [[Sinnoh League]] tournament on [[Lily of the Valley Island]] begins.
* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Quilava}} is revealed to have learned {{m|Aerial Ace}} while his {{AP|Heracross}} is revealed to have learned {{m|Sleep Talk}} and {{m|Focus Punch}}.
* The gang learn that a mysterious Trainer has entered the tournament with a {{p|Darkrai}}.
* Ash wins his first battle against [[Nando]], knocking him out of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]].
* {{an|Barry}}, [[Conway]] and [[Paul]] also make it through the preliminaries.
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| align="center"|''[[DP184|Casting a Paul on Barry!]]''
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* Ash, Paul, Barry, Conway, and {{si|Tobias}} make it through the second round of the Lily of the Valley Conference.
* Paul and Barry are selected to battle each other in the third round of the Lily of the Valley Conference while Ash is selected to battle Conway.
* Paul's Electabuzz is revealed to have evolved into an Electivire, and Electivire is revealed to have learned Giga Impact upon its evolution to its final form.
* Barry is revealed to have captured a Skarmory and a Hitmonlee.
* Paul defeats Barry and advances to the quarter finals of the tournament.
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| align="center"|''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]''
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* Ash's Infernape learns Flare Blitz.
* Conway is revealed to have obtained a Shuckle, a Lickilicky, and a Dusknoir.
* Ash's Noctowl is revealed to have learned Extrasensory, Air Slash, and Sky Attack.
* Ash's Gible masters Draco Meteor.
* Ash defeats Conway and advances to the next round.
* Ash learns that he will face Paul in the quarter-final of the Lily of the Valley Conference.
* Ash's Gliscor returns to Ash for the battle against Paul.
* Tobias advances to the quarter-final.
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| align="center"|''[[DP186|Familiarity Breeds Strategy!]]''
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* In the Lily of the Valley Conference quarter-final, Ash and Paul begin their second full battle.
* Paul is revealed to have obtained a Drapion and a Gastrodon while his Lairon is revealed to have evolved into an Aggron.
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| align="center"|''[[DP187|A Real Rival Rouser!]]''
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* Ash and Paul continue their full battle.
* Ash's Gliscor is revealed to have learned Stone Edge.
* Paul is revealed to have obtained a Froslass.
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| align="center"|''[[DP188|Battling a Thaw in Relations!]]''
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* Ash and Paul continue their full battle.
* Infernape's Blaze Ability activates. Infernape gets control of the Ability.
* Ash wins the battle and goes to the semi-finals.
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| align="center"|''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]''
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* In the Lily of the Valley Conference semi-final, Ash battles Tobias.
* Tobias is revealed to have a {{p|Latios}}.
* Ash loses to Tobias and is eliminated from the Lily of the Valley Confence.
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| align="center"|''[[DP190|The Brockster Is In!]]''
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* Brock's {{p|Happiny}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Chansey}} and learns {{m|Softboiled}}.
* [[Nurse Joy]] suggests to {{an|Brock}} that he trains to become a Pokémon Doctor.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} reach [[Twinleaf Town]].
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| align="center"|''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''
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* {{an|Dawn}} decides to remain in Sinnoh, {{an|Brock}} decides to train to become a Pokémon Doctor while {{Ash}} renews his vow to become a Pokémon Master.
* Ash and Brock return to [[Kanto]] and go their separate ways.
* Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} reach [[Pallet Town]].
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===[[Best Wishes series]]===
====[[Unova]]====
=====[[Pokémon: Black & White|Season 14]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]''
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* Trip turns 10.
* {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} travel with {{Delia}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} to the [[Unova]] region where Professor Oak is attending a conference. {{p|Deerling}}'s {{DL|Form differences|Deerling and Sawsbuck|spring coat}} indicates it is {{DL|Seasons|Spring|springtime}} in Unova.
* Ash learns that all of the Pokémon that live in the Unova region cannot be found in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]] or [[Sinnoh]].
* Ash and the group meet [[Professor Juniper]].
* {{TRT}} also arrive in the Unova region, having been assigned there by {{an|Giovanni}}.
* Pikachu becomes temporarily unable to use {{type|Electric}} attacks after being hit by lightning caused by {{p|Zekrom}}.
* Ash meets a photographer and beginning {{pkmn|Trainer}} by the name of [[Trip]].
* Trip obtains a {{p|Snivy}} from Professor Juniper then battles [[Ash's Pikachu]] and wins.
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| align="center"|''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
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* {{p|Zekrom}} appears again and Pikachu is given back his Electric powers.
* Ash decides to remain in [[Unova]] and challenge [[Unova League|its]] [[Pokémon League]].
* Ash learns the first [[Unova League]] [[Gym]] is in [[Striaton City]].
* The {{AP|Oshawott}} from [[Professor Juniper]]'s lab starts to follow Ash.
* Ash meets a mysterious girl named {{an|Iris}} and her {{TP|Iris|Axew}}.
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are revealed to have left all their Pokémon at Team Rocket's Headquarters.
* Ash captures a {{AP|Pidove|Tranquill}}.
* Jessie captures a {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''
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* The {{AP|Oshawott}} from [[Professor Juniper]]'s laboratory that has been following {{Ash}} since ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' joins his team.
* A wild [[Sunglasses Krokorok|Sandile]] begins [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|following]] Ash.
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| align="center"|''[[BW004|The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!]]''
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* Ash and Iris arrive in [[Accumula Town]].
* Ash captures a {{AP|Tepig}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Iris}} arrive at [[Striaton City]], and meet {{an|Cilan}}.
* Rather than challenging just one of the Leaders, Ash challenges all of the Gym Leader trio of Cilan, [[Chili]] and [[Cress]] to a Gym battle.
* Ash loses to Cress, defeats Chili, and starts his battle with Cilan.
* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Tepig}} and {{AP|Oshawott}} are revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
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* [[Ash's Oshawott]] is revealed to know {{m|Razor Shell}}.
* {{Ash}} defeats {{an|Cilan}} and earns the {{Badge|Trio}}.
* Ash, Cilan, and {{an|Iris}} agree to travel together through [[Unova]].
* Ash learns that the next Unova Gym is at [[Nacrene City]].
* {{p|Axew|Axew's}} dream reveals that it wants to reach its {{p|Haxorus|final evolutionary stage}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW007|Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!]]''
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* Ash catches a {{AP|Snivy}}.
* {{an|Giovanni}} informs Team Rocket of the presence of another villainous team.
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| align="center"|''[[BW008|Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!]]''
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* Team Rocket meets a stranger who gives them a mysterious item and tells them to head for Nacrene City.
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| align="center"|''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
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* Iris is revealed to have an {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}.
* Iris's Axew is revealed to know {{m|Scratch}} and {{m|Dragon Rage}}.
* Team Rocket is told to go to the [[Desert Resort]].
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| align="center"|''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]''
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* {{Ash}} encounters [[Trip]] again whom {{an|Iris}} meets for the first time.
* It is revealed that, like [[Nurse Joy]] and [[Officer Jenny]], there is a [[Don George]] that runs a [[Battle Club]] in multiple cities in the [[Unova]] region.
* [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} meet [[Pierce]] for the first time.
* It is revealed that Trip has obtained the {{Badge|Trio}}, as well as another Badge.
* Ash and Trip decide to have their second battle.
* It is revealed that Trip's {{p|Snivy}} has evolved into {{TP|Trip|Servine}} and that he has obtained a {{p|Tranquill}} and a {{p|Frillish}}.
* [[Ash's Snivy]] is revealed to know {{m|Leaf Blade}}.
* Trip defeats Ash in their battle.
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| align="center"|''[[BW011|A Home for Dwebble!]]''
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* [[Cilan's Pansage]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
* {{an|Cilan}} catches a {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW012|Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!]]''
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* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} receive a dummy meteorite from a Team Rocket agent.
* Ash receives a [[Pokémon Egg]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW013|Minccino-Neat and Tidy!]]''
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* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} arrive in [[Nacrene City]].
* {{Ash}} gets a new Badge case from {{an|Bianca}}, given to her by [[Professor Juniper]].
* Ash battles Bianca and wins.
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| align="center"|''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]''
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* {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} arrive in [[Nacrene City]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet [[Hawes]] and [[Lenora]].
* Ash challenges Lenora to a Gym battle.
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| align="center"|''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''
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* {{Ash}} battles [[Lenora]] and loses.
* Team Rocket steals the meteorite from Nacrene Museum.
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| align="center"|''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]''
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* {{AP|Tepig}} learns {{m|Flame Charge}}.
* {{AP|Oshawott}} learns {{m|Aqua Jet}}.
* Ash obtains the {{Badge|Basic}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]''
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* Ash's Egg hatches into a {{AP|Scraggy}}.
* Jessie, James, and Meowth deliver the meteorite they stole from Nacrene Museum to [[Dr. Zager]] for analysis.
* Ash and Iris have their first battle using Scraggy and Axew, respectively. The battle results in a draw.
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| align="center"|''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]''
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*{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} reach [[Pinwheel Forest]] and meet the [[Castelia City]] [[Gym Leader]], [[Burgh]].
* Ash captures a {{AP|Sewaddle|Swadloon}}.
* Ash sends one of his Pokémon to [[Professor Juniper]] and adds Sewaddle to his team.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]''
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* {{AP|Pidove|Tranquill}} is revealed to be the Pokémon sent to [[Professor Juniper]].
* {{an|Cilan}} is revealed to be a Class A {{pkmn|Connoisseur}}.
* The gang meet a Class C Connaisseuse named [[Burgundy]], an old challenger of {{an|Cilan}}'s.
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| align="center"|''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]''
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* {{AP|Pikachu}} learns {{m|Electro Ball}}.
* The [[Sunglasses Krokorok|Sunglasses Sandile]] evolves into {{p|Krokorok}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW021|The Lost World of Gothitelle!]]''
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* {{Ash}} sends {{AP|Sewaddle|Swadloon}} to [[Professor Juniper]] and switches {{AP|Pidove|Tranquill}} back into his party.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} cross the [[Skyarrow Bridge]] en route to [[Castelia City]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Castelia City]] and meet up with [[Burgh]] again.
* Ash encounters [[Trip]] again and it is revealed that he has obtained a {{p|Lampent}}.
* Ash's {{p|Pidove}} evolves into a {{AP|Tranquill}}.
* {{an|Giovanni}} heads to [[Unova]] as Team Rocket's plan for the meteorite enters its final stages.
* Ash, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} meet up with [[Professor Juniper]] and leave to investigate the unusual activity caused by Team Rocket.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Sewaddle}} is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}, evolves into a {{AP|Swadloon}}, and learns {{m|Energy Ball}}.
* Ash battles [[Burgh]] in his third Unova Gym match and wins, earning him the {{Badge|Insect}}.
* [[James]] captures a {{TP|James|Yamask}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
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* {{an|Iris}} captures an {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
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* {{an|Bianca}} battles both {{an|Iris}} and {{Ash}} with no official winner.
* Bianca leaves the group.
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| align="center"|''[[BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!]]''
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* [[James]]'s {{TP|James|Yamask}} is revealed to know {{m|Shadow Ball}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
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* {{an|Iris}} reveals that her goal is to become a {{t|Dragon}} master.
* [[James's Yamask]] is revealed to know {{m|Night Shade}}.
* [[Iris's Axew]] masters {{m|Dragon Rage}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle!]]''
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* {{Ash}} encounters Trip again and challenges him in a 3-on-3 battle which ends up in a tie.
* Ash learns about [[Alder]], the Unova region's {{pkmn|Champion}}.
* Trip is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Vanillite}} and {{p|Timburr}}.
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| align="center"|''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''
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* [[Ash's Oshawott]] overcomes his fear of opening eyes underwater and perfects {{m|Aqua Jet}}.
* {{Ash}} captures a {{AP|Palpitoad}}.
* {{an|Cilan}} captures a {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|'''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
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* The gang meet a Trainer called [[Georgia]], who begins a rivalry with {{an|Iris}}.
* {{an|Iris}} is revealed to have captured her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} as a {{p|Drilbur}}.
* Iris's Excadrill is revealed to know {{m|Mud-Slap}}, {{m|Fury Swipes}}, and {{m|Metal Claw}}.
* Excadrill regains his loyalty to Iris and learns {{m|Focus Blast}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|'''[[BW034|Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!]]''
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* {{Ash}} captures a {{AP|Roggenrola}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} encounter {{an|Bianca}} again.
* {{an|Cilan}} captures a {{p|Basculin}}. However, it is later released.
* [[James]]'s {{TP|James|Yamask}} is revealed to know {{m|Haze}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Luke]].
* The group learns about an [[Club Battle|upcoming battle tournament]] being held at the local [[Battle Club]].
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| align="center"|''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
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* {{TRT}} arrives in [[Nimbasa City]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} enter the [[Club Battle]], along with [[Luke]], {{an|Bianca}}, [[Burgundy]], [[Georgia]], [[Stephan]], and [[Trip]].
* Stephan's {{p|Blitzle}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Zebstrika}}.
* Burgundy is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Stoutland}}.
* Ash defeats Burgundy and makes it to the second round of the Club Battle along with [[Georgia]].
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| align="center"|''[[BW040|Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!]]''
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* [[Trip]]'s {{p|Timburr}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Gurdurr}}.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} learns {{m|Rock Slide}}.
* Cilan defeats [[Trip]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Stephan]] defeats {{an|Bianca}} and advances to the second round.
* [[Luke]] defeats [[Scooter]] and advances to the second round.
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Jimmy Ray]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Georgia]] is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Pawniard}}.
* {{Ash}} begins his battle with Georgia.
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| align="center"|''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
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* {{Ash}} defeats [[Georgia]] and advances to the semi-finals.
* [[Cilan's Stunfisk]] is revealed to know {{m|Scald}}.
* [[Luke]] defeats {{an|Cilan}} and advances to the semi-finals.
* [[Stephan]] is revealed to have a {{p|Sawk}}, while [[Luke]] is revealed to have a {{p|Larvesta}}.
* [[Iris's Emolga]]'s Ability is revealed to be {{a|Static}}.
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Stephan]] and advances to the semi-finals.
* Iris learns she will battle Luke in the semi-finals.
* Ash starts his battle with [[Dino]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW042|The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
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* {{Ash}} defeats [[Dino]] and advances to the finals.
* [[Iris's Axew]] learns {{m|Outrage}}.
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Luke]] and advances to the finals.
* Iris defeats Ash and wins the [[Club Battle]] Tournament and a set of [[Wing]]s.
* Luke leaves the group.
* Team Rocket prepare to begin their latest plan.
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| align="center"|''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]''
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* [[Ash's Scraggy]] learns {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}.
* {{MTR}} begins to travel with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} under the pretense that he was fired from [[Team Rocket]].
* {{an|Iris}} attempts to capture Meowth but is unsuccessful.
* Team Rocket arrives in [[Anville Town]] and begin their plans to sabotage the [[Battle Subway|Nimbasa Subway system]].
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| align="center"|''[[BW045|Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!]]''
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* The heads of the [[Battle Subway|Nimbasa Subway system]], {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}, notice Team Rocket's sabotage and begin investigating.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW047|Crisis from the Underground Up!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Nimbasa City]].
* Ash and {{an|Iris}} meet {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}} for the first time while it's revealed {{an|Cilan}} had met them previously.
* It is revealed that {{MTR}} was in fact never fired from [[Team Rocket]] and that his joining the group was part of a plan to steal the gang's Pokémon.
* Meowth rejoins [[Jessie]] and [[James]].
* Team Rocket successfully steal all the Pokémon from the [[Nimbasa City]] [[Pokémon Center]] (including those belonging to Ash, Iris, and Cilan) and make a getaway using the [[Battle Subway|Nimbasa Subway Network]].
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| align="center"|''[[BW048|Battle for the Underground!]]''
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* [[Ash's Tepig]] learns {{m|Flamethrower}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, with the help of {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}, retrieve all the Pokémon from Team Rocket and force them to withdraw from [[Nimbasa City]].
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=====[[Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies|Season 15]]=====
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| align="center"|''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter {{an|Bianca}} and meet [[Elesa]], [[Nimbasa Gym]]'s [[Gym Leader]].
* [[Bianca's father]] appears to take his daughter home with him.
* Bianca is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Shelmet}}.
* Bianca has a Gym battle with Elesa but loses.
* Ash has a battle with Bianca's father and loses.
* Bianca's father decides to allow Bianca to keep traveling.
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| align="center"|''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]''
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* {{Ash}} has a Gym battle with [[Elesa]] and wins, earning himself the {{Badge|Bolt}}.
* Ash learns from Elesa that the next [[Gym]] is in [[Driftveil City]] but has to wait to travel there because the [[Driftveil Drawbridge]] is closed for repairs.
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| align="center"|''[[BW051|Lost at the Stamp Rally!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{an|Cilan}} challenge the {{tc|Subway Boss}}es {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}} to a tag battle but lose.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]''
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* The gang meet up with [[Trip]] again, who is revealed to have obtained his fifth [[Unova]] Gym Badge.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Alder]] for the first time.
* Alder challenges Ash to a battle but then falls asleep during said battle thus resulting in no official winner.
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| align="center"|''[[BW056|The Lonely Deino!]]''
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* {{TRT}} prepares to begin their plan to capture the [[Kami trio]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW057|The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Driftveil City]] and meet [[Clay]].
* Ash tries to challenge Clay to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, but Clay refuses.
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| align="center"|''[[BW058|A Call for Brotherly Love!]]''
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* [[Chili]] meets up with {{an|Cilan}} in [[Driftveil City]].
* Cilan and {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} battle Chili and {{p|Pansear}} and are victorious.
* Cilan's Pansage is revealed to know {{m|Rock Tomb}}.
* {{TRT}} prepares for the final stage of their plan to capture the [[Kami trio]].
* Chili's Pansear learns {{m|SolarBeam}}.
* Chili and Pansear battle {{Ash}} and {{AP|Oshawott}} and are victorious.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW059|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1]]''
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* {{Ash}} tries again to challenge [[Clay]] for a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, but Clay refuses again.
* {{p|Tornadus}} and {{p|Thundurus}} go on a rampage while the gang summons {{p|Landorus}} to stop the destruction.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW060|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2]]''
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* {{TRT}} captures the [[Kami trio]] but their plans are foiled and they are forced to release them thanks to {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}.
* {{p|Landorus}} stops the rampage of {{p|Thundurus}} and {{p|Tornadus}}, and all three Pokémon return to rest.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW061|Battling the King of Mines!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s Roggenrola evolves into {{AP|Boldore}}.
* Ash's Boldore learns {{m|Rock Blast}} and {{m|Rock Smash}}.
* Ash battles [[Clay]] in his fifth [[Unova]] [[Gym]] match and wins, earning himself the {{Badge|Quake}}.
* Ash learns that the next Gym is located in [[Mistralton City]] and decides to head there.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW062|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with {{an|Bianca}} and [[Professor Juniper]] again.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{p|Dwebble}} evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and learns {{m|Rock Wrecker}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW063|Evolution Exchange Excitement!]]''
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* Bianca trades her {{p|Shelmet}} for [[Professor Juniper]]'s {{p|Karrablast}}.
* Bianca's new Karrablast evolves into {{p|Escavalier}} while Juniper's new Shelmet evolves into {{p|Accelgor}}.
* {{an|Cilan}} and {{Ash}} battle against Professor Juniper and Bianca and win.
* Bianca leaves the group.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruins]]''
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are officially introduced to [[Cedric Juniper]], the father of [[Professor Juniper]].
* The [[sunglasses Krokorok]] returns to confront Pikachu.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW065|Battling the Bully!]]''
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* The Sunglasses Krokorok is revealed to know {{m|Crunch}}.
* {{Ash}} captures the [[Ash's Krokorok|Sunglasses Krokorok]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW067|Cilan Takes Flight!]]''
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mistralton City]] and meet [[Skyla]].
* {{an|Cilan}} battles Skyla and loses.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW068|An Amazing Aerial Battle!]]''
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* {{Ash}}'s Tranquill is revealed to know {{m|Wing Attack}}.
* Ash's Tranquill evolves into {{AP|Unfezant}} and learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}.
* Ash battles [[Skyla]] in his sixth [[Unova]] [[Gym]] match and wins, earning himself the {{Badge|Jet}}.
* Ash learns that the next Unova Gym is at [[Icirrus City]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Stephan]] again and everyone enters the Bell of Wishes Festival Contest.
* Stephan wins the Contest and then accompanies the group to Ambiga Town where the Clubsplosion tournament will be held.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''
|
* {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and [[Stephan]] arrive in [[Ambiga Town]] and reunite {{an|Bianca}}, [[Burgundy]], [[Georgia]], and [[Trip]], all entering the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament.
* Trip's {{p|Gurdurr}} is revealed to have evolved into {{p|Conkeldurr}}.
* [[Stephan]] defeats [[Edmund]] and advances to the second round.
* {{an|Cilan}} defeats [[Flora]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Ash's Scraggy]] learns {{m|Focus Blast}}.
* {{Ash}} defeats [[Angus]] and advances to the second round.
* {{an|Iris}} and [[Burgundy]] begin their battle.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW071|Search for the Clubultimate!]]''
|
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Burgundy]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Georgia]]'s {{p|Pawniard}} is revealed to have evolved into {{p|Bisharp}}.
* Georgia defeats [[Gail]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Montgomery]] defeats [[Delbert]] and advances to the second round.
* {{an|Bianca}}'s {{p|Pignite}} is revealed to have evolved into {{TP|Bianca|Emboar}}.
* Bianca and [[Trip]] begin their battle.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]''
|
* Bianca defeats Trip and advances to the second round.
* Ash defeats [[Betty]] and advances to the semi-finals.
* Montgomery defeats Iris and advances to the semi-finals.
* Stephan defeats Cilan and advances to the semi-finals.
* Bianca defeats Georgia and advances to the semi-finals.
* Ash learns he will face Montgomery in the semi-finals, while Bianca will face Stephan.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW073|Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!]]''
|
* [[Stephan]] defeats {{an|Bianca}} and advances to the final round.
* [[Montgomery]] defeats {{Ash}} and advances to the final round.
* Stephan defeats Montgomery in the final round, winning the Clubsplosion and a year's supply of Vitamins.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW074|Battling the Leaf Thieves!]]''
|
* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Swadloon}} evolves into {{AP|Leavanny}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW075|A Restoration Confrontation! (Part 1)]]''
|
* {{TRT}} returns to try and open a time gate in [[Twist Mountain]].
* {{Ash}} encounters [[Dr. Zager]] for the first time.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW076|A Restoration Confrontation! (Part 2)]]''
|
* [[James's Yamask]] is revealed to know {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} stop {{TRT}}'s attempts to travel through a time hole, forcing them to retreat.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW077|Evolution by Fire!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Suwama|Tepig's former Trainer]]
* Ash's Tepig evolves into {{AP|Pignite}} and learns {{m|Fire Pledge}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW078|Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!]]''
|
* The gang meets [[Brycen]], the Gym Leader of [[Icirrus City]].
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} battles [[Brycen]] and wins, earning the {{Badge|Freeze}}.
* Ash learns that the next Gym is located in [[Opelucid City]] and decides to head there.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW080|Clash of the Connoisseurs!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} learns that [[Opelucid Gym|the Gym]] in [[Opelucid City]] is closed.
* The group meets with [[Burgundy]] again.
* Ash learns that there is a [[Gym]] located in Virbank City.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW081|Crisis at Ferroseed Research!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Georgia]] again.
* [[Georgia]] is revealed to own a {{p|Vanilluxe}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Luke]] again.
* {{TRT}} prepare to begin their latest operation.
* A wild {{an|Meloetta}} starts to follow Ash.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)]]''
|
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Roxie]], the Virbank Gym's [[Gym Leader]].
* Ash begins his battle with Roxie.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2)]]''
|
* {{Ash}} continues his [[Gym]] battle with [[Roxie]] and wins, earning himself the {{Badge|Toxic}}.
* Ash finds out that the Unova League will begin in three months.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|[[BW085]]
|
* {{Ash}} learns that the Unova League Conference will be held in three months.
* Ash meets up with [[Cynthia]] again while {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} meet her for the first time. She also tells them about the Pokémon World Tournament.
* {{TRT}} attempts to capture {{an|Meloetta}} but fails.
* Cynthia is revealed to own a {{p|Glaceon}}.
* Iris battles Cynthia and her {{TP|Iris|Axew}} learns {{m|Giga Impact}} in the process. The battle is then called off by Cynthia.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} accompany Cynthia to her villa in [[Undella Town]].
* Team Rocket discovers that Meloetta is following Ash's group.
* {{an|Dawn}} is revealed to be staying at Cynthia's villa.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|[[BW086]]
|
* Ash and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Undella Town]].
* {{an|Dawn}} returns, with {{an|Cilan}} and {{an|Iris}} meeting her for the first time.
* Dawn reveals that she will be participating in the World Championship Junior Cup.
* [[Dawn's Piplup]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Drill Peck}} and {{m|Ice Beam}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
| align="center"|[[BW087]]
|
* {{an|Meloetta}} changes into its Pirouette Forme for the first time and is revealed to know {{m|Relic Song}} and {{m|Close Combat}}.
* [[Dawn's Piplup]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Headbutt}}.
* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Oshawott}} learns {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
* The reason why {{TRT}} required {{an|Meloetta}} is revealed.

|}

==See also==
* [[List of anime episodes]]
* [[History of the Pokémon world]]

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[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Lists]]

[[it:Cronologia degli eventi nell'anime]]
[[pl:Linia czasu wydarzeń w anime]]

Narrator

2012-05-27T10:51:22Z

Betakiller: /* Voice actors */

The '''Narrator''' is a {{wp|Third person narrative|third person}} character of the [[Pokémon anime]]. He has been in almost every episode and movie.

==History==
The narrator usually speaks at the beginning and ending of each episode. In the beginning of an episode he usually informs the {{wp|audience}} of what [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{Ashfr}} are doing or where they're heading. Sometimes he'll even explain what they did in the previous episode. He would usually conclude the episode with what Ash and company had learned during the episode or say what they were planning to do next. In movies, he usually is only heard at the beginning giving an overview of the [[Pokémon world]].

In some of the episodes featured in the [[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]], some of the regular characters would narrate the episode in {{wp|First person narrative|first person}} in place of the narrator. When the episodes were dubbed in English, their narratives were replaced with the regular narration. The only time the first-person narration was kept from the Japanese version was at the beginning of ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road]]''.

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color=eee|bordercolor=000
|ja=石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]''
|en=[[Rodger Parsons|Ken Gates]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP001]]-[[AG020]]; {{TPCi}} dub, [[AG146]]-present{{tt|*|credited as Rodger Parsons}}) [[Mike Pollock]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[AG021]]-[[AG145]])
|pt_br=Fábio Moura ([[EP001]]-[[EP052]], [[EP105]]-present) Marcelo Pissardini ([[EP053]]-[[EP104]])
|da=Torben Sekov
|cs=Pavel Soukup ([[EP001]]-[[EP209]], [[DP001]]-present, movies [[M01|1]], [[M02|2]], [[M03|3]] and [[M11|11]]) Aleš Jarý (movie [[M04|4]])
|pl=Mikołaj Klimek ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, movies [[M01|1]], [[M02|2]], [[M03|3]] and [[M11|11]], [[Mewtwo Returns]]) Piotr Bąk ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_eu=Paulo B (movie [[M01|1]]) Carlos Freixo (movie [[M02|2]]) José Jorge Duarte (movies [[M03|3]] and [[M04|4]]) Unknown actor (movie [[M07|7]]) Rui de Sá ([[EP001]]-[[EP209]]) Rui Quintas ([[EP210]]-[[DP052]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]]) Mário Santos ([[DP053]]-present, movies [[M10|10]]-present)
|es_la=Gerardo Vázquez Diego Armando Nieves (movies [[M04|4]] and [[M05|5]]) Diego Brizzi (movies [[M06|6]] and [[M07|7]]{{tt|*|Argentinian Dub}})
|es_eu=Eduardo del Hoyo
|nl=Jeroen Keers
|he=עמי מנדלמן ''Ami Mendelman''
|fr_eu=Jean-Daniel Nicodème
|de=Michael Schwarzmaier
|ru=Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' ([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])
}}
 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Anime]]

Narrator

2012-05-27T10:50:38Z

Betakiller: /* Voice actors */

The '''Narrator''' is a {{wp|Third person narrative|third person}} character of the [[Pokémon anime]]. He has been in almost every episode and movie.

==History==
The narrator usually speaks at the beginning and ending of each episode. In the beginning of an episode he usually informs the {{wp|audience}} of what [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{Ashfr}} are doing or where they're heading. Sometimes he'll even explain what they did in the previous episode. He would usually conclude the episode with what Ash and company had learned during the episode or say what they were planning to do next. In movies, he usually is only heard at the beginning giving an overview of the [[Pokémon world]].

In some of the episodes featured in the [[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]], some of the regular characters would narrate the episode in {{wp|First person narrative|first person}} in place of the narrator. When the episodes were dubbed in English, their narratives were replaced with the regular narration. The only time the first-person narration was kept from the Japanese version was at the beginning of ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road]]''.

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color=eee|bordercolor=000
|ja=石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]''
|en=[[Rodger Parsons|Ken Gates]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP001]]-[[AG020]]; {{TPCi}} dub, [[AG146]]-present{{tt|*|credited as Rodger Parsons}}) [[Mike Pollock]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[AG021]]-[[AG145]])
|pt_br=Fábio Moura ([[EP001]]-[[EP052]], [[EP105]]-present) Marcelo Pissardini ([[EP053]]-[[EP104]])
|da=Torben Sekov
|cs=Pavel Soukup ([[EP001]]-[[EP209]], [[DP001]]-present, movies [[M01|1]], [[M02|2]], [[M03|3]] and [[M11|11]]) Aleš Jarý (movie [[M04|4]])
|pl=Mikołaj Klimek ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, movies [[M01|1]], [[M02|2]], [[M03|3]] and [[M11|11]], [[Mewtwo Returns]]) Piotr Bąk ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_eu=Paulo B (movie [[M01|1]]) Carlos Freixo (movie [[M02|2]]) José Jorge Duarte (movies [[M03|3]] and [[M04|4]]) Unknown actor (movie [[M07|7]]) Rui de Sá ([[EP001]]-[[EP209]]) Rui Quintas ([[EP210]]-[[DP052]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]]) Mário Santos ([[DP053]]-present, movies [[M10|10]]-present)
|es_la=Gerardo Vázquez Diego Armando Nieves (movies [[M04|4]] and [[M05|5]]) Diego Brizzi (movies [[M06|6]] and [[M07|7]]{{tt|*|Argentinian Dub}})
|es_eu=Eduardo del Hoyo
|nl=Jeroen Keers
|he=עמי מנדלמן ''Ami Mendelman''
|fr_eu=Jean-Daniel Nicodème
|de=Michael Schwarzmaier
|ru=Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') ([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])
}}
 
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[[Category:Anime]]

Pokémon in Russia

2012-05-27T10:46:44Z

Betakiller:

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard chills rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt logo new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to {{an|Misty}}. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and {{an|Professor Oak}}. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
{{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Анастасия Фомичева''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== [[Pokémon merchandise]] ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, clothes, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ Russian version] of [http://www.pokemon.com/ Pokémon.com]
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-04-08T10:36:42Z

Betakiller:

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Анастасия Фомичева''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== [[Pokémon merchandise]] ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, clothes, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru Pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-04-05T18:22:52Z

Betakiller: /* Pokémon merchandise */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== [[Pokémon merchandise]] ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, clothes, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru Pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T07:23:41Z

Betakiller:

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== Pokémon merchandise ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{wp|chewing gum}}, clothes found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of anime show placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru Pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T07:13:18Z

Betakiller: /* Pokémon merchandise */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== Pokémon merchandise ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{wp|chewing gum}}, clothes were finding a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} images on the bottles' caps - these caps are collectibles among Russian fans now. [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] and the [[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]] by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru Pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T07:12:53Z

Betakiller: /* Pokémon merchandise */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== Pokémon merchandise ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{wp|chewing gum}}, clothes were finding a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} released its drinks with [[Stereoscopy|stereoscopic]] images on the bottles' caps - these caps are collectibles among Russian fans now. [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] and the [[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]] by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru Pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T07:00:33Z

Betakiller:

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>[http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio]</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games can be rarely found in shops/ The games were distributed by '''New Disc''', Nintendo's official distributor, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release, but it had been changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia. All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been few fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

== Pokémon merchandise ==

There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{wp|chewing gum}}, clothes were finding a quick sale. [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] and the [[The Official Pokémon Handbook II]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru Pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T06:25:21Z

Betakiller:

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}. There is an information that '''Anime World Studio''' is currently making dub of [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|second]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]] seasons for an unannounced TV channel, the premiere is being planned for the autumn of 2012.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T06:12:40Z

Betakiller: /* Pokémon Movies */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, the Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T06:12:22Z

Betakiller: /* The return of Pokémon */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

=== Pokémon Movies ===

Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu Shorts]], also, there are dubs of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Whish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix, also, Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was revealed to be on Polish DVD release of this movie<ref>http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio</ref>.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

User talk:Betakiller

2012-03-28T06:00:38Z

Betakiller: /* Preview button */

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== Pokemon in Russia ==

Do you have any proof that some episodes were translated to Russian from Polish? I know that there are many terms in Russian version which are the same that used in Polish version and also only Russian and Polish versions used second verse of Pokemon Theme for opening, but are you sure that Polish verion was first, not Russian? [[User:Daru|Daru]] 19:05, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

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Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T05:48:35Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T05:48:15Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T05:47:18Z

Betakiller: /* Pilot Studio dub */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==== TNT Dub ====
[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]] had been voiced by Anastasiya Fomicheva ('''Anastasiya Fomicheva''').

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T05:44:37Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-28T05:42:38Z

Betakiller: /* Intro */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|first episode]] was premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-27T13:36:37Z

Betakiller: /* Pilot Studio dub */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''Татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Anatolii Zinovenko ('''Анатолий Зиновенко''') is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii ('''Дмитрий Завадский''') is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-27T13:35:27Z

Betakiller: /* Pilot Studio dub */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced voiced by Anna Lescchenko ('''Анна Лещенко'''). Tatiana Zinovenko ('''татьяна Зиновенко''') had given her voice to [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-27T13:32:35Z

Betakiller: /* External links */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above).

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com/ru] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-03-02T06:35:23Z

Betakiller: a typo

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ pokemon.com] - Russian version
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Twerp

2012-02-12T13:22:35Z

Betakiller: /* In other languages */

[[File:Ash original series friends.png|thumb|Ash and his friends, who are commonly referred to by Team Rocket as "twerps"]]
'''Twerp''' is an insult commonly used by [[Team Rocket]], usually towards people they do not like. {{Ash}} is usually the '''twerp''', (Japanese: '''じゃりボーイ''' ''jari-boy'') according to [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}}. Collectively, Ash and {{Ashfr|his friends}} are the '''twerps''' (Japanese: '''じゃりの子''' ''jari-kids''; or more roughly, ''the brats''). The term can be extended to virtually anyone who associates with Ash and isn't on Team Rocket's side. They rarely refer to the twerps by their actual names. In fact, almost always, the only times when Team Rocket calls Ash and his friends by their real names is when they are in disguises or when Ash and Team Rocket are forced to work together. This seems to be more out of disrespect than because they don't remember the names of the twerps.
[[File:DP078.png|thumb|left|The "twerpettes"]]
When they want to refer to Ash individually, they will call him just "the twerp". However, if they want to refer to his friends individually, they will use a variation on this. For example, their nickname for {{an|Brock}} is "the big twerp" or "the tall twerp". {{an|Misty}} was called the twerpy little red-head in ''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''. Also, when referring to {{an|May}}, {{an|Dawn}} or {{an|Lyra}} they will sometimes refer to them as '''twerpette''' (Japanese: '''じゃりガール''' ''jari-girl''), the feminine version of "twerp" (though it should be noted that the term "twerpette" was not mentioned in the dub until the {{series|Advanced Generation}}). They also occasionally called [[Max]] the "mini-twerp". When May and Dawn first joined Ash on his journey, they were referred to as "the new twerp". {{Tracey}} was also once called the new twerp and Brock the old twerp upon Ash's return from the Orange Islands. When May returned in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} she was referred to as the "[[Hoenn]] region twerpette". May was also referred to as "twerp with the bandanna" in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''.
[[File:DP184.png|thumb|right|250px|"The rude twerp" and "the fining twerp"]]
[[Paul]], due to his rude and uncaring personality, is called "the rude twerp", though they have called him "the tall twerp" a couple times, possibly a reference to the fact that all of Ash's [[rival]]s are taller than him. In ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'' Meowth refers to [[Zoey]] as "the red-haired twerp". {{an|Barry}} is known as the "fining twerp" because of his consistent threats to fine people for various reasons. {{si|Kenny}} is called "the contest twerp" in ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'' for being one of Dawn's rivals. In ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, it's Dawn]]'' Ursula is referred to as the "twirly-haired twerpette". In ''[[DP168|Keeping In Top Forme!]]'' Team Rocket calls [[Marley]] the "sleepy twerpette".

Additionally, when referring to themselves as Team Rocket, they will sometimes refer to the twerps as Team Twerp in comparison. Fans sometimes use the term as "anyone who isn't a member of Team Rocket". But in the {{pkmn|anime}}, Ash is the one true twerp, and all other twerps exist in relation to him. [[Attila]] and [[Hun]] refer to {{jo|Jimmy}} and {{jo|Marina}} as twerps (Japanese: 主人公の少年 ''hero-boy'').

==In other languages==
*'''Twerp'''
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*'''Twerps'''
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*'''Twerpette'''
{{Epilang|color=FFCCCC|bordercolor=AAAAFF
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|fr_ca=
|fr_eu=Morveuse
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|el=Φλούφλισσα
|he=''נודניקית''
|hi=Shaytaan Ladki
|hu=
|id=Jeli-girl
|is=
|it=Mocciosa / Mocciosetta
|ko=
|no=
|pl=Głąbinka
|pt_br=Pirralha
|pt_eu=Pirralha
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|ru=
|sk=
|sl=
|es_la=Boba / Torpe / Torpina{{tt|*|Season 12 onwards}}
|es_eu=Mocosa / Mocosilla
|sv=
|ta=
|te=
|th=
|tr=
|vi=
}}

[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Anime]]

Talk:Pokémon in Russia

2012-02-12T11:52:15Z

Betakiller: /* Protection of the Earth */

Uhhh... This article makes me facepalm. I'm planning ro rewrite the article someday, with more information.--[[User:Betakiller|Betakiller]] 16:24, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

==Europe==
Isn't the country mostly in Asia? [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 17:27, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
:Geographically speaking, yes. Hell, Europe isn't even a real continent if you wanna get technical. But Russia is considered a European country, and its two largest cities are in Europe. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''electAbuzz''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''z''']] 17:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

== Protection of the Earth ==

"The lyrics of the opening theme were changed considerably from the English dub as well, with a mention of things such as the protection of the Earth."

How is that different from the English dub ("ooh, you're my best friend / In a world we must defend")? [[User:Thomasdenhaan|Thomasdenhaan]] 09:28, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

: Sorry, that's my mistake ^^". Done --[[User:Betakiller|Betakiller]] 11:52, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Pokémon in Russia

2012-02-12T11:50:48Z

Betakiller: /* Pokémon Trading Card Game */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

In January 2012, Pokémon Trading Cards were distributet along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal|Happy Meals}} in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}}.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2012-02-12T11:47:41Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' started on {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Talk:Pokémon in Russia

2011-09-15T16:24:50Z

Betakiller:

Pokémon in Russia

2011-09-15T15:59:22Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. The lyrics of the opening theme were changed considerably from the English dub as well, with a mention of things such as the protection of the Earth. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2011-09-15T15:56:20Z

Betakiller: /* First wave of Pokémon in Russia */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. The lyrics of the opening theme were changed considerably from the English dub as well, with a mention of things such as the protection of the Earth. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 5:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|Subliminal stimuli|25nd frame}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

List of international voice actors

2011-06-23T17:21:02Z

Betakiller: /* Russian */

{{incomplete}}
This is a list of voice actors who do not appear in either the {{Cat|English voice actors|English}} or {{Cat|Japanese voice actors|Japanese}} versions of the [[Pokémon anime]].

==Arabic==
For more information about the Arabic dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Arab world]].
{{vatable2|script=Arabic
|Ash=بثينة شيا
|Ash2=Buthaina Shia
|Oak=مروان فرحات
|Oak2=Marwan Farhat
|Misty=مجد ظاظ
|Misty2=Majd Zaza
|Jenny=فدوى سليمان
|Jenny2=Fadwa Suleiman
|Jessie=فاطمة سعد
|Jessie2=Fatima Sa'ad
|James=زياد الرفاعي
|James2=Ziad Ar-Rifa'i
|MTR=عادل أبو حسون
|MTR2=Adel Abu Hassoun
|Joy=امال سعد الدين
|Joy2=Amaal Sa'ad Ad-Din
|Brock=رأفت بازو
|Brock2=Rafat Pazo}}

==Bulgarian==
For more information about the Bulgarian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Bulgaria]].
{{vatable2|script=Cyrillic
|Brock=Александър Воронов
|Brock2=Aleksandar Voronov}}

==Catalan==
For more information about the Catalan dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Spain]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Enric Puig
|Oak=Martí Pich
|Gary=Ignasi Díaz Ferrando
|Misty=Nina Romero
|Jenny=Sílvia Cabrera
|Jessie=Marina Vinyals
|James=
|MTR=César Lechiguero
|Joy=Eva Bau
|Brock=
|Tracey=
|May=
|Max=
|Dawn=}}

==Chinese (Mandarin)==

{{vatable2|script=Chinese
|Ash=賀世芳 李明幸 汪世瑋
|Ash2= Hè Shìfāng Li Míngxìng Wāng Shìwěi
|Misty=林凱羚 龍顯蕙 謝佼娟 林美秀
|Misty2= Lín Kǎilíng Lóng Xiǎnhuì Xiè Jiǎojuān Lín Měixiù
|Jenny=
|Jenny2=
|Jessie=盧敘榮 姚敏敏 詹雅菁
|Jessie2= Lú Xùróng Yáo Mǐnmǐn Zhān Yǎjīng
|James=孫誠 符爽 陳進益 吳東原
|James2= Sūn Chéng Fú Shuǎng Chén Jìnyì Wú Dōngyuán
|MTR=林凱羚 龍顯蕙 雷碧文 汪世瑋
|MTR2= Lín Kǎilíng Lóng Xiǎnhuì Léi Bìwén Wāng Shìwěi
|Joy=
|Joy2=
|Brock=符爽 梁興昌 于正昇
|Brock2= Fú Shuǎng Liáng Xìngchāng Yú Zhèngshēng
|Tracey=符爽
|Tracey2=Fú Shuǎng
|May=傅曼君
|May2=Fù Mànjūn
|Max=詹雅菁
|Max2=Zhān Yǎjīng
|Dawn=林美秀
|Dawn2=Lín Měixiù
|Paul=李世揚
|Paul2=Li Shìyáng}}

==Croatian==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Saša Buneta Marko Torjanac
|Oak=Dražen Čuček
|Misty=Jasna Palić Picukarić Olga Pakalović
|Jessie=Mila Elegović
|James=Hrvoje Klobučar
|MTR=Pero Jurčić Sven Šestak
|Brock=Igor Mešin}}

==Czech==
For more information about the Czech dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Czech Republic]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Radek Škvor
|Oak=Jiří Prager Jan Maxián Michal Jagelka
|Gary=
|Misty=Eva Spoustová
|Jenny=Klára Jandová Jana Páleníčková
|Jessie=Dana Černá Eva Spoustová
|James=Michal Michálek
|MTR=Marek Libert
|Joy=Kateřina Lojdová Eva Spoustová
|Brock=Petr Písařík Martin Písařík Jan Maxián
|Tracey=Jan Škvor
|May=
|Max=
|Dawn=Rozita Erbanová
|Paul=Zdeněk Hruška}}

==Danish==
For more information about the Danish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Denmark]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Mathias Klenske
|Oak=Michael Elo Torben Sekov
|Gary=Christian Damsgaard Mikkel Følsgaard
|Misty=Lulu Jacobsen Annevig Schelde Ebbe Simone Drechsler
|Jenny=Ann Hjort Simone Drechsler
|Jessie=Ann Hjort
|James=Thomas Kirk
|MTR=Peter Zelder Due
|Joy=Ann Hjort Louise Engel
|Brock=Peter Holst-Beck
|Tracey=Timm Mehrens Mikkel Christiansen
|May=Annevig Schelde Ebbe
|Max=Mikkel Følsgaard
|Dawn=Annevig Schelde Ebbe
|Paul=Mathias Klenske Peter Holst Beck}}

==Dutch==
For more information about the Dutch dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Netherlands]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Christa Lips
|Oak=Jon van Eerd Tony Neef
|Gary=Bram Bart Tony Neef
|Misty=Marlies Somers
|Jenny=Edna Kalb
|Jessie=Hilde de Mildt
|James=Bram Bart Paul Disbergen
|MTR=Jan Nonhof Bas Keijzer
|Joy=Mandy Huydts
|Brock=Fred Meijer
|Tracey=Martin van den Ham Rolf Koster
|May=Nicoline van Doorn
|Max=Lot Lohr
|Dawn=Meghna Kumar
|Paul=Paul Disbergen}}


==Filipino==
For more information about the Filipino dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Philippines]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Klariz Magboo
|Delia Ketchum-Klariz Magboo
|Oak=Jefferson Utanes
|Gary=Charmaine Cordoviz
|Misty=Candice Arellano
|Jenny=Candice Arellano
|Jessie=Charmaine Cordoviz
|James=Jefferson Utanes
|MTR=Julius Figueroa
|Joy=Ahlee Reyes
|Brock=Julius Figueroa
|Tracey=Ely Martin
|May=Charmaine Cordoviz
|Max=Rona Aguilar}}

==Finnish==
For more information about the Finnish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Finland]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Sari Moilanen Hanna Savikko
|Gary=Pasi Ruohonen
|Misty=Kiti Kokkonen Outi Alanen Marjut Heikkinen Pauliina Virta
|Jessie=Mari Laari Karolina Blom Kiti Kokkonen
|James=Veli-Matti Ranta Anssi Känsälä Antti Jaakkola Peter Philström Saku Mäkynen
|MTR=Pauli Virta Arto Nieminen
|Brock=Jari Salo Juha Paananen
|May=Aksa Korttila
|Max=Elise Langenoja
|Dawn=Mirjami Heikkinen}}

==French==
For more information about the Canadian French dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Canada]]. 
For more information about the European French dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in France]].

{{vatable2|country1=Canada|country2=France
|Ash=Sébastien Reding
|Ash2=Aurélien Ringelheim
|Oak=Alain Sauvage
|Oak2=Jean-Marc Delhausse
|Gary2=Jean-Marc Delhausse Lionel Bourguet
|Misty=Kim Jalabert
|Misty2=Fanny Roy
|Jenny=Camille Cyr-Desmarais
|Jenny2=Guylaine Gibert
|Jessie=Christine Séguin
|Jessie2=Catherine Conet
|James=Antoine Durand
|James2=David Manet
|MTR=François Sasseville
|MTR2=Nessym Guetat ([[EP002]]-[[AG145]]) Philippe Tasquin ([[AG146]]-Present)
|Joy=Julie Burroughs
|Joy2=Lydia Cherton
|Brock=Martin Watier
|Brock2=Laurent Chauvet ([[EP005]]-[[AG145]]) Anthony Lo Presti ([[AG146]]-Present)
|Tracey=Joël Legendre
|Tracey2=Bruno Mullenaerts
|May2=Maia Baran
|Max2=Guylaine Gibert
|Dawn2=Alexandra Corréa
|Paul2=Alessandro Bevilacqua ([[DP002]]- [[DP052]]) Gauthier De Fauconval ([[DP053]]- Present)
}}

==German==
For more information about the German dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Germany]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]]) Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-Present)
|Oak=Achim Geisler
|Gary=Nico Macoulis
|Misty=Angela Wiederhut
|Jenny=Stefanie Beba Marieke Oeffinger Beate Pfeiffer
|Jessie=Scarlet Lubowski Claudia Lössl
|James=Matthias Klie
|MTR=Gerhard Acktun
|Joy=Christine Stichler Melanie Jung Tatjana Pokorny
|Brock=Marc Stachel
|Tracey=Dirk Meyer
|May=Nicola Grupe Stephanie Kellner
|Max=Ute Bronder Solveig Duda
|Dawn=Jana Julie
|Paul=Johannes Wolko}}

==Greek==
For more information about the Greek dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Greece]].
{{vatable2|script=Greek
|Ash=Βούλα Κώστα
|Ash2=Voula Kosta
|Misty=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Misty2=Michaela Antoniou
|Jenny=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Jenny2=Michaela Antoniou
|Jessie=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Jessie2=Michaela Antoniou
|Joy=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Joy2=Michaela Antoniou
|James=Φώτης Πετρίδης
|James2=Fotis Petridis
|MTR=Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος
|MTR2=Haris Grigoropoulos
|Brock=Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος
|Brock2=Haris Grigoropoulos
|Tracey=Λουκάς Φραγκούλης
|Tracey2=Loukas Frangoulis
|May=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου
|May2=Stella Bonatsou
|Dawn=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου
|Dawn2=Stella Bonatsou
}}

==Hebrew==
For more information about the Hebrew dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Israel]].
{{vatable2|script=Hebrew
|Ash=יהונתן מגון דניאל מגון
|Ash2=Yonatan Magon Daniel Magon
|Oak=יהויכין פרידלנדר
|Oak2=Yehoyachin Friedlander
|Gary=אביהוד תדהר דורון בן-עמי דניאל זילברשטיין
|Gary2=Avihud Tidhar Doron Ben-Ami Daniel Zilbershtein
|Misty=עדי בן ישראל נעמה אוזן טליה ברקאי
|Misty2=Adi Ben Israel Na'ama Ozen Talya Barkai
|Jenny=נטע רווה
|Jenny2=Netta Ravé
|Jessie=ענת ניב מאיה בר שלום
|Jessie2=Anat Niv Maya Bar Shalom
|James=לירון לב גיא נתיב גיל צרנוביץ
|James2=Liron Lev Guy Nativ Gil Tsernovich
|MTR=יוסי צברי ירון מלאכי עידו מוסרי יואב נאמן דור סרוגו
|MTR2=Yossi Tzabari Yaron Malachi {{wp|Ido Mosseri}} Yoav Ne'eman Dor Srogo
|Joy=דנה רישפי אתי קסטרו
|Joy2=Dana Rishfi Etti Castro
|Brock=אלון גורן גיא רושיניאק
|Brock2=Alon Goren Guy Roshiniak
|Tracey=דור סרוגו
|Tracey2=Dor Srogo
|May=דון לני-גבאי
|May2=Dawn Lanny-Gabay
|Max=אייל כהן עידן דנקנר
|Max2=Eyal Cohen Idan Dankner
|Dawn=טליה ברקאי
|Dawn2=Talya Barkai
|Paul=מירון אהרונוביץ
|Paul2=Meron Aharonovich}}


==Hungarian==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Szvetlov Balázs Ungvári Gergely
|Oak=Kőszegi Ákos Vass Gábor
|Gary=Hamvas Dániel
|Misty=Dudás Eszter
|Jenny=Árkosi Kati
|Jessie=Kiss Erika
|James=Tóth Tamás
|MTR=Minárovics Péter Szokol Péter
|Joy=Oláh Orsolya
|Brock=Sótonyi Gábor
|Tracey=Markovics Tamás}}


==Italian==
For more information about the Italian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Italy]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Davide Garbolino
|Oak=Riccardo Rovatti
|Gary=Paolo Sesana
|Misty=Alessandra Karpoff
|Jenny=Marcella Silvestri Monica Bonetto
|Jessie=Emanuela Pacotto
|James=Simone D’Andrea
|MTR=Giuseppe Calvetti{{tt|*|First 6 seasons}} Pietro Ubaldi{{tt|*|From Advanced Challenge on}}
|Joy=Sonia Mazza Laura Brambilla
|Brock=Nicola Bartolini Carrassi{{tt|*|First 2 seasons}} Luca Bottale{{tt|*|From the Johto League on}}
|Tracey=Patrizio Prata
|May=Serena Clerici
|Max=Federica Valenti
|Dawn=Tosawi Piovani
|Paul=Massimo Di Benedetto}}

==Korean==
For more information about the Korean dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in South Korea]].
{{vatable2|script=Hangul
|Ash=최덕희 이선호 안현서
|Ash2=Choi Deok-Hyi{{tt|*|Original Series, First Two Movies}} Lee Seon-Ho{{tt|*|AG Series, DP Series, AG Movies}} An Hyeon-Seo{{tt|*|Johto Movies}}
|Oak=구자형 장 광
|Oak2=Ku Ja-Hyeong{{tt|*|Original Series}} Chang Gwang{{tt|*|AG Series}}
|Gary=이선주
|Gary2=Lee Seon-Ju
|Misty=지미애
|Misty2=Chi Mi-Ae
|Jenny=이선주 김서영
|Jenny2=Lee Seon-Ju{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Kim Seo-Yeong{{tt|*|AG Series}}
|Jessie=이선 우정신
|Jessie2=Lee Seon{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} U Jeong-Sin{{tt|*|AG and DP Series}}
|James=김일 김영선
|James2=Kim Il{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Kim Yeong-Seon{{tt|*|AG and DP Series}}
|MTR=최원형 박지훈 오인성
|MTR2=Choi Weon-Hyeong{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Park Ji-Hun{{tt|*|AG Series}} O In-Seong{{tt|*|DP Series}}
|Joy=이선
|Joy2=Lee Seon
|Brock=구자형 변영희
|Brock2=Ku Ja-Hyeong{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Byeon Yeong-Hyi{{tt|*|AG and DP Series}}
|Tracey=이영주
|Tracey2=Lee Yeong-Ju
|May=서혜정 지미애
|May2=Seo Hye-Jeong{{tt|*|AG Series}} Chi Mi-Ae{{tt|*|AG Movies}}
|Max=김서영
|Max2=Kim Seo-Yeong
|Dawn=정미숙
|Dawn2=Chong Mi-Suk
|Paul=문남숙
|Paul2=Mun Nam-Suk}}

==Norwegian==
For more information about the Norwegian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Norway]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Nils-Martin Crawfurd
|Oak=Bernhard Ramstad Simen Sand Trond Teigen
|Gary=Erik Skøld
|Misty=Anine Kruse
|Jenny=Siv Klynderud
|Jessie=Lena Meieran
|James=Tore Barstad Ola Fjellvikaas Simen Sand
|MTR=Tommy Karlsen
|Joy=Hanne Dancke Arnesen
|Brock=Eirik Espolin Johnson Erik Skøld
|Tracey=Erik Skøld Eirik Espolin Johnson
|May=Marit Berg
|Max=Even Løken Bergan
|Dawn=Eline Høyer
|Paul=Tommy Karlsen}}

==Polish==
For more information about the Polish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Poland]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Hanna Kinder-Kiss{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Grzegorz Drojewski{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|Oak=Grzegorz Pawlak{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Johto League Champions, All Movies}} Jacek Kałucki {{tt|*|From Master Quest to Advanced}} Janusz Wituch{{tt|*|From Diamond & Pearl on}}
|Gary=Marek Włodarczyk {{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced}} Karol Wróblewski {{tt|*|From Diamond and Pearl on}}
|Misty=Iwona Rulewicz
|Jenny=Małgorzata Maślanka{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Johto League Champions, All Movies}} Katarzyna Łukaszyńska{{tt|*|From Master Quest to Advanced}} Katarzyna Pysiak{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}} Katarzyna Łaska{{tt|*|DP060}} Joanna Domańska{{tt|*|From DP063}}
|Jessie=Dorota Lanton{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, All Movies}} Izabela Dąbrowska{{tt|*|From Diamond & Pearl on}}
|James=Jarosław Budnik{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Marcin Przybylski{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|MTR=Mirosław Wieprzewski{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Łukasz Lewandowski{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|Joy=Anna Bielańska{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Johto League Champions, First Movie}} Agata Rzeszewska{{tt|*|From Master Quest to Advanced, DP Battle Dimension, Eleventh Movie}} Joanna Węgrzynowska{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl, DP Galactic Battles}}
|Brock=Marek Włodarczyk{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Waldemar Barwiński{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|Tracey=Wojciech Majchrzak{{tt|*|Orange Islands}} Jacek Kopczyński{{tt|*|Movie 2}} Józef Mika {{tt|*|Movie 3}} Arkadiusz Detmer{{tt|*|5th season}} Aleksander Gawek{{tt|*|6th season}}
|May=Julita Kożuszek-Borsuk
|Max=Joanna Domańska
|Dawn=Magdalena Krylik {{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}} Beata Wyrąbkiewicz {{tt|*|From DP Battle Dimension on}}
|Paul=Artur Pontek}}

==Portuguese==
For more information about the Brazilian Portuguese dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Brazil]].
 
For more information about the European Portuguese dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Portugal]].
{{vatable2|country1=Brazil|country2=Portugal
|Ash=Fábio Lucindo
|Ash2=Maria João Luís Sandra Faleiro Sandra de Castro Unknown voice actress Cristina Carvalhal Bárbara Lourenço Ana Madureira
|Oak=Wellington Lima
|Oak2=Rui Luís Brás Paulo B Rui Quintas
|Gary=Rodrigo Andreatto {{tt|*|EP001-EP274}} Marcelo Campos {{tt|*|AG192-present, Pokémon Chronicles}}
|Gary2=Peter Michael Rui de Sá Nuno Pinto Unknown voice actor
|Misty=Márcia Regina
|Misty2=Helena Montez Paula Pais Unknown voice actress Carla
|Jenny=Raquel Marinho{{tt|*|Original Series}} Gilmara Sanches{{tt|*|Advanced Generation, Diamond and Pearl series}}
|Jenny2=Teresa Madruga Sandra de Castro Dora Cruz Carla Isabel Ribas Unknown voice actress
|Jessie=Isabel Cristina de Sá
|Jessie2=Teresa Madruga Sandra de Castro Dora Cruz Cármen Santos Raquel Ferreira Bárbara Lourenço Unknown voice actress
|James=Márcio Araújo
|James2=Peter Michael Rui Quintas
|MTR=Armando Tiraboschi Marcelo Pissardini
|MTR2=Rui Luís Brás Pedro Carneiro Luís Barros
|Joy=Fátima Noya
|Joy2=Helena Montez Sandra de Castro Ana Madureira
|Brock=Alfredo Rollo
|Brock2=Peter Michael Rui Quintas Vítor Emanuel Luís Barros
|Tracey=Vagner Fagundes
|Tracey2=Peter Michael Pedro Carneiro Luís Barros
|May=Tatiane Keplemaier
|May2=Carla Isabel Ribas
|Max=Thiago Keplemaier
|Max2=Sandra de Castro Raquel Ferreira Unknown voice actress
|Dawn=Fernanda Bulara
|Dawn2=Raquel Ferreira
|Paul=Gabriel Noya
|Paul2=Pedro Cardoso}}

==Russian==
For more information about the Russian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Russia]].
{{vatable2|script=Cyrillic
|Ash=Анна Лещенко
|Ash2=Anna Leshchenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Oak=Анатолий Зиновенко
|Oak2=Anatolii Zinovenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Gary=Дмитрий Завацкий
|Gary2=Dmitrii Zavatskii (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Misty= Татьяна Зиновенко
|Misty2= Tatiana Zinovenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Jenny=
|Jenny2=
|Jessie=
|Jessie2=
|James=Анатолий Зиновенко
|James2=Anatolii Zinovenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|MTR=Дмитрий Завацкий
|MTR2=Dmitrii Zavatskii (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Joy=
|Joy2=
|Brock=Дмитрий Завацкий
|Brock2=Dmitrii Zavatskii (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Tracey=Дмитрий Завацкий
|Tracey2=Dmitrii Zavatskii ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]''
|Dawn=Анастасия Фомичева
|Dawn2=Anastasiya Fomicheva ([[DP001]]-[[DP053]])
}}


==Spanish==
For more information about the Latin American Spanish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Latin America]]. 
For more information about the Iberian Spanish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Spain]].
{{vatable2|country1=Latin America|country2=Spain
|Ash=Gabriel Ramos{{tt|*|EP001-DP090, DP105-present}} Irwin Daayán{{tt|*|DP091-DP104}}
|Ash2=Adolfo Moreno Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr.{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Oak=Hugo Navarrete
|Oak2=Roberto Encinas
|Gary=Gerardo del Valle{{tt|*|1st-5th season}} Víctor Ugarte{{tt|*|Pokémon Chronicles}} Benjamín Rivera{{tt|*|9th-10th season}}
|Gary2=Jesús Alberto Pinillos
|Misty=Xóchitl Ugarte
|Misty2=Miriam Valencia Pilar González Aguado{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Jenny=Ana María Grey Mayra Arellano Isabel Romo Erika Edwards Cristina Hernández
|Jenny2=Valle Acebrón{{tt|*|EP002-EP236}} Isacha Mengíbar{{tt|*|EP267-present}}
|Jessie=Diana Pérez{{tt|*|Original Series, AG series, DP series, all movies (except M06 and M07)}}
|Jessie2=Amparo Valencia Ana Jiménez{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|James=José Antonio Macías{{tt|*|Original Series, AG series, DP series, all movies (except M06 and M07)}} Gerardo García{{tt|*|AG105-AG110}}
|James2=Iván Jara Luis Manuel Martín Díaz{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|MTR=Gerardo Vásquez
|MTR2=José Escobosa Mario Arenas{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Joy=Liliana Barba Christine Byrd{{tt|*|M01}} Georgina Sánchez Mildred Barrera
|Joy2=Isacha Mengíbar{{tt|*|EP002-EP014}} Pilar Martín{{tt|*|EP020-present}}
|Brock=Gabriel Gama{{tt|*|EP001-DP009, DP011-DP020, M01-M03, M08, Mewtwo Returns}} Arturo Mercado Jr.{{tt|*|M04-M05}} Alan Prieto{{tt|*|DP010, DP021-present, M09}}
|Brock2=Javier Balas Sergio Sánchez{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Tracey=Alfredo Leal Gerardo García
|Tracey2=Ricardo Escobar
|May=Ana Lobo{{tt|*|AG001-AG034, AG037-AG040}} Liliana Barba{{tt|*|AG035-AG036}} Mariana Ortiz{{tt|*|AG041-present, M08-M09}} Agustina Priscila{{tt|*|M06-M07 (Argentina Dub)}}
|May2=Cristina Yuste
|Max=Diego Armando Ángeles Enzo Fortuny
|Max2=Beatriz Berciano
|Dawn=Gaby Ugarte{{tt|*|DP001-DP104}} Leyla Rangel{{tt|*|DP105-Present}}
|Dawn2=Mar Bordallo
|Paul=Gerardo García
|Paul2=Pablo Sevilla}}

==Swedish==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Dick Eriksson
|Oak=Hans Wahlgren
|Gary=Hans Jonsson
|Misty=Anna Book Annica Smedius Maria Rydberg
|Jenny=Annika Rynger
|Jessie=Annelie Berg
|James=Andreas Nilsson
|MTR=Linus Wahlgren
|Joy=Maria Rydberg
|Brock=Mattias Knave Hans Wahlgren
|Tracey=Niclas Wahlgren
|May=Maria Rydberg
|Max=Staffan Hallerstam
|Dawn=Elina Raeder}}

==Thai==
For more information about the Thai dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Thailand]].
{{vatable2|script=Thai|
|Ash=ฉันทนา ธาราจันทร์
|Ash2=Chanthana Tharachan
|Misty=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น
|Misty2=Sansanee Watthananumhomchan
|May=อรุณี นันทิวาส
|May2=Arunee Nunthiwass
|Dawn=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น
|Dawn2=Sansanee Watthananumhomchan
|Brock=นิรันดร์ บุญยรัตพันธุ์ (น้าต๋อย)
|Brock2=Nirun Boonyarattaphan (Na Toy)
|Tracey=นิรันดร์ บุญยรัตพันธุ์ (น้าต๋อย)
|Tracey2=Nirun Boonyarattaphan (Na Toy)
|Max=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น
|Max2=Sansanee Watthananumhomchan
|James=สุภาพ ไชยวิสุทธิ
|James2=Supap Chaiwisut
|MTR=ไกรวัล วัฒนไกร
|MTR2=Graiwan Watthanagrai
|Jessie=สุลักษณา เทพหัสดิน ณ อยุธยา
|Jessie2=Sulaksana Tephadsadin na Ayutthaya
}}

==Turkish==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Ahmet Taşar
|Oak=Tunç Ozdil
|Gary=
|Misty=Birtanem Coşkun Candaner
|Jenny=Mehpare Özlük
|Jessie=Figen Harman
|James=Levent Sülün Aydoğan Temel
|MTR=Murat Keskinoğlu
|Joy=
|Brock=Tugay Erverdi
|Tracey=
|May=
|Max=
|Dawn=
|Paul=}}

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[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Voice actors|*]]

List of international voice actors

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This is a list of voice actors who do not appear in either the {{Cat|English voice actors|English}} or {{Cat|Japanese voice actors|Japanese}} versions of the [[Pokémon anime]].

==Arabic==
For more information about the Arabic dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Arab world]].
{{vatable2|script=Arabic
|Ash=بثينة شيا
|Ash2=Buthaina Shia
|Oak=مروان فرحات
|Oak2=Marwan Farhat
|Misty=مجد ظاظ
|Misty2=Majd Zaza
|Jenny=فدوى سليمان
|Jenny2=Fadwa Suleiman
|Jessie=فاطمة سعد
|Jessie2=Fatima Sa'ad
|James=زياد الرفاعي
|James2=Ziad Ar-Rifa'i
|MTR=عادل أبو حسون
|MTR2=Adel Abu Hassoun
|Joy=امال سعد الدين
|Joy2=Amaal Sa'ad Ad-Din
|Brock=رأفت بازو
|Brock2=Rafat Pazo}}

==Bulgarian==
For more information about the Bulgarian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Bulgaria]].
{{vatable2|script=Cyrillic
|Brock=Александър Воронов
|Brock2=Aleksandar Voronov}}

==Catalan==
For more information about the Catalan dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Spain]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Enric Puig
|Oak=Martí Pich
|Gary=Ignasi Díaz Ferrando
|Misty=Nina Romero
|Jenny=Sílvia Cabrera
|Jessie=Marina Vinyals
|James=
|MTR=César Lechiguero
|Joy=Eva Bau
|Brock=
|Tracey=
|May=
|Max=
|Dawn=}}

==Chinese (Mandarin)==

{{vatable2|script=Chinese
|Ash=賀世芳 李明幸 汪世瑋
|Ash2= Hè Shìfāng Li Míngxìng Wāng Shìwěi
|Misty=林凱羚 龍顯蕙 謝佼娟 林美秀
|Misty2= Lín Kǎilíng Lóng Xiǎnhuì Xiè Jiǎojuān Lín Měixiù
|Jenny=
|Jenny2=
|Jessie=盧敘榮 姚敏敏 詹雅菁
|Jessie2= Lú Xùróng Yáo Mǐnmǐn Zhān Yǎjīng
|James=孫誠 符爽 陳進益 吳東原
|James2= Sūn Chéng Fú Shuǎng Chén Jìnyì Wú Dōngyuán
|MTR=林凱羚 龍顯蕙 雷碧文 汪世瑋
|MTR2= Lín Kǎilíng Lóng Xiǎnhuì Léi Bìwén Wāng Shìwěi
|Joy=
|Joy2=
|Brock=符爽 梁興昌 于正昇
|Brock2= Fú Shuǎng Liáng Xìngchāng Yú Zhèngshēng
|Tracey=符爽
|Tracey2=Fú Shuǎng
|May=傅曼君
|May2=Fù Mànjūn
|Max=詹雅菁
|Max2=Zhān Yǎjīng
|Dawn=林美秀
|Dawn2=Lín Měixiù
|Paul=李世揚
|Paul2=Li Shìyáng}}

==Croatian==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Saša Buneta Marko Torjanac
|Oak=Dražen Čuček
|Misty=Jasna Palić Picukarić Olga Pakalović
|Jessie=Mila Elegović
|James=Hrvoje Klobučar
|MTR=Pero Jurčić Sven Šestak
|Brock=Igor Mešin}}

==Czech==
For more information about the Czech dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Czech Republic]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Radek Škvor
|Oak=Jiří Prager Jan Maxián Michal Jagelka
|Gary=
|Misty=Eva Spoustová
|Jenny=Klára Jandová Jana Páleníčková
|Jessie=Dana Černá Eva Spoustová
|James=Michal Michálek
|MTR=Marek Libert
|Joy=Kateřina Lojdová Eva Spoustová
|Brock=Petr Písařík Martin Písařík Jan Maxián
|Tracey=Jan Škvor
|May=
|Max=
|Dawn=Rozita Erbanová
|Paul=Zdeněk Hruška}}

==Danish==
For more information about the Danish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Denmark]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Mathias Klenske
|Oak=Michael Elo Torben Sekov
|Gary=Christian Damsgaard Mikkel Følsgaard
|Misty=Lulu Jacobsen Annevig Schelde Ebbe Simone Drechsler
|Jenny=Ann Hjort Simone Drechsler
|Jessie=Ann Hjort
|James=Thomas Kirk
|MTR=Peter Zelder Due
|Joy=Ann Hjort Louise Engel
|Brock=Peter Holst-Beck
|Tracey=Timm Mehrens Mikkel Christiansen
|May=Annevig Schelde Ebbe
|Max=Mikkel Følsgaard
|Dawn=Annevig Schelde Ebbe
|Paul=Mathias Klenske Peter Holst Beck}}

==Dutch==
For more information about the Dutch dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Netherlands]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Christa Lips
|Oak=Jon van Eerd Tony Neef
|Gary=Bram Bart Tony Neef
|Misty=Marlies Somers
|Jenny=Edna Kalb
|Jessie=Hilde de Mildt
|James=Bram Bart Paul Disbergen
|MTR=Jan Nonhof Bas Keijzer
|Joy=Mandy Huydts
|Brock=Fred Meijer
|Tracey=Martin van den Ham Rolf Koster
|May=Nicoline van Doorn
|Max=Lot Lohr
|Dawn=Meghna Kumar
|Paul=Paul Disbergen}}


==Filipino==
For more information about the Filipino dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in the Philippines]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Klariz Magboo
|Delia Ketchum-Klariz Magboo
|Oak=Jefferson Utanes
|Gary=Charmaine Cordoviz
|Misty=Candice Arellano
|Jenny=Candice Arellano
|Jessie=Charmaine Cordoviz
|James=Jefferson Utanes
|MTR=Julius Figueroa
|Joy=Ahlee Reyes
|Brock=Julius Figueroa
|Tracey=Ely Martin
|May=Charmaine Cordoviz
|Max=Rona Aguilar}}

==Finnish==
For more information about the Finnish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Finland]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Sari Moilanen Hanna Savikko
|Gary=Pasi Ruohonen
|Misty=Kiti Kokkonen Outi Alanen Marjut Heikkinen Pauliina Virta
|Jessie=Mari Laari Karolina Blom Kiti Kokkonen
|James=Veli-Matti Ranta Anssi Känsälä Antti Jaakkola Peter Philström Saku Mäkynen
|MTR=Pauli Virta Arto Nieminen
|Brock=Jari Salo Juha Paananen
|May=Aksa Korttila
|Max=Elise Langenoja
|Dawn=Mirjami Heikkinen}}

==French==
For more information about the Canadian French dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Canada]]. 
For more information about the European French dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in France]].

{{vatable2|country1=Canada|country2=France
|Ash=Sébastien Reding
|Ash2=Aurélien Ringelheim
|Oak=Alain Sauvage
|Oak2=Jean-Marc Delhausse
|Gary2=Jean-Marc Delhausse Lionel Bourguet
|Misty=Kim Jalabert
|Misty2=Fanny Roy
|Jenny=Camille Cyr-Desmarais
|Jenny2=Guylaine Gibert
|Jessie=Christine Séguin
|Jessie2=Catherine Conet
|James=Antoine Durand
|James2=David Manet
|MTR=François Sasseville
|MTR2=Nessym Guetat ([[EP002]]-[[AG145]]) Philippe Tasquin ([[AG146]]-Present)
|Joy=Julie Burroughs
|Joy2=Lydia Cherton
|Brock=Martin Watier
|Brock2=Laurent Chauvet ([[EP005]]-[[AG145]]) Anthony Lo Presti ([[AG146]]-Present)
|Tracey=Joël Legendre
|Tracey2=Bruno Mullenaerts
|May2=Maia Baran
|Max2=Guylaine Gibert
|Dawn2=Alexandra Corréa
|Paul2=Alessandro Bevilacqua ([[DP002]]- [[DP052]]) Gauthier De Fauconval ([[DP053]]- Present)
}}

==German==
For more information about the German dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Germany]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]]) Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-Present)
|Oak=Achim Geisler
|Gary=Nico Macoulis
|Misty=Angela Wiederhut
|Jenny=Stefanie Beba Marieke Oeffinger Beate Pfeiffer
|Jessie=Scarlet Lubowski Claudia Lössl
|James=Matthias Klie
|MTR=Gerhard Acktun
|Joy=Christine Stichler Melanie Jung Tatjana Pokorny
|Brock=Marc Stachel
|Tracey=Dirk Meyer
|May=Nicola Grupe Stephanie Kellner
|Max=Ute Bronder Solveig Duda
|Dawn=Jana Julie
|Paul=Johannes Wolko}}

==Greek==
For more information about the Greek dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Greece]].
{{vatable2|script=Greek
|Ash=Βούλα Κώστα
|Ash2=Voula Kosta
|Misty=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Misty2=Michaela Antoniou
|Jenny=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Jenny2=Michaela Antoniou
|Jessie=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Jessie2=Michaela Antoniou
|Joy=Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου
|Joy2=Michaela Antoniou
|James=Φώτης Πετρίδης
|James2=Fotis Petridis
|MTR=Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος
|MTR2=Haris Grigoropoulos
|Brock=Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος
|Brock2=Haris Grigoropoulos
|Tracey=Λουκάς Φραγκούλης
|Tracey2=Loukas Frangoulis
|May=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου
|May2=Stella Bonatsou
|Dawn=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου
|Dawn2=Stella Bonatsou
}}

==Hebrew==
For more information about the Hebrew dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Israel]].
{{vatable2|script=Hebrew
|Ash=יהונתן מגון דניאל מגון
|Ash2=Yonatan Magon Daniel Magon
|Oak=יהויכין פרידלנדר
|Oak2=Yehoyachin Friedlander
|Gary=אביהוד תדהר דורון בן-עמי דניאל זילברשטיין
|Gary2=Avihud Tidhar Doron Ben-Ami Daniel Zilbershtein
|Misty=עדי בן ישראל נעמה אוזן טליה ברקאי
|Misty2=Adi Ben Israel Na'ama Ozen Talya Barkai
|Jenny=נטע רווה
|Jenny2=Netta Ravé
|Jessie=ענת ניב מאיה בר שלום
|Jessie2=Anat Niv Maya Bar Shalom
|James=לירון לב גיא נתיב גיל צרנוביץ
|James2=Liron Lev Guy Nativ Gil Tsernovich
|MTR=יוסי צברי ירון מלאכי עידו מוסרי יואב נאמן דור סרוגו
|MTR2=Yossi Tzabari Yaron Malachi {{wp|Ido Mosseri}} Yoav Ne'eman Dor Srogo
|Joy=דנה רישפי אתי קסטרו
|Joy2=Dana Rishfi Etti Castro
|Brock=אלון גורן גיא רושיניאק
|Brock2=Alon Goren Guy Roshiniak
|Tracey=דור סרוגו
|Tracey2=Dor Srogo
|May=דון לני-גבאי
|May2=Dawn Lanny-Gabay
|Max=אייל כהן עידן דנקנר
|Max2=Eyal Cohen Idan Dankner
|Dawn=טליה ברקאי
|Dawn2=Talya Barkai
|Paul=מירון אהרונוביץ
|Paul2=Meron Aharonovich}}


==Hungarian==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Szvetlov Balázs Ungvári Gergely
|Oak=Kőszegi Ákos Vass Gábor
|Gary=Hamvas Dániel
|Misty=Dudás Eszter
|Jenny=Árkosi Kati
|Jessie=Kiss Erika
|James=Tóth Tamás
|MTR=Minárovics Péter Szokol Péter
|Joy=Oláh Orsolya
|Brock=Sótonyi Gábor
|Tracey=Markovics Tamás}}


==Italian==
For more information about the Italian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Italy]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Davide Garbolino
|Oak=Riccardo Rovatti
|Gary=Paolo Sesana
|Misty=Alessandra Karpoff
|Jenny=Marcella Silvestri Monica Bonetto
|Jessie=Emanuela Pacotto
|James=Simone D’Andrea
|MTR=Giuseppe Calvetti{{tt|*|First 6 seasons}} Pietro Ubaldi{{tt|*|From Advanced Challenge on}}
|Joy=Sonia Mazza Laura Brambilla
|Brock=Nicola Bartolini Carrassi{{tt|*|First 2 seasons}} Luca Bottale{{tt|*|From the Johto League on}}
|Tracey=Patrizio Prata
|May=Serena Clerici
|Max=Federica Valenti
|Dawn=Tosawi Piovani
|Paul=Massimo Di Benedetto}}

==Korean==
For more information about the Korean dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in South Korea]].
{{vatable2|script=Hangul
|Ash=최덕희 이선호 안현서
|Ash2=Choi Deok-Hyi{{tt|*|Original Series, First Two Movies}} Lee Seon-Ho{{tt|*|AG Series, DP Series, AG Movies}} An Hyeon-Seo{{tt|*|Johto Movies}}
|Oak=구자형 장 광
|Oak2=Ku Ja-Hyeong{{tt|*|Original Series}} Chang Gwang{{tt|*|AG Series}}
|Gary=이선주
|Gary2=Lee Seon-Ju
|Misty=지미애
|Misty2=Chi Mi-Ae
|Jenny=이선주 김서영
|Jenny2=Lee Seon-Ju{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Kim Seo-Yeong{{tt|*|AG Series}}
|Jessie=이선 우정신
|Jessie2=Lee Seon{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} U Jeong-Sin{{tt|*|AG and DP Series}}
|James=김일 김영선
|James2=Kim Il{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Kim Yeong-Seon{{tt|*|AG and DP Series}}
|MTR=최원형 박지훈 오인성
|MTR2=Choi Weon-Hyeong{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Park Ji-Hun{{tt|*|AG Series}} O In-Seong{{tt|*|DP Series}}
|Joy=이선
|Joy2=Lee Seon
|Brock=구자형 변영희
|Brock2=Ku Ja-Hyeong{{tt|*|Original Series, All Movies}} Byeon Yeong-Hyi{{tt|*|AG and DP Series}}
|Tracey=이영주
|Tracey2=Lee Yeong-Ju
|May=서혜정 지미애
|May2=Seo Hye-Jeong{{tt|*|AG Series}} Chi Mi-Ae{{tt|*|AG Movies}}
|Max=김서영
|Max2=Kim Seo-Yeong
|Dawn=정미숙
|Dawn2=Chong Mi-Suk
|Paul=문남숙
|Paul2=Mun Nam-Suk}}

==Norwegian==
For more information about the Norwegian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Norway]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Nils-Martin Crawfurd
|Oak=Bernhard Ramstad Simen Sand Trond Teigen
|Gary=Erik Skøld
|Misty=Anine Kruse
|Jenny=Siv Klynderud
|Jessie=Lena Meieran
|James=Tore Barstad Ola Fjellvikaas Simen Sand
|MTR=Tommy Karlsen
|Joy=Hanne Dancke Arnesen
|Brock=Eirik Espolin Johnson Erik Skøld
|Tracey=Erik Skøld Eirik Espolin Johnson
|May=Marit Berg
|Max=Even Løken Bergan
|Dawn=Eline Høyer
|Paul=Tommy Karlsen}}

==Polish==
For more information about the Polish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Poland]].
{{vatable2|
|Ash=Hanna Kinder-Kiss{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Grzegorz Drojewski{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|Oak=Grzegorz Pawlak{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Johto League Champions, All Movies}} Jacek Kałucki {{tt|*|From Master Quest to Advanced}} Janusz Wituch{{tt|*|From Diamond & Pearl on}}
|Gary=Marek Włodarczyk {{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced}} Karol Wróblewski {{tt|*|From Diamond and Pearl on}}
|Misty=Iwona Rulewicz
|Jenny=Małgorzata Maślanka{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Johto League Champions, All Movies}} Katarzyna Łukaszyńska{{tt|*|From Master Quest to Advanced}} Katarzyna Pysiak{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}} Katarzyna Łaska{{tt|*|DP060}} Joanna Domańska{{tt|*|From DP063}}
|Jessie=Dorota Lanton{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, All Movies}} Izabela Dąbrowska{{tt|*|From Diamond & Pearl on}}
|James=Jarosław Budnik{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Marcin Przybylski{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|MTR=Mirosław Wieprzewski{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Łukasz Lewandowski{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|Joy=Anna Bielańska{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Johto League Champions, First Movie}} Agata Rzeszewska{{tt|*|From Master Quest to Advanced, DP Battle Dimension, Eleventh Movie}} Joanna Węgrzynowska{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl, DP Galactic Battles}}
|Brock=Marek Włodarczyk{{tt|*|From Indigo League to Advanced, From DP Battle Dimension on, All dubbed movies}} Waldemar Barwiński{{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}}
|Tracey=Wojciech Majchrzak{{tt|*|Orange Islands}} Jacek Kopczyński{{tt|*|Movie 2}} Józef Mika {{tt|*|Movie 3}} Arkadiusz Detmer{{tt|*|5th season}} Aleksander Gawek{{tt|*|6th season}}
|May=Julita Kożuszek-Borsuk
|Max=Joanna Domańska
|Dawn=Magdalena Krylik {{tt|*|Diamond & Pearl}} Beata Wyrąbkiewicz {{tt|*|From DP Battle Dimension on}}
|Paul=Artur Pontek}}

==Portuguese==
For more information about the Brazilian Portuguese dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Brazil]].
 
For more information about the European Portuguese dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Portugal]].
{{vatable2|country1=Brazil|country2=Portugal
|Ash=Fábio Lucindo
|Ash2=Maria João Luís Sandra Faleiro Sandra de Castro Unknown voice actress Cristina Carvalhal Bárbara Lourenço Ana Madureira
|Oak=Wellington Lima
|Oak2=Rui Luís Brás Paulo B Rui Quintas
|Gary=Rodrigo Andreatto {{tt|*|EP001-EP274}} Marcelo Campos {{tt|*|AG192-present, Pokémon Chronicles}}
|Gary2=Peter Michael Rui de Sá Nuno Pinto Unknown voice actor
|Misty=Márcia Regina
|Misty2=Helena Montez Paula Pais Unknown voice actress Carla
|Jenny=Raquel Marinho{{tt|*|Original Series}} Gilmara Sanches{{tt|*|Advanced Generation, Diamond and Pearl series}}
|Jenny2=Teresa Madruga Sandra de Castro Dora Cruz Carla Isabel Ribas Unknown voice actress
|Jessie=Isabel Cristina de Sá
|Jessie2=Teresa Madruga Sandra de Castro Dora Cruz Cármen Santos Raquel Ferreira Bárbara Lourenço Unknown voice actress
|James=Márcio Araújo
|James2=Peter Michael Rui Quintas
|MTR=Armando Tiraboschi Marcelo Pissardini
|MTR2=Rui Luís Brás Pedro Carneiro Luís Barros
|Joy=Fátima Noya
|Joy2=Helena Montez Sandra de Castro Ana Madureira
|Brock=Alfredo Rollo
|Brock2=Peter Michael Rui Quintas Vítor Emanuel Luís Barros
|Tracey=Vagner Fagundes
|Tracey2=Peter Michael Pedro Carneiro Luís Barros
|May=Tatiane Keplemaier
|May2=Carla Isabel Ribas
|Max=Thiago Keplemaier
|Max2=Sandra de Castro Raquel Ferreira Unknown voice actress
|Dawn=Fernanda Bulara
|Dawn2=Raquel Ferreira
|Paul=Gabriel Noya
|Paul2=Pedro Cardoso}}

==Russian==
For more information about the Russian dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Russia]].
{{vatable2|script=Cyrillic
|Ash=Анна Лещенко
|Ash2=Anna Leshchenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Oak=Анатолий Зиновенко
|Oak2=Anatolii Zinovenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Gary=Дмитрий Завацкий
|Gary2=Dmitrii Zavatskii (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Misty= Татьяна Зиновенко
|Misty2= Tatiana Zinovenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Jenny=
|Jenny2=
|Jessie=
|Jessie2=
|James=Анатолий Зиновенко
|James2=Anatolii Zinovenko (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|MTR=Дмитрий Завацкий
|MTR2=Dmitrii Zavatskii (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Joy=
|Joy2=
|Brock=Дмитрий Завацкий
|Brock2=Dmitrii Zavatskii (''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]'')
|Tracey=Дмитрий Завацкий
|Tracey2=Dmitrii Zavatskii ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]''
}}


==Spanish==
For more information about the Latin American Spanish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Latin America]]. 
For more information about the Iberian Spanish dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Spain]].
{{vatable2|country1=Latin America|country2=Spain
|Ash=Gabriel Ramos{{tt|*|EP001-DP090, DP105-present}} Irwin Daayán{{tt|*|DP091-DP104}}
|Ash2=Adolfo Moreno Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr.{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Oak=Hugo Navarrete
|Oak2=Roberto Encinas
|Gary=Gerardo del Valle{{tt|*|1st-5th season}} Víctor Ugarte{{tt|*|Pokémon Chronicles}} Benjamín Rivera{{tt|*|9th-10th season}}
|Gary2=Jesús Alberto Pinillos
|Misty=Xóchitl Ugarte
|Misty2=Miriam Valencia Pilar González Aguado{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Jenny=Ana María Grey Mayra Arellano Isabel Romo Erika Edwards Cristina Hernández
|Jenny2=Valle Acebrón{{tt|*|EP002-EP236}} Isacha Mengíbar{{tt|*|EP267-present}}
|Jessie=Diana Pérez{{tt|*|Original Series, AG series, DP series, all movies (except M06 and M07)}}
|Jessie2=Amparo Valencia Ana Jiménez{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|James=José Antonio Macías{{tt|*|Original Series, AG series, DP series, all movies (except M06 and M07)}} Gerardo García{{tt|*|AG105-AG110}}
|James2=Iván Jara Luis Manuel Martín Díaz{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|MTR=Gerardo Vásquez
|MTR2=José Escobosa Mario Arenas{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Joy=Liliana Barba Christine Byrd{{tt|*|M01}} Georgina Sánchez Mildred Barrera
|Joy2=Isacha Mengíbar{{tt|*|EP002-EP014}} Pilar Martín{{tt|*|EP020-present}}
|Brock=Gabriel Gama{{tt|*|EP001-DP009, DP011-DP020, M01-M03, M08, Mewtwo Returns}} Arturo Mercado Jr.{{tt|*|M04-M05}} Alan Prieto{{tt|*|DP010, DP021-present, M09}}
|Brock2=Javier Balas Sergio Sánchez{{tt|*|M03 and Mewtwo Returns}}
|Tracey=Alfredo Leal Gerardo García
|Tracey2=Ricardo Escobar
|May=Ana Lobo{{tt|*|AG001-AG034, AG037-AG040}} Liliana Barba{{tt|*|AG035-AG036}} Mariana Ortiz{{tt|*|AG041-present, M08-M09}} Agustina Priscila{{tt|*|M06-M07 (Argentina Dub)}}
|May2=Cristina Yuste
|Max=Diego Armando Ángeles Enzo Fortuny
|Max2=Beatriz Berciano
|Dawn=Gaby Ugarte{{tt|*|DP001-DP104}} Leyla Rangel{{tt|*|DP105-Present}}
|Dawn2=Mar Bordallo
|Paul=Gerardo García
|Paul2=Pablo Sevilla}}

==Swedish==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Dick Eriksson
|Oak=Hans Wahlgren
|Gary=Hans Jonsson
|Misty=Anna Book Annica Smedius Maria Rydberg
|Jenny=Annika Rynger
|Jessie=Annelie Berg
|James=Andreas Nilsson
|MTR=Linus Wahlgren
|Joy=Maria Rydberg
|Brock=Mattias Knave Hans Wahlgren
|Tracey=Niclas Wahlgren
|May=Maria Rydberg
|Max=Staffan Hallerstam
|Dawn=Elina Raeder}}

==Thai==
For more information about the Thai dub of the Pokémon anime, see [[Pokémon in Thailand]].
{{vatable2|script=Thai|
|Ash=ฉันทนา ธาราจันทร์
|Ash2=Chanthana Tharachan
|Misty=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น
|Misty2=Sansanee Watthananumhomchan
|May=อรุณี นันทิวาส
|May2=Arunee Nunthiwass
|Dawn=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น
|Dawn2=Sansanee Watthananumhomchan
|Brock=นิรันดร์ บุญยรัตพันธุ์ (น้าต๋อย)
|Brock2=Nirun Boonyarattaphan (Na Toy)
|Tracey=นิรันดร์ บุญยรัตพันธุ์ (น้าต๋อย)
|Tracey2=Nirun Boonyarattaphan (Na Toy)
|Max=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น
|Max2=Sansanee Watthananumhomchan
|James=สุภาพ ไชยวิสุทธิ
|James2=Supap Chaiwisut
|MTR=ไกรวัล วัฒนไกร
|MTR2=Graiwan Watthanagrai
|Jessie=สุลักษณา เทพหัสดิน ณ อยุธยา
|Jessie2=Sulaksana Tephadsadin na Ayutthaya
}}

==Turkish==

{{vatable2|
|Ash=Ahmet Taşar
|Oak=Tunç Ozdil
|Gary=
|Misty=Birtanem Coşkun Candaner
|Jenny=Mehpare Özlük
|Jessie=Figen Harman
|James=Levent Sülün Aydoğan Temel
|MTR=Murat Keskinoğlu
|Joy=
|Brock=Tugay Erverdi
|Tracey=
|May=
|Max=
|Dawn=
|Paul=}}

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Pokémon in Russia

2011-03-01T15:54:00Z

Betakiller: /* The return of Pokémon */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. The lyrics of the opening theme were changed considerably from the English dub as well, with a mention of things such as the protection of the Earth. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 5:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children". ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Russia

2011-03-01T15:52:33Z

Betakiller: /* The return of Pokémon */

{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Russian.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=Never aired
|DP001=September 20, 2008}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000. Unlike many other countries, the [[Pokémon anime]] premiered on {{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}} (now called Channel One) before the {{pkmn|games}} were released. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''.

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by '''Sargona Ltd.''', which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:150px-ChannelOneRussia.png‎|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} '''Pilot Studio''', is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. The lyrics of the opening theme were changed considerably from the English dub as well, with a mention of things such as the protection of the Earth. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later changed (for example, the parts about saving the world were removed) and were used in the last episodes of ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

Many of the voice actors had noticeable {{wp|Ukraine|Ukrainian}} accents.

In an interview with "Afisha" magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«{{tt|То, что мы хотим его показать, может быть, это можно назвать неким поступком. Шуму вокруг этого сериала было много по всему миру. На самом деле довольно безобидная вещь. Милая история, как мальчик спасает зверушек, учит их воевать за добро и справедливость. И есть плохие ребята, которые отправляют за большие деньги в зоопарк, — все, что в этом фильме скандального.|Our wish to broadcast this show may be madness. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous here.}}».
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard_chills_rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 5:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children". ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:150px-Tnt_logo_new.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|TNT logo]]On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also recently aired on [[Jetix]]. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' is being broadcasted on {{wp|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko'' is the voice of [[James]] and [[Professor Oak]]. Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii'' is the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}.

==Pokémon games==
Since [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles are not popular in Russia, Pokémon games are rarely found in shops. Usually games become available with great delay after the European release. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in fact will never be sold officially, since Nintendo's official distributor, {{tt|Новый диск|New Disk}}, has declined to import them.<ref>[http://forum.nd.ru/index.php?showtopic=26482&view=findpost&p=391520 New Disk's announcement]</ref> All Pokémon video games are sold in English, however, there have been fan translations of the games circulating among Russian fans. The games have been translated and sold by pirates as well, although these translations contain notoriously poor grammar.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://rutube.ru/tracks/2000691.html?v=4287455fed211bf40506ccafbc244102 Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*The actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} is registered at the Russian Pokémon League. <ref>http://pokeliga.com/index.phtml?comments=518 (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to nintendo-europe.com
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - Since there is no official Pokémon site in Russia, it is the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]

===References===
<references/>

 
{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Giovanni (anime)

2011-02-20T15:59:23Z

Betakiller: /* Voice actors */

{{CharInfobox|
color=666666 |
corecolor=CCCCCC |
bordercolor=CC0000 |
name=Giovanni |
jname=サカキ |
tmname=Sakaki |
slogan=no |
sloganline="" |
image=Giovanni BW.png|
size=130px|
caption=Art from the {{series|Best Wishes}} |
age=yes |
years=Unknown |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Viridian City]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives=[[Madame Boss]] (mother) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Black|
hair=Brown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Gym Leader]] |
game=counterpart |
counterpart=[[Giovanni]]|
leader=yes |
gym=Viridian Gym |
specialist=yes |
type={{type2|Ground}}s |
badge=Badge#Earth Badge{{!}}Earth Badge |
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Rocket]] |
teamrank=[[Team Rocket ranks|Boss]] |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP015 |
epname=Battle Aboard the St. Anne |
enva=[[Ted Lewis]] ([[EP015]]-[[AG132]], [[DP080]]-present) [[Craig Blair]] ([[DP002]]-[[DP043]])|
java=[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] ([[EP015]]-[[AG132]]) [[Kenta Miyake]] ([[DP002]]-present)
}}

'''Giovanni''' (Japanese: '''サカキ''' ''Sakaki'') is the head of [[Team Rocket]], and formerly served as the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Viridian City]]'s {{pkmn|Gym}}, known officially as the [[Viridian Gym]].

==History==
While Giovanni very rarely takes the role of antagonist, his agents often have him in mind during missions due to the chance of power, be it through promotion or other means. This gave him a unique series of appearances, mainly during the Hoenn saga, where Meowth often saw how the Pokémon in each episode could be used to help Giovanni and win the trio promotions. These [[Boss fantasy|boss fantasies]] never show his actual personality and occasionally even show Giovanni in {{wp|Super deformed|chibi}} form.
[[File:Giovanni.png||left|thumb|220px|Giovanni in the original series]]
His first appearance was in the episode ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', choosing a {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} as his "top cat" over {{MTR}}, and talking to [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth through a TV screen. His face always remained hidden in the shadows, usually with only his mouth visible. In ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it is revealed that he owns the theme park, Pokémon Land, and the giant mechanical Pokémon in it, and was not happy to hear that it had been destroyed.

Up until his appearance in the episode ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', his voice was altered with a {{wp|vocoder}} effect, masking his identity. It can be inferred that they were trying to imitate the games, as in [[Generation I]] it is not outright revealed that Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss, is the Viridian Gym Leader. As this episode corresponds to the point at which players of the games would discover that the two were the same, Giovanni finally steps out of the shadows, revealing his face in a battle against [[Gary Oak]], and defeating him utterly using his {{an|Mewtwo}}.

Unrevealed events in the episode (other than the events in question necessitated the use of Mewtwo) caused Giovanni to abdicate his position as the Viridian Gym Leader, handing the Earth Badge to the Team Rocket trio that constantly follows Ash (although his orders implied that he wanted the trio to defend the Gym from a possible attack). Through a combination of their own incompetence and Ash's willpower to win the Earth Badge, the Viridian Gym was destroyed at the end of the episode. Due to this, and perhaps other circumstances, Giovanni permanently resigned as Viridian's Gym Leader, as [[Agatha]] of the [[Kanto]] [[Elite Four]] has taken over the Gym temporarily when Ash next returns to Viridian City after his journey in Hoenn.

Giovanni appears not to care for his Pokémon aside from Persian, as they are all locked away in cages when not used for a Gym battle.
[[File:Domino and Giovanni.png|left|thumb|220px|Giovanni, [[Domino]], and the Rocket grunts]]
In the episode ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', Giovanni's building was blown up by Mewtwo. He and his Persian survived the explosion and angrily told Jessie, James, and Meowth to do their job (ironically they were about to quit).

Giovanni also appeared near the beginning of the movie, ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', as he was the one who had [[Dr. Fuji]] clone Mewtwo for him. After Mewtwo destroyed the lab, Giovanni told Mewtwo that he saw him as a valuable partner, putting armor on Mewtwo and using him to defeat Trainers in gym battles (including Gary's Nidoking and Arcanine, as seen in the anime) and help Team Rocket in their attempts to steal Pokémon. Eventually Mewtwo confronts Giovanni about his treatment and Giovanni admits that he doesn't consider Mewtwo a partner but a servant. This enrages Mewtwo and it is this incident which drives it to destroy Giovanni's base allowing it to escape.

Giovanni is the main antagonist in the movie ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', seeking out Mewtwo, who by this time is living in peace with the cloned Pokémon at [[Mt. Quena]]. Once Giovanni discovered it, he tried to recapture it by threatening to use the captured cloned Pokémon in their experiments, experiments that he also claimed would certainly result in their death. He used two machines to try to make Mewtwo submit to his will, but though Mewtwo stepped into the orb, it was still unwilling to serve Giovanni, threatening to destroy his body first. Ash and the others were able to stop the machines, and it was around this time that they faced off against Giovanni and several Team Rocket soldiers. Their Pokémon fought as a distraction so Ash could get Mewtwo into the spring. Once Mewtwo was healed from its injuries, it moved the spring under the mountain to protect it, and then erased the memories of Giovanni and the other Team Rocket soldiers (excluding Jessie, James, and Meowth) of it, making him forget entirely about Mewtwo. Standing next to [[Domino]] and Persian wondering what they were doing, he gets the strange feeling as though he has been utterly defeated.
[[File:Giovanni BW anime.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]
With the beginning of the {{series|Best Wishes}} Giovanni has taken on a far more significant and antagonistic role than before. He is now in regular contact with Jessie, James and Meowth and assigns them on various missions throughout the [[Unova]] region. He is now often seen with a {{TP|Giovanni|secretary}}, that helps him giving orders to Jessie, James and Meowth. Giovanni is also set to make an appearance in Unova in person.

The only time Giovanni has been seen in battle was in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''. He used powerful Pokémon against Gary but later left the Gym to deal with an unexplained emergency, leaving Ash to battle Jessie. By the time Ash returned from Hoenn, [[Agatha]] was in charge of the Gym until a new leader could be found. Giovanni's reasons for leaving it have not been explained.

Very little is known about his past in any timeline; he is generally shrouded in mystery. [[Madame Boss|His mother]] was the head of Team Rocket before him. However, this is presumed to be [[canon]] in the {{pkmn|anime}} timeline only, as the {{pkmn|games}} have no precedent for this.

==Pokémon==
This listing is of Giovanni's known Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Persian
|type1=Normal
|img=Giovanni Persian.png
|epnum=EP015
|epname=Battle Aboard the St. Anne
|vajp=Rica Matsumoto
|vaen=Rica Matsumoto
|desc={{p|Persian}} is Giovanni's pet, as a reference to most villains owning a cat as a pet, such as {{wp|James Bond}} supervillain {{wp|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}. {{MTR}} has a never-ending rivalry with it as "top cat."}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Golem
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|img=Giovanni Golem.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc={{p|Golem}} was the first Pokémon that Giovanni used in his Gym battle with {{Gary}}, sending it against Gary's {{p|Nidoking}}. The Megaton Pokémon was easily defeated.

Golem's only known move is {{m|Tackle}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Kingler
|nick=Kingler (×2)
|type1=Water
|img=Giovanni Kingler.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=Rikako Aikawa
|vaen=Rikako Aikawa
|desc=Giovanni used his {{p|Kingler}} in his Gym battle with Gary, sending it to battle against Gary's Nidoking. Gary, however, quickly withdraws his Pokémon and calls out {{TP|Gary|Arcanine}}. Despite having a type advantage, Kingler proved to be no match for the Legendary Pokémon, and was finally taken out by {{p|Arcanine}}'s {{m|Fire Blast}}.

Kingler was also later loaned to [[Jessie]] for Ash's Gym battle. She used it to battle against [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], but lost.

Giovanni also has a second Kingler, which was in its cage when Giovanni went to see Mewtwo.

The known moves of the Kingler Jessie used are {{m|Crabhammer}}, {{m|Harden}}, and {{m|Bubble}}. The second Kingler's moves are unknown.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Machamp
|type1=Fighting
|img=Giovanni Machamp.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc=Giovanni loaned his {{p|Machamp}} to Jessie for her Gym battle against Ash. It battled against [[Ash's Squirtle]], but lost.

Machamp's only known move is {{m|Karate Chop}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Rhydon
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Giovanni Rhydon.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Katsuyuki Konishi
|desc=Giovanni loaned his {{p|Rhydon}} to Jessie for Ash's Gym battle. It was defeated by [[Ash's Pidgeot|Ash's Pidgeotto]]'s {{m|Double-Edge}}.

None of Rhydon's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Cloyster
|type1=Water
|type2=Ice
|img=Giovanni Cloyster anime.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|desc=There's nothing to be known about Giovanni's {{p|Cloyster}}, as it has only been briefly seen in a water tank in Viridian Gym's basement.}}

===Escaped===
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Mewtwo (anime)
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Mewtwo
|type1=Psychic
|img=Mewtwo in armor.png
|epnum=EP063
|epname=The Battle of the Badge
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Masachika Ichimura
|vaen=Phillip Bartlett
|desc=Giovanni held control of this {{p|Mewtwo}} created by [[Team Rocket scientists|his scientists]] for some time, until it learned that Giovanni had meant its purpose to be fighting for him, and escaped.

While controlling Mewtwo, Giovanni used its overwhelming {{t|Psychic}} powers to capture new Pokémon for Team Rocket and in his Gym battles, where it defeated all of his challengers effortlessly.}}

==In the manga==
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Giovanni EToP.png|thumb|right|200px|Giovanni in the Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Giovanni makes a cameo appearance in ''[[ET19|Ash vs. Gary]]'' where it is revealed that the giant {{p|Slowpoke}} that [[Ash]] and [[Gary]] attempted to catch was in fact created by Team Rocket. He reveals that he intended to use it's calming abilities to take over the world by having it make his enemies lose their will to fight. The plan instead backfired on him, the scientists who created the giant Slowpoke soon found themselves losing their will to dominate anything. As he bangs his head in anger over the fact that he defeated himself, he finds that recollecting about the giant Slowpoke caused his own anger to fade away.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Persian
|type1=Normal
|img=Giovanni Persian EToP.png
|epnum=ET19
|epname=Ash vs. Gary
|desc={{p|Persian}} was seen watching its owner as his anger fades away from remembering the giant Slowpoke that Team Rocket's scientists created.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color=666666|bordercolor=CC0000
|ja=鈴置洋孝 ''[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]'' ([[EP015]]-[[AG132]]) 三宅健太 ''[[Kenta Miyake]]'' ([[DP002]]-present)
|en=[[Ted Lewis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP015]]-[[AG132]]; {{PUSA}} dub, [[DP080]]-present) [[Craig Blair]] ({{PUSA}} dub, [[DP002]]-[[DP043]])
|cs=Pavel Soukup ([[EP015]]-[[EP157]]) Jiří Plachý ([[M01]]) Zdeněk Hruška (season 10) Marek Libert (season 11)
|nl=Just Meijer (Season 1, 6-7) Stan Limburg (Season 2) Fred Meijer (Season 3-6) Sander de Heer ([[Mewtwo Returns]]) Bas Keijzer (Season 8-present)
|fr_ca=Daniel Picard
|fr_eu=Patrick Deschamps
|ru=Анатолий Зиновенко Anatolii Zinovenko ([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])
|pl=Adam Bauman ([[M01]], [[Mewtwo Returns]]) Cezary Kwieciński ([[DP002]]-present)
|es_la=Alejandro Villeli ([[EP015]]-[[DP043]]) Humberto Solórzano ([[DP080]])
|es_eu=Ruperto Ares ([[EP015]]-[[EP157]]) Rafael Azcárraga ([[Mewtwo Returns]]) José Escobosa ([[EP231]]-present) Roberto Encinas ([[AG002]])}}

==Trivia==
* In [[Pokémon Live!]] it is stated that he dated [[Delia Ketchum]], though this is both unmentioned and unconfirmed in the anime.
* In the English dub, Giovanni is the first character to regain his original voice actor following the voice actor switch.
* Both Pokémon that Giovanni has rejected in the anime have both evolved once after being reunited with their owners.

==Related articles==
* [[Giovanni]]
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{{Team Rocket}} 
{{Giovanni's Pokémon}} 
{{animecharacters}}

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[[Category:Manga characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Members of Team Rocket]]
[[Category:Criminal masterminds]]
[[Category:Movie antagonists]]
[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]]

Ritchie

2011-02-20T15:56:41Z

Betakiller: /* Voice actors */

{{redirect|Hiroshi|the character of the day in [[AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide]]|Hiroshi (Kanto)}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{electric color}} |
corecolor={{electric color light}} |
bordercolor={{electric color dark}} |
name=Ritchie |
jname=ヒロシ |
tmname=Hiroshi |
slogan=no |
image=Ritchie2.png |
size=220px |
caption=Ritchie and Sparky |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Frodomar City]] (dub only) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Blue|
hair=Auburn{{tt|*|anime}} Blond{{tt|*|manga}}|
region=[[Kanto]] |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP078 |
epname=A Friend in Deed |
enva=[[Tara Jayne]]|
java=[[Minami Takayama]] |
}}
'''Ritchie''' (also ''Richie'', Japanese: '''ヒロシ''' ''Hiroshi'') is a nominally recurring {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}.

He is named after [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]], former President of Nintendo. His Japanese name means "far and wide" (溥), while his English name is a diminutive for Richard, which is generally agreed to mean "brave power" in Germanic (from the elements ''ric'' "power, rule, ruler" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy").

Ritchie is often seen as a clone of [[Ash Ketchum]] because all of his Pokémon relate to some of the Pokémon that Ash owns, or owned at one point ([[Sparky]] and {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Zippo]] and {{AP|Charizard}}, {{p|Butterfree|Happy}} and {{AP|Butterfree}}, {{p|Taillow|Rose}} and {{AP|Swellow}}, and {{p|Pupitar|Cruise}} and {{AP|Larvitar}}).

==In the anime==
Ritchie first appeared in ''[[EP078|A Friend In Deed]]'' and quickly befriended his fellow [[Indigo Plateau Conference|Pokémon League]] competitor, [[Ash Ketchum]]. This led to problems in the next episode, ''[[EP079|Friend or Foe Alike]]'', since the two were matched up to battle against each other. Ritchie won the match, since at the very end {{AP|Ash's Charizard|Charizard}} refused to fight [[Sparky]] and took a nap on the battlefield instead. Even though he lost in the next match to [[Assunta]], he made it to the Top 8 position in the league.

Ritchie showed up again in the anime when Ash and {{ashfr|co.}} visited the [[Whirl Islands]], starting in ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]''. He was searching for a mysterious {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that can be found there, which turned out to be a {{p|Lugia}}.

He also appeared in three [[Pokémon Chronicles]] episodes; ''[[SS008|Oaknapped]]'', ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy]]'' and ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]''.

===Pokémon===
This listing is of Ritchie's known Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}}:

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|nick=Sparky
|pkmn=Pikachu
|type1=Electric
|img=Ritchie Sparky.png
|epnum=EP078
|epname=A Friend in Deed
|vaen=Satomi Kōrogi
|vajp=Satomi Kōrogi
|desc=Sparky is Ritchie's main Pokémon, a {{p|Pikachu}}. It is distinguished from other Pikachu by a scruff of fur on the top of its head.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|nick=Zippo
|pkmn=Charmeleon
|type1=Fire
|img=Ritchie Zippo.png
|epnum=EP078
|epname=A Friend in Deed
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|vajp=Yūji Ueda
|desc=Zippo is Ritchie's {{p|Charmeleon}}. It first appeared as a {{p|Charmander}}, and evolved by the next time {{Ash}} and Ritchie met in the [[Whirl Islands]].}}

{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Happy
|pkmn=Butterfree
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|img=Ritchie Happy.png
|epnum=EP078
|epname=A Friend in Deed
|vaen=Rikako Aikawa
|vajp=Rikako Aikawa
|desc=Happy (Japanese: '''パピー''' ''Papi'') is Ritchie's {{p|Butterfree}}. After Ritchie and {{Ash}} had foiled [[Team Rocket]]'s plan to steal the Pokémon of everyone competing in the [[Pokémon League]], the van they were driving was about to go over a cliff. Ash and Ritchie decided to use their Pokémon to help them land safely. Ash used his {{AP|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}}, while Ritchie sent out Happy. Thanks to their Pokémon, the two Trainers were able to land safely.

Happy also appeared in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]'' during Ash and Ritchie's battle at the [[Indigo Plateau]]. It was up against {{tp|Ash|Squirtle}}. It easily defeated the {{type2|Water}} by using {{m|Sleep Powder}}, which caused Squirtle to become disqualified. Happy was then defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}} using its {{m|ThunderShock}}.

Happy was last seen in ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'' during Ritchie's battle with [[Assunta]]. It was seen battling with her {{p|Venomoth}}. It hasn't been seen or mentioned since that episode.

Happy's known moves are {{m|Sleep Powder}} and {{m|Whirlwind}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Cruise
|pkmn=Pupitar
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|img=Ritchie Cruise.png
|epnum=EP220
|epname=The Mystery is History
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc=Cruise (Japanese: '''クルーズ''') is Ritchie's {{p|Pupitar}}. When it first appeared, [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] were attempting to steal {{jo|Silver|a baby Lugia}}, but {{Ash}} and Ritchie refused to let that happen. To stop them, Ritchie sent out his Pupitar. It was very strong in battle, and it caused the two [[Team Rocket]] members to retreat.

Ritchie also used Cruise in ''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]''. Butch and Cassidy were once again trying to prevent the kids from rescuing Silver and its mother. Ritchie called upon Cruise to take care of them and the other {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in the area. After it defeated them, Cruise helped Ash and {{an|Misty}} free Silver from its cage by tackling the bars after {{AP|Ash's Cyndaquil|Quilava}}, {{AP|Totodile}} and {{tp|Misty|Poliwhirl|Politoed}} had weakened them.

Cruise's known moves are {{m|Take Down}} and {{m|Sandstorm}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Rose
|pkmn=Taillow
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|img=Ritchie Rose.png
|epnum=SS008
|epname=Oaknapped
|vajp=Chinami Nishimura
|vaen=Kayzie Rogers
|desc=Rose (Japanese: '''ローズ''') is Ritchie's {{p|Taillow}}. When Ritchie, {{Tracey}} and [[Officer Jenny]] were looking for the missing {{an|Professor Oak}}, Ritchie sent out Rose for help. Tracey commented that {{Ash}} also has a {{AP|Taillow}}, and Ritchie replied that Ash and him tend to catch a lot of the same Pokémon (referring to their {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Charmeleon}}, and {{p|Butterfree}}).

Rose's known moves are {{m|Gust}}{{tt|*|Taillow cannot legally learn Gust in the games.}} and {{m|Double Team}}.}}

Ritchie had at least 3 other Pokémon during [[Indigo League]] competition. It is uncertain which ones belonged to him. However, the beginning scene in ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'' narrowed the situation a bit. Pokémon that could possibly belong to Ritchie presented in this scene include {{p|Spearow}} and {{p|Tentacool}}.

====Mentioned====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ritchie
|pkmn=Eevee
|type1=Normal
|img=
|epnum=SS008
|epname=Oaknapped
|desc=Ritchie mentions that he has an {{p|Eevee}} in the dub. He consults {{an|Professor Oak}} for advice on evolving his Eevee in the [[Pokémon Chronicles]] episode ''[[SS008|Oaknapped]]''. It was not officially seen so nothing is known about it.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color light}}
|ja=高山みなみ ''[[Minami Takayama]]''
|en=[[Tara Jayne]]
|nl=Niki Romijn
|pt_br=Alex Wendel (Indigo League) Francisco Freitas (Whirl Islands) Thiago Longo (Pokémon Chronicles)
|es_la=Ana Lobo ([[EP078]]-[[EP222]]) Manuel Díaz ([[SS008]]-[[SS018]])
|es_eu=Chelo Vivares
|ru=Татьяна Зиновенко Tatiana Zinovenko ([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])
|pl=Artur Krajewski ([[EP078]]-[[EP080]]) Unknown voice actress ([[EP220]]-[[EP222]])
|da=Mikkel Følsgaard
}}

==In the games==
The only game Ritchie appears in is [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]. However, some have speculated that, like Ash, he was based on the {{ga|Red|hero}} from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. In fact, besides differences in color, his outfit closely parallels that of Red's original design.

==In the manga==
[[File:Ritchie Electric Tale.png|right|thumb|Ritchie in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga]]
Ritchie is a character in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga. His personality is very similar to that of his anime counterpart. However, he has blond hair instead of auburn.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Sparky
|trainer=Ritchie
|pkmn=Pikachu
|nick=Chuchino
|type1=electric
|img=Ritchie Sparky EToP.png
|img_size=150px
|epnum=ET12
|epname=Welcome To The Big Leagues
|desc=Sparky was the first revealed Pokémon of Ritchie's where it went up against Gary's Pokémon and defeated them. It is unknown which opponent that Sparky competed. It was also used against Ash's Pikachu.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=Zippo
|trainer=Ritchie
|pkmn=Charizard
|nick=Charley
|type1=Fire
|type2=Flying
|img=Ritchie Zippo EToP.png
|img_size=150px
|epnum=ET13
|epname=The Indigo Finals
|desc=Charley was used against Ash's Charizard in the Indigo League. It lost to Ash's Charizard after it was badly beaten. As a result, Ash resigned from the challenge.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ritchie
|pkmn=Butterfree
|nick=Happy
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|img=Ritchie Happy EToP.png
|epnum=ET13
|epname=The Indigo Finals
|desc=Happy was used against Ash's Squirtle in the Indigo League where it was able to defeat Squirtle after a long fight.}}
{{-}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Ritchie Poké Balls.png|230px|thumb|right|Ritchie's [[Poké Ball]]s]]
* Ritchie puts stickers on his [[Poké Ball]]s to differentiate his Pokémon between others.
* Two versions of his name can be seen in the fandom, '''Richie''' and '''Ritchie'''. However, [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], as well as [[Pokémon Chronicles]] subtitles, spell his name with a "t". Because of this, he is more commonly identified as Ritchie.
**In [[Pokémon Zany Cards]], he is referred to as '''Ricky'''.
* He shares three notable traits with Professor Oak. Both traveled through time with the aid of a {{p|Celebi}}, while both, as of the last known appearance of their Pokémon, have a {{p|Charmeleon}}, and they both share the same [[Tara Jayne|English voice actress]] (when Oak was younger).
* Despite changes in the [[Pokédex]]'s design, Ritchie continues to use the oldest model as of the last episode it was seen in.
* Much like {{Gary|Shigeru}} and {{Ash|Satoshi}} are default names for {{ga|Blue|the rival}} in {{2v2|Red|Green}}, respectively (being a default for {{ga|Red|the player}} in the opposite version), Hiroshi is a default name for the rival in {{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}}.
* He is the only rival to nickname his Pokémon.
* Ritchie's outfit features the colors [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|green]] and [[Pokémon Yellow Version|yellow]], while Ash's clothes are predominantly [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|red]] and [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|blue]].
* The only known Pokémon Ritchie owns that {{Ash}} has never officially owned in the past is {{p|Pupitar}}. However, Ash has owned a {{p|Larvitar}} temporarily.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{electric color}}"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Japanese
|ヒロシ ''Hiroshi''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|English
|Ritchie
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Korean
|훈 ''Hun''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese
|阿弘 ''Ā Hóng''
|From the name 弘 ''Hiroshi''.
|}
{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/s-hiroshi.html Hiroshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/list/s_p-hiroshi.html Hiroshi's Pokémon] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

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Misty (anime)

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{{CharInfobox|
color={{water color}} |
corecolor={{water color light}} |
bordercolor={{water color dark}} |
name=Misty |
jname=カスミ |
tmname=Kasumi |
slogan=no |
image=Misty AG.png |
size=200px |
caption=Misty in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, with her {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}} |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP003]], not stated in dub) |
colors=yes |
eyes=Green |
hair=Orange |
gender=Female |
hometown=[[Cerulean City]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{an|Daisy}}, [[Violet]], and {{ka|Lily}} |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}}, [[Gym Leader]] |
game=counterpart|
counterpart=[[Misty]]|
leader=yes |
gym=Cerulean Gym |
specialist=yes |
type={{type2|Water}}s |
badge=Badge#Cascade Badge{{!}}Cascade Badge |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}}) |
java=[[Mayumi Iizuka]] |
}}
'''Misty''' (Japanese: '''カスミ''' ''Kasumi'') is a friend and former traveling partner of [[Ash Ketchum]].

==Character==
[[File:MistyEP.png|thumb|left|200px|Misty as seen in the {{series|original}}]]
A stubborn tomboy, Misty is the youngest of [[The Sensational Sisters|four sisters]] who live in the Cerulean Gym. Fed up with her more glamorous older sisters, Misty left the gym with the goal of becoming the world's greatest {{t|Water}} [[Pokémon Trainer]]. She met {{Ash}} when she "caught" him with her fishing line in a river between [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]]. She traveled around with Ash, {{an|Brock}}, and {{Tracey}} through the [[Kanto]] region, [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], and [[Johto]] region.

Her purpose was ostensibly to get Ash to replace her [[bicycle]], which he had accidentally destroyed when they first met. However, Misty often seemed to have forgotten about the bicycle, indicating that her real reason for following along was that she simply wanted to remain with her friends.

During her travels with Ash, she, aside from training to become the best {{t|Water}} [[Pokémon Trainer]], also acted as his coach in many Pokémon battles. She is somewhat considered as a rival to Ash due to their competitive nature. It was also her job to drag Brock away from women by his ear.

Misty can be sweet and optimistic at times, but she is best known for how easily she can be angered, crazy, or frustrated, and how loud and violent she can become in response. She is very extreme in most of her moods, and can switch between them quickly. There are many episodes where she is seen getting along with the younger siblings of the family, namely [[Mikey]], [[Sakura]], and [[Max]]. This stems from the fact that she understands what it's like to be the youngest because she has three older sisters.
[[File:Mistys fear of bugs.png|thumb|right|200px|Misty showing her fear of bugs]]
Her goals are not as clear as those of the other main characters, since though her main interest is {{pkmn|training}} {{type2|Water}} Pokémon, there's many things she loves to do and she is very confident in her abilities in all aspects of life. [[Fishing]] is one of her hobbies, however, and she has a [[Misty's special lure|special lure]] which she designed to look like herself and gave to Ash as a gift. The one [[Elemental types|Pokémon type]] that Misty cannot stand are {{type2|Bug}}s; she tends to freak out in most cases whenever she encounters a Bug-type, which was first demonstrated when she refused to befriend Ash's {{AP|Caterpie|Butterfree}}. However, bugs are only one of three things Misty strongly dislikes, the other two being {{wp|carrots}} and {{wp|peppers}}. The only Bug-type Pokémon Misty is not afraid are the kinds that she deems "cute" or "pretty", like {{p|Ledyba}} and {{p|Butterfree}}, some belonging to her friends, like [[Tracey's Venonat]], or ones that don't look like bugs, like {{p|Pineco}}.
[[File:Baby Misty.png|thumb|200px|left|Young Misty]]
Misty participated in the [[Whirl Cup]] alongside Ash from ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' to ''[[EP217|The Perfect Match]]''. She defeated Ash in battle in the second round. Misty made it all the way to the best eight of the Whirl Cup, but narrowly lost to [[Trinity]] in the end.

After Ash competed in the [[Silver Conference]], however, her bicycle was repaired and returned to her by the [[Viridian City]] [[Nurse Joy]]. Misty was shown to be sad that she no longer had the convenient excuse to travel with Ash, especially when she saw that Ash hadn't learned that and had assumed she followed him because of her bike. In addition, her sisters {{an|Daisy}}, {{ka|Lily}}, and [[Violet]], called Misty at this time to tell her they were going on a world tour, and needed her to return to Cerulean and watch the Gym in their absence. However, Misty saw how Ash truly cared for her when he saved her from a trio of [[Invincible Pokémon Brothers|Pokémon gangsters]]. Misty wanted to stay with Ash, but felt it was her responsibility to take over the Gym, which would be shut down if left unattended.

Upon the return of her sisters, Misty remained the sole Cerulean [[Gym Leader]]. Since their return, only Daisy appears to spend any significant amount of time at the Gym.

While working in the gym, Misty sometimes receives help from Tracey when he is either visiting or running an errand for {{an|Professor Oak}}.

Misty reappeared from ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'' to ''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage!]]'' where she meets up with Ash and Brock again, along with meeting May and Max for the first time. During the episode ''A Togepi Mirage'', her Togepi evolves into a Togetic and helps defend the Togepi Paradise. Towards the end of the episode, Togetic decides to stay with the other Togepi to protect them, sharing one last tearful moment with Misty. She makes three more appearances in the {{series|Advanced Generation}} from ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'' to ''[[AG134|A Real Cleffa-Hanger]]'', as well as ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

==Appearance==
Misty's usual hairstyle is a side ponytail which sticks out on the left side of her head. There are times she has let her hair down, sometimes when she goes to sleep. She has also been shown wearing hair extensions when she wore her mermaid costumes in the ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]'' and ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]''. Misty is also notably taller than Ash but shorter than Brock. She has worn three main outfits in the series and all of them sport the colors yellow, blue, and red.

==Pokémon==
Either through the tradition of her family's gym or merely her love of them, Misty prefers to train Water Pokémon. She usually bases her choice of Pokémon to train by looks, preferring Pokémon that she thinks of as "cute" over ones that she thinks are "ugly," but is willing to overcome such differences. Her love of water Pokémon stems from the fact that they are extremely flexible in battle, meaning that they can easily adapt to the opponent, as she stated in ''[[EP240|Some Like It Hot]]''. Since becoming gym leader, she has overcome her fear of Gyarados and continues to learn more about caring and battling with water Pokémon as challengers come to the [[Cerulean Gym]].

This is a listing of Misty's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode. As she is currently residing in the Cerulean Gym, all of her Pokémon are there and none are listed as "on hand."

===At Cerulean Gym===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Goldeen|Misty Goldeen.png|water}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Staryu|Misty Staryu.png|water}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Starmie|Misty Starmie.png|water|psychic}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Horsea|Misty Horsea.png|water}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Psyduck|Misty Psyduck.png|water}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Politoed|Misty Politoed.png|water|fir=Poliwag|mid=Poliwhirl}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Corsola|Misty Corsola.png|water|rock}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Gyarados|Misty Gyarados.png|water|flying|fir=Magikarp}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Luvdisc|Caserin.png|water|link=Caserin and Luverin|nick=Caserin}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Azurill|Marill Azurill.png|normal|fir=Egg}}
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Dewgong|Misty Dewgong.png|water|ice|fir=Seel|link=Dewgong (Cerulean Gym)}}
|}

She presumably also has access to any other Pokémon at the gym, such as [[Caserin and Luverin|Luverin]], {{p|Seaking}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Shellder}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, and {{p|Seel}}, due to being the Gym Leader.

===Released===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Misty|Togetic|Misty Togetic.png|normal|flying|mid=Togepi|fir=Egg}}
|
|
|
|}

===Temporary===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Seaking
|type1=Water
|img=Misty Seaking.png
|epnum=EP168
|epname=Hook, Line, and Stinker
|desc=Misty captures a big {{p|Seaking}} using her [[Misty's special lure|special lure]], it nearly pulled her in so she sent out [[Misty's Poliwhirl|Poliwhirl]] it slaps Poliwhirl with its tail, nearly throwing it out of the boat, but Poliwhirl uses {{m|DoubleSlap}} and Misty captures it. It being 55kg and winning the battle means Misty wins the [[Seaking Catching Day]], but under contest rules she releases it.}}

===Briefly used===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Golduck
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|img=EP091.png
|epnum=EP091
|epname=Bye Bye Psyduck
|desc=Misty befriends a {{p|Golduck}} which lives on [[Kinnow Island]] who she mistakes for thinking that her [[Misty's Psyduck|Psyduck]] had [[Evolution|evolved]]. It was first seen under Misty's bag and after Misty had found it she used it in a battle against {{oi|Marina}} and her {{p|Psyduck}}. Psyduck used {{m|Confusion}} on a wave which Golduck rode and was about to crash into Psyduck until [[Team Rocket]] appeared and nabbed Marina's Pokémon. It was used with Marina's {{p|Starmie}} to get them back and Golduck throws [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's sub]] onto the beach. It hits the sub with a {{m|Water Gun}}, and stops [[Jessie's Arbok|Arbok]]'s attack with {{m|Disable}} then slams Arbok to the floor with a {{m|Psychic}}, and eventually send Team Rocket blasting off with a {{m|Hyper Beam}} and saves Marina's Pokémon.

It was later used in the last part of the battle between Marina and her Starmie, it gets battered with Starmie's {{m|Tackle}} and {{m|Bubble}} but shatters Starmie's {{m|Light Screen}} with another Hyper Beam fainting it. Misty tries to recall Golduck but her Psyduck pops out. Golduck then runs off and shows off its skills to a bunch of girls.

Golduck's known moves are {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|Disable}}, {{m|Confusion}}, {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Fury Swipes}}, {{m|Barrier}}{{tt|*|Golduck cannot legally learn Barrier in the games}}, {{m|Psywave}}{{tt|*|Golduck cannot legally learn Psywave in the games}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Ash
|pkmn=Pikachu
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|img=Misty Ash Pikachu.png
|epnum=EP001
|epname=Pokémon, I Choose You
|vajp=Ikue Ohtani
|vaen=Ikue Ohtani‎
|desc=Misty borrowed Pikachu from {{Ash}} to participate in the [[Princess Day|Princess Pokémon Tournament]]. In the tournament, he knocked out Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}, {{TP|James|Weezing}} and {{MTR}}. After Jessie assumes that the battle was over, Meowth reminds her that she has Lickitung left. She calls out her newly caught {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} and easily defeats Pikachu.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Ash
|pkmn=Bulbasaur
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|img=Misty Ash Bulbasaur.png
|epnum=EP010
|epname=Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|vaen=Tara Jayne
|desc=Misty's borrowed Bulbasaur to participate in the Princess Pokémon Tournament. He was sent out after Pikachu got defeated by Lickitung's {{m|Lick}}. During the battle, Lickitung defeats Bulbasaur using the same techniques that it used on Pikachu.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Brock
|pkmn=Vulpix
|type1=Fire
|img=Misty Brock Vulpix.png
|epnum=EP028
|epname=Pokémon Fashion Flash
|vajp=Rikako Aikawa
|vaen=Rachael Lillis
|desc=Misty borrowed Vulpix from {{an|Brock}} to participate in the Princess Pokémon Tournament. Similar to the other borrowed Pokémon given to Misty, Vulpix gets knocked out by Lickitung as well.}}

==Achievements==
[[File:Misty Medallion.png|thumb|250px|Misty's medallion as seen in ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'']]
* Champion of the Queen of the [[Princess Day]] Festival contest in ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''.
* Champion of the [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race in ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]''.
* Champion of the [[Seaking Catching Day]] competition in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* Ranked top 8 in the [[Whirl Cup]].
* Runner up and default winner in the privately organized ''[[EP050|Mini-Tournament for Togepi]]''.
* Possible winner/runner up of the Swimsuit Beauty pagent in ''[[EP018|Beauty and The Beach]]''.

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}
|ja=飯塚雅弓 [[Mayumi Iizuka]]
|en=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
|zh_cmn=林凱羚 ''Lín Kǎilíng'' (EP001-157) 龍顯蕙 ''Lóng Xiǎnhuì'' (EP158-261) 謝佼娟 ''Xiè Jiǎojuān'' (EP262-274) 林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù'' (AG)
|ar=مجد ظاظ Majd Zaza
|hr=Jasna Palić Picukarić Olga Pakalović
|cs=Eva Spoustová
|nl=Marlies Somers
|fil=Candice Arellano
|fr_ca=Kim Jalabert
|fr_eu=Fanny Roy
|de=Angela Wiederhut
|he=עדי בן ישראל Adi Ben Israel נעמה אוזן Na'ama Ozen טליה ברקאי Talia Barkai
|it=Alessandra Karpoff
|ko=지미애 Chi Mi-Ae
|no=Anine Kruse
|pl=Iwona Rulewicz
|pt_br=Márcia Regina
|pt_eu=Helena Montez ([[EP001]]-[[EP128]]), movies [[M01|1]]-[[M04|4]] Unknown actress ([[EP129]]-[[EP157]]) Paula Pais ([[EP158]]-[[EP209]]) Carla ([[EP210]]-[[EP273]], [[AG044]]-[[AG045]]) Isabel Ribas ([[AG132]]-[[AG134]])
|es_la=Xóchitl Ugarte
|es_eu=Miriam Valencia Pilar González Aguado (movie [[M03|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|sv=Anna Book
|ca=Nina Romero
|ru=Татьяна Зиновенко Tatiana Zinovenko ([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])
|tr=Birtanem Coşkun Candaner
|cs=Eva Spoustová
|th=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น Sansanee Watthananumomchan
|da=Lulu Jacobsen (first two seasons) Simone Drechsler (season 7) Annevig Schelde Ebbe (season 6 and 8)}}

==Future appearances==
{{Bulbanews|Kasumi to make appearance in anime}}
Former director and storyboard artist of the [[Pokémon anime]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], stated in [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-at-anime-expo an interview] that Misty will not return as a main character in future seasons, but she will continue to make cameo appearances from time to time like she has in the past. He also mentioned {{pkmn|Contests}} in connection with Misty, although the translator neglected to mention what was meant by this.

Misty's seiyū, [[Mayumi Iizuka]], hinted in her blog that Misty would make an appearance in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}<ref>[http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mayumi_blog/45719533.html Mayumi Iizuka's blog]</ref>. However, she did not appear at all.

==In the manga==
[[File:Misty Dengeki.png|thumb|right|Misty in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
Misty is a recurring character in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], a {{pkmn|manga}} series based on the Pokémon anime.

She first appears in the chapter ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You]]''. She takes a liking to [[Ash's Pikachu]] and tells {{Ash}} about what it takes to be a professional Pokémon Trainer. Ash steals her [[bicycle]] later to rush Pikachu to a [[Pokémon Center]] after being injured by a flock of {{p|Spearow}}.

She travels with Ash for the following chapter, ''[[ET02|Play Misty For Me]]'', expecting Ash to repay her for her bike. Later in the same chapter, when Ash arrives in [[Cerulean City]], he battles her instead of the [[Sensational Sisters]]. Misty awards Ash the {{badge|Cascade}} when his {{AP|Fearow}} takes back his {{AP|hat}} from Misty's head.

Misty disappears from the manga until Ash and {{an|Brock}} bump into her at the [[Nomads Independence Day]] festival in ''[[ET05|The Human Race and the Pokémon Race]]''. After this, she is a common traveling companion to Ash and Brock, though they still part ways at times, such as when Misty and [[Duplica]] search for wild {{p|Ditto}} in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Gyarados
|type1=Water
|type2=Flying
|img=Misty Gyarados EToP.png
|epnum=ET02
|epname=Play Misty For Me
|desc=Misty's {{p|Gyarados}} was used in a challenge for Ash to get his hat back.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Shellder
|type1=Water
|img=Misty Shellder EToP.png
|epnum=ET02
|epname=Play Misty For Me
|desc=Misty threw {{p|Shellder}} at Ash after he was constantly staring at her in her swimsuit.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Lapras
|type1=Water
|type2=Ice
|img=Misty Lapras EToP.png
|epnum=ET02
|epname=Play Misty For Me
|desc={{p|Lapras}} is Misty's mode of {{m|Surf|water transportation}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=Misty's Togetic
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Togepi
|type1=Normal
|img=
|epnum=ET10
|epname=Clefairy in Space
|desc=Misty owned this {{p|Togepi}} prior to meeting up with Ash again in Apple City.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=Misty's Politoed
|trainer=Misty
|pkmn=Poliwhirl
|type1=Water
|img=Misty Poliwhirl EToP.png
|epnum=ET03
|epname=Clefairy Tale
|desc=Misty is shown with a Poliwag in ''[[ET03|Clefairy Tale]]''. Later, in ''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!]]'', she ponders whether she wanted to evolve her {{p|Poliwhirl}} into {{p|Poliwrath}}.}}

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
[[File:Misty MPJ.jpg|thumb|right|Misty in Magical Pokémon Journey]]
Misty, along with {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}}, make cameo appearances in bonus chapters of the [[Magical Pokémon Journey]] manga. In the bonus chapters, Misty and co. have mistakenly wandered into the world Magical Pokémon Journey is set in. The bonus chapters chronicle their attempts to return to their own world (of the {{pkmn|anime}}) and their encounters with various aspects of the Magical Pokémon Journey canon which differ from the anime's canon (such as the use of [[Poké Ball]]s).

==Trivia==
* Even though Misty is said to be 10 in the anime, she is said to be 12 in the first manga issue where she is introduced.
* Misty is the only one of the main characters to have [[Misty's Staryu|a Pokémon]] along with its [[Misty's Starmie|evolved form]] on her team at the same time.
* Misty is the only one of Ash's friends to have a {{type2|Psychic}} Pokémon, {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}.
* Only two of Misty's Pokémon are not {{type2|Water}}: {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} and {{TP|Misty|Azurill}}, though Azurill can {{p|Marill|evolve into one}} later.
** Also both of these Pokémon are {{type2|Normal}} and both were hatched from eggs she got from other main characters and debuted in a different generation from their fully evolved forms.
* Misty is the first of [[Ash's friends]] to challenge a gym (albeit an unofficial gym), since she challenged and won against [[Dorian|the unofficial Johto Water Gym Leader]] in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''.
* She is the only main character to have genderless Pokémon in her [[party|team]]. In fact, she has two, {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}.
* She and {{an|Iris}} are the only female companions of Ash who did not start off as a rookie. She is also considered as a rival by Ash and acts as his coach during Pokémon battles. Unlike Dawn and May, who are Pokémon Coordinators, Misty focuses on being a Water Pokémon Master.
* She is the first main character to be seen owning a [[Generation II]] Pokémon, that Pokémon being Togepi.
* Misty is the only one of her sisters not named after a flower, the names of her sisters being Daisy, Violet, and Lily. However, she does have the name for {{wp|baby's breath}} in Japanese.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color}}"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Japanese
| カスミ ''Kasumi''
| From カスミソウ ''kasumisō'', the Japanese name for {{wp|Gypsophila}}. A reference to 霞み ''kasumi'' ("mist") and 海 ''umi'' ("sea").
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|English, German, Italian, Spanish
| Misty
| Translation of 霞み ''kasumi'' in relation to the word ''mist''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|French
| Ondine
| Refers to {{wp|Ondine (mythology)|Ondine}}, a water nymph in Germanic mythology.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Korean
| 이슬 ''Iseul''
| 이슬 means ''dew''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 小霞 ''Xiǎo Xiá''
| From 霞み ''kasumi''. 小 means little or young, while 霞 refers to the rosy glow of the clouds during sunrise or sunset.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 小霞 ''Síu Hàh''
| Same as Mandarin name.
|}
{{-}}

==References==
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==Related articles==
* [[Misty]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Misty}}

{{Misty's Pokémon}}
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Jessie

2011-02-20T15:52:04Z

Betakiller: /* Voice actors */

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bordercolor=CC0000 |
name=Jessie |
jname=ムサシ |
tmname=Musashi |
slogan=no |
image=Jessie_BW.png|
caption=Art from the {{series|Best Wishes}}|
colors=yes|
eyes=Blue|
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gender=Female |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives=[[Miyamoto]] (mother) |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Team Rocket ranks|Agent]], {{pkmn|Coordinator}}, [[Gym Leader]]{{tt|*|Temporary}} |
game=yes |
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leader=no |
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Rocket]] |
teamrank=[[Team Rocket ranks|Advanced Troop]] |
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partner=yes |
partnername=[[James]], {{TR|Meowth}} |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP002 |
epname=Pokémon Emergency! |
enva=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ([[The Pokémon Company International|TPCi]])|
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}}

'''Jessie''' (Japanese: '''ムサシ''' ''Musashi'') is a member of the [[Team Rocket]] trio with [[James]] and {{MTR}}, that follows {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} around in the [[Pokémon anime]], usually trying to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]], but always failing.

==In the anime==
===Character===
[[File:Jessie anime.png|left|thumb|200px|Jessie in her [[Team Rocket uniform#White uniform|white uniform]] worn from ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' to ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''.]]
Jessie's mother, [[Miyamoto]], was a high-ranking Team Rocket agent. When Jessie was around the age of three, Miyamoto left on a mission to the {{wp|Andes}} to record the voice of the elusive Pokémon {{p|Mew}}. However, after Miyamoto disappeared, Jessie was put into a foster home which had very little money. There were times when she had no choice but to eat snow because of a lack of more nourishing food.

When she was old enough, she left home to become a Pokémon nurse in [[Johto]]. However, the school she was enrolled in was literally for ''Pokémon'' nurses (i.e. {{p|Chansey}}), so she failed to graduate and left, leaving behind a [[Nurse Joy's Blissey|Chansey]] she had befriended there. In the episode ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]'', Jessie was reunited with that same Chansey, which had since evolved into a {{p|Blissey}}. It is assumed that she then traveled back to [[Kanto]], where she enrolled in [[Pokémon Tech]], a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s school, she met [[James]], and subsequently failed and dropped out. After this, Jessie and James joined a bicycle gang in [[Sunny Town]], where Jessie was known for swinging a chain above her head as she rode her bike, acquiring the nickname "Chainer Jess". It was revealed in ''[[EP188|Spring Fever]]'' that she was a model at one point.
[[File:Jessie BW anime.png|thumb|Jessie in the {{series|Best Wishes}}|220px]]
Due to conflicts in canon between Kanto and Johto episodes and the special episode ''[[SS012|Training Daze]]'', what happened between Jessie and James after the bike gang is unknown. What ''is'' known, as shown in the special episode, is that they joined Team Rocket separately and were on initially unfriendly terms after being grouped with {{MTR}} but they quickly made up and became good friends.
[[File:Jessie hair.png|thumb|Jessie after beating up her Seviper for biting off her hair|200px]]
[[File:Jessie and James first appearance.png|200px|thumb|left|Jessie and James's first apperance in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'']]
Sometime before joining Team Rocket, and it is not known when, Jessie obtained a [[Contest Pass]] in the [[Hoenn]] region. Also during the years before Team Rocket, she had several boyfriends, all of whom left her and/or treated her badly. In ''[[EP234|Xatu the Future]]'', she revealed that she had once worked at a T.V. station as the weathergirl. In ''[[AG156|From Cradle to Save]]'', it was revealed that she once was a ninja. In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', it was revealed that she had a crush on a boy she had gone to school with named [[Astin]], who has a current-day counterpart [[Austin|with a similar name]].

She has a long-standing bitter rivalry with [[Cassidy]], another member of Team Rocket. Team Rocket member {{an|Wendy}} held a grudge against Jessie for failing to pay for a drink (making Wendy pay), but got her revenge when she added the charge to Jessie's overall Team Rocket bill.

Jessie seems to have a special preference for snake-like Pokémon, owning both an {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and a {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}. In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké Showdown]]'', she expressed a preference for {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon in general.

It is revealed in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'' that Jessie is almost identical in appearance to James's fiancée, [[Jessiebelle]], with the two of them having virtually identical faces and the only noticeable physical differences between them being eye color, hairstyle, and slightly different hair colors. Meowth in particular takes notice of this and frequently reminds Jessie of the fact throughout the episode, something she takes strong offense to due to Jessiebelle's reprehensible personality. Interestingly enough by the time the subject of Jessiebelle is breached again in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'' she seems to have forgotten about her doppelganger and needs Meowth to remind her of who she is. The resemblance between the two was further explored in ''[[DP153|The Treasure is All Mine!]]'' when she disguised herself as Jessiebelle in order to grant herself, James, and Meowth, entrance into one of James's family mansions without James having to do so himself.

Jessie is also known to be very vain and is also prone to explosive anger. She values her appearance, and she can get furious when her face or hair is damaged, such as in ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', ''[[EP117|Don't Touch That 'dile!]]'', ''[[AG008|A Tail with a Twist]]'' or ''[[DP156|A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!]]''. When this happens, she may do things like beat up a Pokémon such as {{MTR}} or her {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}. Furthermore, Jessie goes into a violent outrage whenever someone insults her beauty by calling her old, such as the episode ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers]]'' when {{an|Misty}} calls Jessie an "old hag" (Japanese: ''oba-san''). She spat fire in extreme anger after Misty called her that name in that episode. She is also angered (compared to her companions, who are usually depressed when they fail at something) when missions are either failed or botched, which is a regular thing. This anger was intensely demonstrated in the Indigo League, Orange Islands and part of the Johto League story arcs. However, her anger tantrums started to become less intense over the next two story arcs. It should be noted that her short temper, while it has always been a part of her character, tended to appear far more intense in the dub than in the original, which is a contrast of Lillis's vocal performance to Hayashibara's.
[[File:Jessie Jessebella.png|thumb|200px|left|As Jessebella]]
Starting in [[Hoenn]], Jessie became a [[Pokémon Coordinator]], entering every contest that she could. She frequently made it to the battle round, but usually lost there. However, in ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith]]'', she finally succeeded in winning an (unofficial) contest by using [[Dawn's Ambipom|Ash's Aipom]], which she had saved earlier in the episode. And, in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', she won an official contest with her Dustox at [[Solaceon Town]]. Later in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist]]'', she won a ribbon with help of her Yanmega. She has [[Contest Pass]]es to compete in the Hoenn, Kanto, and Sinnoh regions.
[[File:Jessadia.png|thumb|200px|As Jessadia]]
In the Kanto contests, Jessie [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised]] herself as ''Jessebella'' (Japanese: '''ムサぴょん''' ''Musa-pyon'') wearing a red dress and glasses. Eventually, Ash, Brock, Max and May found out her true identity in the last contest.

[[File:Jessalina.png|thumb|left|250px|Jessie disguised as Jessilina]]
During the [[Kanto Grand Festival]], Jessie dressed up as ''Jessadia'' (Japanese: '''プリティ・ムサリン''' ''Pretty Musalin'') and wore glasses, long white socks, a yellow and orange dress, and had her hair in pigtails. She worked there as an announcer and [[Lilian Meridian]]'s assistant; Lilian herself said she did not really like Jessadia's style, but recognized her talent.

In Sinnoh {{pkmn|Super Contest}}s, Jessie disguised herself as ''Jessilina'' (Japanese: '''キャンディ・ムサリーナ''' ''Candy Musalina''), using big glasses and an orange dress. She was notable for the fact that, in the appeals round of a contest, Jessie tended to use her Pokémon to show herself off, rather than showing them off. The orange dress she wore was ripped into pieces during her appeal for the Grand Festival in ''[[DP174|Last Call, First Round!]]''.
[[File:Jessie in Grand Festival.png|thumb|250px|Jessilina in the Grand Festival]]
In ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' and ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'' she once again used her Jessadia disguise to report on the [[Wallace Cup]]. She used it again in ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'' to interview [[Fantina]].

Although Jessie entered mostly every contest in Hoenn and Kanto, she lost in all of them, whether it was the first match of the Battle Rounds or the finals. However, in the Sinnoh region, she won three ribbons herself using her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, and obtained a ribbon after James won a contest in her place, as well as receiving one from [[Princess Salvia]] after she lost to her. Jessie is now eligible to participate in the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]], and has made it to the semi-finals, losing to Dawn.

She's also used other aliases to disguise herself under, such as ''Jessilinda'' during her time at the [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] and ''Jessilynlyn'' while competing in the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]]. Against [[Marilyn]] in ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'', she used the alias ''Jessirilyn''.

===Pokémon===
As with the standards set by the Team Rocket organization, Jessie initially started off with mainly {{type2|Poison}} types, but as the anime continued onward, her team has diversified. However, she is still strongly associated with Poison-type serpentine Pokémon, such as Arbok and Seviper. Most of her other Pokémon tend to be unusual in appearance and don't usually fit the general image of "cute". However, she does display a desire to obtain Pokémon that are considered "adorable" when the opportunity presents itself, especially feminine Pokémon such as {{p|Happiny}} or {{p|Smoochum}}. She was also attracted to a {{p|Weavile}} in ''[[AG185|Duels of the Jungle!]]''.

Occasionally, she manages to take control of some powerful Pokémon, but due to either inexperience or hubris, this often backfires and loses control of them. She doesn't appear to train her Pokémon that often. Instead, they are often used to fight against {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}}. When she enters {{pkmn|Contest}}s, she tends to involve herself in her Pokémon's appeals.

====On hand====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Jessie|Woobat|Jessie Woobat.png|psychic|flying}}
|
|
|
|}

====At Team Rocket's Headquarters====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Wobbuffet|Jessie Wobbuffet.png|psychic|size=188px}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Seviper|Jessie Seviper.png|poison|size=188px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Yanmega|Jessie Yanmega.png|bug|flying|fir=Yanma|size=188px}} ♀
|
|}

====Released====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Shellder|Jessie Shellder.png|water|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Shellder}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Arbok|Jessie Arbok.png|poison|fir=Ekans}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Magikarp|Jessie Magikarp 2.png|water|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Magikarp}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Dustox|Jessies Dustox.png|bug|poison|fir=Wurmple|mid=Cascoon}} ♀
|}

====Traded away====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Lickitung|Jessie Lickitung.png|normal}}
|
|
|
|}

====Borrowed====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Weezing|JamesWeezing.png|Poison}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|James|Cacnea|James Cacnea.png|Grass}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|James|Chimecho|Jessie borrowing James Chimecho.png|Psychic}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Mime Jr.|Mime Jr James.png|Psychic|size=185px}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Carnivine|CarnivineBind.png|Grass}}
| {{InactivePoké|Harley|Cacturne|Harley Cacturne.png|Grass|Dark}}
| {{InactivePoké|Harley|Banette|Harley Banette.png|Ghost|link=Harley#Banette}}
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Ambipom|DP022.png|Normal|disp=Aipom}}♀
|}

====Befriended====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Nurse Joy|Blissey|Nurse Joy Blissey.png|Normal|fir=Chansey}} ♀
|
|
|
|}

====Temporary====
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Giant|Hitmonlee|HitmonleeMegaKick.png|Fighting|link=Giant#Hitmonlee}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Team Rocket|Porygon|PorygonZero.png|Normal|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Porygon}}
| {{InactivePoké|Giovanni|Rhydon|Giovanni Rhydon.png|Ground|Rock|link=Giovanni#Rhydon}}
| {{InactivePoké|Giovanni|Kingler|Giovanni Kingler.png|Water|link=Giovanni#Kingler}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Giovanni|Machamp|Giovanni Machamp.png|Fighting|link=Giovanni#Machamp}}
| {{InactivePoké|Team Rocket|Delibird|Team Rocket Delibird.png|Ice|Flying|link=Delibird (Team Rocket)}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Charizard|Jessie Charizard EP248.png|Fire|Flying|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Charizard}}
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Blastoise|Jessie Blastoise.png|Water|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Blastoise}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Charizard|Jessie Charizard BF.png|Fire|Flying|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Charizard}}
| {{InactivePoké|Brock|Croagunk|DP008.png|Poison|Fighting}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Smoochum|Jessie Smoochum.png|Ice|Psychic|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Smoochum}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Hippowdon|Jessie Hippowdon.png|Ground|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Hippowdon}} ♂
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Magikarp|Jessie Magikarp.png|Water|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Magikarp 2}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Mankey|Jubei.png|Fighting|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Mankey}}
|}

====Status Unknown====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jessie
|pkmn=Starmie
|type1=Water
|type2=Psychic
|img=Jessie Starmie.png
|epnum=AG156
|epname=From Cradle to Save
|desc=During a flashback, Jessie was seen riding a {{p|Starmie}}. It moved in the air by {{m|Rapid Spin|spinning}}.}}

===Achievements===
*Winner, unofficial contest in ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith]]''

====Ribbons obtained====
[[Image:Jessie Fifth Ribbon.png|thumb|right|250px|Jessie holding her fifth ribbon.]]
* {{to|Solaceon}} [[Ribbon]] (''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'')
* {{to|Majolica}} [[Ribbon]] (''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'')
* {{to|Lilypad}} [[Ribbon]] ([[James]] won the ribbon on her behalf in ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'')
* {{to|Neighborly}} [[Ribbon]] (''[[DP167|Teaching The Student Teacher!]]'')
* {{to|Arrowroot}} [[Ribbon]] ([[Princess Salvia]], disguised as {{an|Dawn}}, gave her the ribbon for the performance she gave during their battle in ''[[DP171|Dawn of a Royal Day!]]''.)

====Grand Festival ranking====
Jessie placed in the following [[Grand Festival]] competitions:
* [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] (Top 4)

===Voice actors===
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|pt_eu=Teresa Madruga ([[EP002]]-[[EP041]], [[EP100]]-[[EP128]], movies [[M01|1]] and [[M02|2]] Sandra de Castro ([[EP042]]-[[EP099]], [[EP263]]-[[AG092]]) Dora Cruz ([[EP129]]-[[EP209]], [[Pokémon Live]]) Raquel Ferreira ([[EP210]]-[[EP262]], [[AG093]]-[[AG189]], [[DP001]]-[[DP052]]) Bárbara Lourenço ([[SS003]] and [[SS012]]) Rita Fernandes ([[AG190]]-[[AG192]]) Raquel Rosmaninho ([[DP053]]-present), movie [[M10|10]] Carmen Santos (movies [[M03|3]] and [[M04|4]])
|es_eu=Amparo Valencia Ana Jiménez (movie [[M03|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|es_la=Diana Pérez (Voice Base) Elena Rámirez ([[EP159]]-[[EP167]], [[EP169]], [[EP192]]-[[EP205]], [[EP230]]-[[EP233]], [[EP274]]-[[AG017]], [[AG033]]-[[AG034]], [[AG093]]-[[AG100]], one scene of [[AG133]]) Mayra Arellano (young, [[AG156]])
|it=Emanuela Pacotto
|ar=فاطمة سعد Fatima Sa'ad
|ru=Татьяна Зиновенко Tatyana Zinovenko
|fr_ca=Christine Séguin
|fr_eu=Catherine Conet
|fil=Charmaine Cordoviz
|ca=Marina Vinyals
|tr=Figen Harman
|th=สุลักษณา เทพหัสดิน ณ อยุธยา ''Sulaksana Tephadsadin na Ayutthaya''}}

==In the games==
==={{game|Yellow}}===
Both Jessie and James appear in Pokémon Yellow as in-game bosses. They first attack the main character in [[Mt. Moon]], while trying to take one of the rare [[fossil]]s uncovered there.

Later, in [[Celadon City]]'s [[Rocket Game Corner]], Jessie and James guard Giovanni's room in the Team Rocket base. During that time, as the player runs into them, they are eager for revenge after the main character busted up their plans at Mt. Moon.

They hold Mr. Fuji hostage at [[Pokémon Tower]]. They attack the {{ga|Red|main character}} on the seventh floor.

Finally, at [[Silph Co.]] in [[Saffron City]], Jessie and James make their final appearance, once again trying to stall the main character from reaching [[Giovanni|their Boss]].

Unlike in the anime, Jessie and James do not follow the main character around and come up with their usual evil plans to capture Pikachu.

====First battle====
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====Second battle====
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====Third battle====
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====Fourth battle====
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====Quotes====
*First battle:
''"Stop right there! That fossil is Team Rocket’s! Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"'' 
''"A brat beat us?"'' 
''"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"'' 
*Second battle:
''"Not another step, brat! How dare you humiliate us at Mt.Moon! It’s payback time, you brat!"'' 
''"Such a dreadful twerp!"'' 
''"Looks like Team Rocket’s blasting off again!"'' 
*Third battle:
''"Stop right there! Grampa here wanted to complain, so we’re setting him straight. So render yourself invisible, or prepare to fight!"'' 
''"You will regret this!"'' 
''"Looks like Team Rocket’s blasting off again!"'' 
*Fourth battle:
"''Hold it right there, brat! Our Boss is in a meeting! You better not disturb him!"'' 
"''Like always…"'' 
"''Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light! Again…"'' 

===Pokémon Puzzle League===
Along with many other anime characters, both Jessie and James appeared in [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], where they appeared with a Weezing, an Arbok, and a Golbat. They are the main opponents in the "Spa Service" line clear challenge.

==In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga==
[[File:Jessie EToP.png|thumb|left|Jessie in the manga]]
Jessie appears in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}} series along with her teammates [[James]] and {{MTR}}.

Her first appearance is in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''. She, James and Meowth tag along with a group of lost Pokémon, including {{AP|Pikachu}}, to try and find the [[Hidden Village]]. When they arrive, she and James attempt to steal the Pokémon living in the village, but they are quickly expelled by a {{p|Kangaskhan}}. In this chapter, she uses a {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} in battle.
[[File:RocketShipping.png|thumb|right|Jessie and [[James]] as a [[RocketShipping|married couple]] in the manga]]
Jessie's next appearance is in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. She and James attempt to steal a herd of wild {{p|Pikachu}}. At this point in the manga, Jessie's {{p|Ekans}} has evolved into {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}, though its evolution is not depicted in the manga.

While in the anime, the nature of Jessie's relationship with James is not explicitly stated, in the epilogue of the manga, James is shown [[RocketShipping|confessing his love to Jessie]]. They are shown afterwards married with Jessie visibly pregnant.

Like many female characters in the manga, Jessie is depicted with an oversized bust, though this is edited down for [[VIZ Media]]'s English translation.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Jessie
|pkmn=Arbok
|type1=Poison
|img=Jessie Arbok EToP.png
|epnum=ET07
|epname=Pikachu's Excellent Adventure
|desc={{p|Arbok}} is Jessie's primary battling Pokémon who first appeared as an {{p|Ekans}}. During its next appearance, it evolved into an Arbok.}}

==In the TCG==
[[File:SugimoriJessie.png|right|thumb|Art from the {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} TCG Jessie theme deck]]
Jessie and James appear on both versions of the card {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|15}}, which originally released in the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} set; it was re-released with different artwork in {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}. In that expansion, there was also a preconstructed {{TCG|Theme Deck}} based on {{TCG|Jessie}}. 

<gallery>
File:Herecomesteamrocket2.jpg|{{TCG|Team Rocket}} artwork
File:EXTRR Here Comes Team Rocket.jpg|{{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} artwork
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* According to James in ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'', Jessie is short for Jessica.
* Both Jessie and [[James]] have used a {{p|Charizard}} at separate times. They have used a third one together as well. However, none of the three remained in their care.
[[File:Jessie Special Lure.png‎|Jessie's special lure|thumb]]
* In Sinnoh, she dressed up as a cowgirl and she was called Catherine Jessieburn. This is a direct reference to the legendary Hollywood actress {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}.
* Jessie was the only member of the anime's main cast who traveled through Sinnoh with a Pokémon not in the extended Sinnoh Pokédex. In fact, she had two; {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}.
* Similar to [[Misty's special lure|Misty's]], Jessie also has a special lure being modeled after her, as seen in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* In ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom!]]'', Jessie had {{wp|sinusitis}}.
* In the main series games, Jessie and [[James]] are the only characters from [[Generation I]] to appear only in that generation, as they do not reappear in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] when [[Kanto]] is revisited, and (being exclusive to {{game|Yellow}}) were not adapted into the [[Generation III]] {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} remakes.
* Jessie's hair color changed from red to magenta in ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin at You, Elekid]]''. This was because this episode was the first to feature digital colored animation, and was possibly due to Jessie's updated Sugimori artwork featuring magenta hair. In all the hand-colored cel animated episodes before the latter, Jessie's hair color was red. In certain movies though, such as ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' and ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', depict her hair to be red, possibly because of a different style in coloring.
* Until ''[[DP171|Dawn of a Royal Day!]]'', every episode in which Jessie obtains a ribbon have been featured in episodes animated by 岩根雅明 ''Masaaki Iwane''.
* Out of all the Pokémon Jessie captured, she never actually weakened any of them with her Pokémon in battle; {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} one-hit-KO'd Arbok and never took any damage; {{TP|Jessie|Shellder}} was battled by [[James]] and his {{TP|James|Weezing}}; {{tp|Jessie|Wurmple}} was captured on the spot without any battling involved; {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} was beaten up by Jessie ''herself''; {{TP|Jessie|Yanma}} was weakened by [[Tyler]] and his {{p|Piplup}}; {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} was captured off-screen.
* In ''[[EP218|Plant It Now... Diglett Later]]'', Jessie claims to be 20 years old when an elderly woman claims to be 120, and Jessie reacts by saying "No! That's ten times my age!" However, Meowth replies "Now where did you learn that math?", so it's possible that she is older.
**However, in the dub of ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'' Jessie is said to be 17 years old.

===Name origin===
Jessie's English name is taken from {{wp|Jesse James}}, an American outlaw. Her Japanese name, Musashi, is taken from 宮本武蔵 ''{{wp|Miyamoto Musashi}}'', a famous Japanese swordsman. In his most famous duel, he defeated his rival, 佐々木小次郎 ''{{wp|Sasaki Kojirō}}'', after whom James got his Japanese name. However, one can argue that she is also named after the Japanese battleship {{wp|Musashi}}, as her rival [[Cassidy]]'s Japanese name is based on the Japanese battleship {{wp|Yamato}}.

She is based on a combination of [[Takeshi Shudō]]'s old girlfriend from when he was in school and the female antagonist of the ''[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1472 Time Bokan]'' anime series.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #666; border: 3px solid #cc0000"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Korean
|로사 ''Rosa''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese
|武藏 ''Wǔzàng''
|From 宮本武蔵 Miyamoto Musashi
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Thai
|มูซาชิ ''Musashi''
|Based on the original Japanese name.
|}
{{-}}

==Related articles==
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Team Rocket}}
** {{cat|Episodes focusing on Jessie}}

==External links==
*[http://jessie.iceflowers.org/ Vanity], the fanlisting for Jessie
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-musashi.html Musashi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/list/r_poke-musashi.html Musashi's Pokémon] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

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