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Pokémon in Australia

2025-10-10T20:45:03Z

TapLover: /* ABC iview */

{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=September 28, 1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

{{YouTubeEmbed|cfMwIHLFc9I|ChickasaurusGL Evie|Crystal}}

===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

The first half of [[S11|Season 11]] was added on April 4, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on May 23, 2025. The first half of [[S12|Season 12]] was added on June 27, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on August 8, 2025. The first half of [[S13|Season 13]] was added on September 12, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on October 3, 2025.

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, during 2014, Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation; and as a consequence, Madman Entertainment began distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations.

As of 2025 [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the primary retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (defunct)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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Pokémon in Australia

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{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=September 28, 1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

{{YouTubeEmbed|cfMwIHLFc9I|ChickasaurusGL Evie|Crystal}}

===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

The first half of [[S11|Season 11]] was added on April 4, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on May 23, 2025. The first half of [[S12|Season 12]] was added on June 27, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on August 8, 2025. The first half of [[S13|Season 13]] was added on September 12, 2025.

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

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|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

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===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

The first half of [[S11|Season 11]] was added on April 4, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on May 23, 2025. The first half of [[S12|Season 12]] was added on June 27, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on August 8, 2025.

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

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|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

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|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

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===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

The first half of [[S11|Season 11]] was added on April 4, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on May 23, 2025. The first half of [[S12|Season 12]] was added on June 27, 2025.

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

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===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

The first half of [[S11|Season 11]] was added on April 4, 2025, with the remaining episodes being added on May 23, 2025.

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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{{Pokémon around the world}} 
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{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

{{YouTubeEmbed|cfMwIHLFc9I|ChickasaurusGL Evie|Crystal}}

===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

The first half of [[S11|Season 11]] was added on April 4, 2025.

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

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|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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[[ja:オーストラリアにおけるポケモン]]

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{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

{{YouTubeEmbed|cfMwIHLFc9I|ChickasaurusGL Evie|Crystal}}

===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, {{wp|10 Peach Comedy|Eleven}}. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster, which was founded on July 1, 1932. The ABC launched their first {{wp|ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|TV channel}} on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref> As of 2017, the ABC's television operations are operated under the umbrella of {{wp|ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television}} which consists of ABC TV/ABC HD, {{wp|ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids}}, {{wp|ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family}}, {{wp|ABC Entertains}} and {{wp|ABC News (Australian TV channel)|ABC News}}. All six channels are available via eight television stations serving {{wp|ABN (TV station)|New South Wales}}, {{wp|ABQ|Queensland}}, {{wp|ABS (TV station)|South Australia}}, {{wp|ABT (TV station)|Tasmania}}, {{wp|ABV (TV station)|Victoria}}, the {{wp|ABD (TV station)|Northern Territory}}, {{wp|ABW (TV station)|Western Australia}} and the {{wp|ABC Canberra (TV station)|ACT}} as well as on iview. The division is also responsible for the {{wp|ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific TV channel)|ABC Australia}} channel, which airs across Asia-Pacific as well as the Pacific Islands.

====ABC iview====
{{wp|ABC iview}} is the video-on-demand and catch-up TV service of the ABC, having been launched on July 28, 2008 and features content from the ABC's five linear television channels, including livestreams as well as programming exclusively acquired for iview and/or the ABC. On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto the service, with the remaining episodes being added on March 14, 2025.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} is a free-to-air digital television channel launched on December 4, 2009 as ABC3 (following the ''Countdown to 3'' special on both ABC3 and ABC1), Australia's second digital channel entirely aimed at children, after Nine's Go! television channel which launched five months prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-launch-dedicated-kids-channel-90377/ ABC to launch dedicated kids’ channel - The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> The channel was intially aimed at school-aged children. On August 19, 2016, the ABC announced plans to rebrand ABC3 into ABC ME as part of the channel's expansion into mobile-based platforms which took effect the following month.<ref>[https://kidscreen.com/2016/08/19/abc3-rebrands-to-abc-me/ ABC3 rebrands to ABC ME - Kidscreen]</ref> On May 8, 2024, the ABC announced plans to rebrand its digital television channels. As part of this rebrand, ABC ME would become ABC Entertains and include programming aimed at adults with programs for school-aged children being shown during the morning hours.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/introducing-abc-family-and-abc-entertains/103901298 Introducing ABC Family and ABC Entertains - ABC Media Centre]</ref> The changes took effect the following month.

ABC Entertains began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

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|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

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===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, Eleven. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster. The ABC launched their first TV station on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref>

====ABC iview====
On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto {{wp|ABC iview}}, the ABC's video on demand service.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
|HZ001=February 27, 2024
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

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===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon animation==
In Australia, the [[Pokémon animated series]] is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Australia.

The Pokémon animated series was originally aired during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some animated series episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, Eleven. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

====Toasted TV====
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon animated series]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the animated series, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon animated series and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon animated series during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Australian Broadcasting Corporation===
The {{wp|Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} (also known as the ABC) is Australia's primary national broadcaster. The ABC launched their first TV station on November 5, 1956, which remains on-air to this day.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/about/history</ref>.

====ABC iview====
On Feburary 7, 2025, the first 26 episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] were added onto {{wp|ABC iview}}, the ABC's video on demand service.<ref>https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl</ref>

====ABC Entertains====
{{wp|ABC Entertains}} began airing the series with ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' on February 10, 2025.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2024, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Movie manga adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
* [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)]]
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Pokémon in the United Kingdom

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|countries=the United Kingdom
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=29 March 1999
|AG001=6 June 2004
|DP001=4 February 2008
|BW001={{tt|27 February 2011|Sneak peek, CITV}} {{tt|4 June 2011|Actual season premiere, CITV}}
|XY001={{tt|19 October 2013|Sneak peek, CITV}} {{tt|5 April 2014|Actual season premiere, CITV}}
|SM001={{tt|20 November 2016|Sneak peek, CITV}} {{tt|11 April 2017|Actual season premiere, CITV}}
|JN001={{tt|25 May 2020|Sneak peek, POP}} {{tt|1 September 2020|Actual season premiere, POP}}
|HZ001={{tt|1 December 2023|BBC iPlayer}} {{tt|4 December 2023|CBBC}}
}}
The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached the '''{{wp|United Kingdom}}''' in 1999 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|animated series}} [[dub]], both in English.

==Pokémon video games==
All [[Pokémon games]] that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in the UK, with the exception of [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. Additionally, English-language versions of [[Pokémon Tetris]] and [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] have been released in the UK, despite these titles having never been released in North America. Prior to release dates becoming globally simultaneous, the UK release dates tended to be some time after those of North America, with the exception of {{g|Dash}}, [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] and {{game|Black and White|s}}, which were released in the UK before North America. The [[Generation I]] games, as well as their spin-offs, released during that time were handled by John Menzies (through THE Games), Nintendo's UK distributor until 2001.

Games that are released in the UK are inconsistent with {{wp|American and British English spelling differences|British English spelling}}. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed for the UK releases. This is due to most games using a single English translation as localised by [[The Pokémon Company International]] in North America. However, the English translation of [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] does contain some localised words such as "rubbish", "mum" and "chaps", as the [[Galar]] region is based on the UK.

[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'s {{pmin|France|French}}, {{pmin|Germany|German}}, {{pmin|Italy|Italian}}, and {{pmin|Spain|Spanish}} announcer lines were recorded here.

===Event Pokémon===
Prior to [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in the UK. An event in 2005 known as "The Hunt for Deoxys" was held at Vue cinemas for two days each across the country, where players of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} and {{game|Emerald}} were able to download the [[AuroraTicket]]. The introduction of Wi-Fi events in Generation IV has allowed UK players access to many events, including previously unavailable event Pokémon; prior to this, very few event Pokémon were made available to UK players, and when events at malls and other stores were held, many parts of the country were overlooked. Since [[Generation V]], in-store events have become much more widespread across the country.

==Pokémon animated series==
===Sky One===
[[File:Sky1.png|thumb|200px|Sky One logo since 2020]]
{{wp|Sky One}} was a British pay television channel owned and operated by {{wp|Sky Group|Sky}}, a subsidiary of {{wp|Comcast}},<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/b402969a-cbd5-11e8-b276-b9069bde0956 ''Comcast completes Sky deal'' - Financial Times] (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> that first began broadcasting on 26 April 1982 and served (along with sister channel {{wp|Sky Atlantic}}) as the flagship channel for {{wp|Sky UK}} and {{wp|Sky Ireland}}. The channel ceased broadcast on 31 August 2021 and was replaced with two new channels; {{wp|Sky Showcase}} and {{wp|Sky Max}}.

[[S01|Season one]] of the animated series first began airing on Sky One<ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/pokemon-sold-europe ''POKEMON sold to Europe'' - Animation World Network (April 2, 1999)]</ref> on 29 March 1999, on weekday mornings at 9am. Sky One was the first-run and main broadcaster for the Pokémon animated series for the first seven seasons.

In May 2004, Sky One's first-run pay rights to the first three seasons expired, with [[4Kids Entertainment]] signing a third-window deal with [[Cartoon Network]] to also air the seasons on the Toonami channel in addition to Sky One. Sky One retained the rights to first-run [[S07|season seven]].<ref name="3rdwindow">[https://www.c21media.net/news/3rd-window-uk-deal-for-pokemon/ ''3rd window UK deal for Pokemon'' - C21 Media] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref>

In 2005, 4Kids' deal with Cartoon Network was extended, which fully moved the pay-rights to new episodes of the Pokémon animated series to Toonami starting from [[S08|season eight]].<ref name="Toonami">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060314070919/http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=4kids620.htm ''4Kids in New U.K. Pokémon Deal'' - World Screen] (archived from the original 14 March 2006; retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> Despite this, Sky One continued to rerun older episodes on weekends until the channel's removal of all remaining children's programs following it's rebrand at the end of August 2008.

====Sky Replay====
{{wp|Sky Replay}} (originally Sky One Mix, then Sky Mix and Sky Two) is a British pay television channel operated by Sky as a sister channel to Sky Showcase, Sky Max and {{wp|Sky Witness}}, and repeats programmes from these three networks.

The channel launched in December 2002, and between then and the animated series moving to Toonami, episodes were aired on Sky One Mix on an irregular basis.

===ITV===
[[File:ITV Logo.png|thumb|200px|ITV channel logo until 14 November 2022]]
{{wp|ITV (TV network)|ITV}} is a British {{wp|free-to-air}} television network first launched on 22 September 1955.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/22/newsid_3131000/3131477.stm ''On This Day - 1955: New TV channel ends BBC monopoly'' - BBC News] (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> The network is split into 14 regional licences and a "national breakfast time" licence. These licences were originally awarded to separate companies that would produce local programming for their region as well as sharing programmes across the network. However, these companies eventually merged and by 2015<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/itv-buys-irish-broadcaster-utv-for-100m-a6700716.html ''ITV buys Irish broadcaster UTV for £100m'' - The Independent] (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> the network was made up of three channels owned by two companies; {{wp|ITV1}} and {{wp|UTV (TV channel)|UTV}} owned by {{wp|ITV plc}} and {{wp|STV (TV channel)|STV}} owned by the {{wp|STV Group}} (with the UTV channel being fully absorbed into the ITV channel in 2020). The two channels broadcast largely the same content, although there continue to be local news broadcasts in the 14 regional areas.

From 1999 to 2001 and in 2003, the Pokémon animated series aired as part of the program ''{{wp|SMTV Live|SM:TV Live}}'', a Saturday-morning children's television programme which aired between 29 August 1998 and 27 December 2003 across the ITV network. Between 1999 and 2001, the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment of animated series episodes was replaced by former SMTV hosts {{wp|Ant & Dec}} (and often other celebrity guests) performing a "[[Pokérap|PokéRap]]"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsp-Gpx1VE ''B*Witched - PokéRap - SM:TV Live 2000'' - VHS-Portal] (YouTube) (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> or "Pokéfight"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l08XV0nuhfE ''Bryan Westlife Pokemon- Ant & Dec'' - Julesy83] (YouTube) (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref> {{wp|SMTV Live#Sketches|sketch}} instead.

====GMTV====
Between 1 January 1993 and November 2009, the "national breakfast time" licence was held by {{wp|GMTV}} (who were then acquired by ITV plc).

Between September 1999 and April 2003, GMTV aired the Pokémon animated series as part of it's Sunday ''Up on the Roof'' block, airing episodes from [[S01|season one]], [[S02|two]], [[S03|three]], and [[S04|four]].

On 6 June 2004, the animated series returned to Up on the Roof when [[S06|season six]] began airing, with one new episode every week. The series was removed from the block by mid-October, reaching up to the episode ''[[AG020|Brave the Wave]]''. This was due to the news of the block being axed alongside it's sister ''Diggin' It'' in favor of a newly-merged block.<ref>[http://pkmn.net/?action=news&page=viewnews&id=442/ ''Up On The Roof Axed!'' - PKMN.NET] (retrieved 20 May 2020)</ref>

[[File:CITV.png|thumb|200px|CITV logo since 2013]]

====CITV====
{{wp|CITV}} (short for Children's ITV) was a late afternoon children's television block on the ITV network from 3 January 1983<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20780372 ''CITV set for classic kids TV weekend'' - BBC News] (retrieved 21 May 2020)</ref> until late 2006.

Beginning in 1999, Pokémon aired regularly during the block, starting with [[S01|season one]] and [[S02|two]], mainly within the ''SMTV Live'' programme.

On 11 March 2006, CITV launched as a separate channel,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060301023815/http://media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/2006/02/citv_to_launch.php ''CITV to launch on Sky in May'' - Media 247] (archived from the original 1 March 2006; retrieved 21 May 2020)</ref> owned and operated by ITV plc, that broadcasts from 6am to 6pm daily, until 22 February 2016 when the channel extended its on-air hours to 9pm. Between 2006 and July 2010, the CITV channel (including Pokémon episodes) was often simulcast on {{wp|ITV 4}} during that channel's ''GMTV2'' block.

Since its launch, the CITV channel has shown the terrestrial premiere of [[S09|season nine]] and was the main British broadcaster for ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', including their respective movies. In the mid-2010s, CITV also reaired ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', alongside their respective movies, and aired ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]''.

Between 27 May 2014 and 30 May 2014, all four episodes of ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' aired on the channel and on 9 April 2016, to mark the beginning of [[S19|series 19]], a mini-marathon including the ''[[Mega Evolution Specials]]'', [[M03|movie three]] and [[M18|movie 18]] aired. On 1 January 2019, the channel held the UK television premiere of [[M21|movie 21]].

On 23 April 2020, it was announced that [[S23|season 23]] of the animated series would air exclusively on rival channel POP<ref name="pop">[https://pokemon.gamespress.com/The-Pokemon-Company-International-Reveals-New-Animation-Trailer-and-De ''The Pokémon Company International Reveals New Animation Trailer and Details for Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> from 1 September 2020. With this, the show no longer broadcasts on CITV.

The CITV channel closed down on 1 September 2023, in favour of an upcoming children's hub on ITVX, called ITVX Kids, which launched in July 2023. On 2 September 2023, the children's block was moved to feature every morning on ITV2 during breakfast time, 05:00 to 09:00. Shows broadcast are from ITVX Kids, featured on the streaming service ITVX. This block retains the CITV branding after the channel's closure.

====ITVX====
[[File:ITVXLogo.png|thumb|150px|ITVX logo]]
{{wp|ITVX}} (formerly ITV Hub, and originally known as ITV Player) is an ad-supported streaming {{wp|video on demand}} service, owned and operated by ITV plc, that launched as a unified service on 5 December 2008.<ref>[https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/itvs-catch-rebranded-itv-player/867729 ''ITV's Catch Up rebranded ITV Player'' - Campaign] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> The service offers programmes shown on the ITV network and its sister channels (including CITV). The service is available via the ITV website and dedicated apps for {{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} or {{wp|Smart TV}} devices.

Episodes of the Pokémon animated series were available on the service for up to 30 days after their broadcast on the CITV channel. On 1 September 2020, [[S23|season 23]] began airing on POP, and Pokémon stopped being available on ITV Hub shortly thereafter.

===Cartoon Network===
{{wp|Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel|Cartoon Network}} (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British pay television channel aimed at children that airs animated programming targeting children and young aged 6 to 12. It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its EMEA division.

During the time of its parent company holding pay-rights to the animated series, Cartoon Network broadcast the UK premiere of [[S09|season nine]] and the UK premieres of the films ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]] and [[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''. It also ran [[S10|season ten]] shortly after Cartoon Network Too's broadcast of it.

=====Cartoon Network Too=====
[[File:CartoonNetworkToo-logo.png|thumb|200px|Cartoon Network Too logo until May 2012]]
{{main|Cartoon Network}}
{{wp|Cartoon Network Too}} was a children's channel owned and operated by {{wp|Turner Broadcasting System|Turner Broadcasting System Europe}} (a subsidiary of {{wp|WarnerMedia}}) that aired between 24 May 2007 and 1 April 2014 (having previously been broadcasting as {{wp|Toonami (British and Irish TV channel)|Toonami}} since September 2003).

In May 2004, Toonami began re-airing the first three seasons of the animated series as part of a new third-window deal with 4Kids Entertainment.<ref name="3rdwindow" />

''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' held its world premiere on Toonami UK, airing between 11 May 2005 and 5 October 2005<ref name="Toonami" /> and then broadcast the UK premieres of [[S08|season eight]]<ref>{{n|Toonami UK snags Pokémon: Advanced Battle|''Toonami UK snags Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> and [[S10|ten]]. The channel later began to re-broadcast all other existing episodes of the animated series as well.

In 2008 [[S11|season 11]] premiered on rival channel Jetix, although Cartoon Network Too continued to show repeats of older seasons until late 2010.

===Disney XD===
[[File:Disney XD Logo.png|thumb|150px|Disney XD logo]]
{{main|Disney XD}}
{{wp|Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)|Disney XD (UK)}} was a British children's channel owned and operated by [[The Walt Disney Company#Disney Channels Worldwide|Disney Channels Worldwide]] that aired between 2 October 1996 and 1 October 2020.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/25/21303043/disney-channel-united-kingdom-xd-streaming-plus-new-zealand-sky-comcast ''Disney is eliminating Disney Channel in the UK, moving titles to Disney Plus'' - The Verge] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> Originally named {{wp|Fox Kids}}, the channel was rebranded as {{wp|Jetix}} in January 2005<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150222015625/http://www.jetixeurope.com/site/press_office/press_releases/2004-01-08_-_jetix_launch.html ''ABC Cable Networks Group, Fox Kids Europe And Fox Kids Latin America Launch Jetix As New Global Action-adventure Kids Programming Business'' - Jetix Europe] (archived from the original 22 February 2015; retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> and then as Disney XD in August 2009.<ref>[https://www.digitalspy.com/media/a148638/jetix-to-become-disney-xd/ ''Jetix to become Disney XD'' - Digital Spy] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>

Beginning in late 2008, [[S11|season 11]] premiered on Jetix as part of a global deal between Jetix Europe and Pokémon USA, Inc. The animated series continued to be broadcast on the rebranded Disney XD up until [[S17|season 17]] in 2014, with the channel also airing [[M10|movies 10]] - [[M16|16]] during this time. The series was then dropped by the channel and CITV became the exclusive home of season premieres until [[S23|season 23]].

===POP===
[[File:Pop channel logo.png|thumb|200px|POP logo]]
[[File:Pop Player logo.png|thumb|150px|POP Player logo]]
{{wp|Pop (British and Irish TV channel)|POP}} and sister channel {{wp|Pop Max|POP Max}}, are children's television channels owned and operated by Narrative Capital. POP launched on 1 October 2002 as Toons & Tunes before rebranding in May 2003. POP Max launched as Kix! on 19 May 2008 before rebranding in August 2017. Both channels were launched by {{wp|CSC Media Group}}, which was acquired by {{wp|Sony Pictures Television}} on 15 August 2014.<ref>[https://tbivision.com/2014/08/15/sony-closes-csc-deal-ups-kate-marsh/317571/ ''Sony closes CSC deal, ups Kate Marsh'' - Television Business International] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> On 25 May 2021, Sony Pictures Television sold its UK channels to Narrative Capital.<ref>[https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/sony-channels-uk-sold-narrative-1234972645/ ''Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital'' - Variety] (retrieved 21 June 2021)</ref>

On 1 January 2018, POP Max began airing episodes from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and from 29 October 2018, episodes from ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. These seasons were also shown on POP, and beginning on 4 March 2019, POP and POP Max started airing ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' followed by the [[original series]] in May 2019. In May 2020, POP began airing ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', while POP Max re-aired ''Pokémon the Series: XY''.

The POP website features a ''Pokémon Picture Puzzler'' {{wp|sliding puzzle}} game based on ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'',<ref>[https://www.popfun.co.uk/games/pokemon-puzzle-game ''Pokémon Picture Puzzler'' - POP] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> as well as a page about the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]].<ref>[https://www.popfun.co.uk/special/pokemon-day-celebrate-25th-anniversary ''Pokémon Day | Celebrate the 25th anniversary'' - POP] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>

On 23 April 2020 it was announced that POP would gain the exclusive first-run rights to the Pokémon animated series,<ref name="pop" /> and on 25 May 2020 the first four episodes of [[S23|season 23]] aired on the channel as a preview. On 1 September 2020, the season premiered on the channel.

====POP Player====
POP Player is streaming {{wp|video on demand}} service, owned and operated by Narrative Capital that launched on 4 December 2017. The service features shows from {{wp|Tiny Pop}}, POP and POP Max and is available via dedicated apps for {{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|PlayStation 4}} and other {{wp|Smart TV}} platforms.<ref>[https://www.popfun.co.uk/special/pop-player ''POP Player'' - POP] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>

POP Player features episodes of [[S23|Pokémon Journeys: The Series]], [[S24|Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series]] and [[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]].

===BBC===
The {{wp|BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation}} is the world's oldest national broadcaster, having been founded on 1 January 1927, and is the primary public service broadcaster in the UK.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/timelines/1920s/ ''History of the BBC - 1920s'' - BBC] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> The BBC, and its subsidiary {{wp|BBC Studios}}, operate several national and international television and radio services, extensive online services, and its {{wp|BBC News}} division is the world's largest broadcast news organisation.

On 20 July 2021, the BBC acquired rights to ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black and White]]'' for {{wp|BBC iPlayer}} and the rights to air the eight movies linked to those series on the {{wp|CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC channel}} as well as iPlayer.<ref>[https://www.licensing.biz/pokemon-is-heading-to-the-bbc-for-the-first-time-as-iplayer-catches-series-and-movies/ ''Pokémon is heading to the BBC for the first time as iPlayer catches series and movies'' - Licensing.biz] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref>

In July 2022, the BBC acquired rights to ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon]]'' and the respective movies to the series.

On 9 November 2023, it was announced that CBBC and BBC iPlayer would become the official new home for the Pokémon animated series when they acquired the rights to ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'' for a December air schedule.

====BBC iPlayer====
[[File:BBC iPlayer logo.png|thumb|200px|BBC iPlayer logo as of 2022]]
{{wp|BBC iPlayer}} is a {{wp|video on demand}} service, owned and operated by the BBC, that launched on 25 December 2007.<ref>[https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/internet/5-years-on-how-the-bbc-iplayer-sparked-a-tv-revolution-1120558 ''5 years on: How the BBC iPlayer sparked a TV revolution'' - TechRadar] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref> The service is available to {{wp|Television licensing in the United Kingdom|television licence}} holders, offers programmes shown on the BBC's channels in the last 12 months, archived content, shows from Welsh-language broadcaster {{wp|S4C}} and programmes exclusively made or acquired for the platform and/or the BBC.

Since the acquisition of the animated series, seasons and films have been added to iPlayer on a periodic basis.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
! Season/Film name
! Premiere Date
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S10|Season 10]]
| 2 August 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S11|Season 11]]
| 2 August 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
| 2 August 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''
| 2 August 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[S12|Season 12]]
| 22 October 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
| 22 October 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[S13|Season 13]]
| 3 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''
| 3 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[S14|Season 14]]
| 3 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]''
| 3 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]''
| 3 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[S15|Season 15]]
| 18 February 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[S16|Season 16]]
| 18 February 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''
| 18 February 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
| 18 February 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[S20|Season 20]]
| 14 July 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''
| 14 July 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''
| 14 July 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S21|Season 21]]
| 11 November 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S22|Season 22]]
| 30 January 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S17|Season 17]]
|1 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S18|Season 18]]
|1 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[S19|Season 19]]
|1 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''
|1 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''
|1 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
|1 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''
|1 December 2023
|}

====CBBC====
[[File:Cbbc 2023.png|thumb|150px|CBBC logo as of 15 March 2023]]
{{wp|CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC}} (short for Children's BBC) is a children's television channel owned by the BBC. The channel launched on 11 February 2002,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/01_january/07/cbbcdate.shtml ''CBBC digital channels go live on Monday 11th February 2002'' - BBC Press Office] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref> and broadcasts from 7am to 7pm daily. Between 1985 and 2013, CBBC was also a block on the {{wp|BBC One}} and {{wp|BBC Two}} channels with BBC Two briefly reviving the block in 2017 and 2022 respectively.

Initially, CBBC was only intended to broadcast the movies but later began airing the television series as well.

On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced plans for CBBC and {{wp|BBC Four}} to be discontinued as linear television services in 2025 as part of cutbacks and other changes focusing on creating a "digital-first" BBC. Under the plan, CBBC would exclusively operate as a content hub on iPlayer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61591674 ''BBC to move CBBC and BBC Four online'' - BBC News] (retrieved 19 November 2023)</ref><ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/05/bbc-close-cbbc-bbc-four-linear-channels-1000-redundancies-expected-public-broadcaster-next-few-years-1235033365 ''BBC To Close CBBC & BBC Four As Linear Channels; 1,000 Jobs At Risk As Public Broadcaster Begins Its "Digital First" Push'' - Deadline] (retrieved 19 November 2023)</ref>

=====Film Premiere Dates=====
{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
! Film name
! Premiere Date
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
| 7 August 2021<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09qh6p4 ''Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai'' - CBBC] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''
| 14 August 2021<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09qh70p ''Giratina and the Sky Warrior'' - CBBC] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref>
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
| 23 October 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''
|11 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]''
|18 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]''
|21 December 2021
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M15|Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice]]''
|23 February 2022
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|''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''
|24 February 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''
|30 July 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''
|27 August 2022
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''
|17 November 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''
|1 December 2023
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
|16 December 2023
|}

=====TV series premiere dates=====
The first four episodes of [[S10|Season 10]] premiered on CBBC on 1 January 2022, as part of a mini-marathon with ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Two episodes aired on the channel's morning schedule every Saturday afterwards.

[[S11|Season 11]] began airing on 14 February 2022, with two episodes airing every weekday during the half term. The season has since aired in random blocks on the network.

[[S20|Season 20]] premiered on CBBC on 25 July 2022, with episodes airing every weekday during the summer holidays. [[S21|Season 21]] followed on 31 December 2022, and [[S22|Season 22]] on 13 February 2023.

[[S17|Season 17]] premiered on CBBC on 25 November 2023.

[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series|Pokémon Horizons]] premiered on CBBC on 4 December 2023.

===Other digital distribution===
The Pokémon animated series is also available on [[Pokémon TV]], [[Prime Video]], [[Google Play]], [[YouTube]], the [[iTunes Store]] and {{wp|Now (Sky)|Now}} in the UK.
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| ''See: [[Pokémon TV]]''
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* [[S10|Season 10]]<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl/d7f854dbc9481610VgnVCM1000000b43150a____ ''Watch Pokemon-Diamond And Pearl'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
'''Movies'''
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-arceus-and-the-jewel-of-life-2010/A5EK3JYiLcazDfpjwmARw ''Watch Pokemon: Arceus And The Jewel of Life'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
* ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]''<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-the-movie-white-victini-2015/A5EK3Pw87R37ejkbQ43tS ''Watch Pokemon the Movie: White-Victini'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
* ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]''<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-the-movie-black-victini-2015/A5EK3Pw87R37ejjJDVHUL ''Watch Pokemon The Movie: Black-Victini'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
* ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-the-movie-kyurem-vs.-the-sword-of-justice-2016/A5EK3JYiLcaA8LkgQNhyQ ''Watch Pokemon The Movie: Kyurem Vs. The Sword of Justice'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
* ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-the-movie-genesect-and-the-legend-awakened-2017/A5EK3Pw87R37ejtL9s8jQ ''Watch Pokemon The Movie: Genesect And The Legend Awakened'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
* {{DetPikMov}}<ref>[https://www.nowtv.com/watch/pokemon-detective-pikachu-2019/A5EK6sKrAaycFET4Zn59G ''Watch Pokemon Detective Pikachu'' - Now TV] (retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>
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===Pokémon movies===
The first three Pokémon movies, ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'', as well as the 20th, ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' and 21st, ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' were released in theatres accompanied by the same [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]] promotions as in the North America. ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' was released on 14 April 2000, to coincide with the two week Easter school holidays, ''The Power of One'' on 22 December 2000, ''Spell of the Unown: Entei'' on 6 April 2001 and ''The Power of Us'' on 24 November 2019. The first three movies were released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray while the 20th and 21st only DVD and Blu-ray.

Every movie after the first three would be released on an irregular basis. Both the 4th, ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and 5th, ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' movies were released directly to DVD in 2003 and 2005 respectively, while the 6th movie, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' was released on DVD in 2006. In the same year, the 8th, ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and 9th movies, ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'' aired on Cartoon Network, but would not make video releases until 2015 when they were {{n|Eighth and ninth Pokémon movies are now available on iTunes|released on iTunes}}. In 2008, the 10th movie, ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' was released on DVD. All Pokémon movies from the 11th, ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' onward would be aired on both CITV and Disney XD a short time after being aired in North America. In 2012, seven years after the North America release, the 7th movie, ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', finally appeared in the UK when it was released on DVD.

Additionally, the special episode ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', marketed as a direct-to-video movie outside of Japan, saw a UK release on VHS. It is unknown why a DVD version was never released.

''{{DetPikMov}}'', the live-action movie filmed in London, was released in the UK on 10 May 2019.

The 22nd movie, [[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]] was released in the UK on [[Pokémon Day]], 27 February 2020, while the 23rd, [[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]] was released in the UK on 8 October 2021.

Movies 20 - 23 and ''Detective Pikachu'' are available for download on [[Netflix]] (Subscription required).

==Pokémon manga==
[[Pokémon manga]] licensed and translated into English is distributed in the UK by [[VIZ Media]], including [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]] and the popular [[Pokémon Adventures]] series.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is sold throughout the UK, with the same release dates as in North America.

When it was first released, the game was very popular among children worldwide. In many countries, the TCG was eventually banned in most schools, because it became a "classroom distraction". Conflict between students when trading also resulted in the cards being banned from some schools. Its popularity soon began to fade, to be replaced by other popular crazes like {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}} and [[Game Boy]]s, although it does see a periodic resurgence with the release of each new card set or video game.

In 2000, the {{tcg|Base Set}} fourth print run mirrored the Unlimited print, with the only difference being the copyright date, which reads "1999-2000". The English version was released exclusively in the UK and in 2020, {{tcg|Pokémon Futsal}} was also released exclusively in the UK.

==Pokémon merchandise==
[[File:POM first cover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cover artwork of the first issue of the 2004 [[Pokémon_Official_Magazine#Pokémon_Official_Magazine|Pokémon Official Magazine]] available in the UK]]
{{bulbanews/2|Official Pokémon Magazine to launch in UK|Fan sets Pokémon collection world record}}
The UK sees a lot of the same [[Pokémon merchandise]] that is available in North America, such as plush toys from many major department stores, though merchandise given away in fast food restaurants has seen a decline. Some collectibles, such as the [[Pokémon Advanced Action Cards]], were sold throughout Europe but not in North America. The Pokémon brand remains as popular as ever and merchandise that can't be found in stores, such as {{wp|Asda|ASDA}}, {{wp|Game (retailer)|GAME}} or {{wp|W H Smith}}, can be acquired online.

In 2001, a [[Pokémon Daily Express CD-ROM|promotional CD-ROM]] was released in the {{wp|Daily Express}}. When played in a CD player, it would play a sample of the song {{so|Gotta Catch 'Em All}} by 50.Grind. When played in a computer, additional features could be accessed, such as desktop wallpapers, the music video to Gotta Catch 'Em All and other content.

First published in 2000, [[Pocket World]], originally launched as Pokémon World, did not exclusively cover Pokémon, being made up of several other franchises that involve 'cartoon brands starring monsters' (such as {{wp|Moshi Monsters}}, {{wp|Bakugan}} and {{wp|Redakai}}). It finished in 2015 with Issue 174.

In 2004, [[Pokémon_Official_Magazine#Pokémon_Official_Magazine|Pokémon Official Magazine]] was launched. It was intended to have a quarterly release schedule, but was cancelled after its second issue due to poor sales.

In February 2013, Future Publishing announced that it would begin publication of [[Pokémon_Official_Magazine#Official_Pokémon_Magazine|Official Pokémon Magazine]] from March that year with a publishing schedule of 13 issues per year. It was cancelled after 13 issues.

In March 2017, {{wp|Immediate Media Company}} began publishing [[Pokémon_Official_Magazine#Pokémon_Magazine|Pokémon Magazine]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210803161005/https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/immediate-launches-pokemon-magazine-3456 ''Immediate launches Pokémon Magazine'' - InPublishing] (archived from the original 3 August 2021; retrieved 6 July 2021)</ref> Each issue includes information on the animated series, TCG and video games, and comes with posters and free gifts. The magazine is published monthly, and is still in publication as of April 2023.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230403162149/https://www.gamesmags.com/Pokemon-79 ''Pokémon magazine'' - GamesMags.com] (archived from the original 3 April 2023; retrieved 3 April 2023)</ref>

Pokémon fan {{DL|List of Guinness World Records for the Pokémon franchise|Lisa Courtney}} holds the {{wp|Guiness World Record}} for having the largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia, over 17 thousand items.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150316180831/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-pokemon-memorabilia ''The largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia'' - {{wp|Guinness World Records}}] (archived from the original 16 March 2015; retrieved 3 April 2023)</ref>

==Events==
{{bulbanews/3|Tenth anniversary event tours United Kingdom|Pokémon Adventure Tour UK events announced|Pokémon Animation Studio attraction to open in London}}
An eight-city tour was held in the UK in commemoration of the [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary]]. Ten {{DL|List of English event Pokémon distributions in Generation III|Top 10 Distribution Pokémon|event Pokémon}} were distributed at the events — {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Suicune}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}}. These ten Pokémon were chosen by Nintendo of Europe following a popularity poll earlier in the year. Other activities at the events included [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]] stations and {{pkmn|animated series}} episode screenings.

[[File:Pokémon Center London logo.png|right|200px]]
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| {{wp|Southampton}}, West Quay
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| 21-22 October 2006
| {{wp|Manchester}}, Trafford Centre
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| 23-24 October 2006
| {{wp|Newcastle}}, Metro Centre
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| 26-27 October 2006
| {{wp|London}}, Lakeside
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| 28-29 October 2006
| {{wp|Cardiff}}, Capitol
|- style="background:#fff"
| 4-5 November 2006
| {{wp|Glasgow}}, Buchanan Galleries
|- style="background:#fff"
| 11-12 November 2006
| {{wp|Milton Keynes}}, The Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 18-19 November 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Birmingham}}, The Bull Ring
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[[File:2022 Pokémon World Championships logo.png|right|200px]]
Between 18 October and 15 November 2019, a temporary [[Pokémon Center (store)#United Kingdom|Pokémon Center]] opened at the {{wp|Westfield London}} mall in {{wp|White City, London|White City}}, {{wp|London}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190813170327/https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-news/a-pokemon-center-pop-up-store-opens-in-london-this-october/ ''A Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store Opens in London This October'' - Pokemon.com] (archived from the original 13 August 2019; retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref> to celebrate the release of [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] games.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190614125031/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/we-interview-junichi-masuda-and-shigeru-ohmori-about-pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield/ ''We Interview Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori about Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield'' - Pokemon.com] (archived from the original 14 June 2019; retrieved 22 February 2021)</ref>

===2022 World Championships===
{{Main| 2022 World Championships}}
{{Bulbagarden|forum|294150|2022 Pokémon World Championships recap - Champions, announcements for Scarlet and Violet, the TCG, Masters EX and UNITE, 2023's location, and more}}
The 2022 World Championships were held in {{wp|ExCeL London}}, at {{wp|Royal Victoria Dock}}, from 18 to 21 August 2022. It was the seventeenth invitation-only championships for [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] players, the twelfth for Pokémon video games players, the fifth for [[Pokkén Tournament]] players and the first for players of [[Pokémon GO]] and [[Pokémon UNITE]].

Initially intended to be held in August 2020, they were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], first moved to August 2021,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200403190905/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-championship-series-canceled/ ''2020 Pokémon Championship Series Canceled'' - Pokemon.com] (archived from the original 3 April 2020; retrieved 20 March 2023)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200702200030/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/play-pokemon-2021-championship-series-information/ ''Play! Pokémon 2021 Championship Series Information'' - Pokemon.com] (archived from the original 2 July 2020; retrieved 20 March 2023)</ref> subsequently moved to 2022.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210209160624/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/next-pokemon-tcg-video-game-and-pokken-tournament-dx-world-championships-moved-to-2022-in-london/ ''Next Pokémon TCG, Video Game, and "Pokkén Tournament DX" World Championships Moved to 2022 in London'' - Pokemon.com] (archived from the original 9 February 2021; retrieved 20 March 2023)</ref>

A pop up {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} was opened during the 2022 World Championships.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230320052626/https://www.pokemoncenter.com/en-gb/worlds ''Pokémon World Championships in London'' - Pokémon Center UK Official Site] (archived from the original 20 March 2023; retrieved 20 March 2023)</ref>

===2023 Pokémon Europe International Championships===
The 2023 Pokémon Europe International Championships were held in ExCeL London, at Royal Victoria Dock, from 13 to 16 April 2023.
[[File:2023 Pokémon Europe International Championships logo.png|200px]]

==Trivia==
* {{game|Black and White|s}} were represented in the UK by ''{{wp|The X Factor (UK TV series)|The X Factor}}'' finalists {{wp|One Direction}}. The group promoted the games through television commercials and concerts, and its members have been life-long Pokémon fans.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110429021839/http://www.ttkn.com/arts-entertainment/x-factor-stars-one-direction-revealed-as-ambassadors-for-pokemon-black-version-and-pokemon-white-version-10077.html ''X Factor star’s One Direction revealed as ambassadors for Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version'' - TTKN] (archived from the original 29 April 2011; retrieved 20 March 2023)</ref> They are one of a number of acts representing Nintendo as ambassadors in the UK, which has also included {{wp|Alexandra Burke}}, {{wp|JLS}} and {{wp|The Saturdays}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210730145345/https://www.nintendo-insider.com/the-saturdays-become-nintendo-ambassadors-in-latest-tv-campaign/ ''The Saturdays become Nintendo ambassadors in latest TV campaign'' - Nintendo Insider] (archived from the original 30 July 2021; retrieved 20 March 2023)</ref>
* Despite the fact there is no British English dub of the [[Pokémon animated series]], many clips and trailers on the [https://www.youtube.com/@pokemon English Pokémon YouTube Channel] are marked with "UK". This is because those videos are uploaded by the UK office.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/uk ''The official UK & Ireland Pokémon website'']

==References==
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[[ja:イギリスにおけるポケモン]]

List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 1)

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The following is a list of all of the English language home video releases of the [[Pokémon movies]] in {{pmin|the United States}} and {{pmin|Canada}}. DVD releases are for {{wp|DVD region code|DVD Region 1}}, {{wp|Blu-ray}} releases are for {{wp|Blu-ray Region Code|Blu-ray Region A}} (although they may be playable in other regions), and all releases are {{wp|NTSC}}.

==Single movie releases==
===''Mewtwo Strikes Back''===
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' was released by {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on home video in the United States. Both the VHS and DVD release include the [[Pikachu short]] ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Mewtwo|14}} was included in early releases of both the VHS and the DVD.

It was released on VHS in the United States on March 21, 2000 with the catalogue number 18020. It was released on DVD in the United States on March 21, 2000 with the catalogue number 18020. These releases use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The VHS had [[The Story of Mewtwo's Origin]] (first two minutes of ''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin'') added to the beginning of the movie and includes a preview for ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''. The DVD has English audio, with optional English and French closed captions. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Commentary audio track by Director Michael Haigney and Producer Norman J. Grossfeld
* [[The Story of Mewtwo's Origin]] (first two minutes of ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'')
* Music video for {{wp|M2M (band)|M2M}}'s "{{wp|Don't Say You Love Me (M2M song)|Don't Say You Love Me}}" (the movie's ending theme)
* Theatrical trailer of the movie
* Preview of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
* "Ash's journey"
* DVD-ROM features: Pokémon fun facts, history of the anime, history of the video games, Pokémon Web World, Nintendo game guides, special events page, Pokémon webcards, Poké-patterns, Pokémon posters and more

It was re-released on {{wp|MiniDVD}} in the United States on April 26, 2005 by Warner Bros.  The movie including ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' is split between two MiniDVDs. And also includes the following extras on the second disc:
* Music video for {{wp|M2M (band)|M2M}}'s "{{wp|Don't Say You Love Me (M2M song)|Don't Say You Love Me}}" (the movie's ending theme)
* "Ash's Journey" introduction video
* [[The Story of Mewtwo's Origin]] (first two minutes of ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'')

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on February 2, 2016 by {{wp|VIZ Media}}, with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. This re-release does not include a Pikachu short or the other special features. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

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===''The Power of One''===
''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' was released by {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on home video in the United States. Both the VHS and DVD release include the [[Pikachu short]] ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Pikachu|27}} was included in early releases of both the VHS and the DVD.

It was released on VHS in the United States on November 14, 2000 with the catalogue number 18620. It was released on DVD in the United States on November 14, 2000 with the catalogue number 18620. These releases use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The VHS includes a preview for ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''. The DVD has English and Quebec French audio, and English and French closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Musical performances from the [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (soundtrack)|Pokémon the Movie 2000 soundtrack]]
**"They Don't Understand" by {{wp|Dream Street}}
**"Story Of" and performance by Alysha Antonino
**"Pokémon World" by {{wp|Youngstown (band)|Youngstown}} featuring {{wp|Nobody's Angel}}
**Making of the soundtrack
* Theatrical trailer of the movie
* Theatrical trailer of ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on February 2, 2016 by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. This re-release does not include a Pikachu short or the other special features. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

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===''Spell of the Unown: Entei''===
''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' was released by {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on home video in the United States. Both the VHS and DVD release include the [[Pikachu short]] ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Unown J|38}} was included in early releases of both the VHS and the DVD.

It was released on VHS in the United States on August 21, 2001 with the catalogue number 21251. It was released on DVD in the United States on August 21, 2001 with the catalogue number 21251. These releases use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVD has English and French audio, and English and French closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* [[Pokérap GS]] (Johto Pokérap)
* Making of "[[To Know the Unknown]]"
* What the Filmmakers Say (Commentary audio track)
* Theatrical trailer of the movie
* Japanese trailer for ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''
* Little Known Unown Facts!

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on February 2, 2016 published by {{wp|VIZ Media}} and distributed by Warner Bros. This re-release does not include a Pikachu short or the other special features. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

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===''Celebi: The Voice of the Forest''===
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''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' was released on home video in the United States by {{wp|Miramax}} and in Canada by {{wp|Alliance Atlantis}}. Both the VHS and DVD release include the [[Pikachu short]] ''[[PK10|Pikachu's PikaBoo]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Suicune|53}} was included in early releases of both the VHS and the DVD.

It was released on VHS in the United States on March 18, 2003 with the catalogue number 29173. It was released on DVD in the United States by {{wp|Buena Vista Home Entertainment}} on March 18, 2003 with the catalogue number 29124. It was released on DVD in Canada by Alliance Atlantis  with the catalogue number 4611. They all use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVD has English audio, with optional English closed captions. In addition to ''Pikachu's PikaBoo'', the DVD release includes the following extras:
* Audio commentary by the actors and producers,
* Multi-angle animation progression on four scenes
* A trivia game
* A Trading Card Game tutorial as a DVD-ROM feature
* Theatrical trailers (domestic and Japanese trailer)
* A sneak peek at the next Pokémon movie

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on April 26, 2011 by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}}. The re-release of this movie does not include a Pikachu short or other special features. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

It was re-released again on DVD in the United States on October 7, 2014 by {{wp|Lionsgate Home Entertainment}}. This re-release does not include a Pikachu short, other special features, or closed captioning, despite advertising those features on the back cover. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

On September 22, 2020, the film was once again re-released on DVD (under catalog number 2130815) in the United States by {{wp|Paramount Home Entertainment}} following {{wp|ViacomCBS}}' 49% acquisition of Miramax. Similar to the 2011 and 2014 releases, this release does not include the Pikachu short, any special features, or closed captioning, other than being presented in {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Pokemon-4Ever-DVD/217594/</ref>

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===''Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias''===
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''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' was released on home video by {{wp|Miramax}} in the United States. Both the VHS and DVD release include the [[Pikachu short]] ''[[PK11|Camp Pikachu]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} cards {{TCG ID|Nintendo Promo|Latias|14}} and {{TCG ID|Nintendo Promo|Latios|15}} were included in early releases of  the DVD.

It was released on VHS in the United States on January 20, 2004 with the catalogue number 32758. It was released on DVD in the United States by Miramax on January 20, 2004 with the catalogue number 32733. These releases were distributed by {{wp|Buena Vista Home Entertainment}} and use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVD has English and French audio, with optional English closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Sneak peeks of six other non-Pokémon movies
* Location scouting in Venice
* An animation stages feature (Water Chariot Race, Race Spectators, Crowd on a Bridge, Latias, Defense Mechanism of Alltomare, Wave)
* The characters of the movie
* Pokémon Heroes trivia game

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on April 12, 2011 distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}}. The re-release of this movie does not include a Pikachu short or the other special features. This release uses a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, despite advertising a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio..

It was re-released again on DVD in the United States on October 7, 2014 distributed by {{wp|Lionsgate Home Entertainment}}. This re-release does not include a Pikachu short, the other special features, or subtitles, despite advertising those features on the back cover. This release uses a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, despite advertising a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

On September 22, 2020, the film was re-released on DVD (under catalog number 2130692) once again in the United States by {{wp|Paramount Home Entertainment}} following {{wp|ViacomCBS}}' 49% acquisition of Miramax. Similar to the Echo Bridge and Lionsgate releases, this releases does not feature a Pikachu short, any special features or subtitles and is presented in {{wp|Aspect_ratio_(image)#4:3_standard|4:3}} aspect ratio. On this release however it does not falsely advertise that special features or subtitles or a Pikachu short were included unlike the previous re-releases.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Pokemon-Heroes-The-Movie-DVD/217593/</ref>

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===''Jirachi: Wish Maker''===
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''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' was released on home video by {{wp|Miramax}} in the United States. Both the VHS and DVD release include the [[Pikachu short]] ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|Nintendo Promo|Jirachi|21}} was included in early releases of both the VHS and the DVD.

It was released on VHS in the United States on June 1, 2004 with the catalogue number 36331. It was released on DVD in the United States by Miramax on June 1, 2004 with the catalogue number 36330. These releases were distributed by {{wp|Buena Vista Home Entertainment}} and use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVD includes English closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Sneak peaks of five other non-Pokémon movies
* Trivia game
* "[[Make a Wish]]" Music Video
* Message from the director, Mr. Yuyama
* Pokémon character artwork and bios
* Jirachi Wish Maker original artwork

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on May 3, 2011 by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}}. The re-release of this movie does not include a Pikachu short or the other special features. This release uses a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, despite advertising a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

It was re-released again on DVD in the United States on October 7, 2014 by {{wp|Lionsgate Home Entertainment}}. This re-release does not include the Pikachu short, other special features, or subtitles, despite advertising them on the back cover. This release uses a 16:9 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

On September 22, 2020, the film was once again re-released on DVD (under catalog number 2130696) in the United States by {{wp|Paramount Home Entertainment}} following {{wp|ViacomCBS}}' 49% acquisition of Miramax. Similar to the Echo Bridge and Lionsgate releases, this release does not feature a Pikachu short, any special features, or subtitles and is presented in {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio. On this release however, it does not falsely advertise that special features or subtitles or a Pikachu short were included, unlike the previous re-releases.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Pokemon-Jirachi-Wish-Maker-DVD/217592/</ref>

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===''Destiny Deoxys''===
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''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' was released on home video by {{wp|Miramax}} in the United States. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|EX Deoxys|Deoxys|16}} was included in early releases of the VHS and DVD.

It was released on VHS and DVD in the United States by Miramax on February 15, 2005 with the catalogue number 38833. These releases were distributed by {{wp|Buena Vista Home Entertainment}} and use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVD has English and French audio, with optional English closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Sneak peaks of seven other non-Pokémon movies
* Gallery: poster art from the Japanese movie
* ''Who's That Pokémon?'', meet the new Pokémon from the movie (still images)
* "On Location with the Director"
* "Be a Poké-Quiz Whiz!"

It was re-released on DVD in the United States on May 3, 2011 by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}}. This re-release does not include the special features. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

It was re-released again on DVD in the United States on October 7, 2014 by {{wp|Lionsgate Home Entertainment}}. This re-release does not include the special features or subtitles, despite advertising those features on the back cover. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

On September 22, 2020, the film was once again re-released on DVD (under catalog number 2130817) in the United States by {{wp|Paramount Home Entertainment}} following {{wp|ViacomCBS}}' 49% acquisition of Miramax. Similar to the Echo Bridge and Lionsgate releases, this release does not include any special features or subtitles and is presented in {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio. This release however does not falsely advertise or imply that special features or subtitles were included, unlike the previous re-releases.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Pokemon-The-Movie-Destiny-Deoxys-DVD/217591/</ref>

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===''Lucario and the Mystery of Mew''===
''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} on DVD in the United States.

The Collector's Edition DVD set was released in the United States on September 19, 2006. This release uses a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. This set includes two discs, one containing the movie and the other containing the second dub of ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|EX Holon Phantoms|Mew|111}} was included in early releases of the Collector's Edition DVD. Both discs include English closed captioning. The following extras are included:
* A letter from the director (''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon'' disc)
* Behind the scenes (''Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'' disc)
* Slideshow of the characters (''Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'' disc)
* Pokémon online weblinks ([[Pokémon.com]], [[Pokémon Mobile]] and [[Pokémon Learning League]]) on both discs

The Standard Edition DVD was released in the United States on September 24, 2013 with distribution handled through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. The Standard Edition does not include ''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon''. This release uses a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The following extras are included:
* Behind the scenes
* Slideshow of the characters

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===''Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea''===
''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} on DVD in the United States.

This DVD was released in the United States on April 3, 2007. This set includes two discs, one containing the movie and the other containing ''[[PK17|Pikachu's Island Adventure]]''. Both discs include English closed captioning. This release uses a 16:9 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Location scouting
* Art slideshow of the characters
* Interactive
* Pokémon online weblinks ([[Pokémon.com]], [[Pokémon Mobile]], and [[Pokémon Learning League]])

On {{wp|Amazon.com|Amazon}}, in addition to the standard version, a three disc version was also released on the same day. The three disc version additionally contains the disc from the first volume of the [[List of English language Advanced Battle home video releases (Region 1)|Advanced Battle]] season "Gaining Groudon", which contains the episodes ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]'', ''[[AG094|The Relicanth Really Can]]'', ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War]]'', ''[[AG096|Training Wrecks]]'', and ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]''. Otherwise, the packaging and contents are identical to the standard version.

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===''The Rise of Darkrai''===
''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on May 27, 2008. This release uses a 16:9 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===''Giratina and the Sky Warrior''===
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''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was released in the United States by {{wp|Universal Studios Home Entertainment}} on March 31, 2009. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

It was re-released in the United States on July 7, 2015, with a different cover. It was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. It's catalogue number is 3000063725. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===''Arceus and the Jewel of Life''===
''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on February 1, 2011. This release uses a 16:9 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===''Zoroark: Master of Illusions''===
''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on September 20, 2011. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|Triumphant|Celebi|3}} was included in early releases of the DVD.

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===''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''===
''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' and ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' have only been released in [[#Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram / White—Victini and Zekrom|a bundle]].

===''Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice''===
''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on April 2, 2013. This release uses a 16:9 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===''Genesect and The Legend Awakened''===
''[[M16|Genesect and The Legend Awakened]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on December 3, 2013. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, and includes subtitles. The promotional {{Trading Card Game}} card {{TCG ID|BW Promo|Genesect|101}} was included in early releases of the DVD. The DVD release also includes a theatrical trailer for the movie.

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===''Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction''===
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''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on February 17, 2015 with the catalogue number 3000058895. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. This release also includes the short [[Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain]] as well as a trailer.

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===''Hoopa and the Clash of Ages''===
''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on March 8, 2016 with the catalogue number 3000066467. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. This release also includes a trailer and the short [[Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon]].

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===''Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel''===
''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released in the United States on March 21, 2017 with the catalogue number 3000071587. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===''I Choose You!''===
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''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} in the United States.It was released February 13, 2018 on DVD with the catalogue number 3000075995 and on Blu-Ray with the catalogue number 3000075997. Both releases use a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, and include English subtitles.

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===''The Power of Us''===
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''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 19, 2019. Both releases use a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, and include English subtitles.

===''Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution''===
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''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 17, 2020. Both releases use a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, and include English subtitles.

===''Secrets of the Jungle''===
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''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]'' was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}} on DVD in the United States. It was released on October 4, 2022 on DVD and Blu-Ray. Both releases use a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}, and include English subtitles.

==Multi-movie releases==
===Pokémon: The First Three Movies===
Pokémon: The First Three Movies is a multi-movie DVD set released by {{wp|Warner Home Video}} in the United States on April 7, 2009 with the catalogue number 300021792. It contains two discs, with Disc 2 being double-sided. The set includes ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''. This release uses a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}. The DVDs are exactly the same as the original DVDs released by Warner Bros.

The Disc 1 contains the movie ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' and the Pikachu short ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''. The DVD has English audio, with optional English and French closed captions. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Commentary audio track by Director Michael Haigney and Producer Norman J. Grossfeld
* [[The Story of Mewtwo's Origin]] (first two minutes of ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'')
* Music video for {{wp|M2M (band)|M2M}}'s "{{wp|Don't Say You Love Me (M2M song)|Don't Say You Love Me}}" (the movie's ending theme)
* Theatrical trailer of the movie
* Preview of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
* "Ash's journey"
* DVD-ROM features: Pokémon fun facts, history of the anime, history of the video games, Pokémon Web World, Nintendo game guides, special events page, Pokémon webcards, Poké-patterns, Pokémon posters and more

The Disc 2 Side A contains the movie ''The Power of One'' and the Pikachu short ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''. The DVD has English and Quebec French audio, and English and French closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* Musical performances from the [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (soundtrack)|Pokémon the Movie 2000 soundtrack]]
**"They Don't Understand" by {{wp|Dream Street}}
**"Story Of" and performance by Alysha Antonino
**"Pokémon World" by {{wp|Youngstown (band)|Youngstown}} featuring {{wp|Nobody's Angel}}
**Making of the soundtrack
* Theatrical trailer of the movie
* Theatrical trailer of ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''

The Disc 2 Side B contains the movie ''Spell of the Unown: Entei'' and the Pikachu short ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]''. The DVD has English and French audio, and English and French closed captioning. The DVD release includes the following extras:
* [[Pokérap GS]] (Johto Pokérap)
* Making of "[[To Know the Unknown]]"
* What the Filmmakers Say (Commentary audio track)
* Theatrical trailer of the movie
* Japanese trailer for ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''
* Little Known Unown Facts!

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===Pokémon 4Ever / Pokémon Heroes - Double Feature===
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The Pokémon 4Ever / Pokémon Heroes - Double Feature DVD was released by {{wp|Miramax}} with distribution through {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}} in the United States. It was released on April 19, 2011. It contains one double-sided disc, with ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' on one side and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' on the other.

It does not includes [[Pikachu short]]s or other special features from the original individual DVD releases of the movies.

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===Pokémon Heroes / Destiny Deoxys - Double Feature===
The Pokémon Heroes / Destiny Deoxys - Double Feature Blu-ray was released by {{wp|Miramax}} and distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}} in the United States. It was released on May 15, 2011. It contains one disc, which contains both ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

It does not include [[Pikachu short]]s or other special features from the original individual DVD releases of the movies.

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===Destiny Deoxys / Jirachi: Wish Maker - Double Feature===
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The Destiny Deoxys / Jirachi: Wish Maker - Double Feature DVD was released by {{wp|Miramax}} and distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}} in the United States. It was released on October 4, 2011. It contains one disc that contains both ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' and ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]''.

It does not includes [[Pikachu short]]s or other special features from the original individual DVD releases of the movies.

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===Pokémon Collector's Set DVD===
The Pokémon Collector's Set is a multi-movie DVD set released by {{wp|Miramax}} in the United States. It contains four movies on one disc: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. It has been re-released several times with different covers by different distributors. This set does not include [[Pikachu short]]s, other special features, or subtitles in any of its releases.

It was released in the United States on June 7, 2011 distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}} under the titles "Pokémon Collector's Set" and "Pokémon Collector's Series" with the catalogue number 78949. The disc is two sided, with ''Celebi: The Voice of the Forest'' and ''Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias'' on Side A, and ''Jirachi: Wish Maker'' and ''Destiny Deoxys'' on Side B. These releases use a 4:3 {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

It was re-released in the United States on December 3, 2013, distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}} as the "Pokémon Limited Edition Collector's Set" with the catalogue number 23424. The set contains a single one-sided disc. This release uses a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

It was re-released again on DVD in the United States on March 3, 2015, distributed by {{wp|Lionsgate Home Entertainment}} under the titles "Pokémon Collector's Set: 4 Films" and "Pokémon Collector's Set: 4 Movies". The set contains a single one-sided disc. These releases use a {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.

On September 22, 2020, the set was re-released and labeled under titles "Pokémon Collector's Set: 4 Movies" and "Pokemon 4 Movie Collection" <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201207013148/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FPokemon-4-Movie-Collection-DVD%2F688110202</ref> (under catalog number 2130688) in the United States by {{wp|Miramax}} and was distributed by {{wp|Paramount Home Entertainment}} following {{wp|ViacomCBS}}' 49% acquisition of Miramax. Similar to the Echo Bridge and Lionsgate re-releases, the set contained a single DVD disc and are presented in {{wp|16:9}} aspect ratio.<ref>https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Pokemon-Collectors-Set-DVD/217607/</ref>

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===Pokémon Collector's Set Blu-ray===
The Pokémon Collector's Set is a multi-movie Blu-ray set released in the United States on April 3, 2012 under the titles "Miramax Multi-Feature" and "Pokémon Collector's Set". It was released by {{wp|Miramax}} and distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}}. It contains four movies on one disc: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. This set uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

This set does not include [[Pikachu short]]s or other special features.

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===Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram / White—Victini and Zekrom===
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===5 Kids Action Movies===
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The 5 Kids Action Movies DVD set is a multi-movie DVD set released in the United States on September 3, 2013. It was released by {{wp|Miramax}} and distributed by {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}}. It contains five movies on two discs: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', ''{{wp|Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage}}'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.

This set does not include [[Pikachu short]]s or other special features.

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===Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection===
The Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection is a multi-movie Blu-ray set released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. It contains three discs, with one movie on each. It includes ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''. This set uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

It was released in a Limited Edition Steelbook case in the United States on February 9, 2016 with the catalogue number 3000066501. Optional English closed captioning is not included.

It was released in a standard case in the United States on October 2, 2018 with the catalogue number 3000079069. Optional English closed captioning is included.

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===Pokémon Diamond & Pearl 4-Movie Collection===
The Pokémon Diamond & Pearl 4-Movie Collection is a multi-movie Blu-ray set released in the United States on December 6, 2016 with the catalogue number 3000064687. It was released by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. It contains four discs, with one movie on each. It includes ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', and ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''. Optional English closed captioning is included. This set uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===Pokémon XY Mega 3-Movie Collection===
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The Pokémon XY Mega 3-Movie Collection is a multi-movie DVD and Blu-ray set that was released in the United States on October 17, 2023 by {{wp|VIZ Media}} with distribution through {{wp|Warner Home Video}}. The DVD contains two discs, while the Blu-Ray contains one disc with all three movies on it. The set includes ''[[M17|Diancie & the Cocoon of Destruction]]'', ''[[M18|Hoopa & the Clash of Ages]]'' and ''[[M19|Volcanion & the Mechanical Marvel]]''. Optional English closed captioning is included. This set uses a {{wp|16:9}} {{wp|Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio}}.

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===Pokémon: Tales of Lugia===
Pokémon: Tales of Lugia is a multi-movie DVD released in the United States on February 27, 2024 with the catalogue number 3000097310. It was released by VIZ Media with distribution through Warner Home Video. It includes ''[[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000]]'', and ''[[M21|Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us]]'', both on one disc. This set uses a 16:9 aspect ratio.

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/movies.html Dogasu's Backpack - Pokémon Movies & TV Specials DVD Guide]

===Single movie releases===
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-mewtwo-strikes-back/12297 Pokémon: The First Movie DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-the-power-of-one/12298 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-spell-of-the-unown/12299 Pokémon 3: The Movie DVD on VIZ Media's site]

*Pokémon 4Ever DVD
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20130818134048/http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/dvd/Pokemon_4Ever_75759 On Echo Bridge Entertainment's site] (archive)
**[http://www.lionsgateshop.com/product.asp?Id=31423&TitleParentId=9998 On Lions Gate's site]

*Pokémon Heroes DVD
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20130818170732/http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/dvd/Pokemon_Heroes_75769 On Echo Bridge Entertainment's site] (archive)
**[http://www.lionsgateshop.com/product.asp?Id=38133&TitleParentId=10000 On Lions Gate's site]

*[http://www.lionsgateshop.com/product.asp?Id=31426&TitleParentId=10001 Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker DVD on Lions Gate's site]

*[http://www.lionsgateshop.com/product.asp?Id=31424&TitleParentId=9999 Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys DVD on Lions Gate's site]

*Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew DVD
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20060811173711/http://www.pokemoncenter.com:80/invt/4536 Collector's Edition on PokemonCenter.com] (archive)
**[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-lucario-and-the-mystery-of-mew/11009 Standard Edition on VIZ Media's site]

*Pokémon Ranger and The Temple of the Sea
**[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MRAAKG/ Amazon-exclusive version on Amazon.com]
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20070304214131/http://www.pokemoncenter.com:80/invt/4803 On PokemonCenter.com] (archive)
**[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-pokemon-ranger-and-the-temple-of-the-sea/9512 On VIZ Media's site]

*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-the-rise-of-darkrai/7923 Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-giratina-and-the-sky-warrior/12007 Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2015 edition) DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-arceus-and-the-jewel-of-life/9819 Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-zoroark-master-of-illusions/10078 Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-kyurem-vs-the-sword-of-justice/10679 Pokémon: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-genesect-and-the-legend-awakened/11133 Pokémon: Genesect and the Legend Awakened DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-diancie-and-the-cocoon-of-destruction/11759 Pokémon: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video-vol-18/12154 Pokémon: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video/12657 Pokémon: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video/product/5455 Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Blu-ray on VIZ Media's site]

===Multi-movie releases===
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130818160711/http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/dvd/Pokemon_4Ever_Pokemon_Heroes_75779 Pokémon 4Ever / Pokémon Heroes - Double Feature DVD on Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's site] (archive)

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130818142052/http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/dvd/Pokemon_Heroes_Pokemon_Destiny_Deoxys_02001 Pokémon Heroes / Pokémon Destiny Deoxys - Double Feature Blu-ray on Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's site] (archive)

*Pokémon Collector's Set
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20130818133117/http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/dvd/Pokemon_Collectors_Set_78949 Pokémon Collector's Set on Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's site] (archive)
**[https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-pokemon-limited-edition-collectors-set/26747874 Limited Edition Collector's Set on Barnes & Noble's site]
**[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FAOCFL8/ Limited Edition Collector's Set on Amazon]
**[http://www.lionsgateshop.com/product.asp?Id=34816&TitleParentId=10136 Pokémon Collector's Set: 4 Films on Lions Gate's site]
**[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pokemon-Collector-s-Set-Pokemon-4Ever-Pokemon-Heroes-Pokemon-Destiny-Deoxys-Pokemon-Jirachi-Wish-Maker-Widescreen/42068240 Pokémon Collector's Set: 4 Movies on Walmart's site]

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130405020048/https://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/dvd/Pokemon_4_Film_Series_02791/ Miramax Multi-Feature Blu-ray on Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's site] (archive)

*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-the-movie-black-and-white/12445 Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram / White - Victini and Zekrom on VIZ Media's site]

*Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection
**[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019GE15PY Steelbook on Amazon (US)]
**[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G1YPKQ8 Standard edition on Amazon (US)]

*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video/12010 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl 4-Movie Collection on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video/product/7683/dvd Pokémon XY Mega 3-Movie Collection DVD on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video/product/7683/blu-ray Pokémon XY Mega 3-Movie Collection Blu-Ray on VIZ Media's site]
*[https://www.viz.com/watch/movie/pokemon-movie-video/product/7826 Pokémon: Tales of Lugia DVD on VIZ Media's site]

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Pokémon in Australia

2024-05-21T21:01:49Z

TapLover: /* Channel 9Go! */ Updated.

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|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
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The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Australia}}''' in late 1998 with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}.

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. Prior to release dates being simultaneous worldwide, the Australian release dates tended to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there were times when Australian release dates were before the American release dates (such as with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]), as well as times when Australian release dates were after the European release dates (such as with [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}).

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

Circa 2019-, it was documented that a variation of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] exists for Australia with a different ROM and this was overlooked, even by ROM scene groups. This version is based on Rev A (v1.1). It made some subtle changes to [[Game Corner]] texts and an undocumented [[Mobile System GB]] coding change for [[Mobile Stadium]], without actually removing the slot machines, unlike what became of international {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} where the slot machines were replaced with [[Voltorb Flip]].<ref>[https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/FAQ.md Pokémon Crystal disassembly FAQs]</ref><ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Crystal#Australian_Version The Cutting Room Floor (breakdown of changes)]</ref>

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===Event Pokémon===
Until [[Generation IV]], [[event Pokémon]] were sporadically released in Australia. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions (Generation I)|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions (Generation II)|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, no event Pokémon were distributed in Australia, including Pokémon from the [[Generation III]] era, meaning Australian players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon, including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

In 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

{{bulbanews|A Legendary Pokémon year announced for 2018}}
During [[Generation VII]], a majority of the international event Pokémon, including the 2018 Legendary Pokémon event and serial code certificates, were available in Australia. However, the Australian {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)|Fula City Zeraora|Zeraora}} distribution was delayed by 6 months for unknown reasons.

With the removal of region-locked serial codes in [[Generation VIII]], Australian players can essentially redeem any and all event Pokémon codes.

==Pokémon anime==
In Australia, the anime is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network 10|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon anime]] in Australia.

The Pokémon anime was originally aired Pokémon episodes during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some anime episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, Eleven. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

===Toasted TV===
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|10 Peach|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon anime]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the anime series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the anime, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

On 13 July 2020, Network 10 announced that Toasted TV has been axed and that the show would end production in August; the final episode aired on 18 September 2020<ref>https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/07/13/exclusive-toasted-tv-axed</ref> with all Pokémon anime and movie airings being transferred to Channel 9Go!.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon anime during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

Channel 9Go! aired the first 8 episodes of ''[[S26|Pokémon Horizions]]'' continuously on Feburary 27, 2024, marking the show's Australian FreeTV debut.<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/9go-celebrates-world-pokemon-day.html</ref>

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White|Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand TV channel)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Pokémon movies===
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''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas (via Warner Bros./Roadshow Films); while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video (via Miramax Home Entertainment). In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, {{wp|Hoyts}} began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

On August 3, 2020, due to the departure of Beyond International from the home entertainment business,<ref>https://www.beyond.com.au/corporate-nbsp-/news/2020/08/02/asx-announcement---beyond-international-exits-home-entertainment-business</ref> all Pokémon anime movie home media releases were transferred to [https://shock.com.au/ Shock Entertainment].

Shock Records itself would enter voluntary administration in February 2023<ref>https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/</ref>, leaving the current rights to distribute Region 4 home media releases in the air.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

As of 2021, [[Viz Media]] remains as Australia's main distributor for Pokémon manga, including the [[Pokémon Adventures]] series (which also includes [[The Art of Pokémon Adventures]] as well as the [[List of Pokémon Adventures omnibus volumes#Collector's Edition|omnibus releases]]) and the [[Pokémon manga#Anime adaptations|Movie manga adaptations]] with {{wp|Queensland Book Depot|QBD}} as the main retailer of Pokémon manga in Australia.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it was deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently being distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The Pokémon McDonald's Happy Meals campaigns have been available in Australia starting from [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]] to present (excluding the 2013 campaign).

==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

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! Date
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| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia.<ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

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| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2–3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6–7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10–11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12–13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14–15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20–21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{Pokémon around the world}} 
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[[ja:オーストラリアにおけるポケモン]]

JN005

2021-12-11T06:28:00Z

TapLover: /* Trivia */

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title_ja=カビゴン巨大化！？ダイマックスの謎！！ |
title_ja_trans=Kabigon Became Gigantic!? The Mystery of Daimax!! |
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broadcast_us=June 12, 2020 |
en_op=[[The Journey Starts Today]] |
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* {{BMGf|273207|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|277221|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|280969|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Mind-Boggling Dynamax!''' (Japanese: '''カビゴン巨大化！？ダイマックスの謎！！''' ''{{tt|Kabigon|Snorlax}} Became Gigantic!? The Mystery of {{tt|Daimax|Dynamax}}!!'') is the fifth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,090th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 15, 2019 and in the United States on June 12, 2020.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


It’s time for research fellows Ash and Goh to explore the Galar region’s Wild Area, known for Dynamax—a phenomenon in which Pokémon can grow to many times their normal size. Our heroes’ train ride there is filled with anticipation…and that mischievous Scorbunny has secretly come along for the ride.

They come across a Snorlax who suddenly grows to gigantic size and sprawls across a railroad crossing, still fast asleep! As the train speeds toward them, Scorbunny shows up to help. Working together, they get the Dynamax Snorlax out of the way in the nick of time—and Scorbunny convinces Goh to become its Trainer!

==Plot==
Aboard a [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|train]] to the [[Wild Area]], {{p|Scorbunny}} stares out into the countryside before searching for [[Goh]]. It soon locates Goh and {{Ash}} eating in a dining car, but the boys are too deep in conversation to notice Scorbunny leaping up to get their attention. Scorbunny walks off in frustration and takes some food off a nearby cart. After a bite, it kicks the fruit away; however, it strikes a passing waiter who loses his balance and accidentally knocks the tray of food over.

The train stops at a station, where Goh and Ash get off. Scorbunny wakes up but is too weary to hop off. It panics as soon as it spots Goh on the platform, but the doors seal shut and the train takes off again. Scorbunny eventually locates an open window and leaps to freedom. It readies itself before running on the tracks back towards the Wild Area station. Meanwhile, Goh approaches a concierge for more information about the [[Dynamax]] phenomena, and the concierge directs them to follow the red lights. After some exploration and snapshots, Ash and Goh soon come across a set of crossing signals. Ash considers if these lights are the ones described by the station concierge earlier, but Goh dismisses the idea.

They leap over the tracks and rush towards a napping {{p|Snorlax}}. Goh pulls out his [[Rotom Phone]] and begins recording details on Snorlax. After analyzing Snorlax, the boys are left disappointed by the lack of interaction. Meanwhile, Scorbunny is thrilled to finally see Goh again and rushes over to greet him. However, Ash and Goh are too occupied by Snorlax. Scorbunny responds by kicking a stone, which ricochets off Ash's head and knocks a [[Sitrus Berry]] out of a tree and directly into the sleeping Snorlax's mouth. Snorlax chews the fruit and spits out the seed before returning to its slumber. Ash tries to nurse his sore head and as he turns to Goh he spots Scorbunny. Ash and Goh instantly recognize it as the very same Scorbunny they [[JN004|met yesterday]], and are pleased to see that it has cleaned itself up. As Scorbunny affirms that it has been following, Ash suggests it might want to join Goh's [[party|team]]. Goh, however, apologizes to Scorbunny, admitting that he wants his [[starter Pokémon]] to be {{p|Mew}}. Scorbunny is disappointed and bows its head in response.

Suddenly, mysterious red lights appear and float towards Snorlax. A burst of energy then engulfs Snorlax, causing it to swell to enormous proportions before it emerges in its [[Gigantamax]] form. Goh is quick to point out that Snorlax is now blocking the train tracks, adding that a train is due to pass through in the next eight minutes. Ash has {{AP|Pikachu}} use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Snorlax is only mildly disturbed and fires off a {{m|Hyper Beam}} in its sleep. Ash resorts to yelling but quickly shelves that idea when Goh points out the giant [[berry]] growing from the tree now sprouting from Snorlax. Goh figures that Snorlax will wake up if they feed it the berry. Ash is all in and begins to climb on Snorlax and onto its tree. Goh clambers up with some struggle, before ordering Ash to drop the berry. However, Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}} fails to cut through the thick stem and now only four minutes remain before the train arrives. Ash leaps onto the berry, and using his added weight he swings the berry as Pikachu attacks the stem with a flurry of Iron Tails. The berry drops as planned, but gets caught up in the growing shrubs. Goh tries to push the berry, but his might isn’t enough. As the crossing signals sound, the situation grows tense. Luckily, Scorbunny leaps in to help. Goh notices Scorbunny's feet digging into the ground as it tries to push the berry. He recalls Scrobunny's powerful kicks and orders it to use {{m|Double Kick}}. Scorbunny follows suit and the force is enough to cause the berry to rolls towards Snorlax's mouth. Snorlax leaps upwards to grab the berry, and as it plummets, the shockwave stops the approaching train.

Goh realizes Snorlax must have also swallowed Scorbunny, but he is reunited with his friend after Snorlax returns to its usual form. Goh thanks Scorbunny for its help, pointing out that its Double Kick saved the train. Scorbunny is overwhelmed by the compliments, though prepares to walk off, remembering what Goh said earlier. Goh looks on for a moment but asks Scorbunny to wait. Scorbunny turns around and is pleasantly surprised when Goh announces that it will be his first Pokémon. Goh throws a {{i|Poké Ball}}, but the curveball misses its mark. Scorbunny resorts to kicking the ball to complete the capture. After the ball stops rocking, Ash affirms that Goh now has {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}}. The Rotom Phone's [[Pokédex]] function updates its systems on Scorbunny, making Goh realize he has finally {{pkmn2|caught}} his first Pokémon. Goh calls out his new recruit and exchanges a high-five to commemorate the beginnings of a new [[friendship]].

Ash and Goh later return to the [[Cerise Laboratory]]. They update [[Professor Cerise]] on their adventures with a Gigantamax Snorlax. {{TP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}} runs in and starts barking at Scorbunny, though Pikachu quickly settles the situation. Scorbunny is left feeling jealous of the {{t|Electric}} duo's playful friendship, so it returns to Goh for comfort. Cerise is confused to see Scorbunny. Goh grins as he affirms that Scorbunny is his first Pokémon.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] witness [[Dynamax]]ing for the first time.
* Goh {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} the {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} from [[JN004|the previous episode]], making it his [[Starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]].
* Ash and Goh return to [[Vermilion City]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Snorlax}}
* {{p|Wooloo}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN005.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Chloe]] (flashback)
* [[Professor Cerise]]
* Driver
* Waiter
* Porter
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN005.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Snorlax}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Scorbunny}} ({{OP|Goh|Scorbunny}}; new)
* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Wynaut}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Munchlax}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Bunnelby}} (Trainers'; ×2)
* {{p|Grubbin}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Stufful}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pichu}} ({{AP|anime|Pikachu}}; flashback)
* {{p|Snorlax}} ([[Gigantamax]]; debut)
* {{p|Seedot}}
* {{p|Flygon}}
* {{p|Hippopotas}} (×2; female and male)
* {{p|Tympole}}
* {{p|Maractus}}
* {{p|Frillish}} (female)
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Bunnelby}}
* {{p|Goomy}}
* {{p|Phantump}} (×3)
* {{p|Grubbin}} (×2)
* {{p|Ribombee}} (multiple)
* {{p|Wooloo}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Mew}} ({{OBP|Mew|recurring|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Nidoking}} (flashback)
* {{p|Kangaskhan}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
[[File:JN005 illustration.png|175px|thumb|An illustration of {{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and [[Goh]] with {{p|Snorlax}} by HYOGONOSUKE]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Snorlax}}
* An [[a:File:JN005 illustration.png|illustration]] of this episode was drawn by HYOGONOSUKE.
* In the original trailer for this episode, both of the {{p|Hippopotas}} shown were male, instead of one of the two being female.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
** Hippopotas, who last appeared in ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'', 499 episodes ago.
** {{p|Seedot}}, who last appeared in ''[[DP134|Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!]]'', 490 episodes ago.
** {{p|Tympole}}, who last appeared in ''[[BW108|A Unova League Evolution!]]'', 325 episodes ago.
** {{p|Maractus}}, who last appeared in ''[[BW125|Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!]]'', 308 episodes ago.
** {{p|Wynaut}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY092|Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!]]'', 199 episodes ago.
** {{p|Bunnelby}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', 151 episodes ago.
* [[Goh]], {{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}}, and a {{p|Pidgey}} narrate the preview for the [[JN006|next episode]].
* The episode was adapted for the activity book ''Pokemon Comictivity: Galar Games'' as a three-part comic using screenshots from the episode.

===Errors===
* In the scene where [[Gigantamax]] Snorlax jumps to eat the [[Sitrus Berry]], its foot size is similar to its regular form rather than being small while Gigantamaxed.
* The Pokédex number for {{p|Phantump}} is shown as 706 in Goh's [[Pokédex]], when the actual number is 708.
* Snorlax is incorrectly shown using {{m|Hyper Beam}} when it should have turned into {{m|G-Max Replenish}}.

===Dub edits===
* The Japanese text depicting the [[Wild Area]]'s name is edited out.
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} [[dub]], the title card is read by both Ash and Goh.

==In other languages==
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Sandstorm (move)

2021-08-18T08:58:10Z

TapLover: /* In the anime */

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'''Sandstorm''' (Japanese: '''すなあらし''' ''Sandstorm'') is a non-damaging {{type|Rock}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation II]]. It was [[TM37]] from Generations II to {{gen|VII}}, and is [[TM32]] in [[Generation VIII]].

==Effect==
===Generation II===
When this move is used, a sandstorm will brew. This effect will last for 5 turns. This clears any other [[weather]], but will fail when the weather is already {{weather|sandstorm}}.

While Sandstorm is in effect, all Pokémon who are neither {{t|Steel}}-, {{t|Rock}}-, nor {{type|Ground}} will be damaged ⅛ of their maximum HP at the end of each turn. Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of {{m|Dig}} will also not take damage from Sandstorm, regardless of type. Also, the moves {{m|Synthesis}}, {{m|Morning Sun}}, and {{m|Moonlight}} will recover only half as much HP as under clear conditions.

===Generation III===
The damage inflicted at the end of each turn is decreased to 1/16 of the Pokémon's maximum HP. Pokémon with the {{a|Sand Veil}} Ability have the accuracy of any move used against them modified by a factor of 4/5 when Sandstorm is in effect, and are immune to Sandstorm's damaging effect. {{m|Moonlight}}, {{m|Synthesis}}, and {{m|Morning Sun}} now only restore ¼ of the user's maximum HP. {{m|Dive}} will also prevent damage from Sandstorm during the semi-invulnerable turn.

Additionally, {{m|Weather Ball}} becomes Rock-type.

Sandstorm can also be used as part of a [[Contest combination|Pokémon Contest combination]], causing certain moves ({{m|Mud Shot}}, {{m|Mud-Slap}}, {{m|Mud Sport}}, {{m|Sand-Attack}}, {{m|Sand Tomb}} and {{m|Weather Ball}}) to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

===Generation IV onward===
All {{type|Rock}} Pokémon will now have their {{stat|Special Defense}} raised by 50% for the duration of the sandstorm. Also, if a [[Smooth Rock]] is held when Sandstorm is used, its duration is lengthened from 5 to 8 turns.

Pokémon with the {{a|Sand Rush}} Ability have their {{Stat|Speed}} doubled, while Pokémon with {{a|Sand Force}} get a power boost of 30% for their Rock-, Ground- and Steel-type moves. Both of these Abilities grant an immunity to Sandstorm's damaging effect. Sandstorms increase the health recovered from {{m|Shore Up}} from ½ to ⅔ of the user's maximum [[Statistic#Hit Points|HP]].

If [[Rain|heavy rain]], [[Harsh sunlight|extremely harsh sunlight]], or [[strong winds]] are present, Sandstorm will fail.

Sandstorm can also be used as part of a [[Contest combination|Contest Spectacular combination]], causing any of the moves {{m|Sand Attack}}, {{m|Sand Tomb}} and {{m|Weather Ball}} to give an extra three base appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a [[Rockium Z]] into Z-Sandstorm, the user's {{stat|Speed}} stat is raised by one stage.

==Description==
{{movedesc|rock}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad2}}|An attack that creates a sandstorm. The effect causes damage to both combatants.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Inflicts damage every turn.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.{{tt|*|Move}} Causes a sandstorm that hits the foe over several turns.{{sup/3|RS}}{{sup/3|E}}{{tt|*|TM}}}} Causes a sandstorm that hits the target over several turns.{{sup/ss|Colo}}{{sup/ss|XD}}{{tt|*|TM}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except <sc>Rock</sc>, <sc>Ground</sc> and <sc>Steel</sc>.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}|A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatant types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.{{tt|*|Move}} A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types.{{tt|*|TM}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|PBR}}|A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatant types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}} {{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}|A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except the Rock, Ground, and Steel types. It raises the Sp. Def stat of Rock types.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. It raises the Sp. Def stat of Rock types.}}
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==Learnset==
===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
{{Movehead/Level|Rock|2}}
{{Moveentry/7|027|Sandshrew|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|45|53|37|37{{sup/5|BW}} 42{{sup/5|B2W2}}|42|42|42}}
{{Moveentry/7|028|Sandslash|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|52|62|52|52{{sup/5|BW}} 42{{sup/5|B2W2}}|42{{sup/6|XY}} 48{{sup/6|ORAS}}|48|56}}
{{Moveentry/7|050|Diglett|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||||||28}}
{{Moveentry/7|050A|Diglett|type=Ground|type2=Steel|1|Field|Field |||||||28|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|051|Dugtrio|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||||||30}}
{{Moveentry/7|051A|Dugtrio|type=Ground|type2=Steel|1|Field|Field |||||||30|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|095|Onix|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|36|33{{sup/3|RSE}} 34{{sup/3|FRLG}}|22|25{{sup/5|BW}} 52{{sup/5|B2W2}}|52|52|40}}
{{Moveentry/7|208|Steelix|type=Steel|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|36|33{{sup/3|RSE}} 34{{sup/3|FRLG}}|22|25{{sup/5|BW}} 52{{sup/5|B2W2}}|52|52|40}}
{{Moveentry/7|246|Larvitar|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|8|8|5|5|5|5|39}}
{{Moveentry/7|247|Pupitar|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|1, 8|1, 8|1, 5|1, 5|1, 5|1, 5|47}}
{{Moveentry/7|248|Tyranitar|type=Rock|type2=Dark|1|Monster|Monster|1, 8|1, 8|1, 5|1, 5|1, 5|1, 5|47}}
{{Moveentry/7|299|Nosepass|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||31|37|37{{sup/5|BW}} 36{{sup/5|B2W2}}|36{{sup/6|XY}} 34{{sup/6|ORAS}}|34}}
{{Moveentry/7|328|Trapinch|type=Ground|2|Bug|Dragon||49|49|49{{sup/5|BW}} 44{{sup/5|B2W2}}|44{{sup/6|XY}} 36{{sup/6|ORAS}}|36|32}}
{{Moveentry/7|329|Vibrava|type=Ground|type2=Dragon|2|Bug|Dragon||49|49|49{{sup/5|BW}} 44{{sup/5|B2W2}}|44{{sup/6|XY}} 36{{sup/6|ORAS}}|36|32}}
{{Moveentry/7|330|Flygon|type=Ground|type2=Dragon|2|Bug|Dragon||53|49|49{{sup/5|BW}} 44{{sup/5|B2W2}}|44{{sup/6|XY}} 36{{sup/6|ORAS}}|36|32}}
{{Moveentry/7|331|Cacnea|type=Grass|2|Grass|Human-Like||45|53|53|53{{sup/6|XY}} 50{{sup/6|ORAS}}|50}}
{{Moveentry/7|332|Cacturne|type=Grass|type2=Dark|2|Grass|Human-Like||53|65|65|65{{sup/6|XY}} 54{{sup/6|ORAS}}|54}}
{{Moveentry/7|343|Baltoy|type=Ground|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||31|37|34{{sup/5|BW}} 41{{sup/5|B2W2}}|41{{sup/6|XY}} 40{{sup/6|ORAS}}|40|39}}
{{Moveentry/7|344|Claydol|type=Ground|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||31|40|34{{sup/5|BW}} 47{{sup/5|B2W2}}|47{{sup/6|XY}} 46{{sup/6|ORAS}}|46|43}}
{{Moveentry/7|443|Gible|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Dragon|||13|13|13|13|48}}
{{Moveentry/7|444|Gabite|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Dragon|||13|13|13|13|58}}
{{Moveentry/7|445|Garchomp|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Dragon|||1, 13|1, 13|1, 13|1, 13|62}}
{{Moveentry/7|449|Hippopotas|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||||||24}}
{{Moveentry/7|450|Hippowdon|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||||||24}}
{{Moveentry/7|476|Probopass|type=Rock|type2=Steel|1|Mineral|Mineral|||37|37{{sup/5|BW}} 36{{sup/5|B2W2}}|36{{sup/6|XY}} 34{{sup/6|ORAS}}|34}}
{{Moveentry/7|524|Roggenrola|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||||33|33|33|36}}
{{Moveentry/7|525|Boldore|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||||42|42|42|42}}
{{Moveentry/7|526|Gigalith|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||||42|42|42|42}}
{{Moveentry/7|529|Drilbur|type=Ground|1|Field|Field||||40|40|40|20}}
{{Moveentry/7|530|Excadrill|type=Ground|type2=Steel|1|Field|Field||||49|49|49|20}}
{{Moveentry/7|551|Sandile|type=Ground|type2=Dark|1|Field|Field||||40|40|40|30}}
{{Moveentry/7|552|Krokorok|type=Ground|type2=Dark|1|Field|Field||||44|44|44|32}}
{{Moveentry/7|553|Krookodile|type=Ground|type2=Dark|1|Field|Field||||48|48|48|32}}
{{Moveentry/7|645|Landorus|type=Ground|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||61|61|55|60}}
{{Moveentry/7|718|Zygarde|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||35|35|64}}
{{Moveentry/7|769|Sandygast|type=Ghost|type2=Ground|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||||54|60}}
{{Moveentry/7|770|Palossand|type=Ghost|type2=Ground|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||||60|68}}
{{Moveentry/7|843|Silicobra|type=Ground|2|Field|Dragon|||||||35}}
{{Moveentry/7|844|Sandaconda|type=Ground|2|Field|Dragon|||||||35}}
{{Movefoot|Rock|7}}

===By [[TM]]===
{{Movehead/TM|Rock|2||TM37|TM37|TM37|TM37|TM37|TM37|TM32}}
{{Moveentry/7|006|Charizard|type=Fire|type2=Flying|2|Monster|Dragon|✔||||}}
{{Moveentry/7|027|Sandshrew|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|028|Sandslash|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|031|Nidoqueen|type=Poison|type2=Ground|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|034|Nidoking|type=Poison|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|050|Diglett|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|050A|Diglett|type=Ground|type2=Steel|1|Field|Field||||||✔|✔|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|051|Dugtrio|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|051A|Dugtrio|type=Ground|type2=Steel|1|Field|Field||||||✔|✔|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|074|Geodude|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|074A|Geodude|type=Rock|type2=Electric|1|Mineral|Mineral||||||✔|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|075|Graveler|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|075A|Graveler|type=Rock|type2=Electric|1|Mineral|Mineral||||||✔|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|076|Golem|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|076A|Golem|type=Rock|type2=Electric|1|Mineral|Mineral||||||✔|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|095|Onix|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|104|Cubone|type=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|105|Marowak|type=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|105A|Marowak|type=Fire|type2=Ghost|1|Monster|Monster||||||✔|✔|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|108|Lickitung|type=Normal|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|111|Rhyhorn|type=Ground|type2=Rock|2|Monster|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|112|Rhydon|type=Ground|type2=Rock|2|Monster|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|113|Chansey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|115|Kangaskhan|type=Normal|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|128|Tauros|type=Normal|1|Field|Field||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|130|Gyarados|type=Water|type2=Flying|2|Water 2|Dragon|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|138|Omanyte|type=Rock|type2=Water|2|Water 1|Water 3|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|139|Omastar|type=Rock|type2=Water|2|Water 1|Water 3|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|140|Kabuto|type=Rock|type2=Water|2|Water 1|Water 3|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|141|Kabutops|type=Rock|type2=Water|2|Water 1|Water 3|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|142|Aerodactyl|type=Rock|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|143|Snorlax|type=Normal|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|144|Articuno|type=Ice|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|145|Zapdos|type=Electric|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|146|Moltres|type=Fire|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|149|Dragonite|type=Dragon|type2=Flying|2|Water 1|Dragon|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|150|Mewtwo|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|151|Mew|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|185|Sudowoodo|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|194|Wooper|type=Water|type2=Ground|2|Water 1|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|195|Quagsire|type=Water|type2=Ground|2|Water 1|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|204|Pineco|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|205|Forretress|type=Bug|type2=Steel|1|Bug|Bug|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|207|Gligar|type=Ground|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|208|Steelix|type=Steel|type2=Ground|1|Mineral|Mineral|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|212|Scizor|type=Bug|type2=Steel|1|Bug|Bug|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|213|Shuckle|type=Bug|type2=Rock|1|Bug|Bug|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|219|Magcargo|type=Fire|type2=Rock|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|220|Swinub|type=Ice|type2=Ground|1|Field|Field||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|221|Piloswine|type=Ice|type2=Ground|1|Field|Field||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|222|Corsola|type=Water|type2=Rock|2|Water 1|Water 3|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|222G|Corsola|type=Ghost|2|Water 1|Water 3|||||||✔|form=Galarian Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|227|Skarmory|type=Steel|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|231|Phanpy|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|232|Donphan|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|237|Hitmontop|type=Fighting|1|Human-Like|Human-Like||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|241|Miltank|type=Normal|1|Field|Field|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|242|Blissey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|243|Raikou|type=Electric|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|244|Entei|type=Fire|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|245|Suicune|type=Water|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|246|Larvitar|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|247|Pupitar|type=Rock|type2=Ground|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|248|Tyranitar|type=Rock|type2=Dark|1|Monster|Monster|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|249|Lugia|type=Psychic|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|250|Ho-Oh|type=Fire|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|251|Celebi|type=Psychic|type2=Grass|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|290|Nincada|type=Bug|type2=Ground|1|Bug|Bug||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|291|Ninjask|type=Bug|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|292|Shedinja|type=Bug|type2=Ghost|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|299|Nosepass|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|303|Mawile|type=Steel|type2=Fairy|2|Field|Fairy||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|304|Aron|type=Steel|type2=Rock|1|Monster|Monster||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|305|Lairon|type=Steel|type2=Rock|1|Monster|Monster||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|306|Aggron|type=Steel|type2=Rock|1|Monster|Monster||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|322|Numel|type=Fire|type2=Ground|1|Field|Field||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|323|Camerupt|type=Fire|type2=Ground|1|Field|Field||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|328|Trapinch|type=Ground|2|Bug|Dragon||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|329|Vibrava|type=Ground|type2=Dragon|2|Bug|Dragon||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|330|Flygon|type=Ground|type2=Dragon|2|Bug|Dragon||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|331|Cacnea|type=Grass|2|Grass|Human-Like||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|332|Cacturne|type=Grass|type2=Dark|2|Grass|Human-Like||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|337|Lunatone|type=Rock|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|338|Solrock|type=Rock|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|339|Barboach|type=Water|type2=Ground|1|Water 2|Water 2||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|340|Whiscash|type=Water|type2=Ground|1|Water 2|Water 2||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|343|Baltoy|type=Ground|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|344|Claydol|type=Ground|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|345|Lileep|type=Rock|type2=Grass|1|Water 3|Water 3||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|346|Cradily|type=Rock|type2=Grass|1|Water 3|Water 3||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|347|Anorith|type=Rock|type2=Bug|1|Water 3|Water 3||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|348|Armaldo|type=Rock|type2=Bug|1|Water 3|Water 3||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|351|Castform|type=Normal|2|Fairy|Amorphous||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|359|Absol|type=Dark|1|Field|Field||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|369|Relicanth|type=Water|type2=Rock|2|Water 1|Water 2||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|375|Metang|type=Steel|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|376|Metagross|type=Steel|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|377|Regirock|type=Rock|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|379|Registeel|type=Steel|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|380|Latias|type=Dragon|type2=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|381|Latios|type=Dragon|type2=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|383|Groudon|type=Ground|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|384|Rayquaza|type=Dragon|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|385|Jirachi|type=Steel|type2=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|389|Torterra|type=Grass|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Grass|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|408|Cranidos|type=Rock|1|Monster|Monster|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|409|Rampardos|type=Rock|1|Monster|Monster|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|410|Shieldon|type=Rock|type2=Steel|1|Monster|Monster|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|411|Bastiodon|type=Rock|type2=Steel|1|Monster|Monster|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|413G|Wormadam|type=Bug|type2=Ground|1|Bug|Bug|||✔|✔|✔|✔|form=Sandy Cloak}}
{{Moveentry/7|423|Gastrodon|type=Water|type2=Ground|2|Water 1|Amorphous|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|436|Bronzor|type=Steel|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|437|Bronzong|type=Steel|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|438|Bonsly|type=Rock|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|443|Gible|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Dragon|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|444|Gabite|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Dragon|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|445|Garchomp|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|2|Monster|Dragon|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|446|Munchlax|type=Normal|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|449|Hippopotas|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|450|Hippowdon|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|463|Lickilicky|type=Normal|1|Monster|Monster|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|464|Rhyperior|type=Ground|type2=Rock|2|Monster|Field|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|472|Gliscor|type=Ground|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|473|Mamoswine|type=Ice|type2=Ground|1|Field|Field|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|476|Probopass|type=Rock|type2=Steel|1|Mineral|Mineral|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|480|Uxie|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|481|Mesprit|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|482|Azelf|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|483|Dialga|type=Steel|type2=Dragon|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|484|Palkia|type=Water|type2=Dragon|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|493|Arceus|type=Normal|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|524|Roggenrola|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|525|Boldore|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|526|Gigalith|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|529|Drilbur|type=Ground|1|Field|Field||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|530|Excadrill|type=Ground|type2=Steel|1|Field|Field||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|551|Sandile|type=Ground|type2=Dark|1|Field|Field||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|552|Krokorok|type=Ground|type2=Dark|1|Field|Field||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|553|Krookodile|type=Ground|type2=Dark|1|Field|Field||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|557|Dwebble|type=Bug|type2=Rock|2|Bug|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|558|Crustle|type=Bug|type2=Rock|2|Bug|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|562G|Yamask|type=Ground|type2=Ghost|2|Mineral|Amorphous|||||||✔|form=Galarian Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|564|Tirtouga|type=Water|type2=Rock|2|Water 1|Water 3||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|565|Carracosta|type=Water|type2=Rock|2|Water 1|Water 3||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|566|Archen|type=Rock|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Water 3||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|567|Archeops|type=Rock|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Water 3||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|598|Ferrothorn|type=Grass|type2=Steel|2|Grass|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|599|Klink|type=Steel|1|Mineral|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|600|Klang|type=Steel|1|Mineral|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|601|Klinklang|type=Steel|1|Mineral|Mineral||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|617|Accelgor|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|618|Stunfisk|type=Ground|type2=Electric|2|Water 1|Amorphous||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|618G|Stunfisk|type=Ground|type2=Steel|2|Water 1|Amorphous|||||||✔|form=Galarian Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|624|Pawniard|type=Dark|type2=Steel|1|Human-Like|Human-Like||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|625|Bisharp|type=Dark|type2=Steel|1|Human-Like|Human-Like||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|632|Durant|type=Bug|type2=Steel|1|Bug|Bug||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|638|Cobalion|type=Steel|type2=Fighting|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|639|Terrakion|type=Rock|type2=Fighting|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|645|Landorus|type=Ground|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||✔|✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|659|Bunnelby|type=Normal|1|Field|Field|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|660|Diggersby|type=Normal|type2=Ground|1|Field|Field|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|688|Binacle|type=Rock|type2=Water|1|Water 3|Water 3|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|689|Barbaracle|type=Rock|type2=Water|1|Water 3|Water 3|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|694|Helioptile|type=Electric|type2=Normal|2|Monster|Dragon|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|695|Heliolisk|type=Electric|type2=Normal|2|Monster|Dragon|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|696|Tyrunt|type=Rock|type2=Dragon|2|Monster|Dragon|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|697|Tyrantrum|type=Rock|type2=Dragon|2|Monster|Dragon|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|698|Amaura|type=Rock|type2=Ice|1|Monster|Monster|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|699|Aurorus|type=Rock|type2=Ice|1|Monster|Monster|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|703|Carbink|type=Rock|type2=Fairy|2|Fairy|Mineral|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|718|Zygarde|type=Dragon|type2=Ground|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|719|Diancie|type=Rock|type2=Fairy|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|721|Volcanion|type=Fire|type2=Water|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||✔|✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|734|Yungoos|type=Normal|1|Field|Field||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|735|Gumshoos|type=Normal|1|Field|Field||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|741|Oricorio|type=Fire|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|745|Lycanroc|type=Rock|1|Field|Field|||||||✔|form=Midday Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|745Mn|Lycanroc|type=Rock|1|Field|Field|||||||✔|form=Midnight Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|745D|Lycanroc|type=Rock|1|Field|Field|||||||✔|form=Dusk Form}}
{{Moveentry/7|749|Mudbray|type=Ground|1|Field|Field||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|750|Mudsdale|type=Ground|1|Field|Field||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|769|Sandygast|type=Ghost|type2=Ground|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|770|Palossand|type=Ghost|type2=Ground|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|772|Type: Null|type=Normal|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|773|Silvally|type=Normal|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|774|Minior|type=Rock|type2=Flying|1|Mineral|Mineral||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|782|Jangmo-o|type=Dragon|1|Dragon|Dragon||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|783|Hakamo-o|type=Dragon|type2=Fighting|1|Dragon|Dragon||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|784|Kommo-o|type=Dragon|type2=Fighting|1|Dragon|Dragon||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|793|Nihilego|type=Rock|type2=Poison|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||||✔|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|805|Stakataka|type=Rock|type2=Steel|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||||✔{{sup/7|USUM}}|✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|834|Drednaw|type=Water|type2=Rock|2|Monster|Water 1|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|837|Rolycoly|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|838|Carkol|type=Rock|type2=Fire|1|Mineral|Mineral|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|839|Coalossal|type=Rock|type2=Fire|1|Mineral|Mineral|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|843|Silicobra|type=Ground|2|Field|Dragon|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|844|Sandaconda|type=Ground|2|Field|Dragon|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|864|Cursola|type=Ghost|2|Water 1|Water 3|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|867|Runerigus|type=Ground|type2=Ghost|2|Mineral|Amorphous|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|874|Stonjourner|type=Rock|1|Mineral|Mineral|||||||✔}}
{{Movefoot|Rock|7}}

===Special move===
====[[Generation III]]====
{{Movehead/Special|Rock}}
{{Moveentry/1|051|Dugtrio|type=Ground|1|Field|Field|[[Purification|Purified]] [[Shadow Pokémon]]{{sup/ss|XD}}}}
{{Movefoot|Rock|1}}

==In other games==
===[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]]===
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], Sandstorm is a move with 14PP. It turns the current floor's weather to sandstorm for 18 turns. This move is affected by {{m|Taunt}}.

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]], the weather will not end unless changed or the player has moved to the next floor.

===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
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|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
! style="width: 50px"|Category
! style="width: 50px"|Move Gauge
! style="width: 50px"|MP
! style="width: 50px"|Base Power
! style="width: 50px"|Max Power
! style="width: 50px"|Accuracy
! style="width: 70px"|Target
! style="width: 50px"|Effect Tag
! style="width: 250px"|Description
|- style="background:#fff"
{{statustable|Status}}
|2
|2
|—
|—
|—%
|Entire Field
|—
|Causes a sandstorm.{{tt|*|Each sync pair, regardless of their type, without a skill like Sand Shelter takes damage equal to 1/16 of their maximum HP (rounded down) after their every action except for sync moves or max moves. Solar Beam does not change.}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|}

===Description===
{{movedesc|rock}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Changes the dungeon floor's weather to Sandstorm for several turns.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm condition.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|フロアのてんきを『すなあらし』にかえる|Changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm condition}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm condition. During a Sandstorm, all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types keep taking damage.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|It changes the floor's weather to a sandstorm. During a sandstorm, all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types keep taking damage.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}

==In the anime==
{{moveanime|type=rock|exp=yes|gen=The user releases sand at the opponent.|image1=Carbink Sandstorm.png|image1p=Carbink|image2=Ash Boldore Sandstorm.png|image2p=Boldore|image3=Goh Flygon Sandstorm.png|image3p=Flygon|image4=Khoury Gible Sandstorm.png|image4p=Gible}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=028|pkmn=Sandslash|method=Sandslash crosses its arms and spins around counter-clockwise, whipping up a sandstorm.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Jenaro|user1=Jenaro's Sandslash|startcode=EP219|startname=Hi Ho Silver... Away!|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=247|pkmn=Pupitar|method=Pupitar's eyes flash blue, and it whips up a sandstorm from its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Ritchie|user1=Ritchie's Cruise|startcode=EP220|startname=The Mystery is History}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Rico|user1=Rico's Pupitar|startcode=AG006|startname=A Poached Ego!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=208|pkmn=Steelix|method=Steelix lifts its head straight up and spins around, creating a sand tornado, or the rocks with the giant spikes on Steelix's upper-body spin rapidly and sand is released from them, or Steelix floats into the air and starts rapidly spinning around in circles. It then fires a sandstorm at the opponent from its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Jasmine's Steelix|startcode=EP224|startname=Nerves of Steelix!}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Hun|user1=Hun's Steelix|startcode=The Legend of Thunder!}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Harrison (Johto)|user1=Harrison's Steelix|startcode=EP271|startname=Playing with Fire!}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Steelix (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Steelix|startcode=AG058|startname=All Torkoal, No Play}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=095|pkmn=Onix|method=Onix releases a sandstorm from its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Brock's Onix|startcode=EP259|startname=Entei at Your Own Risk}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=299|pkmn=Nosepass|method=Nosepass's nose glows light blue and a sandstorm whips up, or Nosepass spins around, releasing a spiraling sand tornado from its body at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Roxanne's Nosepass|startcode=AG016|startname=A Winner by a Nosepass}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Alan|user1=Alan's Nosepass|startcode=DP058|startname=Nosing 'Round the Mountain!}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Pokémon Coordinator|user1=A Coordinator's Nosepass|startcode=DP095|startname=Battling the Generation Gap!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=323|pkmn=Camerupt|method=Camerupt blows air out of its nose, making dirt from the ground come up and creating a sandstorm.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Winstrate family|user1=Vicky Winstrate's Camerupt|startcode=AG046|startname=Candid Camerupt!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=331|pkmn=Cacnea|method=Cacnea spins on one foot, releasing a tornado of sand and sending it at the opponent, or Cacnea waves its arms in circles and a sandstorm comes off its body, blowing the opponent away.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=James's Cacnea|startcode=AG048|startname=ZigZag Zangoose!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=219|pkmn=Magcargo|method=Magcargo goes into its shell and spins around quickly, making a sandstorm appear.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Flannery|user1=Flannery's Mag|startcode=AG056|startname=Going, Going, Yawn}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=306|pkmn=Aggron|method=Aggron swings its arms so one of them is in the air and its body becomes surrounded by a spiral of sand that knocks back the opponent, or Aggron stomps on the ground, kicking up dirt and sending a sand cyclone at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Aggron (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Aggron|startcode=PK13|startname=Pikachu's Summer Festival}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Dr. Yung|user1=A mirage Aggron|startcode=The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=338|pkmn=Solrock|method=Solrock releases a sandstorm from its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Tate's Solrock|startcode=AG099|startname=It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=330|pkmn=Flygon|method=Flygon flaps its wings and releases a tornado or whirlwind of sand at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Drew|user1=Drew's Flygon|startcode=AG123|startname=Rhapsody in Drew}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Goh|user1=Goh's Flygon|startcode=JN036|startname=Making Battles in the Sand!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=232|pkmn=Donphan|method=Donphan slams its trunk into the ground, then brings it up quickly, creating a sand tornado from the dirt it kicks up.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Tyson (Hoenn)|user1=Tyson's Donphan|startcode=AG131|startname=At the End of the Fray}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=344|pkmn=Claydol|method=Claydol spins around quickly near the ground and whips up a sandstorm.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Spenser|user1=Spenser's Claydol|startcode=AG164|startname=Ka Boom with a View!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=446|pkmn=Munchlax|method=Munchlax releases a sandstorm from its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=May's Munchlax|startcode=AG165|startname=King and Queen for a Day!|notes=Used via {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Metronome (move)|Metronome}}}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=074|pkmn=Geodude|method=Geodude lifts its arms from the ground up and creates a sandstorm.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Brock's Geodude|startcode=AG177|startname=Grating Spaces!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=379|pkmn=Registeel|method=Registeel waves its arms and creates a sand tornado that it launches at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Brandon's Legendary titans#Registeel|user1=Brandon's Registeel|startcode=AG186|startname=Overjoyed!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=246|pkmn=Larvitar|method=Larvitar points the horn on its head at the opponent and waves it around in circles, making a sand tornado come out and push the opponent back, or Larvitar jumps into the air, glowing several different colors and then stomps down onto the ground, causing sand to swirl out from under it in all directions.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Matt (AG188)|user1=A Larvitar Matt was Pokésitting|startcode=AG188|startname=Pinch Healing!}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Chris (BW088)|user1=Chris's Larvitar|startcode=BW088|startname=The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=291|pkmn=Ninjask|method=Ninjask flaps its wings fast, and they create a huge sandstorm.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Brandon (anime)|user1=Brandon's Ninjask|startcode=AG190|startname=Pace - The Final Frontier!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=027|pkmn=Sandshrew|method=Sandshrew jumps and lands on the ground, kicking up dirt. Then, it motions its hands towards the opponent, releasing a sandstorm at them.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Mira|user1=Mira's Sandshrew|startcode=DP047|startname=Sandshrew's Locker!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=472|pkmn=Gliscor|method=Gliscor flaps its wings and releases a sandstorm from them at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Paul|user1=Paul's Gliscor|startcode=DP064|startname=Riding the Winds of Change!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=449|pkmn=Hippopotas|method=Hippopotas blows out of its nose, creating a sandstorm and sending it at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Hippopotas (recurring)|startcode=DP065|startname=Sleight of Sand!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=075|pkmn=Graveler|method=Graveler waves its arms from the ground up and releases a sandstorm at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=J's client (DP071)|user1=J's client's henchman's Graveler|startcode=DP072|startname=Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Graveler (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Graveler|startcode=M16|startname=Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=076|pkmn=Golem|method=Golem waves its arms from the ground up and releases a sandstorm at the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=J's client (DP071)|user1=J's client's henchman's Golem|startcode=DP072|startname=Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Golem (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Golem|startcode=M16|startname=Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=413G|pkmn=Wormadam|method=Wormadam closes her arms, then opens them quickly, and a sandstorm appears and spirals around Wormadam's body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Ursula|user1=Ursula's Wormadam|startcode=DP114|startname=Another One Gabites the Dust!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=464|pkmn=Rhyperior|method=Rhyperior waves one of its arms to the side, creating a tornado of sand to appear around the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Palmer|user1=Palmer's Rhyperior|startcode=DP141|startname=Challenging a Towering Figure!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=443|pkmn=Gible|method=Gible waves one arm to kick up sand, then waves the other to create the sandstorm, or Gible repeatedly waves its arms and a sandstorm comes out of them.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Khoury|user1=Khoury's Gible|startcode=DP145|startname=A Rivalry to Gible on!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=444|pkmn=Gabite|method=Gabite calls out and a giant sand twister appears and surrounds its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Ursula's Gabite|startcode=DP175|startname=Opposites Interact!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=524|pkmn=Roggenrola|method=Roggenrola spins its body, causing a large tornado of sand to form around it, or Roggenrola lowers its head slightly and a tornado of sand appears around its body. The tornado then shoots out and hits the opponent, or Roggenrola jumps into the air, glowing several different colors and then stomps down onto the ground, causing sand to swirl out from under it in all directions.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Ash's Roggenrola|startcode=BW034|startname=Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=552|pkmn=Krokorok|method=Both of Krokorok's forearms glow sparkling white. It then fires a shining golden beam from its hands at the ground, causing a giant twister of sand to spread out all over the battlefield.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Clay|user1=Clay's Krokorok|startcode=BW061|startname=Battling the King of the Mines!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=525|pkmn=Boldore|method=Boldore jumps into the air, glowing several different colors and then stomps down onto the ground, causing sand to swirl out from under it in all directions.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Ash's Boldore|startcode=BW083|startname=Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=558|pkmn=Crustle|method=A multicolored aura surrounds Crustle's body and travels down its body and into the ground. Then, a twister of sand erupts from the ground under Crustle's body, engulfing anything near it.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Cilan's Crustle|startcode=PK24|startname=Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=703|pkmn=Carbink|method=Carbink spins its body in a counterclockwise direction and then a sandstorm swirls around it, causing Pokémon to be hit by it and/or sent flying from the strong winds that are created by it or it flies in the air in a circular rotation with the front of its body always facing towards the centre of the storm will be and then it creates the sandstorm.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Carbink (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Carbink|startcode=XY123|startname=A Diamond in the Rough!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=769|pkmn=Sandygast|method=Sandygast creates a sandstorm that surrounds its body, causing nearby Pokémon to be hit by the strong winds.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Pokémon Trainer|user1=A Trainer's Sandygast|startcode=SM041|startname=Mounting an Electrifying Charge!}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=248|pkmn=Tyranitar|method=Tyranitar creates a sandstorm that surrounds its body and any nearby opponents.}}
{{movebtm|type=rock|user=Tyranitar (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Tyranitar|startcode=SM080|startname=Not Caving Under Pressure!}}

* In ''[[DP072|Pokémon Ranger and Kidnapped Riolu (Part 2)]]'', J's client's henchman told his {{p|Rhyhorn}} to use Sandstorm. However, it couldn't perform the attack after being hit by a {{m|Bubble Beam}} from [[Dawn's Piplup]].

==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
{{movemanga|type=rock|exp=yes|gen=The user releases a sandstorm from its body.|image1=Roxanne Nosepass Sandstorm AP.png|image1p=Nosepass}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=299|pkmn=Nosepass|method=Nosepass releases a sandstorm from its body.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=rock|user=Roxanne's Nosepass|startcode=SP19|startname=Trust In Each Other!!|notes=Debut}}

===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
{{movemanga|type=rock|exp=yes|gen=The user causes a sandstorm to occur.|image1=Monta Excadrill Sandstorm.png|image1p=Excadrill}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=530|pkmn=Excadrill|method=Excadrill causes a sandstorm to occur.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=rock|user=Monta|user1=Monta's Excadrill|startcode=PBW3|startname=The Battle for More Friends!|notes=Debut}}

===Pokémon Adventures===
{{movemanga|type=rock|exp=yes|gen=The user releases a powerful sandstorm from its body.|image1=Silver Tyranitar Sandstorm Adventures.png|image1p=Tyranitar|image2=Buck Claydol Sandstorm Adventures.png|image2p=Claydol|image3=Mars Bronzor Sandstorm Adventures.png|image3p=Bronzor|image4=Hugh Vibrava Sandstorm Adventures.png|image4p=Vibrava}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=248|pkmn=Tyranitar|method=Tyranitar releases a powerful sandstorm from its body.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Lance|user1=Lance's Tyranitar|startcode=PS111|startname=Tyranitar War|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=436|pkmn=Bronzor|method=A powerful sandstorm appears behind Bronzor's body and sand blows onto the battlefield.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Mars|user1=Mars's Bronzor|startcode=PS344|startname=Belligerent Bronzor}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=344|pkmn=Claydol|method=Claydol spins its body quickly, kicking up a powerful sandstorm around it.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Buck|user1=Buck's Claydol|startcode=PS422|startname=Interrupting Ivysaur}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=329|pkmn=Vibrava|method=Vibrava flaps its wings rapidly, creating a sandstorm that blows the opponent away.}}
{{movemid|type=rock|user=Hugh|user1=Hugh's Vibrava|startcode=PS539|startname=Frozen World}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=844|pkmn=Sandaconda|method=Sandaconda summons a sandstorm that surrounds it and the opponent.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=rock|user=Raihan|user1=Raihan's Sandaconda|startcode=PASS12|startname=PASS12}}

* In ''[[PS310|Just My Luck...Shuckle]]'', [[Lucy]]'s {{p|Shuckle}} was revealed to know Sandstorm by {{adv|Emerald}}'s [[Pokédex]].

===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
{{movemanga|type=rock|exp=yes|gen=The user releases a powerful sandstorm from its body.|image1=Hippowdon Sandstorm PDP.png|image1p=Hippowdon}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=450|pkmn=Hippowdon|method=Hippowdon releases a sandstorm from the backside of its body.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=rock|user=Hippowdon (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Hippowdon|startcode=PDP16|notes=Debut}}

===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
{{movemanga|type=rock|exp=yes|gen=The user releases a powerful sandstorm from its body.|image1=Shin Bronzong Sandstorm PBK.png|image1p=Bronzong}}
{{movep|type=rock|ms=437|pkmn=Bronzong|method=Bronzong spins around and releases a sandstorm.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=rock|user=Shin (PBK)|user1=Shin's Bronzong|startcode=PBK1|notes=Debut}}

==In other generations==
===Core series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genII=Sandstorm II
|genIII=Sandstorm III
|genIV=Sandstorm IV
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|genV=Sandstorm V
|genVI=Sandstorm VI
|genVII=Sandstorm VII
}}

===Side series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|Stad2=Sandstorm Stad2
|Colo=Sandstorm Colo
|XD=Sandstorm XD
|PBR=Sandstorm PBR
}}

===Spin-off series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Rock
|PMDRB=Sandstorm PMD RB
|PMDGTI=Sandstorm PMD GTI
|PSMD=Sandstorm PSMD
|Masters=Sandstorm Masters
}}

==Trivia==
* {{p|Rockruff}} is the only {{type|Rock}} Pokémon that cannot learn Sandstorm.
* In Generation III Sandstorm's animation was very similar to {{m|Heat Wave}}'s, the differences being the color and the effect on the targets' sprites.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{rock color}}|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|zh_yue=沙暴 ''{{tt|Sābouh|Sandstorm}}''
|zh_cmn=沙暴 ''{{tt|Shābào|Sandstorm}}'' {{tt|*|Games}} 沙雹 ''{{tt|Shābáo|Sand Hail}}'' {{tt|*|Later anime, Adventures}} 暴風砂 ''{{tt|Bàofēngshā|Sand Storm}}'' {{tt|*|Early anime}}
|cs=Písečná bouře
|nl=Zandstorm
|fi=Hiekkamyrsky
|fr=Tempête de Sable{{tt|*|Generation VI onwards}} Tempêtesable{{tt|*|Generations II-V}}
|de=Sandsturm
|el=Αμμοθύελλα ''Ammothýella''
|hi=रेतीला तूफ़ान ''Rayteela Toofan''
|id=Badai Pasir
|it=Terrempesta
|ko=모래바람 ''{{tt|Morae Baram|Sandy Wind/Sandstorm}}''
|pt_br=Tempestade de Areia
|pt_eu=Tempestade de Areia
|pl=Burza Piaskowa
|ro=Furtună de Deșert Furtuna de Nisip
|sr=Peščana Oluja
|es_eu={{tt|Tormenta Arena|Tormenta de Arena}}{{tt|*|Generation VI onwards}} Torm. Arena{{tt|*|Generations II-V}}
|es_la=Tormenta de Arena
|sv=Sandattack
|vi=Bão Cát
}}
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{{Generation II TMs}}
{{Generation III TMs}}
{{Generation IV TMs}}
{{Generation V TMs}}
{{Generation VI TMs}}
{{Generation VII TMs}}
{{Generation VIII TMs}}
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Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=978-1338279368
|publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]]
|published=January 1, 2019
|previous=[[Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon]]
|next=None
}}
The '''Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition''' is a Pokemon book released on January 1, 2019. It lists all known [[Mythical Pokémon]] at the time of writing (including alternative formes), excluding {{p|Zeraora}}, {{p|Meltan}}, and {{p|Melmetal}}. Anime episodes blurbs are also included throughout the book, although no images of [[Ash Ketchum]] are featured.

==Trivia==
===Errors===
* {{p|Moltres}} is incorrectly stated to be a [[Mythical Pokémon]].
* Images of {{p|Zygarde}}'s {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|three forms}} are shown, yet their description refers to its 50% Forme.
* The book incorrectly implies that {{an|Ho-Oh}} gives Ash memories of [[EP001|his first day]] as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} when it technically doesn't.

{{-}}
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{{BookInfobox
|title=Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=978-1338279368
|publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]]
|published=January 1, 2019
|previous=[[Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon]]
|next=None
}}
The '''Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition''' is a Pokemon book released on January 1, 2019. It lists all known [[Mythical Pokémon]] at the time of writing (including alternative formes), excluding {{p|Zeraora}}, {{p|Meltan}}, and {{p|Melmetal}}. Anime episodes blurbs are also included throughout the book, although no images of [[Ash Ketchum]] are featured.

==Trivia==
===Errors===
* {{p|Moltres}} is incorrectly stated to be a [[Mythical Pokémon]].
* Images of {{p|Zygarde}}'s {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|three forms}} are shown, yet their description refers to its 50% Forme.

{{-}}
{{Misc Guides}} 
{{Project Merchandise notice|book}}

[[Category:Guide books]]

Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=978-1338112917
|publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]]
|published=August 30, 2016
|previous=None
|next=[[Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition]]
}}

The '''Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon''' is a book released on August 30, 2016. It covers all known {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]] at the time, excluding {{p|Volcanion}}. Anime episodes blurbs are also included throughout the book, although no images of [[Ash Ketchum]] are featured.

==Trivia==
===Errors===
* {{p|Deoxys}} is stated to be a Legendary Pokémon rather than a Mythical Pokémon.
** A fact listed on Deoxys' page is that "''Deoxys used to be a Mythical Pokémon. Now it is categorized as Legendary''". This is actually the other way around, because the term “Mythical Pokémon” did not exist until Gen 5.
* {{p|Mewtwo}} and [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] Mewtwo Y's category are listed as "New Species Pokemon" rather than "Genetic Pokemon".
* The book incorrectly implies that {{an|Ho-Oh}} gives Ash memories of [[EP001|his first day]] as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} when it technically doesn't.

{{-}}
{{Misc Guides}} 
{{Project Merchandise notice|book}}

[[Category:Guide books]]

Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=978-1338112917
|publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]]
|published=August 30, 2016
|previous=None
|next=[[Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition]]
}}

The '''Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon''' is a book released on August 30, 2016. It covers all known {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]] at the time, excluding {{p|Volcanion}}. Anime episodes blurbs are also included throughout the book.

==Trivia==
===Errors===
* {{p|Deoxys}} is stated to be a Legendary Pokémon rather than a Mythical Pokémon.
** A fact listed on Deoxys' page is that "''Deoxys used to be a Mythical Pokémon. Now it is categorized as Legendary''". This is actually the other way around, because the term “Mythical Pokémon” did not exist until Gen 5.
* {{p|Mewtwo}} and [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] Mewtwo Y's category are listed as "New Species Pokemon" rather than "Genetic Pokemon".
* The book incorrectly implies that {{an|Ho-Oh}} gives Ash memories of [[EP001|his first day]] as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} when it technically doesn't.

{{-}}
{{Misc Guides}} 
{{Project Merchandise notice|book}}

[[Category:Guide books]]

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|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! class="roundytl" style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Game guides:
| class="roundytr" style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Official Pokémon TCG Perfect Guide]] • [[Pokémon Card GB Final Tactical Book]] • [[Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook]] [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! Official Guidebook|Pokémon Card GB2 Official Guidebook]] • [[Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide]] • [[Pokémon Trainer's Guide]]
|-
| colspan="2" height="1" |
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Anime guides:
| style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Theatrical Version Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl All Movies Perfect Guide|All Movies Perfect Guide]] • [[Amazing Pokémon Guidebook]] • {{OBP|Element Pokédex|books}} series [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] • [[Pokémon: Greatest Battles]] • {{book|Pokémon Hall of Fame}} [[Pokémon: Sinnoh Hall of Fame]] • [[Pokémon Top 10 Handbook]] • [[Pokémon Visual Guide]] • Pokémon Visual Companion ([[Pokémon Visual Companion|1]] • [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|2]] • [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition|3]]) [[World of Sinnoh]] • [[The Official Adventure Guide]] • [[Pokémon Movie Companion]] • [[Training Manual]] • [[First Partner Handbook]] • [[Official Pokémon Pokédex]] • [[Evolution Manual]] • [[Gym Battle Guidebook]]
|-
| colspan="2" height="1" |
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! class="roundybl" style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Cross-media guides:
| class="roundybr" style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Beckett Unofficial Guide To Pokémon Diamond & Pearl]] • [[The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide]] [[Legendary Pokémon: The Essential Guide - Sinnoh Edition]] • [[Pokémon: Kalos Beginner's Handbook]] [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] ([[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2|2]] • [[The Official Pokémon Handbook 3|3]] • [[The Official Pokémon Advanced Handbook 4|4]] • [[Pokémon Kanto Handbook|Kanto]] • [[Pokémon Johto Handbook|Johto]] • [[Pokémon Sinnoh Handbook|Sinnoh]] • [[Pokémon Ultimate Handbook|Ultimate]] • [[Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Handbook|Black/White]] • [[Pokémon Essential Handbook|Essential]] [[Pokémon Kalos Region Handbook|Kalos]] • [[Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook|Deluxe Essential]] • [[Pokémon Classic Collector's Handbook|Classic Collector's]] • [[Pokémon Alola Region Handbook|Alola]] • [[Pokémon Super Deluxe Essential Handbook|Super Deluxe Essential]] • [[Pokémon Handbook to the Galar Region|Galar]]) [[Pokémon Annual]] • [[Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon]] • [[Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition]] [[Case Files (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu)]]
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Pokémon in Australia

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{{CountryInfobox|area=Australia
|countries=Australia
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|Australia (continent)|Australia}}
|EP001=1998
|AG001=April 26, 2004
|DP001=November 28, 2007
|BW001=September 10, 2011
|XY001=July 13, 2014
|SM001=July 17, 2017
|JN001=October 30, 2020
}}

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

==Pokémon video games==
All Pokémon games that have been released in {{pmin|the United States}} have also been released in Australia, except [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. An English language release of [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] was released in Australia, despite the title never being released in North America. The Australian release dates tend to be some time after the American release dates, but before the European release dates. However, there are times where Australian release dates are before the American release dates such as {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, and [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]. There are also times where Australian release dates are after the European release dates such as [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]], and {{game|Black and White|s}}.

Games that are released in Australia are inconsistent with Australian English spelling. For example, spelling variations such as ''color'' and ''center'' are not changed to ''colour'' and ''centre'' for the Australian releases.

===Event Pokémon===
[[Event Pokémon]] have been released in Australia sporadically. A majority of the events since 1999 were organized by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}, including the Poké Tour in 1999 where {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I|Poké Tour Mew|Mew}} was distributed, and the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II|Westfield Shopping Centre Celebi|Celebi}} distribution at the Pokémon Tour in 2001 which happened to be the last event to distribute any event Pokémon in Australia until 2007. From 2002-2006, Australians did not receive any event Pokémon, including Pokémon from the Generation III era, meaning players who had {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, or {{game|Emerald}} were not able to obtain all the Pokémon in these games.

Since [[Generation IV]], the introduction of Wi-Fi events has allowed Australian players access to many previously unavailable event Pokémon. However, despite Australia being one of the major countries involved with Pokémon, Australians did not get the chance to obtain certain event Pokémon including the event {{p|Regigigas}} that would allow players to obtain {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}}, and {{p|Registeel}} in {{game|Platinum}} for those who don't own any of the [[Game Boy Advance]] Pokémon games, and the event {{p|Celebi}} that would allow players to battle [[Giovanni]] and obtain {{p|Zorua}} in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

Starting in 2013, Australia became part of the [[2013 World Championships|2013 Pokémon World Championships]].

==Pokémon anime==
In Australia, the anime is available on [[Netflix]].

===Network Ten===
[[File:Network Ten.png|thumb|150px|Network Ten's logo]]
{{wp|Network Ten}} is a television network which aired the [[Pokémon anime]] in Australia.

The Pokémon anime was originally aired Pokémon episodes during its programming block called ''{{wp|Cheez TV}}'' on Channel Ten before its successor, ''Toasted TV''. For a short time during the peak of Pokémon's popularity in Australia, some anime episodes, such as [[EP001|the first]], were aired on Channel Ten as reruns during primetime slots in the late afternoon/night time. However, on 27 February 2012, ''Toasted TV'' was moved to Channel Ten's sister channel, Eleven, where it currently remains. During this switch, ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' changed from airing once per week to every day of the week, except for Saturdays.

===Toasted TV===
[[File:Toasted TV logo.png|thumb|150px|Toasted TV's logo]]
''{{wp|Toasted TV}}'' is an Australian programming block broadcast on the free-to-air station {{wp|Eleven (TV channel)|Eleven}} (prior to February 27, 2012, on Network Ten). It screens every day of the week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Saturdays, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays).

Launched on August 22, 2005, ''Toasted TV'' aired the [[Pokémon anime]] to Australian audiences beginning on April 26, 2006. It has aired [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]], [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]], [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]], [[S13|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors]], [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]], [[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]], [[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]], [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]], [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]], and [[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]. This also includes ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'', ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'', and ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.

The show also airs other cartoons as well as prerecorded entertainment segments targeted at children. Its current hosts are Ollie McCormack and Elly Bailey. Former hosts include Jono Symons, Seamus Evans, {{wp|Kellyn Morris}}, Sean Kennedy, Palmer Marchese, {{wp|Dan Sweetman}}, and {{wp|Pip Russell}}.

Along with showing the anime series, ''Toasted TV'' also aired the Australian {{wp|FreeTV Australia|FreeTV}} debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' on April 23, 2012. Since then, ''Toasted TV'' has continued to show the FreeTV debut of the Pokémon movies up to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.

Due to the popularity of Pokémon by viewers, apart from the usual showing of the anime, ''Toasted TV'' frequently runs events such as many Pokémon focused competitions and promotion of the Pokémon games.

''Toasted TV'' was originally filmed at {{wp|Warner Bros. Movie World}}, then moved to {{wp|Sea World}} in 2007. Episodes were also occasionally filmed at {{wp|Wet'n'Wild Water World}} and at the {{wp|Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Attractions#Australian Outback Spectacular|Australian Outback Spectacular}}. After the 2011 road trip, ''Toasted TV'' was filmed at {{wp|Dreamworld}}. In July 2012, Toasted TV moved to a studio rather than being filmed at a theme park.

===Channel 9Go!===
[[File:9Go!.png|thumb|150px|9Go! logo]]
{{wp|9Go!|Channel 9Go!}} also airs the Pokémon anime during the "Go! Kids" programming block. On July 17, 2017, Channel 9Go! aired the premiere of ''[[S20|Sun & Moon]]''. followed by ''[[S21|Ultra Adventures]]'' on April 27, 2018, and ''[[S22|Ultra Legends]]'' on August 1, 2019. The recent series, ''[[S23|Pokémon Journeys]]'', began airing on October 30, 2020.

It is currently airing repeats of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]'' and ''Sun & Moon''.

===Disney Channel===
{{wp|Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel}} began airing the series with ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' on January 7, 2019. {{wp|Disney XD (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney XD}} used to air the series from July 2, 2018, but the channel was shut down on January 6, 2019.

===Pokémon movies===
{{bulbanews/4|Hoyts to air 'White—Victini and Zekrom' in Australia, New Zealand|Movie 15 to have limited theatrical run in Australia and New Zealand|Genesect and the Legend Awakened to air in Australian theaters November 16|Pokémon Origins to be released on DVD in Australia on April 28}}
''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'' were screened in cinemas; while ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' were released straight to video. In 2016, ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. All subsequent movies, from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', have all been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Magna Pacific (now {{wp|Beyond Home Entertainment}}).

After a long hiatus from cinema screening, Hoyts began screening Pokémon movies with a two-day limited release of ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' on February 18 and 19, 2012. With thanks to Hoyts, Bulbagarden was able to provide 10 free double passes to this screening. The movie was then released along with ''[[M14|Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' as separate DVDs on March 7, 2012, and a combined DVD released later on May 1, 2013. Since then, Hoyts has screened all the movies from ''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' to ''[[M19|Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' in selected cinemas, with DVD releases shortly afterwards.

''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' was released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on April 28, 2014.

==Pokémon manga==
{{bulbanews|Chuang Yi going out of business}}
[[Pokémon manga]] translated into English by [[Chuang Yi]] was distributed in Australia through {{wp|Madman Entertainment}}. However, as of early 2014, it has been reported that Chuang Yi has entered voluntary liquidation and is ending their manga publishing business. As a consequence, Madman Entertainment have announced that they will begin distributing [[VIZ Media]]'s translations of some of their titles as the stock of Chuang Yi volumes continues to be depleted.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was very popular when it was first released in Australia. However, some of the schools banned this card game (along with other card games) as it deemed to be a "classroom distraction". Despite this setback, the card game is still being sold in Australia and is currently been distributed by Banter Toys & Collectibles (previously known as Croftminster).<ref>http://www.croftminster.com.au/categories/trading-cards-collectibles/pokemon</ref>

Unlike the Video Game Championships, Australia has always taken part in the World Championships. In 2011, Christopher Kan became the first Australian player to become the world champion in the senior division. <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/08/31/3306780.htm Australia's first Pokemon world champ - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation:]</ref>

==Pokémon merchandise==
In Australia, an exclusive two-disc special version of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]] was released which also includes [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)|the score to Pokémon the Movie 2000]].

The [[2011 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2011]], [[2012 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys|2012]] and [[2014 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys]] were available in Australia as well.


==Events==
===Nintendo Australia===
{{bulbanews/3|Australia to receive 10th anniversary tour|BMG Web master to be staff at Oz tour|Nintendo of Australia announces DS tour}}
In September and October 2006, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across Oz Tour (similar to [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America|the Journey Across America tour in the United States]]).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamesites/pokemontour/ Pokémon 10th Anniversary - Journey Across OZ Tour 2006]</ref> [[Bulbagarden]] webmaster Archaic worked at the Brisbane stops on this tour.

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 16, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Chadstone Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 17, 2006
| {{wp|Melbourne}}, Westfield Fountain Gate
|- style="background:#fff"
| September 30, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Chatswood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 1, 2006
| {{wp|Sydney}}, Westfield Burwood
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 7, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
|- style="background:#fff"
| October 8, 2006
| {{wp|Brisbane}}, Logan Hyperdome
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | October 14, 2006
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Perth}}, Centro Galleria
|}

In 2007, Nintendo Australia hosted the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Connection Tour to celebrate the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. During the tour, [[Nintendo DS]] users who owned {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} got the chance to participate in the tournaments for a chance to win prizes, including a limited edition [[Nintendo DS Lite]] which had the "Nintendo DS Connection Tour '07 Champion" engraving for the winners at each tournament. The very first event was held on June 30, 2007, exactly nine days since the release of the games in Australia. <ref>[http://connectiontour07.nintendo.com.au/ Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Connection Tour 2007]</ref>

{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue;"
|-
! Date
! Location
|- style="background:#fff"
| June 30-July 1, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Fountain Gate, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 2-3, 2007
| {{wp|Victoria (Australia)|Victoria}}, Westfield Southland, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 6-7, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Carindale, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 8, 2007
| {{wp|Queensland}}, Westfield Garden City, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 10-11, 2007
| {{wp|South Australia}}, Westfield Marion, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 12-13, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Hurstville, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| July 14-15, 2007
| {{wp|New South Wales}}, Westfield Chatswood, Centre Court
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | July 20-21, 2007
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{wp|Western Australia}}, Westfield Carousel, Centre Court
|}

On March 29, 2011, Nintendo Australia announced that more than 77,000 copies of {{game|Black and White|s}} game were sold on its first week of release. As a result, this was the biggest selling first week release of any Nintendo game in Australia. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} made over 45,000 sales in its first week. <ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=March-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION BIGGEST EVER SELLING WEEK ONE RELEASE]</ref>

In April and May 2011, after a month from the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, Nintendo Australia held the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Battle Competition tournaments at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The winner at each location won a [[Nintendo 3DS]]. <ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&form_name=monthly&month=April-2011&pageID=6 POKÉMON TRAINERS UNITE IN SYDNEY FOR BATTLE COMPETITION]</ref>

===Pokémon World Championship===
In 2000, Sydney hosted the first ever Pokémon World Championship during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. It was held at the [[wp:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] where players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. At the same time, Pokémon Park was opened for the general public where they had the chance to play {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} for the first time, watch the latest Pokémon episodes and see live performances.

Between 2009 and 2012, Australia was not represented at the Video Game Championships, despite its inclusion in the [[World Championships]]. However, since the [[2013 World Championships]] Australia has been represented, being acknowledged in the VGC's opening presentation prior the events starting.

===Other===
{{bulbanews|2015 tour dates for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions officially announced}}
Six performances over five dates for [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] have been played for Australia in 2015 — one concert in Melbourne on November 13, one concert in Perth on November 15, one concert in Adelaide on November 17, and three concerts in Sydney on November 20 and 21. The Perth performance was cancelled for unknown reasons.

==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon.com/au/ The official Australia Pokémon website] (single page)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Pikachu in Love

2021-05-27T08:34:25Z

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{{BookInfobox|
title=Pikachu in Love |
image=Pikachu in Love.png |
image_size=250px|
ISBN=0439429900|
publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]|
author=[[Tracey West]] |
published=January 2003 |
previous= N/A |
next=[[Togepi Springs Into Action]] |
}}

'''Pikachu in Love''' by [[Tracey West]] is the first book in the ''Pokémon Reader'' series, which is designed for beginning readers. It was published by Scholastic in January 2003. It was later rebpublished as a Level 2 reader in December 2016.

==Blurb==
<ab>'''''Love Sick!'''

Uh-oh! Jessie and James drank {{p|Shuckle}} juice. The juice makes Pokémon fall in love with them. Can Ash find a cure? Or will Pikachu love Team Rocket forever?''
</ab>

==Plot==
This book follows the plot of the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP170|A Better Pill to Swallow]].

The book starts with {{Ash}} and his {{ashfr}} meeting a strange person. The strange person says he is [[Old Man Shuckle]], and he make special medicine for Pokémon. {{an|Brock}} asks Old Man Shuckle how he does this, and Old Man Shuckle replies that it is a secret, and that he uses a Pokémon called {{p|Shuckle}}. Brock begs that Old Man Shuckle tell him, and Old Man Shuckle explains each step. First, he put secret ingredients inside the Shuckle shell. Then he let the Shuckle loose in the wild. A year later, he found the Shuckle again, and took the juice out of the shell. Old Man Shuckle adds that there is even a special kind of juice that can make any Pokémon easy to catch and train. He says that to make it, one must use a [[Shiny Pokémon|rare blue]] Shuckle. Brock exclaims that if he had that juice, he could become the world's best Pokémon Trainer. Old Man Shuckle replies that he can he can give Brock some of the juice, but he and his friends must help him. Old Man Shuckle calls out his {{p|Bellsprout}}. Old Man Shuckle explains that his Bellsprout's name is Spoopie, and that it can sniff out wild Shuckle. Old Man Shuckle states that he needs them to follow Spoopie and collect the blue Shuckle for him. Brock replies that he shall help, and Ash and {{an|Misty}} agree, following Spoopie into the woods.

Spoopie sniffs the air and runs, and Misty notes that Spoopie is very speedy. Spoopie finds lots of Shuckle and throws them into the air for the others to catch. Then Spoopie runs off again, even with Brock calling out for it to slow down. Spoopie finds the rare blue Shuckle, however {{TRT}} suddenly drops down from the trees. {{an|Jessie}} cries that the blue Shuckle is theirs now, and {{an|James}} sends out {{TP|James|Weezing}}, commanding it to use {{m|Smokescreen}}. With smoke filling the air, Team Rocket escapes. Jessie exclaims that she is thirsty, and drinks the juice from the blue Shuckle, James drinking some of the juice after her. {{MTR}}'s eyes become hearts, and he subsequently gives James a big hug and a kiss. Nearby, the wild Shuckle begin to move. Ash asks where the Shuckle are going, and Old Man Shuckle explains that someone drank the blue Shuckle juice, and that one should never drink it right from the shell, as it makes Pokémon fall in love with the drinker.

The Shuckle, all being in love with Jessie, attempt to lick her face. Screaming in disgust, Jessie runs away. Team Rocket run into Ash and his friends, and Misty demands they give back the blue Shuckle immediately. Jessie says that she will fight them first, calling on {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}. Under the effects of the blue Shuckle juice, Wobbuffet and Arbok do not want to attack and instead wanted to hug Jessie. Ash commands {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Pikachu does not attack, as he is in love with Jessie. Old Man Shuckle, yelling that it has gone too far, runs up and sprinkles a powder on all of the Pokémon. Old Man Shuckle explains that the powder has cured all the Pokémon, and thus the Pokémon were not in love with Jessie and James anymore.

Spoopie uses {{m|Vine Whip}} to take the blue Shuckle from Jessie's arms. Jessie brags that they still have Pikachu, but Pikachu is not in love with Jessie anymore and shocks Team Rocket, causing them to blast off. Old Man Shuckle thanks Brock for finding the blue Shuckle and presents the special juice he promised, explaining that he can use it to catch and train any Pokémon. Brock politely declines, explaining that he wants his Pokémon to love him for what he is, not because of any juice. Ash states that he thinks they already do, and Pikachu agrees.

==Major events==

===Debuts===
* [[Old Man Shuckle]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Shuckle}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*{{an|Misty}}
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Old Man Shuckle]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Shuckle}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (Spoopie, [[Old Man Shuckle]]'s)
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})

==Trivia==

===Errors===
* In the book, Spoopy is misspelled as Spoopie.
* {{m|Smokescreen}} (as it should have been spelled at the time) is spelled with spacing as 'Smoke Screen'.
* In the episode the book was based on, the special {{p|Shuckle}} was referred to as the purple Shuckle. In the book, it is referred to as the blue Shuckle.
* In the 2016 reprint, many images have been replaced by ones from the actual episode, however these are low-quality and appear to be cropped to 16:9. The same issue applies to various other Johto-era episodes in other Scholastic licensed books.
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2021-05-27T08:33:23Z

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=Pokémon Visual Companion Third Edition.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. Outside the US, the book was released as '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''' by Hachette Children's Group on August 20, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Blurb==
===Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition===
:''THE WORLD OF POKÉMON''
:''AWAITS YOU!''

:''Learn all about your favorite Pokémon in this''
:''fact-packed guide to the animated series.''

:''Discover every region from [[Kanto]] to''
:''[[Alola]], including the people and Pokémon''
:''who live there.''

:''Trace [[Ash]]'s journey and get to know his''
:''friends and travel companions.''

:''See epic battles and meet [[Legendary Pokémon|Legendary]]''
:''and Mythical Pokémon.''

===The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded===
:''Filled with facts and stats about your favourite Pokémon,''
:''Regions, Trainers, and so much more.''

:''Now updated with brand new content from the Alola and''
:''[[Galar]] Regions, this comprehensive guide has everything''
:''you need to become a true Pokémon pro!''

:*''Every Region, including Galar''
:*''Pokémon life lessons''
:*''Ash's story, his friends...and enemies!''

==Contents==
* The World of Pokémon
* [[Kanto]]
* [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]
* [[Johto]]
* [[Hoenn]]
* [[Sinnoh]]
* [[Unova]]
* [[Kalos]]
* [[Alola]]

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters alongside {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}}, the box Legendary Pokémon.
*Some information regarding Kalos as the "latest" region in the "World of Pokémon" section has strangely been retained from the [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|previous edition]], despite being surpassed by both Alola and Galar by the time of publication.

===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous editions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
* On page 264, [[Oluolu]] is written as 'Uloulo', which is actually just the former written backwards.
* On page 272, {{p|Celesteela}} is stated to be a Launch-Flying type, instead of a Steel-Flying type.
* On page 278, {{p|Type: Null}} is listed as a Null-type instead of a Normal-type.
* On page 295, {{p|Zygarde}}'s formes are listed as having the height of its 50 percent forme.
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Pokémon TV

2021-05-27T08:32:20Z

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{{NintendoService
|name=Pokémon TV
|logo=[[File:Pokémon TV.png|200px]]
|caption=Logo for Pokémon TV
|provider=[[The Pokémon Company International]]
|launched=November 2010 (website) February 12, 2013 (application)<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2013/02/pokemon-app-launch/ Official Free Pokémon TV App Launches Today! | WIRED]</ref>
|shutdown=N/A
|serviceprovided=Video streaming of Pokémon episodes
|accessableby=Internet, Application
|externallink=[https://watch.pokemon.com/ Official website]
}}
{{bulbanews/4|Pokémon TV launched online|Pokémon TV available now on iOS and Android|Pokémon TV app now available on Amazon Fire TV|Pokémon TV app now available on Roku}}
{{Samename|segment that occurs after XY&Z saga episodes|Poké TV}}
'''Pokémon TV''' is a free video service provided by [[The Pokémon Company International]] that provides select episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] to viewers. It was first accessible to users in November 2010. It can be viewed through the internet with a web browser or by downloading the free "Pokémon TV" app on the {{wp|App Store (iOS)|App Store}} for {{wp|iOS}} (with {{wp|Chromecast}} support) and {{wp|tvOS}} ({{wp|Apple TV#4th generation|Apple TV 4th generation}}), on {{wp|Google Play}} for {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} (with Chromecast support), on the {{wp|Amazon Appstore}} for the {{wp|Amazon Fire TV}}, and on the {{wp|Roku}} Channel Store for Roku devices.

==Available content==
Pokémon TV is available both in [[Pokémon.com|the official Pokémon website]] and as an app in a total of 13 languages: English ({{pmin|the United States|United States}} and {{pmin|the United Kingdom|United Kingdom}}), {{pmin|France|French}}, {{pmin|Germany|German}}, {{pmin|Italy|Italian}}, {{pmin|Spain|European Spanish}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Latin American Spanish}}, {{pmin|Denmark|Danish}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands|Dutch}}, {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}}, {{pmin|Norway|Norwegian}}, {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}}, {{pmin|Russia}}n, and {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish}}.

As the service is operated by The Pokémon Company International, it is region-locked so that is not available in Asian countries where [[The Pokémon Company]] retains distribution rights. In particular, it is not available in Japan, {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}, {{pmin|Vietnam}}, {{pmin|Thailand}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Nepal}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Bangladesh}}, {{pmin|Indonesia}}, Brunei, Cambodia, North Korea, {{pmin|South Korea}}, Samoa, {{pmin|Singapore}}, {{pmin|Malaysia}}, {{pmin|South Asia|India}}, Mongolia, Myanmar, {{pmin|Greater China|Macau}}, Laos, {{pmin|the Philippines}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Pakistan}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Afghanistan}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Sri Lanka}}, Papua New Guinea, {{pmin|Greater China|Mainland China}}, and {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}.

Episodes on the service are divided into a number of channels, which contain a collection of episodes and are rotated regularly. Movies, special episodes, and selections of episodes are also made available in the service for a limited time.

===Episodes===
For the American English service, episodes from ''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning'' (seasons [[S01|1]] and [[S02|2]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' (season [[S10|10]]) and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' (seasons [[S20|20]], [[S21|21]], and [[S22|22]]) are available. ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]'' (seasons [[S03|3]], [[S04|4]], and [[S05|5]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' (seasons [[S06|6]], [[S07|7]], [[S08|8]] and [[S09|9]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' (seasons [[S11|11]], [[S12|12]] and [[S13|13]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' (seasons [[S14|14]], [[S15|15]] and [[S16|16]]) and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' (seasons [[S17|17]], [[S18|18]], and [[S19|19]]) were previously available, but has since been rotated out.

Currently, episodes have been added monthly by [[season]] and rotated out by [[series]], with the exception of ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''. Prior to the February 2019 overhaul, the service made ten episodes available for each series, rotating every Friday to remove the earliest five episodes and add the next five.

The episodes below are excluded from rotations in the following languages:
* Danish: Seasons 3, 4, 5
* Finnish: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
* Norwegian: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
* Swedish: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5
* Russian: Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The other language services otherwise have identical availability to the American English service with the exception of the currently airing season.

===Movies===
One [[Pokémon movie]] is normally made available for one or two weeks per month in release order. ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' are not shown on the service due to their rights being owned by [[Miramax Films]]. ''Pokémon 4Ever'' was previously shown on the service, but has since been skipped in rotations.

The movies below are excluded from rotations in the following languages:
* Dutch: Movie 4
* Danish: Movies 1, 8, 9
* Finnish: Movies 8, 9
* Norwegian: Movies 8, 9
* Russian: Movie 4
* Swedish: Movies 1, 8, 9
* Brazilian Portuguese: Movie 11

===Specials===
''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]'' are available on the English, French, German, Italian, and European Spanish services. ''[[Pokémon Generations]]'' is available on the English, French, German, Italian, European Spanish, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese services.

The following specials premiered on Pokémon TV in the United States:
* ''{{OBP|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs|anime special}}''
* ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''
* ''[[PK25|Eevee and Friends]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
* ''[[Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain]]''
* ''[[PK26|Pikachu, What's This Key?]]''
* ''[[Mega Evolution Pokédex Short]]s''
* ''[[Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]]''
* ''[[Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon]]''
* ''[[PK27|Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad]]''

The following specials were also shown on Pokémon TV:
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts]]''
* ''[[Mega Evolution Specials]]''

==COVID-19 pandemic==
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], on April 3rd two [[Pokémon movies]] began to be added weekly to Pokémon TV as part of Pokémon Movie Marathon. However Pokémon has removed ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''.

==Version history==
===iOS===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#ccf; border:3px solid #ddf"
! style="background:#ddf" | Version
! style="background:#ddf" | Release date
! style="background:#ddf" | Official note
|-
| 1
| February 8, 2013
| N/A
|-
| 1.0.21
| March 1, 2013
| This release includes bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1
| December 3, 2013
| This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1.1
| December 27, 2013
| This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1.2
| January 26, 2014
| This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1.8
| March 25, 2014
| The latest version removes the Location Services requirement.
|-
| 1.1.9
| August 6, 2015
| The new Pokémon TV app is now {{wp|Google Cast}}™-enabled for {{wp|Chromecast}}.
|-
| 1.2.0
| October 19, 2015
| Bug Fixes - {{wp|iOS 9|iOS9}}
|-
| 2.0
| April 20, 2016
|
Stay Up to Date with Push Notifications! 
Watch Offline! 
Rate Your Favorite Episodes! 
Easy Access with My Channel!
|-
| 2.0.1
| June 10, 2016
| Bug fixes
|-
| 2.0.2
| August 2, 2016
| Bug fixes.
|-
| 2.1.0
| March 3, 2017
| Bug fixes
|-
| 2.2.0
| November 7, 2017
|
• Improved notifications 
• {{wp|iOS 11}} updates
|-
| 3.0
| February 20, 2019
| Pokémon TV has a new and dynamic look and feel to help our fans find and play their favorite Pokémon episodes. The app now offers cross-device syncing with login and Pokémon TV is now available in 12 new languages.
|-
| 3.0.2
| April 8, 2019
| Bug fixes
|-
| 3.1
| September 24, 2019
| Bug fixes
|-
| 3.2
| December 10, 2019
|
{{wp|iOS 13}} support 
Added {{wp|AirPlay|AirPlay 2}} support 
Added social sharing functionality to channels and episodes
|-
| 3.3
| March 31, 2020
| Bug Fixes
|-
| 3.3.1
| April 14, 2020
| Bug Fixes
|-
| 3.4
| June 18, 2020
|
- Customer support links/locale links updated 
- Bug fixes
|-
| 3.4.1
| August 18, 2020
| - Bug fixes
|-
| 4.0
| December 2, 2020
| Download the re-designed Pokémon TV app, complete with awesome new features and even easier navigation! Watching your favorite Pokémon animated adventures on all of your devices has never been easier. Stream movies, episodes and special animated features starring Ash, Pikachu, and all of their friends, all for free!
|-
| 4.1
| March 29, 2021
| Bug fixes
|}

===Android===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#ccf; border:3px solid #ddf"
! style="background:#ddf" | Version
! style="background:#ddf" | Release date
! style="background:#ddf" | Changes
|-
| 1.0.17
| March 15, 2013
|
* Bug fixes and performance enhancements
|-
| 1.1.12
| December 4, 2013
|
* Bug fixes and performance enhancements
|-
| 1.2.2
| March 25, 2014
|
* The app no longer requires Location Services
* Bug fixes and performance enhancements
|-
| 1.2.4
| August 6, 2015
|
* The app is now Google Cast enabled for use with Chromecast
* Android versions 2.3.0 through 2.3.2 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 2.3.3 or higher
|-
| 2.0.0
| April 20, 2016
|
* "My Channel" feature added, to more easily access episodes the user has been watching before
* Ability to watch offline added
* Ability to rate episodes added
* Push notifications are now supported
* Android versions 2.3.3 through 4.1.2 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 4.2.0 or higher
|-
| 2.0.1
| June 9, 2016
|
* Bug fixes and improvements
|-
| 2.0.2
| August 1, 2016
|
* Bug fixes
|-
| 2.2.0
| November 7, 2017
|
* Support for additional features if the user is running Android Oreo, including "picture in picture"
* Enhanced notifications
* Android versions 4.2.0 through 4.3.1 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 4.4.0 or higher
|-
| 2.3.0
| June 29, 2018
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.0.0
| February 20, 2019
|
|-
| 3.0.1
| March 15, 2019
|
|-
| 3.0.2
| April 8, 2019
|
|-
| 3.1.0
| September 24, 2019
|
|-
| 3.1.1
| September 28, 2019
|
|-
| 3.2.0
| December 10, 2019
|
* Added social sharing functionality to channels and episodes
* Android versions 4.4.0 through 5.1.1 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 6.0 or higher
|-
| 3.3.0
| March 31, 2020
|
|-
| 3.4.0
| June 18, 2020
|
|-
| 3.4.1
| September 22, 2020
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.6.0
| January 19, 2021
|
* Bug fixes
''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.6.1
| February 10, 2021
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.7.0
| March 16, 2021
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 4.0.0
| December 2, 2020
|
|-
| 4.0.1
| December 18, 2020
|
|-
| 4.1.0
| {{tt|March 29, 2021|March 25, 2021 on Google Play}}
|
* Bug fixes
|}

==In other languages==
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|da=Pokémon TV
|nl=Pokémon TV
|fi=Pokémon TV
|fr_eu=TV Pokémon
|de=Pokémon TV
|it=TV Pokémon
|no=Pokémon TV
|pt_br=TV Pokémon
|ru=Покемон ТВ ''Pokémon TV''
|es_la=TV Pokémon
|es_eu=TV Pokémon
|sv=Pokémon-TV
}}

==External links==
* [https://apps.apple.com/app/id594261405 Pokémon TV on the App Store]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pokemontv Pokémon TV on the Google Play Store]
* [https://www.amazon.com/The-Pok%C3%A9mon-Company-International-TV/dp/B00J43WTR6 Pokémon TV on the Amazon Appstore]
* [https://channelstore.roku.com/details/50867/pokmon-tv Pokémon TV on the Roku Channel Store]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{-}}

{{VOD}}
{{Other games}}

[[Category:Mobile games]]
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

[[de:Pokémon TV]]
[[es:TV Pokémon]]
[[fr:TV Pokémon]]
[[it:TV Pokémon]]
[[zh:宝可梦TV]]

Pokémon TV

2021-05-27T08:31:46Z

TapLover: /* Episodes */ Journeys episodes removed from USA service.

{{NintendoService
|name=Pokémon TV
|logo=[[File:Pokémon TV.png|200px]]
|caption=Logo for Pokémon TV
|provider=[[The Pokémon Company International]]
|launched=November 2010 (website) February 12, 2013 (application)<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2013/02/pokemon-app-launch/ Official Free Pokémon TV App Launches Today! | WIRED]</ref>
|shutdown=N/A
|serviceprovided=Video streaming of Pokémon episodes
|accessableby=Internet, Application
|externallink=[https://watch.pokemon.com/ Official website]
}}
{{bulbanews/4|Pokémon TV launched online|Pokémon TV available now on iOS and Android|Pokémon TV app now available on Amazon Fire TV|Pokémon TV app now available on Roku}}
{{Samename|segment that occurs after XY&Z saga episodes|Poké TV}}
'''Pokémon TV''' is a free video service provided by [[The Pokémon Company International]] that provides select episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] to viewers. It was first accessible to users in November 2010. It can be viewed through the internet with a web browser or by downloading the free "Pokémon TV" app on the {{wp|App Store (iOS)|App Store}} for {{wp|iOS}} (with {{wp|Chromecast}} support) and {{wp|tvOS}} ({{wp|Apple TV#4th generation|Apple TV 4th generation}}), on {{wp|Google Play}} for {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} (with Chromecast support), on the {{wp|Amazon Appstore}} for the {{wp|Amazon Fire TV}}, and on the {{wp|Roku}} Channel Store for Roku devices.

==Available content==
Pokémon TV is available both in [[Pokémon.com|the official Pokémon website]] and as an app in a total of 13 languages: English ({{pmin|the United States|United States}} and {{pmin|the United Kingdom|United Kingdom}}), {{pmin|France|French}}, {{pmin|Germany|German}}, {{pmin|Italy|Italian}}, {{pmin|Spain|European Spanish}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Latin American Spanish}}, {{pmin|Denmark|Danish}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands|Dutch}}, {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}}, {{pmin|Norway|Norwegian}}, {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}}, {{pmin|Russia}}n, and {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish}}.

As the service is operated by The Pokémon Company International, it is region-locked so that is not available in Asian countries where [[The Pokémon Company]] retains distribution rights. In particular, it is not available in Japan, {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}, {{pmin|Vietnam}}, {{pmin|Thailand}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Nepal}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Bangladesh}}, {{pmin|Indonesia}}, Brunei, Cambodia, North Korea, {{pmin|South Korea}}, Samoa, {{pmin|Singapore}}, {{pmin|Malaysia}}, {{pmin|South Asia|India}}, Mongolia, Myanmar, {{pmin|Greater China|Macau}}, Laos, {{pmin|the Philippines}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Pakistan}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Afghanistan}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Sri Lanka}}, Papua New Guinea, {{pmin|Greater China|Mainland China}}, and {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}.

Episodes on the service are divided into a number of channels, which contain a collection of episodes and are rotated regularly. Movies, special episodes, and selections of episodes are also made available in the service for a limited time.

===Episodes===
For the American English service, episodes from ''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning'' (seasons [[S01|1]] and [[S02|2]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' (seasons [[S10|10]]) and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' (seasons [[S20|20]], [[S21|21]], and [[S22|22]]) are available. ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver]]'' (seasons [[S03|3]], [[S04|4]], and [[S05|5]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' (seasons [[S06|6]], [[S07|7]], [[S08|8]] and [[S09|9]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' (seasons [[S11|11]], [[S12|12]] and [[S13|13]]), ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' (seasons [[S14|14]], [[S15|15]] and [[S16|16]]) and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' (seasons [[S17|17]], [[S18|18]], and [[S19|19]]) were previously available, but has since been rotated out.

Currently, episodes have been added monthly by [[season]] and rotated out by [[series]], with the exception of ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''. Prior to the February 2019 overhaul, the service made ten episodes available for each series, rotating every Friday to remove the earliest five episodes and add the next five.

The episodes below are excluded from rotations in the following languages:
* Danish: Seasons 3, 4, 5
* Finnish: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
* Norwegian: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
* Swedish: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5
* Russian: Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The other language services otherwise have identical availability to the American English service with the exception of the currently airing season.

===Movies===
One [[Pokémon movie]] is normally made available for one or two weeks per month in release order. ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' are not shown on the service due to their rights being owned by [[Miramax Films]]. ''Pokémon 4Ever'' was previously shown on the service, but has since been skipped in rotations.

The movies below are excluded from rotations in the following languages:
* Dutch: Movie 4
* Danish: Movies 1, 8, 9
* Finnish: Movies 8, 9
* Norwegian: Movies 8, 9
* Russian: Movie 4
* Swedish: Movies 1, 8, 9
* Brazilian Portuguese: Movie 11

===Specials===
''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]'' are available on the English, French, German, Italian, and European Spanish services. ''[[Pokémon Generations]]'' is available on the English, French, German, Italian, European Spanish, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese services.

The following specials premiered on Pokémon TV in the United States:
* ''{{OBP|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs|anime special}}''
* ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''
* ''[[PK25|Eevee and Friends]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
* ''[[Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain]]''
* ''[[PK26|Pikachu, What's This Key?]]''
* ''[[Mega Evolution Pokédex Short]]s''
* ''[[Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures]]''
* ''[[Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon]]''
* ''[[PK27|Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad]]''

The following specials were also shown on Pokémon TV:
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts]]''
* ''[[Mega Evolution Specials]]''

==COVID-19 pandemic==
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], on April 3rd two [[Pokémon movies]] began to be added weekly to Pokémon TV as part of Pokémon Movie Marathon. However Pokémon has removed ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''.

==Version history==
===iOS===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#ccf; border:3px solid #ddf"
! style="background:#ddf" | Version
! style="background:#ddf" | Release date
! style="background:#ddf" | Official note
|-
| 1
| February 8, 2013
| N/A
|-
| 1.0.21
| March 1, 2013
| This release includes bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1
| December 3, 2013
| This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1.1
| December 27, 2013
| This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1.2
| January 26, 2014
| This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements.
|-
| 1.1.8
| March 25, 2014
| The latest version removes the Location Services requirement.
|-
| 1.1.9
| August 6, 2015
| The new Pokémon TV app is now {{wp|Google Cast}}™-enabled for {{wp|Chromecast}}.
|-
| 1.2.0
| October 19, 2015
| Bug Fixes - {{wp|iOS 9|iOS9}}
|-
| 2.0
| April 20, 2016
|
Stay Up to Date with Push Notifications! 
Watch Offline! 
Rate Your Favorite Episodes! 
Easy Access with My Channel!
|-
| 2.0.1
| June 10, 2016
| Bug fixes
|-
| 2.0.2
| August 2, 2016
| Bug fixes.
|-
| 2.1.0
| March 3, 2017
| Bug fixes
|-
| 2.2.0
| November 7, 2017
|
• Improved notifications 
• {{wp|iOS 11}} updates
|-
| 3.0
| February 20, 2019
| Pokémon TV has a new and dynamic look and feel to help our fans find and play their favorite Pokémon episodes. The app now offers cross-device syncing with login and Pokémon TV is now available in 12 new languages.
|-
| 3.0.2
| April 8, 2019
| Bug fixes
|-
| 3.1
| September 24, 2019
| Bug fixes
|-
| 3.2
| December 10, 2019
|
{{wp|iOS 13}} support 
Added {{wp|AirPlay|AirPlay 2}} support 
Added social sharing functionality to channels and episodes
|-
| 3.3
| March 31, 2020
| Bug Fixes
|-
| 3.3.1
| April 14, 2020
| Bug Fixes
|-
| 3.4
| June 18, 2020
|
- Customer support links/locale links updated 
- Bug fixes
|-
| 3.4.1
| August 18, 2020
| - Bug fixes
|-
| 4.0
| December 2, 2020
| Download the re-designed Pokémon TV app, complete with awesome new features and even easier navigation! Watching your favorite Pokémon animated adventures on all of your devices has never been easier. Stream movies, episodes and special animated features starring Ash, Pikachu, and all of their friends, all for free!
|-
| 4.1
| March 29, 2021
| Bug fixes
|}

===Android===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#ccf; border:3px solid #ddf"
! style="background:#ddf" | Version
! style="background:#ddf" | Release date
! style="background:#ddf" | Changes
|-
| 1.0.17
| March 15, 2013
|
* Bug fixes and performance enhancements
|-
| 1.1.12
| December 4, 2013
|
* Bug fixes and performance enhancements
|-
| 1.2.2
| March 25, 2014
|
* The app no longer requires Location Services
* Bug fixes and performance enhancements
|-
| 1.2.4
| August 6, 2015
|
* The app is now Google Cast enabled for use with Chromecast
* Android versions 2.3.0 through 2.3.2 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 2.3.3 or higher
|-
| 2.0.0
| April 20, 2016
|
* "My Channel" feature added, to more easily access episodes the user has been watching before
* Ability to watch offline added
* Ability to rate episodes added
* Push notifications are now supported
* Android versions 2.3.3 through 4.1.2 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 4.2.0 or higher
|-
| 2.0.1
| June 9, 2016
|
* Bug fixes and improvements
|-
| 2.0.2
| August 1, 2016
|
* Bug fixes
|-
| 2.2.0
| November 7, 2017
|
* Support for additional features if the user is running Android Oreo, including "picture in picture"
* Enhanced notifications
* Android versions 4.2.0 through 4.3.1 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 4.4.0 or higher
|-
| 2.3.0
| June 29, 2018
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.0.0
| February 20, 2019
|
|-
| 3.0.1
| March 15, 2019
|
|-
| 3.0.2
| April 8, 2019
|
|-
| 3.1.0
| September 24, 2019
|
|-
| 3.1.1
| September 28, 2019
|
|-
| 3.2.0
| December 10, 2019
|
* Added social sharing functionality to channels and episodes
* Android versions 4.4.0 through 5.1.1 are no longer supported; the user must have Android version 6.0 or higher
|-
| 3.3.0
| March 31, 2020
|
|-
| 3.4.0
| June 18, 2020
|
|-
| 3.4.1
| September 22, 2020
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.6.0
| January 19, 2021
|
* Bug fixes
''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.6.1
| February 10, 2021
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 3.7.0
| March 16, 2021
| ''(This release is only for Android TV devices.)''
|-
| 4.0.0
| December 2, 2020
|
|-
| 4.0.1
| December 18, 2020
|
|-
| 4.1.0
| {{tt|March 29, 2021|March 25, 2021 on Google Play}}
|
* Bug fixes
|}

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color=ccf|bordercolor=ddf
|da=Pokémon TV
|nl=Pokémon TV
|fi=Pokémon TV
|fr_eu=TV Pokémon
|de=Pokémon TV
|it=TV Pokémon
|no=Pokémon TV
|pt_br=TV Pokémon
|ru=Покемон ТВ ''Pokémon TV''
|es_la=TV Pokémon
|es_eu=TV Pokémon
|sv=Pokémon-TV
}}

==External links==
* [https://apps.apple.com/app/id594261405 Pokémon TV on the App Store]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pokemontv Pokémon TV on the Google Play Store]
* [https://www.amazon.com/The-Pok%C3%A9mon-Company-International-TV/dp/B00J43WTR6 Pokémon TV on the Amazon Appstore]
* [https://channelstore.roku.com/details/50867/pokmon-tv Pokémon TV on the Roku Channel Store]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{-}}

{{VOD}}
{{Other games}}

[[Category:Mobile games]]
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

[[de:Pokémon TV]]
[[es:TV Pokémon]]
[[fr:TV Pokémon]]
[[it:TV Pokémon]]
[[zh:宝可梦TV]]

Pokémon in the United States

2021-05-27T08:23:31Z

TapLover: /* Other digital distribution */

{{split|[[Pokémon in the United States]] and [[Pokémon anime in the United States]]}}
{{CountryInfobox|area=United States
|countries=the United States
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|North America}}
|EP001=September 8, 1998{{tt|*|EP015 was aired previously on September 7 as a sneak peek}}
|AG001={{tt|March 15, 2003|Sneak peek}} {{tt|November 1, 2003|Original order}}
|DP001={{tt|April 20, 2007|Sneak peek}} {{tt|June 4, 2007|Original order}}
|BW001=February 12, 2011
|XY001={{tt|October 19, 2013|Sneak peek}} {{tt|January 18, 2014|Original order}}
|SM001={{tt|December 5, 2016|Sneak peek}} {{tt|March 17, 2017|Original order}}
|JN001=June 12, 2020
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached the '''{{wp|United States|United States of America}}''' in 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}. Most English translations of Pokémon media, as well as original English-language media such as ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'', are based in the United States and then further distributed in other English-speaking countries of the world.

==Pokémon games==
Most [[Pokémon games]] released in Japan are translated into English for the United States, although there are exceptions, such as [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|the WiiWare Mystery Dungeon games]]. All English-language games are exported to {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, {{pmin|Australia}}, and other countries (including those that do not have their own translation of the games, such as {{pmin|Latin America}} and {{pmin|Brazil}}). Event Pokémon are regularly released in the United States as well. Nintendo of America, [[Nintendo]]'s subsidiary in the United States, sometimes publishes Pokémon and Pokémon-related video games, but they handle the local distribution of all Pokémon video games available on Nintendo consoles. Nintendo of America is a major partner to [[The Pokémon Company International]]. With very few exceptions such as {{p|Pikachu}}, almost all Pokémon, character and location names are fully localized in the English language, and are referred to as such in English-language media including Bulbapedia itself.

All Pokémon games released on the Switch since [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] has bilingual (English/Spanish) packaging for its standard versions.

==Pokémon anime and movies==
The [[Pokémon anime]] debuted in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|syndication}} in the United States on September 7, 1998<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000425180626/http://toonzone.net/brian/eplists/pokemon.html ''Pokémon'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original April 25, 2000; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> with the sneak preview debut of ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', which helped launch Pokémon into a nationwide phenomenon that lasted until the early 2000s. All English-language dubs of the Pokémon anime were produced in the United States, first by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and later by [[The Pokémon Company International]]. Other animated productions, such as [[Pokémon Origins]] and [[Pokémon Generations]], are also dubbed in English in the United States either via TPCI or other studios. The live-action film ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'' is a primarily American production.

While the [[Pokémon movie]]s are regularly released theatrically in Japan, only movies [[M01|one]] through [[M05|five]], the [[M13|13th movie]], the Zekrom variant of the [[M14|14th movie]], the [[M20|20th movie]], and the [[M21|21st movie]] (along with [[Detective Pikachu (movie)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu]]) have seen theatrical releases in the US; all other movies have premiered on television and released straight to video, DVD, or streaming.

===Kids' WB===
[[File:Kids WB logo.png|thumb|125px|Kids' WB logo used from 1997-2008]]
[[Warner Bros.#Kids' WB|Kids' WB]] (sometimes styled as Kids WB!) was an American children's television programming block and brand owned by {{wp|Warner Bros. Television}} that first aired on September 9, 1995, on {{wp|The WB|The WB Television Network}}.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-22-tv-59667-story.html ''WB Raises the Animation Ante'' - Los Angeles Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> On January 24, 2006 it was announced The WB and {{wp|CBS Corporation}}'s {{wp|UPN}} would merge to create {{wp|The CW}}.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/upn-and-wb-to-combine-forming-new-tv-network.html ''UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network'' - New York Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> When The WB closed on September 17 that year, the block moved to the new channel and it ran there from September 23, 2006 to May 17, 2008, at which time {{wp|Toonzai|The CW4Kids}} was launched to replace it. Kids' WB lived on as the name of a streaming service, until a rebranding on May 17, 2015.

After initially running in syndication for 43 episodes, the Pokémon anime moved to Kids' WB starting with ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'' on February 13, 1999. The show proved to be a hit<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/05/06/pokemon-takes-em-all-show-posts-record-high-40-share-in-boys-6-11 ''Pokemon Takes 'Em All!'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>, and the block aired every (non-[[Banned episodes|banned]]) episode of the anime until the end of [[S08|season eight]]. During this time, [[Warner Bros.#Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Pictures]] also released the first three Pokémon movies in theatres (and later on home video) under the Kids' WB banner<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/11/10/first-day-of-release-of-pokemon-the-first-movie-buoyed-by-huge ''First Day of Release of Pokémon The First Movie Buoyed by Huge Showing of Kids'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2000/03/02/kids-wb-presents-pokemon-the-movie-2000-opening-july-21 ''Kids WB! Presents Pokémon the Movie 2000, Opening July 21'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/03/27/lampson-elementary-school-in-garden-grove-wins-world-premiere-of ''Lampson Elementary School in Garden Grove Wins World Premiere of 'Kids' WB! Presents Pokémon 3 The Movie' '' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>. From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded ''Toonami on Kids' WB''.

On January 22, 2005, Kids' WB was the first to air the English version of the seventh movie, [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]. It was also first to air the [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary]] special, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', on April 29, 2006, before it aired in Japan. This special was the first to be dubbed by [[The Pokémon Company International]] (then known as Pokémon USA), rather than [[4Kids Entertainment]], and the only such episode that would air on Kids' WB.

In 2006 it was announced that Kids WB would no longer be airing non-Warner Bros. shows. The Pokémon anime moved to [[Cartoon Network]] (then owned by {{wp|Turner Broadcasting System}}, a separate and now defunct division of parent company WarnerMedia), beginning on September 8, 2006<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061004132738/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=12209 ''Press Release: New Season of "Pokémon" to Air Exclusively on Cartoon Network'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original October 4, 2006; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref><ref name="KWBmove">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017000426/http://toonzone.net/schedule/episode.php?ID=7209 ''Pokémon - Fear Factor Phony'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original October 17, 2007; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>.

===Cartoon Network===
[[File:Cartoon Network 2010 Logo.png|thumb|200px|Cartoon Network logo since May 29, 2010]]
{{main|Cartoon Network}}
Cartoon Network is an American children's television network that was launched on October 1, 1992<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140204051028/https://articles.philly.com/1992-10-04/entertainment/25997256_1_betty-cohen-new-channels-cartoon-network ''That's All Cartoons, Folks - 24 Hours Daily'' - The Philadelphia Inquirer] (archived from the original February 4, 2014; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> after Turner Broadcasting System purchased the animation studio {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}}. Since its establishment, {{wp|List of international Cartoon Network channels|international variants}} of the channel have launched around the world. Since March 4, 2019, Cartoon Network has been part of ''Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics'', a division of [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>[https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warner-bros-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-1203154521/ ''Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid’s Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera'' - Variety] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>

Cartoon Network first aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] in the United States from June 3<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060619012012/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=10553 ''Cartoon Network Acquires "Pokemon" Series for June 3 Premiere'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original June 19, 2006; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> to November 25, 2006, during its {{wp|Toonami}} block. Following the anime being dropped by Kids' WB, [[S09|Season nine]] premiered on Cartoon Network on September 8, 2006<ref name="KWBmove"/>. Cartoon Network had previously aired reruns of episodes from the anime's earlier seasons, such as [[S05|season five]], and almost every episode through [[S19|season 19]] aired on the channel at some point. On their website, Cartoon Network featured several [[Cartoon Network online games|online games]] featuring Pokémon characters.

Cartoon Network sparked controversy through its practice of replacing end credit sequences with their own generic ones. For the airing of movies this meant that epilogues were often skipped, and for the first airing of the [[M13|13th movie]] several scenes were omitted<ref>{{n|TPCi not happy about Cartoon Network movie cut|''TPCi not happy about Cartoon Network movie cut'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>.

The show stayed with the network until the end of [[S19|season 19]] and on December 5, 2016, moved to [[Disney XD]].
[[File:Boomerang 2015.png|thumb|150px|Boomerang logo since January 19, 2015]]

====Boomerang====
:''Boomerang redirects here. For the move known as Bone Boomerang in Japanese, see [[Bonemerang (move)]].''
{{wp|Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang}} is a cable network owned by Warner Bros., operating as a sister station to Cartoon Network. Boomerang was launched as a block on Cartoon Network on December 8, 1992, shortly after the launch of the channel, and it was later spun off as its own network on April 1, 2000<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-01-ca-14752-story.html ''Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Return on New Boomerang'' - Los Angeles Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>.

Boomerang first started airing episodes of [[S01|season one]] the Pokémon anime in 2006, and again in March of 2010. As of October 2012, the channel had aired episodes from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' and prior to 2017, episodes were aired at 6 and 6:30 PM {{wp|Eastern Time Zone|ET}}/{{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PT}} (5 and 5:30 PM {{wp|Central Time Zone (North America)|CT}}) on weekdays. During the anime's time on the network, Boomerang aired the [[banned episodes|banned]] episode ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''.

Pokémon anime reruns left the channel when the series left Cartoon Network for Disney XD, in February 2017.

====Toonami Jetstream====
[[File:Toonami Jetstream Logo.png|thumb|200px|Toonami Jetstream logo]]
Toonami Jetstream was an ad-supported streaming {{wp|video on demand}} service run as a partnership between Cartoon Network and [[VIZ Media]] between July 17, 2006 and January 30, 2009<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-31/toonami-jetstream-video-streaming-service-shuts-down ''Toonami Jetstream Video-Streaming Service Shuts Down'' - Anime News Network] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref><ref>{{n|Toonami Jetstream closes its doors|''Toonami Jetstream closes its doors'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>.

The [[S03|third season]] of the Pokémon anime debuted on the service on October 9, 2006 under the ''Johto Journeys'' banner, beginning with ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]'' (as the service followed TV broadcast order), and finishing with ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'' on October 1, 2007. [[Pokémon Chronicles]] also debuted on Jetstream on October 9, 2006, beginning with part one of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'' and finishing with ''[[Pikachu's Winter Vacation]]'' (the ''[[PK02|Christmas Night]]/[[PK03|Kanga Games]]'' combined episode) on March 5, 2007.

[[S04|Season four]] debuted on May 28, 2007 under the ''Johto League Champions'' banner, beginning with ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'' and finishing with ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'' on May 27, 2008. [[S05|Season five]] made its way to the service on June 16, 2008 under the ''Master Quest'' banner, starting with ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]'' and ending with ''[[240|Some Like It Hot]]'' on January 13, 2009.

[[S09|Season nine]] debuted on the service on November 17, 2008 under the ''Battle Frontier'' banner, starting with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' and ending with ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'' on January 13, 2009.

Toonami Jetstream released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday was a United States holiday, which in most cases meant the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday or the preceding Friday). Like other shows, new Pokémon episodes in then-current seasons debuted every week and remained available for six weeks after they debuted on the service. The service also offered short previews of the movies ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' prior to their television debuts.

To celebrate the 2007 release of [[Pokémon Snap]] on the [[Virtual Console]], [[Pokémon.com]] announced that episodes featuring [[Todd Snap]] would be offered for one week later in December<ref>{{n|Pokémon Snap to launch Dec. 10 in Wii Shop Channel|''Pokémon Snap to launch Dec. 10 in Wii Shop Channel'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>. The plan was later modified in favour of traditional weekly progression; his three Johto appearances appeared as part of the normal ''Johto League Champions'' progression, with his Kanto appearances appearing on January 14, 22 and 28, 2008. The Todd version of [[Todd Snap]]'s Kanto episodes were the ones used on Toonami Jetstream. This appeared to align with the {{wp|Retroactive continuity|retcon}} of making Snap the character's surname when Pokémon Snap was announced for the Virtual Console.

On January 20, 2009, Toonami Jetstream switched all available offerings with "top 10" lists from most of their at-the-time current shows, which for the Pokémon anime only included episodes from season five. On January 30, 2009, the service shut down completely, and on May 15, 2009, the anime launched on Cartoon Network Video.

====Cartoon Network Video====
[[File:Cartoon Network Video Logo.png|thumb|200px|Former Cartoon Network Video logo]]
Cartoon Network Video is a streaming {{wp|video on demand}} service owned and operated by Cartoon Network that is available via their website or apps. The service launched on September 22, 2006 and was originally a sister service to Toonami Jetstream. It became Cartoon Network's only VOD service upon Jetsteam's shutdown on January 30, 2009.

On May 15, 2009, [[S12|season 12]] of the anime launched on Cartoon Network Video beginning with ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]'' and ending with ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'' on May 17, 2010. On December 14, 2009, 97 episodes from the first two seasons (including the entirety of [[S02|season two]]) were made available on the service.

On February 1, 2010, one episode from [[S03|season three]] (''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]'') was added to the service. However, this addition may have been in error, as the episode was removed a few days later. Two months later, the entire third season was re-added but the episodes were not working for many users and they were once again taken down the following month.

Initially, Cartoon Network Video released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday was a United States holiday, in which case the debut was often on a different day (such as the following Tuesday). Episodes were made available the Monday following their original dub airdates and remained on the service for two weeks. However, in subsequent years episodes were uploaded later than previously and remained available for only one week.

After a October 2009 revamp, the service began using a {{wp|16:9 aspect ratio|16:9 widescreen}} video player. Content originally produced in 16:9, including all anime episodes starting with ''[[DP126|Classroom Training]]'', were shown properly on this video player regardless of the aspect ratio the episode was aired in on the Cartoon Network channel, but content originally produced in {{wp|4:3 aspect ratio|4:3 fullscreen}}, such as Pokémon episodes from earlier seasons, were stretched to fill the frame.

As with Toonami Jetstream, the Todd versions of the episodes [[Todd Snap]] appears in were the ones used on Cartoon Network Video. Additionally, episodes that involved the [[Orange Archipelago]] in any way used the theme music from the televised airings, meaning {{so|Pokémon World}} was first used on ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', with [[Pokémon Theme]] used for the three episodes prior.

===Disney XD===
[[File:Disney XD Logo.png|thumb|200px|Disney XD logo since 2015]]
{{main|Disney XD}}
Disney XD is a cable channel owned and operated by {{wp|Disney Branded Television}}, a subsidury of [[The Walt Disney Company]], that launched as a replacement for Toon Disney on February 13, 2009<ref name="XD Launch">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616202259/http://www.multichannel.com/article/161701-Disney_XD_Unwraps_On_Friday_The_13_th.php ''Disney XD Unwraps On Friday The 13th'' - Multichannel News] (archived from the original June 16, 2011; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>.

Disney XD began airing [[season 20]] of the anime on December 5, 2016, with a marathon that included the episodes ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]'' and ''[[SM002|The Guardian's Challenge!]]'' along with the United States premiere of the movie ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''.
New episodes aired on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM {{wp|Eastern Time Zone|ET}}/{{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PT}} (8:00 AM {{wp|Central Time Zone (North America)|CT}}) and the network has gone on to air [[S21|season 21]] and [[S22|22]]. The network has also aired movies [[M01|one]], [[M02|two]], [[M03|three]], and [[M16|16]] and premiered ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' and ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''.

Disney XD also carries the {{pmin|Latin America|Latin American}} Spanish dub through the {{wp|second audio program}} (SAP) channel (or a separate channel carrying the Spanish audio feed, depending on the provider).

On April 23, 2020 it was announced that [[S23|season 23]] of the anime would premiere exclusively on [[Netflix]], starting on June 12, 2020.<ref name="Netflix">[https://press.pokemon.com/THE-POKEMON-COMPANY-INTERNATIONAL-AND-NETFLIX-TEAM-UP-FOR-US-PREMIERE- ''The Pokémon Company International and Netflix Team Up For U.S. Premiere Of “Pokémon Journeys: The Series”'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> However, reruns of Ultra Legends continued to air on Disney XD until January 2021.

====Toon Disney====
{{wp|Toon Disney}} was an American cable channel owned by {{wp|Disney Branded Television|Disney Channels Worldwide}} that began broadcasting on April 18, 1998<ref>[https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.2/3.2pages/3.2television.html ''Toon Disney Launch'' - Animation World Magazine] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> and was replaced by Disney XD on February 13, 2009<ref name="XD Launch" />. During this time, parent company [[The Walt Disney Company]] owned [[Miramax Films]] who held the distribution rights to ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' in the United States and these movies were aired on Toon Disney.
[[File:DisneyNOW logo.png|thumb|150px|DisneyNOW logo]]

====DisneyNOW====
{{wp|DisneyNOW}} is an American {{wp|TV Everywhere|authenticated video on-demand}} service owned and operated by Disney Branded Television that launched on September 29, 2017.<ref>[https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/disneynow-launches-disney-channel-xd-disney-junior-1202575447/ ''Disney Unifies Kids’ Cable Channels in ‘DisneyNow’ App'' - Variety] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref> The service replaced three previous services (Watch Disney Channel, Watch Disney XD, and Watch Disney Junior) that had launched in June 2012.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2012/6/13/3083336/disney-launches-streaming-apps-iphone-ipad-comcast ''Disney launches streaming apps for the iPhone and iPad, Comcast gets them first'' - The Verge] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref> The service is available on its website or via dedicated apps for {{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} or {{wp|Smart TV}} devices.<ref>[https://disneynow.com/apps ''Watch Now. Play Now. DisneyNOW.'' - DisneyNOW] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref> While some content is available for free, most requires an active cable subscription for access.

All episodes from the [[original series]], ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' in circulation have been available on DisneyNOW (and previously on Watch Disney XD), and as of June 28, 2020,<ref>[https://disneynow.com/shows/pokemon-the-series-sun-moon2 ''Pokémon'' - DisneyNOW] (retrieved June 28, 2020)</ref> [[M11|movies eleven]] through [[M14|fourteen]] were also available on the service.

===TeleXitos===
On May 2, 2020, the [[Pokémon in Latin America|Latin Spanish dub]] of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' aired on {{wp|TeleXitos}}, a Spanish-language sister channel of {{wp|Telemundo}}. On May 3, 2020, the [[original series|first five seasons]] began airing on TeleXitos on Sunday afternoons. This was the first time since 2006 that the anime had aired on over-the-air television.

===Netflix===
[[File:Netflix logo.png|thumb|200px|Netflix logo since June 2014]]
{{main|Netflix}}
Netflix is a subscription video on demand service owned and operated by Netflix, Inc. that was launched in the United States January 2007<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/technology/16netflix.html ''Netflix to Deliver Movies to the PC'' - New York Times] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>. The service has since expanded worldwide (except in Crimea, Mainland China, Syria, and North Korea).

The Pokémon anime first became available on Netflix on March 1, 2014<ref>{{n|Pokémon anime to stream on Netflix|''Pokémon anime to stream on Netflix'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>, and since then [[S01|season one]], [[S20|20]], [[S21|21]], and [[S22|22]], along with movies [[M20|20]] and [[M21|21]], have been appeared on the service.

On January 21, 2020 it was announced that the movie ''[[M22|Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]'' would exclusively premiere on Netflix around the world (outside of Japan and {{pmin|South Korea}}) on [[Pokémon Day]] (February 27), 2020<ref>[https://press.pokemon.com/POKEMON-AND-NETFLIX-TEAM-UP-FOR-GLOBAL-RELEASE-OF-POKEMON-MEWTWO-STRIK ''Pokémon And Netflix Team Up for Global Release Of ‘Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution’'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>.

Starting with [[S23|season 23]], the anime moves from Disney XD to premiere on Netflix, with the first twelve episodes on June 12, 2020, and subsequent batches dropping each quarter.<ref name="Netflix" />.

===Other digital distribution===
The Pokémon anime is also available on [[Pokémon TV]], [[Prime Video]], [[Google Play|Google TV]], [[YouTube]], [[Hulu]], the [[iTunes Store]], Hoopla, Xfinity Stream<ref name="xfinity">[https://pokemonglobalnews.tumblr.com/post/151851582737/pok%C3%A9mon-comes-to-xfinity-on-demand ''Pokémon Comes to XFINITY On Demand'' - Pokémon Global News] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref> and Kabillion<ref>[https://www.licenseglobal.com/streaming-and-tv/kabillion-channel-surfs-sling-tv ''Kabillion Channel Surfs onto Sling TV'' - License Global] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref> in the United States.

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| ''See: [[Pokémon TV]]''
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| [[File:Prime Video logo.png|200px]] [[Prime Video]]
| rowspan=3 | ''See: [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon anime]]''
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| [[File:ITunes Store Icon.png|100px]] [[iTunes Store]]
|- style="background: #FFF;"
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|- style="background: #FFF;"
| [[File:Hulu logo.png|200px]] [[Hulu]]
| ''See: [[Hulu]]''
|- style="background: #FFF;"
| [[File:Hoopla logo.png|200px]] {{wp|Hoopla (digital media service)|Hoopla}}
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Anime'''<ref>[https://www.hoopladigital.com/search?q=pokemon&scope=TELEVISION ''Search - Television'' - Hoopla] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>
* [[S10|Season 10]]
* [[S11|Season 11]]
'''Movies'''<ref>[https://www.hoopladigital.com/search?q=pokemon&scope=MOVIE ''Search - Movies'' - Hoopla] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>
* ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''
* ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
* ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''
* ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''
* ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''
* ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''
* ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
* ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''
* ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
* ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''
* ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''

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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Season 10]] [[Season 11]]<ref>https://gonintendo.com/stories/266795-pokemon-comes-to-xfinity-on-demand</ref><ref name="xfinity" /><ref>[https://www.xfinity.com/stream/entity/4837353060063326112 ''Pokémon'' - Xfinity Stream] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Anime'''<ref>[https://www.kabillion.com/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl/ ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' - Kabillion] (retrieved May 20, 2020)</ref>
* ''[[S10|Season 10]]'' ([[DP001]]-[[DP039]])
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==Pokémon manga==
[[VIZ Media]], based out of {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|California}}, has licensed and translated several [[Pokémon manga]] titles in the United States, including [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]], movie manga adaptations, and the popular [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
An English-language translation of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] has been sold in the United States since the release of [[Base Set (TCG)|Base Set]] in 1999, and continues to this day. Most English sets do not correspond exactly to the Japanese sets they are translated from; they often incorporate additional cards from Japanese promotions and theme decks. English-language cards are the most widely distributed worldwide; as with the games, they are exported to other English-speaking countries, but are also often sold alongside localized translations and in countries where no local translation exists. Currently, only English-language cards are tournament legal in the United States.

==Pokémon merchandise==
Pokémon merchandising has been handled by various distributors in the United States. When the franchise debuted, merchandising was handled by [[Hasbro]]. Originally, toys and merchandise were simply imported from Japan, but later Hasbro created their own toys and games for distribution in the US. In 2004, rights passed to [[Jakks Pacific]], which produced their own merchandise as well. In January 2013, merchandise rights were given to [[Takara Tomy]] and largely imported from Japan. Unlike other Pokémon merchandise in the US, Tomy's merchandise has multilingual packaging shared with Europe that features seven Western languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch), including localized Pokémon and character names where applicable. As of 2018, Wicked Cool Toys now handles the merchandise.

The United States is home to the only North American {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores, with one store operating in {{wp|New York City}}, {{wp|New York}} (now {{DL|Pokémon Center (store)|New York (Nintendo New York)|Nintendo New York}}) and two mall kiosks in {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington state}}. The Pokémon Center online store also currently only ships to the United States.


==Events==
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Several promotional events have been held in the United States for Pokémon video games and other media. Many of these events included playable game demos, distribution of [[event Pokémon]], and other incentives such as promotional cards from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.

Promotional tours include the [[Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour]], the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Adventure Tour]], [[Pokémon Rocks America]], [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America]], and the [[Pokémon Black and White Sampling Tour]].

The [[World Championships]] have been held by [[Play! Pokémon]] (formerly Pokémon Organized Play) annually in the United States since 2004. So far, only one World Championship has been held outside of the United States, which was the [[2013 World Championships]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, {{pmin|Canada}}.

The [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] series of concerts has been touring the United States since 2014. The United States was the first country the concerts appeared in.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/ The official United States and Canada Pokémon website] (full website)

==References==
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Pokémon Training Manual

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Training Manual
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=978-1338279658
|publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]
|author=Simcha Whitehill
|published=October 30, 2018
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The '''Pokémon Training Manual''' by Simcha Whitehill was released on October 30, 2018 in a set with three erasers resembling the {{i|Poké Ball}}, the [[Timer Ball]], and the [[Great Ball]], respectively. It is a guide to all of the core aspects in the {{pkmn|anime}}.

==Blurb==
'''''IT'S TIME FOR A POKEMON BATTLE!'''''
'''''This manual has all the info you need to know to catch, collect, train, and battle Pokemon. Inside you'll find:'''''
* Stats and facts on all known [[starter Pokémon]]
* Step-by-step instructions on how to hatch {{pkmn|Egg}}s and {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} Pokémon in the {{pkmn2|wild}}
* A complete guide to Pokémon [[type]]s, [[Gym Leader]]s, and [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}s
* Data on different [[Poké Ball]]s and when to use them
* Proven battle training techniques
'''''..plus much, much more. It's your must-have guide to becoming the best Trainer you can be!'''''

==Contents==
* Introduction
* What Is A [[Pokémon Trainer]]?
* Getting Started
* First [[Starter Pokémon|Partner Pokémon]]
* On The Road
* How To [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch 'Em All]]
* Better Luck Next Time
* The [[Poké Ball]]
* {{pkmn|training|Training}} Your Pokemon
* [[Pokémon battle|Pokémon Battles]]
* [[Recall]]ing Pokémon During a Battle
* [[Type|Pokémon Types]]
* Pokémon Trainers
* [[Pokémon Professor]]s
* The [[Pokédex]]
* The [[Pokémon League]]
* The [[Island challenge|Island Challenge]]
* Special Spots for Trainers
* Cool Tech
* Trainers, Beware!
* Abandoned Pokémon
* {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]]
* Legendary Pokémon
* [[Guardian deities|Island Guardians]]
* Mythical Pokémon
* [[Evolution|Pokémon Evolution]]
* {{p|Eevee}} and [[Eeveelution|Its Evolutions]]
* [[Mega Evolution]]
* [[Z-Move]]s
* Farewell

==Trivia==
* In the "Trainers, Beware!" section, the only [[villainous team]]s mentioned are [[Team Rocket]] and [[Team Skull]].
* On page 16, it’s implied Ash and Dawn didn’t use a [[Trade machine|trade machine]] to trade their {{p|Buizel}} and {{p|Aipom}}.

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Pikachu in Love

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{{BookInfobox|
title=Pikachu in Love |
image=Pikachu in Love.png |
image_size=250px|
ISBN=0439429900|
publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]|
author=[[Tracey West]] |
published=January 2003 |
previous= N/A |
next=[[Togepi Springs Into Action]] |
}}

'''Pikachu in Love''' by [[Tracey West]] is the first book in the ''Pokémon Reader'' series, which is designed for beginning readers. It was published by Scholastic in January 2003. It was later rebpublished as a Level 2 reader in December 2016.

==Blurb==
<ab>'''''Love Sick!'''

Uh-oh! Jessie and James drank {{p|Shuckle}} juice. The juice makes Pokémon fall in love with them. Can Ash find a cure? Or will Pikachu love Team Rocket forever?''
</ab>

==Plot==
This book follows the plot of the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP170|A Better Pill to Swallow]].

The book starts with {{Ash}} and his {{ashfr}} meeting a strange person. The strange person says he is [[Old Man Shuckle]], and he make special medicine for Pokémon. {{an|Brock}} asks Old Man Shuckle how he does this, and Old Man Shuckle replies that it is a secret, and that he uses a Pokémon called {{p|Shuckle}}. Brock begs that Old Man Shuckle tell him, and Old Man Shuckle explains each step. First, he put secret ingredients inside the Shuckle shell. Then he let the Shuckle loose in the wild. A year later, he found the Shuckle again, and took the juice out of the shell. Old Man Shuckle adds that there is even a special kind of juice that can make any Pokémon easy to catch and train. He says that to make it, one must use a [[Shiny Pokémon|rare blue]] Shuckle. Brock exclaims that if he had that juice, he could become the world's best Pokémon Trainer. Old Man Shuckle replies that he can he can give Brock some of the juice, but he and his friends must help him. Old Man Shuckle calls out his {{p|Bellsprout}}. Old Man Shuckle explains that his Bellsprout's name is Spoopie, and that it can sniff out wild Shuckle. Old Man Shuckle states that he needs them to follow Spoopie and collect the blue Shuckle for him. Brock replies that he shall help, and Ash and {{an|Misty}} agree, following Spoopie into the woods.

Spoopie sniffs the air and runs, and Misty notes that Spoopie is very speedy. Spoopie finds lots of Shuckle and throws them into the air for the others to catch. Then Spoopie runs off again, even with Brock calling out for it to slow down. Spoopie finds the rare blue Shuckle, however {{TRT}} suddenly drops down from the trees. {{an|Jessie}} cries that the blue Shuckle is theirs now, and {{an|James}} sends out {{TP|James|Weezing}}, commanding it to use {{m|Smokescreen}}. With smoke filling the air, Team Rocket escapes. Jessie exclaims that she is thirsty, and drinks the juice from the blue Shuckle, James drinking some of the juice after her. {{MTR}}'s eyes become hearts, and he subsequently gives James a big hug and a kiss. Nearby, the wild Shuckle begin to move. Ash asks where the Shuckle are going, and Old Man Shuckle explains that someone drank the blue Shuckle juice, and that one should never drink it right from the shell, as it makes Pokémon fall in love with the drinker.

The Shuckle, all being in love with Jessie, attempt to lick her face. Screaming in disgust, Jessie runs away. Team Rocket run into Ash and his friends, and Misty demands they give back the blue Shuckle immediately. Jessie says that she will fight them first, calling on {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}. Under the effects of the blue Shuckle juice, Wobbuffet and Arbok do not want to attack and instead wanted to hug Jessie. Ash commands {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Pikachu does not attack, as he is in love with Jessie. Old Man Shuckle, yelling that it has gone too far, runs up and sprinkles a powder on all of the Pokémon. Old Man Shuckle explains that the powder has cured all the Pokémon, and thus the Pokémon were not in love with Jessie and James anymore.

Spoopie uses {{m|Vine Whip}} to take the blue Shuckle from Jessie's arms. Jessie brags that they still have Pikachu, but Pikachu is not in love with Jessie anymore and shocks Team Rocket, causing them to blast off. Old Man Shuckle thanks Brock for finding the blue Shuckle and presents the special juice he promised, explaining that he can use it to catch and train any Pokémon. Brock politely declines, explaining that he wants his Pokémon to love him for what he is, not because of any juice. Ash states that he thinks they already do, and Pikachu agrees.

==Major events==

===Debuts===
* [[Old Man Shuckle]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Shuckle}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*{{an|Misty}}
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Old Man Shuckle]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Shuckle}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (Spoopie, [[Old Man Shuckle]]'s)
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})

==Trivia==

===Errors===
* In the book, Spoopy is misspelled as Spoopie.
* {{m|Smokescreen}} (as it should have been spelled at the time) is spelled with spacing as 'Smoke Screen'.
* In the episode the book was based on, the special {{p|Shuckle}} was referred to as the purple Shuckle. In the book, it is referred to as the blue Shuckle.
* In the 2016 reprint, many images have been replaced by ones from the actual episode, however these are low-quality and appear to be cropped (it’s possible they were originally from Kids WB off-air recordings). The same issue applies to various other [[S04]] episodes in other Scholastic licensed books.
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Pikachu in Love

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{{BookInfobox|
title=Pikachu in Love |
image=Pikachu in Love.png |
image_size=250px|
ISBN=0439429900|
publisher=[[File:Scholastic logo.png|164px]]|
author=[[Tracey West]] |
published=January 2003 |
previous= N/A |
next=[[Togepi Springs Into Action]] |
}}

'''Pikachu in Love''' by [[Tracey West]] is the first book in the ''Pokémon Reader'' series, which is designed for beginning readers. It was published by Scholastic in January 2003. It was later rebpublished as a Level 2 reader in December 2016.

==Blurb==
<ab>'''''Love Sick!'''

Uh-oh! Jessie and James drank {{p|Shuckle}} juice. The juice makes Pokémon fall in love with them. Can Ash find a cure? Or will Pikachu love Team Rocket forever?''
</ab>

==Plot==
This book follows the plot of the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP170|A Better Pill to Swallow]].

The book starts with {{Ash}} and his {{ashfr}} meeting a strange person. The strange person says he is [[Old Man Shuckle]], and he make special medicine for Pokémon. {{an|Brock}} asks Old Man Shuckle how he does this, and Old Man Shuckle replies that it is a secret, and that he uses a Pokémon called {{p|Shuckle}}. Brock begs that Old Man Shuckle tell him, and Old Man Shuckle explains each step. First, he put secret ingredients inside the Shuckle shell. Then he let the Shuckle loose in the wild. A year later, he found the Shuckle again, and took the juice out of the shell. Old Man Shuckle adds that there is even a special kind of juice that can make any Pokémon easy to catch and train. He says that to make it, one must use a [[Shiny Pokémon|rare blue]] Shuckle. Brock exclaims that if he had that juice, he could become the world's best Pokémon Trainer. Old Man Shuckle replies that he can he can give Brock some of the juice, but he and his friends must help him. Old Man Shuckle calls out his {{p|Bellsprout}}. Old Man Shuckle explains that his Bellsprout's name is Spoopie, and that it can sniff out wild Shuckle. Old Man Shuckle states that he needs them to follow Spoopie and collect the blue Shuckle for him. Brock replies that he shall help, and Ash and {{an|Misty}} agree, following Spoopie into the woods.

Spoopie sniffs the air and runs, and Misty notes that Spoopie is very speedy. Spoopie finds lots of Shuckle and throws them into the air for the others to catch. Then Spoopie runs off again, even with Brock calling out for it to slow down. Spoopie finds the rare blue Shuckle, however {{TRT}} suddenly drops down from the trees. {{an|Jessie}} cries that the blue Shuckle is theirs now, and {{an|James}} sends out {{TP|James|Weezing}}, commanding it to use {{m|Smokescreen}}. With smoke filling the air, Team Rocket escapes. Jessie exclaims that she is thirsty, and drinks the juice from the blue Shuckle, James drinking some of the juice after her. {{MTR}}'s eyes become hearts, and he subsequently gives James a big hug and a kiss. Nearby, the wild Shuckle begin to move. Ash asks where the Shuckle are going, and Old Man Shuckle explains that someone drank the blue Shuckle juice, and that one should never drink it right from the shell, as it makes Pokémon fall in love with the drinker.

The Shuckle, all being in love with Jessie, attempt to lick her face. Screaming in disgust, Jessie runs away. Team Rocket run into Ash and his friends, and Misty demands they give back the blue Shuckle immediately. Jessie says that she will fight them first, calling on {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}. Under the effects of the blue Shuckle juice, Wobbuffet and Arbok do not want to attack and instead wanted to hug Jessie. Ash commands {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Pikachu does not attack, as he is in love with Jessie. Old Man Shuckle, yelling that it has gone too far, runs up and sprinkles a powder on all of the Pokémon. Old Man Shuckle explains that the powder has cured all the Pokémon, and thus the Pokémon were not in love with Jessie and James anymore.

Spoopie uses {{m|Vine Whip}} to take the blue Shuckle from Jessie's arms. Jessie brags that they still have Pikachu, but Pikachu is not in love with Jessie anymore and shocks Team Rocket, causing them to blast off. Old Man Shuckle thanks Brock for finding the blue Shuckle and presents the special juice he promised, explaining that he can use it to catch and train any Pokémon. Brock politely declines, explaining that he wants his Pokémon to love him for what he is, not because of any juice. Ash states that he thinks they already do, and Pikachu agrees.

==Major events==

===Debuts===
* [[Old Man Shuckle]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Shuckle}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*{{an|Misty}}
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Old Man Shuckle]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Shuckle}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (Spoopie, [[Old Man Shuckle]]'s)
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})

==Trivia==

===Errors===
* In the book, Spoopy is misspelled as Spoopie.
* {{m|Smokescreen}} (as it should have been spelled at the time) is spelled with spacing as 'Smoke Screen'.
* In the episode the book was based on, the special {{p|Shuckle}} was referred to as the purple Shuckle. In the book, it is referred to as the blue Shuckle.
* In the 2016 reprint, many images have been replaced by ones from the actual episode, however these are low-quality are appear to be cropped. The same issue applies to other [[S04]] episodes in other licensed books.
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition
|image=Pokémon Visual Companion Second Edition.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744017601
|publisher=[[Prima Games]]
|published=November 15, 2016
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion]]
|next=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition]]
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition''' is a hardcover Pokémon book published by Prima Games on November 15, 2016. It is 272 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Blurb==
:''THE PERFECT COMPANION''
:''TO THE POKÉMON ANIMATED SERIES''

:''This updated and expanded version puts the''
:''Pokémon world at your fingertips with amazing''
:''artwork, fascinating facts, and comical anecdotes.''
:''It is the definitive reference for every Pokémon fan!''

:*''The ultimate reference to key CHARACTERS,'' ''famous BATTLES, and important PLACES!''
:*''EVERY PERSON up through KALOS is covered,'' ''including EVENTS, PEOPLE and POKÉMON!''
:*''Trace ASH's journey and get to know his'' ''Pokémon, friends, and travel companions,'' ''as well as VILLAINS and RIVALS'' ''throughout the Pokémon wold!''
:*''Learn the powerful LIFE LESSONS'' ''that Pokémon teaches!''

==Contents==
* The History of Pokémon
* The World of Pokémon
* [[Kanto]]
* [[Orange Archipelago|The Orange Islands]]
* [[Hoenn]]
* [[Sinnoh]]
* [[Unova]]
* [[Kalos]]
* Index

==The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia==
{{BookInfobox
|title=The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia
|image=Pokémon encyclopedia.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9781408349953
|publisher=Hachette Children's Group (Orchard Books)
|published=November 17, 2016
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion]]
|next=N/A
}}

Outside the US, the Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition was published under the name '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia''' by Hachette Children's Group on November 17, 2016.

===Blurb===
''THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE POKÉMON ANIMATED SERIES''

''This up-to-date, comprehensive encyclopedia features:''
* ''fascinating facts and figures about Pokémon and their world''
* ''the definitive reference for key characters, battles and places''

*''every region, including Kalos''
*''Pokémon life lessons''
*''Ash's story, his friends ... and enemies!''
''Gotta catch 'em all''

===The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia Special Edition===
[[File:Pokémon Encyclopedia Special Edition.png|thumb|150px|Special Edition]]
A special edition of the Official Pokémon Encyclopedia (ISBN: 9781408352298) was released on October 5, 2017. It comes with a {{p|Pikachu}} figurine and an exclusive RACE TO PIKACHU board game.

==Trivia==
===Errors===
* On page 12, {{p|Primeape}} is misspelled as "Primape".
** On the same page, a screen-cap of {{Ash}} with his {{AP|Krookodile}} is shown rather than an anime promo.
* On page 13, the book states that Ash {{pkmn2|caught}} a {{p|Pidgey}}, rather than {{AP|Pidgeotto}}.
* On page 14, the book implies that Ash caught one {{p|Tauros}}, rather than [[Ash's Tauros|30]]. This may be related to the [[banned episodes|banning]] of [[EP035|the episode]] where Ash caught his 30 Tauros for excessive gun usage.
* On page 30, Pikachu is incorrectly shown to be 0.5 m tall.
* On page 31, Ash-Greninja is incorrectly named "Ash's Greninja".
* On page 40, {{p|Togetic}} and {{p|Togekiss}}'s type is incorrectly stated as {{2t|Flying|Fairy}}.
** This error also appears on pages 99 and 165. The background behind the Pokémon also displays the Flying-type background as the primary type.
* On page 44, [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]] is misspelled as "Klieban Spielbunk".
* On page 51, {{an|Misty}} is incorrectly stated to have obtained her {{p|Luvdisc}} in Kanto.
* On page 58, {{TRT}}'s {{motto}} from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' is displayed, despite not currently being in use at the time of printing.
* On page 60, [[Caserin and Luverin]]'s names are misspelled as "Kasurin" and "Loverin".
** However, Caserin was spelled correctly on page 51.
* On pages 72-73, [[Cosplay Pikachu]] are incorrectly stated to have originated from Kanto.
* On page 79, [[Cissy]] is misspelled as "Sissy".
* On page 86, the book swaps the order in which Ash challenged the [[Azalea Gym]] and the [[Goldenrod Gym]].
* On page 86, the book states that {{AP|Chikorita}} uses "Sweet Smell", but it is actually {{m|Sweet Scent}}.
* On page 102, {{p|Cascoon}} is misspelled as "Casoon".
* On page 112, the book states that [[Wattson]]'s {{p|Magneton}} uses "Shock Cannon", but it is actually {{m|Zap Cannon}}.
* On page 137, {{p|Froslass}} is misspelled as "Frosslass".
* On page 164, {{p|Porygon-Z}} is misrepresented by a picture of {{p|Porygon2}}.
* On page 165, {{p|Wormadam}} Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak's types are incorrectly stated as {{2t|Bug|Grass}}.
* On page 186, [[Lenora]]'s {{p|Herdier}} is incorrectly stated to have used the move {{m|Mean Look}} in order to force the Pokémon to switch out, rather than {{m|Roar}}.
* On page 200, {{p|Zekrom}}'s type is incorrectly stated as {{2t|Dragon|Flying}}.
* On page 205, {{p|Jellicent}}'s height is incorrectly listed as 202 m instead of 2.2 m.
*{{p|Sceptile}} and {{p|Swampert}}'s Mega forms are excluded from the 'Chart of Mega Evolution' section from page 214 to 217.
* On page 216, Primal {{p|Groudon}} is stated to be a {{type|Ground}}, instead of {{2t|Ground|Fire}}.
* On page 220, {{p|Magnemite}} is mispelled as 'Magnetite'.
* On page 222, [[Clemont's Chespin]] is referred to as Ash's.
* On page 227, {{p|Wartortle}} and {{p|Bagon}} are misspelled as 'Wartole' and 'Begon'.
* Several type colors are different in the guide compared to how they are represented in the games:
** {{t|Dragon}} is represented by turquoise rather than lime.
** {{t|Rock}} is represented by gray rather than brown.
** {{t|Ghost}} is represented by cream rather than purple.

==References==
* [https://www.dk.com/ca/9781465403926-pokemon-visual-companion/ DK/Prima Games website]
* [https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781408349953 Hachette Children's Group website]

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Hearthome City

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{{Town infobox
|name=Hearthome City
|jpname=ヨスガシティ
|jptrans=Yosuga City
|image=Hearthome City Pt.png
|slogan=Warm & Kind
|region=Sinnoh
|north=Amity Square
|west=Route 208
|regionwest=Sinnoh
|east=Route 209
|regioneast=Sinnoh
|south=Route 212
|regionsouth=Sinnoh
|mapdesc=This friendly city started as a place where people and Pokémon gathered, then grew into a center of commerce. If you care about the looks of your Pokémon, head for the Contest Hall. For toughness, go to the Gym. The entrance to Amity Square is here. The square is a place where Trainers can stroll peacefully with Pokémon. There is a building here that is symbolic of the city's status as a place where different cultures meet. A nice fountain with benches, as well as the Pokémon Fan Club, are among the city's amenities.
|gym=Hearthome Gym
|gymno=5{{sup/4|DP}}/3{{sup/4|Pt}}
|leader=Fantina
|leadervs=VSFantina.png
|badge=Relic
|gymtype=Ghost
|colordark=961DBA
|colormed=A540C3
|colorlight=B665CE
|generation=4
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'''Hearthome City''' (Japanese: '''ヨスガシティ''' ''Yosuga City'') is a city in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]]. Hearthome City is the fifth-largest city in the [[Pokémon world]]. Hearthome City is home to the [[Contest Hall|Super Contest Hall]], where one can take part in the {{pkmn|Super Contest}}, a [[Gym]], the [[Pokémon Fan Club]], and the [[Poffin House]], among other things. A hiker will give the {{player}} a {{p|Happiny}} {{pkmn|Egg}} here in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}. Hearthome City started as a place where people and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} gathered and grew into a center of commerce, and is consistently voted as the most desirable place to live in all of Sinnoh. It is also a gateway to nearby [[Solaceon Town]] and [[Pastoria City]].

Hearthome City is a child-friendly city; there are many families and young mothers living there, some of whom can be seen with prams. Most of the buildings use elevators instead of stairs so that small children and Pokémon can move through the houses. The citizens scrupulously keep their city clean.

In {{v2|Platinum}}, the road paving was given an update so it is now all beige. The tree's sprites were changed to match those in Platinum's [[Eterna Forest]]. In addition, the appearance of the entrances to [[Amity Square]] was modified so that the arch features a Psyduck, a Torchic and a Drifloon, and a Pikachu on its back.

==Slogan==
'''''Warm & Kind''''' (Japanese: '''{{j|こころがふれあうばしょ}}''' ''Where hearts touch each other.'')

==Places of interest==
===Super Contest Hall===
[[File:Super Contest Hall DPPt.png|thumb|280px|right|The Super Contest Hall]]
{{main|Contest Hall}}
The biggest attraction, garnering contestants from all throughout the region, is the Super Contest Hall. The Super Contest Hall is an expanded format of the [[Pokémon Contest]]s within [[Hoenn]]. In it, Pokémon are rated on their appearance and performance, rather than strength. They are different from the previous generation's competitions in that not only do they have more rounds, but rounds from the earlier games have been altered. The city's [[Gym Leader]], [[Fantina]], is a self-proclaimed master at Pokémon Super Contests.

In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, access to {{rt|209|Sinnoh}} is blocked until the player visits the Super Contest Hall.

===Amity Square===
{{main|Amity Square}}
[[File:Amity Square entrance Pt.png|thumb|200px|The entrance to Amity Square in Platinum]]
A notable attraction is Amity Square, where {{pkmn|Trainer}}s relax with their Pokémon. Eleven different types of cute Pokémon will follow the player about in Amity Square, and many Pokémon wander about the city outside of their [[Poké Ball]]s. Amity Square is located north of Hearthome City. The setup in Amity Square is identical to the {{p|Pikachu}} interaction system that was in {{game|Yellow}}. Only certain small Pokémon can be taken for walks in Amity Square, usually of a "cute" appearance. Pokémon will fetch [[Accessory|Accessories]] or [[Berry|Berries]] for their owners every 200 steps. In {{game|Platinum}}, more Pokémon are allowed in than before, and the area has been expanded and redesigned. It now includes a rather large pool of water.

===Pokémon Fan Club===
{{main|Pokémon Fan Club}}
The Sinnoh's Pokémon Fan Club is located in the eastern area of Hearthome City. The Fan Club is basically a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon and [[Pokémon Contest]]s than [[Pokémon battle]]s. The Sinnoh Pokémon Fan Club Chairman says that his Fan Club is number one nationwide because he brags more than anyone. However, he doesn't do it anymore because of people's complaints. This may also explain why only two other members are found in his club. Inside the Pokémon Fan Club, the player will receive the [[Poffin Case]], needed to bake [[Poffin]]s. Another member of the club will rate the [[friendship]] of first Pokémon in the player's party.

===Poffin House===
{{main|Poffin House}}
The Poffin House is also here, where {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s can bake [[Poffin]]s to boost their Pokémon's [[Contest condition|condition]] for [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s, either alone or through DS Wireless Communications with people nearby. Up to four people may bake at a time. The Poffin House is located west of the [[Poké Mart]] where the {{player}} can make [[Poffin]]s, which are the replacement of [[Pokéblock]]s from {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}. The player has to speak to the lady a little to the left of the entrance, throw in their selected [[Berry]] and start stirring the liquid to begin creating their own Poffin. The Poffin's level depends on the amount of time consumed cooking the Poffin, the number of burns, and the number of spills.

===Bebe's House===
[[Bebe]], the system administrator for Sinnoh's [[Pokémon Storage System]] who will also give the player an {{p|Eevee}} living in the midst of Hearthome City. Her house, which is next to the [[Pokémon Center]] in Hearthome, is not quite as cluttered as Lanette's. Bebe is good friends with [[Hayley]], who owns a [[My Pokémon Ranch|ranch in which Pokémon can be stored]], and they still keep in contact with each other. After the player obtains the [[National Pokédex]] in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, she will give them a [[level]] 5 {{p|Eevee}}. This Eevee came from a [[Bill|good friend in Johto]] before being passed onto the player. In {{game|Platinum}}, the Eevee is available right away at level 20, without the need of the National Pokédex.

===Mr. Goods===
{{main|Mr. Goods}}
[[Mr. Goods]] lives on the street of Hearthome, although he claims he can't remember who he is or his real name. He is a bemused man dedicated to rarities who gives out [[goods]] to decorate the [[Secret Base]] in the [[Sinnoh Underground]] with upon completion of certain tasks, such as using the [[Global Terminal|GTS]] or defeating all eight [[Gym]]s. Mr. Goods will also reward a Trainer for other miscellaneous achievements.

===Foreign Building===
[[File:Foreign Building DPPt.png|thumb|200px|right|The Foreign Building]]
The Foreign Building (Japanese: いぶんかのたてもの ''Foreign Culture Building'') is a building located in the western side of Hearthome City. It has six benches and stained glass windows. All the people there talk about the grace of life in the [[Pokémon world]], supernatural powers, and the balance of spirit and nature. It seems to be loosely based on a church or cathedral, and is the first building in all the Pokémon games to be so. Respectfully, no music can be heard in the building. In the morning, one can see a piece of the wall jutting out behind the stone tablets on either side of the inside.

===Pokémon Hotel===
In the middle of the city, next to the Pokémon Fan Club, is a hotel called the Pokémon Hotel. There are only two accessible floors within the hotel. These can be accessed to by a large, automatic elevator. Many visitors come from all parts of the world to enter the Super Contest, or visit Amity Square. Visitors can stay here for a while to enjoy the parts of Hearthome. The landlord inhibits the first floor, and on the second floor lives a woman and a {{p|Clefairy}}. She will give the player a [[Shell Bell]], saying that she was given it on vacation, but already had one.

===Hearthome Gym===
{{main|Hearthome Gym}}
The Hearthome Gym is the official [[Gym]] of Hearthome City. It is based on {{type|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Fantina]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat her receive the {{Badge|Relic}}. In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the Hearthome Gym is the fifth Gym and Fantina cannot be challenged until after the player has received {{HM|03|Surf}} from [[Cynthia]]'s grandmother in [[Celestic Town]]. In {{game|Platinum}}, however, the Hearthome Gym is the third Gym and can be challenged immediately.

In Diamond and Pearl, the Gym consists of five stories, with a mathematical puzzle on each floor and three doors corresponding to a potential answer, with the correct door leading to the next floor and the wrong doors leading only to a battle with a Trainer. In Platinum, the inside of the Gym is shrouded in darkness and the player must navigate using a flashlight.

For defeating Fantina, Trainers receive the Relic Badge and {{TM|65|Shadow Claw}}. They also gain the ability to use {{m|Surf}} outside of battle in Diamond and Pearl, or {{m|Defog}} in Platinum.

==Demographics==
[[File:Hearthome City DP.png|thumb|300px|Hearthome City in Diamond and Pearl]]
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the population of Hearthome City is 91 people. It is [[Sinnoh]]'s largest city and one of the largest cities in the [[Pokémon world]]. Given that it is the only town in the Pokémon world to feature babies, it probably has the lowest age distribution too.

===Pokémon Platinum===
In {{game|Platinum}}, the population of Hearthome City has decreased to 81 people. Despite the drop, it is still one of the largest cities in the [[Pokémon world]].

==Poké Mart==
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{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Net Ball|1000}}|{{shopitem|Nest Ball|1000}}}}
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{{shop|Right cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball (item)|200|5=Poké Ball|display=Poké Ball}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|note=3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|note=5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|note=5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|note=7 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|note=8 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|note=3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Paralyze Heal|display=Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|note=5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|note=3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|note=7 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
{{itlisth|road}}
{{Itemlist|Shell Bell|Given by a woman in the Pokémon Hotel|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}
{{Itemlist|None|sprite=Accessory Glitter Powder Sprite|Given by [[Contest Judge]] [[Keira]] in the [[Contest Hall|Super Contest Hall]]|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{DL|Accessory|Massage accessories|Glitter Powder}}}}
{{Itemlist|None|Given by [[Johanna]] in the Super Contest Hall|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{tt|Tuxedo|If the player is a boy}}/{{tt|Dress|If the player is a girl}}|sprite={{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|Lucas|Dawn}}Contestwalkdown}}
{{Itemlist|None|sprite=Mild Poffin|size=40px|Given by Contest Judge [[Jordan]] in the Super Contest Hall (requires [[Poffin Case]])|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display=[[Poffin|Mild Poffin]]}}
{{Itemlist|Tiny Mushroom|Near the Amity Square West Gate, on the outside of the town fence line ''(hidden)''|D=yes|P=yes|display=[[Tiny Mushroom|TinyMushroom]]}}
{{Itemlist|Big Mushroom|Near the Amity Square West Gate, on the outside of the town fence line ''(hidden)''|Pt=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Poffin Case|Given by the [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman]] in the [[Pokémon Fan Club]]|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}
{{itlistfoot|road}}

==Pokémon==
{{Catch/header|city|4}}
{{catch/div|city|Gift Pokémon}}
{{catch/entry4|133|Eevee|yes|yes|no|Gift|5|all=One}}
{{catch/entry4|133|Eevee|no|no|yes|Gift|20|all=One}}
{{catch/entry4|440|Happiny|yes|yes|no|Egg|1|all=One}}
{{catch/footer|city}}

==Trainers==
==={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}===
{{MSP/3|387|Turtwig}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Turtwig}}:
{{Party/Single|
|color=E08040
|bordercolor=629C20
|headcolor=FFE683
|sprite=Spr DP Barry.png
|prize={{PDollar}}2100
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name=Barry
|game=DP
|location=Hearthome City
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=396
|pokemon=Starly
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|level=19
|move1=Endeavor
|move1type=Normal
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Double Team
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Wing Attack
|move3type=Flying
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Physical
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=418
|pokemon=Buizel
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Swift Swim
|level=20
|move1=Pursuit
|move1type=Dark
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Growl
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Water Gun
|move3type=Water
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Quick Attack
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Physical
}}
{{Party/Div|color=E08040}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=315
|pokemon=Roselia
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|ability=Natural Cure
|level=20
|move1=Poison Sting
|move1type=Poison
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Stun Spore
|move2type=Grass
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Mega Drain
|move3type=Grass
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Toxic Spikes
|move4type=Poison
|move4cat=Status
}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=391
|pokemon=Monferno
|game=Diamond and Pearl
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|type2=Fighting
|ability=Blaze
|level=21
|move1=Fury Swipes
|move1type=Normal
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leer
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Mach Punch
|move3type=Fighting
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Flame Wheel
|move4type=Fire
|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}
{{MSP/3|390|Chimchar}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Chimchar}}:
{{Party/Single
|color=E08040
|bordercolor=629C20
|headcolor=FFE683
|sprite=Spr DP Barry.png
|prize={{pdollar}}2100
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Barry (game)|Barry}}
|game=DP
|location=Hearthome City
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=396
|pokemon=Starly
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|level=19
|move1=Endeavor|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Double Team|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Wing Attack|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=077
|pokemon=Ponyta
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|level=20
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Growl|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Ember|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Div|color=E08040}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=315
|pokemon=Roselia
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|ability=Natural Cure
|level=20
|move1=Poison Sting|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Stun Spore|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Status
|move3=Mega Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Leech Seed|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=394
|pokemon=Prinplup
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|level=21
|move1=Peck|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Metal Claw|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bubble|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Growl|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP/3|393|Piplup}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Piplup}}:
{{Party/Single
|color=E08040
|bordercolor=629C20
|headcolor=FFE683
|sprite=Spr DP Barry.png
|prize={{pdollar}}2100
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Barry (game)|Barry}}
|game=DP
|location=Hearthome City
|pokemon=4}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=396
|pokemon=Starly
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye|level=19
|move1=Endeavor|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Double Team|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Wing Attack|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=418
|pokemon=Buizel
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Swift Swim
|level=20
|move1=Pursuit|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Water Gun|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Div|color=E08040}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=077
|pokemon=Ponyta
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|level=20
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Growl|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Ember|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}
|{{Pokémon/4
|ndex=388
|pokemon=Grotle
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Overgrow
|level=21
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Razor Leaf|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Withdraw|move3type=Water|move3cat=Status
|move4=Absorb|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==={{game|Platinum}}===
On certain days, if the VS Seeker is acquired, the player can challenge a Trainer who appears in the Pokémon Center. Depending on the game progress, these Trainers will have teams with higher leveled Pokémon upon rematch.

{{trainerheader|building}}
{{trainerdiv|building|Tuesday and Friday}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Reporter.png|Reporter|Kinsey{{tt|*|Initial battle}}|880|2|425|Drifloon|♀|22|None|403|Shinx|♀|22|None|36=アキコ|37=Akiko}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Reporter.png|Reporter|Kinsey{{tt|*|First rematch}}|1320|2|425|Drifloon|♀|33|None|404|Luxio|♀|33|None|36=アキコ|37=Akiko}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Reporter.png|Reporter|Kinsey{{tt||Second rematch}}|{{tt|1800|Second rematch}}/{{tt|2040|Third rematch}}/{{tt|2280|Fourth rematch onwards}}|2|426|Drifblim|♀|{{tt|45|Second rematch}}/{{tt|51|Third rematch}}/{{tt|57|Fourth rematch onwards}}|None|405|Luxray|♀|{{tt|45|Second rematch}}/{{tt|51|Third rematch}}/{{tt|57|Fourth rematch onwards}}|None|36=アキコ|37=Akiko}}
{{trainerdiv|building}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Cameraman.png|Cameraman|Tevin{{tt|*|Initial battle}}|640|2|439|Mime Jr.|♂|22|None|066|Machop|♂|22|None|36=タクオ|37=Takuo}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Cameraman.png|Cameraman|Tevin{{tt|*|First rematch}}|1088|3|081|Magnemite||30|None|122|Mr. Mime|♂|32|None|067|Machoke|♂|34|None|36=タクオ|37=Takuo}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Cameraman.png|Cameraman|Tevin{{tt|*|Second rematch}}|1440|4|081|Magnemite||43|None|082|Magneton||42|None|122|Mr. Mime|♂|43|None|067|Machoke|♂|45|None|36=タクオ|37=Takuo}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Cameraman.png|Cameraman|Tevin|{{tt|1632|Third rematch}}/{{tt|1824|Fourth rematch onwards}}|4|082|Magneton||{{tt|48|Third rematch}}/{{tt|52|Fourth rematch onwards}}|None|082|Magneton||{{tt|48|Third rematch}}/{{tt|52|Fourth rematch onwards}}|None|122|Mr. Mime|♂|{{tt|49|Third rematch}}/{{tt|55|Fourth rematch onwards}}|None|068|Machamp|♂|{{tt|51|Third rematch}}/{{tt|57|Fourth rematch onwards}}|None|36=タクオ|37=Takuo}}
{{trainerdiv|building|Saturday and Sunday}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Clown.png|Clown|Lee|{{tt|144|Initial battle}}/{{tt|552|First rematch}}|1|439|Mime Jr.|♂|{{tt|6|Initial battle}}/{{tt|23|First rematch}}|None|36=チャック|37=Chuck}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Clown.png|Clown|Lee{{tt|*|Second rematch}}|792|2|122|Mr. Mime|♂|33|None|064|Kadabra|♂|33|None|36=チャック|37=Chuck}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Clown.png|Clown|Lee{{tt|*|Third rematch}}|1056|3|122|Mr. Mime|♂|44|None|064|Kadabra|♂|44|None|424|Ambipom|♂|44|None|36=チャック|37=Chuck}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Clown.png|Clown|Lee|{{tt|1200|Fourth rematch}}/{{tt|1344|Fifth rematch onwards}}|3|122|Mr. Mime|♂|{{tt|50|Fourth rematch}}/{{tt|56|Fifth rematch onwards}}|None|065|Alakazam|♂|{{tt|50|Fourth rematch}}/{{tt|56|Fifth rematch onwards}}|None|424|Ambipom|♂|{{tt|50|Fourth rematch}}/{{tt|56|Fifth rematch onwards}}|None|36=チャック|37=Chuck}}
{{trainerfooter|building}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Hearthome City anime.png|thumb|250px|right|Hearthome City in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} first arrived in Hearthome City in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'' . Ash was excited at the opportunity to win his third [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym]] [[Badge]] and went running through the city along with {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}} to get to the [[Hearthome Gym]]. However, the [[Gym Leader]] was not present, and they were instead greeted by [[Nando]], who informed them about the [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]]. This got Ash and {{an|Brock}} interested and they decided to enter the tournament together as a team. Later, {{an|Dawn}} and Nando headed to the [[Contest Hall]] to compete in the city's [[Pokémon Contest]]. On their way, they met up with [[Zoey]], another one of Dawn's [[rival]]s who was also entering the Hearthome Contest.

As Zoey explained to Dawn, the Hearthome City Pokémon Contest follows the [[Double Performance]] format, meaning that all {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s have to show off two {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} at once in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] in order to advance to the second round, which consists of [[Double Battle|two-on-two]] [[Contest Battle]]s. The event began in ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'', with [[Jessie|Jessilina]] also participating. For the first round, Dawn called out her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. Although their performance received positive reviews from all three [[Contest Judge|judges]], it was not enough to send Dawn to the Battle Stage. As a result, Dawn was eliminated from the competition while her rivals moved on to the second round. There, Nando was seen depleting all of Jessilina's points to advance to the finals, where he faced off against Zoey. He was able to defeat her with the help of his {{TP|Nando|Kricketune}} and {{TP|Nando|Roselia}}, thus earning the Hearthome Ribbon, his second {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]] overall.

[[File:Hearthome Ribbon.png|thumb|left|220px|The Hearthome Ribbon]]
The city's [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]] tournament began in ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]'', where it was revealed that the competing {{pkmn|Trainer}}s would be randomly paired up by a computer. For this reason, Ash, Dawn, and Brock got tagged with [[Paul]], [[Conway]], and [[Holly]], respectively. During the first round, they all managed to defeat their opponents and, in ''[[DP051|Glory Blaze!]]'', they proved successful once again by winning their battles in the second round. Before the semifinals, Paul {{pkmn2|released}} his {{TP|Paul|Chimchar}} due to its inability to activate {{a|Blaze}} during their last battle. Chimchar was then invited to join Ash's [[Party|team]]. In ''[[DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!]]'', Dawn and Conway made it to the finals while Paul and Ash went up against Brock and Holly. [[Brock's Croagunk]] and Holly's {{p|Farfetch'd}} were no match for [[Paul's Torterra]] and they were easily defeated, bringing Ash and Paul to the finals. There, Ash and Paul sent out {{AP|Chimchar}} and {{TP|Paul|Elekid}} while Dawn and Conway called out {{TP|Dawn|Buizel}} and {{p|Heracross}}. During their battle, Paul's {{p|Elekid}} [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Electabuzz}}, which helped Ash and Paul win the competition.

In ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'', the group returned to Hearthome City for Ash's [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, only to find out the Gym Leader was still out of town, developing a new battling style. While in the city, Ash and Dawn were invited by [[Paris]] to enter the [[Hearthome Collection]], a fashion show for {{pkmn|Stylist}}s and their Pokémon where the winner gets to work on a photo shoot for the {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|Poké Chic}} magazine. Together with [[Cocoa]] and [[Jessie|Jessilina]], Ash and Dawn entered the event. In the end, Ash, Dawn, and Cocoa were chosen by Paris and [[Hermione]] as the three finalists. When the results were announced, it was revealed that Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} had placed third and would be given the Unique Award for their originality, while Cocoa and {{p|Mismagius}} would receive the Accessory Award as a prize for getting to second place. Dawn and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} were declared as the big winners, but Dawn said she wouldn't be taking part in the Poké Chic campaign in order to focus on her {{pkmn|Coordinator}} {{pkmn|training}}.

Ash met with [[Fantina]] upon returning to Hearthome City in ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', and finally had an official Gym battle against her in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''. He managed to defeat her and earn the {{Badge|Relic}}, his fifth [[Sinnoh League]] Badge overall.

===Gallery===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#A540C3; {{roundy}}; border:3px solid #961DBA"
|- style="background:#B665CE"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Contest Hall}}
! rowspan=2 | Stadium
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Hearthome Gym}}
|- style="background:#B665CE"
! Exterior
! Interior
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Hearthome City Pokemon Center.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Hearthome Contest Hall.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Hearthome Contest Hall interior.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Hearthome Gym anime.png|x150px]]
|}

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
{{adv|Platinum}}, {{adv|Diamond}}, and {{adv|Pearl}} arrive in Hearthome City in ''[[PS350|Booying with Buneary]]'' and stumble upon [[Keira]]'s Buneary. They follow it to the Super Contest Hall, where they meet Keira. With the help of Sinnoh's [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman]], the trio prepare for Platinum's upcoming Normal Rank [[Super Contest]], which Platinum wins. The next day, the trio meet [[Fantina]], the city's [[Gym Leader]], who helps them out of the city by air when [[Paka and Uji]] spot them.

The trio later return to Hearthome City together with Fantina from [[Celestic Town]], and Platinum later challenges her in a Gym battle. After winning the battle, Platinum learns that her father was captured, and Fantina lends her {{p|Drifblim}} so that the trio can get to [[Canalave City]] quickly.

The city is a fashion capital according to Platinum's Sinnoh travel guide.

==Trivia==
* In the English dub of the {{pkmn|anime}}, {{an|Enta}} is the mayor of Hearthome City.
* Only in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, Hearthome is one of the three cities that are more populous than the largest city in its home region, the others being [[Celadon City]] in [[Kanto]] and [[Nimbasa City]] in [[Unova]]. They are more populous than [[Jubilife City]], [[Saffron City]] and [[Castelia City]] respectively.
* In Pokémon Platinum, Hearthome City seems to push the limits of what the DS can handle, and tends to lag when the player runs outside of a building.

===Name origin===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#A540C3; border:3px solid #961DBA"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ヨスガシティ ''Yosuga City''
| From 縁 ''yosuga'' (homeland)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Hearthome City
| From the expression ''home is where the heart is''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Herzhofen
| From ''Herz'' (heart) and the suffix ''-hofen'' (court)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan="2"| Spanish
| Ciudad Corazón
|rowspan="2"| From ''corazón'' (heart)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Ciudad Corazonada{{tt|*|Latin American dub}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Unionpolis
| From ''union'' and the Greek suffix ''-{{wp|polis}}'' (city)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Cuoripoli
| From ''cuore'' (heart) and the suffix ''-poli'' (city)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 연고시티 ''Yeongo City''
| From 연고지 (緣故地) ''yeongoji'' (homeland)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 家緣市 ''Jiāyuán Shì''{{tt|*|Games}}
| From 家園 ''jiāyuán'' (homeland) and 緣 ''yuán'' ({{wp|yuanfen|affinity}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 緣之市 / 缘之市 ''Yuán-zhī Shì''{{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
| From 緣 / 缘 ''yuán'' (affinity)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 家緣市 ''Gāyùhn Síh''{{tt|*|Games}}
| From 家園 ''gāyùhn'' (homeland) and 緣 ''yùhn'' (affinity)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 緣之市 ''Yùhn-jī Síh''{{tt|*|Pre-Gen VII Media}}
| From 緣 ''yùhn'' (affinity)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Polish
| Hearthome
| Same as its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Russian
| Хартхоум Сити ''Harthoum Siti''
| Transcription of its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Thành phố Yosuga
| Transcription of its Japanese name
|}
{{-}}
{{Sinnoh}} 
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}

[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Platinum locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]

[[de:Herzhofen]]
[[es:Ciudad Corazón]]
[[fr:Unionpolis]]
[[it:Cuoripoli]]
[[ja:ヨスガシティ]]
[[zh:家缘市]]

Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=Pokémon Visual Companion Third Edition.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. Outside the US, the book was released as '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''' by Hachette Children's Group on August 20, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Blurb==
===Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition===
:''THE WORLD OF POKÉMON''
:''AWAITS YOU!''

:''Learn all about your favorite Pokémon in this''
:''fact-packed guide to the animated series.''

:''Discover every region from [[Kanto]] to''
:''[[Alola]], including the people and Pokémon''
:''who live there.''

:''Trace [[Ash]]'s journey and get to know his''
:''friends and travel companions.''

:''See epic battles and meet [[Legendary Pokémon|Legendary]]''
:''and Mythical Pokémon.''

===The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded===
:''Filled with facts and stats about your favourite Pokémon,''
:''Regions, Trainers, and so much more.''

:''Now updated with brand new content from the Alola and''
:''[[Galar]] Regions, this comprehensive guide has everything''
:''you need to become a true Pokémon pro!''

:*''Every Region, including Galar''
:*''Pokémon life lessons''
:*''Ash's story, his friends...and enemies!''

==Contents==
* The World of Pokémon
* [[Kanto]]
* [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]
* [[Johto]]
* [[Hoenn]]
* [[Sinnoh]]
* [[Unova]]
* [[Kalos]]
* [[Alola]]

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters alongside {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}}, the box Legendary Pokémon.
*Some information regarding Kalos as the "latest" region in the "World of Pokémon" has strangely been retained from the [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|previous edition]], despite being surpassed by both Alola and Galar by the time of publication.

===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous editions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2020-11-08T06:15:30Z

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=Pokémon Visual Companion Third Edition.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. Outside the US, the book was released as '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''' by Hachette Children's Group on August 20, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Blurb==
===Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition===
:''THE WORLD OF POKÉMON''
:''AWAITS YOU!''

:''Learn all about your favorite Pokémon in this''
:''fact-packed guide to the animated series.''

:''Discover every region from [[Kanto]] to''
:''[[Alola]], including the people and Pokémon''
:''who live there.''

:''Trace [[Ash]]'s journey and get to know his''
:''friends and travel companions.''

:''See epic battles and meet [[Legendary Pokémon|Legendary]]''
:''and Mythical Pokémon.''

===The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded===
:''Filled with facts and stats about your favourite Pokémon,''
:''Regions, Trainers, and so much more.''

:''Now updated with brand new content from the Alola and''
:''[[Galar]] Regions, this comprehensive guide has everything''
:''you need to become a true Pokémon pro!''

:*''Every Region, including Galar''
:*''Pokémon life lessons''
:*''Ash's story, his friends...and enemies!''

==Contents==
* The World of Pokémon
* [[Kanto]]
* [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]
* [[Johto]]
* [[Hoenn]]
* [[Sinnoh]]
* [[Unova]]
* [[Kalos]]
* [[Alola]]

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters alongside {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}}, the box Legendary Pokémon.
*Some information regarding Kalos as the "latest" region has been retained from the [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|previous edition]], despite being surpassed by both Alola and Galar by the time of publication.

===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous editions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2020-11-08T06:15:01Z

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=Pokémon Visual Companion Third Edition.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. Outside the US, the book was released as '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''' by Hachette Children's Group on August 20, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Blurb==
===Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition===
:''THE WORLD OF POKÉMON''
:''AWAITS YOU!''

:''Learn all about your favorite Pokémon in this''
:''fact-packed guide to the animated series.''

:''Discover every region from [[Kanto]] to''
:''[[Alola]], including the people and Pokémon''
:''who live there.''

:''Trace [[Ash]]'s journey and get to know his''
:''friends and travel companions.''

:''See epic battles and meet [[Legendary Pokémon|Legendary]]''
:''and Mythical Pokémon.''

===The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded===
:''Filled with facts and stats about your favourite Pokémon,''
:''Regions, Trainers, and so much more.''

:''Now updated with brand new content from the Alola and''
:''[[Galar]] Regions, this comprehensive guide has everything''
:''you need to become a true Pokémon pro!''

:*''Every Region, including Galar''
:*''Pokémon life lessons''
:*''Ash's story, his friends...and enemies!''

==Contents==
* The World of Pokémon
* [[Kanto]]
* [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]
* [[Johto]]
* [[Hoenn]]
* [[Sinnoh]]
* [[Unova]]
* [[Kalos]]
* [[Alola]]

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters and {{p|Zacian}} and {{p|Zamazenta}}.
*Some information regarding Kalos as the "latest" region has been retained from the [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|previous edition]], despite being surpassed by both Alola and Galar by the time of publication.

===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous editions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
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| class="roundytr" style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Official Pokémon TCG Perfect Guide]] • [[Pokémon Card GB Final Tactical Book]] • [[Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook]] [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! Official Guidebook|Pokémon Card GB2 Official Guidebook]] • [[Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide]] • [[Pokémon Trainer's Guide]]
|-
| colspan="2" height="1" |
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Anime guides:
| style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Theatrical Version Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl All Movies Perfect Guide|All Movies Perfect Guide]] • [[Amazing Pokémon Guidebook]] • {{OBP|Element Pokédex|books}} series [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] • [[Pokémon: Greatest Battles]] • {{book|Pokémon Hall of Fame}} [[Pokémon: Sinnoh Hall of Fame]] • [[Pokémon Top 10 Handbook]] • [[Pokémon Visual Guide]] • Pokémon Visual Companion ([[Pokémon Visual Companion|1]] • [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|2]] • [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition|3]]) [[World of Sinnoh]] • [[The Official Adventure Guide]] • [[Pokémon Movie Companion]] • [[Training Manual]] • [[First Partner Handbook]] • [[Official Pokémon Pokédex]] • [[Evolution Manual]]
|-
| colspan="2" height="1" |
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! class="roundybl" style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Cross-media guides:
| class="roundybr" style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Beckett Unofficial Guide To Pokémon Diamond & Pearl]] • [[The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide]] [[Legendary Pokémon: The Essential Guide - Sinnoh Edition]] • [[Pokémon: Kalos Beginner's Handbook]] [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] ([[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2|2]] • [[The Official Pokémon Handbook 3|3]] • [[The Official Pokémon Advanced Handbook 4|4]] • [[Pokémon Kanto Handbook|Kanto]] • [[Pokémon Johto Handbook|Johto]] • [[Pokémon Sinnoh Handbook|Sinnoh]] • [[Pokémon Ultimate Handbook|Ultimate]] • [[Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Handbook|Black/White]] • [[Pokémon Essential Handbook|Essential]] [[Pokémon Kalos Region Handbook|Kalos]] • [[Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook|Deluxe Essential]] • [[Pokémon Classic Collector's Handbook|Classic Collector's]] • [[Pokémon Alola Region Handbook|Alola]] • [[Pokémon Super Deluxe Essential Handbook|Super Deluxe Essential]] • [[Pokémon Handbook to the Galar Region|Galar]]) [[Pokémon Annual]] • [[Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon]] • [[Legendary and Mythical Guidebook: Deluxe Edition]] [[Case Files (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu)]]
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2020-09-25T06:49:13Z

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|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' (released as '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''' in the UK) is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters and box legendaries.
===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous versions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2020-09-25T06:49:00Z

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|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' (known as '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''' in the UK) is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters and box legendaries.
===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous versions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
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|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! class="roundytl" style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Game guides:
| class="roundytr" style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Official Pokémon TCG Perfect Guide]] • [[Pokémon Card GB Final Tactical Book]] • [[Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook]] [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! Official Guidebook|Pokémon Card GB2 Official Guidebook]] • [[Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide]] • [[Pokémon Trainer's Guide]]
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|- style="font-size: 90%;"
! style="background: #ddf; padding: 2px 15px;" | Anime guides:
| style="background: #e6e6ff; padding: 2px 10px;" | [[Theatrical Version Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl All Movies Perfect Guide|All Movies Perfect Guide]] • [[Amazing Pokémon Guidebook]] • {{OBP|Element Pokédex|books}} series [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] • [[Pokémon: Greatest Battles]] • {{book|Pokémon Hall of Fame}} [[Pokémon: Sinnoh Hall of Fame]] • [[Pokémon Top 10 Handbook]] • [[Pokémon Visual Guide]] • Pokémon Visual Companion ([[Pokémon Visual Companion|1]] • [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition|2]] • [[Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition|3]]) [[World of Sinnoh]] • [[The Official Adventure Guide]] • [[Pokémon Movie Companion]] [[Training Manual]] • [[First Partner Handbook]] • [[Official Pokémon Pokédex]]
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2020-09-25T06:45:48Z

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' (known as ''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded'' in the UK) is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters and box legendaries.
===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous versions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, even if it owns an [[Everstone]].
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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

2020-09-25T06:44:59Z

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition
|image=
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
|next=N/A
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' (known as ''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded'' in the UK) is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters and box legendaries.
===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous versions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, partially because it has a [[Everstone]].

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Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition

2020-09-25T06:44:55Z

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{{BookInfobox
|title=Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition
|image=Pokémon Visual Companion Second Edition.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9780744017601
|publisher=[[Prima Games]]
|published=November 15, 2016
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion]]
|next=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition]]
}}

'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition''' is a hardcover Pokémon book published by Prima Games on November 15, 2016. It is 272 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Blurb==
:''THE PERFECT COMPANION''
:''TO THE POKÉMON ANIMATED SERIES''

:''This updated and expanded version puts the''
:''Pokémon world at your fingertips with amazing''
:''artwork, fascinating facts, and comical anecdotes.''
:''It is the definitive reference for every Pokémon fan!''

:*''The ultimate reference to key CHARACTERS,'' ''famous BATTLES, and important PLACES!''
:*''EVERY PERSON up through KALOS is covered,'' ''including EVENTS, PEOPLE and POKÉMON!''
:*''Trace ASH's journey and get to know his'' ''Pokémon, friends, and travel companions,'' ''as well as VILLAINS and RIVALS'' ''throughout the Pokémon wold!''
:*''Learn the powerful LIFE LESSONS'' ''that Pokémon teaches!''

==Contents==
* The History of Pokémon
* The World of Pokémon
* [[Kanto]]
* [[Orange Archipelago|The Orange Islands]]
* [[Hoenn]]
* [[Sinnoh]]
* [[Unova]]
* [[Kalos]]
* Index

==The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia==
{{BookInfobox
|title=The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia
|image=Pokémon encyclopedia.png
|image_size=250px
|ISBN=9781408349953
|publisher=Hachette Children's Group (Orchard Books)
|published=November 17, 2016
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion]]
|next=N/A
}}

Outside the US, the Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition was published under the name '''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia''' by Hachette Children's Group on November 17, 2016.

===Blurb===
''THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE POKÉMON ANIMATED SERIES''

''This up-to-date, comprehensive encyclopedia features:''
* ''fascinating facts and figures about Pokémon and their world''
* ''the definitive reference for key characters, battles and places''

*''every region, including Kalos''
*''Pokémon life lessons''
*''Ash's story, his friends ... and enemies!''
''Gotta catch 'em all''

===The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia Special Edition===
[[File:Pokémon Encyclopedia Special Edition.png|thumb|150px|Special Edition]]
A special edition of the Official Pokémon Encyclopedia (ISBN: 9781408352298) was released on October 5, 2017. It comes with a {{p|Pikachu}} figurine and an exclusive RACE TO PIKACHU board game.

==Trivia==
===Errors===
* On page 12, {{p|Primeape}} is misspelled as "Primape".
** On the same page, a screen-cap of {{Ash}} with his {{AP|Krookodile}} is shown rather than an anime promo.
* On page 13, the book states that Ash {{pkmn2|caught}} a {{p|Pidgey}}, rather than {{AP|Pidgeotto}}.
* On page 14, the book implies that Ash caught one {{p|Tauros}}, rather than [[Ash's Tauros|30]]. This may be related to the [[banned episodes|banning]] of [[EP035|the episode]] where Ash caught his 30 Tauros for excessive gun usage.
* On page 31, Ash-Greninja is incorrectly named "Ash's Greninja".
* On page 40, {{p|Togetic}} and {{p|Togekiss}}'s type is incorrectly stated as {{2t|Flying|Fairy}}.
** This error also appears on pages 99 and 165. The background behind the Pokémon also displays the Flying-type background as the primary type.
* On page 44, [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]] is misspelled as "Klieban Spielbunk".
* On page 51, {{an|Misty}} is incorrectly stated to have obtained her {{p|Luvdisc}} in Kanto.
* On page 58, {{TRT}}'s {{motto}} from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' is displayed, despite not currently being in use at the time of printing.
* On page 60, [[Caserin and Luverin]]'s names are misspelled as "Kasurin" and "Loverin".
** However, Caserin was spelled correctly on page 51.
* On pages 72-73, [[Cosplay Pikachu]] are incorrectly stated to have originated from Kanto.
* On page 79, [[Cissy]] is misspelled as "Sissy".
* On page 86, the book swaps the order in which Ash challenged the [[Azalea Gym]] and the [[Goldenrod Gym]].
* On page 86, the book states that {{AP|Chikorita}} uses "Sweet Smell", but it is actually {{m|Sweet Scent}}.
* On page 102, {{p|Cascoon}} is misspelled as "Casoon".
* On page 112, the book states that [[Wattson]]'s {{p|Magneton}} uses "Shock Cannon", but it is actually {{m|Zap Cannon}}.
* On page 137, {{p|Froslass}} is misspelled as "Frosslass".
* On page 164, {{p|Porygon-Z}} is misrepresented by a picture of {{p|Porygon2}}.
* On page 165, {{p|Wormadam}} Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak's types are incorrectly stated as {{2t|Bug|Grass}}.
* On page 186, [[Lenora]]'s {{p|Herdier}} is incorrectly stated to have used the move {{m|Mean Look}} in order to force the Pokémon to switch out, rather than {{m|Roar}}.
* On page 200, {{p|Zekrom}}'s type is incorrectly stated as {{2t|Dragon|Flying}}.
* On page 216, Primal {{p|Groudon}} is stated to be a {{type|Ground}}, instead of {{2t|Ground|Fire}}.
* On page 222, [[Clemont's Chespin]] is referred to as Ash's.
* Several type colors are different in the guide compared to how they are represented in the games:
** {{t|Dragon}} is represented by turquoise rather than lime.
** {{t|Rock}} is represented by gray rather than brown.
** {{t|Ghost}} is represented by cream rather than purple.

==References==
* [https://www.dk.com/ca/9781465403926-pokemon-visual-companion/ DK/Prima Games website]
* [https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781408349953 Hachette Children's Group website]

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Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition

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|ISBN=9780744021974
|publisher=DK
|published=September 15, 2020
|author=[[Simcha Whitehill]], Lawrence Neves, [[Katherine Fang]], Cris Silvestri, Glenn Dakin
|series=yes
|previous=[[Pokémon Visual Companion: Second Edition]]
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'''Pokémon Visual Companion: Third Edition''' (known as ''The Official Pokémon Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded'' in the UK) is a hardcover Pokémon book published by DK on September 15, 2020. It is 304 pages long. The book acts as a guide to the [[Pokémon anime]], featuring [[Pokédex]] references, facts and figures of Pokémon from each explored region, and the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} encountered throughout {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|journey}}. It also contains information about key characters, battles, and places in the anime, all accompanied by large colored pictures.

==Trivia==
*Despite [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]] having finished airing by the time of the book's release, only information about the [[S20|first]] [[S21|two]] seasons are featured in the book, despite the [[S22|third]] season being mentioned on page 7. This is also why the two-page Galar spread (pages 296-297) is quite basic, simply featuring brief information on the starters and box legendaries.
===Errors===
Many errors are carried over from previous versions, so they are not yet listed here.
*On page 17, [[Ash's Rowlet]] is incorrectly stated to have fully evolved, despite not evolving at all, partially because it has a [[Everstone]].

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title_en=Journey to the Unown! |
title_ja=ズイの遺跡のアンノーン！|
title_ja_trans=Unknown of the Zui Ruins! |
broadcast_jp=December 20, 2007 |
broadcast_us=June 7, 2008 |
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en_op=[[We Will Be Heroes]] |
ja_op=[[Together]] |
ja_ed=[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~|君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜]](Winter Version) |
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'''Journey to the Unown!''' (Japanese: '''ズイの遺跡のアンノーン！''' ''{{tt|Unknown|Unown}} of the {{tt|Zui|Solaceon}} Ruins!'') is the 60th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 526th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 20, 2007 along with [[DP061]], and in the United States on June 7, 2008.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Deep in training for the Solaceon Contest, Dawn shows off Aipom's latest Contest move and discovers that Aipom has actually learned a new move: Double Hit! Then it's off to the Solaceon Ruins for a friendly battle between Ash and Dawn's friend Kenny, who's also in town for the Solaceon Contest. Our heroes aren't the only ones at the ruins—Team Rocket spots a suspicious trio in the area, including the same man who hired Team Rocket to steal the Adamant Orb from Eterna City's museum!

Inside the ruins, the strangers perform a ritual that unleashes a swarm of Unown, then escape by hitting the Unown with a Confuse Ray. This causes the ruins to emit a red light that swallows up Dawn and her Pokémon! Her friends follow her into the ruins, only to find themselves lost inside a topsy-turvy temple where up is down and angry, confused Unown are everywhere.

With a sheepish Team Rocket in tow, Dawn tries to find her way out. She has no choice but to battle the Unown and snap them out of their confusion, and Aipom evolves into Ambipom just in time to help her out. Once Ash, Brock, and Kenny catch up to Dawn, Piplup explains the situation to the Unown, who finally allow everyone to leave the ruins. Team Rocket runs off before anyone can ask them about what just happened, but Dawn and Kenny quickly put the day's strange events behind them—it's back to preparing for the Solaceon Contest!

==Plot==
While {{an|Dawn}} and {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}} are {{pkmn|training}} for the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, they use {{m|Focus Punch}} in fast succession to make it look like Aipom has two tails. {{an|Brock}} tells her that is actually {{m|Double Hit}} and Aipom is close to evolving after that [[move]]. {{si|Kenny}} arrives and mocks Dawn for not knowing that Aipom evolves into {{p|Ambipom}}. He refers to Dawn as Dee Dee, with mysterious nickname puzzling {{Ash}} yet again, but Dawn insists he not to go there. Kenny reveals that he is looking forward to the Solaceon Contest, and Dawn replies that she and Aipom will be hard to beat. Ash is keen to finish his match against Kenny, but Kenny declines, and says he was going to see {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}.

Meanwhile, at the [[Solaceon Ruins]], [[Saturn]] and the two {{tc|Galactic Grunt|grunts}} enter the ruins for unknown purposes. {{TRT}} notices Team Galactic and [[DP036|recalls]] being hired to steal the [[Adamant Orb]] from the [[Eterna Historical Museum]]. Saturn sends out his {{p|Bronzor}} to use {{m|Flash}} to guide them through the ruins. Team Rocket, convinced there is treasure inside, decides to follow them without being seen.

Ash and {{ashfr}} accompany Kenny to the ruins, where they marvel at the entrance featuring a Dialga and Palkia statue. Kenny offers to battle right now, right in front of the Dialga and Palkia statues, and Ash agrees to it. Ash and Kenny don't know who should go first, which causes Dawn to bring out her [[Pokétch]] App, the Coin Toss. Once the Coin Toss is done, it is decided that Ash goes first. Since Ash thinks Kenny is going to use {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}} again, he sends out {{AP|Turtwig}}, insisting that {{AP|Pikachu}} should relax. Kenny, hearing this prediction, instead sends out {{p|Breloom}}, which surprises everyone, especially Ash. Ash starts the battle with a {{m|Tackle}}, which Breloom tries to dodge, but isn't fast enough. Kenny is surprised at Turtwig's speed. Ash orders Turtwig use a {{m|Razor Leaf}} attack, though Breloom’s {{m|Mach Punch}} hits first. Turtwig rushes forward with {{m|Bite}}, but Breloom counters with an {{m|Energy Ball}}. Ash is impressed by this move, and asks Kenny to teach it to Turtwig. Kenny thinks about it for a moment, and says that knowing the move {{m|Bullet Seed}} makes teaching Energy Ball easier. After Ash admits that Turtwig doesn't know Bullet Seed, Kenny says it will be difficult, but says he'll teach it to Turtwig if they defeat him in a battle.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is still spying on Team Galactic. Saturn and his henchmen enter a room full of {{p|Unown}} inscriptions. The three of them place the [[Splash Plate]], [[Iron Plate]], and [[Draco Plate]] into a triangular floor plate, which causes the center to glow. Suddenly, all of the Unown inscriptions become real Unown. Having noticed Team Rocket from outside the ruins, Saturn says it's nice to see the trio again. Saturn then talks of the new world they are going to create, as a box known as the [[Spear Key]] lifts from the ground. He then takes hold of the box, which angers all of the Unown and causes them to attack. Saturn deflects them with Bronzor's {{m|Confuse Ray}} allowing himself and his grunts to escape to their waiting helicopter. Team Rocket proceed to run off as well, with the angry Unown right behind them. Outside, the entry stairs begin to lift up, carrying Dawn, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and Aipom with it. The boys leap inside to rescue Dawn just as the Solaceon Ruins shut behind them.

Inside, Ash and Brock rush off towards Kenny, who is freaking out over the warping walls. Ash reminds Kenny to remain calm and think about how the Pokémon will feel, which brings back Kenny's confidence as the three of them head further into the ruins to look for Dawn. Meanwhile, Dawn manages to find Piplup and Aipom, though they are disorientated by their odd surrounds. The Unown appear and fire a combined attack, leaving Dawn clueless, however her Pokémon help her with {{m|Swift}} and {{m|Bubble Beam}}, respectively. Because of this, the Unown suddenly snap out of their confusion and turn the place back to normal. However, Dawn still doesn't know how to get out, and it still looked really weird up ahead. Elsewhere, the boys are swarmed by another group of Unown. Brock explains they must have been confused. Ash's Pikachu and Turtwig then proceed to attack them with {{m|Thunderbolt}} and Razor Leaf while Kenny's Breloom and Prinplup attack them with Energy Ball and Bubble Beam which snaps the Unown out of confusion, turning the place back to normal. Then they continue searching for Dawn.

Meanwhile, Dawn continues running and encounters more Unown. Piplup uses {{m|Whirlpool}} to snap the Unown out of their confusion. Then Team Rocket show up falling down from the nearby stairs. Another group of Unown appear but they are stopped by Aipom's Double Hit, who then evolves into Ambipom. Then, she hits the Unown with Swift snapping them out of confusion. Brock and the others show up, and due to Unown's illusions each side sees each other as if they are walking on the ceiling. Another group of Unown appear but they are snapped out of confusion by Piplup's Bubble Beam, breaking the illusion. As the illusion lifts off, it is revealed that Dawn and Team Rocket are actually on the ceiling and subsequently they fall down on the floor. The other group all rush to catch the falling humans and Pokémon, with Brock using {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} to help with her massive strength.

Suddenly the door to the outside opens and the group gets out. Brock wonders about the commotion inside the ruins and turns to Team Rocket for answers. However, the trio decide to make a run for it before they can get into any more trouble while promising revenge against Team Galactic. Ash looks up Ambipom on his [[Pokédex]] as the Long Tail Pokémon practices her moves. Dawn is confident that Ambipom can win her the Solaceon Contest, and Ash asks Kenny about their called-off battle. Kenny agrees to teach Turtwig Energy Ball, on the condition that Ash doesn't tell Dawn how scared he was.

==Major events==
[[File:Dawn Ambipom newly evolved.png|thumb|200px|Ambipom just after evolving]]
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Solaceon Town]] and meet {{si|Kenny}} again.
* {{an|Dawn}}'s {{p|Aipom}} learns {{m|Double Hit}} and later [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Kenny is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Breloom}}.
* [[Saturn]] steals [[Spear Key|a cube]] from the [[Solaceon Ruins]].
* Kenny agrees to help {{AP|Turtwig}} learn {{m|Energy Ball}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}})

=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Bronzor}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{si|Kenny}}
* [[Saturn]]
* {{tc|Galactic Grunt|Team Galactic Grunts}}

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Turtwig}} ({{OP|Ash|Torterra}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Pachirisu}} ({{OP|Dawn|Pachirisu}})
* {{p|Aipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Aipom|Ambipom}}; evolves)
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Chansey}})
* {{p|Prinplup}} ({{OP|Kenny|Empoleon}})
* {{p|Breloom}} ({{si|Kenny}}'s)
* {{p|Bronzor}} ([[Saturn]]'s)
* {{p|Unown}} (multiple)
* {{p|Quagsire}}
* {{p|Murkrow}}
* {{p|Elekid}}
* {{p|Skitty}}
* {{p|Munchlax}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Tablet DP060.png|thumb|250px|The tablet found below the statue of Dialga]]
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: {{p|Spiritomb}}
** Pokémon senryū: ミカルゲよ　じっとがまんの　ごひゃくねん ''Mikaruge yo, jitto ga man no, go hyaku nen.''
* [[Saturn]] is listed as おとこ ("Man") in the credits.
* The same Unown writing from ''[[DP040|Top-Down Training]]'' is shown again in this episode:
<blockquote>FRIEND SUBETE NO INOCHI HA BETSU NO INOCHI TO DEAI NANIKA WO UMIDASU</blockquote>
:In the dub, {{an|Dawn}} reads it as ''When every life meets another life, something will be born''.
* This is only the second appearance of the {{p|Unown}} species in the main series, the first being ''[[EP263|Address Unown!]]''. Despite being created after the introduction of the new forms, however, "!" and "?" Unown do not appear in this episode.
* The three [[Plate]]s [[Team Galactic]] used to obtain the cube from the [[Solaceon Ruins]] ([[Splash Plate]], [[Iron Plate]], and [[Draco Plate]]) correspond to the three types of {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} combined. However, the Splash Plate, associated with Palkia's {{t|Water}} type, was placed on the side of the pattern resembling Dialga's diamond and the Iron Plate, associated with Dialga's {{t|Steel}} type was placed on the side of the pattern resembling Palkia's pearl.
* Team Rocket does not blast off or recite their {{motto}} in this episode.
* This is the first time since the [[original series]] that a [[Pokédex]] entry for something else than a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is shown in the anime, in this case, the move {{m|Double Hit}}.

===Errors===
* In the original English dub airing, Unown was spelled "Unknown" in the title. This was corrected in future airings and releases.
* In the scene where {{Ash}} saves {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}, Ambipom's feet are colored a light tan, like an {{p|Aipom}}'s. They should be purple.
* In the {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}} dub, in the scene where Kenny says "Dawn, no!", his English voice is heard alongside the Finnish voice.
* In the dub, after the landing from the fall, Ambipom's Japanese voice can be heard.
* In the dub, after Aipom finishes evolving, the first instance of Ambipom's regular cry is improperly low-pitched when it shouldn't be.

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DP060 error.png|Ambipom's tan feet
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===Dub edits===
* At the point after {{p|Bronzor}} uses {{m|Confuse Ray}}, Saturn commanding it to use {{m|Teleport}} is edited out to correct an [[anime move error]].

==In other languages==
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|cs={{tt|Cesta do neznáma|Journey to the Unknown}}
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DP095

2020-09-16T20:17:21Z

TapLover: /* Blurb */

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|title_en=Battling The Generation Gap!
|title_ja=ポケモンコンテスト！カンナギ大会！！
|title_ja_trans=Pokémon Contest! Kannagi Tournament!!
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|broadcast_jp=September 25, 2008
|broadcast_us=February 21, 2009
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|en_op=[[We Will Be Heroes]]
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|ja_ed=[[Message of the Wind|風のメッセージ]]
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'''Battling The Generation Gap!''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト！カンナギ大会！！''' ''Pokémon Contest! {{tt|Kannagi|Celestic}} Tournament!!'') is the 95th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 561st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on September 25, 2008, as a part of a one-hour special with [[DP094]] and in the United States on February 21, 2009.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Twenty years ago, Dawn's mom Johanna lost a Pokémon Contest to Lila from Celestic Town. That battle ended Johanna's winning streak, but Lila quit Contests and became a top Poké Stylist. Now that Dawn and her friends are in Celestic Town, she and Brock visit Lila's store but learn that Lila is out. Disappointed, Dawn heads to the Celestic Town Contest, only to find that Lila is among the competition! Lila's making her big comeback, and she puts on a great show with her Cherrim. After Jessie puts on her Jessilina disguise and takes to the stage with Yanmega to try out her Fantina imitation, it's Dawn's turn to show off her ice-skating Buneary.

After that first round, Dawn finds Lila backstage—having a video conversation with Johanna! That twenty-year old battle was the turning point when Lila decided she really wanted to be a Poké Stylist, but her competitive spirit returned when she saw Dawn's earlier Contest battles on TV. Now she's back, and she'd love to win her fifth ribbon by beating Dawn. Jessie doesn't make it to the second round, but both Dawn and Lila move on and advance to the final round without any fuss. To start off their battle, Lila's trusty Delcatty uses Substitute to get the drop on Ambipom. Then, after its Cute Charm ability charms Dawn's Ambipom, it hits Ambipom with Sleep.

Things are looking bad, but Ambipom manages to wake up and fight back. However, its attacks don't always work because it's still charmed by Delcatty. Dawn keeps battling anyway and as soon as Ambipom recovers its senses, it unleashes a huge Swift move. Delcatty counters with an equally amazing Shockwave. Their attacks light up the stage, with the crowd watching in suspense as Ambipom's Swift finally overpowers Delcatty. That makes Dawn the winner! Fortunately, Lila's a good sport, and she gives Dawn and her friends a chance to pick out free outfits from her store. Once our heroes get some new clothes, it's time for them to get back on the road and head towards their next adventure!

==Plot==
[[Johanna]] remembers her experiences with her [[rival]] [[Lila]]. During a [[Contest Battle]] long ago, Johanna orders her {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} to use {{m|Iron Tail}}, but the opposing Trainer's {{p|Delcatty}} disappears, the [[Contest announcer|announcer]] exclaiming that it was a decoy and asking the crowd rhetorically where the real one is. The Chinese-dressed female orders her Delcatty to use {{m|Shock Wave}}. The announcer remarks on Lila's famous "Tiger Lily" smile, as she poses with a fan and blows pink flower petals away, saying "the flowers have bloomed". After this the time runs out and the winner is revealed to be Lila from [[Celestic Town]]. Johanna and Lila then shake hands and compliment each other on their performance during the battle.

Johanna recounts the story to {{an|Dawn}} and her friends about over the video phone. Johanna goes on to say that she had never lost a match before and Lila was the one to break her winning streak. Ash then asks who Lila is, much to Dawn's surprise. She then shows him a page in a magazine showing the grown up Lila and her Delcatty and explains she is a well-known [[Pokémon Stylist]] that designs outfits and accessories for {{pkmn|Trainer}}s and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Johanna explains that she retired from being a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} before she could have a rematch with Lila and so the loss still stands, however Johanna is fine with that. Brock then remembers reading that Lila's store is located in Celestic Town, and Dawn becomes ecstatic about having the chance to visit. Dawn then turns to Ash to ask if he's coming, though he is set on {{pkmn|training}} for his [[rematch]] with [[Fantina]] and finding a way to counter her {{m|Hypnosis}}. The gang agree to meet back at the [[Contest Hall]] and part ways.

Dawn, Brock and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} arrive at Lila's shop and are amazed by the clothing they see there, including the outfit [[Wallace]] wore for the [[Top Coordinator]] Carnival. Dawn then goes over to the checkout point and asks the lady working there if she'd be able to see Lila. The woman apologizes and says that Lila is out for the entire day, much to Dawn's annoyance.

Meanwhile, Ash is sitting in a park with all of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}. He asks them to all try and think of a way to counter Fantina's Hypnosis, however they all end up falling asleep. Eventually Ash wakes up and is surprised to see his Pokémon asleep, and he wakes them up without hesitation to train more.

Later, at the Contest Hall, the Celestic Contest is about to get underway as [[Marian]] greets Coordinators and fans who have come to the event and introduces the [[Contest Judge|panel of judges]], formed by the Chief of the [[Pokémon Activities Committee]], [[Raoul Contesta]]; the {{pkmn|Fan Club Chairman|President}} of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]], [[Mr. Sukizo]]; and the {{pkmn|Center Nurse|operator}} of the local [[Pokémon Center]], [[Nurse Joy]]. After that, she shows off the Celestic [[Ribbon]], which will be given to the winner. In the changing rooms, as Dawn struggles with her hair, a formally dressed woman with a briefcase passes through the door telling someone to hurry up, then followed by a more casually dressed woman with sunglasses, who says that she does not want to do any work today. The woman then sees Dawn's less than perfect hair and excitedly fixes it. Dawn turns to thank the woman and recognizes her as Lila, who pulls her sunglasses down and also recognizes Dawn. The first woman comes in the room and drags Lila out.

Marian introduces the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] as Dawn watches from the waiting room. The first Coordinator is introduced as the "Tiger Lily" of Celestic Town who is making her first Contest appearance in over 20 years, Lila. Up in the stands, Ash and Brock are excited to find out that Lila is making a comeback. Lila calls upon her Pokémon, and bursting from a Poké Ball with a Flora [[Seal]] is a {{p|Cherrim}} who, thanks to the bright stage lights, opens up to reveal its [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Cherrim|Sunshine Form]]. Ash then scans it with his [[Pokédex]]. Lila begins her presentation with Cherrim using {{m|Magical Leaf}} and {{m|Sunny Day}} to create the image of a beautiful green flower shape in the stadium. Brock comments that she really knows how to show off Cherrim's unique qualities, and all three judges like it as well. Dawn is amazed by the [[Contest combination|combination]] as well, but remembers that for today, Lila is her opponent. After a number of performances, [[Jessie|Jessilina]] enters the stage promising a Fantina-inspired performance while putting on a poor French accent. Her appeal round, however, is just her {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} using {{m|Silver Wind}} to allow her to fly, very similar to her appeal with {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} in the {{to|Solaceon}} Contest. Ash and Brock seem almost embarrassed to watch it and wonder what connection it has to Fantina at all, while [[James]], {{MTR}}, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} seem equally embarrassed, as do the three judges.

During Dawn's appeal, she calls upon {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} and has her use {{m|Ice Beam}} to create a slide of ice that Buneary can skate on. Dawn then tells her to use {{m|Dizzy Punch}}, which allows her to skate on her ears, however she spins out of control and flies across the stage. Fortunately, Dawn catches her and with a smile and a pose, they cover up their mistake. The judges gave Dawn good comments.

While waiting for the results, Dawn and the others find Lila and Johanna, who had been watching the Contest on [[television]], talking over the video phone. Lila compliments Dawn's performance and Dawn asks about the battle between her and Johanna. Lila goes on to say that it was the most important battle of her life because it helped her decide she wanted to become a Pokémon Stylist. She and Johanna agreed to go on and do what they really wanted to do and Lila went to study Pokémon styling abroad. Johanna is still surprised that Lila would enter a Contest again, so Lila explains it was because of seeing her [[rival]]'s daughter on television, Lila thought she could stake winning her fifth Ribbon in a battle against Dawn, allowing her to compete in the [[Grand Festival]]. Johanna guesses there is another reason for Lila competing, and Lila explains that if she battles Dawn the way she did Johanna, she may learn something about herself.

Marian then announces that the judges are done and the eight Coordinators that got through are shown on the screen. Lila and Dawn make it through but Jessilina does not. The pairings are shown with Dawn and Lila shown at opposite ends. They agree to meet in the finals and Johanna wishes them both luck. With Lila using Delcatty and Dawn using {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}, they both make it to the final round. Dawn worries in her head about getting her third Ribbon and the loss her mother suffered to Lila, while Lila is quite excited about the battle. Dawn reassures herself she will have a good chance at getting her third Ribbon. With five minutes on the clock the battle begins, they both send their Pokémon and Dawn makes the first move. Ambipom spins and uses {{m|Swift}} on Delcatty, which he avoids with {{m|Substitute}}. Delcatty wraps hiself up in Ambipom's tails and uses {{m|Shock Wave}}, creating a rainbow flower across the stage, at which point Lila then poses her signature "Tiger Lily Smile", which appears to be quite a crowd pleaser. Back in [[Twinleaf Town]], Johanna is pumped at the sight of the battle on the television. Ambipom breaks free with {{m|Double Team}} and hits Delcatty with {{m|Focus Punch}}, however she becomes {{status|infatuation|attracted}} to her foe. Brock explains to Ash the effects of Delcatty's {{a|Cute Charm}} [[Ability]], revealing that Lila's Delcatty is male. To make matters worse, Delcatty puts Ambipom to {{status|sleep}} with {{m|Sing}}, which catches Ash's attention. Ambipom is hit by Iron Tail and is sent flying across the stage, queuing another "Tiger Lily Smile". Delcatty continues to attack Ambipom with Shock Wave before she wakes up and counters with Swift, which Delcatty dodges the way he did before with Substitute. Ambipom manages to strike back with {{m|Double Hit}}, however she gets affected by Cute Charm again. Dawn tries to command Ambipom anyway, and she manages a Double Team. Lila tries to put Ambipom asleep again with Sing, but gets knocked away with Double Hit. Ambipom then snaps out of it and attacks with a huge Swift that Delcatty is unable to avoid, even with Substitute. Delcatty uses Shock Wave and the two massive attacks collide. Swift breaks through and hits Delcatty just as the time runs out. The smoke clears and Dawn is revealed to have more points than Lila. On camera Dawn speaks a message to her mother who is very proud. Lila thanks Delcatty and congratulates Dawn. [[Raoul Contesta]] then awards Dawn the Celestic Ribbon. Lila goes up to Delcatty and comforts him about the loss, and then she sees the big smile on Dawns face as Dawn hugs Ambipom excitedly.

Later, to celebrate Dawn's victory, Lila lets the gang pick out whatever they like from her shop. All of them, including their Pokémon, try out a lot of clothes, (for Ash, Brock, and Dawn), and jewelry for the Pokémon, before thanking Lila. Lila also thanks Dawn for letting her experience excitement she has not felt in a long time. Ash also reveals that their battle helped him come up with a way to counter Fantina's Hypnosis.

==Major events==
[[File:Dawn Celestic Ribbon.png|thumb|220px|Dawn holding the Celestic Ribbon]]
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Celestic Town]].
* {{an|Dawn}}, [[Jessie|Jessilina]], and [[Lila]] enter the Celestic Town [[Pokémon Contest]].
* Dawn meets Lila, a famous [[Pokémon Stylist]] and an old [[rival]] of [[Johanna]].
* Dawn defeats Lila in the final round and wins the Celestic Contest.
* Dawn earns the [[a:File:Celestic Ribbon.png|Celestic Ribbon]], her third Contest [[Ribbon]] overall.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Lila]]

====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Cherrim}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Wallace]] (poster)
* [[Johanna]]
* [[Lila]]
* [[Marian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* Male [[Contest announcer|announcer]] (voice; flashback)
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* Lila's coworkers

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Staravia}} ({{OP|Ash|Staravia}})
* {{p|Turtwig}} ({{OP|Ash|Turtwig}})
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{OP|Ash|Chimchar}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Gliscor}} ({{OP|Ash|Gliscor}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Pachirisu}} ({{OP|Dawn|Pachirisu}})
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}})
* {{p|Swinub}} ({{OP|Dawn|Swinub}})
* {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Johanna|Glameow}})
* {{p|Delcatty}} ([[Lila]]'s)
* {{p|Cherrim}} ([[Lila]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Milotic}} ([[Wallace]]'s; poster)
* {{p|Nosepass}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Crawdaunt}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Delibird}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Donphan}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Swinub}} (Lila's Tiger Lily Smile)
* {{p|Stantler}} (Lila's Tiger Lily Smile)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (×2; Lila's Tiger Lily Smile)
* {{p|Magikarp}} (Lila's Tiger Lily Smile)

==Trivia==
* The song [[Oración]], as well as music from ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', and ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', are used as background music.
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: {{p|Starly}}
* [[Jessie]], disguised as Jessilina, dresses up like [[Fantina]] for this episode's {{pkmn|Contest}}. She also uses a French accent similar to Fantina's.
* [[James]] and {{MTR}} wear the same outfits they wear in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]''.
* This episode marks the main series debut of {{m|Substitute}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}; the move was already used in the [[M11|eleventh movie]].
* The dub title for this episode is a reference to the phrase "{{wp|Generation gap|bridging the generation gap}}".
* {{TRT}} doesn't blast off or recite their {{motto}} in this episode.

===Errors===
* In one scene, when [[Lila]]'s bodyguard pulls her away, the ribbons on Dawn's dress disappear.
* At one point after Lila made her {{p|Cherrim}} Appeal pose, a line can be seen running down its flower petal, giving it the impression it has two flowers on its head instead of one.
* When [[Nurse Joy]] tilts her head, the cross on her hat changes from orange to light-pink.

<gallery>
Dawn DP095 error.png|Dawn's dress error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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Double Team (move)

2020-09-01T08:10:28Z

TapLover: /* In the anime */ Abridged.

{{samename|Double Battling Trainer class|Double Team (Trainer class)}}
{{MoveInfobox
|n=104
|name=Double Team
|jname=かげぶんしん
|jtranslit=Kage Bunshin
|jtrans=Shadow Divide
|gameimage=Double Team VIII.png
|gameimagewidth=300
|type=Normal
|damagecategory=Status
|basepp=15
|maxpp=24
|power=—
|accuracy=—
|gen=I
|category=Cool
|appeal=2
|jam=0
|cdesc=Can avoid being startled by others once.
|appealsc=2
|scdesc=Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
|appeal6=1
|jam6=0
|cdesc6=Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.
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|protect=no
|magiccoat=no
|snatch=yes
|mirrormove=no
|kingsrock=no
|sound=no
|tm1=yes
|tm#1=32
|tm2=yes
|tm#2=32
|tm3=yes
|tm#3=32
|tm4=yes
|tm#4=32
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'''Double Team''' (Japanese: '''かげぶんしん''' ''Shadow Divide'') is a non-damaging {{type|Normal}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]]. It was [[TM32]] from Generation I to [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]].

==Effect==
Double Team increases the user's {{stat|evasion}} by one [[Statistic#Stages|stage]].

If powered up by a [[Normalium Z]] into Z-Double Team, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Double Team can also be used as part of a [[Contest combination|Pokémon Contest combination]], with {{m|Agility}}, {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Teleport}} having their base appeal points doubled if they are used in the next turn.

==Description==
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad}}|Creates illusionary copies of the user. The copies disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad2}}|Creates illusionary copies of the user. They disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Heightens evasiveness.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.{{tt|*|Move}} Creates illusory copies to enhance elusiveness.{{tt|*|TM}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}|By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.{{tt|*|Move}} The user begins moving so quickly that it creates illusory copies to raise its evasiveness.{{tt|*|TM}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|PBR}} {{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}} {{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}} {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}} {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}

==Learnset==
===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
{{Movehead/Level|Normal|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|025|Pikachu|type=Electric|2|Field|Fairy|15{{sup/1|Y}}|15|15|18|21|21{{sup/6|XY}} 23{{sup/6|ORAS}}|23{{sup/7|SM}}{{sup/7|USUM}} 12{{sup/7|PE}}|8}}
{{Moveentry/8|026|Raichu|type=Electric|2|Field|Fairy||||||||1}}
{{Moveentry/8|026A|Raichu|type=Electric|type2=Psychic|2|Field|Fairy|||||||1{{sup/7|PE}}|1|form=Alolan Form}}
{{Moveentry/8|123|Scyther|type=Bug|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug|24|48|41|37|37|37|37{{sup/7|SM}}{{sup/7|USUM}} 8{{sup/7|PE}}|16}}
{{Moveentry/8|193|Yanma|type=Bug|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug||13|13{{sup/3|RSE}} 12{{sup/3|FRLG}}|11|11|11|11}}
{{Moveentry/8|212|Scizor|type=Bug|type2=Steel|1|Bug|Bug||48|41{{sup/3|RSE}}|||||16}}
{{Moveentry/8|276|Taillow|type=Normal|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying|||19|19|19|19{{sup/6|XY}} 17{{sup/6|ORAS}}|17}}
{{Moveentry/8|277|Swellow|type=Normal|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying|||19|19|19|19{{sup/6|XY}} 17{{sup/6|ORAS}}|17}}
{{Moveentry/8|280|Ralts|type=Psychic|type2=Fairy|2|Human-Like|Amorphous|||11|10|10|10{{sup/6|XY}} 6{{sup/6|ORAS}}|6|3}}
{{Moveentry/8|281|Kirlia|type=Psychic|type2=Fairy|2|Human-Like|Amorphous|||1, 11|1, 10|1, 10|1, 10{{sup/6|XY}} 1, 6{{sup/6|ORAS}}|1, 6|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|282|Gardevoir|type=Psychic|type2=Fairy|2|Human-Like|Amorphous|||1, 11|1, 10|1, 10|1, 10{{sup/6|XY}} 1, 6{{sup/6|ORAS}}|1, 6|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|291|Ninjask|type=Bug|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug|||20|20|20|20|1, {{tt|Evo.|Learned upon evolving}}|1, {{tt|Evo.|Learned upon evolving}}}}
{{Moveentry/8|313|Volbeat|type=Bug|2|Bug|Human-Like|||9|5|5|5|5}}
{{Moveentry/8|359|Absol|type=Dark|1|Field|Field|||31|33|33{{sup/5|BW}} 25{{sup/5|B2W2}}|25{{sup/6|XY}} 19{{sup/6|ORAS}}|19}}
{{Moveentry/8|361|Snorunt|type=Ice|2|Fairy|Mineral|||7|4|4|4{{sup/6|XY}} 5{{sup/6|ORAS}}|5|10}}
{{Moveentry/8|362|Glalie|type=Ice|2|Fairy|Mineral|||1, 7|1, 4|1, 4|1, 4{{sup/6|XY}} 1, 5{{sup/6|ORAS}}|1, 5|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|386S|Deoxys|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||10|17|17|17{{sup/6|XY}} 13{{sup/6|ORAS}}|13|form=Speed Forme}}
{{Moveentry/8|396|Starly|type=Normal|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying||||13|13|13|13}}
{{Moveentry/8|397|Staravia|type=Normal|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying||||13|13|13|13}}
{{Moveentry/8|398|Staraptor|type=Normal|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying||||13|13|13|13}}
{{Moveentry/8|469|Yanmega|type=Bug|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug||||1, 11|1, 11|1, 11|1, 11}}
{{Moveentry/8|475|Gallade|type=Psychic|type2=Fighting|2|Human-Like|Amorphous||||1, 10|1, 10|1, 10{{sup/6|XY}} 1, 6{{sup/6|ORAS}}|1, 6|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|478|Froslass|type=Ice|type2=Ghost|2|Fairy|Mineral||||1, 4|1, 4|1, 4{{sup/6|XY}} 1, 5{{sup/6|ORAS}}|1, 5|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|479|Rotom|type=Electric|type2=Ghost|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||15|15|15|15|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|488|Cresselia|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||1|1|1|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|491|Darkrai|type=Dark|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||47|47|47|47}}
{{Moveentry/8|566|Archen|type=Rock|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Water 3|||||8|8|8}}
{{Moveentry/8|567|Archeops|type=Rock|type2=Flying|2|Flying|Water 3|||||8|8|8}}
{{Moveentry/8|587|Emolga|type=Electric|type2=Flying|1|Field|Field|||||19|19|19|5}}
{{Moveentry/8|617|Accelgor|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|||||1, 8|1, 8|1, 8|1}}
{{Moveentry/8|656|Froakie|type=Water|1|Water 1|Water 1||||||43|43}}
{{Moveentry/8|657|Frogadier|type=Water|1|Water 1|Water 1||||||48|50}}
{{Moveentry/8|658|Greninja|type=Water|type2=Dark|1|Water 1|Water 1||||||52|56}}
{{Moveentry/8|690|Skrelp|type=Poison|type2=Water|2|Water 1|Dragon||||||28|28|20}}
{{Moveentry/8|691|Dragalge|type=Poison|type2=Dragon|2|Water 1|Dragon||||||28|28|20}}
{{Moveentry/8|714|Noibat|type=Flying|type2=Dragon|2|Flying|Dragon||||||||12}}
{{Moveentry/8|715|Noivern|type=Flying|type2=Dragon|2|Flying|Dragon||||||||12}}
{{Moveentry/8|717|Yveltal|type=Dark|type2=Flying|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||||||5|5}}
{{Moveentry/8|744|Rockruff|type=Rock|1|Field|Field||||||||8}}
{{Moveentry/8|745|Lycanroc|type=Rock|1|Field|Field||||||||1|form=Midday Form}}
{{Moveentry/8|745Mn|Lycanroc|type=Rock|1|Field|Field||||||||1|form=Midnight Form}}
{{Moveentry/8|745D|Lycanroc|type=Rock|1|Field|Field||||||||1|form=Dusk Form}}
{{Moveentry/8|778|Mimikyu|type=Ghost|type2=Fairy|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||||||5|12}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|8}}

===By [[TM]]===
{{Movehead/TM|Normal|1|TM32|TM32|TM32|TM32|TM32|TM32|TM32|no}}
|-
| colspan=14 style="text-align: center; background-color: #{{Red color light}}" | '''Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM ''except'' the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.'''
|-
{{Moveentry/8|010|Caterpie|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|011|Metapod|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|013|Weedle|type=Bug|type2=Poison|1|Bug|Bug|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|014|Kakuna|type=Bug|type2=Poison|1|Bug|Bug|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|129|Magikarp|type=Water|2|Water 2|Dragon|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|132|Ditto|type=Normal|1|Ditto|Ditto|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|201|Unown|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|202|Wobbuffet|type=Psychic|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|235|Smeargle|type=Normal|1|Field|Field||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|265|Wurmple|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|266|Silcoon|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|268|Cascoon|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug|||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|360|Wynaut|type=Psychic|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|374|Beldum|type=Steel|type2=Psychic|1|Mineral|Mineral|||✘|✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|401|Kricketot|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug||||✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|412|Burmy|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug||||✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|415|Combee|type=Bug|type2=Flying|1|Bug|Bug||||✘|✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|602|Tynamo|type=Electric|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||||✘|✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|664|Scatterbug|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug||||||✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|665|Spewpa|type=Bug|1|Bug|Bug||||||✘|✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|787|Tapu Bulu|type=Grass|type2=Fairy|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||||✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|789|Cosmog|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||||✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|790|Cosmoem|type=Psychic|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||||✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|803|Poipole|type=Poison|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||||✘|}}
{{Moveentry/8|805|Stakataka|type=Rock|type2=Steel|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||||✘|}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|8}}

===By {{pkmn|breeding}}===
{{Movehead/Breed|Normal|2}}
{{Moveentry/7|509|Purrloin|type=Dark|1|Field|Field|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|595|Joltik|type=Bug|type2=Electric|1|Bug|Bug|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|722|Rowlet|type=Grass|type2=Flying|1|Flying|Flying|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|816|Sobble|type=Water|2|Water 1|Field|||||||✔}}
{{Moveentry/7|885|Dreepy|type=Dragon|type2=Ghost|2|Amorphous|Dragon|||||||✔}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|7}}

===Special move===
====[[Generation IV]]====
{{Movehead/Special|Normal}}
{{Moveentry/1|422E|Shellos|type=Water|2|Water 1|Amorphous|[[Hayley's trades#Shellos|My Pokémon Ranch]]|form=East Sea}}
{{Moveentry/1|491|Darkrai|type=Dark|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] - ''{{DL|Ranger Net|Liberate the Tower!}}''}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|1}}

==In other games==
===[[Super Smash Bros.]] series===
<gallery>
Double Team start SSBB.png|Lucario about to use '''Double Team'''.
Double Team miss SSBB.png|Lucario using '''Double Team'''.
Double Team hit SSBB.png|Lucario attacking.
</gallery>

{{sbw|Double Team}} is {{SSB|Lucario}}'s down Special move. When Lucario uses Double Team, it creates copies of itself for its opponent to attack, while the real Lucario sneaks up from behind to counterattack.

It is also one of {{SSB|Greninja}}'s victory poses.

===Description===
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Boosts the user's Evasion by one level.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Boosts the user's Evasiveness by 1 level.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|じぶんのかいひを１だんかいあげる|Boosts the user's Evasiveness by 1 level}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|It boosts your evasiveness. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a [[File:IconTileGTI.png]]Wonder Tile.)}}
{{movedescentry|[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]|Generate a second Lucario, and then counterattack.{{tt|*|Super Smash Bros. for 3DS manual}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a [[File:IconTileSMD.png]]Wonder Tile.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}

==In the anime==
{{moveanime|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself.|image1=Ursula Gabite Double Team.png|image1p=Gabite|image2=Woobat Double Team.png|image2p=Woobat|image3=Sled Jump Glalie Double Team.png|image3p=Glalie|image4=Clemont Bunnelby Double Team.png|image4p=Bunnelby}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=044|pkmn=Gloom|method=Gloom's body becomes outlined in blue, then it glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Florinda|user1=Florinda's Gloom|startcode=EP068|startname=Make Room for Gloom|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=042|pkmn=Golbat|method=Golbat creates a copy and uses it as a decoy. After the opponent attacks it, it disappears and Golbat appears behind the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Mandi|user1=Mandi's Golbat|startcode=EP075|startname=Round One - Begin!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=123|pkmn=Scyther|method=Scyther's body glows multicolored, then it creates two or more copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Jeanette Fisher|user1=Jeanette Fisher's Scyther|startcode=EP077|startname=The Fourth Round Rumble}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Tracey's Scyther|startcode=EP097|startname=Tracey Gets Bugged}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Bugsy's Scyther|startcode=EP144|startname=Gettin' The Bugs Out}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=062|pkmn=Poliwrath|method=Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Tad|user1=Tad's Poliwrath|startcode=EP105|startname=Charizard Chills}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=133|pkmn=Eevee|method=Eevee creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Gary's Eevee|startcode=EP116|startname=The Rivalry Revival}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Serena's Eevee|startcode=XY095|startname=Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=065|pkmn=Alakazam|method=Alakazam creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Alex Davis|user1=Alex Davis's Alakazam|startcode=EP171|startname=Power Play!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=193|pkmn=Yanma|method=Yanma creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Zachary Evans|user1=Zachary Evans's Yanma|startcode=EP177|startname=Wings 'N' Things}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=188|pkmn=Skiploom|method=Skiploom creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ephraim|user1=Ephraim's Skippy|startcode=EP178|startname=The Grass Route}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=198|pkmn=Murkrow|method=Murkrow flies around so fast it looks like a blur, and it moves fast so it looks like there are multiple other Murkrow.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Murkrow (Pokémon)|user1=Multiple wild Murkrow|startcode=EP184|startname=All That Glitters!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=216|pkmn=Teddiursa|method=Teddiursa creates two other copies of itself that does anything it does.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Teddiursa (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Teddiursa|startcode=EP186|startname=UnBEARable}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=076|pkmn=Golem|method=Golem creates two other copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Goneff|user1=Goneff's Golem|startcode=EP192|startname=The Wayward Wobbuffet}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=212|pkmn=Scizor|method=Scizor creates multiple copies of itself. Sometimes, its body glows white before it multiplies.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Iron-Masked Marauder|user1=Iron-Masked Marauder's Scizor|startcode=M04|startname=Celebi: The Voice of the Forest}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Katie (Hoenn)|user1=Katie's Scizor|startcode=AG129|startname=A Judgment Brawl}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=McCann|user1=McCann's Scizor|startcode=DP154|startname=Mastering Current Events!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=236|pkmn=Tyrogue|method=Tyrogue's body glows white and creates multiple copies of himself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Kiyo|user1=Kiyo's Tyrogue|startcode=EP233|startname=A Tyrogue Full of Trouble}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=240|pkmn=Magby|method=Magby's body glows white, then makes multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Satchel|user1=Satchel's Magby|startcode=EP262|startname=You're a Star, Larvitar!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=162|pkmn=Furret|method=Furret's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Salvador|user1=Salvador's Furret|startcode=EP266|startname=A Claim to Flame!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=218|pkmn=Slugma|method=Slugma's body glows white then creates two other copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Macy|user1=Macy's Slugma|startcode=EP267|startname=Love, Pokémon Style|endcode=EP272|endname=Johto Photo Finish}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=082|pkmn=Magneton|method=Magneton glows white then creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Vincent|user1=Jackson's Magneton|startcode=EP268|startname=Tie One On!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=278|pkmn=Wingull|method=Wingull's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Pokémon Coordinator|user1=A Coordinator's Wingull|startcode=AG034|startname=Having a Wailord of a Time}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=262|pkmn=Mightyena|method=Mightyena's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Tabitha|user1=Tabitha's Mightyena|startcode=AG036|startname=The Spheal of Approval}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=301|pkmn=Delcatty|method=Delcatty's body glows white, then it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Georgio|user1=Georgio's Delcatty|startcode=HS11|startname=A Date With Delcatty}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=291|pkmn=Ninjask|method=Ninjask disappears to dodge an attack, then reappears a few seconds later, or Ninjask's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Colonel Hansen|user1=Colonel Hansen's two Ninjask|startcode=AG044|startname=The Princess and the Togepi}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Brandon (anime)|user1=Brandon's Ninjask|startcode=AG190|startname=Pace - The Final Frontier!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=219|pkmn=Magcargo|method=Magcargo's body glows white then creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Flannery|user1=Flannery's Mag|startcode=AG056|startname=Going, Going, Yawn}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=276|pkmn=Taillow|method=Taillow's body glows white then creates five copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ritchie|user1=Ritchie's Rose|startcode=HS13|startname=Celebi and Joy!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=272|pkmn=Ludicolo|method=Ludicolo's body glows whitish-green and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Poncho (AG067)|user1=Poncho's Ludicolo|startcode=AG067|startname=Go Go Ludicolo!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=386|pkmn=Deoxys|method=Deoxys raises its tentacles and creates hundreds of copies of itself. The copies are purple in color and have no pupils. The copies then do whatever the user tells them to do. When the copies are hit, they disintegrate.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Deoxys (M07)|user1=Deoxys (Purple Crystal)|startcode=M07|startname=Destiny Deoxys}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=370|pkmn=Luvdisc|method=Luvdisc's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Caserin and Luverin|user1=Misty's Caserin|startcode=HS16|startname=Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=373|pkmn=Salamence|method=Salamence's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Silver (HS18)|user1=Silver's Salamence|startcode=HS18|startname=The Search for the Legend}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=277|pkmn=Swellow|method=Swellow's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Swellow|startcode=AG100|startname=Solid as a Solrock}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=283|pkmn=Surskit|method=Surskit's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Kent|user1=Kent's Surskit|startcode=AG103|startname=A Cacturne for the Worse}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=361|pkmn=Snorunt|method=Snorunt's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Snorunt|startcode=AG108|startname=Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=052|pkmn=Meowth|method=Meowth's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Tyson's Meowth|startcode=AG126|startname=Saved by the Beldum}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=362|pkmn=Glalie|method=Glalie's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Glalie|startcode=AG128|startname=Shocks and Bonds}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Pokémon Trainer|user1=A Trainer's Glalie|startcode=SM060|startname=Getting a Jump on the Competition!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=094|pkmn=Gengar|method=Multiple shadows come out of Gengar's body that take the shape of it.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Agatha's Gengar|startcode=AG132|startname=The Scheme Team}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=275|pkmn=Shiftry|method=Multiple shadows come out of Shiftry's body and take the form of Shiftry, or Shiftry moves quickly, leaving behind afterimages of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Angela|user1=Angela's Shiftry|startcode=AG156|startname=From Cradle to Save}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Palace Maven Spenser|user1=Spenser's Shiftry|startcode=AG164|startname=Ka Boom with a View!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=128|pkmn=Tauros|method=Tauros splits into multiple copies of himself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Tauros|startcode=AG170|startname=Second Time's the Charm!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=018|pkmn=Pidgeot|method=Pidgeot moves quickly to create multiple afterimages of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Solidad|user1=Solidad's Pidgeot|startcode=AG182|startname=Channeling the Battle Zone!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=190|pkmn=Aipom|method=Aipom's body glows white or becomes outlined in white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Dawn's Aipom|startcode=AG183|startname=Aipom and Circumstance!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=396|pkmn=Starly|method=Starly creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Paul|user1=Paul's Starly|startcode=DP003|startname=When Pokémon Worlds Collide!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=334|pkmn=Altaria|method=Altaria's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Pokémon Trainer|user1=A Trainer's Altaria|startcode=DP010|startname=Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=200|pkmn=Misdreavus|method=Misdreavus splits into three other copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Zoey|user1=Zoey's Misdreavus|startcode=DP011|startname=Mounting a Coordinator Assault!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=074|pkmn=Geodude|method=Geodude's whole body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Pokémon Trainer|user1=A Trainer's Geodude|startcode=DP033|startname=All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=491|pkmn=Darkrai|method=Darkrai's body glows red and it creates faded copies of itself that circles around the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Darkrai (M10)|startcode=M10|startname=The Rise of Darkrai}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=424|pkmn=Ambipom|method=Ambipom's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself. Sometimes, its body doesn't even glow at all.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Dawn's Ambipom|startcode=DP087|startname=The Psyduck Stops Here!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=026|pkmn=Raichu|method=Raichu's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash Ketchum|user1=A Raichu Ash used briefly|startcode=DP088|startname=Camping It Up!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=489|pkmn=Phione|method=Phione's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Phione (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Phione|startcode=DP113|startname=Hold the Phione!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=122|pkmn=Mr. Mime|method=Mr. Mime's body glows white and it creates five identical copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Clayton|user1=Clayton's Mr. Mime|startcode=DP159|startname=Short and To the Punch!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=444|pkmn=Gabite|method=Gabite's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ursula's Gabite|startcode=DP175|startname=Opposites Interact!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=429|pkmn=Mismagius|method=Mismagius's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Zoey|user1=Zoey's Mismagius|startcode=DP176|startname=Coming Full-Festival Circle!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=470|pkmn=Leafeon|method=Leafeon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Zoey|user1=Zoey's Leafeon|startcode=DP176|startname=Coming Full-Festival Circle!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=405|pkmn=Luxray|method=Luxray's body flashes white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Volkner|user1=Volkner's Luxray|startcode=DP179|startname=The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=515|pkmn=Panpour|method=Panpour's body flashes white and it creates multiple copies of itself. As each copy is created, a flash of white light appears where it is going to appear.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Cress's Panpour|startcode=BW005|startname=Triple Leaders, Team Threats!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=520|pkmn=Tranquill|method=Tranquill's entire body glows white and it creates four copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Trip|user1=Trip's Tranquill|startcode=BW010|startname=A Rival Battle for Club Champ!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=527|pkmn=Woobat|method=Woobat's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Woobat (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Woobat|startcode=BW018|startname=Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=576|pkmn=Gothitelle|method=Gothitelle disappears just as it is about to be hit by an attack. Then it reappears along with multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Sally|user1=A wild Gothitelle|startcode=BW021|startname=The Lost World of Gothitelle!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=622|pkmn=Golett|method=Golett's body flashes white and it creates three copies of itself around the battlefield. It then flashes white once again, creating two more copies.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Luke|user1=Luke's Golett|startcode=BW042|startname=Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=617|pkmn=Accelgor|method=Accelgor crosses its arms and its entire body starts to glow white. It then opens its arms and it creates four copies of itself. When the copies shoot through the air, they leave behind a light blue stream of energy.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Charles|user1=Charles's Accelgor|startcode=BW057|startname=The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=647|pkmn=Keldeo|method=Keldeo flashes in light blue, then jumps aside, leaving behind an afterimage of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Keldeo (M15)|startcode=M15|startname=Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=647R|pkmn=Keldeo|method=Resolute Form Keldeo flashes in light blue and multiple copies of itself appear on either side of it.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Keldeo (M15)|startcode=M15|startname=Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=621|pkmn=Druddigon|method=Druddigon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Drayden|user1=Drayden's Druddigon|startcode=BW101|startname=Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=510|pkmn=Liepard|method=Liepard's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Stephan|user1=Stephan's Liepard|startcode=BW106|startname=Strong Strategy Steals the Show!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=136|pkmn=Flareon|method=Flareon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Virgil|user1=Virgil's Flareon|startcode=BW108|startname=A Unova League Evolution!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=582|pkmn=Vanillite|method=Vanillite's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Teaque|user1=Teaque's Vanillite|startcode=BW125|startname=Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=038|pkmn=Ninetales|method=Ninetales's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ninetales (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Ninetales|startcode=BW135|startname=Mystery on a Deserted Island!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=661|pkmn=Fletchling|method=Fletchling's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Fletchling|startcode=XY003|startname=A Battle of Aerial Mobility!}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Clarice|user1=Clarice's Fletchling|startcode=XY112|startname=Master Class is in Session!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=659|pkmn=Bunnelby|method=Bunnelby's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Clemont's Bunnelby|startcode=XY009|startname=Clemont's Got a Secret!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=656|pkmn=Froakie|method=Froakie's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Froakie|startcode=XY017|startname=A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=658|pkmn=Greninja|method=Greninja's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Riot|user1=Riot's Greninja|startcode=M17|startname=Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Sanpei's Greninja|startcode=XY052|startname=A Stealthy Challenge!}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ippei|user1=Ippei's Greninja|startcode=XY100|startname=A Festival of Decisions!|notes=First mentioned in ''{{color2|{{normal color dark}}|XY017|A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!}}''}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Greninja|startcode=XY106|startname=A Meeting of Two Journeys!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=676Da|pkmn=Furfrou|method=Furfrou creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Kayleigh|user1=Kayleigh's Furfrou|startcode=XY047|startname=Dreaming a Performer's Dream!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=657|pkmn=Frogadier|method=Frogadier's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Frogadier|startcode=XY058|startname=The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=580|pkmn=Ducklett|method=Ducklett's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Pokémon Performer|user1=A Performer's Ducklett|startcode=XY101|startname=A Dancing Debut!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=658A|pkmn=Greninja|method=Ash-Greninja's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Greninja|startcode=XY118|startname=Championing a Research Battle!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=461|pkmn=Weavile|method=Weavile's body glows white and it creates multiples copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Alain|user1=Alain's Weavile|startcode=XY130|startname=Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=793|pkmn=Nihilego|method=Nihilego's body glows white and it creates multiples copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ultra Beasts (anime)#Nihilego|user1=Nihilego (anime)|startcode=SM050|startname=Faba's Revenge!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=745|pkmn=Lycanroc|method=Midday Form Lycanroc creates multiples copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Olivia|user1=Olivia's Lycanroc|startcode=SM103|startname=Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=447|pkmn=Riolu|method=Riolu creates multiples copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ash's Riolu|startcode=JN027|startname=JN027}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=083|pkmn=Farfetch'd|method=Farfetch'd creates multiple copies of itself. The copies disappear in a puff of smoke when hit.}}
{{movebtm|type=normal|user=Goh's Farfetch'd|startcode=JN030|startname=JN030}}

* In ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]'', {{an|Brock}} told his {{TP|Brock|Zubat}} to use Double Team. This is a dubbing error, as in the original Japanese version, Brock told Zubat to use {{m|Whirlwind}} instead.
* In the preview for the [[banned episodes|unaired]] {{OBP|AG101|unaired}}, a {{p|Whiscash}} is seen using Double Team.
* [[Nihei]]'s {{p|Venusaur}} was mentioned to know Double Team in ''[[XY017|A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!]]''.

==In the manga==
===In the Ash & Pikachu manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user multiplies into twos at a time.|image1=Murkrow Double Team AP.png|image1p=Murkrow|image2=Team Magma Mightyena Double Team AP.png|image2p=Mightyena}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=198|pkmn=Murkrow|method=Murkrow multiplies into twos at a time.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Murkrow (Pokémon)|user1=Three wild Murkrow|startcode=SP05|startname=The Murkrows' Plot|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=262|pkmn=Mightyena|method=Mightyena divides itself into twos where the clones become transparent.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Team Magma|user1=Team Magma's Mightyena|startcode=SP23|startname=Two Groups Attacking! Magma VS. Aqua}}

===In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user multiplies rapidly.|image1=Muteki Jellicent Double Team.png|image1p=Jellicent}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=593|pkmn=Jellicent|method=Jellicent multiplies rapidly.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Muteki|user1=Muteki's Jellicent|startcode=PBW7|startname=Victini - A New Friend!|notes=Debut}}

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user creates illusionary copies of themselves.|image1=Scizor Double Team MPJ.png|image1p=Scizor}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=212|pkmn=Scizor|method=Scizor creates illusionary copies of itself, confusing the opponent.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Scizor (Pokémon)|user1=A wild Scizor|startcode=PPP52|startname=Go, Go, Apricot! (Part 2)}}

===In the movie adaptations===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user creates illusionary copies of themselves.|image1=Riot Greninja Double Team M17 manga.png|image1p=Greninja}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=658|pkmn=Greninja|method=Greninja creates illusionary copies of itself, confusing the opponent.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Riot|user1=Riot's Greninja|startcode=Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (manga)|startname=Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction|notes=Debut}}

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user creates multiple copies of themselves.|image1=Croaky Double Team.png|image1p=Greninja|image2=Janine Crobat Double Team Adventures.png|image2p=Crobat|image3=Marshal Mienshao Pound Alder Accelgor Double Team Adventures.png|image3p=Accelgor|image4=Roark Cranidos Double Team Adventures.png|image4p=Cranidos}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=061|pkmn=Poliwhirl|method=Poliwhirl disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then reappears somewhere else.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Poli|user1=Red's Poli|startcode=PS009|startname=...But Fearow Itself!|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=062|pkmn=Poliwrath|method=Poliwrath disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then reappears somewhere else, or Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself around the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Poli|user1=Red's Poli|startcode=PS039|startname=Just a Spearow Carrier}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=190|pkmn=Aipom|method=When Aipom is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears, creating an afterimage when it does. It then reappears somewhere else.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Aibo|user1=Gold's Aibo|startcode=PS096|startname=Number One Donphan}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=156|pkmn=Quilava|method=When Quilava is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears, creating an afterimage when it does. It then reappears somewhere else.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Exbo|user1=Gold's Exbo|startcode=PS111|startname=Tyranitar War}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=169|pkmn=Crobat|method=Crobat creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Janine|user1=Janine's Crobat|startcode=PS136|startname=Crossing Crobat}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=236|pkmn=Tyrogue|method=Tyrogue creates four copies of himself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Bruno|user1=Bruno's Tyrogue|startcode=PS176|startname=The Last Battle X}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=311|pkmn=Plusle|method=Plusle creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Ruby's Plusle|startcode=PS199|startname=Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=312|pkmn=Minun|method=Minun creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Sapphire's Minun|startcode=PS199|startname=Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=256|pkmn=Combusken|method=Combusken creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Chic|user1=Sapphire's Chic|startcode=PS226|startname=I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=310|pkmn=Manectric|method=Manectric moves so fast that it leaves behind an afterimage of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Wattson's Manectric|startcode=PS246|startname=Can I Ninjask You a Question?}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=197|pkmn=Umbreon|method=Umbreon creates several solid copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Arena Tycoon Greta|user1=Greta's Umbreon|startcode=PS315|startname=Skirting Around Surskit I}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=408|pkmn=Cranidos|method=Cranidos runs around the opponent, creating copies of itself to confuse them.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Roark's Cranidos|startcode=PS342|startname=A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=398|pkmn=Staraptor|method=Staraptor creates multiple copies of itself to dodge an attack.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Castle Valet Darach|user1=Darach's Staraptor|startcode=PS420|startname=Getting the Drop on Gallade II}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=617|pkmn=Accelgor|method=Accelgor quickly dodges an opponent's attack by creating copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=Normal|user=Alder|user1=Alder's Accelgor|startcode=PS487|startname=A New Perspective}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=656|pkmn=Froakie|method=Froakie creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Croaky|user1=Y's Croaky|startcode=PAXY12|startname=Fast-Thinking Froakie}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=658|pkmn=Greninja|method=Greninja creates multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=Normal|user=Croaky|user1=Y's Croaky|startcode=PAXY33|startname=Chesnaught Protects}}

===In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user creates multiples copies of itself, making it look real.|image1=Enta Illumise Double Team CBF.png|image1p=Illumise|image2=Anabel Entei Double Team CBF.png|image2p=Entei}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=314|pkmn=Illumise|method=Illumise multiplies into two, increasing her evasiveness.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Enta (CBF)|user1=Enta's Illumise|startcode=CBF2|startname=Aim for the Top!|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=244|pkmn=Entei|method=Entei multiplies itself, increasing its evasiveness and easily dodges attacks.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Salon Maiden Anabel|user1=Anabel's Entei|startcode=CBF6|startname=Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden}}

===In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user makes multiple copies of itself using rapid illusions.|image1=Palmer Dragonite Double Team DPA.png|image1p=Dragonite}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=149|pkmn=Dragonite|method=Dragonite makes multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Tower Tycoon Palmer|user1=Palmer's Dragonite|startcode=DPA28|startname=Look for Giratina!|notes=Debut}}

===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user creates multiple copies of themselves.|image1=Takeo Voltorb Double Team Golden Boys.png|image1p=Voltorb|image2=Black Xatu Double Team Golden Boys.png|image2p=Xatu}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=100|pkmn=Voltorb|method=Voltorb creates multiple copies of itself and confuses the opponent.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Firebreather (Trainer class)|user1=Takeo's Voltorb|startcode=GB04|startname=Let's Aim For The Goal|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=178|pkmn=Xatu|method=Xatu creates multiple copies of itself and confuses the opponent.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Black (Golden Boys)|user1=Black's Xatu|startcode=GB21|startname=The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon}}

===In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|gen=The user forms a decoy of itself.|image1=Shu Pikachu Double Team.png|image1p=Pikachu|image2=Shu Wooper Double Team.png|image2p=Wooper}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=025|pkmn=Pikachu|method=Pikachu forms multiple copies of itself.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Shu's Pikachu|startcode=GDZ37|startname=GDZ37|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=194|pkmn=Wooper|method=Wooper forms a decoy of itself.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Shu|user1=Shu's Wooper|startcode=GDZ47|startname=GDZ47}}

===In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user increases evasiveness by multiplying.|image1=Shin Empoleon Double Team PBK.png|image1p=Empoleon}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=395|pkmn=Empoleon|method=Empoleon multiples itself and the clones are scattered, confusing the opponent.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Shin (PBK)|user1=Shin's Empoleon|startcode=PBK1|startname=A Heated Battle Begins!!|notes=Debut}}

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user creates illusionary copies of itself.|image1=Red Clefairy Tyrogue Double Team PM.png|image1p=Clefairy and Tyrogue}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=035|pkmn=Clefairy|method=Clefairy creates illusionary copies of itself which become real.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Red's Clefairy|startcode=PM103|startname=The Ultimate Battle…?!|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=236|pkmn=Tyrogue|method=Tyrogue creates illusionary copies of himself which become real.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Red's Tyrogue|startcode=PM103|startname=The Ultimate Battle…?!|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=575|pkmn=Gothorita|method=Gothorita creates illusionary copies of itself which become real.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Gothorita (Pokémon)|user1=Unknown Trainer's Gothorita|startcode=Pocket Monsters BW (Kosaku Anakubo)|startname=Pocket Monsters BW}}

==In other generations==
===Core series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|genI=Double Team I
|genII=Double Team II
|genIII=Double Team III
|genIV=Double Team IV
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|genV=Double Team V
|genVI=Double Team VI
|genVII=Double Team VII
}}

===Side series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|Stad=Double Team Stad
|Stad2=Double Team Stad2
|Colo=Double Team Colo
|XD=Double Team XD
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PBR=Double Team PBR
}}
===Spin-off series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PMDRB=Double Team PMD RB
}}

==Trivia==
* This move's Japanese name, かげぶんしん ''kage bunshin'', is a reference to a ninja technique ubiquitous in manga, anime, and other fiction commonly known in English as ''shadow clone''. A popular example of this is the {{wp|Naruto}} series, where the main character, {{wp|Naruto Uzumaki}}, has used ''Kage Bunshin no Jutsu'' throughout the series as one of his signature ninja techniques.
* The move's description in the Stadium games erroneously states that it lowers the opponent's accuracy.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
|zh_yue=影子分身 ''{{tt|Yíngjí Fānsān|Shadow Doppelgänger}}''
|zh_cmn=影子分身 ''{{tt|Yǐngzi Fēnshēn|Shadow Doppelgänger}}'' {{tt|*|Games, Anime (Pre-XY series), Manga}} 影分身 ''{{tt|Yǐng Fēnshēn|Shadow Divide}}'' {{tt|*|Anime (XY series)}} 幻象分身法 ''{{tt|Huànxiàng Fēnshēn Fǎ|Shadow Division Technique}}'' {{tt|*|Manga (21st Century edition)}}
|cs=Zdvojení
|da=Dobbelthold
|nl=Dubbelteam
|fi=Parijoukkue (Original series) Tuplatiimi (Advanced Generation)
|fr=Reflet
|de=Doppelteam
|el=Διπλή Ομάδα ''Diplí Omáda''
|he=צוות כפול ''Tsevet Kaful''
|hi=दोहरी टीम ''Dohri Team'' दुगनी टीम ''Dugni Team''
|id=Membelah Bayangan Jurus Bayangan
|it=Doppioteam
|ko=그림자분신 ''{{tt|Geurimjabunsin|Shadow substitute}}''
|pl=Podwójny Zespół{{tt|*|Diamond and Pearl series onwards}} Powielenie{{tt|*|EP097, EP178, EP233-EP262, Advanced}} Klonowanie{{tt|*|EP268}} Rozdwojenie{{tt|*|EP266-EP267}} Powielanie Obrazu{{tt|*|EP233-EP262}} Walka Zespołowa{{tt|*|EP192}} Podwójna Drużyna{{tt|*|EP006, EP184-EP186}} Zwielokrotniony Atak{{tt|*|EP178}} Podwójne Blokowanie{{tt|*|EP177}} Podwójny Cios{{tt|*|EP176}} Akcja Zespołowa{{tt|*|EP171}} Atak Szczypiec{{tt|*|EP144 - Renamed for Scyther}} Podwójny Atak{{tt|*|EP068, EP116}} Podwójna Załoga{{tt|*|EP077}}
|pt_br=Time Duplo ([[SM103]]-present, [[PS009]]-present) Multiplicar (early anime-[[XY131]], [[PS487]]) Estroboscópio Time Duplicado (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
|pt_eu=Duplicar (Pokémon Chronicles) Equipa Dupla (Diamond and Pearl Series)
|ro=Echipa Dublă
|ru=Двойная Опека ''Dvoynaya Opeka''
|sr=Udvostručenje
|es=Doble Equipo
|sv=Dubbellag Dubbelt lag
|vi=Phân Thân Ảnh Phân Thân
}}
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{{Generation IV TMs}}
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{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}

[[Category:Moves that can raise the user's evasion]]
[[Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
[[Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield]]

[[de:Doppelteam]]
[[es:Doble equipo]]
[[fr:Reflet]]
[[it:Doppioteam]]
[[ja:かげぶんしん]]
[[zh:影子分身（招式）]]

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altepcode=EP1119 |
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title_en= |
title_ja=孤高の闘士サイトウ！オトスパスの脅威！！|
title_ja_trans=The Solitary Fighter Saitou! The Threatening Otosupus!! |
broadcast_jp=August 23, 2020 |
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ja_op=[[One, Two, Three|１・２・３]] |
ja_ed=[[Pokémon Shiritori|ポケモンしりとり（ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer.）]] |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|034}}
* {{BMGf|281627|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
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(Japanese: '''孤高の闘士サイトウ！オトスパスの脅威！！''' ''The Solitary Fighter {{tt|Saitou|Bea}}! The Threatening {{tt|Otosupus|Grapploct}}!!'') is the 34th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,119th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on August 23, 2020.
{{spoilers}}



==Plot==
{{incomplete plot}}


==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] meet [[Bea]], a {{type|Fighting}} [[Gym Leader]] from the [[Galar]] [[region]], for the first time.
* Ash battles Bea and suffers his first [[World Coronation Series]] loss, lowering his rank to 930.
* Goh receives a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Hitmonchan}} from the [[Fighting Dojo]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Bea]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Grapploct}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN034.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* {{an|Korrina}} (flashback)
* [[Bea]]
* Karate Master
* {{tc|Black Belt}}s

===Pokémon===

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Riolu}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Raboot}} ({{OP|Goh|Raboot}})
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Ash|Dragonite}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Riolu}} ({{OP|Ash|Riolu}})
* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Ash|Farfetch'd}}; {{rf|Galarian|Form}})
* {{p|Sobble}} ({{OP|Goh|Sobble}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]]; ×2)
* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Korrina|Lucario}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Lucario]]; flashback)
* {{p|Grapploct}} ([[Bea]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ([[Bea]]'s)
* {{p|Pangoro}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Throh}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Tyrogue}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Scraggy}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Machop}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Machoke}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Machamp}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Sawk}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Hitmontop}} ([[Bea]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Bea]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} (Karate Master's)
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} (Karate Master's; flashback)
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} ([[Fighting Dojo]]'s; multiple; one given to [[Goh]])
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} ([[Fighting Dojo]]'s; multiple)
* {{p|Persian}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Grimer}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{DL|Battle judge|Rotom Drone}})

==Trivia==
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Grapploct}}
* [[Goh]] and {{Ash}} read out the title card.
* Goh having to choose between a {{p|Hitmonchan}} and {{p|Hitmonlee}} is a reference to the [[Kanto]]-based {{pkmn|games}}, where the player can [[Gift Pokémon|receive]] one of these two Pokémon by defeating all [[Fighting Dojo]] {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in [[Saffron City]].
** The interior of the Fighting Dojo seen in this episode is also similar to that seen in the games.
* This marks the first appearance of a {{p|Hawlucha}} in the {{pkmn|anime}} since {{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}} last appeared in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', 180 episodes earlier.
* Goh, Ash, and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN035|next episode]].

===Errors===
*Before using {{m|Reversal}} in one shot, {{p|Riolu}} appears to be the size of a Dynamax Pokémon when it clearly shouldn't.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==

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[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka]]
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[[Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura]]
[[Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors]]
[[Category:Episodes with World Coronation Series matches]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon]]

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[[zh:宝可梦旅途第34集]]

Giant Pokémon

2020-08-26T12:15:26Z

TapLover: /* In the anime */ Removing misleading image that's just fanart.

:''Not to be confused with [[gigantic Pokémon]]''.
:''If you were looking for the temporary Pokémon tranformation state introduced in Generation VIII, see [[Dynamax]]
:''If you were looking for the variation of Dynamax, see [[Gigantamax]]''.
'''Giant Pokémon''', while rarely playing a large part in terms of plot, are nonetheless a recurring theme in the [[Pokémon anime]]. There are several episodes that have a plot revolving around unusually large {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, such to the point that it seems to be a rather common mutation for Pokémon to go through. All [[Totem Pokémon]] shown in the anime are giant Pokémon.

==In the anime==

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Gary Krabby.png|200px]] {{p|Krabby}}
| [[Gary Oak]]
| ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Dragonite.png|200px]] {{p|Dragonite}}
| None
| ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Tentacruel.png|200px]] {{p|Tentacruel}}
| None
| ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Kangaskhan.png|200px]] {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| None
| ''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bruno Onix.png|200px]] {{TP|Bruno|Onix}}
| [[Bruno]]
| ''[[EP071|To Master the Onixpected!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Magikarp.png|200px]] {{p|Magikarp}}
| None
| ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nurse Joy Bulbasaur.png|200px]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| [[Mayor of Trovitopolis]], [[Nurse Joy]]
| ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Pidgeot.png|200px]] {{p|Pidgeot}}
| None
| ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Rhydon.png|200px]] {{p|Rhydon}}
| None
| ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| N/A {{p|Charizard}}
| None
| ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Cyrus second Sunflora.png|200px]] {{p|Sunflora}}
| [[Cyrus (EP135)|Cyrus]]
| ''[[EP135|Grin to Win!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Egan Magcargo.png|200px]] {{p|Magcargo}}
| [[Egan]]
| ''[[EP240|Some Like it Hot]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Goldeen.png|200px]] {{p|Goldeen}}
| None
| ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Gulpin.png|200px]] {{p|Gulpin}}
| [[Professor Jacuzzi]]
| ''[[AG065|Gulpin' it Down]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nero.png|200px]] {{p|Whiscash}} "[[Nero]]"
| None
| ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Winona Skarmory.png|200px]] {{p|Skarmory}}
| [[Winona]]
| ''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Claydol.png|200px]] {{p|Claydol}}
| None
| ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Old man Mantine.png|200px]] {{p|Mantine}}
| [[Old man (DP039)|Old man]]
| ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Kellyn Staraptor.png|200px]] {{p|Staraptor}}
| None
| ''[[DP072|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:DP107 size.png|200px]] [[Claw Fossil]]
| [[Byron]]
| ''[[DP107|Ancient Family Matters!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Gumshoos.png|200px]] {{p|Gumshoos}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Alola Raticate.png|200px]] {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Raticate}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Wishiwashi.png|200px]] {{p|Wishiwashi}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM033|Big Sky, Small Fry!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Lurantis.png|200px]] {{p|Lurantis}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM035|Currying Favor and Flavor!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Kommo-o.png|200px]] {{p|Kommo-o}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM051|Family Determination!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Acerola Greedy Rapooh.png|200px]] {{p|Gengar|Greedy Rapooh}}
| [[Acerola]]
| ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Mount Lanakila Sandshrew.png|200px]] {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Sandshrew}}
| None
| ''[[SM080|Not Caving Under Pressure!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Mount Lanakila Sandslash.png|200px]] {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Sandslash}}
| None
| ''[[SM080|Not Caving Under Pressure!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Trevenant.png|200px]] {{p|Trevenant}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM125|A Timeless Encounter!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Shiny Guzzlord anime.png|200px]] {{Shiny}} {{p|Guzzlord}}
| {{an|Ultra Beasts|None}}
| ''[[SM140|Z-Move Showdown!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Goh Golurk.png|200px]] [[Goh's Golurk|Golurk]]
| [[Goh]]
| ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in the Ruins!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Goh giant Magikarp.png|200px]] [[Goh's giant Magikarp|Magikarp]]
| [[Goh]]
| [[JN024]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

===Ancient giant Pokémon===
Several ancient giant Pokémon appeared in the ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''. These Pokémon were all covered in tattoo-like marks. Gengar emerged from a black vajra-like artifact, Alakazam emerged from a spoon-like artifact, and Jigglypuff emerged from an ancient bell.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Alakazam.png|200px]] {{p|Alakazam}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Gengar.png|200px]] {{p|Gengar}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bigglypuff.png|200px]] {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

===Temporary giant Pokémon===

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ash Treecko giant.png|200px]] {{AP|Treecko}}
| [[Ash Ketchum]]
| ''[[AG065|Gulpin' it Down]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zander Caterpie.png|200px]] {{p|Caterpie}}
| [[Zander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zander Metapod.png|200px]] {{p|Metapod}}
| [[Zander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zander Butterfree.png|200px]] {{p|Butterfree}}
| [[Zander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jessie Dustox giant.png|200px]] {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}
| [[Jessie]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:James Cacnea giant.png|200px]] {{TP|James|Cacnea}}
| [[James]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:DP043 Giants.png|200px]] {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}, and {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}
| [[Ash Ketchum]], {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}}
| ''[[DP043|Malice In Wonderland!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Zoroark Illusion.png|200px]] {{p|Zoroark}} ({{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Heatmor Illusion.png|200px]] {{p|Heatmor}} ({{p|Zoroark}}'s {{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Meowth Illusion.png|200px]] {{p|Meowth}} ({{p|Zoroark}}'s {{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|[[File:Sophocles Togedemaru giant.png|200px]] {{TP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}}
| {{an|Sophocles}}
| ''[[SM083|Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!]]''
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

==In the games==
===In the [[core series]]===
In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Ruby, Sapphire}}, {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire}}, there are two men living in [[Sootopolis City]] who respectively want the player to bring them large specimens of {{p|Barboach}} and {{p|Shroomish}}. Likewise, in {{game|Emerald}}, the same two men want the player to bring them large specimens of {{p|Lotad}} and {{p|Seedot}}.

In {{pkmn|Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon}}, {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}, [[Totem Pokémon]] are a type of [[Variant Pokémon|Pokémon variant]] that appear at the end of [[Alola]]'s [[island challenge|island trials]]. Due to the influence of the energy emanated from [[Ultra Wormhole]]s, these Pokémon appear larger and weigh approximately two to four times as much as other Pokémon of the same species. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon the player can obtain Pokémon {{DL|Totem Pokémon|Totem-sized Pokémon|the size of Totems}} by collecting [[Totem Sticker]]s and presenting them to [[Samson Oak]] at [[Heahea Beach]].

In {{pkmn|Sword and Shield}}, a phenomenon known as [[Dynamax]] can make a Pokémon temporarily grow to giant size, upgrading its moves into [[Max Move]]s in the process.

===In the side series===
In {{g|GO}}, [[Raid Battle|Raid Bosses]] are giant Pokémon with stats that are higher than that of regular Pokémon. Once defeated, they will shrink down to normal size and can be captured.

===In the [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]]===
In [[Hey You, Pikachu!]] one of the activities involves {{p|Pikachu}} [[fishing]], and it is possible to fish Pokémon much larger than average. There is also an {{p|Oddish}} that, instead of evolving, grows larger when it is watered, until it is at least ten times Pikachu's size.

In {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}, {{Ra|Hocus}} attacks the player with a giant {{p|Crobat}} when he is faced in the [[Sky Fortress]].

In the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series, the player can be temporarily enlarged by eating the Super Mushroom. {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}'s Final Smash, Puff Up can make Jigglypuff gigantic temporarily, plus knocking out any opponent near it.

==In the manga==
[[File:Black Fog.png|thumb|230px|The Black Fog, a giant Haunter in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
In ''[[ET04|Haunting My Dreams]]'', [[Sabrina]] was attacked by a giant {{p|Haunter}} called the [[Black Fog]]. The Black Fog was an unusually large Haunter, which had lived in [[Lavender Town]] since ancient times, and had a {{m|Dream Eater}} attack powerful enough to suck out one's soul. Ancient people had treated it like a god, and due to this, it eventually chose to kill itself with {{m|Self-Destruct}} rather than be {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}.

Ash caught a giant {{p|Slowpoke}} in ''[[ET19|Ash vs. Gary]]'', but gave it to {{Gary}} soon after in exchange for a photo of his sister, [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]]. After being traded, it evolved into a {{p|Slowbro}}.

===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
In ''[[GB10|A Huge Mysterious Tree!!]]'', {{GnB|Gold}} encountered a giant {{p|Sudowoodo}} blocking {{rt|36|Johto}}. However, it soon turned out that Sudowoodo only seemed giant due to the multiple layers of mud it had gathered on itself, and once those were removed, all that was left was a normal-sized Sudowoodo.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{p|Dragonite}} are generally shown larger than they usually are, as with some other Pokémon.

In ''[[PS074|Make Way for Magikarp]]'', a giant {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Onix}} was used by [[Bruno]] as a battlefield in his battle against {{adv|Bill}} and [[Lt. Surge]] on [[Cerise Island]]. This particular Onix is much longer than normal, allowing it to be used as a stone bridge.

==Other appearances==
===''Detective Pikachu''===
In ''{{OBP|Detective Pikachu|movie}}'', [[Tim Goodman|Tim]], {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character|Pikachu}}, and [[Lucy Stevens|Lucy]] encounter several genetically modified {{p|Torterra}} that have grown to the size of small mountains.

==See also==
* [[Size discrepancies in the Pokémon anime]]
* [[Dynamax]]
* [[Gigantamax]]

[[Category:Anime characters (Pokémon)]]
[[Category:Variant Pokémon]]
[[Category:Giant Pokémon|*]]

[[de:Gigantische Pokémon]]
[[es:Pokémon gigante]]
[[fr:Pokémon géant]]
[[it:Pokémon giganti]]

Giant Pokémon

2020-08-26T09:49:22Z

TapLover:

:''Not to be confused with [[gigantic Pokémon]]''.
:''If you were looking for the temporary Pokémon tranformation state introduced in Generation VIII, see [[Dynamax]]
:''If you were looking for the variation of Dynamax, see [[Gigantamax]]''.
'''Giant Pokémon''', while rarely playing a large part in terms of plot, are nonetheless a recurring theme in the [[Pokémon anime]]. There are several episodes that have a plot revolving around unusually large {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, such to the point that it seems to be a rather common mutation for Pokémon to go through. All [[Totem Pokémon]] shown in the anime are giant Pokémon.

==In the anime==

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Gary Krabby.png|200px]] {{p|Krabby}}
| [[Gary Oak]]
| ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Dragonite.png|200px]] {{p|Dragonite}}
| None
| ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Tentacruel.png|200px]] {{p|Tentacruel}}
| None
| ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Kangaskhan.png|200px]] {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| None
| ''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bruno Onix.png|200px]] {{TP|Bruno|Onix}}
| [[Bruno]]
| ''[[EP071|To Master the Onixpected!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Magikarp.png|200px]] {{p|Magikarp}}
| None
| ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nurse Joy Bulbasaur.png|200px]] {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| [[Mayor of Trovitopolis]], [[Nurse Joy]]
| ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Pidgeot.png|200px]] {{p|Pidgeot}}
| None
| ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Rhydon.png|200px]] {{p|Rhydon}}
| None
| ''[[EP104|Bound For Trouble]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Charizard.png|200px]] {{p|Charizard}}
| None
| ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Cyrus second Sunflora.png|200px]] {{p|Sunflora}}
| [[Cyrus (EP135)|Cyrus]]
| ''[[EP135|Grin to Win!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Egan Magcargo.png|200px]] {{p|Magcargo}}
| [[Egan]]
| ''[[EP240|Some Like it Hot]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Goldeen.png|200px]] {{p|Goldeen}}
| None
| ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Gulpin.png|200px]] {{p|Gulpin}}
| [[Professor Jacuzzi]]
| ''[[AG065|Gulpin' it Down]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Nero.png|200px]] {{p|Whiscash}} "[[Nero]]"
| None
| ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Winona Skarmory.png|200px]] {{p|Skarmory}}
| [[Winona]]
| ''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Claydol.png|200px]] {{p|Claydol}}
| None
| ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Old man Mantine.png|200px]] {{p|Mantine}}
| [[Old man (DP039)|Old man]]
| ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Kellyn Staraptor.png|200px]] {{p|Staraptor}}
| None
| ''[[DP072|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:DP107 size.png|200px]] [[Claw Fossil]]
| [[Byron]]
| ''[[DP107|Ancient Family Matters!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Gumshoos.png|200px]] {{p|Gumshoos}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Alola Raticate.png|200px]] {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Raticate}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Wishiwashi.png|200px]] {{p|Wishiwashi}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM033|Big Sky, Small Fry!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Lurantis.png|200px]] {{p|Lurantis}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM035|Currying Favor and Flavor!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Kommo-o.png|200px]] {{p|Kommo-o}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM051|Family Determination!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Acerola Greedy Rapooh.png|200px]] {{p|Gengar|Greedy Rapooh}}
| [[Acerola]]
| ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Mount Lanakila Sandshrew.png|200px]] {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Sandshrew}}
| None
| ''[[SM080|Not Caving Under Pressure!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Mount Lanakila Sandslash.png|200px]] {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Sandslash}}
| None
| ''[[SM080|Not Caving Under Pressure!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Totem Trevenant.png|200px]] {{p|Trevenant}}
| [[Totem Pokémon|None]]
| ''[[SM125|A Timeless Encounter!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Shiny Guzzlord anime.png|200px]] {{Shiny}} {{p|Guzzlord}}
| {{an|Ultra Beasts|None}}
| ''[[SM140|Z-Move Showdown!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Goh Golurk.png|200px]] [[Goh's Golurk|Golurk]]
| [[Goh]]
| ''[[JN014|Raid Battle in the Ruins!]]''
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Goh giant Magikarp.png|200px]] [[Goh's giant Magikarp|Magikarp]]
| [[Goh]]
| [[JN024]]
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

===Ancient giant Pokémon===
Several ancient giant Pokémon appeared in the ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''. These Pokémon were all covered in tattoo-like marks. Gengar emerged from a black vajra-like artifact, Alakazam emerged from a spoon-like artifact, and Jigglypuff emerged from an ancient bell.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Alakazam.png|200px]] {{p|Alakazam}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Giant Gengar.png|200px]] {{p|Gengar}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bigglypuff.png|200px]] {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| None
| ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

===Temporary giant Pokémon===

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#88a; border:3px solid #88a"
|-
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon (species)|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#bebed1" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#bebed1; {{roundytr|5px}}" | First appearance
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ash Treecko giant.png|200px]] {{AP|Treecko}}
| [[Ash Ketchum]]
| ''[[AG065|Gulpin' it Down]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zander Caterpie.png|200px]] {{p|Caterpie}}
| [[Zander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zander Metapod.png|200px]] {{p|Metapod}}
| [[Zander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zander Butterfree.png|200px]] {{p|Butterfree}}
| [[Zander]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jessie Dustox giant.png|200px]] {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}
| [[Jessie]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:James Cacnea giant.png|200px]] {{TP|James|Cacnea}}
| [[James]]
| ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:DP043 Giants.png|200px]] {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}, and {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}
| [[Ash Ketchum]], {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}}
| ''[[DP043|Malice In Wonderland!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Zoroark Illusion.png|200px]] {{p|Zoroark}} ({{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Heatmor Illusion.png|200px]] {{p|Heatmor}} ({{p|Zoroark}}'s {{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Grand Spectrala Islet Meowth Illusion.png|200px]] {{p|Meowth}} ({{p|Zoroark}}'s {{a|Illusion}})
| None
| ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|[[File:Sophocles Togedemaru giant.png|200px]] {{TP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}}
| {{an|Sophocles}}
| ''[[SM083|Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!]]''
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#bebed1; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |  
|}

==In the games==
===In the [[core series]]===
In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Ruby, Sapphire}}, {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire}}, there are two men living in [[Sootopolis City]] who respectively want the player to bring them large specimens of {{p|Barboach}} and {{p|Shroomish}}. Likewise, in {{game|Emerald}}, the same two men want the player to bring them large specimens of {{p|Lotad}} and {{p|Seedot}}.

In {{pkmn|Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon}}, {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}, [[Totem Pokémon]] are a type of [[Variant Pokémon|Pokémon variant]] that appear at the end of [[Alola]]'s [[island challenge|island trials]]. Due to the influence of the energy emanated from [[Ultra Wormhole]]s, these Pokémon appear larger and weigh approximately two to four times as much as other Pokémon of the same species. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon the player can obtain Pokémon {{DL|Totem Pokémon|Totem-sized Pokémon|the size of Totems}} by collecting [[Totem Sticker]]s and presenting them to [[Samson Oak]] at [[Heahea Beach]].

In {{pkmn|Sword and Shield}}, a phenomenon known as [[Dynamax]] can make a Pokémon temporarily grow to giant size, upgrading its moves into [[Max Move]]s in the process.

===In the side series===
In {{g|GO}}, [[Raid Battle|Raid Bosses]] are giant Pokémon with stats that are higher than that of regular Pokémon. Once defeated, they will shrink down to normal size and can be captured.

===In the [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]]===
In [[Hey You, Pikachu!]] one of the activities involves {{p|Pikachu}} [[fishing]], and it is possible to fish Pokémon much larger than average. There is also an {{p|Oddish}} that, instead of evolving, grows larger when it is watered, until it is at least ten times Pikachu's size.

In {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}, {{Ra|Hocus}} attacks the player with a giant {{p|Crobat}} when he is faced in the [[Sky Fortress]].

In the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series, the player can be temporarily enlarged by eating the Super Mushroom. {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}'s Final Smash, Puff Up can make Jigglypuff gigantic temporarily, plus knocking out any opponent near it.

==In the manga==
[[File:Black Fog.png|thumb|230px|The Black Fog, a giant Haunter in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
In ''[[ET04|Haunting My Dreams]]'', [[Sabrina]] was attacked by a giant {{p|Haunter}} called the [[Black Fog]]. The Black Fog was an unusually large Haunter, which had lived in [[Lavender Town]] since ancient times, and had a {{m|Dream Eater}} attack powerful enough to suck out one's soul. Ancient people had treated it like a god, and due to this, it eventually chose to kill itself with {{m|Self-Destruct}} rather than be {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}.

Ash caught a giant {{p|Slowpoke}} in ''[[ET19|Ash vs. Gary]]'', but gave it to {{Gary}} soon after in exchange for a photo of his sister, [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]]. After being traded, it evolved into a {{p|Slowbro}}.

===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
In ''[[GB10|A Huge Mysterious Tree!!]]'', {{GnB|Gold}} encountered a giant {{p|Sudowoodo}} blocking {{rt|36|Johto}}. However, it soon turned out that Sudowoodo only seemed giant due to the multiple layers of mud it had gathered on itself, and once those were removed, all that was left was a normal-sized Sudowoodo.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], {{p|Dragonite}} are generally shown larger than they usually are, as with some other Pokémon.

In ''[[PS074|Make Way for Magikarp]]'', a giant {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Onix}} was used by [[Bruno]] as a battlefield in his battle against {{adv|Bill}} and [[Lt. Surge]] on [[Cerise Island]]. This particular Onix is much longer than normal, allowing it to be used as a stone bridge.

==Other appearances==
===''Detective Pikachu''===
In ''{{OBP|Detective Pikachu|movie}}'', [[Tim Goodman|Tim]], {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character|Pikachu}}, and [[Lucy Stevens|Lucy]] encounter several genetically modified {{p|Torterra}} that have grown to the size of small mountains.

==See also==
* [[Size discrepancies in the Pokémon anime]]
* [[Dynamax]]
* [[Gigantamax]]

[[Category:Anime characters (Pokémon)]]
[[Category:Variant Pokémon]]
[[Category:Giant Pokémon|*]]

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