Pokémon in Israel
| Pokémon in Israel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Language | Hebrew | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | 2000 | |||
| AG001 | 2004 | |||
| DP001 | 2008 | |||
| BW001 | Never aired | |||
| XY001 | September 4, 2016 | |||
| SM001 | September 13, 2017 | |||
| JN001 | ||||
| HZ001 | ||||
The Pokémon franchise first reached Israel in early 2000, with the first broadcast of אש בוחר את הפוקימון שלו on the Israeli Children Channel.
While all characters, Pokémon, and locations have kept their English names in the Hebrew dub, some objects, moves, and abilities in the franchise received Hebrew-sounding names.
The word Pokémon is written as פוקימון in Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew, unlike English, a plural form, פוקימונים (Pokémonim) is often used. A female form, פוקימונית (Pokémonit) has also been heard in the anime. Since there is no neutral grammatical gender in Hebrew, Pokémon are always referred to as either male or female, but mostly male.
Pokémon games
Pokémon games are sold in English in Israel. Since April 2019, Tor Gaming is the official distributor of Nintendo products in Israel.[1] Before that, there was no official Nintendo distributor in Israel and Nintendo games were rarely found in Israel. However, Some stores imported them from other European countries, and they were available around the European launch day, and sometimes earlier.
Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime is dubbed in Israel by אולפני נ.ל.ס. The first ten seasons of the anime were broadcast on ערוץ הילדים, beginning in 2000 with the airing of the first episode.
On May 4, 2009, the anime was moved Jetix Israel, starting with the eleventh season. On September 9, 2009, Jetix transitioned into Disney Channel Israel and continued to broadcast the eleventh season along with the twelfth season. In 2011, Disney Channel Israel decided to stop airing the anime in Israel. This effected the thirteenth season which was entirely dubbed, as well as the the thirteenth movie which never released to the public for unknown reasons. the Hebrew dub went on hiatus, making many Israeli fans upset.
Pokémon returned to Israel in 2016. Due to the popularity of Pokémon GO in Israel, Arutz Hayeladim reran the first two seasons from July 3, 2016 to August 31, 2016, with the original Hebrew dub. On September 4, 2016, Arutz Hayeladim started to broadcast the XY series, titled XY :פוקימון - הסדרה, followed by the eighteenth season and the nineteenth season. Since September 13, 2017, Arutz Hayeladim is airing the twentieth season, and since July 2018, the channel is airing the twenty-first season.
In Israel, the anime is also available on Netflix.
Pokémon movies
Mewtwo Strikes Back debuted on Israeli cinemas in May 2000, scoring the biggest movie opening ever in the country at the time.
The last movie to be dubbed in Hebrew and played in theaters was Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Jirachi: Wish Maker, and Destiny Deoxys were broadcasted in other channels such as the Yes satellite channel Yes 5 in English with Hebrew subtitles. In late 2010, Arceus and the Jewel of Life was broadcast on Disney Channel Israel with Hebrew dub. I Choose You! was the most recent movie to be aired on Arutz Hayeladim on July 1, 2018.
Zoroark: Master of Illusions was dubbed into Hebrew, but was never released to the public due to Disney Channel Israel's decision to stop airing the anime at the time.
Cast and crew
| Character | Voice actor(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | Romanized | |
| Ash Ketchum | יהונתן מגון דניאל מגון |
Yonatan Magon (2000-2002) Daniel Magon (2002-present) |
| Professor Oak | יהויכין פרידלנדר | Yehoyachin Friedlander |
| Gary Oak | דורון בן-עמי אביהוד תדהר דניאל זילברשטיין עמית יוסוביץ' |
Doron Ben-Ami (2001) Avihud Tidhar (2002-2004) Daniel Zilbershtein (2007) Amit Yosovich (2009-2010) |
| Misty | עדי זינו נעמה אוזן טליה ברקאי |
Adi Zino (2000) Na'ama Ozen (2000-2003, 2018-present) Talya Barkai (2003-2010) |
| Officer Jenny | נטע רווה מייקי אריאל מירי כהן עדי בר לב מיה קדוש |
Netta Ravé (2000-2007) Mikey Ariel (2008-2009) Miri Cohen (2009-2010) Adi Bar Lev (2016-2017) Mia Kadosh (2017-present) |
| Jessie | מאיה בר שלום ענת ניב נועה קשפיצי |
Maya Bar Shalom (2000-2003, 2004-2018) Anat Niv (2003) Noa Kashpitzi (2018-present) |
| James | גיא נתיב גיל צרנוביץ לירון לב גילן שחף |
Guy Nativ (2000-2004) Liron Lev (2004-2010) Gil Tsernovich (2006) Gilan Shahaf (2016-present) |
| Meowth | יוסי צברי ירון מלאכי עידו מוסרי יואב נאמן דור סרוגו |
Yossi Tzabari (2000-2001) Yaron Malachi (2001-2003) Ido Mosseri (2004-2006) Yoav Ne'eman (2006) Dor Srogo (2007-present) |
| Nurse Joy | ענבל ארבל ליטל וידבסקי דנה רישפי אתי קסטרו נועה מלמד עינת אזולאי מיה קדוש |
Enbal Arbel (2000-2002) Lital Vidvaski (2003-2004) Dana Rishfi (2005-2006) Etti Castro (2007-2009) Noah Nelamed (2010) Einat Azulai (2016-2017) Mia Kadosh (2017-present) |
| Brock | אלון גורן מולי בכר גיא רושיניאק אורי זלצמו |
Alon Goren (2000-2001) Moli Bakhar (2001) Guy Roshiniak (2002-2010) Uri Zaltzman (2018-present) |
| Tracey Sketchit | רן לואל דור סרוגו |
Ran Loel Dor Srugo (2007) |
| May | דון לני-גבאי | Dawn Lanny-Gabay |
| Max | אייל כהן עידן דנקנר |
Eyal Cohen (2004-2006) Idan Dankner (2006-2007) |
| Dawn | טליה ברקאי | Talya Barkai |
| Paul | מירון אהרונוביץ | Meron Aharonovich |
| Serena | טליה ברקאי | Talya Barkai |
| Clemont | יובל בינדר | Yuval Binder |
| Bonnie | מייה קדוש | Mia Kadosh |
| Lana | עדי בר לב | Adi Bar Lev |
| Kiawe | אגם שצברג | Agam Schatzberg |
| Lillie | טליה ברקאי | Talya Barkai |
| Sophocles | שירלי לילו | Shirley Lilo |
| Mallow | מאיה מיטלפונקט מיה אלון |
Maya Mittelpunkt (2017-2018) Mia Alon (2018-present) |
During the first ten seasons of the anime, the series dub was directed by Yafa Gabay, a longtime voice actress who also voiced several minor characters in Pokémon. Starting in 2009, Sharon Borgauker became the director of the dub. Borgauker also dubbed several minor characters, including Conway.
The first five theme songs were performed by singer Uzi Fox, the owner of N.L.S Studios and the producer of the Hebrew dub. Uzi Fox also voiced minor characters on Pokémon, including Professor Birch.
Community
FXP, Israel's largest message board, as a Pokémon sub-forum.
Related articles
| The Pokémon franchise around the world | |
|---|---|
| Africa: | South Africa |
| The Americas: | Brazil • Canada • Latin America • United States |
| Asia: | Greater China • Indonesia • Japan • Malaysia • Philippines • Singapore • South Asia • South Korea • Thailand • Vietnam |
| Europe: | Albania • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Netherlands • North Macedonia • Norway • Poland Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Spain • Sweden • Ukraine • United Kingdom |
| Middle East: | Arab world • Israel • Turkey |
| Oceania: | Australia • New Zealand |
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