Pokémon in Germany
| Pokémon in Germany | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Language | German | |||
| Continent | Europe | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | September 1, 1999 | |||
| AG001 | ||||
| DP001 | May 27, 2008 | |||
| BW001 | ||||
| XY001 | ||||
| SM001 | ||||
| JN001 | ||||
| HZ001 | ||||
The Pokémon franchise first reached Germany on September 1, 1999, with the first airing of Pika-Pikachu on RTL II in the German language. Pokémon Red and Blue Versions were released in German shortly afterwards, on October 8, 1999.
Pokémon video games
Pokémon anime
The German dub of the Pokémon anime is recorded and produced by FFF Studio Gruppe. The German dub is based on the English dub produced by 4Kids Entertainment and The Pokémon Company International.
In Germany, the Pokémon anime has aired on RTL II since the series' debut. Currently, episodes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension are airing on RT II's children's programming block, MyPokito.
The special episode Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness has been dubbed into German as well.
Music
All theme songs used in the German dub of the Pokémon anime are translated versions of the songs used in the English dub.
Overall, three Pokémon soundtrack albums have been released in Germany. The first album, Pokémon - Schnapp' sie dir alle, is a translated version of Pokémon 2.B.A. Master. It was released in 2000. The second album, Pokémon - Die Johto Reisen, is a translated version of Totally Pokémon, which was released in 2001. The third and final album is Pokémon Weihnachtsparty, the only international translation of Pokémon Christmas Bash.
Two singles have been released in Germany as well. The first, Pokémon Welt, is a translated version of the English Pokémon World single. In addition, In der Dunkelheit der Nacht (Misty's Song) was released as a CD single. This single included a remixed version of In der Dunkelheit der Nacht, a remixed version of the English Misty's Song, and a karaoke version of In der Dunkelheit der Nacht.
Cast and Crew
Many voice actors and actresses have contributed to the production of the German dub of the Pokémon anime.
Ash Ketchum was voiced by Caroline Combrinck from EP001-EP157. He has been voiced by Veronika Neugebauer since EP158. Neugebauer also provided the voice of Marina.
Misty was voiced by Angela Konstanze Wiederhut and Brock (Rocko) is voiced by Marc Stachel. Tracey Sketchit was voiced by Dirk Meyer.
May (Maike) has been voiced by Stephanie Kellner and Nicola Grupe. Grupe has also voiced Erika's Gloom (Duflor), Jessie as a child, Rebecca, Misty's Horsea (Seeper), Sabrina as a child, and Misty's Togepi. May's brother, Max, has been voiced by Solveig Duda and Ute Bronder. Dawn (Lucia) is voiced by Jana Kilka.
James has been voiced for the entire series by Matthias Klie. Jessie has been voiced by Scarlet Cavadenti and Claudia Lössl, and Meowth has been voiced by Gerhard Acktun for the entire series.
Gary Oak (Gary Eich) is voiced by Nico Macoulis. His grandfather, Professor Oak (Professor Eich), is voiced by Achim Geisler. Another of Ash's rivals, Paul, is voiced by Johannes Wolko.
Nurse Joy (Schwester Joy) and Officer Jenny (Officer Rocky) have had three voice actresses each. Nurse Joy has been voiced by Christine Stichler, Melanie Jung and Tatjana Pokorny, and Officer Jenny has been voiced by Stefanie Beba, Marieke Oeffinger, and Beate Pfeiffer.
All of the opening theme songs in the German dub have been performed by Noel Pix.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon merchandise
External links
- Pokémon on RTL II's website (in German)
