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Pokémon in South Korea
Flag of South Korea
Languages	Korean
Continent	Asia
Original anime airdates
EP001	1997
AG001	July 21, 2003
DP001	September 10, 2007
BW001
XY001
SM001
JN001
HZ001

The Pokémon franchise first reached South Korea in 1997, with the first airing of Pikachu, I Choose You! on the Seoul Broadcasting System. Since none of the first generation Pokémon games were released in South Korea, it wasn't until the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver that Pokémon games were released in South Korean stores.

Pokémon video games

Cover of Pokémon Giratina Pt version

Since none of the first generation or third generation were released in South Korea, it wasn't until April 24, 2002 when Pokémon Gold and Silver were released in South Korean stores. Since then, all of the fourth generation main series games have been released in South Korea. Several of the spin-off Pokémon games have been released in South Korea as well.

With some exceptions such as Pikachu and the legendary Pokémon, most of the Pokémon species names are completely localized into the Korean language. For more information on these translated names, see list of Korean Pokémon names.

Events

Local events have been occurring often in South Korea since the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The events are usually announced on the Korean Pokémon website.

Pokémon anime

Cartoon Network logo

The Korean dub is mainly based on the original Japanese version. Most characters are renamed in the dub.

Tooniverse logo

In South Korea, the Pokémon anime had aired on Seoul Broadcasting System since the series' debut. Currently, episodes of the anime are aired on Tooniverse, CHAMP TV, Animax, Cartoon Network, ANIONE, and Jei TV.

The special episodes such as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness has been dubbed as well.

Unlike the other dubs, the Korean dub has banned 20 episodes so far, including the ones banned in Japan.

Cast and Crew

Many voice actors and actresses have contributed to the production of the Korean dub of the Pokémon anime.

Ash Ketchum was voiced by 최덕희 Choi Deok-Hyi for the Original series, Mewtwo's Counterattack, and Lugia's Birth. 안현서 An Hyeon-Seo voiced Ash for M03, M04, and M05. 이선호 Lee Seon-Ho voiced Ash for Advanced Generation and Diamond and Pearl series as well as the movies in the respective series.

Misty was voiced by 지미애 Chi Mi-Ae. Brock is voiced by 구자형 Ku Ja-Hyeong for the original series and all the movies until Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy. 변영희 Byeon Yeong-Hyi has voiced Brock for the Advanced Generation and Diamond and Pearl series. Tracey Sketchit was voiced by 이영주 Lee Yeong-Ju.

May was voiced by 지미애 Chi Mi-Ae for 아름다운 소원의 별 지라치.

Many of the opening and ending themes from the Japanese version are dubbed.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

The Pokémon Trading Card Game was officially released in South Korea, printing cards until EX Power Keepers. Recently the TCG has been released again with starting with 모험의 시작 Start of the Adventure and its recent expansion, 암흑의 초승달 Darkness of Crescent. Currently, the distributor is Pokémon Korea, Inc.

Unlike the North American set, the booster packs are called Extension Packs, the decks are called Random Decks and the promotional pack is called a Special Set. The borders, colors and layout is the based on the current English cards.

In 2010, Pokémon Cards from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum,and HeartGold & SoulSilver were released in South Korea with text in Korean language. As of December, 2010, there are eight series (with 40 or 60 cards each) and eight theme decks (with 30 cards each), containing cards selected from a variety of expansion sets. A complete list in English of the Korean cards with reference to the original cards is available at the Korean Pokémon Card Database in English. Listings of the cards in Korean on the official Korean language Pokémon TCG site are here.

Pokémon merchandise

Pokémon manga

Pokémon Adventures, 포켓몬스터 스페셜 Pokémon Special, is published in South Korea by Daewon C.I. (대원씨아이). Since then, they have published every volume that has been released in Japan.

External links

• Pokémon Korea (in Korean)
• Pokémon TCG Korea (in Korean)
• Pokémon on CHAMP TV (in Korean)
• Pokémon on Tooniverse (in Korean)
• Pokémon on Animax (in Korean)
• Pokémon on Cartoon Network Korea (in Korean)

This article is part of Project Globe, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon franchise around the world.