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Pokémon in Vietnam
Flag of Vietnam
Language	Vietnamese
Continent	Asia
Original anime airdates
EP001
AG001
DP001
BW001	January 24, 2014
XY001
SM001
JN001
HZ001

In Vietnam, the license to the Pokémon franchise is held by GoGo Entertainment Co. They have held the license to the series since 2013.

Pokémon anime

The Best Wishes series of the Pokémon anime has aired in Vietnam on HTV3 since January 24, 2014. Currently, the series airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9:30am, with the same episode repeating again at 5:30pm on the same day.

Pokémon manga

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Pokémon Adventures to return to Vietnam

The Pokémon Adventures manga is known as Pokémon Đặc Biệt in Vietnam. In the Vietnamese translation, the trademarked romanizations of Japanese names are used for characters, Pokémon and locations; whereas moves are translated into Vietnamese.

In 2003, Pokémon Adventures was licensed by Kim Đồng Publishing House, one of the largest manga publishers in Vietnam. They published translated versions of Volume 1 through Volume 12, until the series was discontinued due to Kim Đồng's Japanese partner cancelling their contract. These volumes were published in a left-to-right format with reversed artwork.

In late 2014, Kim Đồng regained the publishing rights to Pokémon Adventures. The first volume was originally projected for a January 2015 release, but was delayed due to changes requested by Shogakukan and by the company that holds the license to the Pokémon games in Vietnam. Volume 1 is due to be released on April 6, followed by Volume 2 on April 20. Subsequent volumes are expected to be released every two weeks on Mondays. The new volumes will be presented in the original right-to-left reading format.

Pokémon merchandise

In December 2014, to promote the upcoming re-release of the Pokémon Adventures manga, Kim Đồng Publishing House released a 2015 calendar featuring images from the Best Wishes series of the Pokémon anime.

Events

To promote the upcoming re-release of the Pokémon Adventures manga, Kim Đồng Publishing House held a contest called POKÉMON - TỚ CHỌN CẬU from December 25, 2014 through January 21, 2015. Participants wishing to enter had to email a favourite picture from the Pokémon Adventures series, as well as writing about their favourite characters and memories of the manga. 20 winners will be selected — 10 participants whose photos had the most likes/shares on Kim Đồng's Facebook page and 10 winners chosen by the contest organizers. A list of winners has not yet been announced. The 20 winners will receive a tour of the factory in Hanoi where the manga is printed. Winners were also to receive a Pokémon figure by Takara Tomy, however, upon the closing of the contest, it was decided that all participants would receive a figure.

Kim Đồng Publishing House will host an event called Selfie cùng Pikachu, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5, 2015, the day before Volume 1 is to be released. Attendees will be able to purchase the volume early and have their photo taken with a Pikachu mascot. Attendees arriving between 8 am and 11 am will have the chance to pick up special gift items including Pikachu balloons, paper hats and stamps. Attendees who email their photos with the Pikachu mascot will be entered into a special contest on Kim Đồng Publishing House's Facebook page; five winners will receive a Pokémon figure and a free copy of Volume 2. The photos must be submitted on April 5—submissions after this date will not be accepted.

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