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Toonami is an extension of Cartoon Network. It formerly aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] and, | Toonami is an extension of Cartoon Network. It formerly aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] and, once new episodes of the {{pkmn|anime}} moved to Cartoon Network, [[S09|Battle Frontier]]. It also aired ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' on at least one occasion. | ||
From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded ''Toonami on Kids' WB'', making this period the first instance of Pokémon on Toonami. | From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded ''Toonami on Kids' WB'', making this period the first instance of Pokémon on Toonami. | ||
The Toonami block aired for the final time on September 20, 2008. Although the Toonami block itself ended, the block's streaming-video service Toonami Jetstream, which showed episodes from various arcs of Pokémon anime, continued operations until January 30, 2009. After nearly four years | The Toonami block aired for the final time on September 20, 2008. Although the Toonami block itself ended, the block's streaming-video service Toonami Jetstream, which showed episodes from various arcs of Pokémon anime, continued operations until January 30, 2009. After nearly four years off the air, Toonami later returned on the air on May 26, 2012, but now on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, following an April Fools stunt that year. | ||
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| Pokémon in United States | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
| Continent | North America | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | September 8, 1998* | |||
| AG001 | March 15, 2003 November 1, 2003 | |||
| DP001 | April 20, 2007 June 4, 2007 | |||
| BW001 | February 12, 2011 | |||
| XY001 | October 19, 2013 January 18, 2014 | |||
| SM001 | December 5, 2016 March 17, 2017 | |||
| JN001 | ||||
| HZ001 | ||||
The Pokémon franchise first reached the United States of America in 1998 with the release of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions and the airing of the anime. Most English translations of Pokémon media 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 the WiiWare Mystery Dungeon games. All English-language games are exported to Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and other countries (including those that do not have their own translation of the games, such as Latin America and 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.
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
The Pokémon anime debuted in the United States on September 7, 1998 with the sneak preview debut of 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*. All of the English anime voice acting is based in New York, due to the lower dubbing cost.
While the Pokémon movies are regularly released theatrically in Japan, only the first five movies, the 13th movie, the Zekrom variant of the 14th movie, the 20th movie, and the 21st movie have seen theatrical releases in the US; all other movies have premiered on television (usually on Cartoon Network) and released straight to video or DVD.
Kids' WB
Kids' WB is a former programming block that was broadcast on The WB television network, and later, as a result of a merge between the WB and UPN, on The CW. The initial run of the block was from 1995-2008, and it aired (at various stages) both before and after school, and also on Saturday mornings. Kids' WB, in its original form, shut down on May 17, 2008. Prior to its closure, it was relaunched as an online video on demand service.
Kids' WB aired episodes from the original 4Kids Entertainment dub of the Pokémon anime from 1999 until 2006. The first episode aired was The Problem with Paras, on February 13, 1999. The network aired the remainder of the first season, and every other non-banned episode through season eight. Warner Bros. also released the first three Pokémon movies under the Kids' WB name.
On January 22, 2005, Kids' WB was the first to air the English version of the seventh movie, Destiny Deoxys. It was also first to air the 10th anniversary Pokémon special, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, on April 29, 2006, even before it aired in Japan. This special was the first to be dubbed by The Pokémon Company International (then known as Pokémon USA), as well as being the only time Kids' WB aired the new dub by Pokémon USA. Along with the special, a promotional sweepstakes was run by Kids' WB to win tenth anniversary related merchandise.
In 2006, before any more Pokémon USA episodes could be aired, the network announced that most non-Warner Bros. related shows would be dropped from the lineup. This meant that Pokémon, among other shows, would no longer be aired on Kids' WB. The series would eventually move to Cartoon Network, which at the time was owned by TimeWarner via its' Turner Broadcasting division, managed by Ted Turner, on September 8th.
On October 2, 2007, it was announced that the Kids' WB block would end in September the following year. Management stated that this was because of the effects of children's advertising limits and competition from cable TV channels. In an ironic twist, the block was sold to 4Kids, who had previously acquired the Fox Kids block, rebranding it as Fox Box and then 4Kids TV. Fox Broadcasting Company ended their relationship with 4Kids in December 2008, and as of 2020, allows affiliates to use the slot for news or E/I programming, save for two hours called Fox Marketplace, in essence a block of Infomercials.
The last time Kids' WB aired was, contrary to earlier reports, May 17, 2008. After this date, the block was renamed as The CW4Kids. Kids' WB was relaunched as an online video on demand service on April 28, 2008. Seven years later, Kids' WB was subsequently shut down and was split up into Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, and DC Universe websites, effectively retiring the Kids' WB name after almost 20 years.
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a cable network owned by WarnerMedia that previously carried the Pokémon anime meta series. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera in 1991. They started with Pokémon: Battle Frontier on September 8, 2006. They picked up the series after corporate sibling Kids' WB dropped the series in its efforts to focus more on series produced in-house, which had since been taken over by 4Kids Entertainment, the former producer of the anime series.
Previously, they had aired reruns of episodes from the anime's earlier seasons, such as Master Quest. Almost every season through Pokémon the Series: XYZ has aired on Cartoon Network. They have also aired all Pokémon Chronicles episodes during the summer of 2006. The series no longer airs on the network as of 2018 due to Disney XD obtaining airing rights of the anime. Their sibling network Boomerang aired episodes from the original series, the Advanced Generation series and the Diamond & Pearl series.
Cartoon Network tends to marginalize end credits—replacing the original ending with their own generic credits while running a promo. This is not a very big loss for anime episodes, which have rather unremarkable ending sequences in the dub, unless the credits break away from the current format, such as in Till We Compete Again!. However, by extension, this means that the credits of Pokémon movies aired on the channel, which contain an epilogue, are missed, to the chagrin of viewers. Occasionally, the credits are simply sped up. Also, when the thirteenth movie first aired on the channel, several scenes were omitted, which TPCi did not appreciate.
On their website, Cartoon Network featured several online games featuring Pokémon characters.
Toonami
Toonami is an extension of Cartoon Network. It formerly aired Pokémon Chronicles and, once new episodes of the anime moved to Cartoon Network, Battle Frontier. It also aired Mewtwo Strikes Back on at least one occasion.
From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded Toonami on Kids' WB, making this period the first instance of Pokémon on Toonami.
The Toonami block aired for the final time on September 20, 2008. Although the Toonami block itself ended, the block's streaming-video service Toonami Jetstream, which showed episodes from various arcs of Pokémon anime, continued operations until January 30, 2009. After nearly four years off the air, Toonami later returned on the air on May 26, 2012, but now on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, following an April Fools stunt that year.
Toonami Jetstream
Toonami Jetstream was a streaming video service run by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media to provide anime and action cartoons 24 hours a day. The service launched on July 17, 2006. The service remained online even after its parent programming block, Toonami, ended on September 20, 2008. On January 20, 2009, Toonami Jetstream switched all available offerings with "top 10" lists from most of their at-the-time current shows. Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009. Cartoon Network Video, Toonami Jetstream's former sister service, became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service at the time Jetstream shut down. The Pokémon anime did not initially migrate over to Cartoon Network Video, but would do so a few months after Jetstream's shutdown.
The third season of the Pokémon anime debuted on the service on October 9, 2006 under the Johto Journeys banner. Because listings went by television airings, the season led off with The Pokémon Water War. The last episode under this title, The Fortune Hunters, debuted on Jetstream on October 1, 2007.
Pokémon Chronicles also debuted on Jetstream on October 9, 2006. The first episode of the side series offered was the first part of The Legend of Thunder!. The final episode, Pikachu's Winter Vacation: Christmas Night/Kanga Games, debuted on the service on March 5, 2007.
The fourth season debuted on May 28, 2007 under the Johto League Champions banner. A Goldenrod Opportunity was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, Machoke, Machoke Man!, debuted on May 27, 2008.
The first season debuted on January 14, 2008 under the Pokémon banner as part of a special offering involving Pokémon Snap. Pokémon Paparazzi was the first episode offered under that classification. This classification never saw a regular progression.
The fifth season first made its way on June 16, 2008 under the Master Quest banner. Around the Whirlpool was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, Some Like It Hot, debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009. This classification was the only one featured in the Top 10 format prior to the service's shutdown.
The ninth season debuted on the service on November 17, 2008 under the Battle Frontier banner. Fear Factor Phony was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, Reversing the Charges, debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009.
Toonami Jetstream released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday was a United States holiday, in most cases 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 Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Two Degrees of Separation!, and The Rise of Darkrai prior to their television debuts.
To celebrate the release of Pokémon Snap on the Virtual Console, Pokémon.com initially announced that episodes featuring Todd Snap would be offered for one week later in December. The plan was scrapped in favor 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, 2008, January 22, 2008, and January 28, 2008.
The Todd version of Todd Snap's Kanto episodes are the ones used on Toonami Jetstream. This appears to go with the retcon of making Snap his surname when Pokémon Snap was announced for the Virtual Console.
Cartoon Network Video
Cartoon Network Video is a streaming video service run by Cartoon Network to provide animated programs 24 hours a day. The service launched on September 22, 2006. Originally a sister service to Toonami Jetstream, which had long offered the Pokémon anime, Cartoon Network Video became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service after Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009. The Pokémon anime debuted on the service on May 15, 2009.
The first classification used for the Pokémon anime on Cartoon Network Video is DP: Galactic Battles, not appearing to follow any specific season unlike when the Pokémon anime ran on Toonami Jetstream. The first episode offered on the service was Get Your Rotom Running! The final episode uploaded with the banner displaying Galactic Battles was Gotta Get a Gible!, uploaded on May 17, 2010.
On December 14, 2009, 97 episodes from the first two seasons including the entirety of season two, listed under the names of the first two arcs Indigo League and Adventures in the Orange Islands, were made available on the service, arranged as subclassifications under the show's banner (which still lists Galactic Battles). Unlike Galactic Battles, the episodes from the first two episodes are divided by season, but under the name of one of the arcs, meaning season two episodes from the Indigo League arc are classified under the Adventures in the Orange Islands classification. This is similar to how the last 11 episodes of the second arc, which are also the first 11 episodes of the third season, were available on Toonami Jetstream under the third arc's name.
On February 1, 2010, a fourth subclassification under the show's banner was added to house season three, listed under the name "The Johto Journeys"; only one episode was made available that day, The Pokémon Water War. However, this addition may have been in error, as both the classification and the episode were removed a few days later. The classification was later re-added two months later with the entire third season included, but the episodes in the classification were not working for many users, and the classification was once again taken down the following month.
On June 5, 2010, the banner depiction for Pokémon on Cartoon Network Video was switched to the new classification of DP: Sinnoh League Victors, carrying over all content that had been classified under the previous arc's name.
Initially, Cartoon Network Video released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday was a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday). The newest episodes were currently made available the Monday following their original dub airdates and remain on the service for two weeks. More recently, however, episodes have been uploaded later than previously and remain available for only one week.
After a site revamp in October 2009, Cartoon Network Video uses a dedicated 16:9 widescreen video player. A lot of content originally produced in 16:9 widescreen, including all Pokémon episodes starting with Classroom Training, are shown properly on this video player regardless of the aspect ratio an episode showed in on Cartoon Network's standard-definition television feed, but content originally produced in 4:3 fullscreen, such as Pokémon episodes from earlier seasons, are stretched to fill the 16:9 frame in a process similar to Stretch-o-Vision.
The Todd versions of the episodes Todd Snap appears in are the ones used on Cartoon Network Video; the same was true when shown on Toonami Jetstream. Additionally, any episode that involves the Orange Archipelago in any way, shape, or form uses the theme presented from televised airings, meaning Pokémon World is first used with The Lost Lapras on Cartoon Network Video with Pokémon Theme used for the three episodes prior.
Boomerang
Boomerang redirects here. For the move known as Bone Boomerang in Japanese, see Bonemerang (move).
Boomerang is a cable network owned by WarnerMedia, operating as a sister station to Cartoon Network. Boomerang primarily airs contemporary cartoons from WarnerMedia's archival history such as Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Popeye the Sailor Man, and The Yogi Bear Show, newer series that do not air on Cartoon Network, such as the current Warner Bros. Animation shows, well as older episodes of currently-running series, Pokémon among them. A full list is on Wikipedia. Boomerang was launched shortly after the introduction of Cartoon Network in 1992 as a block on the network. It was later spun off into its own channel in 2000. During its time as a block, it lasted for only a couple of hours at a time.
Boomerang first started airing episodes of the popular Pokémon series when it first aired the original series in 2006, and after that in March of 2010. As of October 2012, the channel aired episodes from EP001 to DP191. Prior to 2017, episode were aired at 6 and 6:30 PM ET/PT (5 and 5:30 PM CT) on weekdays.
Boomerang had aired the banned episode Holiday Hi-Jynx.
Pokémon anime reruns left the channel when the series left Cartoon Network for Disney XD in February 2017.
Toon Disney
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel which began broadcasting on April 18, 1998 (the date was chosen to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the launch of its parent channel, Disney Channel). It was owned by The Walt Disney Company, who also owned the Miramax Films film studio during the period of the channel's existence. Its programming was aimed at 2-11 year olds.
Toon Disney had shown the Pokémon motion pictures distributed in the United States by Miramax: Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Jirachi: Wish Maker, and Destiny Deoxys. On February 13, 2009, Toon Disney was succeeded by Disney XD, a channel geared towards boys ages 6-14.
Disney XD
Disney XD is a cable network geared towards boys ages 6-14 owned by The Walt Disney Company that acquired airing rights to the Pokémon anime, beginning with the Sun & Moon series. The channel was launched on February 13, 2009, replacing Toon Disney. They began airing the anime with a marathon including Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, Alola to New Adventure!, and The Guardian's Challenge! on December 5, 2016.
Premieres aired on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM ET/PT (8:00 AM CT). They have also aired Genesect and the Legend Awakened, Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One, Spell of the Unown, and premiered I Choose You! and The Power of Us for television. Episodes from the original, Advanced Generation, Diamond & Pearl, Best Wishes, XY, and Sun & Moon series have been available for streathrough the DisneyNOW app or Watch Disney XD website.
Unlike Cartoon Network, Disney XD carries the Latin American Spanish dub through the second audio program (SAP) channel or a separate channel carrying the Spanish audio feed, depending on the provider.
Netflix
- Main article: Netflix
Netflix began streaming the anime on March 1, 2014. They began anime premieres with Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution on Pokémon Day, February 27, 2020. It is the new home of the main series, starting with Pokémon Journeys: The Series on June 12, 2020.
Currently, the first season, as well as the twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second seasons, comprising the entire Sun & Moon series, along with the twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second movies are available for streaming.
Other video streaming
The Pokémon anime is available on Pokémon TV, Prime Video, Google Play, Hulu, iTunes and Hoopla, which are video streaming sites available in the United States. Starting on October 14, 2016, episodes of the Diamond & Pearl series were made available on XFINITY On Demand in both English and Spanish.[1] It is also on demand through Kabillion.[2]
Pokémon manga
VIZ Media, based out of San Francisco, 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 series.
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 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. As of January 2013, merchandise has been handled by 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.
The United States is home to the only North American Pokémon Center stores, with one store operating in New York City, New York (now Nintendo New York) and two mall kiosks in Washington state. The Pokémon Center online store also currently only ships to the United States.
Events
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 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, 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
- The official United States and Canada Pokémon website (full website)
References
| The Pokémon franchise around the world | |
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| 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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This article is part of Project Globe, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon franchise around the world. |
