Fun Times on monpoké Island
Fun Times on monpoké Island (Japanese: わくわく！もんぽけ島 Exciting! monpoké Island) is a series of puppet show videos produced by ShoPro. It was announced on March 26, 2019 as part of the initial reveal of the official Pokémon baby brand, monpoké.
The first five videos feature puppets of Pikachu, Dedenne, Mime Jr., Smeargle, and Ludicolo, taking place on the titular monpoké Island. They were released on the Japanese monpoké website weekly from June 6 to July 4, 2019, on the Japanese Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel every two weeks from November 12, 2019 to January 7, 2020, and as a compilation video of all five shorts on June 26, 2020. They were also serialized beginning in the November 2019 issues of the mebae and Baby Book magazines published by Shogakukan.
A second series of videos subtitled (Japanese: もんぽけといっしょにあそぼう！ Let's Play Together with monpoké!) was announced on June 18, 2021. These follow a variety show format with multiple segments, and feature an Eevee puppet and a young woman in addition to the previous five puppets. The videos were released monthly from July 16 to October 19, 2021.
The first five videos and the song "When I Call Your Name" were later dubbed and released on the official Western Pokémon YouTube channels under the title Fun Times at Monpoké Island on April 23, 2024.
List of videos
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What Is This? | これは なあに？ What Is This? |
April 23, 2024 | June 6, 2019 | 1783 days |
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The Pretty Box | きれいな はこ The Pretty Box |
April 23, 2024 | June 13, 2019 | 1776 days |
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Working Together | ちからをあわせて Working Together |
April 23, 2024 | June 20, 2019 | 1769 days |
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Ticktock | かっち こっち Ticktock |
April 23, 2024 | June 27, 2019 | 1762 days |
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The Other Side of the Sky | おそらの むこうに The Other Side of the Sky |
April 23, 2024 | July 4, 2019 | 1755 days |
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When I Call Your Name | よばれたらでちゃう Come Out When Called |
April 23, 2024 | July 16, 2021 | 1012 days |
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No English title | ピカチュウとおねえさん Pikachu and the Young Woman |
No airdate has been announced |
August 17, 2021 | 999 days since Japanese airing |
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No English title | ダンシング マネネ Dancing Manene |
No airdate has been announced |
September 21, 2021 | 964 days since Japanese airing |
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No English title | あつめてみよう Let's Gather |
No airdate has been announced |
October 19, 2021 | 936 days since Japanese airing |
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What Is This?
What Is This? (Japanese: これは なあに？ What Is This?) is the first video. It was released in Japanese on November 12, 2019 and in Western languages on April 23, 2024.
Blurb
A puppet show series you can enjoy with your kids, brought to you by the official Pokémon baby brand, “monpoké”!
What new thing will the Pokémon of Monpoké Island discover today?
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The Pretty Box
The Pretty Box (Japanese: きれいな はこ The Pretty Box) is the second video. It was released in Japanese on November 26, 2019 and in Western languages on April 23, 2024.
Blurb
It looks like Dedenne has discovered something new today! Pikachu and the rest of the Pokémon seem to be having a great time too!
What new thing will the Pokémon of Monpoké Island discover today?
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Working Together
Working Together (Japanese: ちからをあわせて Working Together) is the third video. It was released in Japanese on December 10, 2019 and in Western languages on April 23, 2024.
Blurb
A very mysterious thing washed up on the shores of monpoké Island today! OK, everybody. Pull!
What new thing will the Pokémon of Monpoké Island discover today?
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Ticktock
Ticktock (Japanese: かっち こっち Ticktock) is the fourth video. It was released in Japanese on December 24, 2019 and in Western languages on April 23, 2024.
Blurb
Tick… Tock… What could this be? Let’s ask Ludicolo! Oh no! It looks like Ludicolo is taking a snooze.
What new thing will the Pokémon of monpoké Island discover today?
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The Other Side of the Sky
The Other Side of the Sky (Japanese: おそらの むこうに The Other Side of the Sky) is the fifth video. It was released in Japanese on January 7, 2020 and in Western languages on April 23, 2024.
Blurb
What could this be? Maybe you’re supposed to paint pictures with it? Oh no! It’s raining!
What new thing will the Pokémon of Monpoké Island discover today?
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When I Call Your Name
When I Call Your Name (Japanese: よばれたらでちゃう Come Out When Called) is the first video of the second series. It was released in Japanese on July 16, 2021.
An extended version of the titular song, "When I Call Your Name", was subsequently released as a separate video in Japanese on the Japanese Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel on January 11, 2022, in English on the English Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel on January 21, 2022, in Thai, Indonesian, and Hindi on the English Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel on January 6, 2023, and in English, German, French, Italian, and European Spanish on the official Western Pokémon YouTube channels on April 23, 2024. These releases exclude the transitions, the segments featuring the young woman, and the ending song.
Blurb
Dedenne, Pikachu, Mime Jr, Smeargle, and Ludicolo! Trying calling out their names and see what will happen!
Let's sing and have fun together with Pikachu and friends!
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Humans
- Young woman
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Pikachu and the Young Woman
(Japanese: ピカチュウとおねえさん Pikachu and the Young Woman) is the second video of the second series. It was released in Japanese on August 17, 2021.
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- Young woman
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Dancing Manene
(Japanese: ダンシング マネネ Dancing Manene) is the third video of the second series. It was released in Japanese on September 21, 2021.
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Humans
- Young woman
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Let's Gather
(Japanese: あつめてみよう Let's Gather) is the fourth video of the second series. It was released in Japanese on October 19, 2021.
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Humans
- Young woman
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In other languages
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What Is This?
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The Pretty Box
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Working Together
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Ticktock
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The Other Side of the Sky
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When I Call Your Name
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External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- monpoké! YouTube playlist (Japanese)
- Fun Times at Monpoké Island YouTube playlist
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