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The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Norway}}''' in 2000, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - Jeg velger deg!]]'' in Norwegian. In Norway, Bergsala A/S owns the franchise.

==Pokémon anime==
The [[Pokémon anime]] is broadcasted on '''[[Disney XD]]''' (previously known as ''Fox Kids'' and then ''Jetix'') and TV2 Junior in Norway. Most of the [[Johto]] seasons have been skipped, though, and were never shown on Norwegian television. Of particular note is the 9th season, ''Battle Frontier'', which has never been shown on television, but was streamed online on TV2's streaming service ''TV2 Sumo'' the summer of 2009. 

Most episodes of the series were simply the American broadcast version with an added dub track, and for certain early episodes, a list of key dub voice actors shown after the American credit roll. Starting with the TV2 broadcast of season 12, which had previously aired on Jetix, actual video edits were done to the series, with the English title replaced with a Norwegian one, a new "To be continued" message in Norwegian, and a new set of credits properly thanking the entire Norwegian dubbing staff.

===Cast and crew===
The main character, [[Ash Ketchum]], is dubbed by '''Nils-Martin Crawfurd''' (born August 19, 1983). [[Misty]]'s role was given to '''Anine Kruse''' (born November 1, 1977), and [[Brock]] was originally voiced by '''Eirik Espolin Johnson'''. Even though he passed that role to '''Erik Skøld''' (who also voiced [[Gary Oak]] and [[Tracey Sketchit]]), Eirik continued to voice characters in the anime, such as [[Hank]], {{an|Matt}}, [[Samuel]], [[Scott]] (season 8), {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}}, and [[Robin]].

[[Team Rocket]]'s [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} were voiced by '''Lena Meieran''', '''Tore Barstad''', and '''Tommy Karlsen''' (born June 9, 1975) respectively. Karlsen, who is most known for his role as the protagonist ''Proffen'' in the popular movie serial ''Pelle og Proffen'', also had many other roles in the series, including {{EF|Drake}}, {{mov|Kai}}, [[Maron]], [[Brock's siblings|Tommy]], [[Raoul Contesta]] (from [[AG160]] and up), and other minor roles. His performance as Meowth is heavily based on [[Nathan Price]]'s interpretation of the role. Tore Barstad eventually passed the role of James to singer '''Ola Fjellvikaas''' (born September 3, 1970 in Trondheim), who later passed the role to '''Simen Sand''' in the beginning of season 8. Sand's interpretation of James is notably much more flamboyant than Fjellvikaas' rendering, taking inspiration from [[Eric Stuart]]'s later work in the role. He also took over the roles of [[Professor Oak]] (who was originally dubbed by '''Bernhard Ramstad''') and [[Harley]].

In season 9, [[Professor Oak]]'s role was moved to '''Trond Teigen''', a veteran actor and one of the most prominent voice actors in the Norwegian Pokémon dub, most known for being the voice of the narrator from episode 2 and up. He is also the vocalist for several of the Norwegian opening themes, including the opening to the first season, ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]''. Teigen voiced many other characters in the series, including {{ho|Adam}}, [[Archie]], [[Bill]], {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}, [[Butch]] [[Conway]], [[Dee Dunstan]], [[Drew]], [[Fitzwilliam]], [[Forrest]], {{ho|Hal}}, [[Isaiah]], {{an|Jeremy}}, {{ka|Jonathan}}, {{OBP|Joshua|coordinator}}, [[Kerrigan]], [[Nando]], [[Nicholai]], [[Professor Birch]], [[Professor Proctor]], {{an|Randy}}, {{ho|Sebastian}}, [[Sigourney]], [[Tate]], {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}}, and [[Wallace]].

{{an|May}} was voiced by '''Marit Berg''', while her brother [[Max]] was voiced by '''Even Løken Bergan'''. {{an|Dawn}}'s role is performed by '''Eline Høyer'''.

Other notable voice actors in the Norwegian dub include '''Siv Klynderud''' as [[Officer Jenny]] and '''Hanne Dancke Arnesen''' as [[Nurse Joy]], with '''Katrine Blomstrand''' and '''Scott Maurstad''' providing the voices for other characters.

===Music===
In the year 2000, the soundtrack album ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]'' was translated into Norwegian under the title ''{{tt|Pokémon Du må fange dem alle!|Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em All!}}''.

==Pokémon games==
The games arrive in Norway at the same time as all other European countries. They are not localized to Norwegian, but are English.

===Events===
Local events do not occur often in Norway. Events are announced at the official [http://forum.pokemon.no/index.php Pokémon forums of Norway]. The latest event, as of April 2010, was an event where players could receive {{p|Arceus}} as a [[Wonder Card]] at GameStop. This event occurred from March 5th to April 2, 2010. 

Norway also receives the same Wi-Fi events as the rest of the PAL region.

The [[Generation III|third generation]] received most of the same events as the rest of Europe. Events for the Game Boy Advance games were given out at the national championships for the TCG, but also on other occasions. Aura Mew was given out the first time in fall 2007, and at the TCG championships in 2008 and 2009. The top 10 most wanted was given out the first time in 2006, and the last time before it was sent back to Nintendo was in 2008. Norway also got Eon Ticket and Aurora Ticket.

At some national championships, Jirachi has also been given away unofficially from a GameCube bonus disc.

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