Who's That Pokémon?

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The first English "Who's That Pokémon?"

The first Pokémon: Black & White "Who's That Pokémon?"

It's Pidove!

Who's That Pokémon? (Japanese: だれだ？ Who is it?) is a question-and-answer segment that is featured in numerous episodes of the Pokémon anime. It has also been posted on The Pokémon Company International's official Facebook and Twitter accounts, on Niantic's Pokémon GO twitter account, and appeared in Pokémon X and Y as the puzzle for the Lumiose Gym.

For a complete segment listing, see List of Who's That Pokémon? segments.

History

English dub

In the English dub, Who's That Pokémon? was originally used from the episodes Pokémon - I Choose You! to Watt's with Wattson?; the segment later returned in In the Shadow of Zekrom!, after an almost seven-year absence. It occurs before and after the main commercial break during the episode. The silhouette of a Pokémon is shown, with someone usually asking the audience to guess the Pokémon that belongs to the given outline. After the commercial break, the name of the Pokémon is revealed, usually with the current main characters shouting the name of the Pokémon, as well as the cry of the Pokémon shown. The segment was retired at the end of the sixth season of the anime and was replaced with Pokémon Trainer's Choice, which was dropped from the dub after two seasons. At the beginning of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, it did not initially feature the Pokémon's cry after being revealed, although this returned in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!. For unknown reasons, Who's That Pokémon? was removed from the CITV airings of the first two episodes of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and all following episodes use a slight international variation, showing the silhouette of the Pokémon at the mid-way point of the episode (as would be expected), and then revealing the Pokémon just before the end credits.

Early in its run, Who's That Pokémon? would feature a Pokémon who played a major role in that episode. In late Kanto it switched to featuring a Pokémon that played a major role in the following episode, although this wasn't always the case. When Johto League Champions began, Who's That Pokémon? became random, with the featured Pokémon usually not playing a prominent role in that episode, nor did it indicate a Pokémon being featured in a following episode. Also beginning with that season, the dub added a short hint onscreen to aid in the identification of the Pokémon until the end of the sixth season. When the feature returned in Pokémon the Series: Black & White, it originally featured a Pokémon that played a prominent role in the following episode before later switching to a Pokémon with a prominent role in that episode, beginning with A Sandile Gusher of Change!.

In line with the original Japanese version, the segment was slightly altered in Journeys, where instead of seeing the silhouette of a Pokémon, the viewer is shown a magnified part of their body. Goh's Rotom Phone reads out the segment, but does not exclaim the answer.

Original Japanese version

Pocket Monster TV version two

In the original Japanese version of the show, Who's That Pokémon? was used from EP001 to EP274 and then returned in BW061. In this version, it almost always featured a Pokémon that played a major role in that episode.

Starting in EP192, the segment was renamed Pocket Monster TV (written in English from EP211). There was no functional difference; however, the kids' voices were replaced with a computerized voice, the background was changed, and it showed the featured Pokémon's National Pokédex number. From EP211, the segment was revamped again, with the following segments being in widescreen. EP192 through EP210 were later altered to the updated version of Pocket Monster TV when released on VHS.

The segment was retired at the end of the original series, and was replaced in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire with a generic eyecatch showing the main characters. This continued into Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl and long into Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Who's That Pokémon? returned to Japanese television in BW061. In this version, all of the types that the Pokémon is weak against are listed along with its name. Pikachu will use Thunderbolt to light up parts of the silhouetted Pokémon as a hint, as with Pocket Monster TV.

In Pokémon the Series: XY, the segment is slightly modified. Now called Pokémon Quiz, the segment presents the viewer with four flashcards bearing different silhouettes and asks them to identify the correct Pokémon. Usually, one card is Team Rocket as a decoy choice. The segment once again returned to the typical Who's That Pokémon? in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, there are several occasions where the segment intentionally tricks the audience.
  • In EP018, the silhouette is actually Brutella instead of a Pokémon.
  • In EP056, the Pokémon is actually Jigglypuff from above rather than a perfectly spherical Pokémon like Voltorb or Electrode, a reference to the exam question within the episode.
  • In EP082, the silhouette is actually a Daruma doll instead of a Pokémon.
  • In EP111 and SM046, the silhouette appears to be Pikachu, but is actually just a transformed Ditto.
  • In EP161, the Pokémon is actually Jessie dressed as a Venomoth. When the "Pokémon" is revealed, the narrator says "Venomoth", but the children shout, "Incorrect!"
• Mewtwo has made two distinct "Who's That Pokémon?" appearances. Its first treats it as a regular Pokémon while in the second, it telepathically says "Prepare to battle", akin to its depiction in the anime.
• Right On, Rhydon! is the only episode, before Pokémon the Series: Black & White, to feature a Who's That Pokémon? in the Italian dub.
• Some regions outside of North America using the American dub of Pokémon: Black & White, show the second part of Who's That Pokémon? at the end of the episode instead of straight after the commercial break. This is likely done because several TV channels don't broadcast the commercials in the same break as the U.S. version.
  • This was reverted to the old way in some areas at the beginning of Adventures in Unova.
• Lights! Camera! Pika! is the only episode not to feature the segment since its return in the beginning of Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
• The Japanese version of New Places... Familiar Faces! marks the first time a Pokémon has ever left the screen during the segment.
• Starting with A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!, the Who's That Pokémon? segment has not been leading into or coming back from the commercial break in the US. This may be due to Cartoon Network airing Mixels shorts during Pokémon.
• This segment is skipped by Netflix on its prints of Indigo-era and Orange Islands-era episodes. It's also skipped on the digital home video release of the Indigo League.
  • This segment was also skipped by Hungama TV in India for about half of season 1. It was started after that, but was still occasionally skipped until Shell Shock, from which point it permanently resumed.
• In the original Japanese versions, the text reading "Pocket Monsters" would open up with lightning flashing around it. The lightning that opened the text was later removed following the EP038 incident.
• Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl is the only series to not feature the segment or have a game in between.
• The segment is mostly narrated by Ash and his friends in both dubs, while Ash narrates for the finale episodes of Pokémon the Series: Black & White and Pokémon the Series: XY, as well as the opening episode of the first mentioned series. As of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, other characters also narrate the segment.

Errors

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Double check for errors in Pokémon the Series: XY and Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

• In Primeape Goes Bananas, Primeape's nostrils are missing.
• In Little Big Horn, Totodile's nostrils are missing.
• In Wired for Battle!, Cyndaquil's arm is missing.
• In The Art of Pokémon, Beedrill is stated to be the evolved form of Weedle, when it is actually the final evolution of Weedle.
• In As Cold as Pryce, the word Magnemite uses the incorrect plural form of Magnemites.
• In Some Like it Hot, Mantine is stated to be the heaviest Generation II Pokémon when it is actually the second heaviest after Steelix.
  • This same mistake occurs in The Official Pokémon Handbook 3.
• In Tree's a Crowd, tail is misspelled as tale.
• In On a Wingull and a Prayer!, Sentret's face is missing.
• In Sharpedo Attack!, balloon-like is misspelled as baloonlike.
• In A Hole Lotta Trouble, Vigoroth has its footprint included in the space between its left arm and its left leg.
• In Seeing is Believing!, Wurmple has a white square covering part of its body.
• In The Spheal of Approval, the hint has an extra in.
• In Minccino—Neat and Tidy!, Minccino is misspelled as Mincinno. This was fixed in the American DVD release.
• In Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!, when the segment asks "Who's that Pokémon?", there is no logo for Pokémon Black and White underneath the silhouette of Beheeyem.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		احزروا من هذا البوكيمون!
Bulgarian		Кой е този Покемон?
Mandarin Chinese		我是誰？
Croatian		Tko je taj Pokémon?
Danish		Hva' er det for en Pokémon!?* Hvem er den Pokémon!?
Dutch		Wie is deze Pokémon!?
Finnish		Tunnista Pokémon!* Tunnetko tämän Pokémonin?*
French	Canada	Quel est ce Pokémon?
	Europe	Quel est ce Pokémon?
German		Welches Pokémon ist das?
Greek		Ποιό είναι αυτό το Πόκεμον;
Hindi		ये कौनसा पोकेमोन है? Ye kaun sa Pokémon hai? * बताओ ये कौनसा पोकेमोन है? Batao ye kaun sa Pokémon hai * ये कौनसा पोकेमोन है? Yeh kaun sa Pokémon hai? *
Italian		Chi è quel Pokémon?
Norwegian		Hvilken Pokémon er dette?
Polish		Co to za Pokémon?
Portuguese	Brazil	Qual é esse Pokémon?* Quem é esse Pokémon? * Quem são esses Pokémon?*
	Portugal	Quem é este Pokémon?
Russian		Что это за Покемон?* Это что за Покемон? Кто поймает всех?*
Serbian		Ko je taj Pokémon?
Spanish	Latin America	¿Quién es ese Pokémon? ¿Quiénes son esos Pokémon?*
	Spain	¿Cuál es este Pokémon?
Swedish		Vad är det för en Pokémon?* Vad är det här för Pokémon?* Vem är Pokémon?*
Tamil		எட்டி என்ன போகிமொன்? Eddi enna Pokémon? *
Telugu		ఎవరా పోకెమోన్? Aevaraa Pokémon? *
Turkish		Kim bu Pokémon?

See also

• Eyecatch
• Pokémon Trainer's Choice
• Pokémon Quiz
• List of Who's That Pokémon? segments

Bonus segments of the Pokémon animated series Original series Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture • Pokémon de English English dub: Kanto Pokérap • Pikachu's Jukebox • Pokémon Karaokémon Both: Who's That Pokémon? Ruby and Sapphire Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture • Pokémon Trivia Quiz English dub: Who's That Pokémon? • Pokémon Trainer's Choice Diamond and Pearl Japanese version: Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia • Pikachu the Movie Memorial Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Examination Black & White Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster • Team Rocket Live Caster Both: Who's That Pokémon? XY Japanese version: Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster • Poké TV • Pokémon Quiz English dub: Who's That Pokémon? Both: Mega Evolution Pokédex Sun & Moon Japanese version: Poké Problem Both: Who's That Pokémon? • Where Are You Going, Eevee? Journeys Japanese version: Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! • Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth Both: Who's That Pokémon? Horizons Japanese version: Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar • The Brilliant Terapagos Expedition

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