Pokémon the Series
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The Pokémon anime is a collective term referring to a number of anime TV series and movies about Pokémon, usually centered around Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, and his friends.
TV series
| Japan | UK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | First | Last | Title | First | Last | |
| ポケットモンスター アンコール |
Pocket Monsters Encore |
October 19, 1999 | September 17, 2002 | |||
| 週刊ポケモン放送局 | Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku |
October 15, 2002 | September 28, 2004 | Pokémon Chronicles | May 13, 2005 | September 28, 2005 |
| ポケモン☆サンデー | Pokémon Sunday | October 3, 2004 | Current | |||
Movies
- Main article: Pokémon movie
The movies are produced annually by a company called ピカチュウプロジェクト (Pikachu Project) which in America goes by Pikachu the Movie.
| Japanese title | Premiere | English title | Premiere | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 劇場版 ポケットモンスター | |||||
| Theatrical Edition Pocket Monsters | |||||
| Pikachu Project 1998 | ミュウツーの逆襲 Mewtwo Strikes Back! |
Mewtwo's Counterattack | July 18, 1998 | Pokémon: The First Movie Mewtwo Strikes Back |
November 12, 1999 |
| ピカチュウのなつやすみ | Pikachu's Summer Vacation | Pikachu's Vacation | |||
| Pikachu Project 1999 | 幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕 Revelation - Lugia |
Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth | July 17, 1999 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 The Power of One |
July 21, 2000 |
| ピカチュウたんけんたい | Exploration Party Pikachu | Pikachu's Rescue Adventure | |||
| Pikachu Project 2000 | 結晶塔の帝王 ENTEI Lord of the 'UNKNOWN' Tower |
Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei | July 8, 2000 | Pokémon 3: The Movie Spell of the Unown |
April 6, 2001 |
| ピチューとピカチュウ | Pichu and Pikachu | Pikachu and Pichu | |||
| Pikachu Project 2001 | セレビィ 時を超えた遭遇 Celebi A Timeless Encounter |
Celebi: An Encounter Through Time | July 7, 2001 | Pokémon 4Ever | October 11, 2002 |
| ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ | Pikachu's Nervous Hide-and-Seek | Pikachu's PikaBoo | |||
| Pikachu Project 2002 | 水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス | Guardians of the Water Capital: Latios and Latias | July 13, 2002 | Pokémon Heroes | May 16, 2003 |
| ピカ★ピカ星空キャンプ | Sparkling Starlit Camp | Camp Pikachu | |||
| Japanese title | Premiere | English title | US DVD release | ||
| 劇場版 ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレション | |||||
| Theatrical Edition Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation | |||||
| Pikachu Project 2003 | 七夜の願い星 ジラーチ | Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi | July 19, 2003 | Jirachi: Wish Maker | June 1, 2004 |
| おどるポケモンひみつ基地 | Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon | Gotta Dance!! | |||
| Pikachu Project 2004 | 裂空の訪問者 デオキシス | The Visitor of the Space Fissure: Deoxys | July 17, 2004 | Destiny Deoxys | February 15, 2005 |
| Pikachu Project 2005 | ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ | Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario | July 16, 2005 | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | |
| Pikachu Project 2006 | ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 | Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea | July 15, 2006 | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | |
| 劇場版 ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール | |||||
| Theatrical Edition Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl | |||||
| Pikachu Project 2007 | ディアルガVSパルキア | Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai | July 14, 2007 | The Rise of Darkrai | March 2008 |
| Pikachu Project 2008 | ギラティナと氷空の花束 | Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet | July 19, 2008 | ||
Trivia
- Animator Masaaki Iwane 岩根正明 once stated that the series was originally slated for a 1½-year run, which corresponds approximately to the length of the Kanto region saga. Due to its popularity during the run, however, the show was extended and continues to be one of the longest running video game based anime and currently airing American cartoons.
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This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation. |
Related articles
External links
- Pokémon TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
- Pokémon Encore TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
- Pokémon Hoso TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
- Pokémon Sunday TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
