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Most episodes of the Pokémon anime have various bonus segments, which are used to to show information outside the episode's continuity.
Types
Bonus segments can be classified into two types, mid-episode segments and post-episode segments.
Mid-episode segments are used during the middle of the episode, generally on either side of a commercial break. The most famous mid-episode is Who's that Pokémon?, a question-and-answer segment asking the audience to guess the Pokémon shown as a silhouette or outline, or a magnified body part. A similar segment is Pokémon Trainer's Choice, which tests the audience's knowledge about type effectiveness or evolutionary families. Other mid-episode segments include eyecatches, which is a simple translational feature to separate the episode from the commercial break.
Post-episode segments are used after the main story of the episode ends, generally after the ending theme. Post-episode segments are generally used for bonus shorts or for giving more information about the world of Pokémon. Examples include Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture, where Prof. Oak teaches the audience about a new Pokémon species each episode, and Pokémon Trivia Quiz which contained minigames about not only the anime, but Pokémon species as well. Most post-episode segments are not retained outside the Japanese version of the anime.
List of English bonus segments
| Name | Image | Episodes | Description |
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| Mid-episode segments | |||
| Who's That Pokémon? (list) |
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EP001 - EP274 AG001 - AG040 BW001 - BW142 XY001 - XY140 SM001 - SM146 JN001 - JN147 |
A silhouette of a Pokémon is shown, and the audience are asked to guess the Pokémon. The answer is shown during the second half. During Pokémon Johto League Champions, Pokémon Master Quest, and Pokémon Advanced, a short trivia about the Pokémon is also shown. During Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the audience is shown a magnified part of the Pokémon's body instead of a silhouette. |
| Pokémon Trainer's Choice (list) |
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AG041 - AG145 | Pokémon Trainer's Choice presented viewers with a question about Pokémon type matchups or evolution trivia and three possible answers, |
| Mid-episode segments | |||
| Kanto Pokérap | 
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EP001 - EP057 | The original Kanto Pokérap was a song recapping the original 150 species of Pokémon that existed at that time. Two verses would be played at the end of each episode, and by the end of a five-day week, all the verses would have been sung. |
| Pikachu's Jukebox | 
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EP052 - EP116 | Pikachu's Jukebox featured a small piece of one of six different songs from the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master CD played over scenes from the opening theme. |
| Pokémon Karaokémon | 
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EP117 - EP157 | Pokémon Karaokémon featured one minute snippets of songs from the Totally Pokémon CD. The music videos featured video clips from the anime series and lyrics at the bottom of the screen to sing along. |
| Mega Evolution Pokédex Short | 
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XY042 - XY054 | These shorts feature Mairin and Alain commentating on Mega Evolutions of various Pokémon. In the dub, this was aired separately from the episodes on Pokémon TV. |
| Where Are You Going, Eevee? | 
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XY042 - XY054 | Each segment contains a part of a wild Eevee's journey until it meets Ash and his classmates in Alola |
