Pokémon: Paldean Winds

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Pokémon: Paldean Winds (Japanese: 放課後のブレス After-School Breath) is an animated miniseries based on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet set in the Paldea region. It consists of 4 episodes.

It premiered on September 6, 2023 on the official Japanese, English, and Asian YouTube channels and on September 29, 2023 on the official European YouTube channels. It was announced worldwide on August 8, 2023 through Pokémon Presents.

Blurb

This series focuses on three students of the Naranja Academy in Paldea, Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma as they go through the various trials of Paldea and try to find their treasure while helping Clavell create a video about the school for new students.

Plot

The stage of the story is the Paldea region, where humans and Pokémon live together, full of nature.

One day, the three students were approached by the academy's principal, Clavell, who said, we would like you to create a video that conveys the greatness of the academy to new students and transfer students.

Ohara is a modest player who plays the flute well but wants to escape the pressure of a concert. Aliquis, who loves Pokemon battles and is passionate about overthrowing Nemona. A reckless Hohma who is too particular about the special scoop and causes trouble for everyone. They are so busy with themselves that they don’t get along. However, as they face Pokemon and grow, they gradually get along with each other…

Episodes

Code	English title	Japanese title	US broadcast	Japan broadcast	Time between
PPW01	Breathe Out	息をふく Breathe Out	September 6, 2023	September 6, 2023	0 days
PPW02	Breathe In	息をのむ Breathe In	October 18, 2023	October 18, 2023	0 days
PPW03	Take a Breath	息をつく Take a Breath	November 22, 2023	November 22, 2023	0 days
PPW04	Breathe Together	息を合わせて Breathe Together	December 13, 2023	December 13, 2023	0 days
This concludes Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Cast

Cast
Ohara	Cat Protano	Ohara	Shion Wakayama	オハラ	若山詩音
Aliquis	Paul Castro Jr.	Aliquis	Minako Kotobuki	アリキス	寿美菜子
Hohma	Caroline Spinola	Hohma	Marin	ホーマ	麻鈴
Supporting Cast
Nemona	Olivia Vidas	Nemo	Eriko Matsui	ネモ	松井恵理子
Arven	Henry Mason	Pepper	Makoto Furukawa	ペパー	古川慎
Clavell	Pete Zarustica	Clavel	Tadashi Wakabayashi	クラベル	若林正
Eri	Emily Cramer	Biwa	Asami Seto	ビワ	瀬戸麻沙美

Staff

Director 監督	Ryōhei Takeshita	竹下良平
Screenwriters 脚本	Ryōhei Takeshita Teruko Utsumi (Lapin Track) Keisuke Satō (WIT STUDIO)	竹下良平内海照子 (ラパントラック) 佐藤慧介 (WIT STUDIO)
Series Coordinators シリーズ構成	Ryōhei Takeshita Teruko Utsumi (Lapin Track)	竹下良平内海照子 (ラパントラック)
Character Design キャラクターデザイン	Takashi Kojima	小島崇史
Secondary Character Design サブキャラクターデザイン	Yū Kobayashi Namiko Torii Shun Sawai	小林祐鳥井なみこ澤井駿
Prop Design プロップデザイン	Namiko Torii	鳥井なみこ
Art Director 美術監督	Yūki Funagakure	船隠雄貴
Art Coordinators 美術設定	Risa Iwatsuki Tomomi Sugimoto (Unstable)	岩月梨紗杉本智美 (Unstable)
Color Keys 色彩設計	Ayaka Nakamura (WIT STUDIO)	中村絢郁 (WIT STUDIO)
CG Director 3D監督	Shigenori Hirozumi (MAD BOX)	廣住茂徳 (MAD BOX)
Composite Director 撮影監督	Yuki Kawashita (MAD BOX)	川下裕樹 (MAD BOX)
Music Director 音響監督	Masafumi Mima (Techno Sound)	三間雅文 (テクノサウンド)
Music by 音楽	Kevin Penkin	Kevin Penkin
Editing 編集	Aya Hida	肥田文
Animation Production アニメーション制作	WIT STUDIO	WIT STUDIO

Gallery

Characters

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Recurring

Posters and logos

Japanese poster
Japanese logo
English logo
Korean logo
Chinese logo
Thai logo
Indonesian logo

Trivia

The name of this series, Pokémon: Paldean Winds, is a reference to the female main character, Ohara, who plays a wind instrument.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	帕底亞的課後時光
Chinese	Mandarin	帕底亞的課後時光 / 帕底亚的课后时光
European French		Pokémon: les Vents de Paldea
German		Pokémon: Winde aus Paldea
Indonesian		Sepulang Sekolah di Paldea
Italian		Pokémon: Venti di Paldea
Korean		방과후의 숨결
Brazilian Portuguese		Pokémon: Ventos de Paldea
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Vientos de Paldea
Spanish	Spain	Pokémon: Vientos de Paldea
Thai		หลังเลิกเรียนในพัลเดีย