Pokémon in South Asia
| Pokémon in South Asia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Language | Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, English. | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | April 1, 2003 | |||
| AG001 | May 25, 2006 | |||
| DP001 | November 9, 2009 (Pakistan).
November 16, 2009 (India). | |||
| BW001 | ||||
| XY001 | ||||
| SM001 | ||||
| JN001 | ||||
| HZ001 | ||||
The Pokémon franchise first arrived in the South Asia in 2003, with the first broadcast of Pokémon - I Choose You! in English and Hindi on Cartoon Network India which aired in most of the south asian countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka.
Pokémon anime
Pokémon Original Series
The first episode of Pokémon debuted on April 1, 2003 Cartoon Network India as it was the most famous channel among children in South Asia. The show was started on Toonami block at 5:00pm IST in the Hindi and English dub only. It has become one of the most popular shows on Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network India aired first two seasons of Pokémon straight but then suddenly they stopped airing new episodes after the 2nd season probably due to dubbing process. They repeated the initial two seasons for few months. After a year, Cartoon Network started the 3rd season of Pokémon and then repeated it respectively. In 2004, Cartoon Network India started a separate feed for Pakistani viewers named as Cartoon Network Pakistan which was also available in Bangladesh. Both channels were in sink in airing the anime. Within few months, Cartoon Network India started to air Pokémon in 2 new dubbing languages Tamil and Telegu. In the mid of 2005, Cartoon Network completed all the first 5 seasons a.k.a first original series of Pokémon. After the completion of first series on both channels in 2005, they repeated the full original series once again and finished its repeat telecast in 2006.
