Pokémon (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā) is a Japanese anime television series based on the video game franchise of the same name.
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Pokémon (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā), also advertised in English as Pokémon the Series, is a Japanese anime television series produced by the animation studio OLM, Inc. in association with MediaNet and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions based on the video game franchise of the same name by The Pokémon Company. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 1, 1997, and runs on dozens of networks worldwide, with over 1,000 episodes to date. It is largely credited for allowing anime to become more popular, especially in the United States and South Korea, where the two highest-grossing anime films are Pokémon films. It is also considered to be one of the first anime television series to reach its level of mainstream success with Western audiences and is credited with allowing the game series to reach its level of popularity. In addition, it is regarded as the most successful video game adaptation of all time, concurrently airing in 169 countries.[1]
The anime franchise consists of seven sequential series, each based on a main installment of the game series, namely Pokémon: Indigo League (1997-1999), Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands (1999), Pokémon: The Johto Journeys (1999-2000), Pokémon: Johto League Champions (2000-2001), Pokémon: Master Quest (2001-2002), Pokémon: Advanced (2002-2003), Pokémon: Advanced Challenge (2003-2004), Pokémon: Advanced Battle (2004-2005), Pokémon: Battle Frontier (2005-2006), Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl (2006-2007), Pokémon DP: Battle Dimension (2007-2008), Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles (2008-2009), Pokémon DP: Sinnoh League Victors (2010), Pokémon: Black and White (2010-2011), Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies (2011-2012), Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova (2012-2013), Pokémon: XY (2013-2014), Pokémon XY: Kalos Quest (2014-2015), Pokémon: XYZ (2015-2016), Pokémon: Sun & Moon (2016-2017), Pokémon: Sun & Moon — Ultra Adventures (2017-2018), Pokémon: Sun & Moon — Ultra Legends (2018-2019), and Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019-present). Each of the series follows Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old trainer of creatures called Pokémon. Joined by his partner Pokémon Pikachu and a rotating cast of human characters, Ash goes on a journey to become a Pokémon Master and compete in various Pokémon-battling tournaments called Pokémon Leagues.[1]
The anime series is accompanied by spin-off programs, including Pokémon Chronicles, a series of side stories, as well as live-action and Pokémon-related news shows, such as Pocket Monsters Encore (1999-2002), Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station (2002-2004), Pokémon☆Sunday, Pokémon Smash! (2010-2013), Pokémon Get☆TV (2013-2015), and Meet Up at the Pokémon House? (2015-present). The series also has a presence in film, with over twenty films, starting with Pokémon: The First Movie (1998).[1]
On Smosh[]
To differentiate this list from the list on the page about the games, this list will only list videos with specific references to the anime.
Smosh[]
- In "Pokemon Theme Music Video", Ian and Anthony lipsync the anime's theme song "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
- "There Will Be Pokemon" is a Pokémon-themed spoof of There Will Be Blood.
- In Smosh's five-year anniversary video "Pokemon Theme Song REVENGE", Ian and Anthony lipsync a parody of "Gotta Catch 'Em All", detailing the story behind "Pokemon Theme Music Video" and Ian and Anthony having to fight ninjas led by Ryan Higa sent from The Pokémon Company to stop Smosh from making another Pokémon-themed YouTube video.
- "THE DITTO - Movie Trailer" is a parody movie trailer based on The Thing with Ditto as the antagonist.
- The Pokemon in Real Life series depicts Ash Ketchum (played by Anthony Padilla) on his quest to become a Pokémon Master while encountering obstacles and enemies from the games.
- In "POKEMON IN REAL LIFE!", Ash starts out on his quest but is forced to fight Metrosexual Hipster and his Magikarp.
- In "POKEMON IN REAL LIFE 2!", Ash tries and fails to catch a wild Mankey (much to his frustration), but succeeds in capturing a wild Charizard. He tries to teach "Fly" to his new Charizard when Metrosexual Hipster arrives and challenges him to a rematch, but is confused when he is informed that Charizard cannot learn "Fly".
- In "POKEMON IN REAL LIFE 3!", Ash needs to obtain a Poké Flute from Metrosexual Hipster to wake up a sleeping Snorlax, but must first defeat his Metapod and its endless uses of "Harden".
- In "POKEMON IN REAL LIFE 4!", Ash tries to capture a wild Jigglypuff, but the Pokémon repeatedly forces him to fall asleep and drawing with marker on his face, to the amusement of Metrosexual Hipster.
- In "POKEMON IN REAL LIFE 5!", Ash must teach the "Cut" technique to his Pokémon and must battle Metrosexual Hipster and his Belieber4Evr to obtain it.
- In "My Pet Pikachu", Anthony finds what he believes to be a wild Pikachu from the dumpster. After a series of fantasies, Ian and Anthony realize that the Pikachu Anthony found is not a Pikachu at all, but a bum who stole Anthony's Pikachu costume some time prior.
- In "NEW POKEMON CROSSOVERS!", Ian and Anthony break into the home of the President of Pokémon America (played by Jason Michael Fong) to pitch a list of Pokémon crossover ideas with other large gaming franchises to make Pokémon "fresh and relevant".
- "HUMAN POKÉMON BATTLE (POKÉMEN)" depicts a typical Pokémon battle, but with a twist: all Pokémon are actual humans, captured and forced to fight fellow humans.
- In "HUMAN POKÉMON BATTLE 2", an epic battle commences between the newest type of Pokémon: Redneck type.
- In the segment for Go Fish in the If It Were Real episode "IF BOARD GAMES WERE REAL 2", Ash chooses Pikachu to fight and Metrosexual Hipster chooses a fish.
