Pokémon anime in India
Pokémon is a Japanese anime series. It came to Indian television in 2003, first airing on Cartoon Network. Later, it was also shown on Pogo. From 2014, Pokémon was shown on Hungama TV and then shifted to Disney XD which later was rebranded into Marvel HQ. The Pokémon anime is dubbed in Three languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.[1] In 2014, the Pokémon anime had an Indian audience of 100.8 million viewers and was dubbed on Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on Hungama TV.
Television Series[edit]
It first aired on Cartoon Network with its first season being Pokémon: Indigo League on May 12, 2003, with the Original English audio, and Hindi dubbed in house of Crest Animation Studio up to Season 1 to Season 4. After that, Sound and Vision got rights from Cartoon Network to dub the anime. While Cartoon Network was airing Pokémon Episodes from Season 5 to Season 9, the channel also introduced two new languages: Tamil and Telgu, dubbed by the Vision and Sound Company in Mumbai. Starting with the Diamond and Pearl series, The Pokemon anime shifted to Pogo. Pogo is a sister channel of Cartoon Network. Pogo started Pokemon Season 10 to Season 13 in the original English audio with a Hindi dub. It shifted back to Cartoon Network with Season 14. Season 14 was not dubbed in Tamil and Telugu, but available only in the original English audio and had a Hindi dub by Sound and Vision India. Cartoon Network also aired Pokémon Chronicles On June 11, 2009, It is a spin-off series of Pokémon. In 2014, Disney India brought the rights to Pokémon. But, Disney did not get the rights for the previous Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubs. So, the anime was re-dubbed by Disney India Studios. It first aired on Hungama TV, Hungama TV aired Season 1 to Season 7 and Season 17 after airing Pokémon shifted to Disney XD. Disney XD aired Season 8 to Season 10 and later Pokémon shifted on Marvel HQ. Marvel HQ aired Season 11 and Season 13. After aired Season 11 on Marvel HQ, Disney International HD aired Season 12 Only in English dub from July 8, 2019. On August 10, 2019 Hungama TV Re-aired Pokémon, Now Pokémon is show only on Marvel HQ, July 3, 2021 pokémon black and white series release season 14
Films[edit]
Turner India[edit]
The Pokémon Movies first time dubbed by Turner India were premiered on Cartoon Nerwork and Pogo. The list of Pokémon movies that have been released in India are as follows in time table.
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (November 14, 2006)[2]
- Pokémon The Movie 2000
- Pokémon 3: The Movie
- Pokémon 4Ever
- Pokémon Heroes
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2009)
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2010)
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (September 14, 2014)
Disney India[edit]
Pokémon Movies dubbed by Disney India were first premiered on Hungama TV and later on Disney XD or Marvel HQ . The List of Pokémon Movies that have been released in India are as follows in the time table. It premiered The first 12 movies and skipped Movie 9.
| # | Title In Japan | Title In India | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokémon: The First Movie | Pokémon Movie: Mewtwo ka Badla | April 18, 2015 |
| 2 | Pokémon The Movie 2000 | Pokémon Movie: Ash, Pikachu aur Lugia in Danger | August 22, 2015 |
| 3 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | Pokémon Movie: Unown ka Tahelka | April 16, 2016 |
| 4 | Pokémon 4Ever | Pokémon Movie: Khatre ka Jungle | May 28, 2016 |
| 5 | Pokémon Heroes | Pokémon Movie: Soul Dew ka Raaz: Latias aur Latios | June 25, 2016 |
| 6 | Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker | Pokémon Movie: Jirachi ka Wonder | November 6, 2016 |
| 7 | Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | Pokémon Movie: Deoxy aur Tory ki Story | January 22, 2017 |
| 8 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Pokémon Movie: Lucario ki Toofani Shakti | July 9, 2017 |
| 9 | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai | Pokémon Movie: Darkrai Dost ya Dushman | September 29, 2017 |
| 11 | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | Pokémon Movie: Giratina aur ek Maha Yoddha | December 23, 2018 |
| 12 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Pokémon Movie: Arceus aur Jeevan ka Jewel | November 17, 2019 |
Theatrical Release[edit]
| # | Movie Name | Languages | Premiere Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | English & Hindi | May 10, 2019 |
Licensed merchandise[edit]
By February 2004, less than a year after the anime's introduction in India, Pokémon licensed merchandise in India (rights then owned by Taiwan-based Top-Insight International) sold more than ₹100 crore[3][4] ($22.1 million).[5] Following the franchise's resurgence in 2014, it was projected that Pokémon licensed merchandise (rights now owned by India-based Dream Theatre) would sell an estimated ₹100 crore ($16.39 million) in India between 2014 and 2017.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Cartoon Network to kick off 'Pokemon - Master Quest' in Tamil & Telugu". Indian Television Dot Com. May 17, 2007.
- ↑ "Cartoon Network to join 'Barbie' and 'Pokémon' on Children's Day". Indian Television Dot Com. November 11, 2006.
- ↑ "Is Pokeman a threat to Indian culture?". Rediff. 1 March 2004.
- ↑ "It's a Pokemon-ey machine!". The Times of India. 17 February 2004.
- ↑ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ↑ "Return of the Pocket Monsters". Business Line. The Hindu Group. 20 November 2014.
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