Pokémon TV
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| Provider | The Pokémon Company International | ||
| Launched | November 2010 (website) February 12, 2013 (iOS and Android)[1] August 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch) December 6, 2024 (YouTube) | ||
| Shutdown | March 28, 2024 (website and app) | ||
| Service provided | Video streaming of Pokémon episodes | ||
| Accessible by | Internet, Application | ||
| Website | Official website (archived) YouTube channel | ||
- If you were looking for the segment that occurs after XY&Z saga episodes, see Poké TV.
Pokémon TV is a free video service provided by The Pokémon Company International that provides select episodes of Pokémon animation and other video content to viewers. It is currently available as a YouTube channel that was launched on December 6, 2024, following its announcement on December 2, 2024.
It was first made accessible to users as a website in November 2010. It could be viewed through the internet with a web browser, or later by downloading the free "Pokémon TV" app on the App Store for iOS and iPadOS (with Chromecast support), on the App Store for tvOS (Apple TV 4th generation), on Google Play for Android (with Chromecast support), on the Amazon Appstore for the Amazon Fire TV, on the Roku Channel Store for Roku devices, and on the Nintendo Switch Nintendo eShop. Beginning January 8, 2024, the app could no longer be viewed with a web browser or downloaded, though users who had already downloaded the app could still view available content through March 28, 2024.
YouTube channel
Available content
Episodes on Pokémon TV are available with audio and closed captions in a total of 15 languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), and Swedish. Unlike Netflix and the former Pokémon TV app, it is not available in French.
As the service is operated by The Pokémon Company International, it is region-locked so that videos on the channel are not available in Asian countries where The Pokémon Company retains distribution rights. In particular, it is not available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, mainland China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Episodes
Currently, episodes from seasons 1 and 2 of Pokémon the Series, are available, with one episode being released per day.
Website and app
Available content
Pokémon TV was available both in the official Pokémon website and as an app in a total of 13 languages: English (United States and United Kingdom), French, German, Italian, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish.
As the service was operated by The Pokémon Company International, it was region-locked so that was not available in Asian countries where The Pokémon Company retains distribution rights. In particular, it was not available in Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, Macau, Laos, the Philippines, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Mainland China, and Taiwan.
Episodes
For the American English service, episodes from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning (seasons 1 and 2), Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (seasons 20, 21, and 22), Pokémon Journeys: The Series (season 23), and Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series (season 24) (UK, German, French only, first 13 episodes only in America) were the last set available.
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver (season 3, 4, and 5), Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire (seasons 6, 7, 8, and 9), Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl (seasons 10, 11, 12, and 13), Pokémon the Series: Black & White (season 14, 15 and 16), and Pokémon the Series: XY (seasons 17, 18, and 19) were previously available, but had previously been rotated out.
Since the February 2019 overhaul, episodes were added monthly by season and rotated out by series, with the exception of the series that were always available being shown above. Prior to that point, the service made ten episodes available for each series, rotating every Friday to remove the earliest five episodes and add the next five.
The episodes below were excluded from rotations in the following languages:
- Danish: Seasons 3, 4, 5
- Finnish: Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Norwegian: Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6
- Swedish: Seasons 3, 4, 5
- Russian: Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The other language services otherwise had identical availability to the American English service with the exception of the currently airing season.
Movies
One Pokémon movie was normally made available for one or two weeks per month in release order. Pokémon 4Ever, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Jirachi: Wish Maker, and Destiny Deoxys were not shown on the service due to their rights being owned by Miramax Films at the time. Pokémon 4Ever was previously shown on the service, but has since been skipped in rotations.
The movies below were excluded from rotations in the following languages:
- Dutch: Movie 4
- Danish: Movies 1, 8, 9
- Finnish: Movies 8, 9
- Norwegian: Movies 8, 9
- Russian: Movie 4
- Swedish: Movies 1, 8, 9
- Brazilian Portuguese: Movie 11
Specials
Pokémon Origins and Pokémon: Twilight Wings were available on the English, French, German, Italian, and European Spanish services. Pokémon Generations was available on the English, French, German, Italian, European Spanish, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese services. Pokémon Evolutions was available on the English, French, German, Italian, Latin and European Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese services.
The following specials premiered on Pokémon TV in the United States:
- Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
- Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade
- Eevee and Friends
- Pokémon Origins
- Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain
- Pikachu, What's This Key?
- Mega Evolution Pokédex Shorts
- Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures
- Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon
- Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad
The following specials were also shown on Pokémon TV:
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts
- Mega Evolution Specials
Junior
Nursery rhymes, songs and a series called Pokémon Fun were available in the English, French, German, Latin and European Spanish and Italian services.
More
Play! Pokémon content, specifically Players Cup I-III, Top Deck Academy season 1 and 2, the 2019 World and North America International Championships were available in the English services.
COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 3, 2020, two Pokémon movies began to be added weekly to Pokémon TV as part of a Pokémon Movie Marathon. However, Pokémon: The First Movie, The Power of One, and Spell of the Unown: Entei have been removed.
Version history
iOS & iPadOS
| Version | Release date | Official note |
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| 1 | February 8, 2013 | N/A |
| 1.0.21 | March 1, 2013 | This release includes bug fixes and performance enhancements. |
| 1.1 | December 3, 2013 | This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements. |
| 1.1.1 | December 27, 2013 | This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements. |
| 1.1.2 | January 26, 2014 | This release includes localization, bug fixes and performance enhancements. |
| 1.1.8 | March 25, 2014 | The latest version removes the Location Services requirement. |
| 1.1.9 | August 6, 2015 | The new Pokémon TV app is now Google Cast™-enabled for Chromecast. |
| 1.2.0 | October 19, 2015 | Bug Fixes - iOS9 |
| 2.0 | April 20, 2016 |
Stay Up to Date with Push Notifications! |
| 2.0.1 | June 10, 2016 | Bug fixes |
| 2.0.2 | August 2, 2016 | Bug fixes. |
| 2.1.0 | March 3, 2017 | Bug fixes |
| 2.2.0 | November 7, 2017 |
• Improved notifications |
| 3.0 | February 20, 2019 | Pokémon TV has a new and dynamic look and feel to help our fans find and play their favorite Pokémon episodes. The app now offers cross-device syncing with login and Pokémon TV is now available in 12 new languages. |
| 3.0.2 | April 8, 2019 | Bug fixes |
| 3.1 | September 24, 2019 | Bug fixes |
| 3.2 | December 10, 2019 |
iOS 13 support |
| 3.3 | March 31, 2020 | Bug Fixes |
| 3.3.1 | April 14, 2020 | Bug Fixes |
| 3.4 | June 18, 2020 |
- Customer support links/locale links updated |
| 3.4.1 | August 18, 2020 | - Bug fixes |
| 4.0 | December 2, 2020 | Download the re-designed Pokémon TV app, complete with awesome new features and even easier navigation! Watching your favorite Pokémon animated adventures on all of your devices has never been easier. Stream movies, episodes and special animated features starring Ash, Pikachu, and all of their friends, all for free! |
| 4.1 | March 29, 2021 | Bug fixes |
| 4.1.1 | July 29, 2021 | - Bug fixes |
| 4.2 | November 16, 2021 | - Bug fixes |
| 4.2.1 | December 15, 2021 | - Bug fixes |
| 4.3 | May 17, 2022 | Bug fixes |
| 4.3.1 | September 20, 2022 | Bug fixes |
| 4.4 | November 15, 2022 | Bug fixes |
| 4.5 | February 21, 2023 | Bug fixes |
Android
| Version | Release date | Changes |
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| 1.0.17 | March 15, 2013 |
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| 1.1.12 | December 4, 2013 |
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| 1.2.2 | March 25, 2014 |
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| 1.2.4 | August 6, 2015 |
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| 2.0.0 | April 20, 2016 |
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| 2.0.1 | June 9, 2016 |
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| 2.0.2 | August 1, 2016 |
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| 2.2.0 | November 7, 2017 |
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| 2.3.0 | June 29, 2018 | (This release is only for Android TV devices.) |
| 3.0.0 | February 20, 2019 | |
| 3.0.1 | March 15, 2019 | |
| 3.0.2 | April 8, 2019 | |
| 3.1.0 | September 24, 2019 | |
| 3.1.1 | September 28, 2019 | |
| 3.2.0 | December 10, 2019 |
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| 3.3.0 | March 31, 2020 | |
| 3.4.0 | June 18, 2020 | |
| 3.4.1 | September 22, 2020 | (This release is only for Android TV devices.) |
| 3.6.0 | January 19, 2021 |
(This release is only for Android TV devices.) |
| 3.6.1 | February 10, 2021 | (This release is only for Android TV devices.) |
| 3.7.0 | March 16, 2021 | (This release is only for Android TV devices.) |
| 4.0.0 | December 2, 2020 * July 14, 2021 * |
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| 4.0.1 | December 18, 2020 | |
| 4.1.0 | March 29, 2021 * November 15, 2021 * |
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| 4.1.1 | July 29, 2021 * March 1, 2022 * |
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| 4.1.2 | September 8, 2021 |
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| 4.2.0 | November 15, 2021 * May 31, 2022 * |
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| 4.3.0 | May 17, 2022 * October 11, 2022 * |
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| 4.4.0 | November 15, 2022 |
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| 4.5.0 | February 21, 2023 |
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Compatibility
Minimum system requirements for web browsers:[2]
- Chrome version 84.0
- Edge version 84.0
- Firefox version 79.0
- Safari version 13.0
- Samsung Browser 12.0
Minimum system requirements for Apple iOS and Android operating systems:[2]
- Apple iOS 12
- Android 6.0
Minimum system requirements for the Nintendo Switch:[2]
- 12.1.0
Minimum system requirements for supported "Over the Top" (OTT) streaming devices:[2]
- Android TV 5.1
- Amazon Fire OS 5 (Stick & TV)
- Apple tvOS 13
- Roku 7.70
In other languages
Website and app
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External links
- Pokémon TV on the App Store (archived)
- Pokémon TV on Google Play (archived)
- Pokémon TV on the Amazon Appstore (archived)
- Pokémon TV on the Roku Channel Store (archived)
- Pokémon TV on YouTube
References
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