Who's That Pokémon?
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Who's That Pokémon? (Japanese: だれだ？ Who is it?) is a question-and-answer segment that is featured in numerous episodes of the Pokémon anime.
In the English dub, Who's That Pokémon? was originally used from the episodes of Pokémon - I Choose You! to Watt's with Wattson; the segment later returned in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, after an almost seven year absence. It occurs before and after the main commercial break during the episode. The silhouette of a Pokémon is shown, with someone usually asking the audience to guess the Pokémon that belongs to the given outline. After the commercial break, the name of the Pokémon is revealed with, usually, the current main characters shouting the name of the Pokémon, and the cry of the Pokémon shown can be heard. The segment was retired at the end of the sixth season of the anime and was replaced with Pokémon Trainer's Choice, which was dropped from the dub after two seasons. At the beginning of the Pokémon: Black & White series, Who's That Pokémon? began to be featured again. It initially did not feature the Pokémon's cry after being revealed, although this returned in Triple Leaders, Team Threats. For an unknown reason, Who's That Pokémon? was removed from the CITV airings of the first two episodes of Pokémon: Black & White. All episodes following use a slight international variation, showing the silhouette of the Pokémon as would be expected at the mid-way point of the episode, and revealing the Pokémon just before the end credits.
Early in its run, Who's That Pokémon? would feature a Pokémon who played a major role in that episode. In late Kanto it switched to featuring a Pokémon that played a major role in the following episode, although this wasn't always the case. When Johto League Champions began, Who's That Pokémon? became random, with the Pokémon being featured usually not playing a prominent role in that episode, nor did it indicate a Pokémon being featured in a following episode. Also beginning with that season, the dub added a short hint to the screen to aid in the identification of the Pokémon. When the feature returned in Pokémon: Black & White, it originally featured a Pokémon that played a prominent role in the following episode before quickly switching to a Pokémon with a prominent role in that episode beginning with A Sandile Gusher of Change!.
In the original Japanese version of the show, Who's That Pokémon? was used from Pokémon - I Choose You! to Hoenn Alone!. In this version, it almost always featured a Pokémon that played a major role in that episode. The segment was retired at the end of the original series, and was replaced in the Advanced Generation series with a generic eyecatch showing the main characters. This continued into Diamond & Pearl series and the Best Wishes series. To this day, Who's That Pokémon? has not aired in any of the Japanese episodes since its retirement.
Indigo League
Orange Islands
The Johto Journeys
Johto League Champions
Master Quest
Advanced
Black & White
Trivia
- In the Japanese version of Beauty and the Beach, the Dare Da? was Brutella.
- In the Dare Da? for the Japanese version of The Bug Stops Here, Jessie was dressed as a Venomoth. When the "Pokémon" was revealed, the narrator says "Venomoth", but the children shout "Incorrect!".
- In the dubbed version of the anime, characters will often say "Who's that Pokémon?" when the unknown Pokémon silhouette appears.
- Mewtwo has made two appearances with distinct voice-overs. Its first appearance has Mewtwo saying its own name; in the second, it says "Prepare to battle".
- Right on, Rhydon! is the only episode, before the Best Wishes series, to feature a Who's That Pokémon? in the Italian dub.
- In the non-American versions created from the American version of Pokémon: Black & White, the second part of Who's That Pokémon? is shown at the end of the episode instead of directly proceeding the commercial break. This is likely done to leave the viewers more time to think of what might be the Pokémon in question.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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 Arabic
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احزروا من هذا البوكيمون! | |
 Bulgarian
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Кой е този Покемон? | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 我是誰？ | |
 Danish
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Hvem er den Pokémon!? | |
 Dutch
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Wie is deze Pokémon!? | |
 Finnish
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Tunnetko tämän Pokémonin?* Tunnista Pokémon* | |
| French |  Canada
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Quel est ce Pokémon? |
 Europe
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Quel est ce Pokémon? | |
 German
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Welches Pokémon ist das? | |
 Hindi
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Ye Kaun Sa Pokémon Hai? | |
| Portuguese |  Brazil
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Quem é este Pokémon? |
 Portugal
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Quem é este Pokémon? | |
 Russian
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Это что за Покемон? | |
| Spanish |  Latin America
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¿Quién es ese Pokémon? |
 Spain
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¿Cuál es este Pokémon? | |
See also
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