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The English [[dub]] of the [[original series]] was first screened on {{wp|TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2}}, a free-to-air television channel, in an early morning timeslot in 1998. It was shown on a daily basis. In 2000, it moved to an afternoon timeslot on rival station {{wp|TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3}}, which aired reruns of {{Ash}}'s [[Pokémon: Indigo League|first journey]] through the [[Kanto]] region and showed the first screenings of ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands]]''. Broadcasting on TV3 ended with the final episode of ''[[Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]''. | The English [[dub]] of the [[original series]] was first screened on {{wp|TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2}}, a free-to-air television channel, in an early morning timeslot in 1998. It was shown on a daily basis. In 2000, it moved to an afternoon timeslot on rival station {{wp|TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3}}, which aired reruns of {{Ash}}'s [[Pokémon: Indigo League|first journey]] through the [[Kanto]] region and showed the first screenings of ''[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands]]''. Broadcasting on TV3 ended with the final episode of ''[[Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]''. | ||
In 2003, ''Pokémon'' returned to TV2. The remainder of the Johto-based episodes were aired in the same after-school timeslot, with episodes five times a week. In 2005, ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' was aired in an early morning timeslot on Sundays. This was followed by ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]'' in the same weekly timeslot. ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' was then skipped with ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' aired in its place. After a brief period off the air, ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' was aired in the Sunday morning timeslot. In 2010, ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' was repeated on TV2 on weekday mornings with ''[[Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl]]'' repeats following it. ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors|Sinnoh League Victors]]'' | In 2003, ''Pokémon'' returned to TV2. The remainder of the Johto-based episodes were aired in the same after-school timeslot, with episodes five times a week. In 2005, ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' was aired in an early morning timeslot on Sundays. This was followed by ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]'' in the same weekly timeslot. ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' was then skipped with ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' aired in its place. After a brief period off the air, ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' was aired in the Sunday morning timeslot. In 2010, ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' was repeated on TV2 on weekday mornings with ''[[Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl]]'' repeats following it. ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors|Sinnoh League Victors]]'' began airing on weekday mornings in September 2011, while ''[[Pokémon: Black and White]]'' aired on Sunday mornings. | ||
''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]'' has yet to show on free-to-air television in New Zealand, but is shown on a daily basis on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network}}, which is broadcast on {{wp|Sky Network Television}}, a pay-per-view network. Cartoon Network has shown episodes from every series of the anime. | |||
The show is currently off-air.<ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/tv-schedule TV Guide | Television New Zealand | Entertainment | TV One, TV2, TVNZ 6, TVNZ 7] (retrieved 19 May, 2012)</ref> | |||
{{bulbanews|Pokémon: Black & White anime coming to Australia, New Zealand}} | {{bulbanews|Pokémon: Black & White anime coming to Australia, New Zealand}} | ||
''Pokémon'' videos and DVDs have been available for several years. | ''Pokémon'' videos and DVDs have been available for several years. | ||