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|EP001=December 18, 2000 | |EP001=December 18, 2000 | ||
|AG001= | |AG001=May 18, 2015 | ||
|DP001=September 20, 2008 | |DP001=September 20, 2008 | ||
|BW001=November 6, 2012 | |BW001=November 6, 2012 | ||
|XY001=September 20, 2014}} | |XY001=September 20, 2014 | ||
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001| | }} | ||
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|''Покемон! Я выбираю тебя!'']] premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''pokemony''. | |||
==Pokémon anime== | ==Pokémon anime== | ||
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Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by Sargona Ltd., which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia. | Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by Sargona Ltd., which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia. | ||
[[File:Channel One Russia.png|thumb|left|ORT (Channel One) logo]] | [[File:Channel One Russia.png|thumb|left|250px|ORT (Channel One) logo]] | ||
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} Pilot Studio, is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released. | The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievan}} Pilot Studio, is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released. | ||
While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[ | While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled {{tt|Мрачный Город|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia. | ||
In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon: | In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon: | ||
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On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully. | On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully. | ||
Pokémon has also recently aired on '''Jetix'''. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[ | Pokémon has also recently aired on '''Jetix'''. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[S11|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully. | ||
On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}. | On August 10, 2010, when Jetix-Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}. | ||
On February 3, 2012, Russian version of '' | On February 3, 2012, Russian version of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles'' started on TNT. By the end of 2012, twelfth and [[S13|thirteenth]] seasons of the {{pkmn|anime}} were shown fully. | ||
On November 6, 2012, | On November 6, 2012, simultaneously with two last, the Russian version of the 14th season ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' started on TNT and has been aired fully. | ||
As of 2013, there were no plans for airing the [[ | As of 2013, there were no plans for airing the [[S15|two]] [[S16|remaining]] seasons of the [[Best Wishes series|series]] on TNT or any other Russian channel, creating a hiatus in airings of the anime. | ||
{{bulbanews|Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia}} | {{bulbanews|Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia}} | ||
The hiatus was broken on March 12, 2014, when {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}, the Russian channel, which specializes on teenager-oriented {{wp|animated series}} signed a five-year contract with Pokémon Company International to broadcast the anime. The series started with airing ''[[Pokémon: Black & White]]'' on May 1 | The hiatus was broken on March 12, 2014, when {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}, the Russian channel, which specializes on teenager-oriented {{wp|animated series}} signed a five-year contract with Pokémon Company International to broadcast the anime. The series started with airing ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' on May 1 to 11, 2014. On May 12, 2014, ''[[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]]'' began to run on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. This season marks the total localization of the anime. The season logo, the episode title card, and the name of the [[Who's That Pokémon?|eyecatch]] Pokémon are all written in Russian. | ||
The sixteenth season of the anime ''[[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]]'' premiered on July 18, 2014. | The sixteenth season of the anime ''[[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]]'' premiered on July 18, 2014. | ||
The seventeenth season of the anime, ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' | The seventeenth season of the anime, ''[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' premiered on Saturday, September 20, 2014. | ||
Since May 17, 2015 the eighteenth season ''[[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]'' is aired on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. Besides, the channel introduced the {{series|Advanced Generation}} airing the [[AG001|first episode]] on May 18, 2015. | |||
In Russia the anime is available on [[Netflix]]. | |||
===Pokémon movies=== | ===Pokémon movies=== | ||
Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu | Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown: Entei]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu short]]s were dubbed; later, dubs were made of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}. | ||
''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix. The Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was released on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} DVD release of the movie. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130701124658/http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio (Internet Archive)]</ref> | |||
{{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} got the airing license for movies connected to the {{series|Best Wishes}}. ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' was shown on June 12, 2014. However, ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' was not aired. ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' and ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'' were broadcast on September 20, 2014. ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' first premiered in Russian during Nintendo Level Up Day on November 27, 2014.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/2014/-/-Nintendo-Level-Up-Day--939124.html Nintendo Level Up Day]</ref> | |||
''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'' aired on May 17, 2015. | |||
''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' is available from May, 2016 on the official Pokémon site. | |||
===Cast and crew=== | ===Cast and crew=== | ||
====Pilot Studio dub==== | ====Pilot Studio dub==== | ||
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced by Anna Leshchenko (Анна Лещенко). Tatiana Zinovenko (Татьяна Зиновенко) had given her voice to {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]]. Anatolii Zinovenko (Анатолий Зиновенко) was the voice of [[James]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{an|Giovanni}} and the [[narrator]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii (Дмитрий Завадский) was the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{Tracey}}. | [[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced by Anna Leshchenko (Анна Лещенко). Tatiana Zinovenko (Татьяна Зиновенко) had given her voice to {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]]. Anatolii Zinovenko (Анатолий Зиновенко) was the voice of [[James]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{an|Giovanni}}, and the [[narrator]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii (Дмитрий Завадский) was the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{Tracey}}. | ||
====SDI Media dub==== | ====SDI Media dub==== | ||
Larisa Nekipelova (Лариса Некипелова) has been voicing Ash and {{an|Cynthia}}. {{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Olga Shorohova (Ольга Шорохова). She has also given her voice to | Larisa Nekipelova (Лариса Некипелова) has been voicing Ash and {{an|Cynthia}}. {{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Olga Shorohova (Ольга Шорохова). She has also given her voice to {{si|Kenny}}, {{an|Bianca}}, and [[Burgundy]]. Alexander Kovrizhnih (Александр Коврижных) was the voice of Brock. Zhanna Nikonova (Жанна Никонова) is the voice of {{an|Iris}} and [[Professor Juniper]]. {{an|Cilan}} and [[Volkner]] are voiced by Diomid Vinogradov (Диомид Виноградов). Darja Frolova (Дарья Фролова) has given her voice to [[Jessie]], | ||
[[Delia Ketchum]], [[Georgia]] and Sinnoh [[Pokédex]]. Unova Pokédex, [[James]], {{an|Barry}} and [[Nando]] have been voiced by Evgenii Valtz (Евгений Вальц). Dmitrii Filimonov (Дмитрий Филимонов) has given his voice to {{MTR}} and [[Looker]]. Andrei Simanov (Андрей Симанов) had been voicing {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Paul]] and the narrator. Later on, his roles were taken by Peter 'Glanz' Ivashenko (Пётр 'Гланц' Иващенко). Peter has also given his voice to Giovanni and [[Stephan]]. | [[Delia Ketchum]], [[Georgia]], and the Sinnoh [[Pokédex]]. Unova Pokédex, [[James]], {{an|Barry}}, and [[Nando]] have been voiced by Evgenii Valtz (Евгений Вальц). Dmitrii Filimonov (Дмитрий Филимонов) has given his voice to {{MTR}} and [[Looker]]. Andrei Simanov (Андрей Симанов) had been voicing {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Paul]], and the narrator. Later on, his roles were taken by Peter 'Glanz' Ivashenko (Пётр 'Гланц' Иващенко). Peter has also given his voice to Giovanni and [[Stephan]]. Natalia Tereshkova (Наталья Терешкова) voices Serena, Alexandr Dasevich (Александр Дасевич) takes on Clemont, and Maria Ivashenko (Мария Иващенко) lends her voice to Bonnie. | ||
Some episodic roles are voiced by Alexei Kostrichkin (Алексей Костричкин), Natalya Kaznacheeva (Наталья Казначеева), Daniil Eldarov (Даниил Эльдаров), Alexander Voronov (Александр Воронов) and Alexander Gavrilin (Александр Гаврилин). | Some episodic roles are voiced by Alexei Kostrichkin (Алексей Костричкин), Natalya Kaznacheeva (Наталья Казначеева), Daniil Eldarov (Даниил Эльдаров), Alexander Voronov (Александр Воронов), and Alexander Gavrilin (Александр Гаврилин). | ||
==Pokémon games== | ==Pokémon games== | ||
At first, [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles were not very popular in Russia and Pokémon games could be rarely found in shops. The games were distributed by "Noviy Disc", Nintendo's official distributor between 2006 and 2011, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release and at a high cost, but the situation changed when Nintendo opened its office in Russia: They stopped working with "Noviy Disk", took a new distributor called "OCS" and especially opened their owned online store. Now 3DS games are available for sale at least on their official store '''[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo]'''. {{g|X and Y}} were the first Pokémon games in Russia released in the same time than the rest of the world thanks to this Nintendo online store. Pokémon video games are not localized in Russian, however, there have been few fan translations of the | At first, [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles were not very popular in Russia and Pokémon games could be rarely found in shops. The games were distributed by "Noviy Disc", Nintendo's official distributor between 2006 and 2011, and usually games became available with great delay after the European release and at a high cost, but the situation changed when Nintendo of Europe opened its office in Russia: They stopped working with "Noviy Disk", took a new distributor called "OCS" and especially opened their owned online store. Now 3DS games are available for sale at least on their official store '''[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo]'''. {{g|X and Y}} were the first Pokémon games in Russia released in the same time than the rest of the world thanks to this Nintendo online store. Pokémon video games are not localized in Russian, however, there have been a few fan translations of the GBA games circulating among Russian fans. | ||
==Pokémon Trading Card Game== | ==Pokémon Trading Card Game== | ||
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When the anime stopped airing, the Pokémon Trading Cards stopped releasing as well. | When the anime stopped airing, the Pokémon Trading Cards stopped releasing as well. | ||
The Pokémon Trading Card Game returned to Russia when they were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal | The Pokémon Trading Card Game returned to Russia when they were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal}}s in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}} in January 2012. | ||
The [[XY (TCG)|Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY]] | The [[XY (TCG)|Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY]] went on sale in Russia on October 6, 2014. It was the first Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in Russia since the original {{TCG|Base Set}}. | ||
==[[Pokémon merchandise]]== | ==[[Pokémon merchandise]]== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | *Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuP444AYK5A Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved September 16, 2014)</ref> | ||
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}}, is registered at the Russian Pokémon League.<ref>http://pokeliga.com/ | *Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} in [[S10]], is registered at the Russian Pokémon League.<ref>http://pokeliga.com/users/profile.php?user=%C4%EE%F3%ED (retrieved May 18, 2015)</ref> | ||
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors. | *Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors. | ||
*In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above). | *In non-English material in Russia, English names are used for Pokémon and characters, but transliterated into Cyrillic characters (as is the case with the Pokémon logo, above). | ||
==Related articles== | |||
*[[List of Russian Pokémon themes]] | |||
<!--*[[List of Russian Pokémon names]]--> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ Russian | *[http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ The official Russian Pokémon website] (minisite) | ||
* [http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive]) | *[http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive]) | ||
* [http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru | *[http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru | ||
* [http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site. | *[http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов (Russian Pokémon League)] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site. | ||
* [http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site] | *[http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site] | ||
* [http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site] | *[http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site] | ||
* [https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo] - Official Online Store of Nintendo in Russia with all available Pokemon games DS and 3DS | *[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo] - Official Online Store of Nintendo in Russia with all available Pokemon games DS and 3DS | ||
* [http://www.nintendo.ru/ Nintendo.ru] - Official website of Nintendo in Russia | *[http://www.nintendo.ru/ Nintendo.ru] - Official website of Nintendo in Russia | ||
* [http://vk.com/mir.pokemon | *[http://vk.com/mir.pokemon Мир Pokemon] - Pokemon group on VK with news about TV series, Games and TCG. | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||