Pokémon in Latin America: Difference between revisions

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The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Latin America}}''' in an article that was published and appeared on the cover of the October issue of the Club Nintendo magazine in 1998<ref>[http://www.clubnintendomx.com/principal/cn_historia/1998.html Portadas de Club Nintendo - 1998] (in Spanish)</ref> and with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] in English in the same month.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000301213009/www.nintendo.com.mx/lanza/pokemonest/pokemonest.html Pokémon Azul/Pokémon Rojo] (in Spanish)</ref> The [[Pokémon anime]] followed after with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon, ¡Yo te elijo!]]'' in {{wp|American Spanish|Latin American Spanish}} on Canal 5 in Mexico in June 1999, followed by the debut on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Latin America)|Cartoon Network Latinoamérica}} on September 6, 1999, reaching the rest of Latin America. However, the first broadcast in Latin America was in Chile, on the [[wikipedia:Chilevisión|Chilevision]] channel, on April 26, 1999, just one month before the premiere in Mexico.

All of the [[core series]] Pokémon games have been released in Latin American countries. Most games are available in English only, imported from {{pmin|the United States}}; however, {{game|Red and Blue|s}} were also available in Spanish, using the translation from {{pmin|Spain}}. The Spanish versions of Red and Blue were not available until 1999, months after the original release in English in October 1998, and were re-released on the [[Virtual Console]] alongside the English and [[Pokémon in Canada|French]] versions. No other Pokémon games were available in Spanish in Latin America until the release of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, which also used the Spanish translation from Spain. Despite the content of the games being almost identical to that of the releases from Spain, the Latin American Spanish versions of the games have their own country code in the serial numbers, LTN (instead of USA for English North America, or ESP for Spain, etc.). As [[Pokémon X and Y]] feature multilingual support, the need for separate English and Spanish Game Cards from [[Generation VI]] onwards appears to have been eliminated, as players may choose their preferred language at the beginning of the game.  

Most of the spin-off titles (such as [[Pokémon Snap]] and {{OBP|Pokémon Stadium|English}}) have been released in Latin America as well, but like the majority of the core series Pokémon games, they are only available as English-language imports (however, Pokémon Stadium 1 and 2 are fully compatible with the Spanish versions of Red and Blue).

The Latin American dub of Pokémon airs or has aired in the following countries: {{wp|Argentina}}, {{wp|Bolivia}}, {{wp|Chile}}, {{wp|Colombia}}, {{wp|Costa Rica}}, {{wp|Dominican Republic}}, {{wp|Ecuador}}, {{wp|El Salvador}}, {{wp|Guatemala}}, {{wp|Honduras}}, {{wp|Nicaragua}}, {{wp|Mexico}}, {{wp|Panama}}, {{wp|Paraguay}}, {{wp|Peru}}, {{wp|Uruguay}} and {{wp|Venezuela}}. The anime has aired on Mexico's Canal 5, with the Pokémon series premiering in early 1999. Only the first 52 episodes were broadcasted. The series has aired on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Latin American TV channel)|Cartoon Network Latinoamérica}} since its debut in the rest of the Latin American countries. In addition to Cartoon Network, which serves many different countries, the anime is also aired on one or more local channels in most regions of Latin America. In the United States, the Latin American dub of the [[original series]] airs on TeleXitos.

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Cartoon Network is one of the most popular children's television channels in Latin America due to its original productions such as ''{{wp|Cartoon Cartoons}}'' as well as international acquisitions like ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Naruto}}'', ''{{wp|Inuyasha}}'' and other anime series, including Pokémon. Since Pokémon debuted on September 6, 1999, it has become one of the most popular shows on Cartoon Network.

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'''Alfredo Leal''' was the voice for [[Tracey Sketchit]] from [[EP084]]-[[EP116]]. Alfredo is the brother of Ash's current voice actor, Miguel Ángel Leal.

'''José Antonio Macías''' (born September 19, 1967) is the voice of [[James]] (except for [[AG105]]-[[AG110]]), as well as [[Detective Pikachu (character)|Detective Pikachu]] in [[Detective Pikachu (movie)|the movie of the same name]].

[[Gary Oak]] has had five different voice actors in the Latin American dub. He was voiced by '''Gerardo del Valle''' up until the end of ''[[S05|Pokémon: Master Quest]]''. For ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', he was voiced by '''Ricardo Bautista'''. He was voiced by '''Benjamín Rivera''' in [[DP045]] and by '''Noé Velásquez''' in [[DP085]]. In ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'', he was voiced by '''Victor Ugarte''', the brother of Xóchitl and Gaby.

In 2015, [[Panini Comics]] Mexico announced that they would be publishing Pokémon Adventures in the country. They began publishing the {{chap|Black & White}} in April 2016 and finished publishing it on the same year. Panini Comics began publishing {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}} in March 2017, and released subsequent volumes bi-monthly. As of December 2022, the Mexican edition is on {{PAV|30}}.

In April 2021, Panini Comics Argentina announced that they will start publishing Pokémon Adventures in Argentina to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary, with the Red, Green & Blue chapter, {{chap|Yellow}}, {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} and the Black & White chapter planned to release. {{PAV|1}} of the series was published in June 2021, with the next volume releasing on July 2021, and subsequent volumes releasing every 3 months. As of December 2022, the Argentine edition is on {{PAV|6}}.

In Argentina, {{wp|Mirinda}} soda released a [[Pokémon food products#Pokémon Mirinda|limited-edition Pokémon soft drink]]. It was the same as regular orange-flavoured Mirinda, but featured Pokémon characters on the packaging.