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Are there any French-Canadian fans (or those who know them) who can confirm the second bit? Mostly relying on my time in Quebec prior to 2013
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In the year 2000, YTV featured ''[[Pokémon Theme]]'' on their first ''Big Fun Party Mix'' CD.<ref>[http://www.amazon.ca/Big-Fun-Party-Mix/dp/B000057ZLD/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255890370&sr=1-6 Big Fun Party Mix: Big Fun Party Mix: Amazon.ca: Music] (retrieved February 18, 2010)</ref> | In the year 2000, YTV featured ''[[Pokémon Theme]]'' on their first ''Big Fun Party Mix'' CD.<ref>[http://www.amazon.ca/Big-Fun-Party-Mix/dp/B000057ZLD/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255890370&sr=1-6 Big Fun Party Mix: Big Fun Party Mix: Amazon.ca: Music] (retrieved February 18, 2010)</ref> | ||
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==Community== | |||
The Pokémon fandom in Canada consists of both English-speaking and French-speaking sectors, each with slightly different norms. | |||
The English-speaking sector is closely tied to [[Pokémon in the United States|the American fandom]] due to the geographic proximity and similar dialects of English between both countries, as well as the fact that almost all English-language Pokémon media in Canada comes from the United States. As such, most English-speaking Canadian fans consult the same fansites as those in the US, including [[Serebii.net]] and [[PokéBeach]]. | |||
The French-speaking sector is mostly distinct from [[Pokémon in France|the fandom in France]] due to the differences between early Canadian French and European French Pokémon media (particularly the use of English names), as well as the greater differences between Canadian and European French (especially in informal dialects). As such, a significant portion of the French-Canadian fandom is bilingual, and occasionally interacts and overlaps with the English-Canadian fandom (particularly those living in Quebec). French-Canadian Pokémon fan events, such as [www.otakuthon.com Otakuthon]'s "Pokéthon" sub-event, see use of both official languages and primarily use English-derived terminology. However, due to the fact that current French-language Pokémon media is imported from France, the French-Canadian fandom has begun to overlap slightly more with the European French fandom, particularly among younger fans. | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||