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Pointing out that the Lucario, Manaphy, Darkrai, and Giratina/Shaymin movies have not aired yet. Also, YTV has banned some episodes the US has, just not all.
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YTV began airing {{tt|new|to Canadians}} ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episodes on Saturdays in August 2007. A 3:30 PM weekday timeslot starting with ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage]]'' was added on April 7, 2008. Eventually, these 3:30 PM episodes surpassed the timeline of the Saturday episodes, starting with ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way out of This!]]''. Thus, Canada started getting five new episodes per week. The episode that made the weekday afternoon episodes pass the Saturday ones was ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way out of This!]]''. The first season of the [[Diamond & Pearl series]] had finished its chronological airing on Tuesday, June 17, meaning that [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] should have started on the next Wednesday or possibly Saturday. However, this did not happen, as YTV began rerunning season 10 from the beginning. This is due to YTV's episode policy as stated above. | YTV began airing {{tt|new|to Canadians}} ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episodes on Saturdays in August 2007. A 3:30 PM weekday timeslot starting with ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage]]'' was added on April 7, 2008. Eventually, these 3:30 PM episodes surpassed the timeline of the Saturday episodes, starting with ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way out of This!]]''. Thus, Canada started getting five new episodes per week. The episode that made the weekday afternoon episodes pass the Saturday ones was ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way out of This!]]''. The first season of the [[Diamond & Pearl series]] had finished its chronological airing on Tuesday, June 17, meaning that [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] should have started on the next Wednesday or possibly Saturday. However, this did not happen, as YTV began rerunning season 10 from the beginning. This is due to YTV's episode policy as stated above. | ||
''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' briefly appeared for three weeks, airing on Fridays at 8:00 AM starting November 7, 2008. At one point, YTV was constantly changing their schedule around from ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' and ''Diamond and Pearl'' episodes at the times of 3:30 PM and 8:00 AM. On Monday, March 2, 2009, YTV began to air ''Battle Dimension'' regularly and only aired ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' episodes on Saturdays. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, YTV aired the [[DP104|last episode]] of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension. On Saturday, October 10, 2009, YTV began airing episodes of [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]].<ref>[http://forums.ytv.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=406625 YTV's Pokemon board]</ref> On the same day, they aired [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]] at 12:00 PM, and also [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]] at 12:30 PM (just one day after the US airing).<ref>[http://www.ytv.com/AnimeMaster/Article%20Archive/index.asp www.YTV.com :: AnimeMaster :: Article Archive]</ref> On November 20, 2009, YTV stopped airing episodes of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' and began to air only Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles. On November 28, 2009, YTV aired the Canadian premier of [[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]. | ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' briefly appeared for three weeks, airing on Fridays at 8:00 AM starting November 7, 2008. At one point, YTV was constantly changing their schedule around from ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' and ''Diamond and Pearl'' episodes at the times of 3:30 PM and 8:00 AM. On Monday, March 2, 2009, YTV began to air ''Battle Dimension'' regularly and only aired ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' episodes on Saturdays. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, YTV aired the [[DP104|last episode]] of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension. On Saturday, October 10, 2009, YTV began airing episodes of [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]].<ref>[http://forums.ytv.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=406625 YTV's Pokemon board]</ref> On the same day, they aired [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]] at 12:00 PM, and also [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]] at 12:30 PM (just one day after the US airing).<ref>[http://www.ytv.com/AnimeMaster/Article%20Archive/index.asp www.YTV.com :: AnimeMaster :: Article Archive]</ref> On November 20, 2009, YTV stopped airing episodes of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' and began to air only Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles. On November 28, 2009, YTV aired the Canadian premier of [[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]. (Though movies 8 through 11 have yet to air on the network.) | ||
Currently, YTV is airing reruns of ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]''. | Currently, YTV is airing reruns of ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]''. | ||
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In 2005, YTV launched an {{wp|Video on demand|on demand}} anime channel simply named ''YTV Anime On Demand''. The channel contained new and old programs, including series that do not air on the normal YTV. The Pokémon anime was also available on this service. In 2008, YTV renamed its on demand service to ''Bionix On Demand'', which continues to offer Pokémon in its line-up to this day.<ref>[http://www.ytv.com/etc/vod/ Video On Demand - Exclusive Anime!]</ref> | In 2005, YTV launched an {{wp|Video on demand|on demand}} anime channel simply named ''YTV Anime On Demand''. The channel contained new and old programs, including series that do not air on the normal YTV. The Pokémon anime was also available on this service. In 2008, YTV renamed its on demand service to ''Bionix On Demand'', which continues to offer Pokémon in its line-up to this day.<ref>[http://www.ytv.com/etc/vod/ Video On Demand - Exclusive Anime!]</ref> | ||
YTV has | YTV has not banned some episodes of the Pokémon anime that were banned in America, such as The Tower of Terror, Tentacool and Tentacruel, and Holiday Hi-Jynx. Others (such as Beauty and the Beach, The Legend of Dratini, and The Ice Cave) have not been aired on YTV either, however. | ||
In some areas of Canada, {{wp|The WB}} (now {{wp|The CW}}) is available on cable. With this, Canadians were able to watch the newest English-dubbed episodes on [[Kids' WB!]] before they aired on [[YTV]]. Since [[Cartoon Network]] became the USA's provider of the Pokémon anime in 2006, Canadians must now wait until the dubbed episodes air on YTV to watch them due to the fact that Cartoon Network is only available in the United States. | In some areas of Canada, {{wp|The WB}} (now {{wp|The CW}}) is available on cable. With this, Canadians were able to watch the newest English-dubbed episodes on [[Kids' WB!]] before they aired on [[YTV]]. Since [[Cartoon Network]] became the USA's provider of the Pokémon anime in 2006, Canadians must now wait until the dubbed episodes air on YTV to watch them due to the fact that Cartoon Network is only available in the United States. | ||