Pokémon Generations
- If you were looking for the groupings of games, see generation. For the TCG expansion released to commemorate the 20th Anniversary, see Generations (TCG).
Pokémon Generations (Japanese: ポケモンジェネレーションズ Pokémon Generations) is an animated miniseries that showcases some moments from each generation of the core series Pokémon games. It consists of 18 episodes, each approximately 3-5 minutes in length.
In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch, they premiere on The Pokémon Company International's YouTube channels (for each language) weekly between September 16 and December 23, 2016. The first two episodes were re-uploaded on The Pokémon Company International's YouTube channels (for each language) in HD on December 14, 2016 (the original uploads were not taken down, but were replaced in the Pokémon Generations playlist).
In Japanese, the first six episodes were uploaded to the The Pokémon Company's YouTube channel on December 9, 2016. The seventh through ninth episodes were uploaded on December 16, 2016. The tenth through twelfth episodes were uploaded on December 22, 2016.
Episodes
Code | Screenshot | English title | Japanese title | US broadcast | Japan broadcast | Time between |
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PG01 | The Adventure | 冒険 The Adventure |
September 16, 2016 | December 9, 2016 | 84 days | |
PG02 | The Chase | 追跡 The Chase |
September 16, 2016 | December 9, 2016 | 84 days | |
PG03 | The Challenger | 挑戦者 The Challenger |
September 23, 2016 | December 9, 2016 | 77 days | |
PG04 | The Lake of Rage | いかりの湖 The Lake of Rage |
September 30, 2016 | December 9, 2016 | 70 days | |
PG05 | The Legacy | 継承 The Succession |
October 7, 2016 | December 9, 2016 | 63 days | |
PG06 | The Reawakening | 再生 The Rebirth |
October 7, 2016 | December 9, 2016 | 63 days | |
PG07 | The Vision | ビジョン The Vision |
October 14, 2016 | December 16, 2016 | 63 days | |
PG08 | The Cavern | 海底洞窟 The Seabed Cavern |
October 21, 2016 | December 16, 2016 | 56 days | |
PG09 | The Scoop | スクープ The Scoop |
October 28, 2016 | December 16, 2016 | 49 days | |
PG10 | The Old Chateau | 森の洋館 The Forest Manor |
October 28, 2016 | December 22, 2016 | 55 days | |
PG11 | The New World | 新しい世界 The New World |
November 4, 2016 | December 22, 2016 | 48 days | |
PG12 | The Magma Stone | 火山のおき石 The Volcano Stone |
November 11, 2016 | December 22, 2016 | 41 days | |
PG13 | The Uprising | November 18, 2016 | Unaired | Never aired | ||
PG14 | The Frozen World | November 23, 2016 | Unaired | Never aired | ||
PG15 | The King Returns | December 2, 2016 | Unaired | Never aired | ||
PG16 | The Beauty Eternal | December 9, 2016 | Unaired | Never aired | ||
PG17 | The Investigation | December 16, 2016 | Unaired | Never aired | ||
PG18 | The Redemption | December 23, 2016 | Unaired | Never aired | ||
This concludes Pokémon Generations. |
Differences from the games
Although the mini-series is more faithful to the games than the main anime, there are still some differences, mainly to enhance the plot or due to time constraints.
- Looker, who originally did not debut until Pokémon Platinum, has his role extended in this series.
- Lance's role in the Lake of Rage incident is expanded, unlike in the games, where the narrative focuses on the player.
- In the games, Lance and Ethan battle the wild Electrode powering the generator, causing them to faint or capture them. In The Lake of Rage, they instead release them.
- Also, there are twelve Electrode powering the generator as opposed to only six in the games.
- Petrel shows up in the generator room instead of Ariana like in the games.
- Unlike in the games, neither the player nor Maxie stops Archie in The Cavern.
- Unlike in the games, the player does not arrive at the Spear Pillar to stop Cyrus in The New World.
- After Giratina drags Cyrus into the Distortion World, it doesn't leave a portal behind like in the games.
- Looker does not arrest Charon at Stark Mountain. Instead, Charon escapes with help from two Galactic Grunts.
- Iris is present when N's Castle is summoned instead of the player character, and it is summoned by the Seven Sages instead of N. The subsequent confrontation between the Unova Gym Leaders and the Seven Sages takes place outside the castle instead of inside, and an army of Team Plasma Grunts participates in the battle.
- The Shadow Triad is not present for Team Plasma's attack on Opelucid City to capture the DNA Splicers. Instead, the attack is led by Zinzolin and carried out by many Team Plasma Grunts.
- Unlike in the games, Ghetsis fuses Kyurem with N's Reshiram without the player character present, and when the player character does arrive, it is Hilbert with his Zekrom, instead of Nate or Rosa.
- The player character is not present for Lysandre and Diantha's conversation in Café Soleil.
- Looker pursues Essentia through the streets of Lumiose City himself, and unmasks her in an empty café instead of in the lower levels of Lysandre Labs beneath Lysandre Café. Additionally, unlike the games, Xerosic is not present for her unmasking and his role in these events is only vaguely hinted at.
- Serena, Shauna, Tierno, Trevor, Sina, and Dexio are not present for the parade in Lumiose City. Instead, Diantha attends the celebration.
Cast
Gallery
- For more artwork, please see Pokémon Generations images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
Posters
Trailers
English
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Trivia
- Like in Pokémon Origins, all of the Pokémon in the series make realistic, animal-like sounds instead of saying their species' names like in the main anime.
- All of the main protagonists that appear in the series have no dialogue, are never referred to by name, and their faces are heavily obscured. Also, all of them are male, none of the female main protagonists showed up.
- Generation IV is the only generation covered in the series from which no main protagonist is featured.
In other languages
Language | Title | |
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Dutch | Pokémon Generations* Pokémon Generaties* | |
European French | Pokémon Générations | |
German | Pokémon Generationen | |
Italian | Pokémon Generazioni | |
European Spanish | Generaciones Pokémon | |
See also
External links
- Pokémon Generations on YouTube (English)
- Official Pokémon website announcement (English)
- Pokémon Generations in Japanese on YouTube (Japanese)
This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation. |