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During the early years of the dub, new episodes aired a year or more after their original Japanese airing, with 4Kids' long season breaks tending to cause the dub to fall far behind the original. ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]'' and ''[[AG002|Ruin with a View]]'', for instance, were first aired in March 2003 to commemorate the English release of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, as they were in Japan for the Japanese release; however, in the dub prior to that point, Ash had only just gotten his seventh [[Johto]] Badge, and he would remain in Johto until that November, when the Advanced Generation episodes would finally begin to be aired in order. When Pokémon USA took the helm, episodes initially aired with the same delay as they had been; however, the impending release of the English versions of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} forced them to compress the airing of the ninth season in order to be able to start ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' at the same time without skipping episodes. As a result, the gap between episodes was reduced from nearly a year to closer to six months. Through subsequent seasons and series, the gap further reduced, with ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' maintaining an average gap of 73 days. | During the early years of the dub, new episodes aired a year or more after their original Japanese airing, with 4Kids' long season breaks tending to cause the dub to fall far behind the original. ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]'' and ''[[AG002|Ruin with a View]]'', for instance, were first aired in March 2003 to commemorate the English release of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, as they were in Japan for the Japanese release; however, in the dub prior to that point, Ash had only just gotten his seventh [[Johto]] Badge, and he would remain in Johto until that November, when the Advanced Generation episodes would finally begin to be aired in order. When Pokémon USA took the helm, episodes initially aired with the same delay as they had been; however, the impending release of the English versions of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} forced them to compress the airing of the ninth season in order to be able to start ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' at the same time without skipping episodes. As a result, the gap between episodes was reduced from nearly a year to closer to six months. Through subsequent seasons and series, the gap further reduced, with ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' maintaining an average gap of 73 days. | ||
However, in {{pmin|the United States}}, the gap increased dramatically in the next series, ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''. This is because it released in 12 (later 15) episode batches on Netflix, with new batches releasing about every 5 months. At its greatest extent, the gap reached almost 300 days, comparable to the 4Kids era; this reignited complaints from fans, especially during the [[Masters Eight Tournament|Masters Eight]], as Ash winning the tournament in ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'' was spoiled on Pokémon's English social media outlets (and even some news sites) on the day the episode premiered in Japan, when the dubbed episode wouldn't air for another 7 months, and in the United States in particular for 2 months after that. In addition, the epilogue series ''To Be a Pokémon Master'' concluded airing in Japan in March 2023, and wouldn't release on Netflix in America until September, 6 months later. | However, in {{pmin|the United States}}, the gap increased dramatically in the next series, ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]]''. This is because it released in 12 (later 15) episode batches on Netflix, with new batches releasing about every 5 months. At its greatest extent, the gap reached almost 300 days, comparable to the 4Kids era; this reignited complaints from fans, especially during the [[Masters Eight Tournament|Masters Eight]], as Ash winning the tournament in ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'' was spoiled on Pokémon's English social media outlets (and even some news sites) on the day the episode premiered in Japan, when the dubbed episode wouldn't air for another 7 months, and in the United States in particular for 2 months after that. In addition, the epilogue series ''To Be a Pokémon Master'' concluded airing in Japan in March 2023, and wouldn't release on Netflix in America until September, 6 months later. Notably, said batch of episodes also included ''[[JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!]]'', which premiered in December 2022, resulting in a 9 month gap for 1 episode. | ||
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