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==Aftermath==

[[TAJ Productions]] went out of business in early 2008, and Pokémon USA (now called The Pokémon Company International) partnered with [[DuArt Film & Video]] in producing the English adaptation. Because the show had grown somewhat in popularity over the past two years, production costs weren't kept as low, and DuArt brought back many of the original voice actors to play newer, smaller roles, in addition to reprising their old roles. This included [[Ted Lewis]], the original voice actor of {{an|Giovanni}}; [[Rodger Parsons]], the original [[narrator]]; and [[Mike Pollock]], the original voice actor of [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]], who replaced [[Craig Blair]] when he departed from the franchise. Other actors from the original cast who returned to voice characters included [[Rachael Lillis]], [[Maddie Blaustein]] (briefly before her death), [[Erica Schroeder]], [[Lisa Ortiz]], [[Jason Griffith]], and [[Dan Green]], among others. However, DuArt kept most of the main voice cast from the TAJ dubbed episodes for consistency.