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{{CountryInfobox
|area=Belgium
|language={{wp|Dutch language|Dutch}} and {{wp|French language|French }}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
|EP001=1999
|AG001=
|DP001=
|BW001=
|XY001=April 25, 2014
|SM001=November 20, 2016{{tt|*|Sneak peek}}<br>May 1, 2017{{tt|*|Actual season premiere}}
|cat=Belgium}}
The Pokémon franchise first arrived in '''{{wp|Belgium}}''' in 1999, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon, ik kies jou!/Le départ]]'' in Dutch (Flanders) and French (Wallonia).

==Pokémon Video Games==
All of the [[core series]] and [[spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off]] [[Pokémon games]] have been released in English in Flanders and in French in Wallonia (except [[Pokémon Conquest]]), usually the same day as the release in the rest of Europe. An exception to this were [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]]. Due to a major bug found in some releases of Pokémon HeartGold, which prevented saved games from being detected, the release was postponed from March 25th to April 2, 2010 in both the Netherlands and Flanders.

[[Pokémon Play It!]] was released in Dutch as '''Pokémon: Speel het!'''. The interface of [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] is in Dutch but the cards themselves remain in English.

As in the rest of Europe, [[Pokémon Trozei!]] was sold under the title '''Pokémon Link!''' and [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]] was sold under the title '''Super Pokémon Rumble'''.

==Pokémon anime==
In Flanders the anime first aired on VT4 from 1999 until September 17, 2012, on VIER from September 18, 2012 until December 31, 2015, on vtmKzoom from June 29, 2015, on Kadet from December 18, 2015, and on Disney XD from 2010. The Dutch dub is the same as in {{pmin|the Netherlands}}. On November 19, 2016 [[M19]] aired on Kadet.

In Wallonia the anime first aired on RTL. The French dub is the same as in {{pmin|France}}.

In both Flanders and Wallonia the anime is available on [[Netflix]].

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
{{TCG|Booster pack}}s of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in Belgium since the beginning of the TCG. Prices are generally around €4 per pack. 

In Flanders {{TCG|Base Set}}, {{TCG|Jungle}}, and {{TCG|Fossil}} have been released in Dutch, while later sets have been sold in English only.

In Wallonia the [[Pokémon in France|French]] TCG is distributed. France has received all of the same expansion sets that have been released in North America except for {{TCG|Gym Heroes}}, {{TCG|Gym Challenge}}, {{TCG|Skyridge}}, {{TCG|Base Set 2}}, {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}, {{TCG|Southern Islands}}, {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}, and {{TCG|Arceus}}.

999 Games and PS-Games were responsible for the distribution in Flanders and the Netherlands until 2011 as PS-Games, also the sponsor and distributor of the [[Pokémon Day (the Netherlands)|Pokémon Day in the Netherlands]], was declared bankrupt. It is unknown when 999 Games stopped the distribution of the TCG. The company saw the profits fall with €3.9 million to €5.6 million and was in debt by €2.2 million. After that Enigma Distribution Benelux B.V. took the distribution of the TCG over.

There are six [[Play! Pokémon]] leagues in Belgium, which work the same way as leagues in other countries. Once every year, the leagues in the Netherlands and Belgium hold an international tournament called the Benelux Cup.

==Trivia==
* In Het Sportpaleis in Belgium a Pokémon musical was staged on April 6 and 7, 2002 based on the American [[Pokémon Live]].

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/be/ The official Belgium Pokémon website]

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