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 Finally in January 2004, the South Korean government completely lifted its ban on Japanese cultural imports<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/28/world/fg-japanculture28 South Korea Makes Way for Anime]</ref>. This allowed Nintendo to officially operate in South Korea as 한국닌텐도(주) ''Nintendo of Korea, Inc.'' starting on July 2006<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/03/nintendo-of-korea-opens-july-7th/ Nintendo of Korea opens July 7th]</ref>, with 포켓몬코리아 ''Pokémon Korea, Inc.'' beginning its operations a month later<ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/history/ The Pokémon Company History]</ref>. The [[Nintendo DS Lite]] would end up being the first console officially released by the new Nintendo of Korea in January 2007, and {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (포켓몬스터 DP 디아루가·펄기아 ''Pocket Monsters DP Dialga·Palkia'') would be released in February 2008. However, it would not be until the release of {{game|Black and White|s}} (포켓몬스터 블랙·화이트 ''Pocket Monsters Black·White'') in 2010 that Korean games would be completely compatible with other region carts (as [[Generation IV]] games from other regions lack Korean characters).
-[[File:Platinum KO boxart.png|thumb|right|200px|Cover of Pokémon Giratina Pt version]] In this time, Pokémon has enjoyed considerable success in South Korea. Releases in Korea have been able to keep pace with Japan and the rest of the world; [[Pokémon Adventures volume 42]] was released in Korea before North America, new TCG sets are released on a regular basis, and the Korean release of [[Pokémon X and Y]] (포켓몬스터 X・Y ''Pocket Monsters X·Y'') was part of the "Worldwide Release", with Korean being a playable option in all regions.
+[[File:Platinum KO boxart.png|thumb|right|200px|Cover of Pokémon Giratina Pt version]] Since its official release, Pokémon has enjoyed considerable success in South Korea. Releases in Korea have been able to keep pace with Japan and the rest of the world; Korean-language editions of [[Pokémon Adventures]] volumes are generally released in Korea before English-editions in North America, new TCG sets are released on par with international releases, and the Korean release of [[Pokémon X and Y]] (포켓몬스터 X・Y ''Pocket Monsters X·Y'') was part of the "Worldwide Release", with Korean being a playable option in all regions. Then in 2014, the [[2014_World_Championships#Masters_Division_2|Video Game Championship, Masters Division]] winner was '''박세준''' ''Park Se-jun'', the first Korean winner of a Pokémon Worlds event.
-Pokémon in South Korea is also a mix of what is released in Japan, the West and that which is uniquely Korean, though between Japan and the West, it tends to be closer to Japan. For example, sometimes Korean Pokémon names are based on, or are transliterations of, their Japanese names in ways that the Western names don't; in particular, the [[Sylveon]]'s Korean name 님피아 ''Nimpia'' is based the Japanese ニンフィア ''Nymphia'' versus its Western name. On the other hand, certain things, like the card design for the Pokémon TCG in Korea, are based more on their Western than their Japanese counterparts. However, most of the times Pokémon in South Korea is given a uniquely Korean look and feel. For instance, almost all of the characters in the Pokémon franchise are given specifically Korean names: [[Ash Ketchum]] is 한지우 ''Han Ji-u'', [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are 로사 ''Rosa'' and 로이 ''Roy'', respectively, and Champion [[Lance]] is 목호 ''Mokho''.
+==Similarities with Foreign Versions==
+The Pokémon franchise in South Korea is a mix of the franchise as it is released in Japan and North America, and is also that which is uniquely Korean. Though lately it tends to be closer to what is done in Japan.
+===Japan===
+Currently, the Pokémon franchise in Korea tends to mirror what is done in Japan, in the same way the Pokémon franchise in Europe mirrors what is done in North America. Korean names of Pokémon and NPCs are translations or transliterations of their Japanese names; the [[Sylveon]]'s Korean name 님피아 ''Nimpia'' is based the Japanese ニンフィア ''Nymphia'' versus its Western name. Furthermore, Event Pokémon distributions in Korea are more based on similar events in Japan versus the West; the Japanese [[List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation V#Year of the Dragon Eggs|Year of the Dragon]] event was also [[List of Wi-Fi Korean event Pokémon distributions in Generation V#Year of the Dragon Pokémon|available in Korea]], but it was never released in the West.
+===North America===
+Other times, what is used in North America is used in Korea; for example, both the front and back card design for the Pokémon TCG in Korea is based on the North American version of the game. Also, when Ruby and Sapphire was released, the Korean version (as depicted in [[Pokémon Adventures]]) tended to use English names for Pokémon. For example, [[Taillow]] and [[Swellow]]'s Korean names are transliterated from English (테일로 ''Teillo'' and 스왈로 ''Seuwallo'', respectively), as was [[Delcatty]] (델케티 ''Delketi'').
+===Uniquely Korean===
+Most of the times, however, Pokémon in South Korea has a uniquely Korean look and feel. Many Pokémon have names unique to Korea, like [[Kecleon|켈리몬 ''Kellimon'']] (versus カクレオン ''Kakureon''), [[Leavanny|모아머 ''Moameo'']] (versus ハハコモリ ''Hahakomori''), and [[Helioptile|목도리키텔 ''Mokdorikitel'']] (versus エリキテル ''Erikiteru''), while many of the main characters in the Pokémon franchise are given specifically Korean names: [[Ash Ketchum]] is 한지우 ''Han Ji-u'', [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are 로사 ''Rosa'' and 로이 ''Roy'', respectively, and Champion [[Lance]] is 목호 ''Mokho''.
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