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The Pokémon franchise in South Korea is a mix of | The Pokémon franchise in South Korea is a mix of those released in Japan and North America, and is also is uniquely Korean. | ||
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. Some Korean names of Pokémon and NPCs are translations or transliterations of their Japanese names; {{p|Sylveon}}'s Korean name 님피아 ''Nimpia'' is based the Japanese ニンフィア ''Nymphia'' rather than 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. | 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. Some Korean names of Pokémon and NPCs are translations or transliterations of their Japanese names; {{p|Sylveon}}'s Korean name 님피아 ''Nimpia'' is based the Japanese ニンフィア ''Nymphia'' rather than 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. | ||