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The Iberian Spanish dub of the Pokémon anime is recorded and produced in {{wp|Madrid, Spain}}. The series has been dubbed in five different dubbing studios. Originally, the series was dubbed in '''Telson''', which dubbed the series from the [[Pokémon: Indigo League|first season]] until the [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle|eighth season]] and the movies [[M04|4]] and [[M05|5]]. After this, Telson went out of business, so the series was moved to '''Arait Multimedia''', which recorded the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|ninth season]] and ''[[SS019|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!]]''. Starting from the [[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl|tenth season]], the series moved to '''103 Todd-Ao''', which is currently responsible for dubbing the series.

Movies [[M01|1]]-[[M03|3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]] were dubbed in '''Tecnison, S.A.''' and directed by '''José Luis Angulo'''. Dubbing of the Pokémon movies ceased for a while, but started again with ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', which were dubbed in '''Soundub'''. Recently, ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' and ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' were dubbed in 103 Todd-Ao, the same company that currently dubs the anime series.

The Iberian Spanish dub is based on the English dubs by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and [[The Pokémon Company International#As Pokémon USA|Pokémon USA, Inc.]], retaining their character names (Some exceptions are [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Frontier Brain]]s, and game characters like in the games in this language). The anime has aired on both nationally-owned channels such as '''Telecinco''', '''Clan TVE''', all '''regional channels''' and on the Spanish branch of '''Jetix''' (now [[Disney XD]]).

'''Adolfo Moreno''' has provided the voice of [[Ash Ketchum]] since [[EP001]]. Ash's mother, Delia, is voiced by '''Cecilia Santiago''' ([[EP001]]-[[EP002|002]]), '''Marisa Marco''' for the entire series, '''Ana Jiménez''' ([[M02]]) and '''Marta García''' ([[M03]]).

'''Miriam Valencia''' provides the voice for {{an|Misty}}. {{an|Brock}} has been voiced by '''Javier Balas''' for most of the series.  

{{an|May}} has been voiced for the entire series by '''Cristina Yuste'''. May's younger brother, [[Max]], is voiced by '''Beatriz Berciano'''. May's and Max's mother, [[Caroline]], is voiced by '''María José Castro''' ([[AG003]]-[[AG132]]), '''María Jesús Nieto''' ([[AG069]]-[[AG070]]) and '''Beatriz Berciano''' ([[AG180]]). Another of [[Ash's friends]], {{an|Dawn}}, is voiced by '''Mar Bordallo'''.

For most of the series, [[James]] has been voiced by '''Iván Jara'''. Jessie has been voiced for the entire series by '''Amparo Valencia''' (who is also the dubbing director and script adapter of the show, except in the first three movies, Mewtwo Returns and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!). '''José Escobosa''' has provided the voice of {{MTR}} since [[EP002]].

[[Gary Oak]] is voiced by '''Jesús Alberto Pinillos'''. His grandfather, [[Professor Oak]], is voiced by '''Roberto Encinas'''. Another one of Ash's rivals, [[Paul]], is voiced by '''Pablo Sevilla'''.

Other notable voice actors in the Iberian Spanish dub include '''Ricardo Escobar''' as [[Tracey Sketchit]] (since [[EP084]]), '''Isacha Mengíbar''' as [[Nurse Joy]] ([[EP002]]-[[EP014]]) and [[Officer Jenny]] (since [[EP267]]), '''Valle Acebrón''' as [[Officer Jenny]] ([[EP002]]-[[EP236|236]]), '''Pilar Martín''' as [[Nurse Joy]], and '''Eduardo del Hoyo''' as the [[narrator]].

The [[M03|third movie]] and ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'' had a different crew. Ash is voiced by '''Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr.''', Misty is voiced by '''Pilar González Aguado'''. Brock is voiced by '''Sergio Sánchez'''. James is voiced by '''Luis Manuel Martín Díaz'''. Jessie is voiced by '''Ana Jiménez'''. Meowth is voiced by '''Mario Arenas'''. However, '''Luis Bajo''', Ricardo Escobar, and Roberto Encinas reprised their roles as Mewtwo, Tracey, and Professor Oak, respectively.

Ash's rival, [[Gary Oak]], was dubbed by '''Ignasi Díaz Ferrando''', and his grandfather, [[Professor Oak]], was dubbed by '''Martí Pich'''. Other cast members include '''Marina Vinyals''' as [[Jessie]], '''César Lechiguero''' as {{MTR}}, '''Sílvia Cabrera''' as [[Officer Jenny]], and '''Eva Bau''' as [[Nurse Joy]].

Spanish-language cards for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] were first available in Spain starting in 1999 with the {{TCG|Base Set}} expansion set. They were sold by the Devir company until 2007, with some expansions missing (for example, after {{TCG|Fossil}} there wasn't any other expansion until {{TCG|Neo Genesis}}, and the next one to appear was {{TCG|EX Ruby and Sapphire}}). Afterwards, {{wp|Panini}} had sold the TCG cards starting with the {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} expansion set. Currently, {{wp|Asmodee}} is selling the TCG since the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion. The most recent expansion set to be released in Spanish is {{TCG|Dragons Exalted|Dragones Majestuosos}}.  

Spanish-language cards are recognized as tournament legal for [[Play! Pokémon|Pokémon Organized Play]].