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According to a gaming magazine issue from June 2000, in their review of Pokémon Yellow they mention that the anime is dubbed to Arabic and already airing on TV.
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|countries=the {{wp|Arab League}} | |countries=the {{wp|Arab League}} | ||
|continent={{wp|Arab world}} | |continent={{wp|Arab world}} | ||
|EP001= | |EP001=2000 | ||
|AG001=December 24, 2005 | |AG001=December 24, 2005 | ||
|DP001=Never aired | |DP001=Never aired | ||
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|cat=Arab world | |cat=Arab world | ||
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The [[Pokémon]] franchise widely reached the '''{{wp|Arab world}}''' in | The [[Pokémon]] franchise widely reached the '''{{wp|Arab world}}''' in 2000, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|بوكيمون، لقد اخترتك انت!]]'' in Arabic language on the television channel ''{{wp|Middle East Broadcasting Center|MBC}}''. It's worth noting that, to date, none of the Pokémon video games have received official {{wp|Arabic}} translations or releases from [[Nintendo]] in the region. Nevertheless, copies of the games imported from the {{wp|United States}} and {{wp|Europe}} were distributed in various places, particularly within the {{wp|Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC}} countries, as early as 1998. | ||
Upon its initial run, the franchise was a huge commercial success in the region, but later became the subject of a major controversy regarding the [[TCG]] and the [[anime]]. | Upon its initial run, the franchise was a huge commercial success in the region, but later became the subject of a major controversy regarding the [[TCG]] and the [[anime]]. | ||
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| ''Rana Barakat<hr>Alaa Bitar< | | ''Rana Barakat<hr>Alaa Bitar<hr>Ghadir Bazzi<hr>Samir Fahd | ||
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Characters !!! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Venus Center</big><br>[[File:Flag of Syria.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])</sub> !! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Super M Productions</big><br>[[File:Lebanon Flag.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[EP106]]-[[EP209]], [[EP263]]-[[AG092]])<sub> !! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Miramax</big><br>[[File:Flag of Egypt.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[M04]]-[[M07]])</sub> !! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Netflix</big><br>[[File:Lebanon Flag.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[EP020]];[[EP022]] redub<br>[[M22]]-[[M23]], [[JN001]]- | ! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Characters !!! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Venus Center</big><br>[[File:Flag of Syria.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[EP001]]-[[EP105]])</sub> !! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Super M Productions</big><br>[[File:Lebanon Flag.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[EP106]]-[[EP209]], [[EP263]]-[[AG092]])<sub> !! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Miramax</big><br>[[File:Flag of Egypt.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[M04]]-[[M07]])</sub> !! style="background: #6AA9E4 | <big>Netflix</big><br>[[File:Lebanon Flag.png|35px]]<br><sub>([[EP020]];[[EP022]] redub<br>[[M22]]-[[M23]], [[JN001]]-Present)</sub> | ||
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| [[File:Narrator anime.png|100px]]<br>[[Narrator|The Narrator]] || '''{{wp|Marwan Farhat}}''' ('''مروان فرحات''') || '''{{wp|Jihad Al-Atrash|Jihad Al Attrash}}''' ('''جهاد الأطرش''')<sub>([[EP106]]-[[EP209]])</sub><hr>'''{{wp|Fadi Rifai}}''' ('''فادي الرفاعي''')<sub>([[EP263]]-[[AG092]])</sub> || '''{{wp|Pierre Dagher}}''' ('''بيير داغر''') || '''Raymond Francis''' ('''ريمون فرنسيس''') | | [[File:Narrator anime.png|100px]]<br>[[Narrator|The Narrator]] || '''{{wp|Marwan Farhat}}''' ('''مروان فرحات''') || '''{{wp|Jihad Al-Atrash|Jihad Al Attrash}}''' ('''جهاد الأطرش''')<sub>([[EP106]]-[[EP209]])</sub><hr>'''{{wp|Fadi Rifai}}''' ('''فادي الرفاعي''')<sub>([[EP263]]-[[AG092]])</sub> || '''{{wp|Pierre Dagher}}''' ('''بيير داغر''') || '''Raymond Francis''' ('''ريمون فرنسيس''') | ||
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====Physical Media==== | ====Physical Media==== | ||
[[File:Flash Video Film S03 VHS.jpg|180x180px|thumb|[[S03|Season 03]] VHS covers as released by ''Flash Video Film'' in Egypt.]] | [[File:Flash Video Film S03 VHS.jpg|180x180px|thumb|[[S03|Season 03]] VHS covers as released by ''Flash Video Film'' in Egypt.]] | ||
* [[S01|Season 01]] was released on VHS in different countries in the region, by various local home media distributors such as: '''''MEGASTAR''''' in {{wp|Saudi Arabia}}, '''''IVC: International Video Co. (شركة الفديو الدولي)''''' in {{wp|Kuwait}},'''''Flash Video Film''''' in {{wp|Egypt}} and '''''Video Master''''' in {{wp|Bahrain}}. | * [[S01|Season 01]] was released on VHS in different countries in the region, by various local home media distributors such as: '''''MEGASTAR''''' in {{wp|Saudi Arabia}}, '''''IVC: International Video Co. (شركة الفديو الدولي)''''' in {{wp|Kuwait}}, '''''Flash Video Film''''' in {{wp|Egypt}} and '''''Video Master''''' in {{wp|Bahrain}}. | ||
* ''Flash Video Film'' later released [[S03|Season 03]] on VHS. | * ''Flash Video Film'' later released [[S03|Season 03]] on VHS. | ||
* UAE-based distributor '''''Al Wadi''''' released [[S01|Season 01]] and [[S03|Season 03]] on DVD. | * UAE-based distributor '''''Al Wadi''''' released [[S01|Season 01]] and [[S03|Season 03]] on DVD. | ||