Pokémon in the Arab world: Difference between revisions

|countries=the {{wp|Arab League}}

|continent={{wp|Arab world}}

|AG001=December 24, 2005

|DP001=Never aired

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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]].

==Pokémon anime==

===The Arabic dub===

====Production====

[[File:Venus logo.png|100x100px||thumb|left|''Venus Center'' logo.]]

The new dub was produced in Lebanon by '''''Image Production House Studios''''' (partners of '''''[[Iyuno|Iyuno-SDI Group]]'''''),<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@abdohakimofficiall/video/6921632625392209154?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=6921632625392209154</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@ranaalrifai/video/7114369026536606977?lang=en</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CuAf-YgssEM/?hl=en</ref> and featured some old voice actors from the ''Super M'' production reprising their roles, to preserve continuity, it was this particular reason that played a pivotal role in influencing Netflix's decision to produce the dub in Lebanon.<ref>https://dubdb.fandom.com/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86:_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84</ref>

=====Dubbed seasons=====

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[[File:Miramax_international.png|200px|thumb|right|''Miramax International'' logo which appears before the opening scene of the movies.]]

[[File:Miramax Films logo.png|200px|thumb|right|''Miramax Films'' logo also appears before the opening scene.]]

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====Edits====

* Some names were changed such as [[Professor Oak (anime)|Prof Oak]] to ''Prof Akai'', [[Pallet Town]] to ''The Village of Shoreback'' and [[Team Rocket]] to ''{{tt|The White Robe Gang|عصابة الرداء الأبيض}}''.

** In [[EP157]], The [[Team Rocket]] duo [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] were dubbed ''{{tt|The Black Robe Gang|عصابة الرداء الأسود}}'' as sort of rivals to the The [[Team Rocket trio]] (''The White Robe Gang''), with both "gangs" operating under the leadership of [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]].

===Cast and crew===

====Venus Center====

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! Main Pokémon roles

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* [[Ash Ketchum]]

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* [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]

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* [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]

* [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]]

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* [[James]]  

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* [[Jessie]]

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* [[Meowth]]

* [[Bruno]]

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* [[Narrator]]

* [[Blaine]]  

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* [[Nurse Joy]]

* [[Todd Snap]]  

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* [[Officer Jenny]]  

* [[Cassidy]]

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* [[Tracey]]

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* [[Delia Ketchum]]

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* [[Nurse Joy]]  

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====Super M Productions====

! Actor

! Main Pokémon roles

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* The [[Narrator]]  

* [[Professor Elm]]  

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* [[Ash Ketchum]]

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* [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]

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* [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]

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* [[Jessie]]

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* [[James]]

* [[Max]]

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* [[Meowth]]

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* [[Tracey]]  

* [[Butch]]

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* [[Officer Jenny]]

* [[Bugsy]]

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* The [[Narrator]] ([[EP263]]-[[AG092]])

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* [[Nurse Joy]]  

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| ''Additional voices''

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* [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]

* [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]]

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* [[Gary Oak]]

* [[Falkner]]

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* [[Kurt]]

Several cast members from ''Super M Productions'' return to their roles: ''Joumana Zonji'' as {{an|Misty}}, ''Abdo Hakim'' as [[James]], ''Hassan Hamdan'' as {{MTR}}, ''Jihan Malla'' as [[Nurse Joy]] and ''Iman Bitar'' as [[Officer Jenny]].

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! Main Pokémon roles

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* [[Ash Ketchum]]

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* [[Goh]]

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* [[Chloe]]

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* [[Jessie]]

* [[Cynthia]]

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* [[James]]

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*  [[Meowth]]

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* The [[Narrator]]

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* [[Mewtwo]]

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* [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]]

* [[Wikstrom]]

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*  [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]

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* [[Professor Cerise]]

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* [[Chrysa]]  

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* [[Ren]]

* [[Quillon]]

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*  [[Goh]]'s [[Rotom Phone]]

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* [[Leon (anime)|Leon]]

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* [[Sonia]]

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* [[Nurse Joy]]  

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* [[Officer Jenny]]

* [[Iris (anime)|Iris]]

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* [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]

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* [[Gary Oak]]

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* [[Delia Ketchum]]

* [[Horace]]

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*  [[Koko]] in [[M23]]

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* [[Dada]] in [[M23]]

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* [[Dr. Zed]] in [[M23]]

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| Sound Engineer

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| Mixing

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| Montage

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| Engineering Supervision

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| Computer

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| Theme Song Lyrics

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| Theme Song Performance

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| Administrative coordination

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| Financial Tracking

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| Production manager

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| Dub director  

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| Assistant Director

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| Executive

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| General supervision

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====Cast members====

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| [[File:Misty AG.png|100px]]<br>{{an|Misty}} || '''Majd Zhazha''' ('''مجد ظاظا''') || '''Joumana Zonji''' ('''جمانة الزنجي''')_{([[EP106]]-[[EP209]])} ||  || '''Joumana Zonji''' ('''جمانة الزنجي''')

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| [[File:Tracey debut.png|100px]]<br>[[Tracey Sketchit]] || '''{{wp|Ayman Al-Salek}}''' ('''أيمن السالك''') || '''Tariq Kaakati''' ('''طارق كعكاتي''') ||  ||  

| [[File:Delia JN anime.png|100px]]<br>[[Delia Ketchum]] || '''{{wp|Anjy Al-Yousif}}''' ('''أنجي اليوسف''') || '''Iman Bitar''' ('''إيمان بيطار''') ||  || '''Souhair Naser El Deen''' ('''سهير ناصر الدين''')

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| [[File:Giovanni anime.png|100px]]<br>{{an|Giovanni}} || '''{{wp|Rafat Bazoo}}''' ('''رأفت بازو''') || '''{{wp|Ismail Nanoua}}''' ('''إسماعيل نعنوع''') ||  || '''Ibrahim Madi''' ('''إبراهيم ماضي''')

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| [[File:Professor Cerise anime.png|100px]]<br>[[Professor Cerise]] ||  ||  ||  || '''{{wp|Fadi Rifai}}''' ('''فادي الرفاعي''')

| [[File:Leon Charizard pose anime.png|100px]]<br>{{an|Leon}} ||  ||  ||  || '''Hassan Hamdan''' ('''حسان حمدان''')

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| [[File:JN049.png|135px]]<br>[[JN049|!أن نتدرب أو لا نتدرب]]<br>September 2, 2022

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[[File:MBC3_Logo.png|100x100px||thumb|right|''{{wp|MBC 3}}'' logo.]]

'''''{{wp|MBC 3}}''''' another prominent children' s channel in the region and also part of the ''{{wp|Middle East Broadcasting Center|MBC}}'' network would sometimes broadcast different [[Pokémon movie]]s ([[M02]] to [[M07]]) in the English dub with Arabic subtitles, with the most recent one being {{DetPikMov}} in 2022. Despite of frequently broadcasting the [[Pokémon movie]]s (as well as the other works distributed by ''KM Productions'' like the {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters|Yu-Gi-Oh!}} series) it's unclear why this channel has never aired the [[anime|Pokémon anime series]].

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====Physical Media====

[[File:Flash Video Film S03 VHS.jpg|180x180px|thumb|[[S03|Season 03]] VHS covers as released by ''Flash Video Film'' in Egypt.]]

* ''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.

|  October 8, 2021

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| [[File:S24_arabic.jpg|250px]]

|  September 2, 2022

|  September 23, 2022

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| [[File:S25 Arabic.jpeg|250px]]

| rowspan=2 style="background: #fff" | November 24, 2023

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| [[File:To Be a Pokémon Master Arabic.jpeg|250px]]

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|  December 28, 2023

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| [[File:Pokemon Horizons Arabic.jpeg|250px]]

|  Currently in production.