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'''The Pokémon Company International''' (abbreviated to '''TPCi''') is  a subsidiary of '''[[The Pokémon Company]]''' in Japan, responsible for managing the [[Pokémon]] franchise outside of Asia.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/about/ About The Pokémon Company International | Pokemon.com]</ref> In Australia, the Pokémon franchise is managed by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}. In South Korea, the franchise is managed by '''Pokémon Korea, Inc.''', which started operations in 2006 alongside Nintendo of Korea.

In January 2006, the licensing and merchandising agreement between [[4Kids Entertainment]] and Pokémon USA expired. This agreement included the [[dub]]bing of the {{pkmn|anime}} so Pokémon USA switched to producing the English dub in association with [[TAJ Productions]] which had worked with 4Kids on [[season]]s [[S01|one]] through [[S05|five]]. The recasting of the main characters created [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|a large controversy]]. In May of the same year, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} announced that it would be dropping all anime from its autumn lineup in its move to {{wp|The CW}}, which included the Pokémon anime. Pokémon USA went into negotiations with {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} to air past and future episodes of Pokémon, which turned out successful. In June, a ''Master Toy'' licensing agreement was signed with {{wp|Jakks Pacific}}.

==Criticism==

 

In the European Union, the releases of {{game|Platinum}} replaced the [[slot machine]]s in [[Veilstone City]]'s [[Game Corner]] from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} with non-playable [[Slot machine#European Platinum|game machines]] as a result of changes in the classification standards at {{wp|Pan European Game Information|PEGI}}.<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/european-pokemon-platinums-missing-game-corner-explained/ European Pokemon Platinum's missing Game Corner explained | GamesRadar] ([https://archive.today/mRcAt archived copy])</ref>

 

All non-Japanese releases of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} replace the slot machines of the two Game Corners in [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Celadon City]] with a new game called [[Voltorb Flip]]. In this minigame, [[coin]]s are not wagered against a win or a loss but instead given out for completing a level. While many find the game to be entertaining, the change removed the ability to buy coins, effectively making Voltorb Flip a requirement for obtaining them.

 

All [[core series]] games released since, starting with {{game|Black and White|s}}, feature no Game Corner at all. In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the [[Mauville Game Corner]] has been explicitly closed down, referencing this fact.

 

Despite being the official site, [[Pokémon.com]]'s pages often have inaccuracies and errors. A notable example is claiming that players of {{game|Red and Blue|s}} can find {{p|Mew}} instead of {{p|Mewtwo}} in [[Cerulean Cave]].<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-red-version-and-pokemon-blue-version/ Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version | Pokémon Video Games] ([https://archive.today/8GUgw archived copy])</ref>

 

Like [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]], TPCi makes changes while [[dub]]bing the {{pkmn|anime}}, but they are more limited in scope. Music edits are common and dialogue edits are usually done to obfuscate explicit religious or death references and match the {{wp|Audio to video synchronization|lip-flap}}. Paint edits, which 4Kids is infamous for, are rarely performed by TPCi. Also, in every episode TPCi has dubbed to date, the "To Be Continued" screen is extended by three seconds. The reasons for this are unknown.

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In January 2005, an issue of the science magazine ''{{wp|Nature (journal)|Nature}}'' featured an article in which a group of researchers named a newly discovered {{wp|Zbtb7|cancer-causing gene}} "Pokémon". Later that year, Pokémon USA had promised to take legal action, causing the gene to be renamed.

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