Pokémon Generations

If you were looking for the groupings of games, see generation. For the TCG expansion released to commemorate the 20th Anniversary, see Generations (TCG).

Pokémon Generations (Japanese: ポケモンジェネレーションズ Pokémon Generations) is an animated miniseries that showcases some moments from the first six generations of the core series Pokémon games. It consists of 18 episodes, each approximately 3-5 minutes in length.

English poster

In the English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch languages, they premiered on The Pokémon Company International's YouTube channels (for each language) weekly between September 16 and December 23, 2016. The first two episodes were re-uploaded on The Pokémon Company International's YouTube channels (for each language) in HD on December 14, 2016 (the original uploads were not taken down, but were replaced in the Pokémon Generations playlist). The series was later released in Brazilian Portuguese on The Pokémon Company International's Portuguese YouTube channel starting on February 10, 2017. The last episode of the series was uploaded on July 20, 2017. In November 2017, some episodes of Pokémon Generations aired alongside some theatrical releases of Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, and more in November 2018 with Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us.

In the Korean language, the first three episodes were uploaded on July 25, 2018. Three videos were uploaded every Wednesday until August 29, 2018. Some of the episode numbers were changed; episode 10 was released as episode 12 in Korean, and episodes 11 and 12 were released as episodes 10 and 11. However, by the end of February 2020, they no longer could be seen on any platform, presumably due to licensing issues.

In the Japanese language, the first six episodes were uploaded to The Pokémon Company's YouTube channel on December 9, 2016. The seventh through ninth episodes were uploaded on December 16, 2016. The tenth through 12th episodes were uploaded on December 22, 2016. The 13th through 15th episodes were uploaded on January 26, 2017. The final three episodes were uploaded on February 2, 2017.

Episodes

Code Screenshot English title Japanese title US broadcast Japan broadcast Time between
PG01   The Adventure 冒険
The Adventure
September 16, 2016 December 9, 2016 84 days
PG02   The Chase 追跡
The Chase
September 16, 2016 December 9, 2016 84 days
PG03   The Challenger 挑戦者
The Challenger
September 23, 2016 December 9, 2016 77 days
PG04   The Lake of Rage いかりの湖
The Lake of Rage
September 30, 2016 December 9, 2016 70 days
PG05   The Legacy 継承
The Succession
October 7, 2016 December 9, 2016 63 days
PG06   The Reawakening 再生
The Rebirth
October 7, 2016 December 9, 2016 63 days
PG07   The Vision ビジョン
The Vision
October 14, 2016 December 16, 2016 63 days
PG08   The Cavern 海底洞窟
The Seabed Cavern
October 21, 2016 December 16, 2016 56 days
PG09   The Scoop スクープ
The Scoop
October 28, 2016 December 16, 2016 49 days
PG10   The Old Chateau 森の洋館
The Forest Manor
October 28, 2016 December 22, 2016 55 days
PG11   The New World 新しい世界
The New World
November 4, 2016 December 22, 2016 48 days
PG12   The Magma Stone 火山のおき石
The Volcano Stone
November 11, 2016 December 22, 2016 41 days
PG13   The Uprising 反乱
The Uprising
November 18, 2016 January 26, 2017 69 days
PG14   The Frozen World 凍える世界
The Frozen World
November 23, 2016 January 26, 2017 64 days
PG15   The King Returns 帰還
The Return
December 2, 2016 January 26, 2017 55 days
PG16   The Beauty Eternal 永遠の美
The Eternal Beauty
December 9, 2016 February 2, 2017 55 days
PG17   The Investigation 捜査
The Investigation
December 16, 2016 February 2, 2017 48 days
PG18   The Redemption 贖い
The Redemption
December 23, 2016 February 2, 2017 41 days
This concludes Pokémon Generations.

Differences from the games

Although the miniseries is more faithful to the games than the main series, there are still some differences, mainly to enhance the plot or due to time constraints.

  • Looker, who originally did not debut until Pokémon Platinum, has his role extended in this series.
  • Lance's role in the Lake of Rage incident is expanded, unlike in the games, where the narrative focuses on the player.
  • In the games, Lance and Ethan battle the wild Electrode powering the generator, causing them to faint or capture them. In The Lake of Rage, they instead release them.
    • Also, there are twelve Electrode powering the generator as opposed to only six in the games.
  • Petrel shows up in the generator room instead of Ariana like in the games.
  • Unlike in the games, neither the player nor Maxie stops Archie in The Cavern.
  • Unlike in the games, the player does not arrive at the Spear Pillar to stop Cyrus in The New World.
  • After Giratina drags Cyrus into the Distortion World, it doesn't leave a portal behind like in the games.
  • Looker does not arrest Charon at Stark Mountain. Instead, Charon escapes with help from two Team Galactic Grunts.
  • Iris is present when N's Castle is summoned instead of the player character, and it is summoned by the Seven Sages instead of N. The subsequent confrontation between the Unova Gym Leaders and the Seven Sages takes place outside the castle instead of inside, and an army of Team Plasma Grunts participates in the battle.
    • The Seven Sages mention Ghetsis' glorious plan even though in the games N was the king and Ghetsis had not revealed himself as the true boss of Team Plasma at that point.
  • The Shadow Triad is not present for Team Plasma's attack on Opelucid City to capture the DNA Splicers. Instead, the attack is led by Zinzolin and carried out by many Team Plasma Grunts.
  • Unlike in the games, Ghetsis fuses Kyurem with N's Reshiram without the player character present, and when the player character does arrive, it is Hilbert with his Zekrom, instead of Nate or Rosa.
  • The player character is not present for Lysandre and Diantha's conversation in Café Soleil.
  • Looker pursues Essentia through the streets of Lumiose City himself, and unmasks her in an empty café instead of in the lower levels of Lysandre Labs beneath Lysandre Café. Additionally, unlike the games, Xerosic is not present for her unmasking and his role in these events is only vaguely hinted at.
  • Serena, Shauna, Tierno, Trevor, Sina, and Dexio are not present for the parade in Lumiose City. Instead, Diantha attends the celebration.
  • AZ's story is presented as a fairytale told by a mother to her daughter instead of as AZ's own recollections.

Cast


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Cast
Pikachu Fumiko Orikasa Pikachu Fumiko Orikasa ピカチュウ 折笠富美子
Looker Kaiji Tang Handsome Keiji Fujiwara ハンサム 藤原啓治
堀内賢雄
Giovanni Richard Epcar Sakaki Akio Ōtsuka サカキ 大塚明夫
Blue Erik Kimerer Challenger Jun Fukuyama 挑戦者 福山潤
Lance Ben Diskin Wataru Yoshimasa Hosoya ワタル 細谷佳正
Lorelei Erica Lindbeck Kanna Fumiko Orikasa カンナ 折笠富美子
Bruno Bill Rogers Siba Takanori Hoshino シバ 星野貴紀
Agatha Ellyn Stern Kikuko Hisako Kyōda キクコ 京田尚子
Petrel Lambda Wataru Takagi ラムダ 高木渉
Silver Lucien Dodge Sakaki's son Ryōta Ōsaka サカキの息子 逢坂良太
Eusine Kyle Hebert Minaki Hiroshi Tsuchida ミナキ 土田大
Maxie Lex Lang Matsubusa Seiji Sasaki マツブサ 佐々木誠二
Courtney Sandy Fox Kagari Misato Fukuen カガリ 福圓美里
Tabitha Doug Erholtz Homura Akio Suyama ホムラ 陶山章央
Archie Jamieson Price Aogiri Rikiya Koyama アオギリ 小山力也
Shelly Cristina Vee Izumi Takako Honda イズミ 本田貴子
Matt Richard Epcar Ushio Tetsu Inada ウシオ 稲田徹
Gabby Michelle Ruff Mari Maaya Sakamoto マリ 坂本真綾
Ty Derek Stephen Prince Dai Makoto Yasumura ダイ 保村真
Professor Cozmo Soraishi Nobuo Tobita ソライシ 飛田展男
Cheryl Stephanie Sheh Momi Mamiko Noto モミ 能登麻美子
Chansey Satomi Koorogi Lucky Satomi Koorogi ラッキー こおろぎさとみ
Little girl Tara Jayne Girl Rie Kugimiya 女の子 釘宮理恵
Butler Old gentleman Kinryū Arimoto 老紳士 有本欽隆
Cyrus Michael Sorich Akagi Kenjirō Tsuda アカギ 津田健次郎
Cynthia Tara Jayne Shirona Aya Endō シロナ 遠藤綾
Saturn Ricky Ryba Saturn Daiki Yamashita サターン 山下大輝
Mars Mars Sayaka Kitahara マーズ 北原沙弥香
Jupiter Cassandra Lee Morris Jupiter Michiko Kaiden ジュピター 鶏冠井美智子
Buck Bryce Papenbrook Baku Hiro Shimono バク 下野紘
Charon Keith Silverstein Pluto Kōsei Tomita プルート 富田耕生
Iris Cherami Leigh Iris Rina Hidaka アイリス 日高里菜
Giallo Steve Kramer Giallo Masayuki Omoro ジャロ 小室正幸
Zinzolin Steve Staley Vio Tomoyuki Shimura ヴィオ 志村知幸
Drayden Michael McConnohie Shaga Masami Iwasaki シャガ 岩崎征実
Bronius Sumra Shūhei Matsuda スムラ 松田修平
Ryoku Patrick Seitz Ryokushi Suzune Okabe リョクシ 岡部涼音
Gorm Michael McConnohie Azula Ryōma Abe アスラ 安部亮馬
Rood Michael McConnohie Rot Masaaki Ihara ロット 伊原正明
Clay Steve Kramer Yakon Tomoyuki Shimura ヤーコン 志村知幸
Lenora Taylor Billingslea Aloe Saori Takayama アロエ 高宮彩織
Elesa Mela Lee Kamitsure China Kitahara カミツレ 北原知奈
Burgh Christopher Niosi Arty Shūhei Matsuda アーティ 松田修平
Skyla Furou Noriko Shibasaki フウロ 芝崎典子
Brycen Christopher Niosi Hachiku Masaaki Ihara ハチク 伊原正明
Colress Christopher Niosi Akuroma Tokuyoshi Kawashima アクロマ 川島得愛
N Grant George N Akira Ishida 石田彰
Ghetsis Patrick Seitz G-Cis Shō Hayami ゲーチス 速水奨
Lysandre Fuladari Hiroki Touchi フラダリ 東地宏樹
Diantha Laura Post Carne Sayaka Ōhara カルネ 大原さやか
Malva Kira Buckland Pachira Marina Inoue パキラ 井上麻里奈
Emma Carrie Keranen Matiere Maaya Uchida マチエール 内田真礼
AZ Keith Silverstein AZ Takaya Hashi AZ 土師孝也

Gallery

For more artwork, please see Pokémon Generations images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Posters and logos

Trailers

English

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Trivia

  • Like in Pokémon Origins, all of the Pokémon in this miniseries make realistic, animal-like sounds instead of saying their species' names like in the main series.
  • All of the main protagonists that appear in the miniseries have no dialogue, are never referred to by name, and their faces are heavily obscured.
  • Generation IV is the only generation covered in the miniseries from which no main protagonist is featured.
  • Team Plasma is the only villainous team to appear in all three episodes covering their respective region.

In other languages


See also

External links

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