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* Cartoon Network Latinoamérica has never banned an episode of the Pokémon anime except for episodes which have been banned in Japan and the United States. | * Cartoon Network Latinoamérica has never banned an episode of the Pokémon anime except for episodes which have been banned in Japan and the United States. | ||
* Cartoon Network's "Biografia Toon" segment, which consists of biographies and histories of cartoon characters, has done a two-part segment on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. According to the segment, Pikachu is the result of an experiment conducted by [[Professor Oak]] and allegedly destroyed the lab where he was created in a momentary loss of control. | * Cartoon Network's "Biografia Toon" segment, which consists of biographies and histories of cartoon characters, has done a two-part segment on [[Ash's Pikachu]]. According to the segment, Pikachu is the result of an experiment conducted by [[Professor Oak]] and allegedly destroyed the lab where he was created in a momentary loss of control. | ||
* When speaking at an anime event at a school in {{wp|Buenos Aires}}, {{wp|Argentina}}, voice actor Gabriel Ramos revealed that ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' | * When speaking at an anime event at a school in {{wp|Buenos Aires}}, {{wp|Argentina}}, voice actor Gabriel Ramos revealed that ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' would have a total of 54 episodes.<ref>[http://pokemon-project.com/index.php?c=comentar&modo=ver&nid=333 Fancon: Kodomo Monsters - Pokémon Project] (in Spanish)</ref> However, season 12 ended with ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', which brought the total number of ''Galactic Battles'' episodes to 52. | ||
* Before the premiere of ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'' on February 14, 2010, ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' was re-aired on {{tt|February 10|normal broadcast}} and {{tt|February 11, 2010|rerun}}. This is likely due to the similarity of [[Riley]] and [[Sir Aaron]]. | * Before the premiere of ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'' on February 14, 2010, ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' was re-aired on {{tt|February 10|normal broadcast}} and {{tt|February 11, 2010|rerun}}. This is likely due to the similarity of [[Riley]] and [[Sir Aaron]]. | ||
* When ''[[DP112|Cheers on Castaways Isle!]]'' was {{tt|rerun on 3 March 2010|originally aired on 28 February 2010}} on Cartoon Network, the opening theme was [[Pokémon Theme]] instead of [[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]]. This is also true for the reruns of ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''{{tt|*|originally aired on 7 March 2010 and reaired on 10 March 2010}} and ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''{{tt|*|originally aired on 14 March 2010 and reaired on 17 March 2010}}. Starting from ''[[DP115|Stealing the Conversation!]]'', [[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]] was restored as the opening theme. For these three episodes, the episode titles were also ''not'' announced in Spanish. | * When ''[[DP112|Cheers on Castaways Isle!]]'' was {{tt|rerun on 3 March 2010|originally aired on 28 February 2010}} on Cartoon Network, the opening theme was [[Pokémon Theme]] instead of [[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]]. This is also true for the reruns of ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''{{tt|*|originally aired on 7 March 2010 and reaired on 10 March 2010}} and ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]''{{tt|*|originally aired on 14 March 2010 and reaired on 17 March 2010}}. Starting from ''[[DP115|Stealing the Conversation!]]'', [[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]] was restored as the opening theme. For these three episodes, the episode titles were also ''not'' announced in Spanish. | ||
* In "[http://www.pokemon.com/ | * In "[http://www.pokemon.com/us/country/ Choose Your Country!]" from Pokémon.com, the only countries in Latin America that have external websites are [http://www.pokemon.com/ar/ Argentina] and [http://www.pokemon.com/cl/ Chile]. Peru used to have a website as well. | ||
*Season 13 was the first one to be distributed in Latin America and Spain by the same distributor, SDI Media Poland. | *Season 13 was the first one to be distributed in Latin America and Spain by the same distributor, SDI Media Poland. | ||
**This caused the lyrics of ''[[We Will Carry On!]]'' and ''[[Black and White (song)|Black and White]]'' to be similar with minor or none changes and sung by different performers. Since the first season these have always been different for each dubbing. | **This caused the lyrics of ''[[We Will Carry On!]]'' and ''[[Black and White (song)|Black and White]]'' to be similar with minor or none changes and sung by different performers. Since the first season these have always been different for each dubbing. | ||