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The English [[dub]] of the [[original series]] was first screened on {{wp|TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2}}, a free-to-air television channel, in an early morning timeslot in 1998. It was shown on a daily basis. In 2000, it moved to an afternoon timeslot on rival station {{wp|TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3}}, which aired reruns of {{Ash}}'s [[S01|first journey]] through the [[Kanto]] region and showed the first screenings of ''[[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]''. Broadcasting on TV3 ended with the final episode of ''[[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]''. | The English [[dub]] of the [[original series]] was first screened on {{wp|TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2}}, a free-to-air television channel, in an early morning timeslot in 1998. It was shown on a daily basis. In 2000, it moved to an afternoon timeslot on rival station {{wp|TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3}}, which aired reruns of {{Ash}}'s [[S01|first journey]] through the [[Kanto]] region and showed the first screenings of ''[[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]''. Broadcasting on TV3 ended with the final episode of ''[[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]]''. | ||
In 2003, ''Pokémon'' returned to TV2. The remainder of the Johto-based episodes were aired in the same after-school timeslot, with episodes five times a week. In 2005, ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' was aired in an early morning timeslot on Sundays. This was followed by ''[[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]'' in the same weekly timeslot. ''[[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' was then skipped with ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' aired in its place. After a brief period off the air, ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' was aired in the Sunday morning timeslot. In 2010, ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' was repeated on TV2 on weekday mornings with ''Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl'' repeats following it. ''[[S13|Sinnoh League Victors]]'' began airing on weekday mornings in September 2011, while ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' aired on Sunday mornings. ''[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' began airing on Saturday mornings in September 2015, concluding in August 2016. Pokémon then switched to a weekday morning timeslot to air [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]. | In 2003, ''Pokémon'' returned to TV2. The remainder of the Johto-based episodes were aired in the same after-school timeslot, with episodes five times a week. In 2005, ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' was aired in an early morning timeslot on Sundays. This was followed by ''[[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]]'' in the same weekly timeslot. ''[[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' was then skipped with ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' aired in its place. After a brief period off the air, ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' was aired in the Sunday morning timeslot. In 2010, ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' was repeated on TV2 on weekday mornings with ''Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl'' repeats following it. ''[[S13|Sinnoh League Victors]]'' began airing on weekday mornings in September 2011, while ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' aired on Sunday mornings. ''[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' began airing on Saturday mornings in September 2015, concluding in August 2016. Pokémon then switched to a weekday morning timeslot to air [[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]. Following this, ''[[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]'' aired in the same timeslot, effectively making the [[XY series]] the first [[series]] to air in its entirety on free-to-air television in New Zealand since the [[Original series]]. | ||
''[[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]'' and ''[[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' have yet to show on free-to-air television in New Zealand, but is shown on a daily basis on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network}}, which is broadcast on {{wp|Sky Network Television}}, a pay-per-view network. Cartoon Network has shown episodes from every series of the anime. | ''[[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]'' and ''[[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' have yet to show on free-to-air television in New Zealand, but is shown on a daily basis on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network}}, which is broadcast on {{wp|Sky Network Television}}, a pay-per-view network. Cartoon Network has shown episodes from every series of the anime. | ||