Pokémon in Canada: Difference between revisions

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The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Canada}}''' in late 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] although airing of the {{pkmn|anime}} began 2 years later. Canada is divided into English- and French-speaking regions, with ''Pokémon'' being marketed accordingly. While the English adaptation of the franchise largely shares the same materials and translations as {{pmin|the United States}}, the {{wp|Quebec French}} adaptation of the franchise had a mix of its own French translations and the English translation during its early days (with a small amount of material from {{pmin|France}}), which was eventually phased out in favor of almost entirely importing [[Pokémon in France|European French]] material.

The English dub of the [[Pokémon anime]] and the [[Pokémon movie]]s airs in Canada on {{wp|Teletoon|Teletoon}}. The series previously aired on {{wp|YTV (TV channel)|YTV}} from September 2000,  when ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' debuted in Canada, through August 30, 2014. {{wp|Corus Entertainment|Corus Entertainment}} had obtained full ownership of Teletoon in 2014. Since Corus Entertainment had also owned YTV, they decided to shift some of their programming from YTV to Teletoon in the summer and fall of 2014, including the movement of Pokémon from YTV to Teletoon on September 2, 2014.  

YTV began airing {{tt|new|to Canadians}} ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episodes on Saturdays in September 2007. A 3:30 PM weekday timeslot starting with ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage]]'' was added to YTV's schedule on April 7, 2008. Eventually, these 3:30 PM episodes surpassed the timeline of the Saturday episodes, starting with ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out Of This!]]''. Thus, Canada started getting five new episodes per week. The first season of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} had finished its chronological airing on Tuesday, June 17, meaning that [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] should have started on the next Wednesday or possibly Saturday. However, this did not happen, as YTV began rerunning season 10 from the beginning. This is due to YTV's episode policy as stated above.

On Saturday, October 10, 2009, YTV began airing episodes of [[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]] until spring 2011.On the same day, they aired ''[[SS020|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'' at 12:00 PM, and also ''[[SS021|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]'' at 12:30 PM (just one day after the US airing). On November 20, 2009, YTV stopped airing episodes of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension'' and began to air only ''Galactic Battles''. On November 28, 2009, YTV aired the Canadian premier of ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. Beginning in late December 2009 until March 2010, YTV reverted to airing ''[[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' episodes on weekdays. Only one {{tt|new|to Canadians}} episode of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles'' aired on Saturday at 12:00 PM. YTV later on switched back to airing episodes of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles'' six days a week. With the airing of ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'' On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, YTV closed the gap between the US air date and the Canadian air date down to just three days, which was rare to happen on YTV. This gap however, was widened again as YTV aired from ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]'' on Wednesday, May 18, 2010.