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The Pokémon franchise arrived in '''{{wp|Brazil}}''' on May 10, 1999, with the broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon, Eu Escolho Você!]]'' during a morning TV program called ''{{tt|Eliana & Alegria|Eliana & Joy}}'' in {{wp|RecordTV}}. | The Pokémon franchise arrived in '''{{wp|Brazil}}''' on May 10, 1999, with the broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon, Eu Escolho Você!]]'' during a morning TV program called ''{{tt|Eliana & Alegria|Eliana & Joy}}'' in {{wp|RecordTV}}. The [[Pokémon games]] have been officially distributed in English. Currently, the [[Pokémon anime]] is broadcast on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Latin America)|Cartoon Network}}, [[Pokémon Adventures]] is published by [[Panini Comics]], and the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is released by {{wp|Copag}}. | ||
==Pokémon video games== | ==Pokémon video games== | ||
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All [[Pokémon games]] have been available to Brazilian customers in English. However, from January 2015 to May 2017, Nintendo's officially licensed distributors {{n|Nintendo leaving Brazilian gaming market|ceased trade}} in the Brazilian market due to the ongoing significantly high taxation tariffs on imported electronic goods, especially as direct competition recently decided to open manufacturing plants within the country to lift some of these tariffs. In May 2017, [http://www.ncgames.com.br/ NC Games] became the new licensed distributor of Nintendo products. | All [[Pokémon games]] have been available to Brazilian customers in English. However, from January 2015 to May 2017, Nintendo's officially licensed distributors {{n|Nintendo leaving Brazilian gaming market|ceased trade}} in the Brazilian market due to the ongoing significantly high taxation tariffs on imported electronic goods, especially as direct competition recently decided to open manufacturing plants within the country to lift some of these tariffs. In May 2017, [http://www.ncgames.com.br/ NC Games] became the new licensed distributor of Nintendo products, until that company closed in 2018. The games have been digitally distributed by the Brazilian version of Nintendo eShop, also known as [https://store.nintendo.com.br/ Loja Nintendo] ("Nintendo Shop"). | ||
[[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon TCG Card Dex]] are the only Pokémon games to be localized into Brazilian Portuguese. | [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon TCG Card Dex]] are the only Pokémon games to be localized into Brazilian Portuguese. | ||