Pokémon in Greece: Difference between revisions

The [[Pokémon anime]] in Greece first premiered on {{wp|Star Channel}} in 1999 and continued until 2004. That same year, the {{series|Advanced Generation}} aired from there until late 2008. After that, in 2009, the same channel began airing the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} until ''[[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]'' in 2010. After this, {{wp|Disney XD (Greece)|Disney XD}} which acquired the rights continued that series until 2012. {{series|Best Wishes}} premiered on February 4, 2012, still on {{wp|Disney XD (Greece)|Disney XD}} until mid-2014. On September 1 of that same year, the {{series|XY}} aired until 2016. For unknown reasons, the 19th season was skipped. They went on a hiatus until April 1, 2018 when they released the {{series|Sun & Moon}} on Netflix Greece under the title {{tt|Πόκεμον η Σειρά: Ήλιος και Σελήνη|Pokémon The Series: Sun and Moon}}. Irregular broadcasts of specials and movies still happen on Star Channel, especially during holiday seasons, but the regular series now appears exclusively on Disney XD. Older episodes of the series have been made available in VHS and DVD formats, with Ethnos, a newspaper, coming with free DVDs of the series every Saturday during 2007.

The lead role of [[Ash Ketchum]] is dubbed by Voula Kosta (''Βούλα Κώστα''). Michaela Antoniou (''Μιχαέλα Αντωνίου'') gave her voice to several main female characters, including {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], [[Officer Jenny]], and [[Nurse Joy]]. [[James]] is dubbed by Fotis Petridis (''Φώτης Πετρίδης''), while {{MTR}} and {{an|Brock}} are both voiced by Haris Grigoropoulos (''Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος''). Loukas Frangoulis (''Λουκάς Φραγκούλης'') joined the main cast as [[Tracey Sketchit]]. {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}} are both dubbed by Stella Bonatsou (''Στέλλα Μπονάτσου''). Giorgos Mataragkas (''Γιώργος Ματαράγκας'') joined the cast as [[Trip]] in the {{series|Best Wishes}}.