Pokémon in Canada: Difference between revisions

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Canada}}''' in late 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and airing of the {{pkmn|anime}} began at the same time. Canada is divided into English- and French-speaking regions (the latter consisting mostly of the provinces of {{wp|Quebec}} and {{wp|New Brunswick}}), 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 European French material with a few exceptions such as the ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'' film.

[[S21|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures]] premiered on Teletoon from March 10, 2018 to February 2, 2019. The last four episodes of the season aired on YTV on February 27, 2019 in commemoration of [[Pokémon Day]], marking Pokémon's return to the channel after its move to Teletoon in 2014. ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' aired on the channel on May 10, 2019, the same day that ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'' premiered in North American theatres. On June 28, 2019, and later on November 8, 2019, YTV surprisingly aired select episodes of [[S22|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends]], though the reasoning is unknown. On January 10th, 2020, YTV aired a marathon consisting of two episodes of Ultra Legends and ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.

Pokémon movies have been distributed in Canada by [[VIZ Media]] following their takeover of the movie distributions from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' onward in the United States. Subsequent Pokémon movies that received a theatrical release in the United States were also released in Canada via {{wp|Cineplex Entertainment|Cineplex}}, including the wide-release ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'' film.

* Scott Ramsoomair, the author of the webcomic ''{{OBP|Super Effective|webcomic}}'', is Canadian,<ref>[http://www.animecons.com/guests/bio.shtml/1153/Scott_Ramsoomair Scott Ramsooair Biography @ AnimeCons.com] (retrieved February 18, 2010)</ref> as is {{wp|Ryan Reynolds}}, the voice actor for {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character|the eponymous character}} in the ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'' film.