YouTube

YouTube
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YouTube Logo
Provider Google
Launched February 14, 2005[1]
Shutdown N/A
Service provided Video sharing platform
Accessible by Web, mobile, smart TVs, consoles, etc.
Website youtube.com

YouTube is an online video sharing platform, owned and operated by Google. The service allows users to upload and view videos, comment on them, and subscribe to other users' "channels". As of April 2020, YouTube is the second most visited website in the world,[2] and over 2 billion users watch over a billion hours of content every day.[3] Due to guidelines introduced to abide by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), most content related to the main Pokémon anime and its movies is marked for kids, disabling many features including comments.[4]

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Official Pokémon YouTube channels

The Pokémon Company

The following are the official YouTube channels managed by The Pokémon Company. Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore used to have their own official YouTube channels, but these have since been deprecated in favor of a broader "Pokémon Asia ENG" channel.

Country Icon Channel name Country Icon Channel name
Japan Pokémon Japan YouTube icon.png ポケモン公式YouTubeチャンネル
Pokémon Official YouTube Channel
Japan Pokémon Card Channel profile 2023.jpg 【公式】ポケモンカードチャンネル
(Official) Pokémon Card Channel
Hong Kong Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png 寶可夢 香港
Pokémon Hong Kong
India Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Asia Official (Hindi)
Pokémon Asia Official (Tamil)
Pokémon Asia Official (Telugu)
Pokémon Asia Official (Bengali)
Pokémon South Asia Official (ENG)
Indonesia Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Indonesia Malaysia Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Malaysia
(defunct)
Philippines Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Philippines
(defunct)
Singapore Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Singapore
(defunct)
Taiwan Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png 寶可夢 台灣
Pokémon Taiwan
Thailand Pokémon Thailand YouTube icon.png Pokémon Thailand Official
Vietnam Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Việt Nam – Official Asia Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Asia ENG

Pokémon Kids TV

Main article: Pokémon Kids TV

The following are the official Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channels managed by The Pokémon Company.

Language Icon Channel name Language Icon Channel name
Japanese Pokémon Kids TV YouTube icon.png Pokémon Kids TV Japan English Pokémon Kids TV Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Kids TV

Pokémon Korea, Inc.

The following are the official YouTube channels managed by Pokémon Korea, Inc.

Country Icon Channel name
South Korea Pokémon Korea YouTube icon.png 포켓몬 공식 채널 Pokémon Korea, Inc.
The official Pokémon channel Pokémon Korea, Inc.

The Pokémon Company International

The following are the official YouTube channels managed by The Pokémon Company International.

Language Icon Channel name Language Icon Channel name
English Pokémon International YouTube icon.png The Official Pokémon YouTube channel French Pokémon International YouTube icon.png La chaîne officielle Pokémon en français
The official Pokémon channel in French
German Pokémon International YouTube icon.png Offizieller Pokémon YouTube Kanal
Official Pokémon Youtube channel
Dutch Pokémon NL PT YouTube icon.png Het Officiële Kanaal Van Pokémon In Nederland
The Official Channel Of Pokémon In The Netherlands
Italian Pokémon International YouTube icon.png Il Canale Pokémon Italiano Ufficiale
The Official Italian Pokémon Channel
Spanish
(Europe)
Pokémon International YouTube icon.png PokemonOficialES
Spanish
(LATAM)
Pokémon Latam YouTube icon.png Pokémon Latam Portuguese Pokémon NL PT YouTube icon.png O Canal Oficial da Pokémon em Português
The Official Pokémon Channel in Portuguese
Russian Pokémon Russia YouTube icon.png Официальный русский канал Покемон
The Official Russian Pokémon Channel

Pokémon GO

The following are the official YouTube channels for the game Pokémon GO.

Language Icon Channel name Language Icon Channel name
English Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO Japanese Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO Japan
French Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO France Italian Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO Italia
German Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO Deutschland Spanish Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO España
Portuguese Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO BR Korean Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO Korea
Chinese Pokémon GO YouTube icon.png Pokémon GO TW

Pokémon UNITE

The following are the official YouTube channel for the game Pokémon UNITE.

Language Icon Channel name Language Icon Channel name
English Pokémon UNITE YouTube icon.png Pokémon UNITE Japanese Pokémon UNITE YouTube icon.png Pokémon UNITE Official Channel

Pokémon Frienda

The following is the official YouTube channel for the game Pokémon Frienda, formerly a channel for Pokémon Mezastar.

Language Icon Channel name
Japanese Pokémon Frienda TV YouTube icon.jpg ポケモンフレンダTV【公式】
Pokémon Frienda TV (Official)

Pokémon anime on YouTube

Anime on Pokémon Asia channels is available in areas shaded in orange
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Pokémon Generations

Main article: Pokémon Generations

Pokémon Generations premiered in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch on The Pokémon Company International's official channel for each language weekly between September 16 and December 23, 2016, and in Portuguese starting on February 10, 2017. The series was added to The Pokémon Company's official Japanese channel between December 9, 2016, and February 2, 2017.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Main article: Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Episodes of Pokémon: Twilight Wings premiered monthly beginning on January 15, 2020, on The Pokémon Company's official Japanese channel and The Pokémon Company International's official channels.

Pokémon: Indigo League

Main article: S01

In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, between April 17 to May 12, 2020, two episodes of Pokémon: Indigo League were uploaded daily to the official YouTube channels of Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore as part of the "Home Fun for Pokémon Fans" campaign[5][6][7]. Starting May 12, 2020, two episodes of the Cantonese dub of the series are being uploaded each day to the official YouTube channel of Hong Kong as part of the same campaign[8].

Pokémon Journeys

Main article: S23

For a limited time between March 18 to 31 and April 8 to May 31, 2020, every episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series (that had aired before that time) was made available on the official YouTube channel of Japan for free[9][10][11].

The Pokémon Company Channels

Starting from January 19, 2021, episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series were made available on the Pokémon Asia ENG channel. These episodes were released every Friday and operated on a rotation, where the five most recent episodes would be available, with the first five episodes being permanently available. Other official YouTube channels managed by The Pokémon Company would eventually start uploading episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Eventually, the channels would begin uploading episodes of other series of Pokémon animated series. Eventually, for unknown reasons, some of the channels would privatize most or all of the episodes of certain series, such as Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

The following is the list of channels that have uploaded Pokémon anime episodes to their channels.

Country/Region Icon Channel name List of uploaded series
Indonesia Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Indonesia Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Taiwan Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png 寶可夢 台灣
Pokémon Taiwan
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon the Series: XY (Cantonese dub, without S19)

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series (Cantonese dub)

India and South Asia Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Asia Official (Hindi)
Pokémon Asia Official (Tamil)
Pokémon Asia Official (Telugu)
Pokémon Asia Official (Bengali)
Pokémon South Asia Official (ENG)
Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Thailand Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Thailand Official Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Asia Pokémon Asia YouTube icon.png Pokémon Asia ENG Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Movies & TV shows for sale

Main article: Google Play

It is possible to rent or purchase movies and TV shows through YouTube. YouTube is linked to Google's digital distribution service Google Play, and they share a catalogue; movies and TV shows purchased on YouTube are watchable on Google Play Movies & TV (or vice versa). It is possible to purchase or rent movies in 38 countries, and TV shows are available to purchase in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. TV show rental is exclusively available in Japan[12].

Pokémon anime & movies available for purchase

Main article: List of digital home video releases of Pokémon animation

YouTube Music

YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by YouTube that launched on November 12, 2015. The service is available for free with ads or as part of a YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium subscription. The service is available in 81 countries[13].

Available Pokémon albums

See also

External links

YouTube

YouTube Music

References

Music links


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