Pokémon social media

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There are many different officially run accounts relating to the Pokémon franchise. They are typically managed by The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International on various platforms such as , , YouTube, , , and . These accounts usually promote new releases, provide updates, or post entertaining content to engage with fans of Pokémon.
Trends on social media surrounding Pokémon are also popular. Some have even been acknowledged by official Pokémon social media accounts, such as National Ash Ketchum Day, an annual event which celebrates winning the Manalo Conference in .
==Facebook==
* Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise.
* Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game .
* POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Covers the live action film .
* Pokémon TCG - Covers the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Instagram==
* Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise.
* Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game .
* Pokémon Masters EX - Covers the mobile game .
* Pokémon TCG - Covers the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
* Pokémon card art life - Covers Pokémon card illustrations (Japanese).
==Pinterest==
* Pokémon - provides Pokémon themed downloadables and activities
==TikTok==
* Pokémon Company Int’l - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise.
* Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game .
==Tumblr==
* Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise.
==Twitter==
* Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise.
* Pokémon UNITE - Covers the spin-off game .
* Pokémon Masters EX - Covers the mobile game .
* POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Covers the live action film .
* Pokémon TCG Covers the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
* Play Pokémon - Covers Play! Pokémon.
* (now defunct; see the last available archived version from 2012-12-26) - Covered the Japanese radio show Team Rocket's Secret Empire.
* Pokémon Card Channel - Covers the Pokémon Card Channel, the official Japanese YouTube channel for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==YouTube==
* The Official Pokémon YouTube channel - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise.
* ポケモン公式YouTubeチャンネル - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise (Japanese).
* Pokémon Kids TV - Covers Pokémon Kids TV, a Pokémon channel aimed towards children.
* Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game .
* Pokémon UNITE - Covers the spin-off game .
* ポケモンフレンダTV【公式】 Pokémon Frienda TV (Official) - Covers the arcade game . Formerly covered .
* Pokémon TV - Features full episodes, live streams, and compilations of the .
==Trends and events==
===National Ash Ketchum Day===
National Ash Ketchum Day is an annual celebration held on September 15 to celebrate Ash Ketchum's first Pokémon League Conference victory, first held in 2020 on the one-year anniversary of the Japanese premiere of Enter the Champion!, the episode where Ash won the Alola League Manalo Conference.
Ash won the Manalo Conference and became the first of Alola in Enter the Champion!, which premiered in Japan on September 15, 2019. The hashtag #NationalAshKetchumDay was first used on Twitter, but received little attention. 
The day was officially acknowledged in 2020 when the hashtag further gained traction and was recognized by Pokémon's official Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube accounts, and Ash's current and former English voice actors Sarah Natochenny and Veronica Taylor, respectively, on Twitter. The Official Pokémon YouTube channel officially acknowledged the hashtag by releasing a series of commented battle videos for each of Ash's final battles in the League Conferences he participated. The channel also stated that National Ash Ketchum Day would be celebrated on September 15 every year from then on.
====External links====
* Ash's First League Battle | #NationalAshKetchumDay
* Fighting Fire with Fire in Johto | #NationalAshKetchumDay
* An Electrifying Hoenn Semi-Final | #NationalAshKetchumDay
* A Mythical Match in Sinnoh | #NationalAshKetchumDay
* An Ever-Evolving Battle in Unova | #NationalAshKetchumDay
* The Fierce Kalos Finals | #NationalAshKetchumDay
* Ash Victorious in Alola | #NationalAshKetchumDay
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