Pokémon in Ukraine

The Pokémon franchise first reached with the first broadcast of Покемон, я обираю тебе! in February 7, 2005. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as Покемон and its plural is Покемони Pokemony and is fully inflected.
==Pokémon video games==
The Pokémon video games are released in Ukraine in English. In mid-2000s, Nintendo products were sold officialy through few resellers, this was mostly Wii with DS and in smaller copies also GC with GBA SP, but in early 2010s Nintendo withdrew from market. From 2014, it was possible to purchase games for 3DS and Wii U digitally through (formerly known as Yandex.Money), which is the official distributor of Nintendo,https://yoomoney.ru/page?id=526837 but was banned in Ukraine in 2017, most likely because of the ongoing .The Guardian | Ukraine blocks popular social networks as part of sanctions on Russia From October 2021, Nintendo Switch is distributed by ERC.https://ain.capital/2021/10/27/nintendo-switch-consoles-officially-in-ukraine/
==Pokémon animation==
The first four seasons of the Pokémon animated series aired on television on the Ukrainian TV channel beginning in 2005. Their intros were left in English, though were shown with subtitles and were voice-overed, as well as the episodes, the Pikachu's Jukebox and some insert songs.
 aired Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles in 2010. The English dub was initially shown before switching to the n dub. It's uncertain whether other seasons until Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon were ever broadcast.
A Ukrainian dub of Pokémon Journeys: The Series was released on Netflix as on December 17, 2021. Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series and Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series were subsequently released in batches as Netflix Original Series.
In Ukraine, the animated series is available on Netflix. Secrets of the Jungle and Pokémon Journeys: The Series are the only dubbed material on the platform; Indigo League is available with subtitles. Netflix is not available in the territory of , due to U.S. sanctions prohibiting Netflix from operating there.
===Pokémon movies===
The first four movies were released as a voice-over:
*Mewtwo Strikes Back was released as .
*The Power of One's Ukrainian title is 
*Spell of the Unown: Entei's dub is entitled 
*Celebi: The Voice of the Forest was released under the title .
*Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias was released entitled .
None of the main movies had been broadcast since then, until on October 8, 2021, an actual dub of Secrets of the Jungle was released on Netflix, under the title of . It marked the first time that a product of the Pokémon animated series was dubbed into Ukrainian, rather than voice-overed.
Also, a Ukrainian version of was also shown in theaters on May 9, 2019, entitled .
===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio====
Pilot Studio was responsible for producing the first four seasons and five movies of the animated series in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ash Ketchum was voiced by ; dubbed both and Jessie. was the voice actor for James, , , and the narrator. dubbed Gary Oak, , , and .
====Le Doyen====
Starting from S23, the anime is dubbed by Le Doyen, and a whole new cast is used. Ash is now dubbed by , and his mother, Delia Ketchum, by . Goh is voiced by , who also voiced in M23. Chloe's role is taken by ; The Team Rocket trio, Jessie, James and Meowth, is now dubbed by , and , respectively; gives his voice to Professor Cerise, and to ; 's voice is provided by , Ren's by and Chrysa's by . The episodes are narrated by .
M23 was dubbed at the same studio, therefore season 23's cast was retained. In addition, Dada was voiced by , Sharon by , Dr. Zed by , the Elder by and Milyfa Town mayor by .
==Trivia==
* Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in with the same voice actors for the first 105 episodes.
==References==
==Related articles==
* List of Ukrainian Pokémon themes
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