Back in 2020, The Pokémon Company launched a brand new cartoon in Japan aimed at kids. Inspired by 1940s Western animation and cartoons, PokéToon was a series of eight animated shorts featuring different Pokémon getting up to some sneaky and fun antics.
And now the PokéToon animations are getting released on Pokémon TV worldwide! The first episode of the show, titled 'Scraggy and Mimikyu' follows the generation 5 and 6 Pokémon as Scraggy attempts to find snacks while Mimikyu just wants a friend!
The show will be added to the Pokémon TV service every Friday for the next eight weeks and will be available later this year on YouTube. Today's episode is the first one to drop, so we've still got seven more weeks of wholesome fun to come.
You can watch the first episode of the show right here or on the Pokémon TV app on your phone or Switch. And don't forget, you can also tune into the Pokémon Legends: Arceus-inspired show Pokémon: Hisuian Snow over on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Episodes one and two are both available on there now, with the finale due to air on 22nd June.
What do you think of the show? Would you like to see more Pokémon shows in different animation styles? Let us know!
[source twitter.com]
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Maybe the Cuphead developers should make a PokéToon game
If you have just learned about the series, here's the official youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBE2D9BnJJUoFiRz8ZjF2KToAirHYn1Ru
Tom and Jerry without the wit.
Thank god these are finally coming out in English. The Nidoran and Gengar ones especially are some of the best modern Pokemon animations we've had (you'll know what I'm talking about when you see them).
Small edit, Mimikyu is Gen 7.
But this looks fun, and I definitely thought it was a crossover with Cuphead upon first look.
The 1st episode is in a western 1940s style. The other 7 are very much not so. And as @Fizza said, some of them are among the best animated Pokemon content I've seen. The Nidoran and Slugma shorts in particular are almost Ghibli-esque in their pacing and sense of place.
I'm glad they're getting an English dub, but they're already very watchable without it. The originals have English captions and aren't heavy on dialogue.
cool now lets see an anime looney tunes
This and the Magikarp one are neck and neck with the first couple movies for my favorite Pokemon animation.
@Clyde_Radcliffe Not gonna lie I would absolutely love it if they did.
Hey, there's been Pokémon crossovers before; you never know! Cuphead is essentially finished now isn't it? So who knows!
....probably not gonna happen though.
Mimikyu was Gen 7. It thankfully did not terrorize our minds until Sun and Moon.
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