Netflix
| Netflix | |||
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| Provider | Netflix, Inc. | ||
| Launched | August 29, 1997(DVD rental) January 16, 2007[1](video on demand) | ||
| Shutdown | N/A | ||
| Service provided | Video on demand service | ||
| Accessible by | Web, Mobile, Smart TV, Consoles etc | ||
| Website | netflix.com | ||
Netflix is an Internet-based on-demand streaming service. The service has episodes and television movies without television network logos or advertisements. As of March 2022, Netflix is available worldwide except inmainland China,Crimea,North Korea,Russia, andSyria.[2]
As of January 2022, Netflix requires a monthly subscription fee starting at US$9.99/
Availability of Pokémon animation
Select episodes of thePokémon animated series are available on Netflix in most countries worldwide, with the specific selection varying by location. As of February 12, 2026, the following episodes and movies are available:
- ↑Includes Netflix American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, U.S. Outlying Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela
- ↑Includes Netflix Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Türkiye
- ↑Includes Netflix Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten
- ↑Includes Netflix Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cook Islands, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Niue, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tokelau, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
- ↑Includes Netflix Italy
- ↑Includes Netflix in all other countries
- ↑Includes Netflix Papua New Guinea and Samoa
- ↑Includes Netflix Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste
- ↑Includes Netflix Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Macau SAR China, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
- ↑Includes Netflix South Korea
- ↑Includes Netflix Japan
- ↑12.012.112.212.312.412.5Available on Netflix Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Finland, French Guiana, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Heard & McDonald Islands, Honduras, Hungary, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norfolk Island, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Tokelau, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turks & Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara, and Yemen
Exclusive content
Netflix currently holds exclusive rights toPokémon Concierge worldwide, recent Pokémon animated movies outside of Asia, and recent seasons of the Pokémon animated series in the United States, the Nordic countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, Poland, Turkey, the Benelux, and New Zealand. Content that Netflix has produced or has acquired exclusive rights to are branded as Netflix Originals, meaning that they have a red "N" on the title's artwork, a Netflixident before and after the program, and a card with the text "A Netflix Series", "A Netflix Original Series", or "Netflix Presents" before the main title sequence.[4][5][6] Content that is merely licensed to Netflix lacks this branding.
Specifically, the following pieces of Pokémon-related media have Netflix Original branding on Netflix in the following locations:
| Title | Licensing | Where it has Netflix Original branding |
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| Pokémon Journeys: The Series | Acquired exclusive rights | United States and the Nordic countries |
| Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series | Acquired exclusive rights | United States, the Nordic countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the non-Baltic post-Soviet states |
| Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master | Acquired exclusive rights | United States, the Nordic countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, the non-Baltic post-Soviet states, Poland, and Turkey |
| Pokémon Horizons: The Series Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope | Acquired exclusive rights | United States, the Nordic countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, Poland, Turkey, the Benelux, and New Zealand |
| Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution | Acquired exclusive rights | All locations where it has been made available on Netflixexcept Japan and South Korea |
| Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle | Acquired exclusive rights | All locations where it has been made available on Netflixexcept Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa |
| Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles | Acquired exclusive rights | All locations where it has been made available on Netflixexcept South Korea |
| Pokémon Concierge | Produced | All locations |
History
ThePokémon animated series has been available in the United States on Netflix since March 1, 2014 withPokémon: Indigo League,Pokémon: Black & White, andWhite—Victini and Zekrom andBlack—Victini and Reshiram.[7] On June 1,Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands,Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies andKyurem vs. The Sword of Justice were also made available. The following year,Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova and Beyond andGenesect and the Legend Awakened were added on March 15.
On February 15, 2016,Pokémon the Series: XY andDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction were added to the service. However, one day later, thePokémon the Series: Black & White episodes andmovies were removed, as well as Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands.[8]Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest was added on June 1, 2016 along with its corresponding movie,Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.Pokémon the Series: XYZ became available for streaming on April 1, 2017.Pokémon: Happy Birthday to You! was added on September 14, 2017.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon was added on April 1, 2018.I Choose You! was added on January 1, 2019. On April 1, 2019,Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures was added, and thePokémon the Series: XY episodes,Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, andHoopa and the Clash of Ages were removed.[9]Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel was removed on July 4, 2019.The Power of Us was added on January 1, 2020.Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution debuted worldwide outside of Japan and South Korea on the service on February 27, 2020 as part ofPokémon Day.Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends was added to the service on April 1, 2020. On April 1, 2022, thePokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episodes,I Choose You!, andThe Power of Us were removed.[10]
On April 23, 2020, it was announced that upcoming seasons of thePokémon animated series would premiere exclusively on Netflix in the United States.[11] This started withPokémon Journeys: The Series, which debuted later that year on June 12, with episodes released in batches every quarter through March 5, 2021. The season was later released in batches in Asia beginning on November 21, 2020, released in batches in the Nordics beginning on January 1, 2021, and was added in its entirety outside of Asia on July 1, 2021.[12][13]Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series was added in the United States in batches from September 10, 2021 to May 26, 2022. The season was later added in its entirety outside of Asia on September 2, 2022.Pokémon: Happy Birthday to You! was removed on September 14, 2021.Secrets of the Jungle debuted worldwide outside of Japan and South Korea on the service on October 8, 2021.Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles was released worldwide outside of Asia on September 23, 2022.Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series was added in the United States in batches beginning on October 21, 2022. The season was later added in its entirety outside of Asia on November 24, 2023.Secrets of the Jungle was removed in Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa on October 9, 2023.
Pokémon Concierge debuted on December 28, 2023.Pokémon Horizons: The Series was added in the United States, the Nordics, Latin America and the Caribbean, Poland, Turkey, and the Benelux in batches beginning on March 7, 2024, and in New Zealand on April 15, 2024. The season was later added in its entirety outside of Asia on February 27, 2025 as part of Pokémon Day.Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua was added in the United States in batches beginning February 7, 2025. On June 1, 2025,Pokémon the Series: XY was re-added in the United States, Italy, Spain, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Part 2 of Pokémon Concierge was added on September 4, 2025. On November 25, 2025, thePokémon Journeys: The Series episodes were removed in most regions.[14]Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope was added in the United States in batches beginning January 6, 2026.
Available audio and closed captioning
English audio/closed captioning are available for thePokémon animated series and relatedmovies in all countries except Japan and South Korea. The availability of other languages differ per country or region. The following languages are available in at least one country or region: Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
Banned episodes and seasons
Since Netflix uses theEnglish dub anddubs based on the English dub,EP035 andEP038 are not included. Even though thebanned episodeBeauty and the Beach was dubbed in English, the episode was excluded on Netflix. WhenPokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands was still available on NetflixHoliday Hi-Jynx,Stage Fight!, andThe Mandarin Island Miss Match were excluded too. This is not specific to Netflix as all these episodes are no longer mentioned onPokemon.com and excluded fromPokémon TV and newer DVD releases.
SM064 is the latest in banned episodes as Ash dresses up as aPassimian, who happens to have a dark colored face and is a chimp. Due to perceived racial connotations, this episode fromSun and Moon - Ultra Adventures was never aired outside of Japan.
Theseasons are based on the season broadcasts in thedub. For example,Pokémon: Indigo League was split up into two seasons. TheIndigo League episodes had the 1998 commercial bumpers whereBrock says "We'll be back after these messages," and then after the advertisement when he says "And now, back to our show." However, due to Netflix not having advertisements during streaming, these bumpers served no purpose. The bumpers have since been removed from Netflix.
Trivia
- The closed captioning misspells "Teach Pokémon to understand" inPokémon Theme as "EACH POKÉMON TO UNDERSTAND" as doesthe closed captioning for other releases and the official lyrics.
- When the title cards are displayed forIndigo League, the text isn't repeated on the closed captioning.
- The Latin American captions for the title cards read "[narrator]Hoy presentamos: [episode title]" for season 1, unlike the English captioning.
- The Japanese version has the edited version ofHoliday Hi-Jynx, likePrime Video but unlikeHulu.
- The Japanese version has English descriptions for all episodes including for never dubbed episodes likeEP035 and the not yet dubbed episodes ofPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
- The American Netflix often spelled "macarons" as "macaroons" in its closed captioning.
- The Japanese version of Netflix does not feature a next episode preview for episodes streamed after the episode nor does it feature a Japanese episode gag, such as thePoké Problem forPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
External links
- Netflix on Wikipedia
- Official website
- Pokémon (full playlist) on Netflix, only viewable on a Kids profile
References
- ↑Netflix to Deliver Movies to the PC - New York Times (retrieved May 17, 2020)
- ↑Where is Netflix available? - Netflix Help Center
- ↑Plans and Pricing - Netflix Help Center
- ↑How Netflix licenses TV shows and movies - Netflix | Help Center
- ↑Overview of the Netflix Idents – Netflix | Partner Help Center
- ↑Netflix Credit Incorporation Guidelines – Netflix | Partner Help Center
- ↑Pokémon Is Coming To Netflix - Time
- ↑Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix in February 2016 - The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑Pokémon the Series: XYZ and XY is leaving Netflix - What's on Netflix
- ↑Pokémon Movies and Shows Leaving Netflix in April 2022 - What's on Netflix
- ↑Netflix and The Pokémon Company International Team Up for U.S. Premiere of Pokémon Journeys: The Series - About Netflix
- ↑End November lookin real good for anime fans - Netflix Singapore - Instagram
- ↑What's Coming to Netflix UK in July 2021 - What's on Netflix
- ↑What’s Leaving Netflix UK in November 2025 - What's on Netflix
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