Saturday, June 27, 2015

Nickelodeon Germany And Nickelodeon Switzerland To Premiere "Pokémon" In July 2015

Nickelodeon Germany has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news on their "Nick Pressecenter" that Nickelodeon Germany and Nickelodeon Switzerland will start to premiere and show the popular animated series "Pokémon", starting with season 18 (XY (part 2)) in July 2015!


Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) will debut each brand-new episode every Saturday at 10:20am from Saturday 18th July 2015, and Nickelodeon Switzerland (Swiss/Schweiz) will premiere each brand-new episode of "Pokémon" every Sunday at 11:15am from Sunday 19th July 2015!

UPDATE: Nickelodeon Germany and Nickelodeon Switzerland will also premiere "Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction", the 17th "Pokémon" anime movie and the first film in the XY Series, on Saturday 18th July 2015! Nickelodeon Germany will debut "Pokémon the Movie XY: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction" at 6:00pm and Nickelodeon Switzerland will premiere the movie at 4:00pm!

"Pokémon", abbreviated from the Japanese title of "Pocket Monsters", is a long running Japanese children's anime television series, which has been adapted for the international television markets. It is based on the hit "Pokémon" video game series and is a part of the franchise. "Pokémon" follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum and his partner Pikachu, who travel across many regions in hopes of being regarded as a Pokemon master.

In the eighteenth season of the long running "Pokémon" animated series, "Pokémon: XY" (advertised as "Pokémon The Series XY: Kalos Quest"), Ash Ketchum and his friends continue their journey through the Kalos Region to seek out the Pokémon gyms for his ambition to enter the Kalos League. At the same time, Serena begins her goal of becoming a full-fledged Pokémon Performer.

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world.

Huge thanks to matteu21 for the news!

Additional sources: fernsehserien.de, IMDb, Wikipedia.
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