Pokémon Generations (ポケモンジェネレーションズ, Pokemon Jenerēshonzu) is a 2016 Japanese-animated original net animation series produced by OLM and released on YouTube by The Pokémon Company. Similar to the 2013 anime television film, Pokémon Origins, the series consists of several short stories inspired by Nintendo's Pokémon video game series (from Generations I to VI), as opposed to its main television series. A total of 18 episodes were produced, and were originally released in English on YouTube between September 16, 2016 and December 23, 2016. Japanese episodes have also aired via YouTube.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pikachu | Fumiko Orikasa | 1 | ||
| Detective | Investigator | Yasuyuki Kase | Richard Epcar | 2 | |
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Giovanni | Sasaki | Akio Ōtsuka | 2, 5 | |
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Detective Looker | Handsome | Keiji Fujiwara | Kaiji Tang | 2, 5, 12 |
| Kenyū Horiuchi | 17 | ||||
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Blue | Green | Jun Fukuyama | Erik Kimerer | 3 |
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Agatha | Kikuko | Hisako Kyōda | Ellyn Stern | |
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Bruno | Siba | Takanori Hoshino | Bill Rogers | |
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Lorelei | Kanna | Fumiko Orikasa | Erica Lindbeck | |
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Lance | Wataru | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Benjamin Diskin | 3 - 4 |
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Petrel | Lambda | Wataru Takagi | Doug Erholtz | 4 |
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Silver | Ryōta Ōsaka | Lucien Dodge | 5 | |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Rocket Gang Grunt | Noriko Shibasaki | Cristina Vee | ||
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Eusine | Minaki | Hiroshi Tsuchida | Kyle Hebert | 6 |
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Maxie | Matsubusa | Seiji Sasaki | Lex Lang | 7 |
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Courtney | Kagari | Misato Fukuen | Sandy Fox | |
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Tabitha | Homura | Akio Suyama | Doug Erholtz | |
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Archie | Aogiri | Rikiya Koyama | Jamieson Price | 8 |
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Shelly | Izumi | Takako Honda | Cristina Vee | |
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Matt | Ushio | Tetsu Inada | Richard Epcar | |
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Gabby | Mari | Maaya Sakamoto | Michelle Ruff | 9 |
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Ty | Dai | Makoto Yasumura | Derek Stephen Prince | |
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Professor Cozmo | Soraishi | Nobuo Tobita | Kyle Hebert | |
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Cheryl | Momi | Mamiko Noto | Stephanie Sheh | 10 |
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Chansey | Satomi Kōrogi | |||
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Butler | Old Gentleman | Kinryū Arimoto | Michael Sorich | |
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Ghost Girl | Rie Kugimiya | Tara Sands | ||
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Cyrus | Akagi | Kenjirō Tsuda | Michael Sorich | 11 |
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Mars | Sayaka Kitahara | ¿? | ||
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Jupiter | Michiko Kaiden | Cassandra Lee Morris | ||
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Saturn | Daiki Yamashita | Ricky Ryba | ||
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Cynthia | Shirona | Aya Endō | Tara Sands | |
| Team Galastic Grunt | Galastic Gang Grunt | Ryoma Abe | Michael Sorich | ||
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Charon | Pluto | Kōsei Tomita | Keith Silverstein | 12 |
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Buck | Baku | Hiro Shimono | Bryce Papenbrook | |
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Iris | Rina Hidaka | Cherami Leigh | 13 | |
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Clay | Yakon | Tomoyuki Shimura | Steve Staley | |
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Lenora | Aloe | Saori Takamiya | Taylor Billingslea | |
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Elesa | Kamitsure | China Kitahara | Mela Lee | |
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Burgh | Arty | Shūhei Matsuda | Christopher Niosi | |
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Skyla | Furō | Noriko Shibasaki | ¿? | |
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Brycen | Haciku | Masaaki Ihara | Christopher Niosi | |
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Giallo | Masayuki Omoro | Steve Kramer | ||
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Gorm | Azula | Ryoma Abe | Michael McConnohie | |
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Rood | Rot | Masaaki Ihara | ||
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Bronius | Sumra | Shūhei Matsuda | Neil Kaplan | |
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Ryoku | Suzune Okabe | Patrick Seitz | ||
 
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Drayden | Shaga | Masami Iwasaki | Michael McConnohie | 13 - 14 |
 
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Zinzolin | Vio | Tomoyuki Shimura | Steve Staley | |
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Colress | Akuroma | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | Christopher Niosi | 14 |
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Ghetsis | G-Cis | Shō Hayami | Patrick Seitz | 15 |
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N | Akira Ishida | Grant George | ||
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Lysandre | Furadari | Hiroki Tōchi | Dean Wein | 16 |
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Diantha | Karune | Sayaka Ohara | Laura Post | |
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Malva | Pachira | Marina Inoue | Kira Buckland | |
| Board Member | Executive Director | Kumiko Takizawa | Ellyn Stern | ||
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Emma | Matiere | Maaya Uchida | Carrie Keranen | 17 |
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Mimi | Mokō | Noriko Shibasaki | ||
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AZ | Takaya Hashi | Keith Silverstein | 18 | |
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Mother | Kikuko Inoue | Laura Post | ||
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Daughter | Honoka Inoue | Kira Buckland | ||
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- Voice actors from the anime such as Tara Sands (who left the series at the time when 4Kids lost the rights), Bill Rogers, Cassandra Lee Morris, Carrie Keranen, Christopher Niosi, and Kira Buckland appear in this dub who were also in main series (Mainly Pokémon Best Wishes! & Pokémon XY)
External Links[]
- Pokémon Generations at the Internet Movie Database
- Pokémon Generations (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
