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as , is a spin-off series of the original ''Pokémon'' anime, revolving around characters other than
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. It first aired in Japan on October 15, 2002 on
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and concluded on September 28, 2004. An English adaptation dub was later produced and first aired in Britain on
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in 2009. The series made its U.S. premiere on
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on June 3, 2006, after it ended in most other countries. Four DVDs have been released in the
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, with a U.S. release still non-existent. All of the episodes have been released as extras on the first six-season box sets of ''Pokémon'' in
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(the newer 6 DVD box sets do not have the ''Pokémon Chronicles'' episodes, while the older 14 DVD sets do). A box set containing all 22 episodes has also been released in Australia.


Characters

*
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(サトシ, ''Satoshi''): Ash is rarely seen. In the Winter Vacation episodes he is joined by
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and some of
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and Brock's Pokémon and meet a group of "Snow
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." * Brock (タケシ, ''Takeshi''): Brock travelled around the Kanto region and the Johto region with Ash but between "Gotta Catch Ya Later" and "You Can Never Taillow", he visited his
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in Pewter City. There he found that his mother has taken over the gym, turning it into a Water Gym. * Casey (''ナナコ, Nanako''): Casey was introduced in Johto, where she met Ash. They met a few times after that, although Casey only got 4 badges in the time it took Ash to get 8. When she is not training Pokémon, she is a big fan of the fictional Electabuzz
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team. Her Pokémon are Meganium (her starter),
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, Rattata, Beedrill (given by Ash), Elekid, and the dub says she has a Magmar and Rapidash. Casey owns two of the Pokémon that Ash failed to catch. * Gary Oak (オ-キド・シゲル, ''Shigeru Ōkido''): Gary Oak is Professor Oak's grandson. He was very stuck-up and traveled with his female
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s around
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. He eventually matured after losing in the Indigo Plateau a round before Ash. He re-appeared in Johto, and after losing to Ash in the Silver Conference, decided to become a Pokémon Professor. * Jimmy (ケンタ, ''Kenta''): Jimmy is on his way to become a great Pokémon Master with his Typhlosion, so that he can help the kids in New Bark Town. He is based on the player character Ethan from ''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal''. He first appears in the first three episodes of the ''Pokémon Chronicles'', called ''Raikou: The Legend of Thunder''. * Marina (マリナ, ''Marina'') Marina is an old friend of Jimmy's, and she battles to entertain, always making sure she puts on a good show. She also performs in dance routines with her Pokémon. Marina is based on the female character from ''Pokémon Crystal''. Her favorite Pokémon are her Misdreavus (nicknamed "Little Miss") and Croconaw (nicknamed "Wani-Wani"). Marina also appears in episode 10 of Diamond & Pearl as the poster girl for the Poketch, on the back of a magazine Dawn was reading. She later appears in episode 41 of Diamond & Pearl in a video of her doing a double contest appeal. * Vincent (ジュンイチ, ''Jun'ichi''): Vincent battled Ash in the Silver Conference, although he was known there as ''Jackson''. Vincent's favorite Pokémon is his Meganium. Vincent also was seen in the three parts of The Legend Of Thunder, as Marina's somewhat love interest, even going as far as calling himself Fabu-Vinny. He seems to get a little paranoid when it comes to Marina, getting jealous when Marina fell in love with Eusine (Who at that time, was dubbed as Eugene), because he wore a cape, just like Lance, the first known person that Marina actually likes (Fan-girl style), others being Jimmy and Eusine/Eugene. *
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(カスミ, ''Kasumi''): Misty has travelled everywhere with Ash since he broke her bike, as well as with Brock and Tracy in the Orange Islands. But at the end of Johto saga of the
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, her sisters went on a World Tour, and she had to become the official
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of Cerulean City. She is the major character in "Cerulean Blues". * Professor Samuel Oak (オ-キド・ユキナリ博士, ''Yukinari Okido-hakase''): Professor Samuel Oak is the world's foremost authority on Pokémon. When Trainers such as
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and Gary Oak begin their Pokémon Journey, Professor Oak gives them their starting Pokémon -
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,
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, or
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, (or
Pikachu is a fictional species in the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. Designed by Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori, Pikachu first appeared in the 1996 Japanese video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green'' created by Game Freak and Nintendo, which were ...
in Ash's case) When he is not looking after all the Pokémon that Trainers do not have with them at the time - (each trainer may carry up to six on his or her person) - he is studying them and upgrading the Pokédex. * May (ハルカ, ''Haruka''): May is rarely seen. * Ritchie (ヒロシ, ''Hiroshi''): Ritchie and his trusty Pikachu, Sparky, battled Ash at the Indigo Plateau, and they have been friends ever since, even though they only met once again (in the Whirl Islands.) Ritchie does decide to go and meet Ash in Hoenn, but he apparently decides against it, because he is later seen in the Sevii Islands. * Tracey Sketchit (ケンジ, ''Kenji''): Tracey Sketchit travelled with Ash and Misty in the Orange Islands, and is now a lab assistant for Professor Oak. He loves drawing, and has produced many accurate sketches of Pokémon. He is also good friends with Brock. * Delia Ketchum (ハナコ, ''Hanako''): Delia is Ash's mother. She really misses him while he is away, but she is happy at home with her
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for company. She is also good friends with Professor Oak and Tracey. * Gilbert (ハジメ, ''Hajime''): Gilbert is a new Pokémon trainer (and the mayor's son in the English dub). He dislikes the Kanto starters and wants stronger Pokémon like Torchic rather than the ones that Professor Oak has to offer, but in the end, he chooses a Bulbasaur. * Sakura (サクラ, ''Sakura''): Sakura is one of the Kimono Sisters from Ecruteak City. She originally intended to join Ash, Misty, and Brock on their Pokémon Journey, but decided to stay at home and learn more first. She is now collecting
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in Kanto with her trusty Espeon and her new Beautifly. * Atilla & Hun (ブソン & バショウ, ''Buson & Basho''): Atilla & Hun are also members of Team Rocket, and are out to capture Raikou. Their names were derived from
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. (Hun is male in the Japanese version). * Cassidy & Butch (ヤマト & コサブロウ, ''Yamato & Kosaburo''): Cassidy & Butch do not follow one Trainer around like Jessie & James do. They pick random worthwhile things and Pokémon to steal. Unfortunately for them, they usually choose people linked to Ash in some way. They are the main villains in ''Pokémon Chronicles''. Their names are derived from the outlaw
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. In the anime, all of the characters, including Cassidy (though not as often) forget Butch's real name and calls him by a similar name, after which he gets into a fit. * Dr. Namba (ナンバ博士, ''Nanba-hakase''): Dr. Namba (unseen, but seen with a silhouette) appears after the first couple of minutes in various episodes when Cassidy and Butch are sent for trouble. He orders the two rocket members to do all sorts of stunts via satellite chip (well placed usually in various foods), but his plans always fails some way or the other. This is another Rocket member to constantly forget Butch's name. * Jessie & James (ムサシ & コジロウ, ''Musashi & Kojiro''): Jessie & James are starting up the Hoenn branch of Team Rocket (along with their talking
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partner). When they aren't trying to capture Pikachu, they are spreading the name of Team Rocket for their boss. Their English names were derived from the outlaw
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. * Professor Sebastian (シライ博士, ''Dr. Shiranui''): Professor Sebastian appears in several episodes in the anime. He orders Atilla & Hun to capture Raikou.


Opening and ending

When shown on Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku, the episodes did not have a musical opening. Instead, they open with Brock and Misty talking (except for the Team Rocket episodes, where said characters would talk instead). Normally, it would result in Misty hitting Brock with a mallet, fan, or water gun for acting out of line. The endings would normally deal with that episode's character. When released on DVD these sequences were omitted entirely. The Japanese episodes were seen as ''special'' episodes, hence the unconventional opening. However, it was dubbed as a completely new series, so a musical opening was required. While the openings from the main series interlink scenes from the related Japanese opening with scenes from the episodes, there was no Japanese opening for Pokémon Chronicles, A new opening was created. Some of the scenes in the opening are taken from the Japanese Legend of Thunder opening, the rest are taken from episodes. There are 42 scenes in 36 seconds. The ending is a repeat of the opening on the left of the screen, with the credits rolling past on the right. There are a few variations, however. The DVD version and first two parts of ''The Legend of Thunder'' shows footage from the battle at the start of Part Two. The ending for ''Pikachu's Winter Vacation'' on the DVD rolls over a full screen picture taken from the episode. The original theme tune is a modified version of the "G/S Pokerap". However, there is an instrumental in the middle, where the narrator basically says what Chronicles is about: : :Old friends! :New adventures! :Never before seen stories from the world of Pokémon! When the series aired in America, starting with the second episode, the intro sequence was changed to a newer version, consisting of a montage of various scenes from "The Legend of Thunder" with more intense music. In the original of "The Legend of Thunder", it also features a cameo by the Johto rival, and later in another episode.


Episode list


DVD releases

The episodes have been released on DVD in a number of markets, excluding Region 1. English language releases are limited to Regions 2 and 4. If bought as standalone Volumes, Volume Three is available packaged in with Volume Two as a "bonus Volume". This is likely because the covers of Volumes One, Two and Four depict the evolutions of
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,
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and
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ''Pokémon'' franchise. It is the first in the franchise's monster index, called a Pokédex. Designed by Atsuko Nishida, Bulbasaur debuted in ''Pocket Monsters: Red ...
, respectively. A box set is also available with Volumes One, Two and Three, though Volume Four is only available as a single disk Volume. Unusually, the box set packages Volume Three in its own case with the Bulbasaur cover, leading to two near-identical Volume covers. Also unusually, an image o
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depicts a completely different cover for Volume Four, though this cover is used on the outer case of the box set. The DVDs do not contain any subtitles, or special features besides episode and scene selection.


Cast


Japanese cast

* Ikue Ōtani as Pikachu * Rika Matsumoto as Satoshi * KAORI as Haruka * Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth * Mayumi Iizuka as Kasumi * Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi * Shinichiro Miki as Kojiro * Satomi Koorogi as Togepi * Tomokazu Seki as Kenji * Minami Takayama as Hiroshi * Unshou Ishizuka as Okido-Hakase * Masami Toyoshima as Hanako * Yuji Ueda as Takeshi * Yuko Kobayashi as Shigeru * Takehito Koyasu as Kosaburo * Unshou Ishiduka as Narrator * Chinami Nishimura as Junsa


English cast

* Jimmy -
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* Marina -
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* Hun, Delia Ketchum, Ash Ketchum (in cameos), May (in cameos) -
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* Attila - Marc Thompson * Vincent - Kevin Kolack * Eugene (known as Euisine in the main series) - Dan Green * Misty, Jessie, Violet -
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* Daisy -
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* Nurse Joy -
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* Officer Jenny - Lee Quick * Professor Oak -
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) was an American comedy writer with many television ...
* Ritchie, Benny DeMario, Bulbasaur, Phanpy and Teddiursa -
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* Tracey Sketchit, Giovanni - Ed Paul * Sakura, Casey -
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* Narrator - Mike Pollock * James, Brock, Professor Sebastian, Butch, Weezing -
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* Meowth -
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* Dr. Nanba, Gary Oak -
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* Gilbert -
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* Celebi -
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* Cassidy, Teddiursa - Andi Whaley * DJ Mary -
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* Pikachu -
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* Arbok - Koichi Sakaguchi * Togepi - Satomi Korogi * Corey DeMario - Matt Hoverman * Narrator - Rodger Parsons (credited as Ken Gates)


See also

* List of ''Pokémon'' episodes (seasons 14–current)


References


External links


Dogasu's Backpack
Dogasu does original to English dub comparisons. Out of the Pokémon Chronicles episodes, 1-21 are finished.
Serebii.net
Long descriptions and pictures for each episode. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pokemon Chronicles 2005 Japanese television series endings Anime spin-offs Anime television series based on video games Japanese anthology television series OLM, Inc.
Chronicles Chronicles may refer to: * ''Books of Chronicles'', in the Bible * Chronicle, chronological histories * ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', a novel series by C. S. Lewis * ''Holinshed's Chronicles'', the collected works of Raphael Holinshed * ''The Idhu ...
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