POKÉTOON
Short episodes released on the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel. Episodes: #1: Scraggy & Mimikyu / Zuruggu to Mimikkyu (ズルッグとミミッキュ), released June 4, 2020. #2: The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero / Hero ni Naritai Yancham (ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム), released May 5, 2021. #3: Blossom's Dream / Yume no Tsubomi (ユメノツボミ), released June 4, 2021. #4: Wait for Me, Magikarp / Mattete ne! Koiking (まっててね!コイキング), released July 2, 2021. #5: The Slugma-Powered Home / Poka Poka Magumaggu House (ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス), released August 5, 2021. #6: Help! I've Turned into a Gengar / Gengar ni Nacchatta!? (ゲンガーになっちゃった!?), released September 10, 2021. #7: Snorunt's Summmer Vacation / Fubuki no Natsu Yasumi (ふぶきのなつやすみ), released October 8, 2021. #8: Jigglypuff's Song / Purin no Uta (プリンのうた), released December 28, 2021.
Names
| Original | POKÉTOON (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | POKÉTOON |
| English | POKÉTOON |
| Also known as | Zuruggu to Mimikkyu · Hero ni Naritai Yancham · Yume no Tsubomi · Mattete ne! Koiking · Poka Poka Magumaggu House · Gengar ni Nacchatta!? · Fubuki no Natsu Yasumi · The Pokémon Cartoon Animation · Scraggy and Mimikyu · Wait for Me, Magikarp |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 8 ep · 10 min · 1h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-06-04 → 2021-12-28 (Spring 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Dandelion Animation Studio, Pancake, Studio Colorido, Team Yamahitsuji, mimoid, StudioGOONEYS, Magic Bus |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Kids |
| Genres | ComedyFantasySlice of Life |
| Themes | EpisodicAnimalsUrban FantasyRuralAnthologyFemale ProtagonistKidsSlapstickSchoolGhostCGICreature Taming |
| Streaming | YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.28 / 10 |
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| Bayesian score | 7.42 / 10 |
| Composite | 52.3 |
| On lists | 4,869 |
| Favourited | 58 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 79.4% |
| Drop rate | 3.5% |
| In backlog | 27.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.61 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
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| Studio | Magic Bus | — | 2 of 13 |
| Studio | Studio Colorido | — | 10 of 21 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2020 | C | 27 of 62 |
| Source material | Video game | B | 105 of 530 |
| Demographic | Kids | C | 110 of 363 |
| Year | 2020 | C | 129 of 298 |
| Length | Short-form | B | 136 of 1,250 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | C | 297 of 857 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | C | 673 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | C | 730 of 1,578 |
| Era | Early 2020s | C | 789 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 800 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,167 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,429 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shingo Yamashita, Junichi Yamamoto, Cedric Herole, Taku Inoue |
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| Original creator | Satoshi Tajiri, Manami Tate, Kagekatsu Izawa |
Franchise — ポケットモンスターXY
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Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| parent | 2019 | Pokémon Journeys: The Series |
| sequel | — | POKÉTOON (2024) |
AniList id 119964 · MAL id 42161 · record updated 2026-08-27

