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Pokémon in Indonesia
Flag of Indonesia
Language	Indonesian
Continent	Asia
Original anime airdates
EP001	March 3, 2001[1]
AG001	April 27, 2008
DP001	February 7, 2010
BW001	April 7, 2013 (Indosiar) June 4, 2016 (Disney Channel)
XY001	April 12, 2015[2] August 21, 2022 (XY094, YouTube)[3] October 29, 2023 (XY094, RTV)[4] November 27, 2023 (XY094, Mentari TV)[5]
SM001	April 7, 2018 (English dub, YouTube)[6] July 18, 2018 (Disney Channel) September 20, 2019 (RTV dub)[7]
JN001	November 21, 2020 (English dub, Netflix) February 19, 2021 (English dub, YouTube) October 2, 2021 (RTV dub)[8]
HZ001	March 8, 2024 (English dub, YouTube) April 10, 2024 (Indonesian dub, Mentari TV) April 12, 2024 (Indonesian dub, YouTube)

The Pokémon franchise was first officially introduced in Indonesia during the first broadcast of Pokémon anime with the first episode on March 3, 2001.[1]

Pokémon video games

Since the Nintendo DS era, the Pokémon video games have been sold and distributed by Maxsoft, which is the sole and official distributor of Nintendo products in the Southeast Asia territories.

In 2017, English-language Pokémon Tretta machines were released in Indonesia.[9]

Support for Bahasa Indonesia was briefly added to Pokémon GO for the v0.255.0 update on November 19, 2022, before it was removed. A full launch of Bahasa Indonesia support was properly added with the v0.255.2 update on November 30, 2022, along with a special event, Waktu Indonesia Nangkep (lit. "Indonesia Catching Time"), which is held from November 30, 2022 to January 8, 2023.[10]

Support for Bahasa Indonesia was added to Pokémon UNITE on January 2022.[11][12]

Pokémon Sleep was made available in Indonesia on July 19, 2023.

Event Pokémon

The first and the only event Pokémon distributed in Indonesia was Pokémon Hills Mewtwo, which was given out for English and Japanese language of Generation V games at showings of the movie Genesect and the Legend Awakened at the Blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia in the Mall of Indonesia on November 2, 6, and 9, 2013.

Play! Pokémon

PKMN-id became the official Play! Pokémon organization for Indonesian community starting from July 2016 for the Pokémon World Championships, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Championships, the Pokkén Tournament Championships, and the Pokémon UNITE Championships. The news-based site was originally founded by Hashegi Hanjaya in April 2014 and is currently organized by Michael Pond Wijaya.

Pokémon anime

TV series

SCTV

The first episode of the Pokémon anime was aired on March 3, 2001 every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00-19:30 WIB (UTC+7) by SCTV (Surya Citra Televisi), the Indonesian national TV station.[1] According to SCTV, however, the first 26 episodes were temporarily to be aired.[13] The first dub that aired on SCTV subtitled the first Japanese opening and ending themes in Indonesian.

After several months, the broadcast was moved to every Sunday morning at 10:00-10:30 WIB on July 8, 2001. Sometime in 2003, the show was moved once again at 08:30-09:00 WIB.[14] Soon after the episodes around the Orange League season, the show was known to be stopped indefinitely in August 2003.

Indosiar

The anime series did not continuously air until December 26, 2004, when Indosiar took over and began their first broadcast from the episode around the beginning of the Johto saga on Sundays from 07:30-08:00 WIB (UTC+7).[15] It is known that several episodes from the fourth season were airing for the second time before the airing of the fifth season.

After the last season of the original series was finished, Indosiar continuously aired the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire (Pokémon AG) from April 27, 2008. This series had ever temporary started in one hour (two episodes) since January 2009 until several months, after the movie marathon were finished.

On February 7, 2010, Indosiar skipped half of Advanced Generation from not-yet-aired episodes of eighth season until the end of the Battle Frontier saga, and started airing the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl (Pokémon D&P). The anime series had been stopped for unknown reason from July 25, 2010 until November 21, 2010, in which were brought to reschedule to 08:00-08:30 WIB after the retirement, continuing from DP024 to DP025 on November 28, 2010.[16]

The season that contains episodes from thirteenth season called Pokémon D&P Part II, was aired after the first 52 episodes (excluding to recapped episode). Due to this, most of episodes were skipped from DP053 to DP136 on June 12, 2011. This season consist of 52 episodes, which were brought to the episode removal from DP138 to DP141. Thus, DP142 was aired instead after DP137 on June 26, 2011.

For unknown reason, DP166 was aired twice on December 18 and 25, 2011. On January 1, 2012, DP169 was broadcast after DP167, following the order in some countries. An episode featured Shaymin was aired on January 8, 2012; coincidentally, Giratina and the Sky Warrior was aired on the same date after a few blocks.

Start from DP179 on March 18, 2012, the show was moved at 08:30-09:00 WIB. The show was discontinued less than a year after the last episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl was aired on June 10, 2012.

Indosiar announced that the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White (Pokémon Best Wishes) premiered on April 7, 2013 at 08:00-08:30 WIB.[17] Since on October 2013, the month before the release of Genesect and the Legend Awakened on theaters, the show also temporarily aired every Saturday in addition of the regular Sundays,[18] which results the airing from BW027 to BW034. However, the show was discontinued at BW043 despite the fact that Indosiar already have the first 52 episodes of Pokémon the Series: Black & White.

MNC Media

MNCTV

Pokémon the Series: XY debuted in Indonesia on April 12, 2015 every Sunday at 09:30 WIB on MNCTV,[2] one of national channel owned by Media Nusantara Citra, although it was intended to be aired on April 5, 2015 by its TV advertisements. Unlike the previous channels, MNCTV used English recording rather than its original Japanese version, as the series was titled as Pokémon the Series: XY that contains 49 episodes.

On May 17, 2015, the anime was shown earlier as XY006 was aired at 08:00 WIB.[19] Time shift was often occurred since then, as the show was set on 08:30, 09:00, and then ended up on 09:30 WIB during the last few episodes. After finishing the first season, Mega Evolution Special I made its debut on March 13, 2016. Some random episodes (XY008 and XY028) were re-aired to fill the gap of the upcoming Pokémon the Series: XY - Season 2, which is set on April 2016.[20] After finishing the second season within a year with XY093 on March 26, 2017, the show was continued with Mega Evolution Special II on April 2, 2017, Mega Evolution Special III on April 9, 2017,[21] and ended up with Mega Evolution Special IV on April 16, 2017.[22]

MNC Kids

The English version of Pokémon the Series: XY was also premiered on April 19, 2015 at 14:00 WIB on MNC Kids (via Indovision Ch. 42),[23] a branch of cable television network owned by MNC Channels. Unlike MNCTV, the show was re-aired every Saturday at 19:30 WIB, and Sunday every 09:00 and 15:30 WIB.

Global TV

Starting on July 17, 2017, the Indonesian dub of Pokémon the Series: XY also aired briefly on every Monday to Friday at 13:00 to 14:00 WIB on Global TV, one of MNCTV's sister channels.

Disney Channel

Pokémon: Black & White was aired on Disney Channel starting from June 4, 2016, and continued with Pokémon BW: Rival Destinies in 2017 and Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova in 2018. Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon was also aired on Disney Channel beginning on July 18, 2018. The show was available in Indonesian dub prior to Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends, which was available in English dub and Indonesian subtitles instead prior to the channel's closure on October 1, 2021.

WakuWaku Japan

The English version of the original series began airing on WakuWaku Japan every Monday to Friday at 06:30 and 18:00 WIB,[24] starting with Pokémon: Indigo League from September 4, 2017 and Pokémon: Orange League on November 15, 2017.[25]

YouTube

Ash and Pikachu series

Although intended for Malaysian audiences, the English dub of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon has been made available with Malay subtitles on the Monsta YouTube channel in both Malaysia and Indonesia every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. since April 7, 2018.[6] However, the first season was made unavailable and the second season, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon—Ultra Adventures is available on YouTube since January 4, 2020.

The English dub of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, which exclusively intended for Asian audiences, is available to watch for the first 4 episodes at the Pokémon Asia ENG YouTube channel on February 19, 2021.[26] Later, the English dub of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon the Series: XY are available on YouTube on April 4, 2021 and May 23, 2021, respectively.

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon the Series: XY, which is based on the MNCTV dub, is available to watch for the first 5 episodes at the Pokémon Indonesia YouTube channel on August 6, 2021 on 19:00 WIB.[27][28]. Afterwards, a new episode was uploaded every Friday at 19:00 WIB from XY006 on August 13, 2021 until XY025, which was uploaded on December 17, 2021. It was announced that the new episodes is set to be renewed every Wednesday and Sunday in 2 episodes.[29]

The Indonesian dub of new season Pokémon the Series: XYZ, which is firstly premiered on YouTube, was aired with XY094 on Sunday, August 21, 2022,[3] which coincides with the event of 2022 Pokémon World Championships.

In order to celebrate Pokémon Festival Jakarta, Pokémon Journeys: The Series with Indonesian dub (based on the RTV dub) was started with the first 5 episodes and is available to watch from November 25, 2022 at 11:00 WIB. The new and uncutted episodes from the first season are set to be available on Friday per week.

Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series with Indonesian dub was debuted with one episode, JN049, and is available to watch from Friday, July 14, 2023. Unlike the first season of the series, the English version was used for the second season instead of the Japanese version (with English opening and ending themes) and the voices of Pokémon in English dub were retained. It is announced that those episodes of the series are set to be available on YouTube every Friday and Sunday.[30] On October 2, 2023, it was announced that the new episodes is set to be renewed every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (3 episodes per week),[31] starting from JN069.

After finishing the first season, all four parts of Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles made its debut in Indonesian dub on November 25, 2023.[32] Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series with Indonesian dub is set to be available with five episodes simultanously and debuted on Sunday, November 26, 2023.[33][34] After finishing the final episode, the special episode Distant Blue Sky! (Langit Biru Nun Jauh or Langit Biru Jauh di Sana) was made available on YouTube since March 22, 2024.[35]

Horizons series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series with Indonesian dub (based on the Mentari TV dub) was started with the first 3 episodes and is available to watch from April 12, 2024 at 11:00 WIB. The brand new episodes from the twenty-sixth season are set to be available on Friday and Saturday per week.

Short animation

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon: Path to the Peak, which is titled as Pokémon: Jalan Menuju Puncak, is available to watch from August 31, 2023.

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon: Paldean Winds, which is titled as Sepulang Sekolah di Paldea ("After School in Paldea"), is available to watch from on September 6, 2023.

The Indonesian dub of Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan, which is titled as Detektif Pikachu: Rutinitas Pagi Cemerlang ("Detective Pikachu: Brilliant Morning Routine")[36], is available to watch from on October 25, 2023 on 20:00 WIB.

RTV

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon began airing on RTV (Rajawali Televisi) every Friday at 20:30 WIB on September 20, 2019.[7] It was dubbed into Indonesian based on the English dub of the anime and was aired in a hour for 2 episodes, although the show was ended in the timeslot with SM033 and SM034 on April 2020. However, according to RTV, the show was moved to every Thursday and Friday at 15:30 WIB,[37][38] and then every Saturday and Sunday at 15:00 WIB.[39]

After a few months, the first season was aired again every Monday and Tuesday at 08:00 WIB on December 7, 2020,[40] and later was aired every Saturday and Sunday at 07:30 WIB on early February 2021.[41]

After the second airing of SM042 and SM043 on March 2021, the show was discontinued for few weeks. As a result, the show was restarted and re-aired for 3 episodes on May 8, 2021 every Saturday and Sunday at 07:30 WIB.[42] Afterwards, another 3 episodes starting on SM013 were aired on May 22, 2021 at 07:00 WIB.[43] The show was restarted again in 3 episodes each day on May 2021 and was finished on SM043 on July 2021.

The Indonesian version of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, which is based on the Japanese version, were aired in 3 episodes starting on October 2, 2021 every Saturday and Sunday at 07:00 to 08:30 WIB.[8] The show was moved at 06:30 WIB from JN021 on November 6, 2021. The first season of Pokémon Journeys ended in JN046 to JN048 on December 18, 2021, and then the show was re-running on December 19, 2021. The show was re-rerunning for an hour and then moved to every Monday to Friday on May 23, 2022 at 13:00 WIB and ended the first season on June 7, 2022.

The Indonesian version of Pokémon the Series: XYZ, which is firstly premiered on YouTube, was aired with XY094 starting on October 29, 2023 on every Saturday and Sunday at 06:30 to 08:00 WIB.[4] Additionally, the show was re-aired on every Monday to Thursday on 15:30 WIB and on every Friday on 14:30 WIB.[44]

Afterwards, the Indonesian version of Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, which is firstly premiered on YouTube, was aired with JN049 starting on December 9, 2023 on every Saturday and Sunday at 06:30 to 09:00 WIB.[45][46]

Mentari TV

Along with RTV, Mentari TV also aired Pokémon the Series: XYZ, which is firstly premiered on YouTube, starting on November 27, 2023 on every Monday to Thursday at 20:00 WIB.[5][47][48]

The first season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series (Pokémon Seri Horizon or Seri Pokémon Horizon) was first announced on Mentari TV during the anime celebration event of Pokémon Horizons on Pokémon GO,[49] and debuted on the Indonesian holiday on April 10 to 13, 2024 at 21:30 WIB for 5 episodes per day. As per April 2024, only the first 16 episodes were aired on Mentari TV. As of April 14, 2024 and later on, the show was continued with Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series and Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. Pokémon Horizons: The Series was re-aired on June 30, 2024 on 22:00 WIB.

Vidio

The first two seasons of Pokémon the Series: XY, S17 and S18, are available in Indonesian dub (which is based on the MNCTV dub) at Vidio starting on June 1, 2022.[50] Unlike in Pokémon Indonesia's official YouTube, a series of four special episodes of Pokémon the Series: XY, Mega Evolution Specials, are also available in Vidio. Mega Evolution Special I and Mega Evolution Special II are available at the 49th episode of the season 17 and the first episode of the season 18, respectively, while Mega Evolution Special III and Mega Evolution Special IV are available at the 47th and 48th episodes of the season 18, respectively. On September 1, 2022, Pokémon the Series: XYZ episodes were made to be available for the first 35 episodes.[51] On October 2022, the season were made to be available in all 48 episodes, including the XYS05.

Netflix

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is available on Netflix on Pokémon Day on February 27, 2020.

The Indonesian dub of Secrets of the Jungle is also available on October 8, 2020.

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon Concierge is also available on December 28, 2023.

HBO

The Indonesian dub of POKÉMON Detective Pikachu is available on HBO in 2020.

Pokémon movies

With the exception of the first movie, most of Pokémon movies had premiered on Indosiar.

Movie marathon were aired from fourth to seventh movies, replacing the regular episodes at the time. However, these movies were split up into several parts, only about thirty-minutes to one hour available for one part. This issue was no longer present when most of them were re-running without segmented scenes.

For the first time in Indonesia, Genesect and the Legend Awakened and Pikachu short Eevee & Friends were premiered in theaters with Indonesian dub by T-Joy from November 6 to 24, 2013 in Jakarta and the areas surrounding it. The pre-release event also reserved for media only on November 2, 2013 at the Blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia, the second largest cinema complex chain in Indonesia. The JKT48's song Buah Masa Depan, which is derived from the Japanese song Fruit of the Future (Japanese: 未来の果実 Mirai no Kajitsu) by AKB48, was used as the ending theme of Genesect and the Legend Awakened. In addition, along with the release of the sixteenth movie, the Pokémon campaign were took place in all 63 Lawson stores in Indonesia for a limited time. The attendants were also able to watch Eevee & Friends at Lawson stores.

The twentieth movie I Choose You! or Pokémon The Movie: Aku Memilihmu! in Indonesian was premiered from November 29 to December 5, 2017 in theaters of CGV Cinemas Indonesia[59][60] (previously named as Blitzmegaplex), Cinemaxx[61][62], and Flix Cinema[63] in Jakarta and the areas surrounding it. The movie premiered with original Japanese vocals and Indonesian subtitles.

The live-action Pokémon film, POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, was released in Indonesian theaters on May 8, 2019.[64]

Special and OVA

Special side story episodes such as Pokémon Chronicles, as well as some Pikachu shorts were aired between Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. Two Pikachu shorts for ANA flights, Pikachu's Summer Festival and Pikachu's Ghost Carnival, both premiered on July 13 and 20, 2008, respectively, and both were aired once again in 2010. Raikou - Legend of Thunder was premiered in two parts on November 16 and 23, 2008. Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001 and 2002 versions) were aired on December 26, 2009 at 07:00-09:00 WIB. Mewtwo Returns also known had premiered on January 3, 2010 at 06:30-08:00 WIB before the usual series.

Dub and localization

Since SCTV, the Indonesian dub mainly based on the Japanese version; however, the proper names from the English version were used. The most known renamed main character Ash Ketchum, was given the dub name Ali, while the rest of them are based on their English name.

On Indosiar, the dub name Ali was left while his Japanese name, Satoshi was used instead, as well as using the mixture between the English and Japanese names for Pokémon and other things in some episodes cases, though this was not the case for the notable main characters; Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi, Musashi, Kojiro, Nyasu. However, the main characters that were introduced later such as May, Max, and Dawn were named in their English name instead of Japanese name. Since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, the Pokémon voices were also dubbed, notably including Ash's Pikachu, which probably the most controversial dub for the fans. Since a certain episode from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, the dub began to using the English version as localization (mostly for Pokémon names or characters of the day) and the Japanese script as the main translation, although this was not definite in some cases. The previous main characters were still retained in Japanese, possibly to avoid confusion for the audience.

In the movie theater Genesect and the Legend Awakened, the Japanese authority realized Ash's Indonesian dub name and decided to using the name alongside the retained English names for the rest characters. Although the voice actors was initially selected by audition, it was later decided that the dub will be following Indosiar version by using the voice actors from Pokémon the Series: Black & White.

As English recording was used on MNCTV for Pokémon the Series: XY, Ash's Pikachu's original voice was retained and English version were used for Pokémon names definitely. The dub also made its own version by using the literal Japanese pronunciation as name for main characters, for example: Citron is called Shitoron and Eureka is called Yurika.

For Pokémon series on Disney Channel and RTV, as well as Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution on Netflix, English names are used for characters and Pokémon, with Ash being referred to by his English name.

Cast and crew

When Pokémon arrived on Indosiar, the dubbing process was worked at its own in-house dubbing studio. After the studio was disbanded around 2009, the progress was moved to the current location, Studio RCS (Reka Citra Suara). The dub for Pokémon the Series: XY on MNCTV and MNC Kids was handled by in-house dubbing studio at RCTI, MNCTV's main sister channel. As for Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon on RTV, the dubbing process was worked at Studio Erfas (Erfa Selaras)

As for movie theater Genesect and the Legend Awakened, the dubbing process was handled by PT. Perdana IMMG Indonesia and worked by Fresto Production, with Darmawan Susanto as the voice director.[65]

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution on Netflix was handled by SDI Media Studio, with Biantoro as the film director, Afra Elizabeth Thahira as the translator, and Andri Dharma as the adaptor.

The Indonesian dub of Secrets of the Jungle on Netflix was handled by Iyuno-SDI Group, with Jumali Prawirorejo as the dialogue director, Elda Indria Sari as the translator and the lyric writer, Hadi Kurniawan as the adaptor, Ary Romadhon as the recorder, Jessylin Juanita as the mixer, and Nadia Anggiana as the studio manager.

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon: Path to the Peak on YouTube was handled by Iyuno, with Jumali Prawirorejo as the voice director, Triasalam Sapta Febriyoka as ADR engineer, Muhammad Rival Ginanjar as the mixer, Luthfi Bayi Mahdi as the script adaptor, and Ratih Elda Indriasari as the script translator.

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon Concierge on Netflix was handled by Iyuno Indonesia, with Ahmad Alsabbagh and Kinanti Putri Astari as the project manager, Elda Indria Sari as the script translator, Luthfi Bayi Mahdi as the script adaptor, Jumali Prawirorejo as the dialogue director, and Gusti Yudi Prameshti as the recorder.

The Indonesian dub of Pokémon Horizons: The Series on Mentari TV and YouTube was handled by Cubicle Studio, with Leni M. Tarra (Leni Marlina) as the dialogue director.[66]

Ash/Satoshi/Ali

Ahmad Zulkifli Lubis, also known as Iphie Lubis, is notably one of the original voice actors of Pokémon since the first dub on SCTV and Indosiar, who voiced the main role Ash from the beginning until the halfway of first season of Pokémon the Series: Black & White (Pokémon Best Wishes, S14), as well as the second to the thirteenth movies and the sixteenth movie (Revelation Lugia to Zoroark: Master of Illusions, and Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened).

Turie Sandos, who previously voiced Cilan in the Indosiar dub of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, is the voice actor of Ash in all seasons of Pokémon the Series: XY. He also voiced Alain in the first two episodes of Mega Evolution Specials (XYS01-XYS02), Giovanni in XY137 and XY140, and narrator in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, and Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles.

Sri Hastuty, also known as Tuty Pinkan, who previously voiced Iris in the Disney dub of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, is the voice actress of Ash in the first season of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (S20), the first season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series (S23), and Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle. She also previously voiced Mairin in the first two episodes of Mega Evolution Specials and Nurse Joy in Pokémon the Series: XYZ.

List of voice actors

Home video

Several Pokémon episodes and movies were also sold in DVDs and VCDs in some regions and major towns of Indonesia, although most of them are unofficial or pirate versions. Most of them are dubbed in English or Mandarin and subtitled in Indonesian.

Music

Pokémon manga

Indonesia is one of the few countries that publishes a translation of Pokémon Pocket Monsters by Kosaku Anakubo, licensed by Elex Media Komputindo in 2001. The main character Red was given the same dubbed name for main character in the anime, Ali, while his Clefairy was renamed as Kleferi. The localization mostly following the English version. However, some Pokémon names were also changed into its Indonesian names in this manga, usually adapted from its English name, such as Charizard, which was altered as Karizar.

Pocket Monsters manga releases were stopped on April 21, 2003 when volume 12 was running in publish until March 3, 2010, where Elex Media Komputindo published the volume 13. This series was ended by the last volume on April 2010. Since these two latest releases, Clefairy's name was reverted into its Japanese name, Pippi.

Magical Pokémon Journey and Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All, were also translated under the name Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure and Pokémon Petualangan Baru ("Pokémon New Adventure"), respectively. They were licensed by m&c!, the manga and comic publisher owned by Kompas Gramedia Group. Both of them had their original Japanese titles, even their Japanese script was retained on the side of their covers. There were only 7 volumes for PiPiPi Adventure and 4 volumes for Gotta Catch 'Em All.

There are the complete volumes of The Electric Tale of Pikachu under the name Kisah Pikachu yang Menggetarkan ("Shocking Tale of Pikachu"), as well as another version of Magical Pokémon Journey volume 1 under the direct translated title Petualangan Ajaib Pokémon, both were published by Panda Books. These manga are based on Chuang Yi's releases, since they share the same cover theme.

There are two movie adaptation manga by Kemon Kawamoto in Indonesian, Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel and I Choose You! Remix, which were published by Elex Media Komputindo on July 24, 2019 and September 16, 2019, respectively.

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  Cover art for Pokémon Pocket Monsters in Indonesia

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  Kisah Pikachu yang Menggetarkan volume 1 cover artwork

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  Pokémon Petualangan Baru volume 1 cover artwork

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  Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure volume 1 cover artwork

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  Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel cover artwork

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  Aku Memilihmu! Remix cover artwork

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Pre-official era

Before the Pokémon franchise, especially the Trading Card Game that was introduced officially, the Pokémon cards were introduced when they were imported by Sucianto, the founder of Planet Comics, the famous and the oldest Indonesian Comic Store.[67]

Many card sets and theme decks of Pokémon TCG have been sold in the Indonesia's convenience stores and malls starting from the very first TCG set, Base Set, both in English and are uncommon for Japanese versions. Fake cards and booster packs can be found easily with very low prices.

After the popularity began to widespread, several unofficial tournaments are held within the stores' locations in several cities such as Jakarta and Bandung.

Official era

The official Indonesian localization of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, known as Pokémon Game Kartu Koleksi (literally "Pokémon Collectible Card Game"), was officially licensed and distributed by Salim Group and AKG Games (PT Anugerah Kreasi Gemilang).[68][69] The cards released in Indonesia are localized and translated into the Indonesian language, which is the thirteenth language the TCG has been released in overall.

In May 2019, the Detective Pikachu promotional card with "PROMO" symbol and card number 001/SM-P was given as a purchase bonus for buying two tickets for the live action film POKÉMON Detective Pikachu in some parts of Indonesia. The Grand Launch Event was held at the Grand Attium in the mall of Kota Kasablanka in South Jakarta, between August 8 and 11, 2019,[70][71] which marks the release date of the first Indonesian set on 8 August 2019. The first set, Hantaman Pertama, is matching with the Thai version of First Impact set, which was released earlier that same year.

However, there are misprinted names in certain Pokémon cards,[72] which were brought from the previous errors in the official Indonesian Pokédex, such as Haunter (Hantu) and Electrode (Elektroda). The errata cards from First Impact and Legends Awakened sets can be traded at the location of the official tournaments.[73][74][75][76]

Indomaret, one of Indonesian modern market owned by Salim Group, was also made a promotional card giveaway as a bonus for purchasing the TCG products.

The promotional cards was made starting on December 15, 2021 to commomerate the 25th anniversary of Trading Card Game.

The numerous promotional cards were also available during the events of Pokémon Festival Jakarta. Two promotional Half Decks, Pikachu & Charizard Half Deck and Venusaur & Blastoise Half Deck, can be only obtained by participating the workshop for the players who have not participated at any official tournaments.

Ayo Main Pokémon, formerly known as IDpkmn, is an official Pokémon Trading Card Game-related website for Indonesian community.

Beginning from October 27, 2023, two major updates to the distribution of Pokémon TCG products in Indonesia are implemented. The first major update is the merge of various Japanese Pokémon TCG products into larger Indonesia-exclusive products; this is similar to how English-exclusive Pokémon TCG sets are created. The first set released with this update in mind is the Indonesian Black Shine expansion, which combines the Japanese Ruler of the Black Flame and Raging Surf sets. The second major update is the introduction of a new Pokémon TCG logo, to be used alongside the traditional Pokémon TCG logo on all Indonesian Pokémon TCG products, events, stores, and other related properties. The new logo features Pikachu on a Poké Ball background, with the name "Pokémon Game Kartu Koleksi Indonesia" written in all caps.

There is one TCG illustrator from Indonesia, Rianti Hidayat.

List of Pokémon Trading Card Game products in Indonesia

More information about the database of Pokémon cards in Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia) can be found here and here.

Booster Packs

Starter Decks

Promotional cards

Live events

Pokémon Festival Jakarta

Pokémon Festival Jakarta, which is one of the largest Pokémon events held in Indonesia, was held in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) on December 8, 2022 to January 8, 2023.

The event consists of:

• Pokémon Run 2022, a running event which was held at the Bundaran PIK (PIK Circle) on Sunday, December 11, 2022.
• Pokémon UNITE Asian Championship League Indonesia Qualifier, a continual Pokémon UNITE competition which was held via live-streaming video at the PIK Avenue Mall on December 11, 2022.
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Regional League December 2022, a Pokémon Trading Card Game competition which is set to be held at the Indomaret Tower of PIK Avenue Mall on December 17 to 18, 2022.
• Pokémon GO Event, which is set to be available at 08:00-20:00 WIB around the PIK Avenue Mall. Pokémon GO Invitational competition was also held on December 10, 2022 via live-streaming video, and the Community Day is set to be held on December 17 to 18, 2022.
• Photo Booth section around PIK Avenue Mall and PIK Golf Island.
• Pokémon Bingo Rally, a Pokémon campaign that encourages the visitors to collect the digital stamps, which can be traded for Pokémon-related prizes.
• Other activities such as Pokémon Parade, Anime Watching Corner, and Pokémon Kids TV Dance Performance.

Pikachu's Indonesia Journey

Pikachu's Indonesia Journey, part of the larger Pokémon Air Adventures campaign, is a nationwide campaign held to promote tourism in Indonesia. Various events are held in major Indonesian hubs such as Bali, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and Jakarta.

Pokémon merchandise

Indonesia is one of the 85 companies around the world who make officially licensed Pokémon products. The merchandise that available usually comes from North American and Japan releases, such as Trading Figure Game, Monster Collection, and Zukan figures.

Pokémon Tazos

The quite popular collectible Pokémon Tazos were available after the popularity of the anime series in SCTV and early Indosiar. These collectible toys can be found in three different snacks, Chiki, Cheetos, and JetZ. They were produced by Indofood Fritolay Makmur, an Indonesian snack food company—joint venture company with PepsiCo. Most Pokémon had English names in these merchandise, except for Sandshrew, Gloom, Dugtrio, Meowth, Growlithe, Arcanine, and Electrode, which are misnamed as Sandsru, Glumbu, Dagtrio, Miawth, Gardie, Windie, and Electroda, respectively. Moreover, there are two versions (with the different background) of the same Pokémon; Pikachu, Raichu, Vulpix, and Poliwhirl, with the latter contains the different name #062 Poliwrath instead. However, unlike the American releases, the types on the back were completely removed.

The first releases came with two different Tazos, namely Tazos Spin and Tazos Smash. Tazos Spin has several small incisions around the tip, which can be used to assemble and connect in many ways, and Tazos Smash are flower-shaped Tazos with several crackable gaps. 151 Pokémon species were featured in addition to five human characters who were included: Ash, Brock, Misty, Joy, and Jenny.

The holographic Tazos called Tazos 3D were also available, which feature all 56 different Pokémon with evolutionary stages from Generation I. The Generation I Pokémon Tazos with the identity name and address fills were also available for limited times. After the Johto saga was broadcasted on Indosiar, there were final releases called Pentazo, pentagonal Tazos that identical with Tazos Spin. These Tazos introduced the newly Generation II Pokémon; however, they are not exceed over 202 (#202 Wobbuffet, with exception of #201 Unown). Most Pokémon had English names in these merchandise, except for Bayleef, Feraligatr, and Wobbuffet, which are misnamed as Baylif, Feraligatar, and Bagitu, respectively. After several months since release, some Pentazos can be found outside the snack bags.

Pokémon Coins

Following the popularity of the Pokémon collectible Pokémon Tazos in almost two decade ago, Pokémon Coins are available in 2 packs and could be found in the Chiki Balls snack bag starting from August 2021.[77][78]The brand name was changed by Indofood company as it no longer has an affiliation with Frito-Lay. There are 100 different kind of Pokémon Coins, which includes Pokémon from Generation I to VII.

Choki Choki Pokémon collectibles

The collectible Pokémon Medallion cards, which are similar to the medals from Pokémon Medallion Battle, can be found in the chocolate cashew snacks, Choki Choki, which was produced by Mayora Indah, an Indonesian food and beverage company. There are 160 cards in total with the letter code "MY1" in the first set of Medallion cards, which only contains seven original TCG types. There is another collectibles from Choki Choki with "Surprise" label, which includes several prizes such as Pokémon figurines, Poké Balls, and the promotional cards.

Pokémon anime novelization

There have been Indonesian translations of the Pokémon anime novelization series, which were mostly only published based on episodes from the original series. These novels were translated and published by Panda Books in 2000.

Pokémon Craft Figures

Pokémon Craft Figures are products distributed by Takara Tomy for Southeast Asia countries in 2013.[79] Parts are removed from a card and assembled together to create 3-dimensional Pokémon figures. They were available in Indonesian modern markets and were imported by PT Emway Globalindo.

Pokémon Moncolle Friends

The Monster Collection series exclusively available in Indonesia, Moncolle Friends (Japanese: モンスターコレクションフレンズ Monster Collection Friends), were available in certain modern markets. These figures include Pokémon prior to Generation VI, and they were produced by Takara Tomy and were imported by PT Agata Promar.

Pokémon toys

McDonald's Indonesia made Pokémon toys as Happy Meal promotion.

• The first promotion was available from February 22 to March 21, 2013
• The second promotion was available from November 23 to December 14, 2018.
• The third promotion was available from December 27, 2019 to January 30, 2020.
• The fourth promotion was available in two periodes; February to March 2021 and April to May 2021.

KFC Indonesia made Pokémon merchandises as Chaki Kids Meal promotion.

• The first promotion was available on March 2014.
• The second promotion was available on April 2017.
• The third promotion, which includes Poké Ball toys that contain a Pokémon, along with the promotional cards was available from February to March 2021.

Pokémon kids stationery

Pokémon XY anime-themed kids stationery such as notebooks, pencil cases, and paper bags were available in late 2016 and officially licensed by Kiky Creative Products Inc.

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