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Marvel HQ Airs Pokémon Black and White: Rival Destinies in 'Pokémon Season' Segment
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Marvel HQ and Hungama TV are airing promotional videos for Marvel HQ's "Pokémon Season" segment. The segment will feature the Indian television premieres of new Pokémon episodes from Pokémon: Black and White: Rival Destinies and new Hindi dubs of Pokémon films.
Marvel HQ is airing Pokémon: Black and White: Rival Destinies on weekdays at 11:30 a.m. IST and at 6:00 p.m. IST. It has not yet announced what Pokémon film(s) it will air with a Hindi dub.
The Pokémon: Black and White: Rival Destinies anime premiered in Japan in June 2012.
Marvel HQ began airing the Hindi dub of the Pokémon: Black and White anime during its "Pokémon Overnight" programming on July 3. Marvel HQ resumed airing the Hindi dub of the anime in afternoon and evening slots from July 14 and again from July 31.
Marvel HQ began airing the Hindi dub of the Pokémon XY television anime series on March 20. The dub was in production at the same time as Pokémon: Black and White. The first eight episodes of the Pokémon XY anime with an English dub are available on the English YouTube channel for Pokémon Asia.
Pokémon DP: Sinnoh League Victors (Pokémon - Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors) recently aired in India on Hungama TV and on Marvel HQ. Marvel HQ also aired the Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension and Pokémon - The Johto Journeys anime in July 2020. Hungama TV also aired Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles (Pokémon - Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles) in June 2020 and Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension (Pokémon - Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension) in May 2020. Disney owns the distribution rights to most of the Pokémon seasons aired in India.
The first television anime series based on Nintendo's Pokémon game franchise premiered in Japan in 1997.
Sources: Marvel HQ, Hungama TV, "What's On India: TV Guide App" app
