If you’ve been meaning to take a Pokemon nostalgia trip after getting hooked on TCG Pocket, then you’ll be happy to hear that Pokemon TV is back!
Early this year, The Pokemon Company announced that its anime-watching app Pokemon TV would be shutting down. That wasn’t exactly great for fans of the anime, as fans then had to subscribe to eight different streaming services to watch it all. It was a real shame, because even though the anime is a mixed bag, there’s still a lot to love, and this kind of thing should be more accessible! There’s good news, though, as earlier this week The Pokemon Company brought Pokemon TV back as a YouTube channel, with several episodes from the very first season already available to watch.
Right now you can watch all the way up to episode 14 of the first season, but an Indigo League playlist shows a total of 25 episodes, so there’s clearly more to come. “Welcome to the official Pokémon TV YouTube channel, where you can explore the world of Pokémon with Ash and Pikachu!” explains the channel’s About section. “Relive some of the most iconic moments from their adventure with our full episodes, livestreams, compilations and more!” It’s unclear how live streams and compilations might manifest, but right now this seems like the best choice for watching the Pokemon anime since it’s available completely for free!
It all seems to have been done very neatly too, as all episodes are timestamped with various key moments appearing in them, so you know exactly what to expect. Plus, it seems like a good way to spend some time in the world of Pokemon, considering it’s been almost a whole year since we’d heard anything about a mainline game. Pokemon Legends: ZA is currently next on the docket, which we’ll presumably hear more about next Pokemon Day, February 27, but until then I guess we’ll just have to keep opening packs in Pokemon TCG Pocket.