The commercial archive
Pokémon TV Commercials
Game Boy classics, Japanese oddities and fan favourites from three decades of Pokémon on TV.
- 73 adverts
- Three decades
- Five regions
Pokémon is one of the most successful videogame franchises in the world (perhaps only the Mario series being bigger) and spans over three decades. As well as the enduring appeal of the games and the anime themselves amongst fans, The Pokémon Company’s advertising / media team are obviously doing something right. This section contains some of our favourite Pokémon TV Commercials & Advertisements from our collection as well as our playlist for the same on YouTube.
Some of the ads are generic game ads, some are fan made and some are for special promotions, toys, games. In Japan in particular they have some really crazy ones. Check out some of our favourites below:
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Our favourites
Five of the adverts we keep coming back to, with a few words from us on each.
Pokémon Bread
This Japanese Ad for Pokémon Bread is a personal favourite. I don’t speak Japanese, but you get the idea. “Must, eat… Pokébread”. Watched it? Now you too can suffer hearing that tune in your head for weeks to come. You can’t unhear it now.
Pokémon: Evolutions
This one, believe it or not, is an unofficial, fan made production. It’s for Pokémon Sun & Moon by John Wikstrom. And it hits you right in the feels. “You evolved. So did we.”
Pokémon Action Figures
A Tomy Toys TV Commercial for Pokémon Action Figures. The Venusaur and Blastoise attacks do look really cool.
Pokémon Red & Blue
A classic TV Commercial for Pokémon Red & Blue versions on the Game Boy. “Where can you catch all 150 Pokémon? On your Game Boy, that’s where!”
Pokémon Sun & Moon
A USA TV Commercial for Gen 7 titles Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Game Boy & Game Boy Color
The adverts that started the craze in the West, from Yellow to Crystal and the Game Boy spin-offs.
Pokémon Yellow
The US advert for Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition, the version where Pikachu follows you around, just like in the anime.
Pokémon Gold & Silver
A TV advert for Pokémon Gold and Silver, which took trainers to Johto with 100 new Pokémon and a real-time clock.
Gold & Silver plus Stadium 2
Gold and Silver advertised alongside Pokémon Stadium 2, which brought your Johto teams to the Nintendo 64 in 3D.
Pokémon Crystal
An advert for Pokémon Crystal, the first main-series game that let you play as a girl, with a new storyline for Suicune.
Pokémon Pinball
The US advert for Pokémon Pinball, whose chunky cartridge had a rumble motor built in.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
An advert for the Trading Card Game on Game Boy Color, which turned the card game into an adventure against the Club Masters and the Grand Masters.
Game Boy Advance
Hoenn arrives: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, plus the Kanto remakes and a return to pinball.
Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire
A North American television advert for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the series’ Game Boy Advance debut, which brought the Hoenn region, double battles and Pokémon Abilities.
Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
An advert for Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on Game Boy Advance, the Kanto remakes that bundled a wireless adapter so trainers could trade and battle without a cable.
Pokémon Emerald
The US advert for Pokémon Emerald, the third Hoenn version, which added the Battle Frontier.
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
An advert for Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, the Game Boy Advance sequel with two Hoenn-themed tables.
Nintendo DS
Sinnoh, a return to Johto and Unova, plus the DS spin-offs from Dash to Conquest.
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
The US advert for Diamond and Pearl, the first main-series games on Nintendo DS and the start of the Sinnoh adventure.
Diamond & Pearl: Voice Trading
A UK advert for Diamond and Pearl, which let friends trade, battle and even chat over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Pokémon Platinum
The US launch advert for Pokémon Platinum, which sent trainers into Giratina’s Distortion World.
HeartGold & SoulSilver
An advert for HeartGold and SoulSilver aimed squarely at fans who remembered the Game Boy Color originals.
HeartGold & SoulSilver (UK)
A British television advert for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver on Nintendo DS, the Johto remakes that came packaged with the step-counting Pokéwalker accessory.
Pokémon Black & White
English-language adverts for Black and White, which introduced the Unova region and 156 new Pokémon.
Pokémon Black 2 & White 2
An advert for Black 2 and White 2, the first direct sequels in the main series, set two years after Black and White.
Pokémon Dash
The US advert for Pokémon Dash, an early DS racing game where you steer Pikachu with the stylus.
Pokémon Dash (South Korea)
A rare South Korean advert for Pokémon Dash, the stylus-steered Pikachu racing game.
Pokémon Ranger
An advert for Pokémon Ranger, where you befriend wild Pokémon by drawing loops around them with the Capture Styler.
Pokémon Trozei!
The US advert for Pokémon Trozei!, a fast-paced Pokémon-matching puzzle game.
Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness
The UK advert for Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, where you wake up as a Pokémon and join an exploration team.
Pokémon Conquest
An advert for Pokémon Conquest, the crossover with Koei Tecmo’s Nobunaga’s Ambition series, set in the feudal Ransei region.
Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure
An advert for Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure, which came bundled with a wireless keyboard for the DS.
Nintendo 3DS & Switch
From Mega Evolution in X and Y to Team Rainbow Rocket, Mystery Dungeon and the Switch remakes of Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon X & Y
A TV advert for Pokémon X and Y, the first main-series games in full 3D, which launched worldwide on the same day and introduced Mega Evolution and Fairy types.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
A US advert for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the 3DS remakes that returned to Hoenn with Primal Reversion for Groudon and Kyogre.
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
A US advert for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the enhanced return to Alola with Ultra Beasts and Ultra Wormholes.
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon: Team Rainbow Rocket
An advert for the Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon post-game, in which Giovanni leads Team Rainbow Rocket, a team of villains from every region.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
The US advert for Super Mystery Dungeon, the dungeon-crawling spin-off in which you wake up as a Pokémon and all 720 species appear.
Super Mystery Dungeon (advert 2)
A second TV advert for Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon on Nintendo 3DS.
Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
The UK advert for Gates to Infinity, the first Mystery Dungeon game on Nintendo 3DS.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A European television advert for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the faithful Nintendo Switch remakes of the Sinnoh adventures first released on Nintendo DS.
Nintendo 64, GameCube & Wii
Pokémon on the big screen at home, from Snap and Stadium to Colosseum and PokéPark.
Pokémon Snap
The US advert for Pokémon Snap, the on-rails photography game in which you tour Pokémon Island snapping wild Pokémon for Professor Oak.
Pokémon Stadium
An advert for Pokémon Stadium, which let fans transfer teams from their Game Boy cartridges via the Transfer Pak and watch them battle in full 3D.
Hey You, Pikachu!
An advert for Hey You, Pikachu!, which came with a Voice Recognition Unit so you could talk to Pikachu through a microphone.
Hey You, Pikachu! (advert 2)
Another advert for Hey You, Pikachu!, the voice-controlled Nintendo 64 game.
Pokémon Puzzle League
The US advert for Pokémon Puzzle League, a Panel de Pon-style puzzler starring Ash and his friends from the anime.
Pokémon Colosseum
A US advert for Pokémon Colosseum, where you snag Shadow Pokémon from their trainers in the desert region of Orre.
Pokémon Rumble
The US advert for Pokémon Rumble, a download-only brawler starring toy Pokémon.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure
The US advert for PokéPark Wii, in which you play as Pikachu, making friends and playing attraction games.
Japanese adverts
Commercials from Japan, where Pokémon adverts tend to be at their most inventive.
Pocket Monsters Red & Green
The original Japanese adverts for Pocket Monsters Red and Green, the 1996 Game Boy games that started it all.
Pokémon Pinball
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Pinball on Game Boy Color.
Pocket Monsters Crystal
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Crystal, which in Japan could go online through the Mobile Adapter GB.
Pocket Monsters Ruby & Sapphire
A Japanese advert for Ruby and Sapphire, the first Pokémon games on Game Boy Advance.
Pocket Monsters FireRed & LeafGreen
A Japanese advert for FireRed and LeafGreen, the Kanto remakes that came with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter.
Pocket Monsters Emerald
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Emerald, the third version of the Hoenn adventure.
Pokémon Snap
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Snap on Nintendo 64.
Pikachu Genki Dechu
The Japanese advert for Hey You, Pikachu!, known in Japan as Pikachu Genki Dechu.
Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Box, the GameCube storage system for your Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon.
Pokémon Channel
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Channel, where Pikachu keeps you company while you watch Pokémon TV.
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
A Japanese advert for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the follow-up to Colosseum starring Shadow Lugia.
Pokémon Battle Revolution
A Japanese advert for Battle Revolution, the Wii battle arena for teams from Diamond and Pearl.
Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
A Japanese advert for Explorers of Sky, the expanded version of Explorers of Time and Darkness.
Pocket Monsters Black & White
An extended Japanese advert for Black and White, which came out in Japan in September 2010.
Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS
The Japanese advert for Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS, the game that became Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure in Europe.
Pokémon Rumble Blast
A Japanese advert for Pokémon Rumble Blast, the first Pokémon game on Nintendo 3DS.
Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon
A Japanese television commercial for Pocket Monsters Sun and Moon, the first ‘Trial Supporter’ spot, named after the island trials that take the place of gyms in Alola.
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
A Japanese television commercial for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on Nintendo Switch, the first fully open-world main-series games, set in the Iberian-inspired Paldea region.
Pokémon TCG Pocket
A Japanese television commercial for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, the smartphone app that lets players open free digital booster packs every day and collect cards.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
A Japanese television commercial for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, set entirely in a Lumiose City under redevelopment and marking the return of Mega Evolution, on Switch and Switch 2.
Toys, cards & specials
Trading cards, toys and anniversary films, including Pokémon’s first ever Super Bowl advert.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The first television advert for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, from 1999 when Wizards of the Coast published the cards in English and playground trading went into overdrive.
Pokémon Card Game
A Japanese advert for the original Pokémon Card Game, which launched in Japan in 1996.
TCG: HeartGold & SoulSilver
An advert for the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion of the Trading Card Game, which introduced Pokémon LEGEND cards.
Pokémon TCG: Chilling Reign
A UK advert from The Pokémon Company promoting the Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign expansion for the Trading Card Game, with Ice Rider and Shadow Rider Calyrex fronting the set.
Gold & Silver toys & figures
An advert for toys and figures of the new Pokémon from Gold and Silver.
Diamond & Pearl figures & toys
A Japanese advert for figures and toys of the Pokémon from Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon: Train On
Pokémon’s first-ever Super Bowl advert, broadcast during Super Bowl 50 to celebrate the 20th anniversary and urging trainers of every age to keep pushing themselves: ‘Train on.’
25 Years of Non-stop Adventure
A celebration of Pokémon’s 25th anniversary in 2021, released by The Pokémon Company on its Japanese channel to mark a quarter of a century of non-stop adventure.
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