PIKA-PI!
I don’t think there’s any topping the wholesome goodness of Twitch’s The Joy of Painting marathon, but a massive livestream of Pokémon movies and TV seasons sure sounds like a fun shared experience.
The Pokémon marathon kicks off as you’d probably hope and expect: with the first season, Pokémon: Indigo League. That’ll air on Monday, August 27 at 10:00am Pacific on the TwitchPresents channel. (There will be dubs. Click here for French, German, Spanish, It
Just looking over episode names and thumbnails for season one, I’m filled with fond memories of watching and rewatching this show endlessly as a kid. I had the cassette tape and everything.
Twitch’s Pokémon marathon is really multiple marathons rather than a nonstop franchise-wide stream, so we’ll have time to get outside and enjoy the smoke-filled air. The site plans to stream 19 seasons and 16 movies in total, but they’ll be split up. Episodes air every Monday through Thursday, reruns fill Friday and Saturday, and movies will debut on Sundays at 10:00am Pacific. Here’s the list:
TV Seasons
- Pokémon: Indigo League
- Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands
- Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
- Pokémon: Johto League Champions
- Pokémon: Master Quest
- Pokémon: Advanced
- Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
- Pokémon: Advanced Battle
- Pokémon: Battle Frontier
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimensions
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Galactic Battles
- Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Sinnoh League Victors
- Pokémon: Black & White
- Pokémon: Black & White Rival Destinies
- Pokémon: Black & White Adventures in Unova and Beyond
- Pokémon the Series: XY
- Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest
- Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Movies
- Pokémon: The First Movie
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000
- Pokémon 3: The Movie
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
- Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
- Pokémon—Zoroark: Master of Illusions
- Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and Pokémon the Movie: White—
- Victini and Zekrom
- Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice
- Pokémon The Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
- Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
There’s also an interactive element beyond the usual chat spamming. With the Pokémon Badge Collector extension, you’ll be able to collect Pokémon for leaderboard points and glory.
I have to show up for The First Movie. I distinctly remember rushing to the theater for that one.
