Score
6.5 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
16
Studio
OLM
Pokémon Chronicles
Also known as ポケットモンスター サイドストーリー | Pocket Monsters Side Story
TVWinter 2003Source GamePG - Children
ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
6.5/10
Community score
#5241
Rank
35.3K
Members
17
Favorites
Synopsis
Episodes of the Pocket Monsters anime which occasionally aired instead of a rerun from the main anime series as part of the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station in Japan. They aired concurrently with Pocket Monsters Advanced from December 3, 2002 to September 28, 2004 in Japan. Outside of Japan, these episodes were only dubbed in the West as part of Pokémon Chronicles.
(Source: Bulbapedia)
Note: The Japanese version comprised 16 episodes while the U.S. version comprised 22 episodes; this page represents the Japanese version. The 6 additional episodes in the U.S. version were taken from previous movies and specials. Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are from Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder!, Episodes 4 and 20 are from Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001), and Episode 22 is from Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation
Cast Highlights
Bashou
Main
Voice: Morikawa, Toshiyuki (Japanese)
Buson
Main
Voice: Hiyama, Nobuyuki (Japanese)
Junichi
Main
Voice: Sakaguchi, Daisuke (Japanese)
Kasumi
Main
Voice: Iizuka, Mayumi (Japanese)
Kenji
Main
Voice: Seki, Tomokazu (Japanese)
Kenta
Main
Voice: Nojima, Kenji (Japanese)
Marina
Main
Voice: Murai, Kazusa (Japanese)
Nanako
Main
Voice: Kumagaya, Nina (Japanese)
Core Staff
Mori, Takemoto
Producer
Yuyama, Kunihiko
Director
Asada, Yuuji
Episode Director, Storyboard, Special Effects
Nishimura, Hiroaki
Episode Director
Watanabe, Masahiko
Episode Director
Oohashi, Yukiyoshi
Script
Theme Songs
Openings
No opening theme information available.
Endings
1: "Takeshi no Paradise (タケシのパラダイス)" by Takeshi (CV: Yuuji Ueda) (eps 1)
2: "Laplace ni Notte (ラプラスにのって)" by Iizuka Mayumi and Aikawa Rikako (eps 2,11,16)
3: "Maemuki Rocket-dan! (前向きロケット団！)" by Rocket-dan [Musashi (CV: Megumi Hayashibara), Kojirou (Shin-ichiro Miki), and Nyarth (CV: Inuko Inuyama)] (eps 3,12)
4: "Hyaku Gojuu Ichi (ひゃくごじゅういち)" by Ookido-hakase (CV: Unshou Ishizuka) and Pokemon Kids (eps 4,14)
5: "Pocketaari Monstaari (ポケッターリ モンスターリ)" by KANA (eps 5,15,17-18)
6: "Nyarth no Party (ニャースのパーティ)" by Nyarth (CV:Inuko Inuyama) (eps 6-7)
7: "Pokemon Ondo (ポケモン音頭)" by Garura Kobayashi, Dogars, and Arbo (eps 8)
8: "Polka O Dolka (ポルカ・オ・ドルカ)" by Nyarth (CV: Inuko Inuyama) and Norusoru Gasshoudan (eps 9-10)
9: "Boku no Best Friend e (ぼくのベストフレンドへ)" by Iawasaki Hiromi (eps 13)
If You Liked This
7.3
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
TBA eps
More Info
6.6
Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder!
TBA eps
More Info
5.8
A Ripple in Time
TBA eps
More Info
6.1
Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation
TBA eps
More Info
6.1
Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001)
TBA eps
More Info
6.2
Pokémon: Mewtwo—Prologue to Awakening
TBA eps
More Info
Recent Episodes
Episode 1
A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!
Aired 12/3/2002
Episode 2
Cerulean Blues
Aired 12/10/2002
Episode 3
We're No Angels!
Aired 12/17/2002
Episode 4
Showdown at the Oak Corral
Aired 1/14/2003
Episode 5
The Blue Badge of Courage
Aired 2/25/2003
Episode 6
Of Meowth and Pokemon / Piece a Pizza Peace Pizzazz
Aired 3/4/2003
Episode 7
Oaknapped!
Aired 4/8/2003
Episode 8
Big Meowth, Little Dreams / A Little Skitty
Aired 6/17/2003
Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes16
Duration20 min per ep
SourceGame
RatingPG - Children
SeasonWinter 2003
AiredDec 3, 2002 to Sep 28, 2004
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#4356
Scored by17.5K
BroadcastTuesdays at 19:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Pokémon Chronicles
Romaji title
Pocket Monsters Side Story
Japanese title
ポケットモンスター サイドストーリー
Synonyms
Pokemon Housoukyoku, Shuukan Pokemon Housoukyoku, Pokemon Hoso, Pocket Monsters Housoukyoku, Pokemon Side Stories
Production Team
Main studio
OLM
Producers
Shogakukan Productions
Licensors
4Kids Entertainment
Japanese title
ポケットモンスター サイドストーリー
Themes And Audience
Kids