The DS Years
Diamond & Pearl make the Nintendo DS a Pokémon machine and online trading goes global. Platinum and HeartGold & SoulSilver follow, and the Video Game World Championships are born.
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51 moments in this segment.
- — Journey Across America — Miami kickoff. Footage from the Miami kickoff of Journey Across America, the touring event that opened Pokémon's US 10th-anniversary year in early 2006.
- — Kids' WB Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon promos. Kids' WB promo compilation for 'The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon', the 10th-anniversary special that debuted the new TPCi voice cast after the 4Kids dub ended.
- — Pokémon Battle Revolution — debut trailer. Debut trailer for Pokémon Battle Revolution, the first Pokémon game announced for Wii and the console's first title with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play.
- — Pokémon NetBattle match (2006). A 2006 NetBattle match capture — the fan-made simulator where the early Smogon competitive scene was forged years before Pokémon Showdown existed.
- — Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea — official trailer. Trailer for Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, the July 2006 film that introduced the sea prince Manaphy.
- — Pokémon Party of the Decade — Bryant Park footage. Footage from the Party of the Decade in New York's Bryant Park on August 8, 2006, the finale of Pokémon's 10th-anniversary celebration in America.
- — Hulk Hogan reads the Pokémon proclamation. Hulk Hogan reading an official proclamation at Pokémon's 10th-anniversary Party of the Decade in Bryant Park, New York.
- — Journey Across America — New York City finals. Period footage of the Journey Across America national finals in New York, capping the 2006 mall tour that visited dozens of US cities for Pokémon's 10th birthday.
- — TCG Worlds 2006 — finals, all divisions. Finals footage from the 2006 Pokémon TCG World Championships in Anaheim, spanning the junior, senior and masters divisions.
- — Pokémon Battle Frontier — opening theme. Opening of Pokémon: Battle Frontier, the 2006 season and the first produced after Pokémon USA took the dub over from 4Kids with a new voice cast.
- — Mystery Dungeon: Blue & Red Rescue Team — US commercial. American ad for the twin Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team releases of September 2006, split across Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance.
- — Diamond & Pearl anime opening — 'Together'. Creditless 'Together' opening of the Japanese Diamond & Pearl anime, which premiered September 28, 2006 — launch day of the Diamond and Pearl games.
- — Diamond & Pearl — Japanese commercial reel 2006. Reel of Japanese Diamond & Pearl commercials from the 2006 launch, when the games revived the series' commercial momentum in Japan.
- — Diamond & Pearl — Japanese commercial. Japanese launch commercial for Diamond & Pearl, which sold over 1.5 million copies in Japan on its first day, September 28, 2006.
- — Pokémon Battle Revolution — Japanese commercial. Japanese commercial for Battle Revolution, which launched in Japan on December 14, 2006, less than two weeks after the Wii itself.
- — NetBattle duel — Mystica battling (2006). Period recording of a NetBattle duel from December 2006, raw footage of the early online competitive Pokémon community in action.
- — Cartoon Network promo — Temple of the Sea US premiere. Cartoon Network on-air promo from April 2007 announcing the US TV premiere of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
- — Cartoon Network Diamond & Pearl anime premiere promo. Cartoon Network promo from April 2007 announcing the US premiere of the Diamond and Pearl anime season, the first fully produced by Pokémon USA after the 4Kids era.
- — Diamond & Pearl — US TV commercials 2007. American TV spots for Diamond & Pearl on Nintendo DS; the pair eventually sold over 17 million copies worldwide.
- — Diamond & Pearl launch party, New York. The creators on stage at the New York launch party for Pokémon Diamond & Pearl in April 2007. The DS pair went on to sell over 17 million copies.
- — Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl — English opening theme. English opening of the Diamond and Pearl season, which brought Dawn and the Sinnoh region to US television in 2007.
- — The Rise of Darkrai — official trailer. Trailer for The Rise of Darkrai, which grossed over five billion yen in Japan in 2007 — the series' best film opening in years.
- — Pokémon cosplay, 2007. Two cosplayers in Pokémon-inspired outfits outside Animecon 2007 — a snapshot of the fan scene in the quieter years between Pokémania and the GO explosion.
- — Pokémon Center Tokyo, Nihonbashi. The storefront of the original Pokémon Center Tokyo in Nihonbashi, photographed in July 2007. Japan's first Pokémon Center opened in 1998 and grew into a nationwide chain of official stores.
- — Worlds 2007 Hawaii — venue footage. Home video shot around the 2007 World Championships venue in Hawaii, capturing the event's island-resort setting.
- — TCG Worlds 2007 — Masters finals. Masters-division finals of the 2007 TCG World Championships, held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii.
- — Pokémon Center Yokohama. The Pokémon Center Yokohama store in the Minato Mirai district in August 2007, one of the regional official stores that spread across Japan in the 2000s.
- — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — 2008 launch trailer. Long-form 2008 trailer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, whose roster leaned heavily on Pokémon with Pikachu, Lucario, Jigglypuff and the Pokémon Trainer.
- — Cartoon Network promo — Rise of Darkrai US premiere. Cartoon Network promo announcing the February 24, 2008 US premiere of The Rise of Darkrai, captured off-air in early February.
- — DP Battle Dimension — opening theme. Opening of Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension, the 2008 dub season of the Sinnoh saga.
- — Trainer lineup at Anime Central. A group of cosplayers portraying Pokémon characters at Anime Central 2008 near Chicago. Group trainer cosplay became a convention staple as the Game Boy generation hit adulthood.
- — Giratina and the Sky Warrior — official trailer. Trailer for Giratina and the Sky Warrior, the July 2008 film starring Giratina's Distortion World and the tiny Shaymin.
- — Meitetsu "Giratina & Shaymin" train. Meitetsu's 2200 series airport express wrapped as the "Giratina & Shaymin" train in July 2008, promoting that summer's Pokémon movie on the Nagoya–Central Japan Airport line.
- — Worlds 2008 Orlando — venue tour. Walkthrough of the 2008 Pokémon World Championships in Orlando, Florida, held August 15-17, 2008.
- — TCG Worlds 2008 — Masters final match. Masters final of the 2008 TCG World Championships in Orlando, where Jason Klaczynski claimed his second world title.
- — Worlds 2008 — finals footage. Finals-day footage from the 2008 Pokémon World Championships in Orlando.
- — Pokémon Center Nagoya. The bright yellow facade of Pokémon Center Nagoya in 2008. Each regional Center sells exclusive local merchandise, turning the stores into pilgrimage stops for fans.
- — Pokémon Platinum — Japanese TV commercial. Japanese TV commercial for Pokémon Platinum, which sold nearly one million copies in Japan in its first two days from September 13, 2008.
- — Pokémon Shinkansen at Utsunomiya. A Pokémon-wrapped E3 Series Shinkansen calling at Utsunomiya Station in September 2008. JR East has dressed bullet trains in Pokémon art for summer holiday seasons since the 2000s.
- — Sven Kramer's Pikachu victory lap. Dutch speed skating star Sven Kramer celebrates winning the national allround title in December 2008 clutching a giant Pikachu plush thrown from the crowd.
- — Pokémon Platinum — US commercial. US commercial for Pokémon Platinum's March 22, 2009 American release, featuring Giratina's new Origin Forme.
- — Pokémon Jet JA8957 taxiing at Haneda. The Boeing 747-481D JA8957, one of ANA's domestic Pokémon Jumbos, taxiing at Tokyo Haneda in 2009 with Pikachu leaping across its yellow fuselage.
- — Pokémon Platinum — UK commercial. UK television commercial for the May 2009 European launch of Pokémon Platinum on Nintendo DS.
- — Video Game Championships 2009 — Philadelphia finals. Finals of the Philadelphia regional in the inaugural 2009 Pokémon Video Game Championships circuit, played double-battle on Platinum.
- — Arceus and the Jewel of Life — official trailer. Trailer for Arceus and the Jewel of Life, the 2009 conclusion of the Diamond & Pearl movie trilogy featuring the god-like Arceus.
- — Arceus and the Jewel of Life — Japanese commercial. Japanese TV commercial for Arceus and the Jewel of Life, which opened in Japan on July 18, 2009.
- — Pokémon train on the Yamanote Line. A JR East E231 on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line carrying full-body Pokémon movie advertising in August 2009 — prime advertising real estate seen by millions of commuters daily.
- — HeartGold & SoulSilver — English promotion video. English promotional video for HeartGold & SoulSilver released in August 2009, ahead of the Johto remakes’ September 12 Japanese launch; the games let any Pokémon walk beside its trainer.
- — VGC Worlds 2009 — Swiss round match. Match footage from the 2009 World Championships in San Diego — the first year the Video Game Championship was part of Worlds.
- — Team Rocket, blasting off at AWA. Cosplayers as Team Rocket's Jessie and James at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2009. The anime's bumbling villains remain among the most-cosplayed duos in the franchise.
- — Card battle on the pavement. Japanese kids deep in a Pokémon TCG battle on the street in 2009. By then the card game had already sold well over 14 billion cards worldwide.
