Pokémon Origins

The English logo of Pokémon Origins

Pokémon Origins, also known as Pocket Monsters: The Origin (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN, Poketto Monsutaa: THE ORIGIN, Pocket Monsters: THE ORIGIN) in Japan, is an animated series that tell the adventures of Red's journey from his first Pokémon to winning the Pokémon League and him setting off to find the Mythical Pokémon, Mew. The series runs between twenty-two to twenty-three minutes long and consists of four episodes.

Episodes

Code(s)	English title(s)	Japanese title(s)	Airdate(s)	Image(s)
PO001	File 1 - Red	レポート1 レッド Repooto 1: Reddo	: October 2, 2013 : December 2, 2013 : November 15, 2013
PO002	File 2 - Cubone	レポート2 カラカラ Repooto 2: Karakara	: October 2, 2013 : December 2, 2013 : November 18, 2013
PO003	File 3 - Giovanni	レポート3 サカキ Repooto 3: Sakaki	: October 2, 2013 : December 3, 2013 : November 20, 2013
PO004	File 4 - Charizard	レポート4 リザードン Repooto 4: Lizadon	: October 2, 2013 : December 3, 2013 : November 22, 2013
Notes

Differences between the anime and games

• Blue isn't already at Oak's waiting for the Professor to come.
• Oak coming to get Red before he enters (when he enters in Yellow) Route 1 is cut.
• Oak doesn't battle and catch Pikachu.
• There's no battle in Oak's lab after Red and Blue get their Pokémon, although it does happen in Route 1. However, no further battles between the two take place until the Pokémon League.
• Blue lets Red select his Pokémon first, instead of Oak telling him to wait his turn as in the games.
• Red doesn't receive the parcel from the Poké Mart to give to Professor Oak. Oak's also never shown giving them Poké Balls, though it can be assumed he did.
• Brock tells Red about Gym Badges, instead of Blue.
• In the anime, Brock gives Red the TM Bide, instead of Rock Smash.
• Red is able to get the Silph Scope and an Eevee before going to Celadon City.
• The story of Marowak's ghost is explained in greater detail.
• Blue is much less hostile to Red than he was in the games; the two appear to be friends.
• In the games, Blue is at the tower to visit a dead Pokémon, who the fans suspect is his Raticate. Blue also mentions catching a Cubone here in the games.
• Red gets the Silph Scope from Blue, instead of Giovanni.
• The Mega Stones don't appear in the original games, although it was likely they were added to promote the next generation games, Pokémon X and Y.
• Red doesn't beat Giovanni at Silph Co.
• Blue and Red battle only twice, once after Red catches a Rattata and the other time is in the champion.
• Giovanni only uses two of his Pokémon, Rhyhorn and Rhydon, while in the games, he also uses Dugtrio, Nidoking, Nidoqueen (although Nidoqueen was seen defeating Charizard), and Persian (Pokémon Yellow).
• Red never receives a Master Ball.
• Saffron City isn't overrun with Team Rocket Grunts like it was in the game, only Silph Co. is.
• Type advantages are basically thrown out the window.
• No one is guarding the Cerulean Cave unlike the games.
• Red does not visit the Sevii Islands or re-challenge the Pokémon League.
• Blue is not injured in the games, as this is added for dramatic effect.

Staff

Staff
脚本(きゃくほん) (Screenplay)	広田(ひろた)光毅(みつたか) (Mitsutaka Hirota) 笠原(かさはら)邦暁(くにあき) (Kuniaki Kasahara)
監督(かんとく) (Director)	川崎(かわさき)逸朗(いつろう) (Itsuro Kawasaki) (Production I.G) 黒田(くろだ)幸生(ゆきお) (Yukio Kuroda) and 高橋(たかはし)秀弥(ひいでや) (Hīdeya Takahashi) (XEBEC) 冨安(とみやす)大貴(だいき) (Daiki Tomiyasu) (OLM, Inc.)
キャラクターデザイン (Character designer)	杉森(すぎもり)建(けん) (Ken Sugimori) 森本(もりもと)茂樹(しげき) (Shigeki Morimoto) 藤原(ふじわら)基史(もとふみ) (Motofumi Fujiwara) にしだあつこ (Atsuko Nishida) 北風(きたかぜ)友裕(ともひろ) (Tomohiro Kitakaze) (original) 加藤(かとう)初重(はつえ) (Hatsue Katō) (XEBEC)
アニメーション制作(せいさく) (Animation production)	OLM Inc. Production I.G XEBEC

In other languages and countries

Name(s)	Countries	Television and Streaming Services	Airdate(s)
ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN Poketto Monsutaa THE ORIGIN (Pocket Monsters: THE ORIGIN)	Japan	TV Tokyo (Teleto) (TX Network (TXN))	October 2, 2013
포켓몬스터 THE ORIGIN Poket Monseuteo THE ORIGIN (Pocket Monsters: THE ORIGIN)	South Korea	Tooniverse (CJ E&M (CJ Entertainment & Music))	December 2, 2013–December 3, 2013
Pokémon Origins	Anglosphere	Pokémon TV	November 15, 2013–November 22, 2013
	Germany
Pokémon: Les Origines (Pokémon: The Origins)	France
Pokémon: Le Origini (Pokémon: The Origin)	Italy
Pokémon: Los Orígenes (Pokémon: The Origins)	Spain
Notes

Trailers

Japanese

English

Gallery

The Japanese Logo of Origins.

Professor Oak as he appears in Origins

Red as he appears in Origins

Blue as he appears in the Anime.

Red and Blue fighting.

Brock's Geodude vs. Red's Charmander.