Pokémon social media

There are many different officially run social media accounts relating to the Pokémon franchise. They are typically managed by The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International on various platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok. These accounts usually promote new releases, provide updates, or post entertaining content to engage with fans of Pokémon.

Trends on social media surrounding Pokémon are also popular. Some have even been acknowledged by official Pokémon social media accounts, such as National Ash Ketchum Day, an annual event which celebrates Ash winning the Manalo Conference in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.

Facebook

Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise
Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game Pokémon GO
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Covers the live action film POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Pokémon TCG - Covers the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Instagram

Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise
Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game Pokémon GO
Pokémon Masters EX - Covers the mobile game Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon TCG - Covers the Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon card art life [1] - Covers Pokémon card illustrations (Japanese)

YouTube

Main article: YouTube → Official Pokémon YouTube channels

The Official Pokémon YouTube channel - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise
ポケモン公式YouTubeチャンネル - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise (Japanese)
Pokémon Kids TV - Covers Pokémon Kids TV, a Pokémon channel aimed towards children
Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game Pokémon GO
Pokémon UNITE - Covers the spin-off game Pokémon UNITE
ポケモンフレンダTV【公式】 Pokémon Frienda TV (Official) - Covers the arcade game Pokémon Frienda. Formerly covered Pokémon Mezastar.

Twitter

Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise
Pokémon UNITE - Covers the spin-off game Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon Masters EX - Covers the mobile game Pokémon Masters EX
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Covers the live action film POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Pokémon TCG Covers the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Play Pokémon - Covers Play! Pokémon
Team Rocket's Secret Empire [2] (now defunct; see the last available archived version from 2012-12-26) - Covered the Japanese radio show Team Rocket's Secret Empire
Pokémon Card Channel - Covers the Pokémon Card Channel, the official Japanese YouTube channel for the Pokémon Trading Card Game[3]

Tumblr

Pokémon - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise

TikTok

Pokémon Company Int’l - Covers various aspects of the Pokémon franchise
Pokémon GO - Covers the mobile game Pokémon GO

Trends and events

National Ash Ketchum Day

National Ash Ketchum Day is an annual celebration held on September 15 to celebrate Ash Ketchum's first Pokémon League Conference victory, first held in 2020 on the one-year anniversary of the Japanese premiere of Enter the Champion!, the episode where Ash won the Alola League Manalo Conference.

Ash won the Manalo Conference and became the first Champion of Alola in Enter the Champion!, which premiered in Japan on September 15, 2019. The hashtag #NationalAshKetchumDay was first used on Twitter, but received little attention.

The day was officially acknowledged in 2020 when the hashtag further gained traction and was recognized by Pokémon's official Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube accounts, and Ash's current and former English voice actors Sarah Natochenny and Veronica Taylor, respectively, on Twitter. The Official Pokémon YouTube channel officially acknowledged the hashtag by releasing a series of commented battle videos for each of Ash's final battles in the League Conferences he participated. The channel also stated that National Ash Ketchum Day would be celebrated on September 15 every year from then on.

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This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.