The Pokemon Company has released its first “Poketoon” animation, a new short in the style of the classic Looney Tunes cartoons.
The Pokemon Kids TV YouTube channel recently posted the four-minute animated short that follows the slapstick escapades of Scraggy and Mimikyu in a humourous episode titled “Chase the Beans.”
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The cartoon opens with its title set against a backdrop of coloured circles, similar to those used in the introduction of the Warner Bros. animated cartoon series, though the rings resemble a Pokeball in this special mash-up episode.
The short story sees Scraggy on the hunt for food as he follows a trail of beans onto a train where he encounters the playful Mimikyu, who immediately interrupts his search for snacks and causes chaos in every single frame.
The colourful title cards reveal that Taku Inoue directed the animation alongside Yoshiyuki Koie who served as the producer. It features animations by Miyako Makio, Ryousuke Senbo, Shinichi Suzuki, and Shuya Yoshisato. Tsutomu Ikeda animated the backgrounds and Kei Tsuda created the music for the lively animation that features no dialogue throughout.
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The short animation might help to fill the Pokeball-shaped hole left behind by the Pokémon Anime TV series, which has been temporarily put on hold due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The latest season premiered in Japan with a one-hour special in November of last year. The new episodes follow Ash, Pikachu and new companion, Gou, on their globetrotting adventures from the Kanto to the Galar region, the setting of the Pokémon Sword and Shield games.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Pokemon Gets a Looney Tunes Style Animation