In celebration of 30 years of Pokemon, Astro is launching Malaysia's first-ever dedicated Pokemon TV channel.
From Oct 1 to Dec 31, Astro, NJOI and Sooka customers can tune in to the Pokemon Pop-Up Channel (Ch 121), where they will be able to watch more than 600 English-dubbed episodes from 13 Pokemon series spanning different eras of the franchise.
The line-up includes Pokemon: Indigo League, Pokemon: The Johto Journeys, Pokemon The Series: XY, Pokemon The Series: Sun & Moon and Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series.
Episodes will air in chronological order, starting with the first season, with eight new episodes releasing on weekdays.
Viewers can also stream their favourite episodes on demand via Astro GO and Sooka.
Those looking to catch the latest season can watch the Malay-dubbed Season 24, Pokemon Master Journeys: The Series, on Astro Ceria (Ch 611) every Thursday and Friday at 3pm, ahead of its broadcast on the Pokemon Pop-Up Channel.
Additionally, Astro is launching two new channels from Oct 1 to further expand its Chinese-language content offering – Mango TV (Ch 336) and U Panda TV (Ch 337).
Both channels will be available 24 hours a day, with Chinese, Malay and English subtitles.
Mango TV will showcase a range of contemporary Chinese entertainment, including popular dramas, original variety shows, reality programmes and movies from Hunan TV and Mango TV.
Meanwhile, U Panda TV will focus on family and factual entertainment spanning history, culture, travel, nature, food and lifestyle.
It will also feature documentaries exploring China's landscapes, traditions and communities.
