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Pokémon: The Johto Journeys, Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension Anime Listed as Airing on Marvel HQ

The third-party TV guide listings app "What's On India: TV Guide App" is currently listing that Marvel HQ is airing the Pokémon - The Johto Journeys anime and the Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension (Pokémon - Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension) anime.

As of Thursday, the app lists that the channel is airing Pokémon - The Johto Journeys at 3:30 p.m. IST and 5:30 p.m. IST on Thursday, and Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday through 7:00 a.m. IST on Friday.

Pokémon - The Johto Journeys has 41 episodes and originally debuted in Japan in October 1999 on TV Tokyo. Pokémon USA, Inc. describes the series:

A young boy named Ash Ketchum embarks on a journey to become a "Pokemon Master" with his first Pokemon, Pikachu. Joining him on his travels are Brock, a girl-obsessed Rock Pokemon Trainer, and Misty, a tomboyish Water Pokemon Trainer who may have a crush on him. Ash and Co. end up traveling through various regions, including Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, and then enter the Pokemon League competitions there. Along the way, they run into many confrontations with Jessie, James, and Meowth, a trio of Pokemon thieves who are apart of an evil organization called "Team Rocket". But everytime Team Rocket try to do their evil deeds, they fail thanks to Ash and his Pokemon.

Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension has 52 episodes and originally debuted in Japan in November 2007 on TV Tokyo. Pokémon USA, Inc. describes the series:

Ash, Dawn, and Brock continue their journey through the Sinnoh region, with Ash working on his next two Gym badges and Dawn striving to break her recent string of defeats. Some new Pokemon have joined the team - including Paul's traumatized Chimchar - challenging the depths of our heroes' Pokemon knowledge.

Luckily, they'll be attending Professor Rowan's Pokemon Summer Academy and meeting a lot of Pokemon experts! But will they learn enough to deal with the devious threats posed by Pokemon Hunter J and Team Galactic?

The Pokémon anime series also airs on Hungama TV in India.

Source: "What's On India: TV Guide App" app