Station:	Time Slot:	Show Type:	Release Date:
TV Tokyo	Sunday - 8:00am - 8:30am (April 3rd, 2022 to March 29th, 2025) Sunday - 7:30am - 8:30 am (April 6th, 2025)	Variety Show	April 3rd, 2022
Table of Contents:
PokéDoko Main Page - About the Show - Cast - Segments

About the Show

Where are we going with Pokémon?! (Pokémon to doko iku?! ポケモンとどこいく！？) is based around the "Pocket Monsters" franchise that's enjoying extreme popularity in all kinds of genres including video games, cards, anime, toys and the like not only in Japan, but all around the world! It was announced on February 17th, 2022 to replace Gathering in the Pokemon House?.

Let's all hang out with Pokémon together, whether you're Pokémon fans or Pokémon beginners that want to learn more about Pokémon!

Cast

The show stars Shoko-tan and Abareru-kun from Pokémon Get TV and Pokénchi are back in this series. The cast will consist of Ryogo Matsumaru, the leader that wants to expose the world to the wonders of his beloved Pokémon, Abareru-kun, the "Dokoikoccar"'s driver, and Shoko Nakagawa, who will be hosting the show in her "Surprise Form"! Together we'll all visit Pokénds all over the world!

Comments from the cast follow:

Ryogo Matsumaru
I'm Ryogo Matsumaru, and believe it or not, I've just become the leader of a group that's going to expose the world to the wonders of Pokémon in "PokéDoko"!
I've loved the Pokémon shows to the point of admiration ever since I was little, and I still can't believe I'm actually going be in one as a cast member this time. The show hasn't even started yet, and I'm still moved to tears. I will do my absolute 100%, no, 100000% best to show how amazing Pokémon is...!
I'm really looking forwards to visiting Pokénds all over the world with Abareru-kun and host Shoko Nakagawa.
These will be encounters created through Pokémon. Let's go to a world where excitement never ends!


Abareru-kun
I'm Abareru-kun, and I'm the driver that's going to be touring the world with Matsumaru-kun and friends in the "Dokoikoccar" in "PokéDoko"!
We'll have more fun with Pokémon than ever before, both with the video games, the Pokémon Card Game, the Pokémon anime and more!!
Pokénds all over Japan!! Look forward to this!


Shoko Nakagawa
I've been working on Pokémon TV shows for 16 years now, and I'm really honored I'm allowed to be part of the new "Pokémon to doko iku?!" as well! Pokémon means everything to me, so it makes me really happy it gets to be as big a part of my life as this.
As the show's host, I will be attempting all kinds of things in order to make even more children learn about Pokémon, to create as many new Pokénds as possible, and to create new dreams and memories!

On May 7th, 2023, TV personality Shoko Nakagawa announced her graduation from TV Tokyo's morning Pokémon variety show PokéDoko. Nakagawa had appeared on morning Pokémon variety shows for 17 years, starting with Pokémon Sunday in 2006. She left the series in PokéDoko 58 and posted a message indicating that she felt that she had accomplished a lot when Pokénchi ended. She revealed on December 8th, 2024 that she had a parotid tumor removed under her left ear and noticed it 5 years earlier but it is unknown if the diagnosis was related to her decision to leave the series.


Comment from Hikaru Takahashi:
I'm a PokéRookie, but I'll do my best to convey the appeal of Pokémon, which is loved by people of all ages and nationalities! I'll make sure to bring the fun of Pokémon in an easy-to-understand way to those who, like me, are just learning to enjoy and love it!

Expanding to 1-hour

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted a video on March 2nd, 2025 after episode 150 aired to announce the show would be changing to a 1 hour format starting on April 6th, 2025. This would be the first time in over 10 years that a Pokémon variety show would have a 1-hour broadcast time slot.


All: Pokéssu, everyone!
Matsumaru: I'm Ryogo Matsumaru.
Hikaru: I'm Hikaru Takahashi.
Abareru-kun: And I'm Abareru-kun!
Hikaru: Wow.
Matsumaru: Believe it or not, this April...
Hikaru: ...Pokemon to Doko Iku? is...
Abareru-kun: ...getting expanded to a full hour!
Matsumaru/Hikaru: Yay!
Matsumaru: The show will now start at 7:30am!
Abareru-kun: All right!
Matsumaru: This is too exciting!
Hikaru: Starting this April, Pokemon to Doko Iku? will air on the TV Tokyo Network every Sunday at 7:30am.
Matsumaru: Everyone, please enjoy the powered-up Pokédoko as well!
All: Enjoy!

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