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Logo of the series
Fun Times on monpoké Island is a series of puppet show videos produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions. It was announced on March 26, 2019 as part of the initial reveal of the official Pokémon baby brand, monpoké.
The first five videos feature puppets of Pikachu, Dedenne, Mime Jr., Smeargle, and Ludicolo, taking place on the titular monpoké Island. They were released on the Japanese monpoké website weekly from June 6 to July 4, 2019, on the Japanese Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel every two weeks from November 12, 2019 to January 7, 2020, and as a compilation video of all five shorts on June 26, 2020. They were also serialized beginning in the November 2019 issues of the mebae and Baby Book magazines published by Shogakukan.
A second series of videos subtitled Let's Play Together with monpoké! was announced on June 18, 2021. These follow a variety show format with multiple segments, and feature an Eevee puppet and a young woman in addition to the previous five puppets. The videos were released monthly from July 16 to October 19, 2021.
The first five videos and the song When I Call Your Name were later dubbed and released on the official Western Pokémon YouTube channels under the title Fun Times at Monpoké Island on April 23, 2024.