A Destructoid writer has praised Pokétoon, the web-exclusive animated anthology series airing on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, following the English dub release of its latest short, "Murkrow and the Midnight Adventure". The piece argues the series stands out within the wider Pokémon franchise for its varied art styles, its focus on lesser-known Pokémon, and its emotionally grounded storytelling, making it worth attention from fans who may have overlooked it.

Pokétoon has been airing with English dubs since 2022, with shorts typically running five to twenty minutes and produced by various Japanese animation studios, giving each episode a distinct visual style. The series often spotlights overlooked Pokémon such as Slugma, Snowrunt and Charcadet, and explores themes rarely touched on in the main games, including the bond between trainers and Pokémon and how relationships change over time, as seen in shorts like "A Tale of Two Charcadets" and "Sing! Dance! Altaria!".