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Community Questions and Feedback, actually; this forum is for people having problems with anything related to the Pokecommunity, not any type of problem in general. Since your thread is a lot more specialized and involves the search for a particular type of computer program, it would, as D said, go best in Computer/Technology Discussion. As such, I'll move this for your convenience.
Macromedia Flash is the most common "special program" used for animation, though somewhat pricey - SWiSH may be better for a beginner. I'll leave this thread unlocked even though you've said you don't need any more help, just in case you need to ask for advice on other programs.
For those with Adobe ImageReady, you can use it to make animated GIFs. It's what I use to make my animated TCards. I should make a tutorial...I'll probably put it in my TCard FAQ post linked below, so check it out.