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, although frequently, and even intentionally mispronounced //}}, is a media franchise“Pokemon (sic) Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold”, PR Newswire. URL accessed on April 19, 2006. controlled by video game giant Nintendo. It was created by Satoshi Tajiri at least by 1995 (it celebrated its Tenth Anniversaary on February 27, 2006, although the franchise was copyrighted in the USA as Pokémon by 1995). The original Game Boy video games have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books and other media. The name, Pokémon, is a portmanteau of its Japanese name, . Nintendo originally literally translated Poketto Monsutā -- indeed, a "Pocket Monsters" game was created in early 1995. The English connotations of this name caused Nintendo to rebrand the franchise as "Pokémon" in early 1996. The game’s catchphrase, in the English language versions of the franchise, used to be “Gotta catch ’em all!”, although it is now no longer officially used (except by Hasbro and in the title sequence to Pokémon Chronicles).
The concept of the Pokémon saga stems from the hobby of insect collecting, a popular pastime in Japan, and one which Pokémon's creator Satoshi Tajiri had enjoyed as a child. Tajiri’s formula took off in Japan and was adapted (and translated) in 1998 for the American market, with the release of Pokémon Red and Blue. These games allowed players to catch, collect, and train hundreds of creatures, known as Pokémon; and battle them against each other to build their strength. These Pokémon could then “evolve” into more powerful Pokémon and learn new and stronger techniques. Pokémon never bleed or die in battle, only faint - this was a very touchy subject to Tajiri, as he didn’t want to further fill the gaming world with "pointless violence".“The Ultimate Game Freak: Interview with Satoshi Tajiri”, TimeAsia (Waybacked).
Pokémon is also the collective name for all of the fictional species within the Pokémon universe. To date, the franchise has a grand total of unique species that lie at the heart of the series, a figure which has grown substantially from the 151 monsters in the original Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue games. The word Pokémon remains unchanged whether referring to the singular or plural (as is the case with deer or moose), and the same applies to each species name.
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@Regginator3 when I was 4/5, pokemon yellow so that'd be 1999/2000 :3
Nidokiering (Kieran Riley) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:45:34 -0000
@Regginator3 when I was 4/5, pokemon yellow so that'd be 1999/2000 :3
@090593_ a shiny charazard! only the best pokemon card you could get=o
Maccadee1 (Colin MacDuff) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:45:23 -0000
@090593_ a shiny charazard! only the best pokemon card you could get=o
é como um pokemon, vai evoluiiindo hihihi
tatianecoelho (Tatiane Coelho) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:44:07 -0000
é como um pokemon, vai evoluiiindo hihihi
#10yearsago I played pokemon,digimon..hahaha
Hendybajaj (Hendy Brainta) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:43:22 -0000
#10yearsago I played pokemon,digimon..hahaha
POKEMON COLORING PAGES http://bit.ly/8ymdFL
howloweener (avn) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:43:12 -0000
POKEMON COLORING PAGES http://bit.ly/8ymdFL
@thomazf Pelo menos não assisto Pokémon, ou amo o primo do Cleverson.
LucasPinkFloyd (Lucas Pereira) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:42:51 -0000
@thomazf Pelo menos não assisto Pokémon, ou amo o primo do Cleverson.
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