Pocket Monsters
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The official logo of Pokémon for its international releases; Pokémon is short for the original Japanese title of Pocket Monsters.
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| Created by |
Satoshi Tajiri Ken Sugimori Game Freak Nintendo |
| Original work | Pocket Monsters Red and Green (1996) (21 years ago) |
| Owner |
Nintendo Creatures Game Freak |
| Print publications | |
| Short stories | Pokémon Junior |
| Comics | Various Pokémon manga |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | See list of Pokémon films |
| Short film(s) | Various Pikachu shorts |
| Animated series |
Pokémon (anime) (1997–present) Pokémon Chronicles (2006) |
| Television special(s) |
Mewtwo Returns (2000) The Legend of Thunder (2001) The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006) |
| Television film(s) | Pokémon Origins (2013) |
| Theatrical presentations | |
| Musical(s) | Pokémon Live! (2000) |
| Games | |
| Traditional |
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pokémon Trading Figure Game |
| Video game(s) |
Pokémon video game series Super Smash Bros. |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) |
Pokémon 2.B.A. Master (1999) See also list of Pokémon theme songs |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Theme park | Poképark |
| Official website | |
Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモン Hepburn: Pokemon, Japanese: [pokemoɴ]; English: /ˈpoʊkɪˌmɒn, -ki-, -keɪ-/) is a media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, a Japanese consortium between Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. The franchise copyright is shared by all three companies, but Nintendo is the sole owner of the trademark. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995, and is centered on fictional creatures called "Pokémon", which humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train to battle each other for sport.
The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. It now spans video games, trading card games, animated television shows and movies, comic books, and toys. Pokémon is the second best-selling video game franchise, behind only Nintendo's Mario franchise and the highest-grossing media franchise of all time. The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media, such as the Super Smash Bros. series.
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