Pokemon

POKEMON The word "Pokémon" is a contraction of "Pocket Monsters," which comes from the original Japanese name of the franchise: "Poketto Monsutā." It refers to a globally popular media franchise centered on fictional creatures known as Pokémon. These creatures are captured and trained by humans, often called Pokémon Trainers, to battle each other for sport, companionship, and adventure. Pokémon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and first launched by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures in the mid-1990s. What began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy quickly evolved into one of the most successful multimedia franchises in history. Today, Pokémon spans across various formats, including video games, a long-running anime television series, trading card games, movies, toys, books, and even mobile apps like Pokémon GO . The heart of the Pokémon universe is its vast world filled with hundreds of unique creatures, each with its own name, type, abilitie...