Pokémon (manga)
Pokémon (an abbreviation for Pocket Monsters in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, a company founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is centered on fictional creatures called “Pokémon”. In Pokémon, humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train Pokémon to battle other Pokémon for sport. All media works within the franchise are set in the Pokémon universe. The English slogan for the franchise is “Gotta Catch ‘Em All!“. There are currently 901 Pokémon species.
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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 Junichi Masuda |
| Original work | Pocket Monsters Red and Green (1996) |
| Owner | Nintendo Creatures Game Freak |
| Print publications | |
| Short stories | Pokémon Junior |
| Comics | See list of Pokémon manga |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | See list of Pokémon films |
| Short film(s) | Various Pikachu shorts |
| Animated series | Pokémon (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 |
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