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{{Infobox VG franchise

|image      = Pokemon.jpg

|image      =Pokemon.jpg

|caption    =

|caption    =The Pokémon Logo

|creator    = [[Satoshi Tajiri]]

|developers =Game Freak

|owned_by  = [[Nintendo]], [[Creatures (company)|Creatures]], [[Game Freak]]

|publishers =Nintendo

|first_game = ''[[Pocket Monsters Red and Green Versions]]'' (1996, Japan)<br>''[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]]'' (1998, international)

|franchise  =

|platforms  =Game Boy <br/> Game Boy Color <br/> Game Boy Advance <br/> Nintendo DS <br/> Nintendo 3DS <br/> Nintendo Switch

|other_media = [[Pokémon (anime)|Anime]], [[Pokémon (manga)|Manga]], [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]]

|released  =February 27, 1996 (First) <br/> November 15, 2019 (Last)

|main_genre  = Role-playing game

|genre      =

|website   = [[File:Usflag.png|24px]] https://www.pokemon.com/

|modes      =

|ratings   =

}}

}}

'''''Pokémon''''' is a highly successful Japanese franchise that was introduced in the 1990s. Owned by [[Nintendo]] and developed by Game Freak, it has risen to become the second most successful video game franchise, behind Nintendo's own Mario. It spread to several other countries in a short time.

'''''Pokémon''''' is a highly successful Japanese franchise that was introduced in the 1990s. Owned by [[Nintendo]] and developed by Game Freak, it has risen to become the second most successful video game franchise, behind Nintendo's own Mario. It spread to several other countries in a short time.

On July 6, 2016, ''Pokémon GO'' was released for iOS and Android devices.  The game has since become a massive hit, essentially breathing new life into the ''Pokémon'' franchise.  The latest two games in the main series - ''Brilliant Diamond'' and ''Shining Pearl'' (remakes of the 2007 games ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' - will be released in late 2021.

On July 6, 2016, ''Pokémon GO'' was released for iOS and Android devices.  The game has since become a massive hit, essentially breathing new life into the ''Pokémon'' franchise.  The latest two games in the main series - ''Brilliant Diamond'' and ''Shining Pearl'' (remakes of the 2007 games ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' - will be released in late 2021.

==Other Media==

==Other media==

 

The Pokémon video game franchise has been adapted into various other media. In 1997, it was adapted into a Japanese anime show for children which follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in Japan) and his friends, as well as their Pokémon. The program is notable for an episode aired only in Japan in which flashing lights caused by one monster's attack induced seizures in hundreds of viewers. Several films based on the series have been produced and released worldwide.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/#tvmovies Pokemon.com, The Official Pokémon Website]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/world/tv-cartoon-s-flashes-send-700-japanese-into-seizures.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 The New York Times; TV Cartoon's Flashes Send 700 Japanese Into Seizures]</ref> The first-ever live-action Pokémon movie - ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu'' - was released in 2019 and stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular electric rodent, adapted from the video game of the same name. <ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/</ref>.

The Pokémon video game franchise has been adapted into various other media. In 1997, it was adapted into a Japanese anime show for children which follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in Japan) and his friends, as well as their Pokémon. The program is notable for an episode aired only in Japan in which flashing lights caused by one monster's attack induced seizures in hundreds of viewers. Several films based on the series have been produced and released worldwide.<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/#tvmovies Pokemon.com, The Official Pokémon Website]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/world/tv-cartoon-s-flashes-send-700-japanese-into-seizures.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 The New York Times; TV Cartoon's Flashes Send 700 Japanese Into Seizures]</ref> The first-ever live-action Pokémon movie - ''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu'' - was released in 2019 and stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular electric rodent, adapted from the video game of the same name. <ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/</ref>.