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transliteration of "Pocket Monsters" into katakana
The '''Pokémon''' characters are featured in video games, animated cartoons, and trading cards.
The '''Pokémon''' characters are featured in video games, animated cartoons, and trading cards.
The highly successful Japanese franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri, that was introduced by [[Nintendo]] in the 1990s. The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the "Pocket Monsters", which serves as the Japanese title of the series. It spread to several other countries in a short time.
The highly successful Japanese franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri, that was introduced by [[Nintendo]] in the 1990s. The name is a [[transliteration]] of "Pocket Monsters" (''po-ké'' + ''mo-n'' = ''po-ké-mo-n'', which serves as the Japanese title of the series. It spread to several other countries in a short time.
The video game was the basis for the popular children's television show, Pokémon and helped to spawn a large amount of merchandise and a successful trading card game.
The video game was the basis for the popular children's television show, Pokémon and helped to spawn a large amount of merchandise and a successful trading card game.