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The highly successful Japanese franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri, '''Pokemon''' 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 highly successful Japanese franchise '''Pokemon''' was created by Satoshi Tajiri, and 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.