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Pokémon is a highly successful Japanese franchise that was introduced in the 1990s. It spread to several other countries in a short time.
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Pokémon is a highly successful Japanese franchise that was introduced 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 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.
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