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{{franchise infobox | {{franchise infobox | ||
|title = Pokémon | |||
|image = | |image = | ||
|caption = | |caption = | ||
|creator = [[Satoshi Tajiri]] | |creator = [[Satoshi Tajiri]] | ||
|owned_by = [[Nintendo]], [[Creatures (company)|Creatures]], [[Game Freak]] | |owned_by = [[Nintendo]], [[Creatures (company)|Creatures]], [[Game Freak]] | ||
|first_game = ''[[Pocket Monsters Red and Green | |first_game = ''[[Pocket Monsters Red Version and Pocket Monsters Green Version]]'' (1996, Japan)<br>''[[Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version]]'' (1998, international) | ||
|latest_game = ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'': ''The Indigo Disk'' (2023) | |latest_game = ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'': ''The Indigo Disk'' (2023) | ||
|other_media = [[Pokémon (anime) | |other_media = ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' (anime), ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'', ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'' | ||
|main_genre = Role-playing game | |main_genre = Role-playing game | ||
|website = {{flag|USA|https://www.pokemon.com/}} | |website = {{flag|USA|https://www.pokemon.com/}} | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Prior to ''Pokémon Sword and Shield'' | Prior to the release of ''Pokémon Sword and Shield'' on the Nintendo Switch (which is primarily marketed as a home console device but has handheld capabilities), all titles within the main ''Pokémon'' series were released for handheld devices. In the first four generations, each set of games were released for a different console: Generation I titles were released for the [[Game Boy]], Generation II titles were released for the [[Game Boy Color]], Generation III titles were released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and Generation IV titles were released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. Generation V titles were also released for the Nintendo DS. | ||
The latest games in the main series, ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'', were released in November 2022, starting the ninth generation of Pokémon. A two-part DLC called ''The Treasure of Area Zero'' was released in 2023: ''The Teal Mask'' was released in September, and ''The Indigo Disk'' was released in December. | The latest games in the main series, ''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'', were released in November 2022, starting the ninth generation of Pokémon. A two-part DLC called ''The Treasure of Area Zero'' was released in 2023: ''The Teal Mask'' was released in September, and ''The Indigo Disk'' was released in December. | ||
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Overall, the franchise, including the games, anime, various manga, and the trading card games, is the highest-grossing media franchise to ever exist, surpassing even ''[[Star Wars]]''. | Overall, the franchise, including the games, anime, various manga, and the trading card games, is the highest-grossing media franchise to ever exist, surpassing even ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Pokémon franchise|*]] | [[Category:Pokémon franchise|*]] | ||