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Pokémon (ポケモン, Pokemon, IPA: [ˈpoʊ.keɪ.mɑn], often mispronounced as ), is a media franchise controlled by video game giant Nintendo, and created by Satoshi Tajiri around 1995 (it celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 27, 2006, although the franchise was copyrighted in the USA as Pokémon by 1995). The original Game Boy video games have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media. The name, Pokémon, is the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand, "Pocket Monsters" (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā), as such contractions are very common in Japan. Nintendo originally literally translated Poketto Monsutā – indeed, a "Pocket Monsters" game was created in early 1995. A naming conflict with the Monster In My Pocket toy range caused Nintendo to rebrand the franchise as "Pokémon" in early 1996. The game's catchphrase, in the Japanese language versions of the franchise is "ポケモンGETだぜ! (Pokémon Getto Daze! - Let's Get Pokémon!)"; in English language versions of the franchise, it used to be "Gotta catch 'em all!," although it is now no longer officially used except in the spin-off series Pokémon Chronicles.
Pokemon was invented for gay little boys >=D
Also for butch girls with no lives who want to be boys on the inside.
SICKO
- "The Ultimate Game Freak: Interview with Satoshi Tajiri," TimeAsia (Waybacked).
- "Pokemon USA Moves Licensing In-House," Gamasutra.