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Pokémon, [a] also known as Pocket Monsters[b] in Japan, is a Japanese media franchise operated by the Pokémon Company, a company founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995, and centers around fictional creatures called "Pokemon". In Pokémon, humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, capture Pokémon and train them to fight other Pokémon for the sake of sport. The games, shows, and other works within the franchise are set in the world of Pokémon. The franchise's English motto is 'Gotta Catch' Em All! There are around 898 types of Pokémon.

The franchise began as Pocket Monsters: Red and Green (later released outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue), a pair of video games for the original Game Boy mobile system developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo in February 1996. It quickly became a franchise for a mix of Media It has been adapted into various different media. Since then Pokémon has become the highest paid media franchise of all time. The original video game series is the second best-selling video game franchise (behind the Nintendo Mario franchise) with over 380 million copies sold [and one billion mobile downloads], spawning the anime television series that has become the most successful video game adaptation with over 20 seasons and 1,000 Episodes in 169 countries. Additionally, Pokemon franchise includes the world's top-selling game brand, the top-selling trading card game with over 34.1 billion cards sold, an anime film series, a live-action film (Detective Pikachu), books, manga comics, music, and merchandise. And a temporary amusement park. The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media, such as the Super Smash Bros series, where many Pokémon characters can be played.