Pokémon
American-
a media franchise including video games, animated television series, movies, card games, etc. that depict a fictional class of pet monsters and their trainers.
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a pet monster in this fictional world.
Etymology
Origin of Pokémon
1995–2000; shortening of Japanese Poketto Monsutā , itself a loan translation of English pocket monsters
Example Sentences
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Pikachu and friends are set to return to consoles in two new games next year, the Pokemon Company said Friday, as it celebrated 30 years of the monster-collecting franchise.
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Set for release on Nintendo's latest Switch 2 console, "Pokemon Winds" and "Pokemon Waves" will see the fan-favourite critters return and new beasties emerge as players explore a colourful, tropical world stretching down to the ocean floor.
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The Pokemon Company -- jointly owned by Nintendo, Japanese studio Game Freak and the Creatures company -- controls the brand for the franchise with more than 1,000 "pocket monsters" to date.
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The next volley of Pokemon games was revealed just before the release of a new spinoff, "Pokopia", for Switch 2 on March 5.
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Pokemon rapidly grew into a global phenomenon following the first titles' release on Game Boy.
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