what came first the pokemon anime or game

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The Pokémon anime started in 1997, one year after the original game released in Japan. Those handheld classics celebrate their 20th anniversary this week.Mar 2, 2016

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What are the Best Pokemon games?

The 10 Best Pokémon Video Games

  1. Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
  2. Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
  3. N
  4. Gen 5 was a revolutionary era for the Pokémon franchise, and the first-ever direct...
  5. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
  6. N
  7. Sure, Pokémon Red and Blue (or Green) are the games that started it all, and deserve to...
  8. Pokémon Conquest
  9. N
  10. Pokémon Conquest is a unique and unmissable...

What was the first Pokemon ever made?

What order did Pokemon games come out?

  • Pokémon Red and Green Japan (1996)
  • Pokémon Red and Blue (1998)
  • Pokémon Yellow (1999)
  • Pokémon Gold and Silver (2000)
  • Pokémon Crystal (2001)
  • Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002)
  • Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) What Pokémon came out 2011? ...

What year did Pokemon first appear?

The first Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Green Versions, came to the Nintendo Game Boy system in Japan on February 27, 1996, which was the fulfillment of Satoshi Tajiri’s dream and allowed people of all ages to catch, train and trade 151 creatures and become a Pokémon Master.

When did Pokemon first appear?

Specifically, Pokémon Red and Green were the first installments of the game series, released in Japan back in 1996. Today, the Pokémon video game series is one of the most popular and most successful video game franchises in history.

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What came first Pokémon game anime or cards?

We hope this article cleared up any questions you may have had about the beginning of the Pokémon franchise. While the Pokémon video games came first, the anime has had incredible success.

Is the Pokemon anime based on the game?

Pokémon Origins, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: The Origins (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN, Poketto Monsutā Ji Orijin), is a spin-off Japanese anime television mini series based on Nintendo's Pokémon franchise.

Why is Ash not in Pokemon games?

The anime has switched to creating more unique companion designs for Ash, rather than trying to forcibly connect the games to the TV show. Ash himself may not make appearances in the Pokémon games series, but players can obtain special event Pikachu that sports his hat in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Is red the father of Ash?

Nope. They're the same age. the reason for this is simple: Yellow (the game that Ash stars in) (as well as Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, the reimagining of that game) and Pokémon Red and Blue/Green (as well as Fire Red and Leaf Green, the remakes of those games) happen at the same points in the timeline.

When was Digimon first released?

Digimon is a bit younger. The general concept was inspired by the Tamagotchi, which was released in 1996. A year later, in June 1997, Akiyoshi Hongo (a pseudonym for several people, inspired by the names of the creators of the Tamagotchi) marketed the first Digimon Virtual Pet (V-Pet) in Japan, helping launch the Digimon franchise.

When did the first season of V Pet come out?

As the V-Pet evolved, the company decided to expand the franchise, launching an anime series that started off with the short anime movie Digimon Adventure (March 6, 1999) and continued with the first season of the successful series, which debuted on March 7, 1999 on Fuji TV. So, there you have it. Pokémon came out about a year before Digimon, ...

What is Digimon short for?

Digimon, which is short for Digital Monsters, is likewise a Japanese media franchise created by Akiyoshi Hongo (which is the collective pseudonym of a series of unknown individuals) in 1997. Digimon started off as a series of virtual pets, akin to—and influenced in style by—the contemporary Tamagotchi, which was a global hit.

What is the Digimon franchise?

The Digimon franchise focused on Digimon, creatures that were created and evolved as sentient beings thanks to the development of human digital networks. They inhabit the Digital World, where human children usually come to save it, and along with it, their own world.

Who owns Digimon?

On the other hand, Digimon is a franchise that is owned by three different companies. The first owner is Akiyoshi Hongo, the pseudonym of an unknown number of individuals that actually founded the whole franchise. Toei Animation owns the animation segment of the franchise, while Bandai owns the games and merchandise department.

What is the first Pikachu short movie?

The first short in the series debuted alongside the first movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. In it, we're introduced to Snubbull and Marill.

What is the name of the short film that Pikachu and his friends were in?

15 Bellossom. The short film Pikachu's Rescue Adventure was part of a series of shorts that featured Pikachu and his Pokémon pals. The series actually introduced a few Generation II Pokémon before the release of Gold and Silver, including Bellossom. This particular short also featured Hoothoot, Ledyba, and Elekid.

When was Kecleon introduced?

Kecleon was introduced in July of 2001 with the episode "The Kecleon Caper," which featured two Kecleon owned by wealthy ladies Madison and Alexa. Ash and friends meet the women on a luxury dirigible that flies around the world, which explains meeting people and Pokémon from the Hoenn region.

What is Slowpoke's evolution?

Joining Lugia in debuting early as part of The Power of One is Slowpoke's branched evolution, Slowking . This mega-smart Generation II Psychic and Water-type appeared in the movie to help Ash and his friends solve the mysteries of the legendary birds and the attached prophecy.

Who is Ash's trainer in the Johto Silver League?

In the final episodes of the Johto arc in the Pokémon anime, Ash goes up against a strong trainer named Harrison in the Johto Silver League Conference. Harrison is from the Hoenn region and uses Pokémon Ash has never seen before, leading to an intense, climactic fight between Fire-types Charizard and Blaziken.

Do Pokemon appear in anime?

Knowing this, it might surprise some people that many Pokemon actually appear in the anime before they ever feature in a game. One would think that the anime, which often follows after the games release, wouldn't be introducing new creatures. But, it has happened dozens of times.

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Overview

In other media

Pokémon, also known as Pokémon the Series to Western audiences since the year 2013, is an anime television series based on the Pokémon video game series. It was originally broadcast on TV Tokyo in 1997. More than 1,000 episodes of the anime has been produced and aired, divided into 7 series in Japan and 22 seasons internationally. It is one of the longest currently running anime series.

History

In 1998, Nintendo spent $25 million promoting Pokémon in the United States in partnership with Hasbro, KFC, and others. Nintendo initially feared that Pokémon was too Japanese for Western tastes but Alfred Kahn, then CEO of 4Kids Entertainment convinced the company otherwise. The one who spotted Pokemon's potential in the United States was Kahn's colleague Thomas Kenney.
In November 2005, 4Kids Entertainment, which had managed the non-game related licensing of …

Name

The name Pokémon is a syllabic abbreviation of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters. The term "Pokémon", in addition to referring to the Pokémon franchise itself, also collectively refers to the 905 fictional species that have made appearances in Pokémon media as of the release of the eighth generation titles Pokémon Sword and Shield. "Pokémon" is identical in the singular and plural, as is each individual species name; it is and would be grammatically correct to say "one P…

Concept

Pokémon executive director Satoshi Tajiri first thought of Pokémon, albeit with a different concept and name, around 1989, when the Game Boy was released. The concept of the Pokémon universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of Pokémon, stems from the hobby of insect collecting, a popular pastime which Tajiri enjoyed as a child. Players are designated as Pokémon Trainers and have three general goals: to complete the regional Pokédex by collecting a…

Video games

All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by the Pokémon Company International are divided roughly by generation. These generations are roughly chronological divisions by release; every several years, when a sequel to the 1996 role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Green is released that features new Pokémon, characters, and gameplay concepts, that sequel is considered the start of a new generation of the franchise. The main Pokémon video games and t…

Criticism and controversy

Pokémon has been criticized by some fundamentalist Christians over perceived occult and violent themes and the concept of "Pokémon evolution", which they feel goes against the Biblical creation account in Genesis. Sat2000, a satellite television station based in Vatican City, has countered that the Pokémon Trading Card Game and video games are "full of inventive imagination" and have no "harmful moral side effects". In the United Kingdom, the "Christian Power Cards" game was intro…

Cultural influence

Pokémon, being a globally popular franchise, has left a significant mark on today's popular culture. The various species of Pokémon have become pop culture icons; examples include two different Pikachu balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Pokémon-themed airplanes operated by All Nippon Airways, merchandise items, and a traveling theme park that was in Nagoya, Ja…

Overview

Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモン, Hepburn: Pokémon), abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā) and currently branded in English as Pokémon the Series, is a Japanese anime television series, part of The Pokémon Company's Pokémon media franchise, which began broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo in April 1997.

Plot and characters

Ash Ketchum is 10 years old and ready to start his journey in the world of Pokémon and dreams of becoming a Pokémon master, but on the day he is to receive his first Pokémon, Ash oversleeps and wakes up in a panic, running into Gary Oak, who becomes Ash's rival. Professor Oak, the local Pokémon researcher, has already given away the three Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) he entrusts to new Pokémon Trainers when Ash finally reaches Oak's Lab. The only Po…

Episodes

In Japan, Pocket Monsters is currently broadcast as seven sequential series, each based on an installment of the main video game series. The anime is aired year-round continuously, with regular off-days for sporting events and television specials. In its international broadcast, Pokémon's episodes have currently been split up into 24 seasons, as of 2021, running a fixed number of episodes, using a specific opening sequence and sporting a different subtitle for eac…

Spin-off series

Pokémon Chronicles is a label created by 4Kids which is used for a collection of several as yet undubbed specials, which were first broadcast in English between May and October 2005 in the UK, and in the US between June and November 2006. The vast majority of the episodes making up Chronicles were taken from what was known in Japan as Pocket Monsters Side Stories (ポケットモンスター サイドストーリー, Poketto Monsutā Saido Sutōrī), which aired as part of Weekly …

Mini series

Pokémon Origins is a spin-off anime television mini series based on Nintendo's Pokémon franchise. Unlike the ongoing television series, this 90 minute special features the settings and characters from the original video games Pokémon Red and Blue, and is largely more faithful to the games' mechanics and designs.
Pokémon Generations is a 2016 animated original net animation series produced by OLM and rel…

Japanese variety shows

Pocket Monsters Encore (ポケットモンスター アンコール, Poketto Monsutā Ankōru) was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 19, 1999 to September 17, 2002. It ran during the second part of the original series. Pocket Monsters Encore is a variety show featuring reruns of old episodes, including Japanese and English audio tracks, except for EP035 and EP018, which were broadcast in stereo. EP022 and EP023 broadcast together. EP018 was taken out of sequence and inserted …

Airing and production

Pokémon is broadcast in Japan on the TX Network family of stations first on Thursday evenings; it is then syndicated throughout the rest of Japan's major broadcasters (All-Nippon News Network, Fuji Network System, Nippon Television Network System) on their local affiliates as well as on private satellite and cable networks on various delays. Production in Japan is handled by TV Tokyo, MediaNet (formerly TV Tokyo MediaNet and Softx), and ShoPro (formerly Shougakan Production…

Reception

In a February 2008 review for IGN, Jeffrey Harris gave the Indigo League series a score of 2 out of 10, saying: "Ultimately, the show's story is boring, repetitive, and formulaic. The show constantly preaches about friendship and helping others. ... Nearly every episode features Ash, Misty, and Brock on a trip. Team Rocket tries the latest scheme to catch Pikachu or whatever else, and fails miserably." He concluded: "at the end of the day, this franchise feels more like crass marketing t…