Pokémon (an abbreviation for Pocket Monsters in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Firm, a firm founded by Nintendo, Game Fanatic, as well as Animals. The franchise was produced by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is fixated imaginary creatures called Pokémon . In Pokémon, people, referred to as Pokémon Trainers, catch as well as train Pokémon to battle various other Pokémon for sport. All media works within the franchise business are embeded in the Pokémon cosmos. The English motto for the franchise business is Got ta Catch 'Em All! . There are currently 900 Pokémon species.The franchise business began as Pocket Monsters: Red and also Environment-friendly (later released beyond Japan as Pokémon Red as well as Blue), a set of video games for the original Game Child portable system that were created by Game Fanatic and published by Nintendo in February 1996. It quickly ended up being a media mix franchise business adjusted right into various different media. Pok...