“Pokémon gotta catch ‘em all:” you might recall this popular theme song from the hit TV series, which became a major it back in 1999. However, this is not where the craze started; it began in Japan in the form of a Game Boy game in 1995, and was adapted for the Japanese TV screen in 1997. It became such a hit that it was distributed to the rest of the world just two years later. It was so successful that numerous Pokémon merchandise began to hit the market; Game boy games, toys, trading cards, soundtracks and even various movies. The name Pokémon means pocket monster, and literally means that they are little monsters that can fit in your pocket!
Pokémon is a media franchise which is owned by Nintendo( Nintendo Company, based in Japan, is an international company which today is an infamous authority on video games) and is the second most popular video game media franchise worldwide. However, when people refer to Pokémon, they are more commonly referring to the fictional characters.
The official Pokémon website has a comprehensive database which lists of all of the trading cards and includes basic information about each card. These cards make up a collectable card game, where users are encouraged to collect cards by trading with other players, and it is a game based on strategy. This came is adapted from the original Pokémon video game, and card types can be broadly put into categories: Pokémon cards, energy cards, and trainers. Furthermore, the diamond and pearl Pokémon set added supporter and stadium cards, which changed the rules of the game somewhat.
This diamond pearl set took supporter and stadium cards and separated them from trainer cards. Importantly however, it is the Pokémon cards that a player needs, as without one, you cannot begin the game. The energy cards work alongside a Pokémon to help it to fight. All other cards were considered to be trainer cards until the influence of the diamond and pearl episodes, which as stated, split these into subcategories; normal trainer cards which affect the fighting Pokémon, stadium cards to represent specific arenas and supporters which are special kinds of trainers. If you are new to the game, it may all sound a little complicated, but this is just a brief explanation of the trading card game; you can gain a more comprehensive overview by looking on the Pokémon website, or from other online sources or game players, or failing that, by purchasing the cards themselves and reading the rules and instructions.
The pokedex features in the Pokémon series and video game, as an imagined electronic device; in the anime series it acts as an electronic encyclopaedia, and in the game it collects the data of new Pokémon when they are captured. Pokedex is also the name given to an electronic list of Pokémon; it tends to be blank at the start of the gaming adventure, and the aim is to fill it up as the journey continues by adding, however briefly, each Pokémon. Pokémon’s are usually added after a fight; either by capturing them from the wild or battling with another owner of one of the characters. Once they have been added, new information about them is usually available, which includes a brief description of the type of species, look and height of the character.
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