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Pixelmon: 2012 [48] or 2013 [49] MrMasochism [48] A mod of the sandbox game Minecraft. The mod added features from the Pokémon games into Minecraft, allowing players to capture and participate in Pokémon battles. [50] Pokémon spawn randomly throughout Minecraft's overworld, requiring the player to explore the world to find them.
Throughout development of Red and Green, all Pokémon were designed by Ken Sugimori who was a long-time friend of Tajiri, and a team of fewer than ten people, [14] including Atsuko Nishida who is credited as the designer of Pikachu. [15] [16] By 2013, a team of 20 artists worked together to create new species designs.
Pokémon [a] [b] is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media.The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers.
The eighth generation (Generation VIII) of the Pokémon franchise features 96 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series, including 89 in the 2019 Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Shield as of version 1.3.0 and 7 further species introduced in the 2022 Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
The concept for an app dedicated exclusively to digital Pokémon cards began to take shape around the time of Pokémon Go ' s initial release. [10] Executive corporate officer Keita Hirobe stated that making the game more approachable and maintaining a low barrier to entry were two of The Pokémon Company's primary objectives during development.
Pokémon are a species of fictional creatures created for the Pokémon media franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy, which were later released in North America as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998. [7]
A major goal in each game is to complete the Pokédex, a comprehensive Pokémon encyclopedia, by capturing, evolving, and trading with other Trainers to obtain individuals from all Pokémon species. [4] Each Pokémon game starts by giving the player a choice between one of three Pokémon to become their starter Pokémon.
In these games and their sequels, the player assumes the role of a Trainer whose goal is to capture and use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon. Some Pokémon can transform into stronger species through a process called evolution via various means, such as exposure to specific items. [4]