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[[File:Pokemon_website_logo.png|thumb|right|Logo used for the website until the 2010 overhaul]] | [[File:Pokemon_website_logo.png|thumb|right|Logo used for the website until the 2010 overhaul]] | ||
'''Pok{{tt|é|Site name uses regular "e"}}mon.com''' is the official international [[Pokémon]] website. Each iteration has had an online [[Pokédex]] | '''Pok{{tt|é|Site name uses regular "e"}}mon.com''' is the official international [[Pokémon]] website. Each iteration has had an online [[Pokédex]]. On January 11, 2010, the website was overhauled, now having full episodes, new online games, and Trading Card Game information, among others. | ||
==Sections== | ==Sections== | ||
===Fun Zone=== | ===Fun Zone=== | ||
The Fun Zone contains | The Fun Zone contains games, wallpapers, and screensavers. Before the 2010 update, the games were mostly based on [[Generation III]] and {{game|Platinum}}; after the update the games featured a larger number of {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}, all translated from the Japanese [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]]. [[Pokémon.com online games|The games released after the site revamp]] are interactive, and allow players to earn Trainer Tokens, also brought over from the Pokémon Daisuki Club. The games that were previously available on the site are not available any longer. | ||
===TCG=== | ===TCG=== | ||
Before the overhaul, | Before the overhaul, most TCG news was on Go-Pokémon.com. However, after the overhaul, the TCG was brought to Pokémon.com. The Trading Card Game section of the site includes sets from {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire)) to the current set, strategies, and news. Most news articles and images from Go-Pokémon were not transferred over, and thus have been lost. | ||
===Pokémon Trainer | ===Pokémon Trainer Club=== | ||
The Pokémon Trainer's Club | The Pokémon Trainer Club is the equivalent of Japan's [http://www.pokemon.jp/ Pokémon Daisuki Club]. Many features have been brought over from the Pokémon Daisuki Club, including customizable Trainer personalities for each user. Outfits and accessories are bought with Trainer Tokens, which are rewarded when playing the online games. Users must have a Pokémon Trainer Club account in order to register high scores in the online games or to earn tokens. Anyone who has a Pokémon Trainer Club account can also keep track of their Organized Play statistics. | ||
===Anime=== | ===Anime=== | ||
Before the overhaul, the anime section simply had synopses of almost every anime episode. After the overhaul, | Before the overhaul, the anime section simply had synopses of almost every anime episode. After the overhaul, a changing selection of episodes can be viewed, along with summaries and screenshots for every episode and movie. | ||
===Video Games=== | ===Video Games=== | ||
Before the overhaul, the | Before the overhaul, the video games section had information of the games, with some of them having mini-sites and sub-sites. After the overhaul, the section was expanded to include game strategies, and information about video game Organized Play. However, many of the game mini-sites were removed. | ||
==Defunct sections== | ==Defunct sections== | ||
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===Media player=== | ===Media player=== | ||
The site once contained a media player that played music from the [[Pokémon X]] collection. Like the mailbag, it was removed in the revamp. | The site once contained a media player that played music from the [[Pokémon X]] collection. Like the mailbag, it was removed in the revamp. | ||
==Errors== | |||
Throughout Pokémon.com's lifespan, it has been notorious to have errors. Some of these are as minor as referring to [[Team Galactic]] as [[Team Rocket]], others as important as erroneously stating that {{p|Phione}} was a [[Legendary Pokémon]]. Other errors are stated below. | |||
* After the 2010 overhaul, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}'s overview in the animation section, [[Mt. Coronet]] was noted. However, Mt. Coronet is in [[Sinnoh]], and is in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. This was later fixed, with Mt. Chimney being noted instead. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Several (but not all) Pokémon namespaces (such as "bulbasaur.com") redirect to either Pokémon.com or [http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo.com], and others, such as Manaphy.com and Darkrai.com, redirected to their respective minisites. Ironically, typing the correct spelling of Pokémon in the URL, Pokémon.com, will ''not'' redirect. After the update in January 2010, many links became broken as the respective pages no longer exist at the same location. | * Several (but not all) Pokémon namespaces (such as "bulbasaur.com") redirect to either Pokémon.com or [http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo.com], and others, such as Manaphy.com and Darkrai.com, redirected to their respective minisites. Ironically, typing the correct spelling of Pokémon in the URL, Pokémon.com, will ''not'' redirect. After the update in January 2010, many links became broken as the respective pages no longer exist at the same location. | ||
* Despite the overhaul the site received in early January 2010, the old version was made available for a limited period of time at http://origin.pokemon.com/. This also affected links that got broken with the revamp, making them available again, only at a different address. | * Despite the overhaul the site received in early January 2010, the old version was made available for a limited period of time at http://origin.pokemon.com/. This also affected links that got broken with the revamp, making them available again, only at a different address. | ||
** However, since the old version is no longer available, all old links are once again broken. | ** However, since the old version is no longer available, all old links are once again broken. | ||
*** If one types in origin2.pokemon.com, it will go to a minisite about {{p|Darkrai}} which appeared in 2008. | *** If one types in origin2.pokemon.com, it will go to a minisite about {{p|Darkrai}} which appeared in 2008. | ||
* In the season 3 section of the animation section, the Johto Journeys is described despite season 3 having Orange Island episodes. It should also be noted that it also lists season 3 episodes and summaries. | <!--* In the season 3 section of the animation section, the Johto Journeys is described despite season 3 having Orange Island episodes. It should also be noted that it also lists season 3 episodes and summaries. (This doesn't make sense. The season title is "The Johto Journeys"--> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||