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In the real world, there are many types of '''Pokémon merchandise'''. The various types of merchandise include books, {{pkmn|games}}, [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|trading cards]], plush toys, {{pkmn|playing cards}}, and even [[Welch's Pokémon Jelly Jars|jars of jelly]]. Pokémon merchandise is distributed in many countries, including {{pmin|Italy}}, {{pmin|Finland}}, and {{pmin|the Philippines}}. The Pokémon Company, an affiliate of Nintendo with [[Tsunekaz Ishihara]] as its president and CEO, handles licensing and marketing for the Pokémon franchise within Asia, and its subsidiary, [[The Pokémon Company International]], is responsible for managing the franchise outside of Asia.

==Video games==
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The video games are the modern-day Pokémon franchise's first line of merchandise, and have some prevalence throughout the other facets of the franchises, at least in the understanding that it introduces most new Pokémon that are used in other facets of the franchise with each new generation. However, the game's established canon has been known to variate throughout the other facets of the Pokémon franchise, with some depictions being truer to the game's depiction than others. The games are very popular, and, in the case of the series often thought as the 'main' series, usually released in pairs, unless the game is a third version. Along with the 'main' series are side series, such as the Pokémon Ranger series.

==Books==
The books are mostly made as novelizations, chronicles, and guides for the anime series and its movies, although there have been the occasions where the plots of some books are merely based on the anime, with original stories. Other Pokémon books include activity books, sticker books, and drawing books.

==Trading Card Game==
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The Pokémon Trading Card Game, often abbreviated as the TCG, has many sets, with the first one being the {{TCG|Base Set}}. It has different types than the Pokémon games, with many types being represented as related types. Cards in the Trading Card Game usually have one or more attacks, with many attacks involving a {{TCG|coin}} being flipped. They sometimes have a Poké-Body or a Poké-Power. On some card sets, there is a text box at the bottom of the card. The text in this text box is usually derived from a Pokédex entry for the Pokémon species of the card in question. The cards have many different illustrators.

==Pokémon manga==
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There are many types of manga, with notable ones including [[Pokémon Adventures]] and [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]. Most Pokémon manga follow the events of the games, though some have their own plot, such as the aforementioned Pokémon Adventures.
==Toys==
Toys are another common type of Pokémon merchandise. Two popular types of toys are plush toys and board games.

===Board games===
There have been many board games released. Some are based off of the anime, such as [[Pokémon Champion Island]]. Others are simply based off of other popular games, such as [[Pokémon Yahtzee Jr.|Yahtzee Jr.]]. There have also been a couple of original board games, such as [[Pokémon Master Trainer]].
===Plush toys===
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There are a minuscule amount lines of Pokémon plush toys released. One of them is Poké Doll, which is named after an in-game item and are designed as chibi versions of various Pokémon. These are usually about 6 inches tall, but are sometimes available in larger 12 inch versions or as smaller plush keychains. Another line of Pokémon plush toys is [[Bandai Friends]], which are about 3 inches tall and come with boxes of candy.
==Pokémon Trading Figure Game==
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The Pokémon Trading Figure Game, often abbreviated as the TFG, is a series of figures released in sets, with the first expansion being {{TFG|Next Quest}}. The Pokémon Trading Figure Game was later discontinued in June 2009, with only one expansion being released in English and {{TFG|Groundbreakers|one}}  being announced, but never released.

==Other==
There has also been other types of merchandise. These include foods with Pokémon images and themes, such as [[Heinz Pokémon Pasta|pasta]], {{pkmn|annual}}s, and multiple [[Guess That Pokémon|board games]].

==Trivia==
*The largest collection of Pokémon merchandise has over 12,000 items.
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