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The '''core series'''<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/pokemonxy/0/1 Iwata Asks : Pokémon X & Pokémon Y : Pokémon Born Anew]</ref> (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターシリーズ'''<ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game-series/ ゲーム ポケットモンスターシリーズ | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト]</ref> ''Pocket Monsters Series'') of the [[Pokémon games]], often referred to by fans as the '''main series''', is the game series that is always released on a [[Nintendo]] {{wp|Handheld game console|handheld system}} and developed by [[Game Freak]], which follow the now-standard model of a {{player}}'s journey through a specific [[region]] to catch and raise {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, battle {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, earn [[Badge]]s from [[Gym Leader]]s, and defeat the [[Pokémon League]] to enter the [[Hall of Fame]] there.

There are currently 24 games in the series internationally, 25 in Japan (due to having four games in [[Generation I]] instead of three), and 15 in {{pmin|South Korea}} (since only {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} were released there prior to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}).

Most games in the core series have the label ''Version'' in their English title, although this has been dropped from the [[Generation VI|latest releases]]. In Japanese, the series is called the ''Pocket Monsters Series'', as core series games all contain ''Pocket Monsters'' (ポケットモンスター) in their title, whereas side series and [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]] use ''Pokémon'' (ポケモン) instead.

A solitary version is later released with several minor storyline tweaks, but taking place in the same [[region]] and following the same basic storyline. Like the paired versions before it, it will always lack some of the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} but will also contain some of those [[species]] missing from either of them; thus, a {{player}} of the solitary version must link together with the paired versions to complete the Pokédex as well.

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===South Korea===

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| style="background: #{{omega ruby color light}};" width="30%" | {{colorswatch|{{omega ruby color}}|{{color2|{{omega ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby}}}}

| style="background: #{{alpha sapphire color light}};" width="30%" | {{colorswatch|{{alpha sapphire  color}}|{{color2|{{alpha sapphire  color dark}}|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Alpha Sapphire}}}}

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Several pieces of content in the core series Pokémon games depend on the games having a timeline, but a complete timeline cannot be drawn from the games themselves. In May 2014, [[Game Freak]] employee Toshinobu Matsumiya posted a timeline of the core series Pokémon games on Twitter.<ref>[http://archive.today/D9iPz archive.today] (archived from [https://twitter.com/matsumiyan/status/464052839870787584 the original])</ref> However, the tweet has since been deleted.

The plot of the [[Hoenn]]-based [[Generation III]] games is contemporaneous with that of the [[Generation I]] games. They are then followed by the equally contemporaneous plot of the [[Sinnoh]]-based [[Generation IV]] games and the [[Generation II]] games, which are set three years later. [[Generation V]]'s {{2v2|Black|White}} are set an unspecified amount of time after those games, with {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, their sequels, being set two years later. Black 2 and White 2 are also contemporaneous with the [[Kalos]]-based [[Generation VI]] games.

[[Zinnia]] suggests that the events (and the Hoenn [[region]] itself) in {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} are set in an {{wp|Multiverse|alternate universe}}. Therefore, the timeline of these games may not be related to the one that was previously revealed.

* [[Nintendo]] has trademarked several titles which have not currently been used but which fit the naming scheme of the core series games.<ref name="TM">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14363761&postcount=69 NeoGAF - View Single Post - The Japanese gaming trademark tracking thread]</ref> These include ''Pokémon Brown''<ref name="TM" />, ''Pokémon Gray''<ref name="TM" />, ''Pokémon WaterBlue'', and ''Pokémon Delta Emerald''<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/29/pokemon-delta-emerald-trademark-surfaces Pokemon Delta Emerald Trademark Surfaces - IGN]</ref>.

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|ko=포켓몬스터 시리즈<ref>[http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=game-game_main 포켓몬 공식 사이트]</ref> ''Pocket Monsters Series''

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