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[[File:Junichi Masuda.png|right|200px|thumb|Junichi Masuda]] | [[File:Junichi Masuda.png|right|200px|thumb|Junichi Masuda]] | ||
'''Junichi Masuda''' (Japanese: '''増田順一''' ''Masuda Jun'ichi'', born January 12, 1968 in Yokohama) is one of the founding members of [[Game Freak]] and the current | '''Junichi Masuda''' (Japanese: '''増田順一''' ''Masuda Jun'ichi'', born January 12, 1968 in Yokohama) is one of the founding members of [[Game Freak]] and the current Chief Creative Fellow at [[The Pokémon Company]]. He is best known as a game director and composer for the [[Pokémon games]]. | ||
He runs his [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir Director's Columns] on [[Game Freak]]'s website, with many of the entries [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english translated into English]. In it, he has talked about why he has done his work in the [[Pokémon]] franchise the way he has and also has given out news about the games he is working on. It was through this column that the [[Masuda method]], a method of obtaining [[Shiny Pokémon]] more easily, was first documented. | He runs his [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir Director's Columns] on [[Game Freak]]'s website, with many of the entries [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english translated into English]. In it, he has talked about why he has done his work in the [[Pokémon]] franchise the way he has and also has given out news about the games he is working on. It was through this column that the [[Masuda method]], a method of obtaining [[Shiny Pokémon]] more easily, was first documented. | ||
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* '''[[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]]''' (1998) - Advisor | * '''[[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]]''' (1998) - Advisor | ||
* '''{{game|Yellow}}''' (1998) - Programmer, Music, Sound Effects | * '''{{game|Yellow}}''' (1998) - Programmer, Music, Sound Effects | ||
* '''[[ | * '''Click Medic''' (1999) - Director, Program, Planning | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium]]''' (1999) - Advisor | |||
* '''{{game|Gold and Silver|s}}''' (1999) - Sub Director, Music, Sound Effects, Game Design | * '''{{game|Gold and Silver|s}}''' (1999) - Sub Director, Music, Sound Effects, Game Design | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]''' (2000) - Pokémon Supervision | * '''[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]''' (2000) - Pokémon Supervision | ||
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* '''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]''' (2005) - Pokémon Games Designer | * '''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]''' (2005) - Pokémon Games Designer | ||
* '''{{wp|Drill Dozer}}''' (2005) - Additional Tuning, Producer | * '''{{wp|Drill Dozer}}''' (2005) - Additional Tuning, Producer | ||
* ''' | * '''{{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}''' (2006) - Game Design Adviser | ||
* '''{{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}''' (2006) - Director, Music Composition, Plot Scenario | * '''{{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}''' (2006) - Director, Music Composition, Plot Scenario | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]''' (2006) - Pokémon Games Designer | * '''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]''' (2006) - Pokémon Games Designer | ||
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* '''[[Pokémon Rumble Blast]]''' (2011) - Game-Design Advisor | * '''[[Pokémon Rumble Blast]]''' (2011) - Game-Design Advisor | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Conquest]]''' (2012) - Game-Design Advisor | * '''[[Pokémon Conquest]]''' (2012) - Game-Design Advisor | ||
* '''{{ | * '''{{B2W2}}''' (2012) - Pokémon Black Version and White Version Music, World & Plot, Producer | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Dream Radar]]''' (2012) - Supervisor, Producer | * '''[[Pokémon Dream Radar]]''' (2012) - Supervisor, Producer | ||
* '''{{wp|HarmoKnight}}''' (2012) - General Producer | * '''{{wp|HarmoKnight}}''' (2012) - General Producer | ||
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* '''{{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}}''' (2018) - Game-Design Advisor | * '''{{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}}''' (2018) - Game-Design Advisor | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Quest]]''' (2018) - General Producer | * '''[[Pokémon Quest]]''' (2018) - General Producer | ||
* ''' | * '''{{LGPE}}''' (2018) - Director, Original Music, Concept, General Producer | ||
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''' (2018) - Original Game Supervisor | * '''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''' (2018) - Original Game Supervisor | ||
* '''{{wp|Giga Wrecker|Giga Wrecker Alt.}}''' (2019) - General Producer | * '''{{wp|Giga Wrecker|Giga Wrecker Alt.}}''' (2019) - General Producer | ||
* '''{{wp|Little Town Hero}}''' (2019) - General Producer | * '''{{wp|Little Town Hero}}''' (2019) - General Producer | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]''' (2019) - | * '''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]''' (2019) - Producer | ||
* '''[[New Pokémon Snap]]''' (2020) - Very Special Thanks | * '''[[New Pokémon Snap]]''' (2020) - Very Special Thanks | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass]]''' (2020) - Sound | |||
* '''[[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]]''' (2021) - Director, Music, Concept & Plot | * '''[[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]]''' (2021) - Director, Music, Concept & Plot | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]''' (2022) - Supervisor | * '''[[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]''' (2022) - Supervisor | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]''' (2022) - Composer, Supervisor | * '''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]''' (2022) - Composer, Supervisor | ||
* '''[[Pokémon Sleep]]''' (2023) - Special Thanks (The Pokémon Company) | * '''[[Pokémon Sleep]]''' (2023) - Special Thanks (The Pokémon Company) | ||
* '''[[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]]''' (2023) - General Producer | |||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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* [[Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: Super Music Collection]] | * [[Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: Super Music Collection]] | ||
* [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection]] | * [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Sword - Shield + Expansion Pass Super Music Collection]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection]] | |||
==Song credits== | ==Song credits== | ||
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==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
{{incomplete|section|needs=images (QR code, his Super-Secret Base), quotes (team slogan, happy message, encouraging message)}} | {{incomplete|section|needs=images (QR code, his Super-Secret Base), quotes (team slogan, happy message, encouraging message)}} | ||
===Generation VI=== | ===Generation VI=== | ||
Masuda made his first cameo appearance in the series in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} as the owner of a special [[Secret Base#Generation VI|Super-Secret Base]] in [[Mossdeep City]] that the player can visit after scanning a QR Code, which was first revealed in the ''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Full Story Guide Book''. The player can choose to challenge him and any of the three Grunts in his base to a [[Pokémon battle|Single Battle]] or invite him to their own Super-Secret Base. In battle, he uses three [[Cosplay Pikachu]]. | Masuda made his first cameo appearance in the series in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} as the owner of a special [[Secret Base#Generation VI|Super-Secret Base]] in [[Mossdeep City]] that the player can visit after scanning a QR Code, which was first revealed in the ''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Full Story Guide Book''. The player can choose to challenge him and any of the three Grunts in his base to a [[Pokémon battle|Single Battle]] or invite him to their own Super-Secret Base. In battle, he uses three [[Cosplay Pikachu]]. | ||
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Masuda appears in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} in the northwesternmost house in [[Hotel Grand Lake]] alongside one of his favorite Pokémon, {{p|Psyduck}}. He evaluates the player's Pokédex and gives them a [[Diploma]] both for completing the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number#Diamond.2C Pearl.2C Brilliant_Diamond.2C and Shining Pearl edition|Sinnoh Pokédex]] and for completing the [[National Pokédex]]. Along with [[Yuichi Ueda]], he is only referred to in-game as "Game Director". | Masuda appears in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} in the northwesternmost house in [[Hotel Grand Lake]] alongside one of his favorite Pokémon, {{p|Psyduck}}. He evaluates the player's Pokédex and gives them a [[Diploma]] both for completing the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number#Diamond.2C Pearl.2C Brilliant_Diamond.2C and Shining Pearl edition|Sinnoh Pokédex]] and for completing the [[National Pokédex]]. Along with [[Yuichi Ueda]], he is only referred to in-game as "Game Director". | ||
==Gallery== | |||
===Core series game assets=== | |||
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{|style="font-size:80%; margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color}}; color:#000" | |||
| colspan="5" style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}; font-size:125%; color:white" | '''{{color2|fff|Generation II}}''' | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; overflow:hidden"| [[File:Spr GS Guitarist.png]] | |||
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| '''{{GameIcon|C}}''' <br> Guitarist Junichi <br> {{color2|000|Battle Tower (Generation II)|(Battle Tower)}} sprite | |||
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| colspan="5" style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}; font-size:125%; color:white" | '''{{color2|fff|Generation IV}}''' | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; overflow:hidden"| [[File:Rich Boy IV OD.png]] | |||
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| '''{{GameIcon|D}}{{GameIcon|P}}''' <br> Game Director <br> overworld sprite | |||
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| colspan="5" style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}; font-size:125%; color:white" | '''{{color2|fff|Generation VI}}''' | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; overflow:hidden"| [[File:VSGuitarist.png|x150px]] | |||
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| '''{{GameIcon|OR}}{{GameIcon|AS}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Secret Base}} <br> VS sprite | |||
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| colspan="5" style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}; font-size:125%; color:white" | '''{{color2|fff|Generation VIII}}''' | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; overflow:hidden"| [[File:Mdl BDSP Overworld Masuda.png|x150px]] | |||
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| '''{{GameIcon|BD}}{{GameIcon|SP}}''' <br> Game Director <br> overworld model | |||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||