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Pocket World, originally launched as Pokémon World, was a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom. It featured content related to the Pokémon video games, trading cards, TV shows and movies, as well as news on other monster toy brands like Digimon, Beyblade, Skylanders, Moshi Monsters, Bakugan and Yu-Gi-Oh!.

The original logo of the magazine

It was first published in 2000 by Paragon Publishing, retailing at £2.50 per issue. It changed its name from Pokémon World to Pocket World with issue 125 at the start of 2011, at which point it was published by Imagine Publishing. It was known for the range of popular monster-themed franchises covered and the diversity of free gifts, such as sweets, games, trading cards and cheat books, often branded with the magazine's logo.

It had a relationship with the owner of Serebii.net who sometimes wrote Pokémon game tips and hints for the magazine.

The magazine finished with issue 174, released on the 8th of October 2015. Issues 161 to 174 of Pocket World can still be accessed in digital form with a subscription to Readly^[1].

Content

Cover of Issue 3 (2001)

The magazine regularly previewed and reviewed the newest video games on the market, publishing first glimpses of Japanese releases of Pokémon titles in the years before concurrent worldwide releases.

As of February 2014 they had begun a regular "Pokémon League of the Month" feature, which showcased the best Pokémon League in the country, along with pictures from that league. They also often ran Pokémon features, such as "Top Ten Kalos Pokémon" or "Six Reasons Why I Love Snivy", as well as extended tips sections for major Pokémon games like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity or Pokémon X and Y.

Early editions of the magazine featured a variety of different recognisable Pokémon characters on the cover, alongside smaller images of other features inside. Later editions of Pocket World tended to only feature Pikachu as the most well-known brand mascot.

Their website was updated daily with news about Pokémon and other key featured brands.

Regular sections

Regular sections of the magazine included:

Tips Towers: Hints, tips and cheats on a range of games.
Close Up: An in-depth look at a particular Pokémon.
Gameplay Diary: Review of the writer's progress through the latest Pokémon game.
Ask Professor Yew: Readers' questions about various games answered.
Gallery, Chatter and Design A Monster: Reader photos, letters and drawings.
Trading Cards: All the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game news.
Puzzle Park: Fun puzzles and brain teasers.
Make And Do: Fun things for kids to make, bake or design.
Posters: The middle pages of the magazine often had pull-out posters featuring Pokémon or other popular brands.

Logo of the magazine following rebrand in 2011
Front cover of the final issue of Pocket World
An example of a cheat book provided with early editions of the magazine
An assortment of free gifts typical of those included with the magazine

External links

The Pocket World website

This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.

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-'''Pocket World''', once known as '''Pokémon World''' until the end of 2011; is an unofficial, UK-based, monthly magazine that gives out information about new games, including upcoming [[Pokémon]] ones as well as occasional articles on the [[Pokémon anime]] and the [[Pokémon movie]]s among other topics. It also has sections showing debates from certain forums over different subjects sometimes dealing with [[Pokémon]]. In addition, there are sections for fanart, letters asking questions about subjects including the [[Pokémon games]], pullout posters sometimes of [[Pokémon]] and characters, and fan-fiction.
+{{cleanup}}
+[[File:Pokémon World Magazine UK Logo.png|thumb|right|The original logo of the magazine]]
+'''''Pocket World''''', originally launched as '''''Pokémon World''''', was a monthly magazine published in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}. It featured content related to the ''[[Pokémon]]'' video games, trading cards, TV shows and movies, as well as news on other monster toy brands like ''Digimon'', ''Beyblade'', ''Skylanders'', ''Moshi Monsters'', ''Bakugan'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''.
-There was a "Pokémon challenge" section in which people with a [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] can {{pkmn|battle}} a Pokémon World employee over [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] with the results printed in the magazine the following month.
+It was first published in 2000 by {{wp|Paragon Publishing}}, retailing at £2.50 per issue. It changed its name from ''Pokémon World'' to ''Pocket World'' with issue 125 at the start of 2011, at which point it was published by {{wp|Imagine Publishing}}. It was known for the range of popular monster-themed franchises covered and the diversity of free gifts, such as sweets, games, trading cards and cheat books, often branded with the magazine's logo.
-As of June 2012 there are 130 issues, as well as various mooks containing collections of puzzles or [[Pokédex]] information previously published. The magazine is currently priced at £3.99.
+It had a relationship with the owner of [[Serebii.net]] who sometimes wrote Pokémon game tips and hints for the magazine.
-Issues of the magazine often include free gifts, for example calendars, sweets and stationary sets.
+The magazine finished with issue 174, released on the 8th of October 2015. Issues 161 to 174 of Pocket World can still be accessed in digital form with a subscription to Readly<ref>https://gb.readly.com/magazines/pocket-world</ref>.
-Much of the magazine's information comes from [[Serebii.net]], due to an agreement with the webmaster. There has been criticism of the magazine from some fans due to inaccurate or outdated information.
+{{-}}
-Pocket World magazine is published by Imagine Publishing.
+==Content==
+[[File:Pokemon World Magazine UK Issue3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Issue 3 (2001)]]
+The magazine regularly previewed and reviewed the newest video games on the market, publishing first glimpses of Japanese releases of Pokémon titles in the years before concurrent worldwide releases.
+As of February 2014 they had begun a regular "Pokémon League of the Month" feature, which showcased the best [[Pokémon League]] in the country, along with pictures from that league. They also often ran Pokémon features, such as "Top Ten [[Kalos]] Pokémon" or "Six Reasons Why I Love {{p|Snivy}}", as well as extended tips sections for major Pokémon games like [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]] or [[Pokémon X and Y]].
+Early editions of the magazine featured a variety of different recognisable Pokémon characters on the cover, alongside smaller images of other features inside. Later editions of Pocket World tended to only feature {{p|Pikachu}} as the most well-known brand mascot.
+Their website was updated daily with news about Pokémon and other key featured brands.
+===Regular sections===
+Regular sections of the magazine included:
+* Tips Towers: Hints, tips and cheats on a range of games.
+* Close Up: An in-depth look at a particular Pokémon.
+* Gameplay Diary: Review of the writer's progress through the latest Pokémon game.
+* Ask Professor Yew: Readers' questions about various games answered.
+* Gallery, Chatter and Design A Monster: Reader photos, letters and drawings.
+* Trading Cards: All the latest [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] news.
+* Puzzle Park: Fun puzzles and brain teasers.
+* Make And Do: Fun things for kids to make, bake or design.
+* Posters: The middle pages of the magazine often had pull-out posters featuring Pokémon or other popular brands.
+<gallery>
+File:Pocket World Magazine UK Logo.png|Logo of the magazine following rebrand in 2011
+File:Pocket World Magazine Issue 174 Cover.png|Front cover of the final issue of Pocket World
+File:Pokemon World A-Z Cheat Book 2001.jpg|An example of a cheat book provided with early editions of the magazine
+File:Pokémon World Magazine UK Free Gifts.jpg|An assortment of free gifts typical of those included with the magazine
+</gallery>
 ==External links==
-[http://www.pokemon-world.co.uk/ The Pocket World website]
+* [http://www.pocket-world.co.uk/ The Pocket World website]
+{{Project Mass Media notice}}
 [[Category:Magazines]]