Pokémon in Japan
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| Pokémon in Japan | ||||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | April 1, 1997 | |||
| AG001 | November 21, 2002 | |||
| DP001 | September 28, 2006 | |||
| BW001 | September 23, 2010 | |||
| XY001 | October 17, 2013 | |||
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| JN001 | ||||
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The Pokémon (Japanese: ポケットモンスター, officially abbreviated as ポケモン) franchise originated in Japan in 1996 with the release of Pokémon Red and Green Versions. Most Pokémon media is created and distributed in Japan and then further distributed in other countries of the world.
Pokémon video games
Most Pokémon video games are released in Japan prior to being released elsewhere, although many games are never translated out of Japanese. Most games produced by The Pokémon Company International are not translated into Japanese. Japanese-language games are exported to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Event Pokémon are regularly released in Japan as well.
Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime debuted on April 1, 1997 on TV Tokyo with the debut of Pokémon - I Choose You!. Prior to the Porygon incident, episodes were aired every Tuesday evening. Since then, episodes have been aired every Thursday evening. All dubs of the Pokémon anime are based on the original Japanese anime.
The Pokémon movies are regularly released theatrically in Japan.
The Pokémon anime is available on Hulu, a video streaming site, since August 1, 2012.
Pokémon manga
Most Pokémon manga is serialized in CoroCoro, published by Shogakukan.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Trading Card Game was originally published in Japan by Media Factory with the release of Expansion Pack in 1996, and continues to this day.
Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon merchandising has been handled by Takara Tomy.
Japan is home to all, full-fledged, permanent nine Pokémon Center stores, with stores operating throughout Japan. Three Pokémon Stores are also located in Japan.
Community
Pokémon Wiki is the Japanese-language member of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis.
Events
Many promotional events have been held in Japan for Pokémon video games and other media. These events included playable game demos, distribution of event Pokémon, and other incentives such as promotional cards from the Trading Card Game.
Japan is one of two countries to have hosted the PokéPark, an amusement park dedicated to Pokémon which was open in 2005.