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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
===Series title=== | ===Series title=== | ||
In English, the core series has | In English, the core series has been referred to as the '''main series''', '''Pokémon RPG series''', or '''core series''' in official marketing materials.<ref name="English names" group="note"/> However, all Western releases of games use the abbreviation ''Pokémon'', regardless of whether they are core series games or spin-off games. | ||
In Japanese, Korean, and formerly in Chinese, the series is called the '''Pocket Monsters Series''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターシリーズ''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160917190255/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game-series/ Game Pocket Monster Series | Pocket Monster Official Site] (archive)</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ GAME LIST]</ref> Korean: '''포켓몬스터 시리즈''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200805135605/https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=game-game_list&GameGroup=P Pokemon Official Site] (archive)</ref> Chinese: '''精靈寶可夢系列 / 精灵宝可梦系列'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIVoUw0h20w&t=9m30s Nintendo HK Official Youtube channel]: Nintendo SpotLight E3 2017 (附中文字幕), 14 Jun 2017</ref>). On Game Freak's website, it is referred to as the '''main series''' ('''本編シリーズ''') instead.<ref>[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/works/pokemon/ GAME FREAK official site]</ref> All core series games, except [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Z-A]], contain the full name ''Pocket Monsters'' in their Japanese title, whereas [[side series]] and [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]] use the abbreviation ''Pokémon'' instead. While the Japanese releases of the [[Pokémon Stadium series]] use ''Pocket Monsters'' in English subtitles, they use ''Pokémon'' in {{wp|kana}} in their Japanese names. | In Japanese, Korean, and formerly in Chinese, the series is called the '''Pocket Monsters Series''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターシリーズ''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160917190255/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game-series/ Game Pocket Monster Series | Pocket Monster Official Site] (archive)</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ GAME LIST]</ref> Korean: '''포켓몬스터 시리즈''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200805135605/https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=game-game_list&GameGroup=P Pokemon Official Site] (archive)</ref> Chinese: '''精靈寶可夢系列 / 精灵宝可梦系列'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIVoUw0h20w&t=9m30s Nintendo HK Official Youtube channel]: Nintendo SpotLight E3 2017 (附中文字幕), 14 Jun 2017</ref>). On Game Freak's website, it is referred to as the '''main series''' ('''本編シリーズ''') instead.<ref>[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/works/pokemon/ GAME FREAK official site]</ref> All core series games, except [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Z-A]], contain the full name ''Pocket Monsters'' in their Japanese title, whereas [[side series]] and [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]] use the abbreviation ''Pokémon'' instead. While the Japanese releases of the [[Pokémon Stadium series]] use ''Pocket Monsters'' in English subtitles, they use ''Pokémon'' in {{wp|kana}} in their Japanese names. | ||