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-'''The Pokémon Company''' (Japanese: '''株式会社ポケモン''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon'') is an affiliate of [[Nintendo]] that handles licensing and marketing for the [[Pokémon]] franchise in most Asian markets, except for {{pmin|South Korea}}, where '''Pokémon Korea, Inc.''' takes this role instead.
+'''The Pokémon Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon''), originally '''The Pokémon Center Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケモンセンター株式会}}''' ''Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha''), is a company founded on April 1998 from a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and [[Creatures]]. It is led by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and is responsible for the licensing and marketing of the [[Pokémon]] franchise. The current name was established in October 2000.
-According to the company's timeline, it began operations in 1998 with the opening of the first {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} retail store in {{wp|Tokyo}}. Its trademark of ''Pokémon Ltd.'' was established in 2000.
+Outside of most Asian countries, The Pokémon Company's subsidiary is '''[[The Pokémon Company International]]''', which was founded in February 2001 as '''Pokémon USA''' and later merged in 2009 with '''Pokémon UK''' to form the current single subsidiary. In {{pmin|Australia}} and {{pmin|New Zealand}}, the Pokémon franchise is managed by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}. In {{pmin|South Korea}}, the franchise is managed by '''Pokémon Korea''' since its inception in August 2006.
-Outside of Asia, The Pokémon Company's subsidiary is '''[[The Pokémon Company International]]''', formed in 2009 from the merge of '''Pokémon USA''' and '''Pokémon UK''' into a single subsidiary. In {{pmin|Australia}} and {{pmin|New Zealand}}, the Pokémon franchise is managed by {{wp|Nintendo Australia}}.
+In April 2010, it founded an affiliate called '''The Pokémon Communications Company''' (Japanese: '''{{j|株式会社ポケモンコミュニケーションズ}}''' ''Kabushiki gaisha Pokémon Communications'').
-Its president is [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]].
-==See also==
-* [[The Pokémon Company International]]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/ Official website] <small>(Japanese)</small>
+===Company===
+* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/ Japanese]
+* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/ English]
 ** [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/history Company history timeline] <small>(Japanese)</small>
+** [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/history/ Company history timeline] <small>(English)</small>
 * [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/ Early chronology of Pokémon from the Nintendo Online Magazine's June 2000 issue] <small>(Japanese)</small>
 ** [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1996.html 1996], [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1997.html 1997], [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1998.html 1998], [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y1999.html 1999], [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0006/02/y2000.html 2000]
+===Official Pokémon websites===
+* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ Japanese]
+* [http://www.pokemon.com/ English]
+* [http://www.pokemonkorea.co.kr/ Korean]
 ===Social media===