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{{Company Infobox | |||
| name = The Pokémon Company | |||
| subtitle = 株式会社ポケモン | |||
| logo = The pokemon company.png | |||
| logo_size = 250px | |||
| caption = The Pokémon Company logo | |||
| founded = April 23, 1998 | |||
| headquarters = 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo | |||
| type = Joint venture | |||
| owner = [[Nintendo]] <br />[[Game Freak]] <br />[[Creatures, Inc.]] | |||
| subsidiaries = [[The Pokémon Company International]] <br />Pokémon Center Co., Ltd. <br />Pokémon Korea, Inc. <br />Pokémon Singapore Pte. Ltd. <br />Pokémon Shanghai | |||
| industry = Video games, licensing | |||
| links = Worldwide: [https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/en/ corporate.pokemon.co.jp] | |||
}} | |||
'''The Pokémon Company''' ('''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon'') is a company responsible for the licensing and marketing of the [[Pokémon]] franchise. Founded on April 23, 1998 with the name '''The Pokémon Center Company''' ('''{{j|ポケモンセンター株式会社}}''' ''Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha'') as a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and [[Creatures, Inc.|Creatures]], it was created to manage the [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center stores]] in Japan<ref name="his">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/history/ ''Company History'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref>. It has since expanded to be responsible for the {{pkmn|games|game software}}, {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|card games}}, license management, {{pkmn|anime|TV animation}} and {{pkmn|movie|films}}, and other ancillary businesses in Japan and Asia<ref name="biz">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/about/ ''Company Profile'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref>. Its wholly owned subsidiaries, Pokémon Korea, Inc. and [[The Pokémon Company International]], manage these responsibilities in {{pmin|South Korea}} and areas outside Asia, respectively<ref name="Korea">[https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/fp/company ''About Us'' - Pokémon Korea, Inc.] (Korean) (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref><ref name="TPCi">[https://www.pokemon.com/us/about-pokemon/ ''About the Pokémon Company International'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref>. | '''The Pokémon Company''' ('''{{j|株式会社ポケモン}}''' ''{{wp|Kabushiki gaisha}} Pokémon'') is a company responsible for the licensing and marketing of the [[Pokémon]] franchise. Founded on April 23, 1998 with the name '''The Pokémon Center Company''' ('''{{j|ポケモンセンター株式会社}}''' ''Pokémon Center kabushiki gaisha'') as a {{wp|joint venture}} by [[Nintendo]], [[Game Freak]], and [[Creatures, Inc.|Creatures]], it was created to manage the [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center stores]] in Japan<ref name="his">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/history/ ''Company History'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref>. It has since expanded to be responsible for the {{pkmn|games|game software}}, {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|card games}}, license management, {{pkmn|anime|TV animation}} and {{pkmn|movie|films}}, and other ancillary businesses in Japan and Asia<ref name="biz">[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/about/ ''Company Profile'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref>. Its wholly owned subsidiaries, Pokémon Korea, Inc. and [[The Pokémon Company International]], manage these responsibilities in {{pmin|South Korea}} and areas outside Asia, respectively<ref name="Korea">[https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/fp/company ''About Us'' - Pokémon Korea, Inc.] (Korean) (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref><ref name="TPCi">[https://www.pokemon.com/us/about-pokemon/ ''About the Pokémon Company International'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref>. | ||
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Pokémon Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in May 2018 to manage and operate {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} Singapore. | Pokémon Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in May 2018 to manage and operate {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} Singapore. | ||
[[File:Pokémon Shanghai logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Pokémon Shanghai]] | |||
===Pokémon Shanghai=== | ===Pokémon Shanghai=== | ||
Pokémon Shanghai (Chinese: '''宝可梦(上海)玩具有限公司''' ''Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.'') was established in July 2020. | Pokémon Shanghai (Chinese: '''宝可梦(上海)玩具有限公司''' ''Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.'') was established in July 2020. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pok%C3%A9mon_Company The Pokémon Company on Wikipedia] | |||
===The Pokémon Company=== | ===The Pokémon Company=== | ||
'''Corporate''' | '''Corporate''' |