List of Guinness World Records for the Pokémon franchise: Difference between revisions

This is a list of records achieved by the [[Pokémon]] franchise as a whole.<ref>https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/pokemon/a784402/11-pokemon-records-that-will-probably-never-be-beaten/</ref>

{{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}}, with 31,380,000 units sold around the world across its lifetime, as of March 9, 2020.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/99111-best-selling-rpg-role-playing-game</ref>

The most participants on a single-player online videogame is 1,165,140, and was achieved by the Twitch community [[Twitch Plays Pokémon]] who played Pokémon Red from February 12 to March 1, 2014.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-participants-on-a-single-player-online-videogame</ref>

According to {{wp|Guinness World Records}}, {{g|GO}} alone has been responsible for achieving five records to date.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/8/pokemon-go-catches-five-world-records-439327</ref> This includes:

Cody Harbidge holds the record for the '''longest videogame marathon playing [[Pokémon games]]''', which he achieved after playing {{pkmn|Sword and Shield|Pokémon Shield}} for 36 hours and 12 seconds, as recorded in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on June 17, 2021.<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/426670-longest-videogame-marathon-on-a-pokemon-game]</ref> During the event, he raised £1,174 for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.

Jens Ishøy Prehn and Per Ishøy Nielsen hold the record for the '''largest collection of {{TCG|Pokémon|Pokémon cards}}''', which they achieved after collecting 32,809 cards, as recorded in Niverød, Denmark, on September 13, 2021.<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/649317-largest-collection-of-pokemon-cards#:~:text=The%20largest%20collection%20of%20Pok%C3%A9mon,Denmark%2C%20on%2013%20September%202021.]</ref> Prehn and Nielsen are brothers who have been collecting Pokémon cards for much of their lives. The first card they remember collecting was the {{TCG ID|Base Set|Venusaur|15}} released as part of a pack of 11 from the [[Base Set]].

Jen Molly Walker holds the record for the '''most {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} identified in one minute''', which is 82, as recorded in a park in Liberty, New York, USA, on September 17, 2022.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/697273-most-pokemon-identified-in-one-minute</ref> According to Jennifer, while practicing for the challenge her record was 86 Pokémon.

Lisa Courtney is a [[Pokémon]] fan from the {{pkmn|in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom}}. She is the {{wp|Guinness World Record}} holder of having the '''largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia''', including 17,127 different items as of July 18, 2017.<ref>[https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/brand-superfan-week-pokemons-lisa-courtney/1439687 Brand Superfan of the Week: Pokémon's Lisa Courtney]</ref> According to her, she has been collecting for over fourteen years. Her collection includes items from the United Kingdom, {{pkmn|in the United States|the United States}}, France, and {{wp|Japan}}. She has made several trips to Japan for the specific purpose of collecting Pokémon merchandise, each time sending many boxes back home with her. Part of her collection, including her Guinness World Record certificate, has been displayed at the {{wp|Hertford Museum}} as part of an exhibition on popular culture.<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/dedication/largest-collection-of-pokemon-memorabilia The largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia - Guinness World Records]</ref>

Online personality {{wp|Logan Paul}} holds the record for the '''most expensive {{TCG|Pokémon|Pokémon trading card}} sold at a private sale''', which was a {{OBP|Pokémon Illustrator|CoroCoro promo}} card costing $5,275,000, as confirmed at WrestleMania 38 on April 2, 2022.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/7/the-5-million-pokemon-card-inside-logan-pauls-record-breaking-trade-708581</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/GWR/status/1510464816024109056</ref>