Pokémon

Summary

Pokémon is a media franchise^[1]. Pokémon ranks in the top 1% of media_franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,606 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pokémon authored Satoshi Tajiri^[3].
• Pokémon's instance of is recorded as media franchise^[4].
• Pokémon's founder is recorded as Satoshi Tajiri^[5].
• Pokémon was published by Q8093^[6].
• Pokémon is owned by The Pokémon Company^[7].
• Pokémon's Commons category is recorded as Pokémon^[8].
• Pokémon's soundtrack release is recorded as Pokémon 25: The Album^[9].
• Pokémon's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[10].
• Pokémon's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[11].
• Pokémon comprises Pokémon^[12].
• Pokémon comprises Pokémon Trading Card Game^[13].
• Pokémon comprises Pokémon manga^[14].
• Pokémon comprises Pokémon^[15].
• Pokémon comprises Pokémon video games^[16].
• Pokémon's significant event is recorded as Pokémon shock^[17].
• Pokémon's narrative location is recorded as Pokémon world^[18].
• Pokémon's official website is recorded as http://www.pokemon.com/fr/^[19].
• Pokémon's official website is recorded as http://www.pokemon.com/us^[20].
• Pokémon's official website is recorded as http://www.pokemon.com/it/^[21].
• Pokémon's official website is recorded as https://www.pokemon.com/es/^[22].
• Pokémon's official website is recorded as http://www.pokemon.co.jp/^[23].
• Pokémon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pokémon^[24].
• Pokémon's Commons gallery is recorded as Pokémon^[25].
• Pokémon's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Pokémon^[26].
• Pokémon's topic has template is recorded as Template:Pokémon^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Pokémon's instance of is recorded as media franchise^[4].

History and Context

Pokémon is owned by The Pokémon Company^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pokémon include Pokémon Jet^[28], a Logojet^[29], in Japan^[30]; Zinc finger and BTB domain containing 7A^[31], a protein^[32]; Pokemon Fusion^[33], a website^[34], founded in 2010^[35]; and Tuxemon^[36], a video game^[37], founded in 2014^[38].

Why It Matters

Pokémon ranks in the top 1% of media_franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,606 views/month).^[2] Pokémon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Pokémon is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Pokémon include Pokémon Jet^[28], a Logojet^[29], in Japan^[30]; Zinc finger and BTB domain containing 7A^[31], a protein^[32]; Pokemon Fusion^[33], a website^[34], founded in 2010^[35]; and Tuxemon^[36], a video game^[37], founded in 2014^[38].