The Pokémon Company

Summary

The Pokémon Company is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,585 views/month, #244 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Pokémon Company received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award^[3].
• The Pokémon Company was a member of Pokémon Group^[4].
• The Pokémon Company is in the country of Japan^[5].
• The Pokémon Company's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• The Pokémon Company's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• The Pokémon Company's instance of is recorded as video game publisher^[8].
• The Pokémon Company is owned by Q8093^[9].
• The Pokémon Company is owned by Game Freak^[10].
• The Pokémon Company is owned by Creatures^[11].
• The Pokémon Company's headquarters location is recorded as Roppongi Hills Mori Tower^[12].
• The Pokémon Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Pokémon Center^[13].
• The Pokémon Company's child organization or unit is recorded as The Pokémon Company International^[14].
• The Pokémon Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Pokémon Korea^[15].
• The Pokémon Company's Commons category is recorded as The Pokémon Company^[16].
• April 23, 1998 marks the founding of The Pokémon Company^[17].
• The Pokémon Company's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo^[18].
• The Pokémon Company's official website is recorded as https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/^[19].
• The Pokémon Company's product or material produced is recorded as Pokémon^[20].
• The Pokémon Company's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '株式会社ポケモン'}^[21].
• The Pokémon Company's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha^[22].

Product Details

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• Country: JP^[23]

• Began / founded: 2000-10^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: e19f9e2b-4dd5-4f52-9e3c-46b678986698^[25]

Body

Founding

April 23, 1998 marks the founding of The Pokémon Company^[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Tokyo^[18].

Identity

The Pokémon Company's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '株式会社ポケモン'}^[21].

Operations

The Pokémon Company's headquarters location is recorded as Roppongi Hills Mori Tower^[12]. Subsidiaries include Pokémon Center^[13], a business^[26], in Japan^[27], founded in 2011^[28], headquartered in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower^[29]; The Pokémon Company International^[14], a subsidiary company^[30], in United States^[31], headquartered in Bellevue^[32]; and Pokémon Korea^[15].

Ownership

Owners include Q8093^[9], a software company^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1889^[35], headquartered in Kyoto^[36]; Game Freak^[10], a video game developer^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1989^[39], headquartered in Setagaya^[40]; and Creatures^[11], a video game developer^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1995^[43], headquartered in Chiyoda^[44]. The Pokémon Company's product or material produced is recorded as Pokémon^[20].

Recognition

The Pokémon Company received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award^[3].

Why It Matters

The Pokémon Company ranks in the top 0.83% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,585 views/month, #244 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

What awards did The Pokémon Company receive?

Honors received include Andrew Yoon Legend Award^[3].