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 +{{nihongo|'''Pokémon'''|ポケットモンスター|Poketto Monsutā|extra={{IPAEng|ˈpoʊkeɪmɒn, ˈpɒkimɒn}}}} is a [[media franchise]] owned by video game giant [[Nintendo]] and created by [[Satoshi Tajiri]] around 1995. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable [[Game Boy line|Game Boy]] [[Console role-playing game|role-playing]] [[video game]]s, ''Pokémon'' has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, falling only behind [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Mario]]'' series.<ref name="UK paper names top game franchises ">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164012.html |title=UK paper names top game franchises |accessdate=2007-02-26|last=Boyes |first=Emma |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=[[2007]]-[[01-10]] |year= |month= |format= |work=GameSpot |publisher=GameSpot UK |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> Pokémon properties have since been [[Merchandising|merchandised]] into [[anime]], [[manga]], [[Collectible card game|trading cards]], toys, books, and other media. The franchise celebrated [[Pokémon: Tenth Anniversary|its tenth anniversary]] on 27 February, 2006, and as of [[1 December]], 2006, cumulative sold units of the video games (including home console versions, such as the "Pikachu" [[Nintendo 64]]) have reached more than 155 million copies.<ref name="sales release 12 01 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.n-sider.com/newsview.php?type=story&storyid=2543 |title=Nintendo sales through end of November revealed |accessdate=2006-12-01 |last=Behrens |first=Matt |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=[[2006-12-01]] |year= |month= |format= |work=N-Sider |publisher=N-Sider Media |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>
-'''Pokémon''' (ポケモン), abréviation de ''Pocket Monster'' (en japonais, ポケットモンスター, ''poketto monsutaa'', monstre de poche), est une série de jeux vidéo créée par [[Satoshi Tajiri]] et éditée par [[Nintendo]], où apparaissent des monstres imaginaires comme [[Pikachu]]. Selon les statistiques officielles de [[Nintendo]] du {{Date|19|décembre|2005}}, les jeux Pokémon se sont vendus à environ 143 millions d'exemplaires, soit le plus grand succès de l'histoire du jeu vidéo. Les Pokémon ont, à l'heure actuelle, rapporté environ 1000 milliards de francs (soit environ 152 milliards d'euros).+The name ''Pokémon'' is the [[Romanization of Japanese|romanized]] [[contraction (grammar)|contraction]] of the Japanese brand, {{nihongo|"Pocket Monsters" |'''ポケ'''ット'''モン'''スター|'''Poke'''tto '''Mon'''sutā}},<ref name="The Pokemon Series Pokedex @ Gaming Target">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=6531 |title=The Pokemon Series Pokedex @ Gaming Target |accessdate=2007-02-28 |last=Swider |first=Matt |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work=Gaming Target |publisher=Gaming Target |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> as such contractions are very common in Japan. The term "Pokémon", in addition to referring to the ''Pokémon'' franchise itself, also collectively refers to the 493 [[List of Pokémon|fictional species]] that have made appearances in ''Pokémon'' media as of the recent release of the newest ''Pokémon'' role-playing games (RPGs) for the [[Nintendo DS]], [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (video games)|''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']]. Like the words [[deer]] and [[sheep]], the singular and plural forms of the word "Pokémon" do not differ, nor does each individual species name; in short, it is grammatically correct to say both "one Pokémon" and "many Pokémon".
-Le [[logotype]] Pokémon est adopté avec l'accent aigu par l'entreprise Nintendo officiellement afin d'éviter les erreurs de prononciation telle « Pokmon ». Cette écriture est commune dans le monde entier sauf en quelques langues comme celles d'Asie, ou encore en russe ou en arabe, toujours dans le but de coller à la prononciation.+In November 2005, [[4Kids Entertainment]], which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon, announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement. [[Pokémon USA]] Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's Pokémon Co., now oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia.<ref>"[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7615 Pokemon USA Moves Licensing In-House]", ''Gamasutra''.</ref>
-La franchise est aussi exploitée sous forme d'[[anime]]s, de [[manga]]s, et de [[jeu de cartes|jeux de cartes]]. En septembre 2006, on dénombre exactement dans l'univers Pokémon 493 créatures (voir la [[liste des Pokémon]]). Plus d'une centaine de nouvelles créatures ont été dévoilées durant le troisième trimestre 2006 à l'occasion de la sortie de la quatrième génération au Japon.+==Collecting and playing==
 +The concept of the ''Pokémon'' universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of ''Pokémon'', stems from the hobby of [[insect collecting]], a popular pastime which ''Pokémon'' executive director Satoshi Tajiri-Oniwa had enjoyed as a child.<ref> "[http://web.archive.org/web/20050314021722/http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview1.html The Ultimate Game Freak: Interview with Satoshi Tajiri]", ''TimeAsia'' ([[Waybacked]]).</ref> Players of the games are designated as [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, and the two general goals (in most ''Pokémon'' games) for such Trainers are: to complete the [[Pokédex]] by collecting all of the available Pokémon species found in the fictional region where that game takes place; and to train a team of powerful Pokémon from those they have caught to compete against teams owned by other Trainers, and eventually become the strongest Trainer, the Pokémon Master. These themes of collecting, training, and battling are present in almost every version of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, including the [[Pokémon video game series|video games]], the [[Pokémon (anime)|anime]] and manga series, and the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
-Dans le populaire dessin animé, le personnage principal se nomme [[Satoshi]] au [[Japon]] (comme le créateur du jeu, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]), Ash Ketchum aux [[États-Unis]] et au Canada, et [[Sacha Ketchum|Sacha]] en [[France]]. Dans son voyage pour devenir maître Pokémon, il rencontre d'autres dresseurs de Pokémon avec qui il se lie d'amitié. Dans son concept initial, le créateur du jeu basa les combats de Pokémon sur les compétitions d'insectes, plutôt que sur les violents combats de coqs auquel le jeu est aujourd'hui souvent comparé. En effet, le principe de collection, d'échange et de combat aurait été inspiré à Satoshi alors qu'il était passionné d'insectes.+In most incarnations of the fictional ''Pokémon'' universe, a Trainer that encounters a wild Pokémon is able to capture that Pokémon by throwing a specially designed, mass-producible tool called a [[Poké Ball]] at it. If the Pokémon is unable to escape the confines of the Poké Ball, that Pokémon is officially considered under the ownership of that Trainer, and it will obey whatever commands its new master and/or friend (depending on how that trainer treats Pokémon in general) issues to it from that point onward, unless the Trainer demonstrates enough of a lack of experience that the Pokémon would rather act on its own accord. Trainers can send out any of their Pokémon to wage non-lethal battles against Pokémon; if the opposing Pokémon is wild, the Trainer can capture that Pokémon with a Poké Ball, increasing his or her collection of creatures. (Pokémon already owned by other Trainers cannot be captured, except under special circumstances in certain games.) If a Pokémon fully defeats an opponent in battle so that the opponent is knocked out ("faints"), the winning Pokémon gains experience and may [[level up]]. When leveling up, the Pokémon's statistics ("[[Pokémon game mechanics|stats]]") of battling aptitude increase, including Attack, Speed, and so on. From time to time the Pokémon may also learn new [[Pokémon move|moves]], which are techniques used in battle. In addition, many species of Pokémon possess the ability to undergo a form of [[metamorphosis]] and transform into a similar but stronger species of Pokémon, a process called [[Pokémon evolution|evolution]].
-Les personnages les plus connus de la série incluent [[Pikachu]], un mignon petit rongeur jaune ayant une queue en forme d'éclair et des joues pouvant envoyer des décharges électriques, et [[Ondine (Pokémon)|Ondine]] (Misty en Anglais, Kasumi en Japonais), une adolescente dresseuse de Pokémon aquatiques, sans oublier évidemment Sacha.+In the main series, each game's single-player mode requires the Trainer to raise a team of Pokémon to defeat many [[non-player character]] (NPC) Trainers and their Pokémon. Each game lays out a somewhat linear path through a specific region of the Pokémon world for the Trainer to journey through, completing events and battling opponents along the way. Each game features eight especially powerful Trainers, referred to as Gym Leaders, that the Trainer must each defeat in order to progress. As a reward, the Trainer receives a Gym Badge, and once all eight badges are collected, that Trainer is eligible to challenge the region's Pokémon League, where four immensely talented trainers (referred to collectively as the "Elite Four") challenge the Trainer to four Pokémon battles in succession. If the trainer can overcome this gauntlet, he or she must then challenge the Regional Champion, the master Trainer who had previously defeated the Elite Four. Any Trainer who wins this last battle becomes the new champion and gains the title of Pokémon Master.
-Les émissions de la série animée contiennent toujours un message d'amitié pour les jeunes spectateurs.+==Video games==
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-== Origine ==+===Generations===<!--Please don't delete/rename this header as it is linked to/from a number of places.-->
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-C'est le 28 août 1965 que naît [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. Dès son plus jeune âge, il se passionne pour la collection d'insectes en tout genre, et commence à imaginer des scénarios (courte histoire) de capture pour gagner en rapidité. Il est tellement fasciné par ces animaux que ses amis viennent à l'appeler ''Mr Bug'' (Monsieur Insecte).+
-Il est aussi passionné de jeux vidéo et décide alors de lancer, avec un ami nommé Ken Sugimori, un [[fanzine]] qu'ils nommèrent ''Game Freak'', comportant des informations sur les [[jeux-vidéo]]. Nous sommes alors en 1982, et la petite équipe va grandir jusqu'au jour où ces derniers, menés par Satoshi Tajiri, décident de concevoir leur propre société de jeux vidéo. Le nom ''Game Freak'' sera conservé et la société réalisera quelques titres sans consistance, tels que ''Pulseman'' ou encore ''Quinty''.+The original Pokémon games were Japanese [[Console role-playing game|RPGs]] with an element of strategy, and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the [[Game Boy]]. These role-playing games, and their sequels, remakes, and English language translations, are still considered the "main" Pokémon games, and the games which most fans of the series are referring to when they use the term "Pokémon games".
-C'est en 1991 que Satoshi Tajiri a une idée tandis qu'il est en train de jouer à ''[[Tetris]]'' en mode multijoueur. Il voit une fourmi se balader le long du câble et imagine alors le concept de collection et d'échanges de petits monstres (Pocket Monsters). Il lui faudra pourtant cinq ans pour que le premier opus voie le jour.+All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by [[The Pokémon Company]] are divided roughly by generation. These generations are roughly [[chronological]] divisions by release; every several years, when an official sequel in the main RPG series is released that features new Pokémon, characters, and gameplay concepts, that sequel is considered the start of a new generation of the franchise. The main games and their spin-offs, the anime, the manga, and the trading card game are all updated with the new Pokémon properties each time a new generation begins. The franchise is in its fourth generation.
-Dans la première version de Pokémon, les deux personnages principaux, Sacha et Régis, portaient respectivement les prénoms du créateur, Satoshi Tajiri et de [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].+[[Image:Bulbasaur pokemon red.png|thumb|right|A level 5 [[Bulbasaur]] involved in a battle with a level 5 [[Charmander]] in [[Pokémon Red|''Pokémon Red and Blue'']].<ref> MacDonald, Mark; Brokaw, Brian; Arnold; J. Douglas; Elies, Mark. Pokémon Trainer's Guide. Sandwich Islands Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9. (pg73)</ref>]]
 +The Pokémon franchise started off in its first generation with its initial release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue#Pocket Monsters|''Pocket Monsters Aka'' and ''Midori'']] ("Red" and "Green", respectively) for the [[Game Boy]] in Japan. When these games proved extremely popular, an enhanced ''Ao'' ("Blue") version was released sometime after, and the ''Ao'' version was reprogrammed as [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] for international release. The games launched in the United States on September 30, [[1998 in video gaming|1998]]. The original ''Aka'' and ''Midori'' versions were never released outside of Japan.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/data/924467.html "Pokemon Green Info on GameFAQs"] ''gamefaqs.com'' URL Accessed February 23, 2007</ref> Afterwards, a further enhanced remake titled ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]'' was released to partially take advantage of the color palette of the [[Game Boy Color]], as well as to feature more elements from the popular [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon anime]]. This first generation of games introduced the original 151 species of Pokémon (in [[List of Pokémon|National Pokédex]] order, encompassing all Pokémon from [[Bulbasaur]] to [[Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]]), as well as the basic game concepts of capturing, training, battling, and trading Pokémon with both computer and human players. These versions of the games take place within the fictional [[Kanto (Pokémon)|Kanto]] [[Pokémon regions|region]], though the name "Kanto" was not used until the second generation.
-== [[Jeu vidéo|Jeux vidéo]] ==+[[Image:Croconaw screen.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of ''[[Pokémon Crystal]]'', portraying a player's Level 18 [[Croconaw]] battling a Level 13 [[Snubbull]].]]
-=== Jeux de la série principale ===+The second generation of Pokémon began in [[2000 in video gaming|2000]] with the release of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'']] for [[Game Boy Color]]. Like the previous generation, an enhanced remake titled ''[[Pokémon Crystal]]'' was later released. It introduced 100 new species of Pokémon (starting with [[Chikorita]] and ending with [[Celebi]]), for a total of 251 Pokémon to collect, train, and battle. The '''Pokémon mini''' was a [[handheld game console]] released in December 2001 in Japan and then later in 2002 in Europe and North America.
-'''''Poke'''tto '''mon'''sutaa'' sort en [[1996]] au [[Japon]] sur [[Game Boy]]. Comme une autre société détient les droits du nom ''Monster In My Pocket'' aux [[États-Unis]], le nom raccourci ''Pokémon'', déjà utilisé au Japon devient le nom officiel. +[[Image:Pokémon Emerald screenshot.png|right|thumb|A [[Pokémon Emerald|''Pokémon Emerald'']] screenshot featuring an enemy [[Pupitar]] and [[Solrock]] fighting in a double battle against a player's [[Aggron]] and [[Smeargle]].]]
 +''Pokémon'' entered its third generation with the [[2003 in video gaming|2003]] release of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'']] for [[Game Boy Advance]] and continued with the Game Boy Advance remakes of ''Pokémon Red and Blue'', [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']], and an enhanced remake of ''Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire'' titled ''[[Pokémon Emerald]]''. The third generation introduced 135 new Pokémon (starting with [[Treecko]] and ending with [[Deoxys]]) for a total of 386 species. However, this generation also garnered some criticism for leaving out several gameplay features, including the day-and-night system introduced in the previous generation, and it was also the first installment that encouraged the player to collect merely a selected assortment of the total number of Pokémon rather than every existing species (202 out of 386 species are catchable in the ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' versions).
-==== Règles et déroulement du jeu ====+In [[2006 in video gaming|2006]], Japan began the fourth generation of the franchise with the release of [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (video games)|''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']] for Nintendo DS. The fourth generation introduces another 107 new species of Pokémon (starting with [[Turtwig]] and ending with [[Arceus]]), bringing the total of Pokémon species to 493. The [[Nintendo DS]] "touch screen" allows new features to the game such as cooking poffins with the stylus and using the "Pokétch". New gameplay concepts include a restructured [[Pokémon moves|move]]-classification system, online multiplayer trading and battling via [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], the return (and expansion) of the second generation's day-and-night system, the expansion of the third generation's Pokémon Contests into "Super Contests", and the new region of [[Sinnoh]], which has an underground component for multiplayer gameplay in addition to the main overworld. Spin-off titles in the fourth generation include the ''Pokémon Stadium'' follow-up ''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'' for [[Wii]] (which has Wi-Fi connectivity as well<ref>"[http://www.cubed3.com/news/5349 Cubed3 Pokémon Battle Revolution Confirmed for Wii]" and soon Pokemon Mistery Dungeon 2: Darkness Exploration Team, and Time Exploration Team ''Cubed3.com''. URL Accessed [[June 7]], [[2006]].</ref>)
-Dans les deux premières versions, bleues et rouges, l'histoire est celle d'un jeune garçon, Sacha Ketchum, incarné par le joueur (ce personnage change dans d'autres versions où le joueur a même la possibilité de choisir entre un garçon ou une fille). Sacha reçoit du [[professeur Chen]] son premier pokémon, qu'il choisit entre [[Carapuce]], [[Bulbizarre]] et [[Salamèche]], ainsi qu'un ''Pokédex'', sorte d'encyclopédie électronique servant à consigner les informations reçues sur les pokémon.+
-Le joueur se lance ensuite dans un grand voyage où il aura plusieurs buts:+
-* Attraper des pokémon sauvages grâce à des balles spéciales, les ''pokéball'', qui se déclinent en plusieurs types selon leurs puissances (les ''superball'', les ''hyperball'', ...).+
-* Faire combattre ses pokémon pour faire monter leur niveau.+
-Le jeu développe ainsi un type de [[gameplay]] de [[jeu de rôle]] relativement peu exploité jusqu'alors et basé sur deux piliers: +===Game mechanics===
-* Le joueur doit essayer de trouver toutes les créatures pokémon, ce qui met en avant le plaisir de la recherche et de la collection. On peut les rencontrer selon certains paramètres, qui varient selon les versions: emplacement géographique, heure du jour ou de la nuit, type d'élément (sur terre ferme ou dans la mer), etc... On peut aussi les échanger avec d'autres joueurs. En fait, des échanges entre des joueurs possédant chacun une des deux versions (qui sortent par paires) sont indispensables pour collecter tous les pokémon.+{{main|Pokémon game mechanics}}
-* Les entraîner et les faire évoluer par le combat selon le procédé de la montée en puissance, largement exploité dans les jeux de rôle mais particulièrement fin et développé ici. +====Starter Pokémon====
-De plus, le joueur ne dirige plus directement une équipe de personnages (comme dans les [[Final Fantasy]] par exemple) mais un "dresseur pokémon" qui gère les monstres de son équipe. Il ne peut cependant en porter avec lui qu'un nombre limité, les autres étants ''stockés''. Il faut donc entraîner différentes sortes de pokémon (faire du ''[[levelling]]'') en fonction des différentes stratégies à adopter lors des combats. +One of the consistent aspects of the [[Pokémon video games|''Pokémon'' games]] – spanning from [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] on the [[Game Boy line|Nintendo Game Boy]] to the [[Nintendo DS]] game, [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (video games)|''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']] – is the choice of one of three different Pokémon at the start of the player's adventures; these three are often labeled "starter Pokémon". Players can choose a [[Pokémon type#Grass-type|Grass-type]], a [[Pokémon type#Fire-type|Fire-type]], or a [[Pokémon type#Water-type|Water-type]]. <ref name=spy> [http://uk.gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/pokemon-ruby-version/498107p1.html ''Pokémon Ruby'' review (page 1)] ''Gamespy.com''. URL Accessed [[May 30]], [[2006]].</ref> For example, in ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'', the player has the choice of starting with [[Bulbasaur]], [[Charmander]], or [[Squirtle]]. The exception to this rule is ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]'' (a remake of the original games that follows the story of the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon anime]]''), where players are given a [[Pikachu]], an [[Pokémon type#Electric-type|Electric-type]] mouse Pokémon, famous for being the mascot of the Pokémon media franchise; in this game, however, the three starter Pokémon from ''Red'' and ''Blue'' can be obtained during the quest by a single player, something that is not possible in any other installment of the franchise.<ref>[http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/162/162045p1.html ''Pokémon Yellow'' Critical Review] ''Ign.com''. URL accessed on [[March 27]], [[2006]].</ref>
-En effet, la stratégie est aussi un élément important du jeu. Les combats se déroulent sous forme de « tours ». Chaque tour, le dresseur a plusieurs possibilités:+Another consistent aspect is that the player's rival will always choose as his or her starter Pokémon the one that has a type advantage over the player's Pokémon. For instance, if the player picks a Grass-type Pokémon, the rival will always pick the fire-type starter. Of course, the exception to this is again ''Pokémon Yellow'', in which the rival picks an [[Eevee]], but whether this Eevee evolves into [[Jolteon]], [[Vaporeon]], or [[Flareon]] is decided by when the player wins and loses to the rival through the journey.
-* Utiliser une des techniques de son pokémon pour attaquer le pokémon adverse et faire baisser ses points de vie.+
-* Utiliser une autre technique, soit pour renforcer ses propres parametres (vitesse, précision...), soit pour faire baisser ceux de l'adversaire. Il existe aussi des techniques pour endormir le pokémon adverse, l'empoisonner, le brûler, etc...+
-* Le dresseur peut utiliser un objet, pour soigner son pokémon, ou le réveiller s'il est endormi par exemple.+
-* Le joueur peut aussi choisir de changer de pokémon et de le remplacer par un autre plus apte au combat.+
-* Enfin, le joueur peut choisir de s'enfuir. Cette option n'est envisageable que contre un pokémon sauvage. lors d'un combat contre un autre dresseur, cette possibilité est désactivée.+
-Car le choix du pokémon, outre son niveau, est important de par son élément. En effet, chaque pokémon appartient à un, parfois deux, ''élément'' particulier. Il en existe une quinzaine différents dont l'eau, le feu, les plantes, la roche, l'électricité, le ''psy'', le combat, les insectes, le ''vol''... Chaque élément a ses forces et ses faiblesses : par exemple, l'eau est efficace contre le feu, qui est fort contre les plantes, qui battent l'eau. Le jeu s'apparente donc à une sorte de pierre/feuille/ciseaux plus complexe, car chaque élément n'a pas qu'une force ni qu'une faiblesse (l'eau, en plus de battre le feu, est aussi forte contre les pokémons ''sol'' et ''roche''), et où l'élément ne fait pas tout. Un pokémon eau peut très bien battre, avec une bonne stratégie, un pokémon plante.+====Pokédex====
 +{{Main|Pokédex}}
 +The [[Pokédex]] is a fictional electronic device featured in the ''Pokémon'' [[video game]] and [[Pokémon (anime)|anime]] series. In the games, whenever a Pokémon is first captured, its data will be added to a player's Pokédex, but in the anime or [[Pokémon Adventures|manga]], the Pokédex is a comprehensive electronic reference encyclopedia, usually referred to in order to deliver [[Exposition (plot device)|exposition]]. "Pokédex" is also used to refer to a list of Pokémon, usually a list of Pokémon by number.
-Le jeu se déroule à la manière d'un jeu de rôle japonais classique : plusieurs villages et donjons sont présents sur la carte, au début du jeu presque toutes les routes reliant les éléments la composant sont bloquées, mais, au fur et à mesure qu'il avance dans le jeu, le joueur débloque les itinéraires possibles. Les pokémon sauvages se rencontrent sur les routes, ainsi que les dresseurs isolés. Il y a par ailleurs des salles spécialisées (des arènes), dans lesquels les dresseurs ont tous des Pokémon d'un même type. Le champion de l'arène, le dresseur le plus puissant, une fois vaincu, donne au joueur le badge de l'arène. Une fois les badges de toutes les arènes collectées, le dresseur peut avancer dans le jeu. Dans les deux premières versions bleue et rouge, par exemple, Sacha peut alors combattre la ''ligue des 4'', qui sont les dresseurs les plus puissants du jeu.+In the video games, a [[Pokémon Trainer]] is issued a blank device at the start of their journey. A trainer must then attempt to fill the Pokédex by encountering and at least briefly obtaining each of the different species of Pokémon. A player will receive the name and image of a Pokémon after encountering one that was not previously in the Pokédex, typically after battling said Pokémon either in the wild or in a trainer battle (with the exceptions of link battles and tournament battles, such as in the [[Pokémon Emerald#Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]]). In ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'', some Pokémon's data is added to the Pokédex simply by viewing the Pokémon, such as in the zoo outside of the Safari Zone. Also, certain NPC characters may add to the Pokédex by explaining what a Pokémon looks like during conversation. More detailed information is available after the player obtains a member of the species, either through capturing the Pokémon in the wild, evolving a previously captured Pokémon, hatching a Pokémon egg (from the second generation onwards), or through a trade with another trainer (either an NPC or another player). This information includes height, weight, species type, and a short description of the Pokémon. Later versions of the Pokédex have more detailed information, like the size of a certain Pokémon compared to the player character, or Pokémon being sorted by their habitat (so far, the latter feature is only in the ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' versions). The [[GameCube]] games, ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and ''[[Pokémon XD]]'', have a Pokémon Digital Assistant (P{{Unicode|★}}DA) which is similar to the Pokédex, but also tells what types are effective against a Pokémon and gives a description of its abilities.
-==== Les types des pokémon ====+==In other media ==
-{| class="wikitable"+===Anime series===
- ! Types+{{Main|Pokémon (anime)}}
- ! Exemples de pokémon+The ''Pokémon'' anime [[Television program|series]] and [[film]]s are a meta-series of adventures separate from the [[canon (fiction)|canon]] that most of the ''Pokémon'' video games follow (with the exception of ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]'', a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, [[Ash Ketchum]]<ref name=ash> [http://www.psypokes.com/anime/index.php ''Pokémon'' anime overview] ''Psypokes.com''. URL Accessed May 25, 2006.</ref> (known as Satoshi in Japan) a Pokémon Master in training, as he and a small group of friends<ref name=ash/> travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners.
- ! Exemples de techniques+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type normal|Normal]] ||[[Rattata]], [[Ecremeuh]] ... ||Charge, Mimi-queue ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type combat|Combat]] ||[[Machoc]], [[Hariyama]] ... ||Coup-Croix, Balayage...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type vol|Vol]] ||[[Piafabec]], [[Noarfang]] ... ||Vol, Bec-vrille ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type poison|Poison]] ||[[Grotadmorv]], [[Moufflair]] ... ||Gaz Toxic, Crochetvenin ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type sol|Sol]] ||[[Taupiqueur]], [[Donphan]] ... ||Tunnel, Séisme ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type roche|Roche]] ||[[Racaillou]], [[Kranidos]] ... ||Jet de pierre, Eboulement ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type spectre|Spectre]] ||[[Spectrum]], [[Feuforêve]] ... ||Lèchouille, Ténèbres ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type insecte|Insecte]] ||[[Chenipan]], [[Apireine]] ... ||Secretion, Plaie-Croix ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type plante|Plante]] ||[[Bulbizarre]], [[Héliatronc]] ... ||Fouet-liane, Lance-soleil ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type feu|Feu]] ||[[Salameche]], [[Maganon]] ... ||Flamèche, Déflagration ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type eau|Eau]] ||[[Carapuce]], [[Stari]] ... ||Écume, Hydrocanon ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type électrique|Électrique]] ||[[Pikachu]], [[Elecsprint]] ... ||Eclair, Fatal-foudre ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type psy|Psy]] ||[[Kadabra]], [[Xatu]] ... ||Rafale psy, Hypnose ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type glace|Glace]] ||[[Otaria]], [[Lippoutou]] ... ||Laser glace, Blizzard ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type dragon|Dragon]] ||[[Dracolosse]], [[Drattak]] ... ||Draco-rage, Dracosouffle ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type ténèbres|Ténèbre]] ||[[Noctali]], [[Tangalice]] ... ||Feinte, Machouille ...+
-|-+
-| [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type acier|Acier]] ||[[Steelix]], [[Airmure]] ... ||Queue de Fer, Strido-Son ...+
-|}+
-Les types [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type acier|Acier]] et [[:Catégorie:Pokémon de type ténèbres|Ténèbres]] ont été ajoutés dans les jeux de la [[deuxième génération]].+The original series, titled ''Pocket Monsters'', or simply ''Pokémon'' in western countries (often referred to as ''Pokémon: Gotta Catch 'Em All'' to distinguish it from the later series), begins with Ash's first day as a Pokémon trainer. His first (and signature) Pokémon is a [[Pikachu]], differing from the games, where only [[Bulbasaur]], [[Charmander]] or [[Squirtle]] could be chosen.<ref> ''Pokémon 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 - Pikachu'', Viz Video., [[June 6]], [[2006]]. {{ASIN|B000F4PDE4}}.</ref> The series follows the storyline of the original games, [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']], in the region of [[Kanto (Pokémon)|Kanto]]. Accompanying Ash on his journeys are [[Brock (Pokémon)|Brock]], the [[List of Kanto locations#Pewter City|Pewter City]] Gym Leader, and [[Misty (Pokémon)|Misty]], the youngest of the Gym Leader sisters from [[List of Kanto locations#Cerulean City|Cerulean City]].
-==== Les différents jeux Pokémon ====+''Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands'' follows Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands, a place unique to the anime, and replaces Brock with [[Tracey Sketchit]], an artist and "Pokémon watcher". The next series, based on the second generation of games, include ''Pokémon: Johto Journeys'', ''Pokémon: Johto League Champions'', and ''Pokémon: Master Quest'', following the original trio of Ash, Brock, and Misty in the western [[Johto]] region.
-Il y a eu plusieurs continents à travers les jeux Pokémon.+
-Kanto pour la première génération, Johto pour la deuxième, Hoenn pour la troisième, et enfin Sinnoh pour la quatrième. D'autres continents ont aussi eu leur heure de gloire. Fiore dans Pokémon Ranger (3G) puis Rhode dans les Pokémon Colosseum et XD.+
-Les jeux [[Pokémon Donjon Mystère|Donjon Mystère]] Rouge (sur GBA) et Bleu (sur DS) sont différents. Le joueur incarne un Pokémon après un long questionnaire après le lancement d'une nouvelle partie qui sert à déterminer le Pokémon qu'il va incarner. Le joueur peut dès lors construire une équipe avec le partenaire choisi en début de partie, et évoluer dans les donjons, les missions et combattre les boss, à l'instar des RPG classiques en plus de faire évoluer les pokémon.+[[Image:Pokémon episode 1 screenshot.png|thumb|right|Ash Ketchum and Pikachu together in the pilot episode, [[Pokémon, I Choose You!]] ]]
-Un autre jeu, [[Pokémon Ranger]] sur DS, met en place des personnes capturant les pokémons, les « Rangers », avec un « capstick ». Pour capturer les Pokémons, il faut faire tourner une boucle autour de ceux-ci, à l'aide du stylet de la Nintendo DS, jusqu'à ce que le Pokémon puisse être capturé.+The saga continues in [[Pokémon: Advanced Generation]], based on the third generation games. Ash and company travel to [[Hoenn]], a southern region in the Pokémon World. Ash takes on the role of a teacher and mentor for a novice Pokémon trainer named [[May (Pokémon)|May]]. Her brother [[Max (Pokémon)|Max]] accompanies them, and though he isn't a trainer, he knows large amounts of handy information. Brock (from the original series) soon catches up with Ash, but Misty has returned to Cerulean City to tend to her duties as a gym leader. (Misty, along with other recurring characters, appears in the spin-off series ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]''.) The Advanced Generation concludes with the ''Battle Frontier'' saga, based off the ''Emerald'' version and including aspects of ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen''.
-Encore un autre jeu [[Pokémon Link]] qui est un peu le genre de Tetris, il est sur DS.+The most recent series is the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series, with Max leaving to pick his starter Pokémon, and May going to the Grand Festival in Johto. Ash, Brock and a new companion named [[Dawn (Pokémon)|Dawn]] travel through the region of [[Sinnoh]]. The series was released in the US in a special hour block on April 20, 2007.
-Les jeux Pokémon sortis en France sont tous intégralement traduits en français, à l'exception notables des cartouches de jeu Pokémon mini (qui ne présentent cependant que peu de texte).+In addition to the TV series, ten [[Pokémon (anime)#Pokémon films|Pokémon films]] have been made, with an eleventh to be released in Japan sometime in July 2008.
-==== Autres types de jeux ====+===Movies===
-Des jeux vidéo Pokémon de [[flipper]] sont sortis, ainsi que divers types de jeux (puzzle, jeu de cartes, ...).+*'''[[Pokémon: The First Movie]]'''
-Il y a aussi Pokémon Donjon Mystère Bleu et Rouge, sorti respectivement sur DS et sur GBA.+*'''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon 3: The Movie]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon 4Ever]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon Heroes]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'''
 +*'''[[Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai]] (Japanese Title)'''
 +*'''[[Gekijōban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Giratina to Sora no Hanataba|Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet]] (Japanese Title)'''
-Il existe aussi un jeu en ligne appelé ''[[Pokémon NetBattle]]'', jeu qui n'a rien à voir avec Nintendo, qui permet d'affronter d'autres personnes via internet. Un patch français est aussi disponible sur le net. Ce jeu en ligne permet de créer son équipe afin d'affronter d’autres joueurs dans des combats similaires à ceux de la Game Boy Advance.+===CDs===
 +[[Image:Pokémon 2BA Master.jpg|right|thumb|One of the Pokémon CDs]]
 +''Pokémon CDs'' have been released in conjunction with the [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon anime]]. The tracks feature songs that have been shown in the English dubbed version of the anime. However, some CDs have been released to promote and profit the [[Pokémon (anime)|anime]].
-=== Historique des jeux Pokémon ===+There have been many released [[CD]]s featuring tracks from artists that have been shown in the [[Pokémon (anime)|anime]].
-''Les dates indiquées correspondent aux sorties françaises.''+*'''[[Pokémon 2BA Master]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon: The First Movie (soundtrack)|Pokémon: The First Movie]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon: The First Movie Original Motion Picture Score]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon World]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon The Movie 2000 (soundtrack)|Pokémon The Movie 2000]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon The Movie 2000 Original Motion Picture Score]]'''
 +*'''[[Totally Pokémon]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]]
 +*'''[[Pokémon Christmas Bash]]'''
 +*'''[[Pokémon X: Ten Years of Pokémon]]'''
-''Les jeux en gras sont dit ''principaux'' : c'est autour de ces [[Jeu de rôle (jeu vidéo)|jeux de rôle]] pour console portable que tournent chaque génération, chaque série, et chaque jeu dérivé.''+===Pokémon Trading Card Game===
 +{{main|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}
 +[[Image:DP01 011 Palkia.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Palkia]], the Spacial Pokémon ''Trading Card Game'' card from ''Pokémon TCG Diamond and Pearl''.]]
 +The ''[[Pokémon (card game)|Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'' is a [[collectible card game]] similar in goal to a Pokémon battle in the video game series. Players use Pokémon cards, with individual strengths and weaknesses, in an attempt to defeat their opponent by "knocking out" his or her Pokémon cards.<ref> [http://www.pokemon-tcg.com/p_strategy/rulebooks/book_68.jsp#433 ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'' "How to play" guide] ''Pokemon-tcg.com''. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.</ref>
-==== Première génération (151 Pokémon) ====+The game was first published in [[North America]] by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in 1999.<ref name=wiz> [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=company/pr/20030312b ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' News; "Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire TCG Releases"] ''Wizards.com''. URL Accessed [[July 3]], [[2006]].</ref> However, with the release of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'']] [[Game Boy Advance]] [[video game]]s, [[The Pokémon Company|Nintendo USA]] took back the card game from Wizards of the Coast and started publishing the cards themselves.<ref name=wiz/>The Expedition expansion introduced the ''Pokémon-e Trading Card Game'', the cards in which (for the most part) were compatible with the Nintendo [[e-Reader]]. Nintendo discontinued its production of e-Reader compatible cards with the release of EX FireRed & LeafGreen.
-* [[1995]]: ''[[Pokémon Vert]]'' (seulement au [[Japon]]) (Game Boy)+
-* [[8 octobre]] [[1999]] : '''''[[Pokémon Rouge et Bleu]]''''' (Game Boy)+In 1998, Nintendo released a [[Game Boy Color]] version of the trading card game in Japan. It was also released in the US and Europe in 2000. [[Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game)|This game]] included digital versions cards from the original set of cards and the first two expansions (Jungle and Fossil), but also included several cards exclusive to the game. A sequel circled around the internet, going as far as info and screen shots, but it was confirmed to be fake.
-* [[7 avril]] [[2000]] : ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' (Nintendo 64)+
-* [[16 juin]] 2000 : '''''[[Pokémon Rouge et Bleu|Pokémon version Jaune]]''''' (Game Boy)+
-* [[15 septembre]] 2000 : ''[[Pokémon Snap]]'' (Nintendo 64)+
-* [[6 octobre]] 2000 : ''[[Pokémon Pinball]]'' (Game Boy Color)+
-* [[15 décembre]] 2000 : ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]'' (Game Boy Color)+
-* [[2 mars]] [[2001]] : ''[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]'' (Game Boy)+
-==== Deuxième génération (251 Pokémon génération précédente inclue) ====+===Manga===
-* [[6 avril]] 2001 : '''''[[Pokémon Or et Argent]]''''' (Game Boy Color, compatible Game Boy)+{{main|Pokémon (manga)}}
-* [[8 juin]] 2001 : ''[[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]'' (Game Boy Color)+There are various ''Pokémon'' [[manga]] series, four of which were released in [[English language|English]] by [[VIZ Media|Viz Communications]], and seven of them released in English by [[Chuang Yi]]. The manga is very much different than the video games and cartoons in that the trainers though frowned upon were able to kill the opponent's Pokémon.
-* [[19 octobre]] 2001 : ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'' (Nintendo 64)+
-* [[2 novembre]] 2001 : '''''[[Pokémon Cristal|Pokémon version Cristal]]''''' (Game Boy Color)+
-==== Troisième génération (386 Pokémon générations précédentes inclues) ====+;Manga released in English
-* [[25 juillet]] [[2003]] : '''''[[Pokémon Rubis et Saphir]]''''' (Game Boy Advance)+* ''[[Pokémon (manga series)|The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]'' (a.k.a ''Dengeki Pikachu''), a [[shōnen manga]] created by Toshihiro Ono. It was divided into four [[tankōbon]], each given a separate title in the North American and English Singapore versions: ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'', ''Pikachu Shocks Back'', ''Electric Pikachu Boogaloo'', and ''Surf’s Up, Pikachu''. The series is based loosely on the anime.
-* [[14 novembre]] [[2003]] : ''[[Pokémon Pinball : Rubis & Saphir]]'' (Game Boy Advance)+*''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'', a shōnen manga based on the video games.
-* {{1er avril}} [[2004]] : ''[[Pokémon Channel]]'' (Nintendo Game Cube)+*''[[Magical Pokémon Journey]]'' (a.k.a. Pocket Monsters PiPiPi ★ Adventures), a [[shōjo manga]]
-* [[14 mai]] 2004 : ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' (Nintendo Game Cube)+*''[[Pikachu Meets the Press]]'' (newspaper style comics, not released by Chuang Yi)
-* [[14 mai]] 2004 : ''[[Pokémon Box]]'' (uniquement disponible dans le ''[[Pokémon Colosseum Mega Pak]]'' ou sur le site de Nintendo) (Nintendo Game Cube)+*''[[Ash & Pikachu]]'' (a.k.a. Satoshi to Pikachu, not released by Viz)
-* {{1er octobre}} [[2004]] : ''[[Pokémon Rouge Feu et Vert Feuille]]'' (Game Boy Advance)+*''[[Pokémon Gold & Silver (manga series)|Pokémon Gold & Silver]]'' (not released by Viz)
-* [[11 mars]] [[2005]] : ''[[Pokémon Dash]]'' (Nintendo DS)+*''[[Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]'' and ''Pokémon Pocket Monsters'' (not released by Viz)
-* [[21 octobre]] [[2005]] : '''''[[Pokémon Émeraude|Pokémon version Émeraude]]''''' (Game Boy Advance)+*''[[Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker]]'' (not released by Viz)
-* [[18 novembre]] [[2005]] : ''[[Pokémon XD : Le Souffle des Ténèbres]]'' (Nintendo Game Cube)+*''[[Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys]]'' (not released by Viz)
-* [[5 mai]] [[2006]] : ''[[Pokémon Link !]]'' (Nintendo DS)+*''[[Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' (The third movie-to-comic adaptation.)
-* [[10 novembre]] [[2006]] : ''[[Pokemon Donjon Mystère|Pokémon : Donjon Mystère Équipe de Secours Bleue et Équipe de Secours Rouge]]'' (Secours Rouge sur Game Boy Advance et Secours Bleu sur Nintendo DS)+
-* [[13 avril]] [[2007]] (mis en vente par certains magasins le 6 avril) : ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]'' (Nintendo DS)+
-==== Quatrième génération (493 Pokémon générations précédentes inclus) ====+;Manga not released in English
-* [[27 juillet]] [[2007]] : '''''[[Pokémon Diamant et Perle|Pokémon version Diamant]]'' et ''[[Pokémon Diamant et Perle|Pokémon version Perle]]''''' (Nintendo DS)+*''Pokémon Card ni Natta Wake'' (''How I Became a Pokémon Card'') by Kagemaru Himeno, an artist for the TCG. There are six volumes and each includes a special promotional card. The stories tell the tales of the art behind some of Himeno’s cards.
-* [[7 décembre]] [[2007]] : ''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'' (Wii)+*''Pokémon Get aa ze!'' by Asada Miho
 +*''Pocket Monsters Chamo-Chamo ★ Pretty ♪'' by Yumi Tsukirino, who also made ''Magical Pokémon Journey''.
 +*''Pokémon Card Master''
 +*''Pocket Monsters Emerald Chōsen!! Battle Frontier'' by Ihara Shigekatsu
 +*''[[Pocket Monsters Zensho]]'' by Satomi Nakamura
-''Note'' : la première paire de jeux Pokémon est ''[[Pokémon Version Vert]]'' et ''Pokémon Version Rouge'', mais la version Vert n'est sorti qu'au Japon. Devant le succès des deux premiers opus, une 3{{e}} version, la Bleue a été éditée. Elle se différenciait par quelques améliorations minimes au niveau graphique ainsi que pour la localisation de certains pokémon. Aux USA et en Europe, les premières versions a avoir été éditées sont la Bleue et la Rouge, mais en réalité notre version Rouge est plus proche de la version Bleue internationale que de la version Rouge japonaise.+==Criticism and controversy==
 +<!-- Do not add Controversy without providing RELIABLE sources -->
 +===Morality===
 +Pokémon has been criticized by members of the religions of [[Christianity]], [[Judaism]], and [[Islam]];
 +Christian concerns over Pokémon have primarily concerned perceived [[occult|occultic]] and [[violence|violent]] themes as well as the concept of Pokémon "[[evolution]]", which is said to violate [[creation according to Genesis]].<ref>Carder, Thomas A. [http://www.capalert.com/capreports/pokemonthemovie.htm Pokemon: The Movie (1999)].
 +[[ChildCare Action Project]]: 1999</ref> The [[Holy See|Vatican]], however, has countered that the Pokémon trading card game and video games are "full of inventive imagination" and have no "harmful moral side effects". <ref>Silverman, Stephen M. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,620818,00.html Pokemon Gets Religion]. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''</ref> In the [[United Kingdom]], the "Christian Power Cards" game was introduced in 1999 in response to these claims of Pokémon to be Satanic, the game being similar to the Pokémon TCG but using Biblical figures.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/808361.stm Pokmon trumped by pocket saints]. [[BBC]]: June 27, 2000.</ref>
-== Série d'animation ==+In 1999, the [[Judaism|Jewish]] civil rights group [[Anti-Defamation League]] also pressured Nintendo to edit the image of the Pokémon trading cards for [[Golbat]] and [[List of Pokémon (121-140)#Ditto|Ditto]] because the cards depicted a left-facing [[swastika#Other Asian traditions|manji]], which the League interpreted as [[anti-Semitism]], although these cards had been intended for sale only in [[Japan]] with Nintendo planning to release edited versions in North America the following year.<ref>Fitzgerald, Jim. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_19991203/ai_n13847438 `Swastika' Pokemon card dropped]. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'': December 3, 1999.</ref>
-{{Article détaillé|Pokémon (série animée)}}+
-En 2006, la série est au Japon l'une des rares à avoir atteint 500 épisodes !+
-Dix films sont sortis dans les salles de cinéma et un onzième et en préparation.+
-Il existe aussi des épisodes hors-série nommés "Pokémon Chronicles" actuellement diffusés en France sur Gulli depuis le 26 septembre.+In 2001, [[Saudi Arabia]] banned Pokémon games and cards, alleging that the franchise promoted [[Zionism]] in violation of [[Islam|Muslim]] doctrine.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/03/26/saudi.pokemon/ Saudi bans Pokemon]. ''[[March 26]], [[2001]], [[CNN]].com''. Retrieved on [[July 22]], [[2007]].</ref> Pokémon has also been accused of promoting [[cockfighting]]<ref>Gurney, Sally. [http://www.epinions.com/game-review-330B-709F097-395B74B4-prod2 Pokemon - It Genuinely worries me]. [[Epinions]]: June 29, 2000.</ref><ref>Hunter, Matthew Scott. [http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/content/fileadmin/oldsite/2007/05/03/aande.html Be Free, Little Pokemon!] ''Las Vegas Weekly'': May 3, 2007.</ref> and [[materialism]].<ref>Ramlow, Todd R. [http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/p/pokemon-the-movie-2000.shtml Pokemon, or rather, Pocket Money]. Popmatters: 2000</ref> In 1999, two nine-year old boys sued [[Nintendo]] because they claimed that the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] caused them [[problem gambling]].<ref>Crowley, Kieran. [http://web.archive.org/web/20001022030204/http://www.nypost.com/news/14579.htm Lawsuit Slams Pokemon As Bad Bet for Addicted Kids]. ''[[New York Post]]'': October 1999</ref>
-La série d'animation Pokémon comprend dix saisons d'une cinquantaine d'épisodes de vingt-deux minutes chacun et neuf long-métrages d'une heure et vingt minutes.+===Quality===
 +The Pokémon movies have received poor reception among critics<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800350986/critic|title=Pokemon The First Movie (1999) - Critics Reviews - Yahoo! Movies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800421128/critic|title=Pokemon The Movie 2000 (2000) - Critics Reviews - Yahoo! Movies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808405456/critic|title=Pokemon 4Ever (2002) - Critics Reviews - Yahoo! Movies}}</ref>, who have claimed that the films are cheap, low quality children's entertainment and an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the franchise.<ref>Blackwelder, Rob. [http://www.splicedonline.com/99reviews/pokemon.html Kids Movies Don't Have to Be This Dumb]. SPLICEDwire: 1999.</ref><ref>Van Gelder, Lawrence. [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808405456/critic A reminder of last year's playground fad]. ''[[The New York Times]]'': October 11, 2002.</ref>, as well as a disgrace to [[anime]] in general.<ref>Blackwelder, Rob. [http://www.splicedonline.com/00reviews/pokemon2k.html Parental Torture, Part 2]. SPLICEDwire: 2000</ref><ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/pokemon-the-first-movie-dvd Pokemon the First Movie DVD review]. [[Anime News Network]]</ref>
-=== Chroniques Pokémon ===+===Health===
-Connu sous le nom de ''Ho-So Pokémon'' au [[Japon]], ''Pokémon Chronicles'' aux [[États-Unis]] et "Chroniques Pokémon" en [[France]]. Les [[Chroniques Pokémon]] consistent en seize épisodes<ref>[http://www.pokemon-bol.com/index/index.php3?page=hoso « Épisodes Pokémon Hoso »] sur Puissance Pokémon</ref> mettant en scène les personnages secondaires de [[Pokémon (série animée)|la série animée Pokémon]] (donc la plupart des personnages sauf [[Sacha Ketchum|Sacha]]). En septembre 2007, la chaîne de la TNT [[Gulli]] diffusera les épisodes<ref>[http://www.pokemon-bol.com/index/index.php3?page=breve&id=1455 « Quand les choses impossibles deviennent réalité?!? »] sur Puissance Pokémon</ref>. Les noms des épisodes de "Chronicles" sont :+<!-- THE SEIZURES WERE CAUSED BY '''FLASHING''' RED IMAGES, STILLS WILL NOT BLIND PEOPLE!-->
 +{{main|Banned episodes of Pokémon#Dennō Senshi Porygon|l1=Banned episodes of Pokémon}}
 +[[Image:Pikachu seizure-2.jpg|right|thumb|One frame of the scene that caused the seizures.]]
 +On December 16, 1997, more than 635 Japanese children were admitted to hospitals with convulsive [[Seizure|epileptic seizures]]. It was determined that the seizures were caused by watching an episode of Pokémon, "''[[Banned episodes of Pokémon#Dennō Senshi Porygon|Dennō Senshi Porygon]]''", (most commonly translated "Electric Soldier Porygon", season 1, episode 38); as a result, this episode has not been aired since. In this particular episode, there were bright explosions with rapidly-alternating blue and red color patterns.<ref>[http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/pokemon.html Pokemon packs a punch] URL accessed [[January 7]], [[2007]].</ref> It was determined in subsequent research that these strobing light effects cause some individuals to have epileptic seizures, even if the person had no previous history of [[epilepsy]].
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 01 : ''Raikou, la légende du Tonnerre !'' (1{{ère}} partie)+This incident is the most common focus of Pokémon-related parodies in other media, and was lampooned by ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Thirty Minutes over Tokyo]]"<ref> "[http://web.archive.org/web/20041108175456/http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/06/990601080722.htm Color Changes in TV Cartoons Cause Seizures]", ''ScienceDaily'' ([[Waybacked]], [[Cascading Style Sheets|Style Sheet(s)]] missing).</ref> and the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Chinpokomon]]", among others.
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 02 : ''Raikou, la légende du Tonnerre !'' (2{{ème}} partie)+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 03 : ''Raikou, la légende du Tonnerre !'' (3{{ème}} partie)+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 04 : ''Le Noël de Pikachu - Jeux Kanda''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 05 : ''Match en Famille''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 06 : ''Le Blues d’Azuria''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 07 : ''On n’est pas des Anges''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 08 : ''Pour une Poignée de Pokéballs''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 09 : ''Le Badge Bleu du Courage''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 10 : ''L'enlèvement du Professeur Chen''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 11 : ''Une rencontre avec Delcatty !''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 12 : ''Voyage dans le temps !''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 13 : ''Trouver le Bon Équipier''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 14 : ''Le Grand Départ''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 15 : ''La Renaissance de Ptéra''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 16 : '' L’Amour est une Chose Splendide''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 17 : ''Ces Sacrés Elektek''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 18 : ''Le Pokémon Légendaire et le Volcan''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 19 : '' La Statue de Miaouss+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 20 : ''Panique dans la Grande Ville''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 21 : ''Grand Miaouss, Petits Rêves''+
-* Pokémon Chronicles, épisode 22 : ''Catastrophe à la Veille de Noël'' / ''Ronflex, Le Bonhomme de Neige''+
-===Longs métrages===+==Cultural influence==
-* Pokémon 1 : ''Mewtwo Contre-Attaque'' (''Mew Versus Mewtwo'')+[[Image:ana.b747.pokemon.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|200|[[All Nippon Airways]] [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] in Pokémon livery.]]
-* Pokémon 2 : ''Le Pouvoir est en Toi'' (''The power of one'')+''Pokémon'', being a popular franchise, has undoubtedly left its mark on [[pop-culture]]. The ''Pokémon'' characters themselves have become pop-culture icons; examples include not one, but two different [[Pikachu]] balloons in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], a [[:Image:ana.b747.pokemon.arp.750pix.jpg|Pokémon-styled]] [[Boeing 747-400]], thousands of merchandise items, and a [[Poképark|theme park]] in [[Nagoya, Aichi|Nagoya, Japan]] in 2005 and [[Taipei]] in 2006. Pokémon also appeared on the cover of [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]] in 1999. The Comedy Central show ''[[Drawn Together]]'' has a character named [[Ling-Ling]] which is a direct parody of Pikachu. Several other shows such as ''[[ReBoot]]'', ''[[Thirty Minutes over Tokyo|The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Chinpokomon|South Park]]'', ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', and ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' have made references and spoofs of ''Pokémon'', among other series. Pokémon was also featured on [[Vh1]]'s ''[[I Love the '90s]]''.
-* Pokémon 3 : ''Le Sort des Zarbi'' (''Pokémon 3 The Movie'')+
-* Pokémon 4 : ''La Voix de la Forêt'' (''Pokémon 4ever'')+
-* Pokémon 5 : ''Les Héros Pokémon'' (''Pokémon Heroes'')+
-* Pokémon 6 : ''Le Génie des Vœux'' (''Pokémon Jirachi wish Maker'')+
-* Pokémon 7 : ''La Destinée de Déoxys'' (''Pokémon Destiny Deoxys'')+
-* Pokémon 8 : ''Lucario et le mystère de Mew'' (''Pokémon 80006-Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'')+
-* Pokémon 9 : ''Pokémon Ranger et le Temple de la Mer'' (''Pokémon 9 Pokémon Ranger and temple of the Sea'')+
-* Pokémon 10 : ''Dialga vs Palkia vs Darkrai'' (''Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai'') +
-* Pokemon 11 : ''Giratina et le bouquet céleste (ou le bouquet du ciel)'' ("Giratina and the sky bouquet")+
-* En France, seuls les trois premiers films sont sortis au cinéma. Le cinquième film Pokémon est sorti en DVD sous le nom des ''Héros Pokémon''. Puis, en 2007, [[TF1]] sort le DVD intitulé ''Les aventures des Pokémon'' où les films 4, 6 et 7 sont disponibles en version française sans les voix françaises d'origines.+A live action show called [[Pokémon Live!]] toured the United States in late 2000. It was based on the popular [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon anime]], but had some continuity errors relating to it. These problems may have occurred because Europe did not fully partake in the spreading culture of the Pokémon's influences, thus rendering Pokémon Live not as much of a "hit" as planned.
-* On ne compte pas la vingtaine d'épisodes spéciaux soit de vingt minutes, soit d'une heure, ni les 9 « Courts-métrages Pikachu » accompagnant la sortie des films.+
-== Cartes à jouer et à collectionner ==+==See also==
-Un jeu de cartes à collectionner Pokémon fut édité par [[Wizards of the Coast]] à partir de [[1999]]. Après la sortie de ''[[Pokémon Rubis]]'' et ''[[Pokémon Saphir|Saphir]]'', Nintendo récupéra la propriété des cartes et commença à se charger de la distribution à travers sa société [[The Pokémon Company]].+{{col-begin}}
 +{{col-2}}
 +;Pokémon general
 +*[[List of Pokémon characters]]
 +*[[List of Pokémon items]]
 +*[[Pokémon regions]]
 +*[[Poké Ball]]
 +*[[Pokédex]]
-Le jeu de cartes Pokémon comprend plus d'une trentaine d'extensions différentes. Les dernières extensions en date appartiennent à un bloc dénommé « Ex » et dont l'origine étymologique reste encore aujourd'hui assez incertaine (peut-être une abréviation de "extension", tout simplement, ou une référence aux Pokémon-ex, une nouvelle catégorie de cartes apparues à partir de ce bloc). D'après le nom de la première attaque de la carte Absol de l'édition EX-Créateurs de Légende en version américaine (« Extra call ») le mot « Ex » semble signifier, avec une très forte probabilité, Extra, autant pour les noms des extensions que ceux des Pokémon-ex. Il y a ainsi ''Ex Rubis & Saphir'', ''Ex Dragon'', ''Ex Delta species'', etc. +;Pokémon (creatures)
 +*[[List of Pokémon]]
 +*[[Pokémon types]]
 +*[[Pokémon evolution]]
 +*[[Legendary Pokémon]]
-Le jeu de cartes Pokémon est pratiqué dans de nombreuses conventions et tournois, parfois multiformes (pouvant également regrouper des compétitions sur jeux vidéo Pokémon) au Japon, aux États-Unis et en Europe.+{{col-2}}
 +;Games
 +*[[Pokémon video game series]]
 +*[[List of Pokémon video games]]
 +*[[Pokémon game mechanics]]
 +*[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]
-En France, les conventions Pokémon de cartes à jouer et à collectionner ont repris en mai 2004, après près de deux ans et demi d'interruption, avec un premier tournoi dit de qualification régionale (pour le Championnat de France 2004, lui-même dit de qualification nationale) le 2 mai 2004 à Nantes. De nombreux tournois et conventions Pokémon, parfois uniquement spécialisés dans le jeu de cartes, ont depuis vu le jour. On différencie plusieurs types de ces compétitions.+;Television
 +*[[Pokémon (anime)]]
 +*[[List of Pokémon episodes]]
 +*[[Banned episodes of Pokémon]]
 +*[[Pokémon Chronicles]]
-* Tournois d'entraînement+;Related topics
-* Championnats communaux (''City Championships'')+*[[Pikachu Meets the Press]]
-* Championnats régionaux (''Regional Championships'')[Non organisé en France]+{{col-end}}
-* Gym Challenge (''Gym Challenge'') [Non organisé en France]+
-* Championnats de France (''National Championships'')+
-Depuis la reprise de la licence Pokémon en France par Asmodée éditions, en octobre 2003, ce sont une cinquantaine de Qualificatifs Régionaux qui se sont organisés dans le pays, en plus de trois Championnats Nationaux. Notons que le Championnat de France 2004 n'a attiré que 25 participants, alors que l'édition 2006 a attiré plus de 100 compétiteurs, dont quantité de joueurs étrangers (belges, néerlandais, britanniques...).+==References==
 +<div class="references-small">
 +;Books
 +*Tobin, Joseph, ed. ''Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon.'' Duke University Press., February, 2004. ISBN 0-8223-3287-6.
 +;Notes
 +</div>
 +{{reflist}}
-* Pour la saison 2006-2007, la France se met aux normes "internationales" au niveau du Jeu Organisé ! C'est Michel Delhausse, joueur et arbitre Belge, qui s'en occupera. C'est la première saison où la France organise à la fois des City Championship, des State-Provincial-Regional Championship, des Battle Road et des Special Premier Events ! On dénombre ainsi 23 Premier Events en France cette saison, en plus des Leagues françaises (Amiens, Marrignane et Amiens) et des sessions d'entrainements. Ces tournois, leagues et sessions d'entrainements sont organisée par Asmodée, Pokévénements, JCC PACA, Les Défis Fantastiques et la JCC Nord.+==External links==
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 +{{portal|Pokémon|}}
 +{{Wikiquote}}
 +{{Wiktionary}}
 +{{Commons}}
 +*[http://www.pokemon.com Pokémon.com]
 +*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp Pokémon Japan]
 +*[http://www.go-pokemon.com/ Pokémon Trading Card Game]
 +*[http://www.pokemon-games.com Pokémon Games]
 +*[http://www.pokemoncenter.com Official Pokémon Merchandise Site]
 +*[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page Bulbapedia], A Pokémon Wiki Project
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 +{{Pokémon media}}
-Le Jeu Organisé Pokémon TCG en France s'est récemment harmonisé avec le règlement en vigueur dans les autres pays :+[[Category:Pokémon|*]]
 +[[Category:Toys of the 1990s]]
 +[[Category:Toys of the 2000s]]
 +[[Category:1990s fads]]
 +[[Category:1996 introductions]]
-* Le format homologué par Pokémon USA, le DX-on, ne permet de jouer qu'avec les extensions suivantes:+{{Link FA|hr}}
-EX Deoxys, EX Emerald, EX Unseen Forces, EX Delta Species, EX Legend Maker, EX Holon Phantoms, EX Crystal Guardians, Ex Dragon Frontier, Ex Power Keepers, Ex Trainer kit 2, POP séries 2, 3 & 4, ainsi que toutes les cartes promos Pokémon USA à partir du numéro 29.+{{Link FA|pt}}
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-* une homologation et mise au Format récente de toutes les compétitions. Jusqu'en septembre 2005, la plupart des tournois de cartes à jouer et à collectionner Pokémon ne se déroulaient pas selon le Format Officiel, mais, la plupart du temps, selon un Format dit "Illimité", acceptant toutes les cartes existantes (y compris celles éditées par Wizards of the Coast, ancien diffuseur du jeu). Cependant, le Format Officiel n'est pas absolument obligatoire, et ainsi l'on peut effectuer des tournois suivant les anciens formats tels que le RS-on, HL-on, ou d'autres formats plus anciens, cependant ceux-ci ne sont pas comptabilisés dans le classement international du Format Officiel.+
- +
-* une délégation quasi-totale du Jeu Organisé à des organismes officieux, proches du distributeur officiel français (Asmodée éditions) mais désormais externe à eux. Ces organismes représentent la plupart du temps des sites Internet spécialisés dans la communication autour de Pokémon, et dans l'organisation de manifestations événementielles liées à cette licence. Parmi les principaux corps organisateurs, on compte l'association ''JCC Lorraine'', club spécialisé dans la compétition sur jeux de cartes (qui aurait cessé toute activité), ''Pokévénements'', association spécialisé dans l'événementiel Pokémon en France, ''JCC PACA'', association de JCC Pokémon dans la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Les Défis Fantastiques, association de différents jeux sur Amiens, JCC NORD, association de JCC Pokémon dans la région Nord ainsi que Asmodée lui même lors de certains tournois.+
- +
-== [[Manga]]s ==+
-Trois séries de manga ont été traduites en [[France]] :+
- +
-*''[[Pokémon La Grande aventure !]]'', de [[Mato]] (scénario jusqu'à 2000), [[Satoshi Miyamoto]] (scénario depuis 2001) et [[Kusaka]] (dessins) chez [[Glénat (éditeur)|Glénat]].+
-*''[[Pokémon : Attrapez-les tous !]]'', de [[Hiroyuki Asada]], chez Glénat.+
-*''[[Pokémon : Pikachu Adventures !]]'', de [[Yumi Tsukirino]], chez Glénat.+
- +
-Ainsi qu'un [[artbook]], ''Art of Pokémon'' (collectif), chez Glénat.+
- +
-== Chronologie ==+
-Quelques dates importantes dans la construction de l'univers des Pokémon au Japon.+
- +
-* {{1er octobre}} [[1999]] : Sortie des jeux Pokémon Versions Rouge et Bleu , c'est le premier produit Pokémon commercialisé. Il présente alors 151 créatures, les Pokémon les plus connus.+
-* [[6 avril]] [[2001]] : Après le succès ahurissant et inattendu qu'ont suscitées les deux premières versions, les versions Or et Argent arrivent et apportent la première extension de l'univers des Pokémon avec 100 nouvelles créatures et un tout nouveau continent, Johto.+
-* [[25 juillet]] [[2003]] : 2 ans sont passés depuis la seconde génération. Cette fois-ci, ce sont 135 nouveaux Pokémon qui interviennent dans les versions Saphir et Rubis, dans un continent encore inédit, basée sur la carte de l'île de Kyushu au sud du Japon (Hoenn). Le total atteint alors 386 pokémon.+
-* [[18 mars]] [[2005]] : Ouverture du premier parc d'attraction Pokémon à Nagoya, en parallèle avec l'Exposition Universelle d'Aichi pour une durée de 6 mois.+
-* [[27 février]] [[2006]] : 10 ans ont passé depuis le premier jeu Pokémon au Japon. Nintendo veut gâter ses fans et organise plein d'événements à travers le monde.+
-* [[28 septembre]] [[2006]] : Sortie de la quatrième génération des jeux Pokémon au Japon avec Diamant et Perle. 107 nouveaux Pokémon sont au programme. Ainsi qu'une toute nouvelle région (Sinnoh) basée sur la carte de l'île d'Hokkaido au nord du Japon.+
-* [[27 juillet]] [[2007]] : Sortie des jeux Pokémon versions Diamant et Perle en Europe. En un jour, elles se sont vendues à 10 millions d'exemplaires et explosent les connections Nintendo Wi-Fi.+
-* [[7 décembre]] [[2007]] :Sortie française de Pokémon Battle Révolution sur Wii+
- +
-== Controverses religieuses ==+
-=== Christianisme ===+
-Certains groupes protestants aux États Unis sont persuadés que les Pokémon sont d'inspiration satanique <ref>[http://www.cephasministry.com/save_our_children_pokemon_booklet.html Les ''Pokémon'' sont d'inspiration satanique] (controverse)</ref>. Suite à la sortie de ''[[Pokémon Rouge et Bleu|Pokémon Jaune]]'', il y eu une soudaine vague de critiques menée principalement par des congrégations chrétiennes. Les parallèles entre les Pokémon et le [[satanisme]] incluent :+
- +
-* Des pierres « magiques » sont utilisées pour faire évoluer certains Pokémon.+
-* Les Pokémon « évoluent ». La théorie de l'[[Évolution (biologie)|Évolution]] réfute la [[Création (Bible)|Création]], donc Pokémon contredit d'une certaine manière certaines interprétations de la [[Bible]]. +
-* Beaucoup de Pokémon pratiquent des religions asiatiques et certains concepts mystiques. Par exemple, certains pratiquent les [[Art martial|arts martiaux]], que certains groupes chrétiens dénoncent comme rites [[Paganisme|païens]]. Le jeu inclut également des traditions asiatiques comme les forces de la nature.+
- +
-=== Judaïsme ===+
-''Pokémon'' a été critiqué par certains membres de la communauté juive pour son utilisation du ''[[svastika]]'', le symbole le plus connu du [[Nazisme]], qu'ils pensent inapproprié pour un jeu destiné aux enfants. Nintendo a répondu que c'était un problème culturel, étant donné que le ''svastika'' est utilisé en [[Asie]] comme symbole de bonne fortune par la [[religion]] bouddhiste. Si l'on examine une carte géographique japonaise de petits svastikas (dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre), ou ''[[manji]]'', peuvent être vus la où les temples bouddhistes sont situés.+
- +
-Le manji <ref>[http://www.geocities.com/swastika_webring/pokeswas.jpg Une carte ''Pokémon''] contenant le symbole manji</ref> n'était montré que dans la version japonaise des cartes et était exclu des autres versions. Cependant, ces communautés juives ont attaqué la version japonaise, distribuée illégalement aux USA. Nintendo a donc arrêté d'utiliser ce symbole même dans la version japonaise<ref> [http://www.adl.org/presrele/Mise_00/3511_00.asp Nintendo arrête d'utiliser le symbole manji].</ref>. Cela a eu une grande incidence auprès des Japonais, choqués de l'intolérance envers les symboles du bouddhisme.+
- +
-== Entreprises travaillant autour de Pokémon ==+
-De nombreuses entreprises travaillent autour de Pokémon. Voici une liste non-exhaustive des principales.+
- +
-La principale est ''The Pokémon Company'', mais elle a été créée dans un souci d'allègement des procédures liées à la licence.+
- +
-*[[Game Freak]] : Société fondée en 1989 par Satoshi Tajiri, créateur du concept Pokémon. Elle est à l'origine du développement des versions Pokémon Vert et Rouge et de ses nombreuses suites (bleu, jaune, or, argent, cristal, rubis, saphir, emeraude, rouge-feu, vert-feuille, diamant, perle...)+
- +
-*[[Creatures, Inc.]] : Société fondée en 1995 pour tenir les droits de la licence Pokémon. Elle édite depuis la création de la Pokémon Company l'ensemble des cartes à jouer Pokémon.+
- +
-*[[Nintendo]] : Société fondée en 1889 par Fusajiro Yamauchi dans la banlieue de Kyoto au Japon, ayant toujours soutenu Pokémon, et qui a l'exclusivité vidéoludique de la licence.+
- +
-*[[The Pokémon Company]] : Société fondée en 1998 pour alléger les processus liés à la licence Pokémon. Son premier but a été la création de magasins Pokémon, les Pokémon Centers. On dénombre 7 magasins de ce type dans le monde. Nintendo en est un important actionnaire.+
- +
-Autres filiales de The Pokémon Company : Pokémon USA, Pokémon Inc., Pokémon UK, Pokémon Seattle, Pokémon The Park, Pokémon Center.+
- +
-Autres entreprises ayant l'exclusivité de Pokémon : Genius Sonority, Asmodée éditions, [[Bandai]], Tomy, Ambrella, TV-Tokyo, [[Shōgakukan]], Media Create, [[TF1]] (Même si il ne diffuse plus la série animée Pokémon), [[Buena Vista International]], Gulli.+
- +
-== Notes et références ==+
-<references/>+
- +
-== Voir aussi ==+
-=== Liens internes ===+
-{{Wiktionnaire|Pokémon|Pokémon}}+
-{{commons}}+
-* [[Nintendo]]+
-* [[Satoshi Tajiri]]+
-* [[Liste des Pokémon]]+
-* [[Pokéball]]+
-* [[Pokédex]]+
-* [[Pokémon NetBattle]]+
-* [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]+
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-=== Liens externes ===+
-:''Sites officiels et annuaires de liens''+
-*{{ja}} [http://www.pokemon.co.jp Pokémon Japan]+
-*{{en}} [http://www.pokemon.com Pokémon.com]+
-*{{fr}} [http://pokemon.nintendo.co.uk/frFR/ Pokémon Europe]+
-*{{en}} [http://www.pokemon-games.com Pokémon-Games.com]+
-*{{en}} [http://www.pokepark.tw/en/top.html Le park Pokémon] (à Taïwan)+
-*{{fr}} [http://www.asmodee.com/pokemon/ Asmodée] (distributeur officiel de Pokémon TCG en France)+
-*{{fr}} [http://www.pokepedia.fr/ Poképedia.fr, projet encyclopédique libre sur le thème de Pokémon]+
-*{{dmoz|Pokémon|http://www.dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/Jeux/Jeux_vid%c3%a9o/Jeux_de_r%c3%b4le/Pok%c3%a9mon_-_S%c3%a9rie/}}+
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-{{Multi bandeau|Portail Japon et culture japonaise|Portail jeu vidéo|Portail Animation et bande dessinée asiatiques}}+
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The official Pokémon logo.

Modèle:Nihongo is a media franchise owned by video game giant Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri around 1995. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, falling only behind Nintendo's Mario series.<ref name="UK paper names top game franchises "> Boyes , Emma



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. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. </ref> Pokémon properties have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media. The franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary on 27 February, 2006, and as of 1 December, 2006, cumulative sold units of the video games (including home console versions, such as the "Pikachu" Nintendo 64) have reached more than 155 million copies.<ref name="sales release 12 01 2006"> Behrens , Matt



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The name Pokémon is the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand, Modèle:Nihongo,<ref name="The Pokemon Series Pokedex @ Gaming Target"> Swider , Matt




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. Retrieved on 2007-02-28. </ref> as such contractions are very common in Japan. The term "Pokémon", in addition to referring to the Pokémon franchise itself, also collectively refers to the 493 fictional species that have made appearances in Pokémon media as of the recent release of the newest Pokémon role-playing games (RPGs) for the Nintendo DS, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Like the words deer and sheep, the singular and plural forms of the word "Pokémon" do not differ, nor does each individual species name; in short, it is grammatically correct to say both "one Pokémon" and "many Pokémon".

In November 2005, 4Kids Entertainment, which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon, announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement. Pokémon USA Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's Pokémon Co., now oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia.<ref>"Pokemon USA Moves Licensing In-House", Gamasutra.</ref>

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Collecting and playing

The concept of the Pokémon universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of Pokémon, stems from the hobby of insect collecting, a popular pastime which Pokémon executive director Satoshi Tajiri-Oniwa had enjoyed as a child.<ref> "The Ultimate Game Freak: Interview with Satoshi Tajiri", TimeAsia (Waybacked).</ref> Players of the games are designated as Pokémon Trainers, and the two general goals (in most Pokémon games) for such Trainers are: to complete the Pokédex by collecting all of the available Pokémon species found in the fictional region where that game takes place; and to train a team of powerful Pokémon from those they have caught to compete against teams owned by other Trainers, and eventually become the strongest Trainer, the Pokémon Master. These themes of collecting, training, and battling are present in almost every version of the Pokémon franchise, including the video games, the anime and manga series, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

In most incarnations of the fictional Pokémon universe, a Trainer that encounters a wild Pokémon is able to capture that Pokémon by throwing a specially designed, mass-producible tool called a Poké Ball at it. If the Pokémon is unable to escape the confines of the Poké Ball, that Pokémon is officially considered under the ownership of that Trainer, and it will obey whatever commands its new master and/or friend (depending on how that trainer treats Pokémon in general) issues to it from that point onward, unless the Trainer demonstrates enough of a lack of experience that the Pokémon would rather act on its own accord. Trainers can send out any of their Pokémon to wage non-lethal battles against Pokémon; if the opposing Pokémon is wild, the Trainer can capture that Pokémon with a Poké Ball, increasing his or her collection of creatures. (Pokémon already owned by other Trainers cannot be captured, except under special circumstances in certain games.) If a Pokémon fully defeats an opponent in battle so that the opponent is knocked out ("faints"), the winning Pokémon gains experience and may level up. When leveling up, the Pokémon's statistics ("stats") of battling aptitude increase, including Attack, Speed, and so on. From time to time the Pokémon may also learn new moves, which are techniques used in battle. In addition, many species of Pokémon possess the ability to undergo a form of metamorphosis and transform into a similar but stronger species of Pokémon, a process called evolution.

In the main series, each game's single-player mode requires the Trainer to raise a team of Pokémon to defeat many non-player character (NPC) Trainers and their Pokémon. Each game lays out a somewhat linear path through a specific region of the Pokémon world for the Trainer to journey through, completing events and battling opponents along the way. Each game features eight especially powerful Trainers, referred to as Gym Leaders, that the Trainer must each defeat in order to progress. As a reward, the Trainer receives a Gym Badge, and once all eight badges are collected, that Trainer is eligible to challenge the region's Pokémon League, where four immensely talented trainers (referred to collectively as the "Elite Four") challenge the Trainer to four Pokémon battles in succession. If the trainer can overcome this gauntlet, he or she must then challenge the Regional Champion, the master Trainer who had previously defeated the Elite Four. Any Trainer who wins this last battle becomes the new champion and gains the title of Pokémon Master.

Video games

Generations

The original Pokémon games were Japanese RPGs with an element of strategy, and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Game Boy. These role-playing games, and their sequels, remakes, and English language translations, are still considered the "main" Pokémon games, and the games which most fans of the series are referring to when they use the term "Pokémon games".

All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by The Pokémon Company are divided roughly by generation. These generations are roughly chronological divisions by release; every several years, when an official sequel in the main RPG series is released that features new Pokémon, characters, and gameplay concepts, that sequel is considered the start of a new generation of the franchise. The main games and their spin-offs, the anime, the manga, and the trading card game are all updated with the new Pokémon properties each time a new generation begins. The franchise is in its fourth generation.

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A level 5 Bulbasaur involved in a battle with a level 5 Charmander in Pokémon Red and Blue.<ref> MacDonald, Mark; Brokaw, Brian; Arnold; J. Douglas; Elies, Mark. Pokémon Trainer's Guide. Sandwich Islands Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9. (pg73)</ref>

The Pokémon franchise started off in its first generation with its initial release of Pocket Monsters Aka and Midori ("Red" and "Green", respectively) for the Game Boy in Japan. When these games proved extremely popular, an enhanced Ao ("Blue") version was released sometime after, and the Ao version was reprogrammed as Pokémon Red and Blue for international release. The games launched in the United States on September 30, 1998. The original Aka and Midori versions were never released outside of Japan.<ref>"Pokemon Green Info on GameFAQs" gamefaqs.com URL Accessed February 23, 2007</ref> Afterwards, a further enhanced remake titled Pokémon Yellow was released to partially take advantage of the color palette of the Game Boy Color, as well as to feature more elements from the popular Pokémon anime. This first generation of games introduced the original 151 species of Pokémon (in National Pokédex order, encompassing all Pokémon from Bulbasaur to Mew), as well as the basic game concepts of capturing, training, battling, and trading Pokémon with both computer and human players. These versions of the games take place within the fictional Kanto region, though the name "Kanto" was not used until the second generation.

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Screenshot of Pokémon Crystal, portraying a player's Level 18 Croconaw battling a Level 13 Snubbull.

The second generation of Pokémon began in 2000 with the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver for Game Boy Color. Like the previous generation, an enhanced remake titled Pokémon Crystal was later released. It introduced 100 new species of Pokémon (starting with Chikorita and ending with Celebi), for a total of 251 Pokémon to collect, train, and battle. The Pokémon mini was a handheld game console released in December 2001 in Japan and then later in 2002 in Europe and North America.

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A Pokémon Emerald screenshot featuring an enemy Pupitar and Solrock fighting in a double battle against a player's Aggron and Smeargle.

Pokémon entered its third generation with the 2003 release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire for Game Boy Advance and continued with the Game Boy Advance remakes of Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and an enhanced remake of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire titled Pokémon Emerald. The third generation introduced 135 new Pokémon (starting with Treecko and ending with Deoxys) for a total of 386 species. However, this generation also garnered some criticism for leaving out several gameplay features, including the day-and-night system introduced in the previous generation, and it was also the first installment that encouraged the player to collect merely a selected assortment of the total number of Pokémon rather than every existing species (202 out of 386 species are catchable in the Ruby and Sapphire versions).

In 2006, Japan began the fourth generation of the franchise with the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for Nintendo DS. The fourth generation introduces another 107 new species of Pokémon (starting with Turtwig and ending with Arceus), bringing the total of Pokémon species to 493. The Nintendo DS "touch screen" allows new features to the game such as cooking poffins with the stylus and using the "Pokétch". New gameplay concepts include a restructured move-classification system, online multiplayer trading and battling via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the return (and expansion) of the second generation's day-and-night system, the expansion of the third generation's Pokémon Contests into "Super Contests", and the new region of Sinnoh, which has an underground component for multiplayer gameplay in addition to the main overworld. Spin-off titles in the fourth generation include the Pokémon Stadium follow-up Pokémon Battle Revolution for Wii (which has Wi-Fi connectivity as well<ref>"Cubed3 Pokémon Battle Revolution Confirmed for Wii" and soon Pokemon Mistery Dungeon 2: Darkness Exploration Team, and Time Exploration Team Cubed3.com. URL Accessed June 7, 2006.</ref>)

Game mechanics

Starter Pokémon

One of the consistent aspects of the Pokémon games – spanning from Pokémon Red and Blue on the Nintendo Game Boy to the Nintendo DS game, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl – is the choice of one of three different Pokémon at the start of the player's adventures; these three are often labeled "starter Pokémon". Players can choose a Grass-type, a Fire-type, or a Water-type. <ref name=spy> Pokémon Ruby review (page 1) Gamespy.com. URL Accessed May 30, 2006.</ref> For example, in Pokémon Red and Blue, the player has the choice of starting with Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. The exception to this rule is Pokémon Yellow (a remake of the original games that follows the story of the Pokémon anime), where players are given a Pikachu, an Electric-type mouse Pokémon, famous for being the mascot of the Pokémon media franchise; in this game, however, the three starter Pokémon from Red and Blue can be obtained during the quest by a single player, something that is not possible in any other installment of the franchise.<ref>Pokémon Yellow Critical Review Ign.com. URL accessed on March 27, 2006.</ref>

Another consistent aspect is that the player's rival will always choose as his or her starter Pokémon the one that has a type advantage over the player's Pokémon. For instance, if the player picks a Grass-type Pokémon, the rival will always pick the fire-type starter. Of course, the exception to this is again Pokémon Yellow, in which the rival picks an Eevee, but whether this Eevee evolves into Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon is decided by when the player wins and loses to the rival through the journey.

Pokédex

Main article: Pokédex

The Pokédex is a fictional electronic device featured in the Pokémon video game and anime series. In the games, whenever a Pokémon is first captured, its data will be added to a player's Pokédex, but in the anime or manga, the Pokédex is a comprehensive electronic reference encyclopedia, usually referred to in order to deliver exposition. "Pokédex" is also used to refer to a list of Pokémon, usually a list of Pokémon by number.

In the video games, a Pokémon Trainer is issued a blank device at the start of their journey. A trainer must then attempt to fill the Pokédex by encountering and at least briefly obtaining each of the different species of Pokémon. A player will receive the name and image of a Pokémon after encountering one that was not previously in the Pokédex, typically after battling said Pokémon either in the wild or in a trainer battle (with the exceptions of link battles and tournament battles, such as in the Battle Frontier). In Pokémon Red and Blue, some Pokémon's data is added to the Pokédex simply by viewing the Pokémon, such as in the zoo outside of the Safari Zone. Also, certain NPC characters may add to the Pokédex by explaining what a Pokémon looks like during conversation. More detailed information is available after the player obtains a member of the species, either through capturing the Pokémon in the wild, evolving a previously captured Pokémon, hatching a Pokémon egg (from the second generation onwards), or through a trade with another trainer (either an NPC or another player). This information includes height, weight, species type, and a short description of the Pokémon. Later versions of the Pokédex have more detailed information, like the size of a certain Pokémon compared to the player character, or Pokémon being sorted by their habitat (so far, the latter feature is only in the FireRed and LeafGreen versions). The GameCube games, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, have a Pokémon Digital Assistant (PModèle:UnicodeDA) which is similar to the Pokédex, but also tells what types are effective against a Pokémon and gives a description of its abilities.

In other media

Anime series

Main article: Pokémon (anime)

The Pokémon anime series and films are a meta-series of adventures separate from the canon that most of the Pokémon video games follow (with the exception of Pokémon Yellow, a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, Ash Ketchum<ref name=ash> Pokémon anime overview Psypokes.com. URL Accessed May 25, 2006.</ref> (known as Satoshi in Japan) a Pokémon Master in training, as he and a small group of friends<ref name=ash/> travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners.

The original series, titled Pocket Monsters, or simply Pokémon in western countries (often referred to as Pokémon: Gotta Catch 'Em All to distinguish it from the later series), begins with Ash's first day as a Pokémon trainer. His first (and signature) Pokémon is a Pikachu, differing from the games, where only Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle could be chosen.<ref> Pokémon 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 - Pikachu, Viz Video., June 6, 2006. Modèle:ASIN.</ref> The series follows the storyline of the original games, Pokémon Red and Blue, in the region of Kanto. Accompanying Ash on his journeys are Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader, and Misty, the youngest of the Gym Leader sisters from Cerulean City.

Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands follows Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands, a place unique to the anime, and replaces Brock with Tracey Sketchit, an artist and "Pokémon watcher". The next series, based on the second generation of games, include Pokémon: Johto Journeys, Pokémon: Johto League Champions, and Pokémon: Master Quest, following the original trio of Ash, Brock, and Misty in the western Johto region.

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Ash Ketchum and Pikachu together in the pilot episode, Pokémon, I Choose You!

The saga continues in Pokémon: Advanced Generation, based on the third generation games. Ash and company travel to Hoenn, a southern region in the Pokémon World. Ash takes on the role of a teacher and mentor for a novice Pokémon trainer named May. Her brother Max accompanies them, and though he isn't a trainer, he knows large amounts of handy information. Brock (from the original series) soon catches up with Ash, but Misty has returned to Cerulean City to tend to her duties as a gym leader. (Misty, along with other recurring characters, appears in the spin-off series Pokémon Chronicles.) The Advanced Generation concludes with the Battle Frontier saga, based off the Emerald version and including aspects of FireRed and LeafGreen.

The most recent series is the Diamond and Pearl series, with Max leaving to pick his starter Pokémon, and May going to the Grand Festival in Johto. Ash, Brock and a new companion named Dawn travel through the region of Sinnoh. The series was released in the US in a special hour block on April 20, 2007.

In addition to the TV series, ten Pokémon films have been made, with an eleventh to be released in Japan sometime in July 2008.

Movies

CDs

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One of the Pokémon CDs

Pokémon CDs have been released in conjunction with the Pokémon anime. The tracks feature songs that have been shown in the English dubbed version of the anime. However, some CDs have been released to promote and profit the anime.

There have been many released CDs featuring tracks from artists that have been shown in the anime.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

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Palkia, the Spacial Pokémon Trading Card Game card from Pokémon TCG Diamond and Pearl.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game similar in goal to a Pokémon battle in the video game series. Players use Pokémon cards, with individual strengths and weaknesses, in an attempt to defeat their opponent by "knocking out" his or her Pokémon cards.<ref> Pokémon Trading Card Game "How to play" guide Pokemon-tcg.com. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.</ref>

The game was first published in North America by Wizards of the Coast in 1999.<ref name=wiz> Pokemon Trading Card Game News; "Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire TCG Releases" Wizards.com. URL Accessed July 3, 2006.</ref> However, with the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Boy Advance video games, Nintendo USA took back the card game from Wizards of the Coast and started publishing the cards themselves.<ref name=wiz/>The Expedition expansion introduced the Pokémon-e Trading Card Game, the cards in which (for the most part) were compatible with the Nintendo e-Reader. Nintendo discontinued its production of e-Reader compatible cards with the release of EX FireRed & LeafGreen.

In 1998, Nintendo released a Game Boy Color version of the trading card game in Japan. It was also released in the US and Europe in 2000. This game included digital versions cards from the original set of cards and the first two expansions (Jungle and Fossil), but also included several cards exclusive to the game. A sequel circled around the internet, going as far as info and screen shots, but it was confirmed to be fake.

Manga

Main article: Pokémon (manga)

There are various Pokémon manga series, four of which were released in English by Viz Communications, and seven of them released in English by Chuang Yi. The manga is very much different than the video games and cartoons in that the trainers though frowned upon were able to kill the opponent's Pokémon.

Manga released in English
Manga not released in English
  • Pokémon Card ni Natta Wake (How I Became a Pokémon Card) by Kagemaru Himeno, an artist for the TCG. There are six volumes and each includes a special promotional card. The stories tell the tales of the art behind some of Himeno’s cards.
  • Pokémon Get aa ze! by Asada Miho
  • Pocket Monsters Chamo-Chamo ★ Pretty ♪ by Yumi Tsukirino, who also made Magical Pokémon Journey.
  • Pokémon Card Master
  • Pocket Monsters Emerald Chōsen!! Battle Frontier by Ihara Shigekatsu
  • Pocket Monsters Zensho by Satomi Nakamura

Criticism and controversy

Morality

Pokémon has been criticized by members of the religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; Christian concerns over Pokémon have primarily concerned perceived occultic and violent themes as well as the concept of Pokémon "evolution", which is said to violate creation according to Genesis.<ref>Carder, Thomas A. Pokemon: The Movie (1999). ChildCare Action Project: 1999</ref> The Vatican, however, has countered that the Pokémon trading card game and video games are "full of inventive imagination" and have no "harmful moral side effects". <ref>Silverman, Stephen M. Pokemon Gets Religion. People</ref> In the United Kingdom, the "Christian Power Cards" game was introduced in 1999 in response to these claims of Pokémon to be Satanic, the game being similar to the Pokémon TCG but using Biblical figures.<ref>Pokmon trumped by pocket saints. BBC: June 27, 2000.</ref>

In 1999, the Jewish civil rights group Anti-Defamation League also pressured Nintendo to edit the image of the Pokémon trading cards for Golbat and Ditto because the cards depicted a left-facing manji, which the League interpreted as anti-Semitism, although these cards had been intended for sale only in Japan with Nintendo planning to release edited versions in North America the following year.<ref>Fitzgerald, Jim. `Swastika' Pokemon card dropped. Chicago Sun-Times: December 3, 1999.</ref>

In 2001, Saudi Arabia banned Pokémon games and cards, alleging that the franchise promoted Zionism in violation of Muslim doctrine.<ref>Saudi bans Pokemon. March 26, 2001, CNN.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2007.</ref> Pokémon has also been accused of promoting cockfighting<ref>Gurney, Sally. Pokemon - It Genuinely worries me. Epinions: June 29, 2000.</ref><ref>Hunter, Matthew Scott. Be Free, Little Pokemon! Las Vegas Weekly: May 3, 2007.</ref> and materialism.<ref>Ramlow, Todd R. Pokemon, or rather, Pocket Money. Popmatters: 2000</ref> In 1999, two nine-year old boys sued Nintendo because they claimed that the Pokémon Trading Card Game caused them problem gambling.<ref>Crowley, Kieran. Lawsuit Slams Pokemon As Bad Bet for Addicted Kids. New York Post: October 1999</ref>

Quality

The Pokémon movies have received poor reception among critics<ref> Pokemon The First Movie (1999) - Critics Reviews - Yahoo! Movies


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.</ref>, who have claimed that the films are cheap, low quality children's entertainment and an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the franchise.<ref>Blackwelder, Rob. Kids Movies Don't Have to Be This Dumb. SPLICEDwire: 1999.</ref><ref>Van Gelder, Lawrence. A reminder of last year's playground fad. The New York Times: October 11, 2002.</ref>, as well as a disgrace to anime in general.<ref>Blackwelder, Rob. Parental Torture, Part 2. SPLICEDwire: 2000</ref><ref>Pokemon the First Movie DVD review. Anime News Network</ref>

Health

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One frame of the scene that caused the seizures.

On December 16, 1997, more than 635 Japanese children were admitted to hospitals with convulsive epileptic seizures. It was determined that the seizures were caused by watching an episode of Pokémon, "Dennō Senshi Porygon", (most commonly translated "Electric Soldier Porygon", season 1, episode 38); as a result, this episode has not been aired since. In this particular episode, there were bright explosions with rapidly-alternating blue and red color patterns.<ref>Pokemon packs a punch URL accessed January 7, 2007.</ref> It was determined in subsequent research that these strobing light effects cause some individuals to have epileptic seizures, even if the person had no previous history of epilepsy.

This incident is the most common focus of Pokémon-related parodies in other media, and was lampooned by The Simpsons episode "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo"<ref> "Color Changes in TV Cartoons Cause Seizures", ScienceDaily (Waybacked, Style Sheet(s) missing).</ref> and the South Park episode "Chinpokomon", among others.

Cultural influence

Pokémon, being a popular franchise, has undoubtedly left its mark on pop-culture. The Pokémon characters themselves have become pop-culture icons; examples include not one, but two different Pikachu balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Pokémon-styled Boeing 747-400, thousands of merchandise items, and a theme park in Nagoya, Japan in 2005 and Taipei in 2006. Pokémon also appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1999. The Comedy Central show Drawn Together has a character named Ling-Ling which is a direct parody of Pikachu. Several other shows such as ReBoot, The Simpsons, South Park, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and All Grown Up! have made references and spoofs of Pokémon, among other series. Pokémon was also featured on Vh1's I Love the '90s.

A live action show called Pokémon Live! toured the United States in late 2000. It was based on the popular Pokémon anime, but had some continuity errors relating to it. These problems may have occurred because Europe did not fully partake in the spreading culture of the Pokémon's influences, thus rendering Pokémon Live not as much of a "hit" as planned.

See also

Pokémon general
Pokémon (creatures)
Games
Television
Related topics

References

Books
  • Tobin, Joseph, ed. Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon. Duke University Press., February, 2004. ISBN 0-8223-3287-6.
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