Pokémon (an abbreviation for Pocket Monsters in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, a company founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and CreaturesThe franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is centered on fictional creatures called "Pokémon"In Pokémon, humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train Pokémon to
