pokemon history?

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pokemon history

Answer 1

A Quick History

Contrary to popular belief, the Pokemon TV series isn't how the craze was started. It was actually started with the Game Boy game called "Pocket Monsters" in Japan in 1995. It was an instant hit and it eventually got it's own TV series of the same name in April of 1997.

The TV series itself was a huge hit in Japan, at least.....until the infamous December 16, 1997 incident which left about 700 some people sick and forcing the cancellation of the series until the following April (1998). It has continued onward with no further incident.

Also in 1998, 4Kids Entertainment, with Summit Media Group as it's distributor, picked up rights to dub and release the show to the rest of the world. It made its debut in September of 1998, and because it was in syndication at first, started out slowly for some of its timeslots were odd.
(eg: In my area it ran @ 6:30 AM on a UPN affiliate)

In November, Pokemon Red and Blue were simultaniously released for the Game Boy platform....and at the height of the Christmas shopping season. Sales of that (up in the millions) made it the highest selling game ever for the platform.

The show's fortunes changed for the better in 1999, when WB put in it's bid for the rights to run the series for the rest of its run (Summit lost syndication rights after ep 40). Soon it started running Saturday mornings all at the same time nationally. In turn, this blew ratings through the roof and made Pokemon the #1 most watched show by the 6-12 age demographic in the nation in spring of '99.

The Pokemon TCG came around this time, and was a complete sellout!

June saw the issue of the first soundtrack for Pokemon. It sold fairly well and peaked at #92 on the Billboard Top 100 the first few weeks of its release.

"Pokemon - The First Movie" hit theaters in November of last year. Despite bad reviews by critics, it was a big hit among die-hard Poke-fans. Raking in over $52 million in its first 5 days and causing the supplies of the promotional TCG cards to be depleted within HOURS of its mid-week showing. Also Burger King got into the craze, and its promotion was a huge success. Every restaurant was having major trouble keeping up with demand for Pokemon.

Pokemon during the Christmas shopping season of 1999 was also a big hit. This was a joy to retailers, but trouble for parents of kids who had various Pokemon items on their Christmas lists, as lots of Pokemon-related items were going as fast as stores bought in new shipments.

We enter the Year 2000, and the Pokemon craze starts to die down some. After the holidays were over, Pokemon wasn't all the rage it used to be, the sales of Pokemon merchandise started to slide. Also on the TV series, the Orange League eps weren't the most popular compared with the Pokemon League eps. One of the big reasons was because of the absence of Brock (for me, he's the one that made Pokemon funny), and the constant re-runs during weekdays. This caused some die-hard fans to turn to other shows (in this case...DIGIMON) during re-runs. Then it got hit with another major blow in May 'sweeps' when the Fox Kids-run "Digimon" stole Pokemon's crown as the most watched show on Saturday mornings. (Remember, a year earlier from this, Pokemon was at the top spot in network kids shows).

We skip ahead to July 2000, and "Pokemon: The Movie 2K - The Power of One" hits the big screen. This one faired better with critics, but it didn't have the kind of box-office amounts that the "First Movie" had.....taking in only $42 million-plus during its ENTIRE run at theatres. Even the accompanying soundtrack faired worse than the "First Movie" CD, not even getting into the top 100 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, also despite better reviews from critics.

It seemed at this point, people were ready to write Pokemon off......

.......However......

Pokemon GOLD / SILVER was released during the month of October. Also during this time, Pokemon: The Johto Journeys, an entire new series featuring over 100 new Pokemon, an entirely new world with new towns and such, and (of course), the return of Brock, began it's run following the Nelvana-dubbed "Card Captors" (another WB hit with the young ones, but totally bashed by die-hard anime fans who know it as "Card Captor Sakura") on Saturday mornings, and on the new WB Friday afternoon block called "Fraturday".

It seems now that Pokemon was certainly not ready to throw in the towel just yet. The Gold/Silver versions EASILY sold well over a million copies within its first month of release. November 'sweeps' saw Pokemon take back its spot as the #1 rated kid's series on network TV, thanks to a 'final boost' provided by 4 new episodes pitted against a Digimon "Digithon" that was all re-runs on Fox affiliates.

That should bring you up to speed on Pokemon's history.

Answer 2

Just google Pokemon History. Here's some of what I found.

Pokemon was created in 1996 by Nintendo for their best selling portable video game system, "Game Boy". Originally released in Japan, Pokemon are a class of unique little Pocket Monsters that battle each other when instructed to do so by their trainer. The original term for Pokemon was "Poketto Monstaa", the coined Japanese term for Pocket Monster. Soon the Japanese shortened the name to "Pokemon". A Japanese game designer by the name of Satoshi Tajiri invented Pokemon based on childhood memories of collecting bugs in jars and wishing he could make them fight like the monsters in his favorite science fiction movies. The game was so intricate that it took Tajiri six years to develop the Pokemon game. Once released, the rest is history. The overwhelming popularity of the game prompted the creation of a Japanese Pokemon television series and a Japanese Pokemon CollectibleTrading Card Game, both of which also became tremendous successes.

More can be found at the source site.

Answer 3

What is this? Everyone knows that Pokemon were genetic experiments created to fight World War IV, leaving a wake of devistation in it's tracks. That's why the current Pokemon world is a socialist state, with almost zero technology (accept things pokemon related). It was a reactionary measure to the chaos caused during the aftermath of the war.

Answer 4

I was there when it started. In 1998! It wasn't that long ago. The Blue, Red and, Yellow games started it all in the US. Then we got the show dubbed into English. It was great. Burger King had Pokemon figures in plastic white and red pokeballs. There was a lot of clothing and junk food with Pokemon on it. It was great if you were a Pokemon fan.

Answer 5

The show's fortunes changed for the better in 1999, when WB put in it's bid for the rights to run the series for the rest of its run (Summit lost syndication rights after ep 40). Soon it started running Saturday mornings all at the same time nationally. In turn, this blew ratings through the roof and made Pokemon the #1 most watched show by the 6-12 age demographic in the nation in spring of '99.

Answer 6

The Mystery Dungeon series stars a human-turned-Pokemon who has to save the world from evil and natural disasters. Each arc features its own region and storyline, but easily the best one is Super Mystery Dungeon.

Answer 7

Last version for Android Game
Pokemon GO
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Answer 8

There are 7 reigons of pokemon like Kanto or Univa theres lots of more to

Answer 9

there was once a single pikachu on earth. then he mated with a bunch of different animals thus making babies that are the pokemon we know and love today.for example pikachu + bunny = buneary
pikachu+ bird= ho oh

Answer 10

pokemon history wazzup wit da question

Answer 11

In a vortex of complete chaos and nothingness, a single Egg comes into being, which then hatches into Arceus, the first Pokémon in existence. Arceus then creates Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, giving them power over time, space, and antimatter respectively. Giratina, as punishment for its destructive nature, is sent by Arceus to live in the Distortion World. Dialga and Palkia then succeed in creating the universe and Pokémon world and retreat into their own dimensions afterwards, with a point of access being at the ancient Spear Pillar in Sinnoh.
Arceus creates Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, giving knowledge, emotion, and willpower to all living things that come into existence in the Pokémon world. The three dive into caves at the bottom of Lake Verity, Lake Valor, and Lake Acuity in Sinnoh, giving them the name "lake guardians".
Kyogre is formed by the pressure in the deep sea trenches, Groudon is formed deep inside the Earth, likely from hardened magma and earth, and Rayquaza is formed by the minerals of the ozone layer. Rayquaza proceeds to fly around in the ozone layer, occasionally coming to rest at Sky Pillar.
Kyogre and Groudon then proceed to fill the sea and create land, respectively. A chance meeting turns the two into rivals, and a conflict for dominance over the Pokémon world begins. This battle continues until Rayquaza quells it, causing Kyogre and Groudon to retreat to special caverns, where they rest until the events of Generation III many years later. The Red and Blue Orbs are created to prevent the reawakening of Kyogre and Groudon, and are left at Mt. Pyre for safekeeping. At this time, Mew may have been plentiful and lived in large numbers.

The Legendary Golems: Regice, Registeel and Regirock
Landmasses such as Mt. Coronet are created, and Regigigas moves the continents, forming the regions, and created the three golems- Regirock, Regice, and Registeel out of clay, ice, and magma, respectively.
The Sinnoh region is created around Mt. Coronet. During this violent procedure, Stark Mountain is created due to shifts in the crust of the world and Heatran is formed in a pool of lava. Arceus creates the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs before falling into a deep slumber.