The franchise centers on creatures called Pokémon, which can be captured and trained by humans, known as Pokémon Trainers.
The first video game released in 1996 in Japan, for the Game Boy. The entire media franchise is managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Game Freak, Nintendo and Creatures Inc.
Pokémon is a role-playing video game franchise developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo.
