Pokémon is a series of video games developed by Game Freak and published
by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company under the Pokémon media franchise.
It was created by Satoshi Tajiri with assistance from Ken Sugimori, the
first games, Pocket Monsters Red and Green, were released in 1996 in
Japan for the Game Boy, later released outside of Japan as Pokémon Red
Version and Blue Version.
Learn more about the Pokémon video game series