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, released in 1996 in Japan for the Game
Boy, later released outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.
The main series of role-playing video games (RPGs), referred as the
"core series" by their developers, have continued on each generation of
Nintendo's handhelds.