Pokémon
American-
a media franchise including video games, animated television series, movies, card games, etc. that depict a fictional class of pet monsters and their trainers.
-
a pet monster in this fictional world.
Etymology
Origin of Pokémon
1995–2000; shortening of Japanese Poketto Monsutā , itself a loan translation of English pocket monsters
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Games that have just been released, like Pokémon Pokopia and Tomodachi Life have received positive online attention, and sales are strong.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Last year at its annual meeting, GameStop said it was expanding its own collectibles business, including sports and Pokémon trading cards.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Officers don’t believe Keys was hiding out in the store to be the first to nab a set of the Pokémon cards.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Ghibli and Pokémon iconography may be broadly recognizable, but Lego’s appeal, represented by its zillions of plastic blocks and many movies and TV series, transcends nations.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Daniel wanted to stay so much, wanted to catch Pokémon longer, and run in the woods and be with him, that he got angry when his mom said it was time to go.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
