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.
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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
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“You don’t even know how to wipe your own butt,” he sings, “you maybe only know the names of like 30 weird Pokemon guys.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
When Barry Lloyd started spending his spare cash on Pokemon cards 30 years ago, people told him he was mad, and that he was wasting his money.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
He created Valart in 2023 to allow people to document collections - after growing frustrated there were systems for valuing watches and jewellery but not Pokemon cards.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The new Pokemon game has an aggregated review score of 89 on Metacritic, which Goyal described as a high for the three-decade-old video game franchise.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Booths with giant banners showcasing various other famous comic characters dotted the space—Rishi saw everything from Pokemon to Harley Quinn to the Hulk.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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