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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The new Pokémon sets will detect each other, so kids can “battle,” complete with light-up effects and creature-appropriate roars and fight sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In 2025, Pokémon Go's Wild Area - one of its events - came to South Yorkshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
It sparked a craze where people flocked to places like parks, waterfronts and shopping malls in the hope of catching Pokémon.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In other words, Pokémon is an exercise in delayed gratification and acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
“But what if we can’t do it tomorrow? What if we never get to play Pokémon in the woods again?”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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