Pokémon

American  

[poh-kee-mahn, ‐key‐] / ˈpoʊ kiˌmɑn, ‐keɪ‐ /

Trademark.

1. a media franchise including video games, animated television series, movies, card games, etc. that depict a fictional class of pet monsters and their trainers.

2. a pet monster in this fictional world.

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Etymology

Origin of Pokémon

1995–2000; shortening of Japanese Poketto Monsutā , itself a loan translation of English pocket monsters

Example Sentences

Are Pokémon cards a good investment?

From MarketWatch

Is that Marvel or Pokémon license worth it?

From The Wall Street Journal

Students in grades 10 through 12 must install a custom-programmed app called “Opal” that blocks a list of social media and gaming apps that Harvard-Westlake educators have identified for now as scofflaws during school hours: TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Discord, Threads, Pokémon Go, Roblox, Clash Royale and Reddit.

From Los Angeles Times

Ones to watch include Pokopia - a cosy take on Pokémon - and online multiplayer The Duskbloods from Elden Ring maker FromSoftware.

From BBC

Should you ditch stocks and bonds and just put your money in Pokémon cards?

From MarketWatch