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Pokemon
was created in 1996 by Nintendo for their best selling portable
video game system, "Game Boy". They are a class of
unique little Pocket Monsters that battle each other when instructed
to do so by their trainer. The original Japanese term for Pokemon
was "Poketto Monstaa" meaning the Pocket Monster.
Soon the Japanese shortened the name to "Pokemon".
A Japanese game designer Satoshi Tajiri took six years to invent
Pokemon. It is based on his childhood memories of collecting
bugs in jars and wishing he could make them fight like the
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What
is Pokemon Game?
Pokemon is a creature with unique powers. In the Pokemon world, human
beings act as Pokemon trainers and capture as many of the Pokemon
creatures as they can with the help of the Pokemon that they have.
The captured Pokemon then join the trainer's team and help them capture
other Pokemon, enabling the trainers to become "Pokemon Masters".
Pokemon battles have a rigid code of rules that do not allow dirty
tricks or easy ways out. Also, Pokemon battles never end with a creature's
death. The successful end to a Pokemon match occurs when one of the
battling monsters faints and is rushed to a Pokemon Center for recovery,
or when it is captured by a trainer and put in a ball called the
Poke Ball. Once caught, Pokémon can then be added to your
party and trained. You can carry up to six Pokémon with you
at a time. In battle, only one may be deployed at a time but can
be quickly swapped for another. Every Pokémon is classified
as one of 15 different types of Pokémon: Fire Pokémon
are weak against water attacks, flying Pokémon are strong
against bug Pokémon, etc. This adds an element of strategy
to "party" formation. As the Pokémons gain experience
levels, they gain new abilities and grow stronger. Many of them evolve
into completely different Pokémon once they reach a certain
level or you use a special item on them.
Several gameboy machines can be connected together for players to
compete against each other and also to trade the monsters they have
captured. The player's aim is to win battles and gain the status
of the "World's Greatest Pokemon Master". |
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The Story
The hero of the Pokémon story is a child, a boy called Ash
Ketchum. His love for the incredible creatures makes him dream of
becoming a Pokémon master some day. To set the ball rolling,
Professor Oak gives him a loveable Pokémon called Pikachu.
Misty and Brock, also trainers, join him in his quest. Pikachu is
an electric Pokémon whose powers attract the attention of
the devious Team Rocket; they are out to steal him. Ash's adventures
take his team to new worlds, where strange discoveries about all
kinds of Pokémon are made. Warding off the villainous advances
of Team Rocket, Ash wants to 'Catch' Em All' and realise his dream. |
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Ash is
just 10, but very, very ambitious. Luckily, he combines this
trait with deep love for his Pokémon. Ash's Japanese
name is Satoshi!
Pikachu is
one of the most charming Pokemon from the Electric Species
of the Raichu Evolution. Found in the Iridian Forest he
is Ash's eternal friend. He can unleash electric potential
by squeezing his cheeks. Ash once saved Pikachu's life
and this created a strong bond of love between them.
Misty got
her bike damaged in one of Ash's attempts to save Pikachu.
She is nice to everyone, except him. She shares his love
for Pokémon, and loves travelling with him and Brock.
She loves water Pokémon.
Brock is
quite a ladies' man! As for Pokémon, he likes rock
and fire types. He decides to help Professor Ivy with her
Pokémon research, only to be substituted by Tracey.
Tracey reads about and sketches Pokémon. She loves
them and wishes to learn about them.
Where there is a hero, there have to be villains!
Gary, make no mistake,
is a good trainer and worthy opponent to Ash. But he loves winning
more than he does his Pokémon. He is rather full-of-himself.
Jessie and James are
spoilt and impulsive. As can be expected, they always are
the losers in the end. This does not seem to thwart them
from trying to steal Pokémon, especially Pikachu.
They are enthusiastic poets as well, every episode features
them mouthing Prepare for trouble in unison.
Team Rocket are
not complete losers….. they have a Pokémon
called Meowtwo who
is not just brainy, but can speak intelligible language
as well - something the other Pokémon cannot boast
of. Like Pikachu, Meowtwo does not stay in a PokéBall.
Being truly catty, he thinks up devious plans and gets
the others in his Team to follow them. |
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