The History of Pokemon Quiz

Mario is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, with Pokémon ranking second. Both franchises are owned or co-owned by Nintendo.

In Japan, the original pair of games were Red and Green. However, when the franchise was localized for North America in 1998, they were released as Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) was first released in Japan in October 1996, making it one of the earliest spin-offs of the franchise, preceding the anime, the Pokémon Center stores, and international toy promotions.

Game designer Shigeki Morimoto secretly programmed Mew into the remaining space of the game's ROM just before release, intending it to be an internal developer secret.

Pokémon Red and Green had a notoriously long six-year development cycle starting in 1990, finally releasing in Japan in February 1996.

Satoshi Tajiri is the creator of Pokémon, inspired by his childhood hobby of collecting insects and his desire to share that experience with children living in urban areas.

Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon, loved collecting insects as a child in rural Japan. This hobby of catching and cataloging bugs directly inspired the core gameplay of catching and trading creatures.

Pokemon is a portmanteau of the English words 'Pocket' and 'Monsters'. In Japan, the franchise was originally released under the name 'Pocket Monsters'.