Pokemon Trading Card Game Guide Ign' title='Pokemon Trading Card Game Guide Ign' />Pokmon video game series Wikipedia. Pokmon is a series of video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo as part of the Pokmon media franchise. First released in 1. Japan for the Game Boy, the main series of role playing video games RPGs has continued on each generation of Nintendos handhelds. The games are commonly released in pairseach with slight variationswith an enhanced remake of the games usually released a few years after the original versions. It turns out theres a code to unlock Shin Akuma in Ultra Street Fighter II. Revealed by Capcom at this years SDCC, you can play as the characters demon form. Покемон яп. покэтто монсута, англ. Pokmon, от англ. Pocket Monster карманный. Omastar.AR.23.png' alt='Pokemon Trading Card Game Guide Ign' title='Pokemon Trading Card Game Guide Ign' />While the main series consists of role playing games, spinoffs encompass other genres, such as action role playing, puzzle, and digital pet games. As November 2. 4, 2. Pokmon games have been sold worldwide, across 7. This makes Pokmon the second best selling video game franchise, behind Nintendos own Mario franchise. The franchises mascot is Pikachu. Generations. All of the licensed Pokmon properties overseen by The Pokmon Company are divided roughly by generation. These generations are roughly chronological divisions by release when an official sequel in the main role playing game series is released that features new Pokmon, characters, and possibly new gameplay concepts, that sequel is considered the start of a new generation of the franchise. The main games and their spin offs, the anime, manga and trading card game are all updated with the new Pokmon properties each time a new generation begins. The franchise began its seventh generation with Pokmon Sun and Moon, which were released worldwide on November 1. First generation 1. The original Pokmon games are Japanese role playing video games RPGs with an element of strategy, and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Game Boy. These role playing games, and their sequels, remakes, and English language translations, are still considered the main Pokmon games, and the games with which most fans of the series are familiar. The Pokmon series began with the release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the Game Boy in Japan. When these games proved extremely popular, an enhanced Blue version was released sometime after, and the Blue version was reprogrammed as Pokmon Red and Blue for international release. The original Green version was never released outside Japan. Afterwards, a second enhanced remake, Pokmon Yellow, was released to use the color palette of the Game Boy Color and more of a stylistic resemblance to the popular Pokmon anime. This first generation of games introduced the original 1. Pokmon in National Pokdex order, encompassing all Pokmon from Bulbasaur to Mew, as well as the basic game concepts of capturing, training, battling and trading Pokmon with both computer and human players. These versions of the games take place within the fictional Kanto region, though the name Kanto was not used until the second generation. Spin off first generation titles include Pokmon Pinball an adaptation of the Pokmon Trading Card Game for Game Boy Color an on rails photography simulator for Nintendo 6. Pokmon Snap a Nintendo 6. Pokmon themed adaptation of Tetris Attack, Pokmon Puzzle League. A 3. D Nintendo 6. RPGs battle system, Pokmon Stadium and a co starring role for several species in the Nintendo 6. Super Smash Bros. At the Nintendo Space World in 2. Progressive Er Safari Extension. Meowth and Team Rocket singing a song. This was one of the earliest introductions of the Pokmon Togepi and Bellossom. This game was called Meowths Party, but was never turned into a playable game. Instead, the songvideo was played at the end of one Pokmon episode, and a CD was made for retail in Japan for a limited time. Second generation 1. The second generation of Pokmon video games began in 1. Erbsen Auf Halb 6'>Erbsen Auf Halb 6. Japanese release of Pokmon Gold and Silver for the Game Boy Color, with Australia and North America getting the game in October 2. European release date of April 2. Like the previous generation, an enhanced version titled Pokmon Crystal was later released. This generation introduced 1. Pokmon starting with Chikorita and ending with Celebi, for a total of 2. Pokmon to collect, train, and battle. New gameplay features include a day and night system reflecting the time of the day in the real world which influences events in the game full use of the Game Boy Colors color palette an improved interface and upgraded inventory system better balance in the collection of Pokmon and their moves, statistics and equippable items a new addition the addition of two new Pokmon types Dark and Steel to better balance the strengths and weaknesses of each Pokmon Pokmon breeding and a new region named Johto. After exploring Johto, the player can travel east to explore the adjacent Kanto region. Spin off games in the second generation include Pokmon Puzzle Challenge, the adaptation of Pokmon Puzzle Leaguea puzzle game created by Zoppf industriesmade specifically for the Game Boy Color the Nintendo 6. Hey You, Pikachu the Pokmon Stadium sequel, Pokmon Stadium 2, for Nintendo 6. Pokmon mini games for the e Reader and a co starring role for several Pokmon species in the Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Game. Cube. 4 The Pokmon mini was a handheld game console released in December 2. Japan and 2. 00. 2 in Europe and North America. This generation started and unofficial tradition among even numbered generations, giving the Pokmon, Eevee new type evolutions beyond the original three of the first generation. Third generation 2. Pokmon entered its third generation with the 2. Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire for Game Boy Advance and continued with the Game Boy Advance remakes of Pokmon Red and Green, Pokmon Fire. Red and Leaf. Green Red and Green representing the original Japanese first generation games territories outside Japan instead saw releases of Red and Blue. An enhanced remake of Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire titled Pokmon Emerald followed after. The third generation introduced 1. Pokmon starting with Treecko and ending with Deoxys for a total of 3. It also features a more visually detailed environment compared to previous games, natures which affect Pokmon stats, a new 2 on 2 Pokmon battling mechanic, a special ability system applying to each Pokmon in battle, the Pokmon Contest sub game, the new region of Hoenn, the ability to select the protagonists gender and Secret Bases customizable rooms where the player can display items they have collected in game and battle against real friends. Secret Bases can be found in bushes, trees or small cave openings in landscapes by using the Pokmon move, Secret Power, which can be taught to virtually all pokmon. However, this generation also garnered some criticism for leaving out several gameplay features, including the day and night system introduced in the previous generation which was removed due to internal battery save problems, and it was also the first installment that encouraged the player to collect merely a selected assortment of the total number of Pokmon rather than every existing species 2. Ruby and Sapphire versions. Third generation spin off titles include Pokmon Pinball Ruby Sapphire for Game Boy Advance Pokmon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS Pokmon Dash, Pokmon Trozei Pokmon Ranger for Nintendo DS Pokmon Channel and Pokmon Box Ruby Sapphire for Game. Cube and two RPGs for the Game. Cube, consisting of the games Pokmon Colosseum and Pokmon XD Gale of Darkness. Fourth generation 2.