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[edit] Video games
{{subst:PAGENAME}} play a key role in the original Pokémon video games, RPG strategy games created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Nintendo Game Boy. These were originally in Japanese, but later translated into other languages. Worldwide, these games and their sequels have sold over 143 million units, making them one of Nintendo's most popular game franchises, second only to Mario.[3] The games are divided into sets of three generations by release and each is often only subtly different. Following the same basic plot in different areas of the Pokémon world, each generation builds on the game play mechanics with new features. As the main character, the player’s task is to direct his or her Pokémon to battle the opponent’s Pokémon, creating a scenario which has been likened to cockfighting. However, Pokémon emphasizes that these fights are friendly competition, not brutality.[4]
[edit] Anime
The Pokémon anime series and films are a meta-series of adventures separate from the canon that most of the Pokémon video games follow (with the exception of Pokémon Yellow, a game based on the anime storyline). The anime follows the quest of the main character, Ash Ketchum—an in-training Pokémon Master—as he, and several other companions[5]) travel around the fictitious world of Pokémon along with their Pokémon partners.
