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The eighth generation (Generation VIII) of the Pokémon franchise features 96 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series, including 89 in the 2019 Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Shield as of version 1.3.0 and 7 further species introduced in the 2022 Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Voltorb (/ ˈ v ɔː l t ɔːr b / ⓘ), known in Japan as Biriridama (Japanese: ビリリダマ), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise.First introduced in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue, they were created by Ken Sugimori, appearing in the earliest design document for the game.
Poke Balls are used to capture Pokémon. Players can catch Pokémon in the wild, engaging with them in a Pokémon battle. In most Pokémon games, players aim to weaken wild Pokémon in battle to then throw a Poké Ball, which are used to capture the Pokémon and add it to the player's team or get sent to storage. [19]
List of Pokémon generations Generation Years Region Titles Platforms Number of Pokémon New in games New in generation Total I: 1996–1999 Kanto Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS [a] 151 II: 1999–2002 Johto, Kanto Gold, Silver, and Crystal: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS [a] 100 251 III: 2002–2006 Hoenn Ruby, Sapphire ...
Pokémon [a] [b] is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media.The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers.
[77] Joe Merrick, the webmaster of fansite Serebii, considered the controversy to have caused the most unrest among Pokémon fans since the troubled launch of Pokémon Bank in 2013. [71] Masuda formally responded to the criticism on 28 June 2019, two weeks after it erupted, expressing appreciation for the love and passion shown by fans. [78]
Competitive play in Pokémon generally involves player versus player battles that take place using the Pokémon video games.Players construct a team of Pokémon as defined by a specific set of rules and battle as they would in the game until all Pokémon on a player's team have fainted or when a player resigns.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond [b] and Pokémon Shining Pearl [c] are 2021 remakes of the 2006 Nintendo DS role-playing video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.The games are part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon video game series and were developed by ILCA and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch.