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Pokémon is one of the media franchise owned by video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995. In the beginning, Pokémon games are synonymous with Game Boy console. Pokémon is the second most successful video game in the world after the Mario series is also created by Nintendo. Meanwhile, when compared with the others, Pokémon is the third series world best-selling franchises after James Bond (Ian Fleming’s work) and Transformers (Hasbro’s work), which is still ongoing and updated as the journey time.

Original version of the Pokémon games were Japanese RPGs with an element of strategy and adventure, and created and written by Satoshi Tajiri for the Game Boy, with the help of the character illustrations by Ken Sugimori. We have had a lot of video games along with its sequels and remakes (including those released in English versions) on the market. Unlike another RPG video game franchises which change a lot of detail of the game, Pokémon is still continued to defend the original concept.

Up to now, Pokémon games can be categorized into four, distinguished based on the game console used, which are: G1 Pokémon (Game Boy era), Pokémon G2 (era Game Boy Color), Pokémon G3 (era Game Boy Advance), and Pokémon G4 (the era of the Nintendo DS). The fourth generation of Pokémon games began in 2006 with the release of “Pokémon Diamond and Pearl” for Nintendo DS. G4 story takes place in the Sinnoh region.

New features introduced in Pokémon games Nintendo DS version, with the touch screen, and with improvements in combat systems and tactics. In addition, there is the return of day-night system like in G2, and still retained Pokémon Contests that this time changed its name to Super Contest. Remake version of Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Platinum was released in March 2009 for Europe and North America. In March 2010, is planned to be released a new video game series Pokémon, which is a remake version of Pokémon Gold and Silver series, entitled: Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.