Pokemon first started out as games for Game Boy, the hand held Nintendo game system. There were two games, called Pocket Red and Pocket Green. The whole thing was called Poketto Monsutaa (or Pocket Monsters, Pokemon for short). It became a big hit, and almost everyone in Japan knew about this game. Soon, the game came to North America, and on to other countries. Then came the anime, and the TCG.
In the anime, Ash Ketchum is a ten-year-old-boy who has just come into his right as a Pokemon trainer. Kindly Professor Oak gives Ash his first Pokemon: a yellow fuzzball named Pikachu. Ash sets out with Pikachu in tow to find adventures and even more Pokemon in his quest to become the Pokemon Master. |
