Pokemon Trivia Questions
What is Pokémon?
A: Pokémon is a media franchise managed by The
Pokémon Company, a Japanese consortium between
Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures.
The franchise copyright is shared by whom?
A: All three companies.
Who is the sole owner of the trademark?
A: Nintendo.
Who created the franchise?
A: It was created by Satoshi Tajiri.
When was it created?
A: In 1995.
It is centered on fictional creatures called
what?
A: "Pokémon".
The franchise began as a pair of video games for
the original what?
A: Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak
and published by Nintendo.
Pokémon is the second best-selling video game
franchise, behind only what?
A: Nintendo's Mario franchise.
As of May 2016, the Pokémon franchise has
grossed revenues of how much money worldwide?
A: US$46.2 billion.
When did the franchise celebrate its tenth
anniversary?
A: In 2006.
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the release
of the original games, and the company will be
celebrating by airing an ad during what?
A: Super Bowl 50.
The mobile augmented reality game Pokémon Go was
released when?
A: In July 2016.
When were the first seventh-generation games
Pokémon Sun and Moon released worldwide?
A: On November 18, 2016.
A live-action film adaptation based on is
planned to start production in 2017?
A: Great Detective Pikachu.
What is the English slogan for the franchise?
A: "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
In most incarnations of the fictional Pokémon
universe, a Trainer who encounters a wild
Pokémon is able to do what? A: Capture the
Pokémon.
How does a Trainer capture a Pokémon?
A: By throwing a specially designed, tool called
a Poké Ball at it.
If the Pokémon is unable to escape the confines
of the Poké Ball, it is officially considered
what?
A: To be under the ownership of that Trainer.
Trainers can send out any of their Pokémon to do
what?
A: Wage non-lethal battles against other
Pokémon.
In the main series, each game's single-player
mode requires the Trainer to do what?
A: Raise a team of Pokémon to defeat many
non-player character (NPC) Trainers and their
Pokémon.
Throughout the game, players will have to do
what in order to progress?
A: Battle other trainers.