Since Pokemon began way back in 1996 when the original Pokemon Red and (believe it or not) Pokemon Green games were released on Game Boy in Japan. The Pokemon franchise has come in leaps and bounds since pushing it to become the most successful media franchise in history.
Starting with just two Game Boy games the franchise now boasts a whole series of games for Nintendo consoles and mobile, the long running anime series, a number of mangas, short and feature length films, the ever popular trading card game, a theme park and even a musical.
Pokemon Anime Series & More
The Pokemon anime series first started back in 1997 and has churned out a tremendous amount of episodes since. Starting with the first series known as Pokemon The Indigo League through to Pokemon Journey's The Series the latest series. The whole way the anime has mimicked the direction of the handheld games by going from region to region alongside.
Over the years the anime has gathered a large fanbase, cemented some classic characters such as Brock & Misty as well as making Ash & Pikachu the face of the Pokemon franchise.
The anime series is accompanied by spin-off shows such as the series of side stories called Pokémon Chronicles. There are a number of other Pokémon related news shows; such as Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station, Pokémon Sunday, Pokémon Smash!, and Pokémon Get TV.
Pokemon Films
There are also a number of Pokemon specials as well as short and many feature length films. The feature films run alongside the games and anime and serve as a way of introducing the most powerful Pokemon types of all, Legendary and Mythical types.
There are now over 20 Pokemon feature length films, some released at the box office worldwide and others going straight to video release.