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First Generation (1996-1999)

The origin of Pokémon in two games is called Midori Pokett Monsuta, better known as Pokémon Green, Red and Pokemon, launched in 1996 in Japan Pokémon Green was never released outside Japan, being released only version Pokémon Red Blue, near the version. Pokemon Red and Blue also launched in Japan, several months after the launch of the first two. Due to the success of these games, which became some of the best selling games in Japan in 1996, was to produce a different version, which is a little more faithful to the road map of anime. Call Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu edition, listed as one of the main Pokemon Pikachu always followed the player left his Pokébola. Pokemon Red and Blue sold over ten million copies in the West and Pokemon Yellow sold over five million copies alone.

Pokémon was launched, not only for the Game Boy, but also for the Nintendo 64, with three games specifically for the console: one called Pokemon Stadium, which bore little monster transferred from the Game Boy or contained in the Stadium in battles 3D, and bring a series of minigames. Another was a spin-off called Hey You, Pikachu!, Who innovates in order to implement the system of video games into the microphone. The third game was Pokémon SNAP, where the player controls a paparazzi photograph of Pokémon and had them in every possible way. There was also a spin-off of the series for the Game Boy, called Pokemon Pinball, that using a Pokemon Pinball, and was also one of the few games console to use the "Rumble" was the console that vibrate to make certain movements.

Second Generation (1999-2002)

As we have won over fans throughout the world, the creators decided to make a continuation of the first games. This resulted in two new versions, which involved an adventure than the previous ones, situated in a region close to the stage of the first games, 100 new Pokémon, with a total of 251 new features, among others. Known as Pokemon Gold and Silver, who served as the basis for the mechanism of the following, indicating the distinction between male and female Pokémon, allowing the crossing of Pokémon, a concept widely used for exchange between players, using the time The game, differentiating the day of the night and many other news for the players.

This is the best-selling video games of 2000 and sold most of Game Boy Color. The third game was known as Pokemon Crystal Version and stressed the legendary Pokémon Suicune. She had an affair a little different from the other two versions, some new details as a new character, the changes in graphics, animation drawings Pokemon to start a battle and is the only game in the second generation there was a possibility of achieving Legendary Çelebi.

For Nintendo 64, there was a new version of Pokemon Stadium, known as Pokemon Stadium 2 in the West, in which the 251 Pokemon in 3D and the same mechanics, and new minigames, a hallmark of the series Stadium. After 2 Stadium, there were some more spin-offs from the series such as Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, Pokemon Puzzle League, both of the same genre of games, one for the Game Boy Color and one for the Nintendo 64, and still is launched Card Game and Pokémon Pokémon Trading Card Game 2, games that are based on the card game of the series.

Third Generation (2002-2006)

In March 2003, were dropped the first game of the third generation, better known by players as the generation of advanced since its original RPG were made for the portable Game Boy Advance: Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, which surpassed the 3.1 million of units sold, with most sold in Japan in 2002 to 135 new Pokémon, but it was impossible to transfer Pokémon from previous generations of games, because training them in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire is based on another system Effort Securities (Securities effort), the points are well-calculated and distributed Pokémon, leaving him stronger than others trained by this method. To achieve some of the old Pokémon, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire connection with other games, third-generation, mainly Pokémon Colosseum, one of the games kind of platform that generation.

In 2004, Pokémon Red and Green won remake for the Game Boy Advance and have been released as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. FireRed and LeafGreen returned to the scene of the first games of the trip and redo them. In doing so, took the opportunity to obtain all of the 150 first and also an aspect of nostalgia, and refeitos almost exactly like the first game. The redesign also brought a new area for the Pokémon world: the Sevier Islands, where it is possible to find and capture little monster who were natives of Johto, the scene of the second generation of games. It was the best selling games for Nintendo between 2004 and 2005.

The type of platform games had a special attention to the generation before, with two games in a way never seen in the series Stadium. Pokemon Colosseum was launched in 2004 in Japan, along with FireRed and LeafGreen, and was the first game of the series with an RPG-mode platform. Thus RPG brought a new region, known as Orre, where he had a child to save a aura Pokémon with malignant corroendo their hearts, called Shadow Pokémon (English for Dark Pokémon), and the capture of the coaches and members of an organization criminal known as encryption. At the Coliseum, this kid has to travel by Orre next to a girl, the only person who can distinguish the normal Pokémon Pokémon Shadow.

After catching them, you have to use in battles to reduce its "bar of heart" (in English, Caliber shares) until the end, allowing the shadow Pokémon again become a Pokémon. Pokemon Colosseum was given as one big game of Pokémon, but advisable for novice players. The following year, 2005, was launched Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, the direct continuation of the Coliseum, where a new hero has to save Orre of Cipher, who returned the shadows and be reorganized, creating a shadow Pokemon that can not be purified , Known by the code of XD001. Pokemon XD was evaluated as an enhanced version of the Colosseum, but it was the same for the failures of its predecessor. Both games were released for the Nintendo GameCube.

In 2005, the generation of Advanced ends with Pokemon Emerald. Esmeralda is an additional version of Ruby and Sapphire and brought new features, such as the return of Pokémon animations of the beginning of the battles, a concept already used in Pokémon Crystal, an area full of new challenges called Battle of Borders and also the possibility, through events, To capture without the need for new tricks, like Red, Blue and Yellow. It was the second best-selling games in Japan in 2005. The third generation has more spin-offs from the series such as Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire, a new pinball of Pokémon, using the 202 present in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and compatibility with the e-Reader accessory, Pokémon Channel, a spin-off that mimics a television station controlled by and for, Pokemon, and Pokemon Box Ruby and Sapphire, worth more than an organizer of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen and Emerald, with a storage capacity of up to 1,500 in a little monster just the memory card.

The spin-offs (2005, 2006)

Between the third and fourth generation of Pokémon RPG original spin-offs were made specifically for the Nintendo DS. The first is Pokémon Dash in 2005, which was among the races in Pokémon journeys on foot or in a balloon using the pen, the pen of the DS. In 2006, the United States, were launched three more spin-offs. Pokémon stew! Pokémon using a puzzle brought in a tray where it tried to align four little monster like to remove them and score points. In a style similar to that of cartoons and games PaneldePon, stew Pokémon! Was as fun to use the stylus as a dynamic and intelligent.

After Pokémon stew, Was launched Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (also for the Game Boy Advance), where the player becomes a human being in a world composed Pokémon with them only when necessary to save all of the destruction A curse, the rescue of Pokémon who need help and discover the mysteries that led to the transformation of the protagonist of Pokémon. Finally, he reached Pokémon Ranger, a game that presents a new way to control the Pokémon, receiving only for a while and then release into the wild.

In Pokemon Ranger, the player had to use the correct Pokémon in order to defeat an evil organization that seeks to attract, capture and use the Pokemon to destroy the civilizations of the world. Each of these games had one or more of Fourth Generation Pokémon: Pokémon Dash presented to the players Munchlax, the pre-evolved form of the first generation of Pokémon Snorlax. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon presented Bonsly (although it had already appeared in Pokémon XD), Mime Jr., Lucario and Weavile, with only an entirely new Pokémon Lucario. Pokemon Ranger and the players showed a legendary Pokémon of the fourth generation, known as Manaphy.

Fourth Generation (2006 -)

Map shows that some areas of Japan where the Regions are based Pokémon, including Sinnoh. In September 2006, were launched in Japan on the first RPG two originals of the fourth generation of Pokémon, made for the Nintendo DS. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl introduced 107 new Pokémon, with a total of 493 new features, such as a change in the proportion of the attacks, divindindo in three types (physical, which uses the value of attack, Special, which uses the value and other special attack, which use any other value) to support changes in the time between day and night, used more recently in Pokemon Gold and Silver, including the ability to connect online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, where players from anywhere in the world and could change Pokémon battle with other players on the planet.

Map shows that some areas of Japan where the Regions are based Pokémon, including Sinnoh. In September 2006, were launched in Japan on the first two RPG originals of the fourth generation of Pokémon, made for the Nintendo DS. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl introduced 107 new Pokémon, with a total of 493 new features, such as a change in the proportion of the attacks, divindindo in three types (physical, which uses the value of attack, Special, which uses the value and other special attack, which use any other value) to support changes in the time between day and night, used more recently in Pokemon Gold and Silver, including the ability to connect online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, where players from anywhere in the world and could change Pokémon battle with other players on the planet.

Battle Revolution also brings the possibility of direct use of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl battle in 3D with friends and back for the game to be used for conducting coliseus (Colosseums) at a place called Pokétopia or through use of Nintendo Connection Wi-Fi, too. Like all other generations, the Fourth also received third RPG game. Pokémon called Platinum, was launched only in Japan so far, beating the record of best-selling game of the week of the year in the country, with more than 968,000 copies sold in the first two days, beating the previous record of Holder, Super Smash Brothers.

Rina, with 820,000 copies sold during the week of release. Although there is no provision for release in the West. In 2007, the series won its first game arcade, Pokémon Battrio, launched only in Japan also received the fourth-generation spin-offs such as Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 and Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of ALMI. On the Wii, the series won a game for the system of WiiWare games, called My Pokémon Ranch. However, two sets of Pokémon old have been released on Virtual Console: Pokemon Snap and Pokemon Puzzle League, while the second was only launched in the West.