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Pokémon (ポケモン, short for Pocket Monsters) is a media franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 and owned by Nintendo. It is also the general name given to the many creatures found in the Pokémon universe. There are over 1,000 different kinds of Pokémon, and each kind has a unique name (Pikachu, Charmander, Piplup, etc.) and attributes. These Pokémon are the stars of video games for a variety of Nintendo handheld and console systems, as well as a trading card game and animated series.

Developed by Game Freak, Pokémon games are predominantly RPGs with a heavy emphasis on monster training, somewhat similar in concept to earlier Megami Tensei games. Typically, the protagonist is a monster trainer whose goal is to capture various types of Pokémon and train them so that they can achieve higher level and participate in battles against enemies, which may include hostile trainers and their Pokémon.

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In 2001, Saudi Arabia's highest religious court, the mufti, issued a fatwa banning all Pokémon games and trading cards, claiming that they promote Zionism (due to the presence of 6-pointed stars similar to the Star of David) and entice children to gambling (referring to the trading of characters). Punishments for disobeying the ban could include lashings and deportation.

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Title	Released	Platforms	Genres	Moby Score
Pocket Monsters Akai	1996	Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Pocket Monsters Midori	1996	Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Pocket Monsters Ao	1996	Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Pocket Monsters Stadium	1998	Nintendo 64	Strategy / tactics	n/a
Pokémon Blue Version	1998	Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	8.2
Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition	1998	Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	7.8
Pokémon Red Version	1998	Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	8.1
Pokémon Pikachu	1998	Dedicated handheld	Simulation	n/a
Hey You, Pikachu!	1998	Nintendo 64	Action	5.7
Pokémon Trading Card Game	1998	Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS	Strategy / tactics, Role-playing (RPG)	7.4
Pokématch	1999	Browser	Puzzle	n/a
Pokémon Snap Station	1999	Arcade	Action, Simulation	n/a
Pokémon Snap	1999	Nintendo 64, Wii (+2 more)	Simulation	7.1
Picross NP Vol.1	1999	SNES	Puzzle	n/a
Pokémon Pinball	1999	Game Boy Color	Action	7.7
Pokémon Stadium	1999	Nintendo 64	Role-playing (RPG)	7.3
Pokémon Gold Version	1999	Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	8.1
Pokémon Silver Version	1999	Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	8.5
Pokémon Play It!	1999	Windows	Strategy	n/a
Pokémon Play It! Version 2	2000	Windows	Strategy	n/a
PokéROM: Mew	2000	Windows	Educational, Puzzle	n/a
PokéROM: Psyduck	2000	Windows, Macintosh	Educational, Puzzle	n/a
Solve Poliwhirl's Puzzle	2000	Browser	Puzzle	n/a
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge	2000	Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS	Action, Puzzle	7.7
Pokémon Puzzle League	2000	Nintendo 64, Wii (+1 more)	Action, Puzzle	7.9
Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS	2000	Dedicated handheld	Simulation	n/a
Pokémon Stadium Battle Set	2000	Nintendo 64	Special edition	n/a
Pokémon Crystal Version	2000	Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS	Role-playing (RPG)	8.1
Pokémon Stadium 2	2000	Nintendo 64	Strategy / tactics	7.7
Pocket Monsters: Crayon Kids	2001	Arcade	Educational	n/a
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge: Online Challenge	2001	Browser	Strategy	n/a
Pokémon Card GB2: GR Dan Sanjō!	2001	Game Boy Color	Simulation, Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Pokémon Party mini	2001	Pokémon Mini	Action, Sports	n/a
Pokémon Pinball mini	2001	Pokémon Mini	Action	n/a
Pokémon Puzzle Collection	2001	Pokémon Mini	Puzzle	n/a
Pokémon Zany Cards	2001	Pokémon Mini	Strategy	n/a
Diving Corsola	2001	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Flower Power	2001	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
GO, Poliwrath	2001	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Hold Down Hoppip	2001	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Kingler's Day	2001	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Machop at Work	2001	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Coin Flipper 1	2001	Game Boy Advance	Simulation	n/a
Coin Flipper 2	2001	Game Boy Advance	Simulation	n/a
Construction: Melody Box	2001	Game Boy Advance	Simulation, Educational	n/a
Imakuni? no Ball	2002	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Pocket Monsters: Sūji o Tsukamaeyou!	2002	SEGA Pico	Educational, Puzzle	n/a
Punching Bags	2002	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Upah no Otedama	2002	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a
Dream Eater	2002	Game Boy Advance	Action	n/a

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