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Pokémon

Pokémon

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A small fictional creature people catch and train to battle in games and the TV show
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpoʊkeɪˌmɒn/
: Pokémon
  • Evie, my beloved Pokémon, has gone missing.
  • Pokémon game
  • Pokémon Go
  • legendary Pokémon

Let's see, the Pokémon next to us was called Swablu.

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Examples

  • I love Pokémon but I'm struggling this game.

  • A partnership where Pokémon bring out the best in us.

    Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

  • I want these and as they say in Pokémon, I choose you.

  • That is the perfect Pokémon for you.

    Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

  • You found yourself a Pokémon partner.

    Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

  • The man spoke to his Pokémon in English.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Yeah, I play Pokémon Go everyday.

  • This relationship evolved into what we now refer to as Pokémon battles.

    Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

  • What's your best Pokémon that you've caught and what was your best Pokémon catching experience?

  • In Pokémon battles, trainers command their Pokémon to use special moves against each other.

Surface Forms

Pokémon main

Etymology

The word Pokémon comes from a Japanese phrase that means 'pocket monsters' and mixes the English words pocket and monster. So a Pokémon is a small, fictional creature you collect and train to battle.