Pokémon merchandise

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In the real world, there are many types of Pokémon merchandise. The various types of merchandise include books, games, trading cards, plush toys, playing cards, and even jars of jelly. Pokémon merchandise is distributed in many countries, including Italy, Finland, and the Philippines. The Pokémon Company, an affiliate of Nintendo with Tsunekaz Ishihara as its president and CEO, handles licensing and marketing for the Pokémon franchise within Asia, and its subsidiary, The Pokémon Company International, is responsible for managing the franchise outside of Asia.

Video games

Main article: Pokémon games

The video games are the modern-day Pokémon franchise's first line of merchandise, and have some prevalence throughout the other facets of the franchises, at least in the understanding that it introduces most new Pokémon that are used in other facets of the franchise with each new generation. However, the game's established canon has been known to variate throughout the other facets of the Pokémon franchise, with some depictions being truer to the game's depiction than others. The games are very popular, and, in the case of the series often thought as the 'main' series, usually released in pairs, unless the game is a third version. Along with the 'main' series are side series, such as the Pokémon Ranger series.

Books

The books are mostly made as novelizations, chronicles, and guides for the anime series and its movies, although there have been the occasions where the plots of some books are merely based on the anime, with original stories. Other Pokémon books include activity books, sticker books, and drawing books.

Trading Card Game

Main article: Pokémon Trading Card Game

The Pokémon Trading Card Game, often abbreviated as the TCG, has many sets, with the first one being the Base Set. It has different types than the Pokémon games, with many types being represented as related types. Cards in the Trading Card Game usually have one or more attacks, with many attacks involving a coin being flipped. They sometimes have a Poké-Body or a Poké-Power. On some card sets, there is a text box at the bottom of the card. The text in this text box is usually derived from a Pokédex entry for the Pokémon species of the card in question. The cards have many different illustrators.

Pokémon manga

Main article: Pokémon manga

There are many types of manga, with notable ones including Pokémon Adventures and Pokémon Pocket Monsters. Most Pokémon manga follow the events of the games, though some have their own plot, such as the aforementioned Pokémon Adventures.

Toys

Toys are another common type of Pokémon merchandise. Two popular types of toys are plush toys and board games.

Board games

There have been many board games released. Some are based off of the anime, such as Pokémon Champion Island. Others are simply based off of other popular board games that previously weren't involved with the Pokémon series, such as Yahtzee Jr.. There have also been a couple of original board games, such as Pokémon Master Trainer.

Plush toys

Main article: Bandai Friends

Main article: Poké Doll (plush)

There are a few lines of Pokémon plush toys released. One of them is Poké Doll, which is named after an in-game item and are designed as chibi versions of various Pokémon. These are usually about 6 inches tall, but are sometimes available in larger 12 inch versions or as smaller plush keychains. Another line of Pokémon plush toys is Bandai Friends, which are about 3 inches tall and come with boxes of candy.

In North America, Pokémon plush dolls have been released by Hasbro and Jakks Pacific.

Pokémon Trading Figure Game

Main article: Pokémon Trading Figure Game

The Pokémon Trading Figure Game, often abbreviated as the TFG, is a series of figures released in sets, with the first expansion being Next Quest. The Pokémon Trading Figure Game was later discontinued in June 2009, with only one expansion being released in English and one other being announced, but never released.

Other

There has also been other types of merchandise, although these are not as noteworthy as the above. These include foods with Pokémon images and themes, such as pasta, and annuals.

This article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise.