Pokémon is the contraction of two English words: pocket, which means pocket; and monster, which means monster. So a Pokemon is a "pocket monster", one fictional creature popular in video games and cartoons.
The Pokémon phenomenon began as a video game, in the genre roleplaying, created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Later, the game was adapted to drawings. anime and movies.
Originally, in the first generation, 151 different species of Pokemon were introduced. Currently, however, 720 Pokémon have been revealed, each with different characteristics.
Most Pokemons suffer metamorphoses, evolving into more advanced beings and with a different aesthetic. Over time, they also learn new techniques or attacks, which they can use in combat.
Most Pokémon have three stages of evolution, which means they can undergo up to two transformations.
With the success of the anime in the late 1990s, several Pokémon games appeared, the first for the Game Boy console, from the company Nintendo. Later, online Pokémon games were created, such as Pokemon Deluge.
See also: O meaning of Pikachu.
Pokemon Go
It is a augmented reality game for smartphones with iOS and Android operating system. Using GPS technology and the use of the cell phone camera, players have the ability to capture, battle and train the Pokémon that appear on the phone screen, as if they were present in the real world (reality virtual).
To capture the Pokémon in the game, the player must throw a Poké Ball towards the “little monster”.
Launched worldwide in 2016, the Pokemon Go was developed in partnership between Nintendo, Niantic Inc., and The Pokémon Company.
In a short time, the free app that allows the user to play the Pokemon Go through smartphone became the most popular on the list of apps available for download on iOS and Android.
Pokémon Go also offers the option to purchase the Pokemon Go Plus, an accessory in the form of Pokeball that works as a device wearable (wearable) equipped with Bluetooth and that connects to smartphone.
O Pokemon Go Plus emits a warning signal (lights and vibration) when the person approaches a Pokemon or PokéStop, for example.
Learn more about the meaning of wearable.
