1. Author: Lauren Carroll

2. Have you ever heard of Pikachu? Pikachu is a Pokémon. What is a Pokémon? Read to find out! The Japanese name for Pokémon is Pocket Monsters because Pokémon was made in Japan.

3. Table of Contents Introduction…………………………….pg.1 1.What Is Pokémon?..................pg.2 2.Game History………………………..pg.3 3.Pokeballs And Regions…………..pg.4 Conclusion………………………………..pg.5 Glossary……………………………………pg.6

4. Pokémon,[POH-Kay-Mon] was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995.Pokemon are FICTIONAL creatures that humans catch and train to fight each other for sport. A trainer sees a Pokémon, Battles it to weaken it, And throws a device called a Pokeball to catch it. They may turn into a new Pokémon. This process is called Evolution. There are 8 Pokémon generations so far. Some Pokémon are based on animals. Some are random. Pikachu is the mouse Pokémon, while Sableye has gems for eyes!

5. Pokémon Red Blue stars Charizard and Blastoise[Blue]for the Gameboy. Pokémon Special Pikachu stars Pikachu. It is sometimes called Pokémon Yellow. Pokémon Gold Silver stars Ho-Oh and Lugia[silver]for Gameboy Color. Pokémon Crystal stars Suicune for Gameboy Color. Ruby Sapphire stars groudon and kyorge[sapphire]for Gameboy Advance[and newer version for 3ds]. FireRed and LeafGreen stars Charizard and Venasaur[green] for Gameboy Advance. Emerald stars Rayquaza, Still for Gameboy Advance. Diamond Pearl stars Dialga and Pailka[pearl] finally!, for Nintendo 2ds.Pokemon Platinum stars Giratina for 2ds. HeartGold and SoulSilver came out for 2ds as a remake. Pokémon Black and White stars Reshiram and Zekrom[black] for 2ds. Black and White 2 stars Black and White Kyruem. Pokémon XY stars Yveltal and Xernaes for 3DS. Pokémon Z will come out soon. It stars Zygrade. The 3 rd newest legendary Pokémon.

6. Regions are hard to explain… Each region adds new Pokémon! The regions in order are Kanto, Johto,Hoenn,Sinnoh,Unova and Kalos. The Poke balls are Pokeball,Great,Ultra,Master,Safari,Level,Lure,Moon,Friend,Love,Heavy,Fast,Sports,Premier,Repeat,Timer,Nest, Net,Dive,Luxury,Heal,Quick,Dusk,Cherish,Park,Dream,GS and lake

7. Pokémon is interesting because there are over 700 Pokémon to explore. Maybe you will want to play Pokémon because you can play with anybody!

8. Glossary  Region : A country of different Pokémon