In what month and year was The Pokémon Company officially renamed?
Answer
October 2000
The Pokémon Company was officially renamed in October 2000.
The organization began as Pokémon Center Co., Ltd., founded in 1998 by Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak to manage Pokémon Center stores in Japan. As the franchise expanded, its responsibilities grew far beyond retail shops.
In October 2000, the company adopted The Pokémon Company name and broadened its role to franchise-wide brand management, licensing, marketing, and production. This central structure helped coordinate games, cards, animation, films, and merchandise.
The founding date and renaming date are easy to confuse. The business originated in 1998, but the name The Pokémon Company dates from 2000.