3056 Pokémon 30th Anniversary Trivia Questions with Answers
3056 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the name of the Pokémon TCG’s first Japanese card set, released in 1996?
Answer
1st Starter & Expansion Pack
When was Pokémon GO first released in Australia and New Zealand?
Answer
July 6, 2016
Which artist designed Pikachu?
Answer
Atsuko Nishida
On which handheld console did the first Pokémon games debut?
Answer
Game Boy
What was the Japanese title of the first Pokémon game pair, released in 1996?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Red and Green
What is Deoxys’s National Pokédex number?
Answer
386
When was Pokémon GO first released?
Answer
July 6, 2016
Which console was home to the original Pokémon Stadium game?
Answer
Nintendo 64
On what date did the Pokémon anime episode “Dennō Senshi Porygon” air in Japan?
Answer
December 16, 1997
What was The Pokémon Company called before its 2000 renaming?
Answer
Pokémon Center Co., Ltd.
What was the first Pokémon video game to show battles in 3D?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Stadium
On which handheld system did Pokémon Red and Blue first appear?
Answer
Game Boy
Who designed the original Pikachu for Pokémon?
Answer
Atsuko Nishida
Which feature of the Game Boy inspired Satoshi Tajiri’s idea for Pokémon trading?
Answer
The Game Link Cable
What is Pikachu’s Pokémon type in the original games?
Answer
Electric
Who was the first publisher of the Pokémon TCG in the United States?
Answer
Wizards of the Coast
In the Pokémon anime, what is the title of its first episode, first broadcast on April 1, 1997?
Answer
Pokémon, I Choose You!
When was Pokémon: The First Movie released in Japanese cinemas?
Answer
July 18, 1998
Which two Pokémon games were first released in Japan in 1996?
Answer
Red and Green
Which company manages the Pokémon franchise outside Asia?
Answer
The Pokémon Company International
What name was used for the Pokémon franchise in Japan when it first launched?
Answer
Pocket Monsters
Which company was originally founded by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori?
Answer
Game Freak
Which Pokémon manga began serialization in Japan in March 1997?
Answer
Pokémon Adventures
What feature in Pokémon Gold and Silver used a real-time internal clock?
Answer
Day and night cycle
Which real Japanese region inspired the Pokémon video-game region of Kanto?
Answer
Kantō region
Which Pokémon Nintendo 64 game featured 3D battles with the original Pokémon?
Answer
Pokémon Stadium
What was the first Pokémon game released in North America?
Answer
Pokémon Red and Blue
Which mainline Pokémon games were the first to use fully 3D gameplay?
Answer
Pokémon X and Y
What was the original Japanese title of the Pokémon games released internationally as Red and Blue?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Red and Green
What was the original development codename for Pokémon?
Answer
Capsule Monsters
Which handheld console first hosted Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire?
Answer
Game Boy Advance