3056 Pokémon 30th Anniversary Trivia Questions with Answers
3056 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In which region do Pokémon Red and Green take place?
Answer
Kanto
What is the name of the first Pokémon anime season?
Answer
Pokémon: Indigo League
What is the name of the battle phenomenon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet?
Answer
Terastallization
Which company originally published the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Japan?
Answer
Media Factory
What was Game Freak called before it became a Pokémon game developer?
Answer
Game Freak magazine
Which Pokémon spin-off was the first to feature 3D battles with Pokémon models?
Answer
Pokémon Stadium
What trio is collectively known as the legendary birds in Generation I Pokémon games?
Answer
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres
What subtitle was used for the Japanese release of Pokémon: The First Movie?
Answer
Mewtwo Strikes Back
Who first conceived the Pokémon video-game series?
Answer
Satoshi Tajiri
On what date did Pokémon's original Japanese games, Pocket Monsters Red and Green, debut?
Answer
February 27, 1996
Which Pokémon games were the first new-generation core titles released for Nintendo Switch?
Answer
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Which handheld system received Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire first?
Answer
Game Boy Advance
Which Pokémon is numbered 025 in the National Pokédex?
Answer
Pikachu
What device feature inspired Pokémon's trading system?
Answer
Game Link Cable
What name was given to the first Pokémon movie in its English release?
Answer
Pokémon: The First Movie
Who composed the music for Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow?
Answer
Junichi Masuda
What episode number was Pokémon’s controversial Porygon episode?
Answer
Episode 38
What was the Japanese release date of Pokémon TCG Base Set?
Answer
October 20, 1996
Who finalized the design of Pikachu for the Pokémon franchise?
Answer
Ken Sugimori
Which enhanced Game Boy Pokémon game gave Pikachu to the player as the only starter?
Answer
Pokémon Yellow
Which console received the first main-series Pokémon games released for a home system?
Answer
Nintendo Switch
Who is the protagonist of the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap?
Answer
Todd Snap
Which city hosted Japan’s first Pokémon Center store?
Answer
Nihonbashi, Tokyo
What was the original Japanese title of the first Pokémon games released in 1996?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Red and Green
Which Pokémon game was the first to feature the Battle Tower?
Answer
Pokémon Crystal
Who directed the original Pokémon Red and Green games?
Answer
Satoshi Tajiri
Which platform received Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire first?
Answer
Game Boy Advance
Which Pokémon game generation first introduced Shiny Pokémon?
Answer
Generation II
Which Pokémon games introduced two-on-two battles to the main series?
Answer
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Which console hosted the 1999 game Pokémon Stadium?
Answer
Nintendo 64
Which Pokémon is listed as number 001 in the original Pokédex?
Answer
Bulbasaur
Which artist finalized the designs of the original Pokémon species?
Answer
Ken Sugimori
Which three companies established The Pokémon Company in 1998?
Answer
Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures