Pokémon
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Pokémon
- /ˈpəʊkəmɒn/ UK
- /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/ US
- /ˈpoʊkiˌmɑn/ US, proscribed, sometimes
- /ˈpoʊ.keɪˌmɑn/ US
- /ˈpəʉkəmɔn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈpɐʉkəmɒn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈpʰoʊkʰimɔn/ Hong Kong
- [ˈpʰoʊ̯kɪmɒn] Canada
- [-kə-] Canada
- /poˈkemon/ Philippines
- /ˈpoːkɪmɔn/ South Asia
- [-kə-] South Asia
- /ˈpœʊkɨmɒn/ General South African
- /ˈpokemon/ Puerto Rico
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon), a clipped compound of ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā), itself from English pocket monster. The acute accent was added to signify the pronunciation.
proper noun Pokemon
- A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other. The organization has also named three newly discovered, rare beetles after characters from Pokémon – the Japanese anime series that spawned an entire franchise of video games, toys and trading cards.
noun Pokémon · Pokémons · Pokemon
- A pocket monster; a fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise. Pokémons are the latest and adamantly conformist craze among middle-childhood boys. The theme of the video games that started the craze is, as usual, the triumph of good over evil. The hero is a child, twelve-year-old Ash. His goal is to capture all 150-plus nonhuman creatures called Pokémons, train
Translations
Talk about this word "Pokémon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pok%C3%A9mon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pokémon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pok%C3%A9mon "Pokémon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pok%C3%A9mon.Cite this
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title = {Pokémon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pok%C3%A9mon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
