What is The Pokémon Company?
{{no sources|date=December 2020}} '''The Pokémon Company''' is a Japanese company founded in 1998 by the same makers of the [[Pokémon|Pokémon franchise]]. The Pokémon Company's headquarters is in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] at the Pokémon Center. It is home to Pokémon toys, games, and other stuff that belongs to the Pokémon franchise. The Pokémon Center is also a mall where people buy goodies and gifts from the Pokémon franchise. [[Pikachu]] is the mascot of The Pokémon Company. The Pokémon Company also has trading card game booster packs and comics. Some examples of things manufactured by The Pokémon Company include figures, costumes and handheld video games. It was founded in April 1998 to run Pokémon Center stores in Japan and expanded to the entire franchise in October 2000, rebranding to its current name. The company is based in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=株式会社ポケモン ｜ The Pokémon Company株式会社ポケモン｜The Pokémon Company|url=https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/|access-date=2024-10-15|website=株式会社ポケモン｜The Pokémon Company|language=ja}}</ref> The company has subsidiaries for different regions, with Pokémon Company International managing operations outside Asia. This includes brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and the official Pokémon website in areas like [[United States|America]] and [[Europe]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{video-game-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pokemon Company}} [[Category:Pokémon]] [[Category:Anime companies]] [[Category:Video game companies of Japan]]