Pokémon

Pokémon is a popular media franchise from The Pokémon Company, which consists of Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. It began in 1996 with Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue being released in Japan for the Game Boy. The franchise has since branched out to an anime, a manga, and a trading card game. It has even spawned a competitive fanbase.

Premise
In the many types of media Pokémon has appeared in, the basic premise is catching hundreds of creatures known as Pokémon, battling other Pokémon to try and make them faint, and completing the Pokédex by catching all of the Pokémon.In the video games, you are given a starter Pokémon. In most games, you get to choose from three Pokémon that the Pokémon Professor has. The trio will consist of a water, grass, and fire type. All three Pokémon in this trio will have a type advantage over one of the others, and a type disadvantage against the last one.

The only exception to this pattern is in Pokémon Yellow, in which you receive a Pikachu after your rival steals the Eevee that Professor Oak originally intended to give you.