As kid-prompted pop-cultural phenomena go, there have been far more obnoxious fads than Pokémon's onslaught of TV shows, trading cards, toys, video games, kitchen utensils, clothing, and movies. The ...

Pokémon is a Japanese anime series — based on the 1996 video games Pokémon Red & Blue — that has been going on since 1998 with no signs of slowing down any time soon. For the most part, the series ...