What is the history of Pokemon?

Answer 1

The history of Pokemon is long and mysterious. Nobody knows much about Pokemon - that's why there are new discoveries about them all the time. Each time new discoveries are made, we come closer to understanding how Pokemon have come to be and how humans have interacted with them in the past.

We must first understand what Pokemon are. Pokemon are, essentially, creatures that have power over an element (or two). Most Pokemon evolve - though it is not understood why. Most people say Pokemon evolve to become stronger. Pokemon who don't evolve are questioned. One question asks whether the said Pokemon are already better, perfect and thus should not evolve.

Before the existence of humans and most creatures, Pokemon have been. They have said to have created the universe, time, space and all other Pokemon. Arceus, the legendary Alpha Pokemon, may have been the first Pokemon to have existed. It may have been the first creature. Arceus then created Dialga and Palkia who started time and space. With the universe created, creatures were created - all said to be descendants of Mew the Mirage Pokemon (excluding most legendaries).

Other legendary Pokemon were then created. Ho-oh was said to have created Raikou, Entei and Suicune. Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres were created and separated to control their power. All sorts of Pokemon were created and some were made in control of the elements of the earth - to keep everything in balance. Some Pokemon aren't originally from earth: Deoxys is a mutated virus which came from a meteor. Other Pokemon have been credited with giving humans great gifts. Azelf, Mespirit and Uxie have given humans the gift of Knowledge, Emotion, and Willpower.

From the point of creation, Pokemon have grown stronger and have evolved and eventually created new Pokemon. Originally, Pokemon such as Relicanth, Aerodactyl and Rampardos roamed the earth. But eventually, these Pokemon died out, became fossils, or in the case of Relicanth - remained unchanged and lived only in secluded caves which were eventually sealed off.

Drawings in ancient caves suggest that in the early years of human existence, humans and Pokemon interacted well and peacefully. Over the centuries, humans and Pokemon continued to interact with each other and the world's balance was never set in danger thanks to its guardians.

These days, Pokemon have developed and new species are discovered constantly. Pokemon and humans have always worked together and will keep on working together in the future.

Of course, I should mention that Pokemon are fictional creatures who were created in the 90s by a Japanese man called Satoshi Tajiri. He came up with the idea because he liked to collect insects. Not all Pokemon are insects, but you get the idea.

As for the history of Pokemon as a media, ever since its creation, Pokemon have taken the world by storm. Games, trading cards, movies, comics, radio dramas and much more have come from it. These days you can ride a Pokemon decorated bus, eat Pokemon Pizza pie, play on a custom Pikachu DS Lite... the list goes on. Many people take an interest in Pokemon - if they didn't, there wouldn't be a Pokemon FAQ : ).

With the constant production of new Pokemon products, there is no telling when the franchise will stop. Pokemon could be around for many years to come.