Pokémon

• Pokemon (informal)

From Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon), a contraction of ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā), itself from English pocket monster.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊ.kə.mɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ.keɪˌmɑn/, /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/, /ˈpoʊ.kiˌmɑn/
• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ.ki.mɔn/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈpo(ː)kɪmɒ(ː)n], [-ke-], [-kə-]

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• Hyphenation: Po‧ké‧mon

Pokémon

1. A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.

Pokémon (plural Pokémon)

1. A pocket monster; a fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːkemɔn/, /ˈpɔkemɔn/, [ˈpoː.ke.mɔn], [ˈpɔ-], [-kə-]

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Pokémon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pokémons or (with an article) Pokémon)

1. Pokémon (franchise)

Pokémon n (strong, genitive Pokémons or Pokémon, plural Pokémons or Pokémon)

1. Pokémon (fictional creature)