Generations of Pokemon. How the gaming saga that gave us Pikachu was created

Pokemon — a game series that has existed for over twenty years and gathered a huge circle of fans: from children enchanted by the funny pocket monsters to adults impressed by the gameplay mechanics and their development. Pikachu and other... Pokémon have forever entered the history of video games alongside Mario and Sonic. The authors of the book: • trace the history of the creation of the Pokemon saga from idea to development; • analyze the gameplay features of each part; • describe the numerous difficulties faced by the creators; • talk about the manga, anime, and other side projects of the franchise; • and, of course, explain the reasons for its phenomenal success! Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Pokémon — a rich universe with its own rules, values, and locations. Take a look behind the scenes of the creation of games of each generation, where many secrets about pocket monsters await you. And find out why, even twenty years later, many players remain loyal to this franchise. «In Russia, pocket monsters are mainly known from the anime series and from the successful mobile game with augmented reality. Many will be surprised that the Pokémon franchise outperforms Star Wars and the Marvel universe combined in terms of profitability. While Pokémon have quietly gone niche here, in other parts of the planet, people continued to go crazy over them. All of Pikachu's secret tricks for world domination — under the cover of this book!» — Dima Syenduk, sndk.tv «Pokémon are a giant universe that is greatly underestimated and reduced to mediocre-quality anime. I am glad that this wonderful book about the gaming world of Pokémon, who became legends, will be published in Russian. Gotta Catch Em All!, as they say» — Pavel Fedorov, publisher at the media «Business Secrets» of Tinkoff Bank, author of the blogs «Pasha and his procrastination» and «Normal work»