Gotta Catch 'Em All!

What is Pokémon short for?

Who is the creator of Pokémon?

What did Game Freak start as?

What was Satoshi Tajiri's nickname as a child?

What did Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori do when they became disappointed with video games?

What inspired many of the monster characters in Pokémon?

• Satoshi Tajiri's fascination with robots

• Satoshi Tajiri's hobby of collecting insects

• Satoshi Tajiri's love for video games

• Satoshi Tajiri's interest in space

What is one of Pokémon's catchphrases?

• Battle them all!

• Win them all!

• Find them all!

• Gotta catch 'em all!

What can players do in Pokémon games?

• Teach monsters to speak

• Collect and battle monsters

• Build houses for monsters

• Cook meals for monsters

What developmental difference was Satoshi Tajiri diagnosed with?

• ADHD

• Dyslexia

• ASD

• OCD

“Satoshi Tajiri also loved video games as a young adult. He would break games apart and put them back together to see how they worked. Because of his focus on games, he understood many aspects of gaming and used this skill throughout his career…They eventually became more and more disappointed with the video games they were playing. They thought they could make a higher-quality game… With the help of a few mentors, Tajiri led Sugimori and workers at Game Freak to develop the first Pokémon games.”

What can you conclude about Tajiri based on this information?

• Tajiri’s deep understanding of the way that video games work helped him improve the video game industry with his Pokémon games.

• Tajiri never really understand how video games worked, but his business partner taught him about their structures.

• Tajiri was mostly interested in being outside so he could study insects, but sometimes he also liked to play video games

• The most important thing in Tajiri’s life and career was his interest in writing about video games in a magazine.