The protagonists that have appeared throughout the mainline Pokémon games have official names that have been used in spin-off media in the past.

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Whether you're into the card game, the video game series, the animations, or some combination of the three, you've definitely got a name or two memorized when it comes to Pokemon, whether that's the ...

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Pokémon as a franchise has been around for more than 25 years, and in that time we've seen hundreds of characters introduced across the games, anime, manga, movies, and even the trading card game.