Pokémon

• Pokemon

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): /ˈpəʊkəmɒn/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊkeɪˌmɑn/, /ˈpoʊkəmɑn/, /ˈpoʊkiˌmɑn/
• (Philippine) IPA^(key): /poˈke.mon/
• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊki.mɔn/

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.