An Official Pokémon Book Describes The Ecology Of Wild Pokémon As If They Were Real
A new book coming out in Japan is exploring how Pokémon live in the wild. Announced today, Pokecology is a new 192-page book written by Yoshinari Yonehara and illustrated by Chihiro Kinoshita that takes a scientific approach to Pokémon living in their natural habitat. Both Yonehara and Kinoshita are employees of The Pokémon Company but are also University of Toyko graduates with PhDs in veterinary behaviorism and ecology. The book will look at topics Pokémon eating and sleeping habits, migration patterns, and even hibernation, with explanations provided to help new readers understand the general ecological concepts.
Pokecology will be released on June 18th, 2025, although no international edition for non-Japanese audiences has been announced as of yet.
Source: Automaton
- Created by
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Satoshi Taijiri, Ken Sugimori, Junichi Masuda
- Latest Film
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Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
- First Episode Air Date
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April 1, 1997
Summary
Spanning over twenty-five years, Pokemon, known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, is the multimedia franchise created jointly by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. Conceptualized by Satoshi Tajiri in association with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in fictional worlds where people live together with tamable creatures known as Pokemon. Humans who catch, raise, and battle the creatures are known as Pokemon Trainers. They head out on extensive journeys across their continents to raise their Pokemon with the ultimate goal of competing in tournaments to become the champion. Pokemon spans several massive properties, from a long-running animated series to a successful trading card game, to the medium that started it all, video games. In addition, Pokemon began the “two-game” trend where two versions of a game would release and include different Pokemon/features between the versions, encouraging players to meet up with others and trade so they could “catch ’em all.”
