There is recently 151 Pokemon released in the US. The rest of the Pokemon would be released on October 16, 2000. That's when Pokemon Gold and Silver comes out. In addition, there are 100 new Pokemon release. Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri. Pokemon is abbreviated between two words. Pocket and Mosters. Pokemon has been around for 2 years. As you MUST know, Pokemon is the GREATEST cartoon and anime in America. Although it's the greatest hit, some fans has turned their backs on Pokemon. Satoshi named the Japenese Ash as himself. That's most of the stuff you must know by now to understand Pokemon.