Pokémon Trivia

Have you caught them all? Hey gang, happy Wednesday, and welcome back to the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host, Brian Orleans and this week it's a listener requested episode. That's right. The survey from a while back for some fruit and one of the listener request was Pokemon. That's right. Speak and we We do listen, now, the survey is closed, but we still have a contact form on dorky geeky nerdy.com, as well as various places on social media, you can holler at us with ideas. As always, it's three rounds 10 questions each? I ask the questions, you guess the answers. It's like Pub trivia night without the drink minimum. I think that covers the basic. So let's get started with the dorky room. Number one, the name Pokemon is derived from what? Two words. Despite being Japanese the name comes from two English words Pocket Monsters. number two, Jessie and James are members of what team Team Rocket. Number three on what game console was Pokemon? First released, The Nintendo Game Boy. Number four, how many Pokemon are contained in the first game, red and green. 151. Number 5 pokemon was initially released in Japan in what year? 1996. Number six, which came first the card game or the video game. The video game. Number seven, 635, Japanese children suffered from what after watching a 1997 episode of Pokemon. Seizures, the episode has never been re-aired. Number eight, who voiced Pikachu in the 2019 movie. Detective Pikachu. Ryan Reynolds. Number 9, which character has appeared in the most episodes of the anime. Pikachu, as of this recording, the Pokemon has appeared in 1125 episodes. Number 10, how old was Ash when he first sets out in the anime series. He's 10 because that's totally when you turn a child loose Into the Wild. The geeky round number one. What was Gary Oaks first Pokemon? Squirtle. Number two, when was Pokemon released in the US. 1998. Number 3, who created Pokemon? Satoshi Tajiri and Ken sugimori. Number four, what company? Initially released Pokemon. Game Freak. Number 5 in. What year was the first Pokemon movie released? 1998. Number six in the anime. Brock says, he likes Donuts. What is he actually eating? Rice balls. The Producers didn't think Japanese food would translate to Western audiences. Number 7, as of 2021, how many seasons of the Pokemon anime have aired? 23. Number 8, when gamefreak initially started in the 1980s, what did they make? They were a magazine company. Number nine. What's Ash is named in the original Japanese. Satoshi named for one of the game's creators. number 10, Pokemon is the only video game to appear on the cover of what famous magazine that premiered in 1923 Time Magazine. The nerdy round number one. According to the Pokédex, what is the only Pokémon that can devolve? Slowbro. Number two, if not for trademarking issues, what was going to be the name of Pokemon? Capsule monsters. Number three. What country band Pokemon in 2001? Saudi Arabia. They banned it due to some symbols in the game and that it included gambling. Number four, in terms of money. What is the most valuable Pokemon card? The Pikachu illustrator card, while researching this episode, I found 143 million dollars on eBay. I know what you're thinking and yes shipping was included. Number five, Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee were named after what? Martial arts actors. Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee respectively. Number six, the name Pokemon is an example of why? Say I go, which means what Japanese made English with a Japanese. Make a new word from combining English words. Another example is done my from the English, I don't mind Number seven. What government? Stamped Pikachu. On their official currency in 2001. The island of me UA. Number 8. What Pokemon was supposed to accompany Ash before they went with Pikachu in the anime series. Cliff Ferry. Number nine, coughing and wheezing were originally named what? Nye and law named after New York and Los Angeles for their smog. Number 10, after 9/11 the episode, a scare in the air was renamed to what? Spirits in the sky. And that's it for this week's show. I hope you 90s. Kids had a little Nostalgia trip as a gen xer. I sometimes miss these sinks. So the listener feedback is a huge help. Drop us a line at dorky and nerdy.com and let us know what you like and what you don't. We'll be back again. Next Wednesday for more trivia. Here's a clue to tide you over. What decade? Brought us the funky. Phantom Sealab, 2020 and Star Trek. The animated series who doesn't want more cartoons in the summer. I hope to see you back here. This has been episode 125 of the dorky and nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins. The music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. Thanks for listening. Hi there. I'm Jonathan Swenson, game master of half-wits and failed crits. 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