Pokémon | E1: Get Outside

There are big hits, and there are really big hits— and then there’s Pokémon, a kids’ game from Japan that evolved into the biggest multimedia entertainment franchise of all time. In this episode we’re time-traveling from ‘90s Tokyo— where a bug collector turned game designer first dreamed of catching pocket-sized monsters— to 2016, when an addictive mobile game helped Pokemon re-conquer the world.TRANSCRIPT: HERECREDITS:Writer and Host: Alex PappademasShowrunner: Colin McNultyProducers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina Fang, with help from Tyler Hill.Production Assistant: Stella HartmannFact Checker: Savannah WrightComposer/Sound Designer/Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnisTheme Music by: Dan Leone Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben AdairEditor: Jamie YorkExecutive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, and Janae Marable. Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna LevinExecutive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara and Corinne Gilliard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.