Pokémon is an absolute cultural juggernaut. While at its core it is a video game series first and foremost, it exists as a media franchise on a much larger scale than the majority of video games can hope to match. It is, in fact, the highest grossing media franchise of all time. Far beyond just the console games, this is also thanks to Pokémon's copious amounts of merchandise, mobile games, trading cards, and of course, the anime and movies based on the franchise.