25 Pokémon Coloring Pages - Free!
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Filling in this Pikachu drawing was hard work, but the result fills us with satisfaction. What do you think? Remember you can color these Pokémon with the techniques and materials you prefer. Don't limit yourself! Have as much fun as you want.
If you want to become a true Pokémon master, then why don't you start coloring these incredible drawings? You'll come across Pokémon coloring pages, like Pikachu drawings, Snorlax drawings, Charizard drawings and other Pokémon you'll love.
This video game franchise is very famous, since it has a very interesting mechanic which is these pocket monsters. They can be of different elements, shapes, and they're all inspired by insects, animals or mythological creatures.
If you want to learn more about Pokémon and the world behind the video games and the TV series, then you've come to the right place. Here you'll find information on top of the pictures to print and color, so that, when you finish, you'll have learned plenty about Pokémon.
At Coloring Together we have a great collection of coloring pages you'll surely love, since they'll be about any topic you want or imagine.
Besides that, we'd love to see your works of art. How about you send them to us? We'll gladly put them up in the gallery so other little and big artists can see your creations.
If you're ready, it's time to go capture Pokémon! In this region they're very common, but you have to be careful because they're a bit aggressive, this is because they have no color. If you color them it'll be easier to capture them, so let's get to work!
Pokémon coloring pages
Why color Pokémon pictures?
Have you played any Pokémon video game? There are so many! You've surely captured really rare and awesome Pokémon. After several generations, there are tons of Pokémon, so it's almost impossible to have them all.
This franchise was born from the hobby of a boy with a great imagination. Do some Pokémon look familiar to you? This is because they're inspired by very famous insects or mythological creatures, and even common animals. The difference is that they have fantastic qualities that make them unique.
However, despite having a really cool history, you probably don't know everything about the world of Pokémon, since it's been many years since its creation, and like everything, it's had its ups and downs. Wouldn't you like to learn more about them?
If your answer is yes, then go ahead and color these Pokémon coloring pages! If you do, you'll not only learn from the facts we gathered for you, but you'll also get to practice your art, applying a variety of techniques and materials. Don't limit yourself! You'll do great.
Learn while coloring Pokémon
- The Pokémon regions are inspired by real places. That's incredible! For example, Johto and Sinnoh take inspiration from the cities of Kansai and Hokkaido, in Japan.
- Poliwhirl is the favorite Pokémon of Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon. And which one is yours?
- Gengar and Gangar are the Western and Japanese names of the same Pokémon, and they derive from the German word "doppelganger", which means "double".
- The manga of the Pokémon franchise arrived in Spain 18 years late. That was a long time!
- In 1996 there were only 151 Pokémon. Do you think that was a big number? Well, with eight generations now, the number of creatures has increased to 890 species.
- In the first editions of Pokémon Red and Blue, there were a total of 15 elemental types. These allowed the Pokémon to have various abilities.
- On August 8, 1997 the first volume of the Pokémon manga was published. Quite a few years have passed!
- Do you know what the word "Pokémon" means? It's a contraction of the Japanese Poketto Monsuta, and it means "pocket monster".
- What do you think came first, Pokémon? A video game franchise or a manga series? The correct answer is: an RPG video game franchise! However, due to its popularity, it expanded to other entertainment media, like manga.
- The Pokémon video game saga is developed by the Japanese programming company Game Freak.
- The Pokémon movie was the highest-grossing anime film in the United States when it premiered in 1999. In that North American country, it holds the record of being the most-watched Japanese animated film in history.
- Pokémon is one of the longest series in history, with 23 seasons, adding up to more than 1000 episodes.
- In Saudi Arabia the game "Pokémon Go" was banned because the clerics argue that the game promotes the theory of evolution.
- Pikachu was named the second best person of the year 1999 by Time magazine, and the eighth richest fictional character of 2003 by Forbes magazine.
- Pikachu is such a famous Pokémon that a protein has even been named after it. It's called pikachurin and it was discovered by a group of Japanese scientists.
- Do you know where Satoshi Tajiri got his idea to create Pokémon? It's because when he was young, he had the hobby of gathering and collecting insects.
- Some Pokémon cards are very valuable. Seriously! The first Charizard card that was sold can be worth around 2,000 euros these days. That's way too much!
- Pokémon, despite its popularity, has had controversial episodes. One of them is the episode called "Electric Soldier Porygon" which caused epileptic seizures in nearly 700 children during its broadcast in Japan.
- Do you know the Pokémon Eevee? It's a rare Pokémon that can evolve in eight different ways, and the most incredible thing is that its name is the English pronunciation of the first two letters of the word "evolution".
- On February 27, 1996 the video games Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green debuted in Japan, for the Game Boy console. These were the titles that started the saga.
- In the last 25 years since the launch of the Pokémon franchise, more than 60 games have been published. How many of them have you played?
- The development of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green took about six years. During that time, several Game Freak workers (the studio in charge of the games) quit in search of better conditions and salaries.
- Ash, the main character of the Pokémon series, has that name in the West. In Japan, he's actually called Satoshi, like the creator of the saga.
- The figure of Meowth was inspired by the figure of "Maneki-Neko", a lucky cat that moves its arm back and forth. You surely know it!
- Several fire Pokémon take references from the Chinese horoscope. Cyndaquil would be the rat, Litten the tiger, Charmander the dragon, among others.
- The Pokémon TV series debuted in Japan in April 1997. In Spain it aired starting in December 1999, and its first season had a total of 80 episodes, not counting the censored ones.
