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Poke Amice Docs — Pokémon Development Research Archive

Explore historical Pokémon developer interviews, Game Freak archive reconstruction, staff credits, people profiles, magazine scans and multilingual translations.

This is an English discovery layer. Detailed records remain in the Chinese archive; original sources and available translations are linked separately.

Archive overview

Follow the people and sources behind Pokémon's development. This independent research archive brings together interviews, reconstructed Game Freak pages, scanned magazines and game staff rolls. Sources may be old, moved or lost; records keep publication context and archived copies where available.

  • 352 interview records
  • 718 people profiles
  • 93 game staff rolls
  • 52 scan records
  • 64 Japanese translations

Junichi Masuda

增田顺一 / 増田順一

Credits include director, producer, composer roles.

113 related interview records · 67 credited games

Profile, source references and detailed credits in Chinese.

Shigeru Ohmori

大森滋

Credits include director, producer, game designer roles.

32 related interview records · 23 credited games

Profile, source references and detailed credits in Chinese.

Ken Sugimori

杉森建

Credits include artist roles.

42 related interview records · 56 credited games

Profile, source references and detailed credits in Chinese.

Satoshi Tajiri

田尻智

Credits include director, producer roles.

14 related interview records · 66 credited games

Profile, source references and detailed credits in Chinese.

Shigeki Morimoto

森本茂树 / 森本茂樹

Credits include director, game designer, programmer roles.

20 related interview records · 28 credited games

Profile, source references and detailed credits in Chinese.

Koji Nishino

西野弘二

Credits include game designer, writer roles.

7 related interview records · 28 credited games

Profile, source references and detailed credits in Chinese.

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Major games

1996 · Game Freak

Pokémon Red and Green Staff Credits

宝可梦 红·绿

38 credited entries · 27 people · 21 development contributors

14 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2002 · Game Freak

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Staff Credits

宝可梦 红宝石·蓝宝石

157 credited entries · 112 people · 65 development contributors

50 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2006 · Game Freak

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Staff Credits

宝可梦 钻石·珍珠

166 credited entries · 122 people · 75 development contributors

43 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2009 · Game Freak

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Staff Credits

宝可梦 心金·魂银

204 credited entries · 170 people · 99 development contributors

44 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2010 · Game Freak

Pokémon Black and White Staff Credits

宝可梦 黑·白

251 credited entries · 176 people · 93 development contributors

70 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2013 · Game Freak

Pokémon X and Y Staff Credits

宝可梦 X·Y

580 credited entries · 533 people · 307 development contributors

88 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2016 · Game Freak

Pokémon Sun and Moon Staff Credits

宝可梦 太阳·月亮

586 credited entries · 520 people · 299 development contributors

102 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

2019 · Game Freak

Pokémon Sword and Shield Staff Credits

宝可梦 剑·盾

799 credited entries · 714 people · 467 development contributors

107 source sections. Staff roll, department breakdown and development atlas in Chinese. Counts describe this source roll, not the entire company.

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Developer interview collections

Start with the Pokémon Developer Interview Archive: browse historical eras and original English sources.

Game Freak archive reconstruction

Read Junichi Masuda's director columns with their original dates, source records and Chinese translations. These are first-person columns, rather than interviews.

Game Freak recruitment interviews

Compare archived versions of recruitment pages. The same URL can hold different interviewees and text in different years; version records preserve that context.

Japanese interview translations

Read Japanese AI translations of selected interviews originally published in English and other languages. They are not human proofread; each page links to its source and Chinese version.

Recently recovered sources

2024 · Game Freak 採用情報

Shigeru Ohmori's archived recruitment message

An archived Game Freak recruitment page, linked to its recorded version and Chinese translation.

Works discussed: Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

People in this record: Shigeru Ohmori.

GAME FREAK 开发负责人寄语（2024，大森滋）：持续创造超越以往系列作品的新玩法

Added to this archive: 2026-10-09. The year above refers to the source record.

2019 · Game Freak 採用情報

Game Freak programmer roundtable — archived 2019 version

A recovered version of a reused recruitment URL. Compare the speakers and source snapshot before citing the interview.

People in this record: T.T., K.I..

GAME FREAK 官方对谈 程序员篇（2019 年版）：土生土长的游戏程序员与拥有最新技术的程序员的合作（T.T. × K.I.）

Added to this archive: 2026-10-09. The year above refers to the source record.

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