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Pokémon Developer Interview Archive

Discover historical Pokémon developer interviews by era, person and game, with original English sources, Chinese translations and selected Japanese translations.

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

How to read the interview archive

The archive has 352 interview records. Use this selection to find a starting point, then follow a developer profile or game to related material. Interview records preserve the outlet, source language and translation status. Dates refer to the source, not the date the translation was added.

Open the complete Chinese interview index · Search the archive

Source links can lead to a publisher or an archived copy. Historical URLs may no longer load; check the individual record for scans, snapshots and source notes. Japanese translations are AI generated and have not been human proofread.

Original English sources

These records explicitly identify an English source and provide its URL. The source link and Chinese record are separate.

1990s interviews

8 records from this decade are held in the archive. Selected starting points:

1999 · 《时代周刊》(TIME Magazine) 1999年11月22日号

The Ultimate Game Freak: An Interview with Satoshi Tajiri, Creator of Pokémon

Works discussed: Pokémon Red and Green; Pokémon Gold and Silver.

People in this record: Satoshi Tajiri, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tim Larimer.

[访谈翻译] 《时代周刊》(TIME) 独家专访宝可梦之父田尻智：究极的 Game Freak（町田田园昆虫少年、GB通信线顿悟与无暴力游戏哲学）

1997 · GAME FREAK 官方网站 (web.archive.org)

GAME FREAK 官方网站 (web.archive.org) — Satoshi Tajiri / Ken Sugimori / Junichi Masuda

Works discussed: Pokémon Red and Green; Pokémon Blue (JP); Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Gold and Silver.

People in this record: Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori, Junichi Masuda, Shigeki Morimoto, Takenori Oota, Megumi Hayashibara.

GAME FREAK 早期官网初代开发访谈：创造宝可梦的人们（皮卡丘特别记者会全5回）

2000s interviews

43 records from this decade are held in the archive. Selected starting points:

2010s interviews

188 records from this decade are held in the archive. Selected starting points:

2010 · Game Informer

Interview With Team Behind The Pokémon Franchise: Game Freak (Game Informer 2010)

Works discussed: Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver; Pokémon Gold and Silver.

People in this record: Shigeki Morimoto, Junichi Masuda, Takao Unno, Shigeru Ohmori, Kenji Matsushima, Akito Mori.

[访谈翻译] Game Informer 专访《心金·魂银》开发团队：增田顺一与森本茂树揭秘重制哲学与十周年进化

2010 · Pokemon Peer (ポケモン ピア) / Pokebeach

『Pokemon Peer』開発者インタビュー：杉森建、大村祐介、井部真那、田上怜子

Works discussed: Pokémon Black and White; Pokémon Platinum; Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

People in this record: Ken Sugimori, Yusuke Ohmura, Mana Ibe, Reiko Tanoue, Junichi Masuda.

Pokémon Pia 官方特刊专访：杉森建、大村祐介、井部真那与田上玲子详谈《宝可梦 黑／白》156只新宠设计秘辛

2020s interviews

113 records from this decade are held in the archive. Selected starting points:

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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.