How a wellness craze inspired Pokemon

Pokemon came from a surprisingly sad period of Japan's history — the healing boom following an economic crisis. But that inspiration made the game what it is today. Find out how a late '90s wellness craze created Pokemon.

Pokemon came from a surprisingly sad period of Japan's history — the healing boom following an economic crisis. But that inspiration made the game what it is today. Find out how a late '90s wellness craze created Pokemon.

In Gaming, Jenna Stoeber puts this story at the center of the day: Pokemon came from a surprisingly sad period of Japan's history — the healing boom following an economic crisis. But that inspiration made the game what it is today. Find out how a late '90s wellness craze created Pokemon. FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.