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Pokémon was originally about collecting stamps. Which would’ve been calmer, but far less chaotic.

✗ FAKE
Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri, inspired by his childhood hobby of collecting insects. The original games were released in Japan in 1996. Stamp collecting was not the basis.

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