Pokémonesque

English

Adjective

Pokémonesque (comparative more Pokémonesque, superlative most Pokémonesque)

1. Alternative form of Pokémon-esque.
   • 2001, ArtNexus, page 51:

     The biennial’s skepticism about contemporary commodity culture greeted visitors to el Morro (a colonial-era castle that served as one of the main exhibition sites) in the form of Nadin Ospina’s (Colombia) giant yellow inflatable El paseante, whose Pokémonesque shape made a hilarious echo of the castle’s own contour.

   • 2001 Christmas, Jonathan Davies, “Jurassic Park III: Park Builder”, in Advance, number 01, page 90:

     Ultimately, then, it’s left to the Pokémonesque discovery and nurturing of dinosaurs to maintain one’s interest.

   • 2002 January, Stephen Brown, “There’s Something About Harry”, in Journal of Marketing, page 127, column 2:

     Consumption-rich anniversaries and holidays are equally evocatively described […], as are personal selling […], promotional gimmicks […], the cheesy correspondence courses found in the small-ads pages of tabloid newspapers […], and, of all things, Harry Potter-ish marketing crazes (Hogwarts pupils collect Pokémonesque wizard cards, which are swapped and traded incessantly).

   • 2002 October, Joe Rybicki, “Road Trip”, in Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, number 61, page 150, column 3:

     The truth is, the hundreds of different items available in Road Trip could easily give birth to a Pokémonesque collect-’em-all obsession.

   • 2007 December, George S., “Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker”, in Nintendo Power, number 222, page 86, column 2:

     And not only do his monsters align themselves to a Pokémonesque “rock, paper, scissors” circle of dominance, but two monsters can mate to make a third variety (as they do in the Pokémon titles).

   • 2020, Jean Vernon, The Secret Lives of Garden Bees, Pen and Sword White Owl, →ISBN, page 75:

     Make your own bee Pokémonesque game using bee identification cards, giving them points for every bee they spot and identify.

   • 2023, Seoyoung Kim, DeFi For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 123:

     Other so-called metaverses, such as Axie Infinity, are even further from the Second Life model, with a clearly defined mission to collect, breed, and battle digital pets in Pokémonesque fashion