The main characters were named after Tajiri himself as Satoshi, who is described as Tajiri in his youth, and his long-time friend, role model, mentor, and fellow Nintendo developer ; Shigeru Miyamoto as Shigeru .< ref name =" 2007Top100 "> Ken Sugimori, artist and longtime friend of Tajiri, headed the development of drawings and designs of the Pokémon, working with a team of less than ten people who conceived the various designs for all 151 Pokémon.

To create more hype and challenge to the games, Tajiri revealed an extra Pokémon called Mew hidden within the games, which he believed " created a lot of rumors and myths about the game " and " kept the interest alive.

In the spring of 1996, Game Freak president Satoshi Tajiri used the Japanese manga journal CoroCoro Comic as an experimental exhibition of Mew and distributed the first cards of it for the card game as free giveaways, which surprised many at Game Freak, including Morimoto.

On March 31, 2006, Furukawa was merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko, both from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, and the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, Matsuyama was merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko, both from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, Sanbongi was merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko, both from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai and Matsuyama, all from Shida District, the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, Kashimadai was merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko, both from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Matsuyama and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to create the new city of Ōsaki.

* March 31, 2006 the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Tōda District to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, Iwadeyama was merged with the town of Naruko, from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, Naruko was merged with the town of Iwadeyama, from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Tōda District to create the new city of Ōsaki.

On March 31, 2006, Tajiri merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko, both from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, and the city of Furukawa to create the new city of Ōsaki.

Though Tajiri acknowledged that the character was relatively popular with both boys and girls, the idea of Pikachu as the mascot was not his own, and stated he felt the human aspect of the series was overlooked by Japanese children who embraced Pikachu by itself more readily.

* 1965 – Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer, founded Game Freak

The design and art for Eevee and its evolutions were provided by Japanese video game designer and illustrator Ken Sugimori, a friend of the Pokémon franchises ' creator, Satoshi Tajiri.

The concept of the Pokémon saga stems from the hobby of insect collecting, a popular pastime which game designer Satoshi Tajiri enjoyed as a child.

Tajiri noticed that kids now played in their homes instead of outside and he came up with the idea of a video game, containing creatures that resembled insects, called Pokémon.

Tajiri was also influenced by Square's Game Boy game The Final Fantasy Legend, noting in an interview that the game gave him the idea that more than just action games could be developed for the handheld.

Tajiri always thought that Nintendo would reject his game, as the company did not really understand the concept at first.

On April 26, 1989, Tajiri and Sugimori started a video game development company with the same name .< ref >

Mario & Wario ( マリオとワリオ Mario to Wario ) is a 1993 Mario side-scrolling puzzle video game designed by Satoshi Tajiri and developed by Game Freak for the Super Famicom console.

When X-Factor broke up due to Credible joining The ECW / WCW Alliance, he feuded with Kidman and Tajiri, until he took time off for another injury, after losing the WCW Cruiserweight title to Kidman.

Mysterio's reign ended when he lost the title to Tajiri on the September 25 episode of SmackDown !.

The following week, Guerrero and Tajiri managed to retain their title by cheating.

He won the title on April 22, defeating Yoshihiro Tajiri at CyberSlam.

They held the championship for three months, including a successful title defense at WrestleMania XIX against Los Guerreros and the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno, before losing the championship to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner Tajiri in a ladder match on May 18 at Judgment Day.

La Résistance dropped the title a few weeks later on the February 7, 2005 edition of Raw in Tokyo, Japan to William Regal and his new tag team partner Tajiri.

Tajiri reclaimed the title at Backlash.

After a successful title defense at WrestleMania XIX against Los Guerreros and the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno, Team Angle lost the championship to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner Tajiri at Judgment Day on May 18 in a ladder match.

* Strawberry Fields ( 1997 film ), a film by Rea Tajiri

is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise — a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

On the October 23 episode of SmackDown, Gowen lost to Tajiri in a singles match, and afterward was attacked by two of Tajiri's associates and was legitimately knocked unconscious.

In July he turned face again by first squashing then heel Lance Storm in a match and then forming a tag team with Tajiri.

It is bordered along the bay by Kaizuka city to the north-east, Tajiri and Sennan city to the south-west, and Kumatori to the east.

is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from Nintendo's and Game Freak's multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise — a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

Game Freak was originally a self-published gaming magazine created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in the 1980s.

He was created by, and named after, Satoshi Tajiri and is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime and manga series, as well as on various merchandise related to the franchise.

Named after creator Satoshi Tajiri, Satoshi was designed by Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida ,< ref name =" Ichishi ">

From early 1981 until 1986, Sugimori illustrated a gaming fanzine called Game Freak, which had been started by Satoshi Tajiri.

On February 17, Rhodes and Jinsei Shinzaki were defeated by The Great Muta and Yoshihiro Tajiri in a tag team bout.

Nidia was blinded by Tajiri during a match between Tajiri and Noble, after which Tajiri spewed his " Green mist " onto her face.

During their " last shot " for the gold the team thought they had won back the titles only to have the decision reversed by referee Mike Chioda due to La Résistance's Grenier pinning Tajiri, not Regal, who was the legal man.

brand on the July 27, 2002 edition of Velocity where he was defeated by Tajiri.

Later, Coachman achieved a singles victory on pay-per-view at Backlash, in 2004 by defeating Tajiri ( albeit with the assistance of Garrison Cade ).

is a train station shared by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and West Japan Railway Company ( JR West ) at Kansai International Airport in Tajiri, Sennan District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

The design and art direction for Lucario was provided by Ken Sugimori, a friend of the creator of the Pokémon games, Satoshi Tajiri.