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The very first Pokémon, as created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori, was Venusaur. It was designed as the final evolution of Bulbasaur, which was one of the original starter Pokémon in the series. Bulbasaur, along with its evolutions Ivysaur and Venusaur, was part of the starting trio in the first games, Pokémon Red and Green (released as Pokémon Red and Blue outside of Japan), which were launched in 1996.

However, if you're referring to the first Pokémon officially revealed to the public, that distinction goes to Pikachu. Pikachu was the first Pokémon introduced in the Pokémon anime and was featured in the franchise's early promotional materials.

To summarize, while Venusaur is the first Pokémon in terms of game design and evolution, Pikachu holds the title for being the first Pokémon revealed to the public.

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In real life, the first Pokemon is not what appears in the Pokedex first, or what legendary Pok��mon is said to have created everything. In fact, the first Pok��mon ever designed in real life��the first monster written into the code of the original games��is surprisingly ordinary. It's Rhydon.read more >>