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Pokémon font

The Pokémon logo is custom lettering drawn by hand, and Pokémon Solid is the closest fan-made recreation of it.

Pokémon lettering
Logo via Wikimedia Commons, International Pokémon logo.
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Pokémon Solid Closest match
No official font exists for this lettering. This is the closest documented match.
Identified by hand against the font itself and documented sources. See how we identify fonts.
No font.io page exists for this font yet, so no buy link is shown rather than a dead one.
Serif Gothic Heavy Also in this work
'POCKET MONSTERS' / 'CARD GAME' text on a 1998 Japanese card back (packaging). (DaFont forum, identified.)
Decotura Also in this work
'GOLD VERSION' box subtext. (DaFont forum, identified.)
Handel Gothic Also in this work
Pokemon TCG card text. (DaFont forum, identified.)

About the lettering

The wordmark was drawn by designer Chris Maple at Seattle's Media Design in 1998, for Nintendo of America's Pokémon Red and Blue reveal at E3, on a one-month deadline. Maple built the bouncy yellow-and-blue letters by hand from scratch, nothing he made started from an existing typeface, and that hand-drawn logo has anchored the franchise ever since.

Common questions

What font is the Pokémon logo?

The logo is custom lettering drawn by Chris Maple in 1998, not a font. Pokémon Solid is the closest fan-made recreation.

Who designed the Pokémon logo?

Chris Maple of Media Design in Seattle drew the international wordmark by hand in 1998 for Nintendo of America.

Can I use the Pokémon font commercially?

No. Pokémon Solid and Pokémon Hollow are unofficial fan files with no commercial license, and the logo itself is a Nintendo trademark.

Sources: Pokémon logo history and designer Chris Maple, DesignRush (designrush.com) · Pokémon, Logopedia (logos.fandom.com)
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