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Pokémon is a portmanteau of Pocket Monsters, which was already trademarked in the west and thus couldn’t be used for the brand.
Was the trademark issue even a problem, given the love of English-derived portmanteaux in modern Japanese culture, e.g. cosplay, bodycon and others
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Pokémon is a portmanteau of Pocket Monsters, which was already trademarked in the west and thus couldn’t be used for the brand.