Pokémon Fan Club

The Pokémon Fan Club (Japanese: ポケモン きクラブ Pokémon Lovers Club) is an organization spread throughout the Pokémon world, with at least one Club House in nearly every region. The club is considered a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon and Pokémon Contests than Pokémon battles.

In the games
The Chairman of the Pokémon Fan Club has appeared in many of the core series Pokémon games. Gabby and Ty often visit the Club House in Hoenn to do interviews with enthusiastic Trainers.

Trainers of the Trainer class are members of the Pokémon Fan Club. In, members of the Pokémon Fan Club randomly appear in the facilities.

In, there is a tutor in the Slateport Fan Club who will teach to a compatible Pokémon, but only once.

Club Houses

 * Laverre City in Kalos

In the anime
Though it was mentioned several times, the Pokémon Fan Club has not made an actual appearance in the. However, it is known that Mr. Sukizo is the President. Also, the Pokémon Lover's Club that appeared in Hypno's Naptime might be based on the Pokémon Fan Club.

In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, revealed that the members of the Pokémon Fan Club are responsible for organizing the annual Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Pokémon Fan Clubs are found in Kanto, Hoenn and Sinnoh regions. In Kanto and Hoenn the club houses are marked with plaques featuring a located in front of the building, while the Sinnoh club house is shown having a heart-shaped plaque in front of the building.

The Kanto branch is introduced in Danger: High Voltorb in the. is made an honorary member of the club by the club's chairman after he saw Red's Pokémon. The members are primarily made up of a group of middle-aged Pokéfans that talk about their favorite Pokémon and read the club magazine. They hate to force Pokémon into battles and they prefer unevolved ones, because they're cuter. In the manga, their Pokémon are stolen by Team Rocket, but they're returned to their Trainers in Buzz Off, Electabuzz! when defeats Lt. Surge.

The Hoenn branch is introduced in Tripped Up by Torkoal where the Pokémon club's chairman brings to the club house after making him an honorary member of the club.

The Sinnoh branch is introduced in Perturbed by Pachirisu where, , and are made honorary members of the club and taken to the club house by the chairman.

Pokémon
These Pokémon were shown being owned by the Kanto fan club members. Most of the Pokémon are small and often considered cute.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
The Fan Club appeared in Vermilion City.

In the TCG
Pokémon Fan Club was introduced as a TCG Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English e-Card Series (the Japanese e-Card Era). First released in the Japanese TCG The Town on No Map expansion, it later debuted in English in the TCG Aquapolis expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration by Ken Sugimori. It was later reprinted in Japanese as one of the TCG PCG-P Promotional cards and in English in TCG POP Series 4, with a new illustration by Ken Sugimori. It was reprinted yet again in the Japanese TCG Wild Blaze expansion, both as a regular card and a TCG Full Art card. The regular print features an illustration based on the Yusuke Ohmura artwork of both genders of the Generation VI Trainer class, while the Full Art print features the debut artwork of Emi Ando.