Had an anime series that ran for 1 or 2 seasons, maybe a handful of merch, and then was just quietly forgotten by the general public.
Considered cult classics by hardcore gamers, that decades later make hours-long video essays with titles like “Pokémon: A Forgotten Classic” and “Why Didn’t Pokémon Take Off?”.
A small but dedicated fanbase that regularly discuss what a “Pokémon 2” could’ve looked like had there been a sequel.
Ehem, akshewally it started as Dragon Warrior. I have two of the original NES game. Loved the shit out of that game as a kid.
I could never get into the mainline RPG series, but I seem to love the spinoffs. Monsters, Builders, Rocket Slime, all good shit.