Pokémon (ポケモン), known by its original name Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā, literally Pocket Monsters), is a Japanese animated television series based on the Pokémon video game series and part of the Pokémon franchise. Produced by the Tokyo-based studio OLM and conceived by Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori, the series chronicles the adventures of Ash, a young Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town, who aims to become a Pokémon Master.