Hasbro
| Hasbro, Inc. | ||||
 Hasbro's logo, used since 2009 | ||||
| Founded | 1923 | |||
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| Headquarters | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | |||
| Type | Public | |||
| Subsidiaries | Wizards of the Coast | |||
| Industry | Toys and games | |||
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Hasbro is an American toy company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is the world's second largest toy maker, next to Mattel. Hasbro has produced numerous toys for the Pokémon franchise, ranging from Poké Balls to the Pokédex. In May 1998, it was reported that Hasbro licensed Pokémon through a deal with Nintendo and 4Kids Entertainment.[1] In 1999, Hasbro acquired Wizards of the Coast and, in turn, the license to the Pokémon Trading Card Game until Wizards of the Coast lost the license to it in 2003. Hasbro is long time business partners with Takara Tomy; importing Japanese toys such as Transformers and Beyblade to the western world.
Hasbro currently is not producing any Pokémon merchandise. Most of the Pokémon toys on the market today are manufactured by Jakks Pacific, Takara Tomy, and Wicked Cool Toys/Jazwares.
Products
- Battle Figures
- Battle Trainer
- Poké-Packs
- Poké Ball Blaster
- Deluxe Trainers
- Grabber Ball
- Combat Figures
- Plush Figures
- Bean-Filled Plush
- Electronic Figures
- Pokémon House
- Power Bouncer
- Pokémon V-Trainer
- Pokémon Advanced battle figures
- Reversible Poké Ball plush
- Pull Backs!
- Pokémon Pokédex
- Pokémon Poké Ball
- THINKChip Interactive System
- Pokémon plush clip-on
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