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Shigeru Ohmori is a planner and director at Game Freak, and the current main director of the mainline Pokémon series.
History[]
Ohmori has worked on the Pokémon franchise since Ruby and Sapphire, where he worked on game environments and communication features, including the in-game TV events.
He led the planning team of Diamond and Pearl, where he designed the Underground communication feature and supervised many of the new Pokémon evolutions introduced. He later was involved in the design of the Pokéwalker minigames in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In Black and White, he designed many of the C-Gear features, including the Survey Radar and the Infrared Mode. He also led the planning team of HarmoKnight and X and Y. After X and Y, Ohmori replaced Junichi Masuda as the main director of the series, directing Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Sun and Moon, Sword and Shield, and Scarlet and Violet, while simultaneously acting as producer on other Pokémon titles.
Game Works[]
- Yakiniku Bugyō (2001) - Planning
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) - Game Designer, Map Designer
- Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire (2003) - Planning
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) - Game Designer, Map Designer
- Pokémon Emerald (2004) - Game Designer, Map Designer
- Drill Dozer (2005) - Game Design, Additional Tuning
- Pokémon Ranger (2006) - Game Design Adviser
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - Game Design Leader, Plot Scenario, Map Designer
- Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Game Design, Plot Scenario, Map Design
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - Game Design, Pokéwalker: Game Design
- Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Game Design of Special Elements (Lead), Map Design, Survey Radar & Tag Mode Design
- HarmoKnight (2012) - Game Design
- Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Planning Director, Pokémon Design Coordination
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) - Director, Concept & Plot
- Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Director, Planning Director
- Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017) - Producer
- Pokémon Quest (2018) - Supervisor
- Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee! (2018) - Producer
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - Director, Concept
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022) - Pokémon Creation Section Group Manager, Producer
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022) - Director, Concept
- The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (2023) - Concept, Producer
Special Thanks[]
- Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Pokémon Black and White Game Design
- Pokémon Masters (2019)