<s>
Pokémate	B-Application
( ポケメ～ト	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Pokémon-themed	O
application	O
for	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
FOMA	O
900i	O
series	O
mobile	O
phones	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
Pokémon-themed	O
messaging	B-Application
application	O
for	O
release	O
that	O
Summer	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
surrounding	O
a	O
messaging	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
care	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
must	O
first	O
be	O
captured	O
with	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
application	O
was	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
receive	O
more	O
Pokémates	B-Application
,	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
price	O
of	O
210	O
yen	O
was	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
formal	O
service	O
edition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
Pokémate	B-Application
are	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	O
pet	O
simulation	O
;	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
level	O
up	O
or	O
fight	O
like	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
accessed	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
three	O
random	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
10	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
catch	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
not	O
catch	O
any	O
more	O
Pokémon	B-Application
than	O
the	O
initial	O
set	O
of	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subscription	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
five	O
more	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
more	O
available	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
capture	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
purchase	O
more	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
for	O
additional	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
messaging	B-Application
application	O
only	O
worked	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
unless	O
a	O
subscription	O
was	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captured	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
when	O
chatting	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
avatar	B-Application
's	O
expression	O
changes	O
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
messaging	B-Application
feature	O
was	O
the	O
primary	O
point	O
of	O
Pokémate	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
Pokémon-branded	O
voice	O
and	O
text	O
communication	O
service	O
between	O
users	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémate	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
communication	O
application	O
for	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
FOMA	O
900i	O
series	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
where	O
Pokémon	B-Application
would	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
phone	O
and	O
let	O
the	O
user	O
communicate	O
with	O
their	O
family	O
and	O
friends	O
as	O
if	O
via	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
were	O
said	O
to	O
announce	O
new	O
messages	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
surrounding	O
the	O
initially	O
announced	O
messaging	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
application	O
was	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
receive	O
more	O
Pokémate	B-Application
,	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
price	O
of	O
210	O
yen	O
was	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
formal	O
service	O
edition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
