I am using Bunpro SRS, and I came across the following sentence:

> ポケモンは、日本中だけでなく、世界中で流行ったゲームだ。

The translation provided is:

> Pokémon is popular not only all over Japan, but throughout the world.

The verb 流行る is conjugated into the past tense 流行った. This contrasts with the
translation stating that Pokemon _is_ popular. I would have thought that the
conjugation should be 流行っている. As a side note to this, I am also not sure if
that should be ある or いる in this context, but that's best saved for another
question.

Is there already an implication of "becoming" in the verb 流行る?

Does the past tense 流行った align more closely with the English word
"popularised" — implying that it has become popular and now remains that way?

Or is the translation (or root sentence) incorrect somehow?
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verbs conjugations
Is this sentence from Bunpro misaligned with the provided translation, regarding verb tense and state of being?