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Today is the 20th anniversary of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance on November 21, 2002!
The first core series games of Generation III, they introduced the Hoenn region and 135 new Pokémon.
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Today is the 15th anniversary of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, first released in Japan for the Nintendo GameCube on August 4, 2005!
A sequel to Pokémon Colosseum & the second Pokémon RPG on home console, it is set in the Orre region featuring Shadow Lugia.
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13 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team were first released for the Game Boy Advanced (Red) and Nintendo DS (Blue) in North America!
These games are the first two entries in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
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Happy Birthday to Red!
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12 years ago today, Pokémon Battle Revolution was released in North America for the Nintendo Wii!
The game featured connectivity with Generation IV games, allowing players to battle with those Pokémon in the game.
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Today is the 21st anniversary of
the Game Boy Color, first released in Japan on October 21, 1998!
The console boasted an impressive palette of 32,768 colors and was capable of simultaneously displaying 56 colors at once.
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15 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team were first released for the Game Boy Advanced (Red) and Nintendo DS (Blue) in North America!
These games are the first two entries in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
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Happy Birthday to Junichi Masuda (@Junichi_Masuda), born January 12, 1968!
He is one of the founding members of Game Freak and serves as the Director of the Board. He is a game director and composer for the Pokémon games.
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13 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
The first game in the Pokémon Ranger series, players travel all over the land of Fiore and capture Pokémon using the Nintendo DS touch screen and stylus.
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Today is the eighth anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS, first released in Japan on February 26, 2011!
To date, over 75 million units have sold worldwide making it currently the 11th best selling video game console of all time.
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of "Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One" officially released in Japan as "Pokémon the Movie 2000" on July 17, 1999!
The second feature film in the series, it prominently features Lugia and the legendary birds.
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12 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
The story follows a new Pokémon Ranger in Oblivia as they investigate the Pokémon Pinchers and attempt to foil their plot to control the region.
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Three years ago today, Pokémon Sun and Moon was first released in multiple countries for the Nintendo 3DS, on November 18, 2016!
In Europe, they were released on November 23, 2016.
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Today is the 7th anniversary of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, first released in multiple countries for the Nintendo 3DS on November 21, 2014!
They are the second and final paired Generation VI games and are enhanced remakes of Ruby and Sapphire.
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Today is the 34th anniversary of the Game Boy, released in Japan on April 21, 1989!
It was Nintendo's first portable game system to utilize changeable game cards. It is one of the highest selling video game consoles of all time.
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Three years ago today, Pokémon Journeys: The Series premiered!
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Today is the 15th anniversary of Pokémon Emerald Version, officially released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance on September 16, 2004!
It is a solitary version to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and the fifth and final Generation III core series title.
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Today is the 31st anniversary of the Nintendo Game Boy, first released in Japan on April 21, 1989!
It is the second best selling handheld console of all time, behind its successor, the Nintendo DS.
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Happy Birthday to Shigeru Miyamoto!
Perhaps best known as the man behind Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, Miyamoto also worked on several early Pokémon games including Red and Blue, Snap and Crystal.
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Today is the 16th anniversary of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, officially released in Japan as "The Pokémon Ranger and The Prince of the Sea" on July 15, 2006!
The ninth feature film in the series, it prominently features Manaphy.
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Color on November 21, 1999!
They were the first core series games of Generation II, introducing the Johto region and 100 new Pokémon.
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22 years ago today, "Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One" was first released in North America!
It is currently the only Pokémon movie to get a North American release in July.
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13 years ago today, "Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew" was first released in North America!
It is the third Advanced Generation series movie, and the eighth Pokémon movie overall.
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Today is the 14th anniversary of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, first released in Japan for the Nintendo GameCube on August 4, 2005!
A sequel to Pokémon Colosseum, XD features a story mode with a new plot set in the Orre region featuring Shadow Lugia.
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