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Two years ago today, Pokémon Journeys: The Series premiered!
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Today is the 10th anniversary of
Pokémon Black and White Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 18, 2010!
They are the first core series Pokémon games of Generation V.
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Today is the 10th anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS, first released in Japan on February 26, 2011!
Its revolutionary feature is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D graphics without the use of glasses, using the technique of parallax barrier.
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24 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first premiered in North America with EP015: Battle Aboard the St. Anne!
The episode was aired as a "special preview" of the series and later aired in-sequence on September 27, 1998.
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Today is the 15th anniversary of Pokémon Battle Revolution, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Wii on December 14, 2006!
Trainers could battle using their Pokémon from Generation IV main series games while using their Nintendo DS as a controller.
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Today is the 14th anniversary of "Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai" officially released in Japan on July 14, 2007!
The tenth feature film in the series, it prominently features Dialga, Palkia, and Darkrai.
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Today is the 20th 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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Today is the 20th 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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Today is the 15th anniversary of Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on March 20, 2008!
The game is a sequel to the original Pokémon Ranger and spawned another game in the franchise, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.
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Happy Birthday to Ken Sugimori, 杉森建 (@SUPER_32X), born January 27, 1966!
Ken is an illustrator and has created the original art for every Pokémon to date. He has also designed more Pokémon cards than any other artist.
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22 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first premiered in North America with EP015: Battle Aboard the St. Anne!
The episode was aired as a "special preview" of the series and later aired in-sequence on September 27, 1998.
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Today is the 11th anniversary of Pokémon Platinum Version, officially released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 13, 2008!
It is a solitary version to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and the third Generation IV core series title.
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25 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 was first released in North America!
It is named for its 64-bit central processing unit. It was the last major home console to use cartridges as a primary storage format until the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
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20 years ago today, Pokémon Snap was first released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
In this spin-off, you play as Todd Snap with the goal of photographing Pokémon in their natural habitat to assist in Professor Oak's research.
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of the Pokémon anime series, first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997!
It still airs and is currently over 1,100 main series episodes, 23 movies, and a number of side stories.
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11 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness were first released in North America for the Nintendo DS! The games are successors to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team.
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20 years ago today, Pokémon Stadium was first released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
A sequel to the mostly incomplete Japan only Pokémon Stadium, this was the first home console game to have all Pokémon in its generation able to be used in battle.
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Today is the 16th 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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July 7th marks Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, celebrated by writing wishes on small paper tags known as tanzaku.
Similar tags can be found on Jirachi, the Wish Pokémon, which has historically been distributed during Tanabata.
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18 years ago today, Pokémon Crystal Version was first released for the Game Boy Color in North America!
It is the third and final Generation II core series game. It was released as a solitary version to Pokémon Gold and Silver.
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Today is the 24th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on February 27, 1996!
As the first Pokémon video games, this marks the 24th anniversary of the franchise, also known as #PokemonDay!
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Today is the 18th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube, officially released in Japan on September 14, 2001!
Officially abbreviated GCN (Japanese: NGC), it is Nintendo's sixth-generation console.
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10 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
It is the fifth entry in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series and is a sister game to Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
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Today is the 20th anniversary of the Game Boy Advance, released in Japan on March 21, 2001!
A sequel to the Game Boy Color, the GBA was able to display SNES-caliber 32-bit graphics and even play voices.
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Today is the 30th 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 still one of the highest selling video game consoles of all time.
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