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Six years ago today, Pokémon Sun and Moon were first released in multiple countries for the Nintendo 3DS, on November 18, 2016!
In Europe, they were released later on November 23, 2016.
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15 years ago today, Pokémon Battle Revolution was first released for the Nintendo Wii in North America!
The first Pokémon game for the Wii, it allows Trainers to battle using their Pokémon from the Generation IV main series games.
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14 years ago today, Pokémon Emerald Version was released for the Game Boy Advance in North America!
It is a sister game to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and is the fifth and final Generation III core series game.
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Five years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Alola!
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18 years ago today, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias (M05) first premiered in theaters in North America!
It would later release for home media on January 20, 2004.
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Six years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Alola!
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Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Pokémon anime!
The first episode, "EP001 - Pokémon! I Choose You!" aired in Japan on April 1, 1997!
The series has currently aired over 1,050 episodes and spawned 21 movies.
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Happy Birthday to Bill!
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21 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Johto!
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23 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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16 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 White!
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Today is the second anniversary of "Detective Pikachu" officially released in Japan as "Great Detective Pikachu" on May 3, 2019!
It is the first live-action film in the Pokémon franchise, in addition to CGI-animated Pokémon.
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16 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (M09) first premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States!
It would later release for home media on April 3, 2007.
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Today is the ninth 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 18th anniversary of the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP, first released in Japan on February 14, 2003!
While similar in performance to the original GBA, it had a clam shell design, integrated light for the screen, and a rechargeable battery.
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Today is the 24th anniversary of Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on September 12, 1998!
Following on from Red, Green and Blue, it drew additional inspiration from the Pokémon anime.
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20 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Hoenn!
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21 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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21 years ago today, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition was first released for the Nintendo Game Boy in North America!
It is the second best-selling non-bundled game for its console, losing only to its predecessors.
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Two years ago today, GOTCHA! was released on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel!
It features the song Acacia by the Japanese rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN.
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Exactly eight years ago today, at this very minute, on February 12, 2014 at 23:16:01 UTC, Twitch Plays Pokémon went live playing Pokémon Red Version for the first time!
It took viewers 16d 7h 50m 40s to see the end credits.
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Today is the 11th anniversary of Pokémon Conquest, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on March 17, 2012!
It is a spin-off crossover between the Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition series of games.
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Today is the 24th 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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19 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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