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16 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
Players become Pokémon Rangers, people in charge of solving ecological issues, defeating and arresting criminals, and helping the citizens of their regions.
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Happy Birthday to Platinum Berlitz!
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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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23 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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Nine years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Kalos!
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22 years ago today, Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!
The games feature 100 new Pokémon, the new Johto region, and a revisit of Kanto, all in color!
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23 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Johto!
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13 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 ninth anniversary of Pokémon X and Y, first released worldwide for Nintendo 3DS on October 12, 2013!
The first games of the sixth generation and the first Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS, they introduced the Fairy type and Mega Evolution.
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Happy Birthday to Black!
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10 years ago today, Pokémon Black and White 2 Versions were first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
They are sequels to Pokémon Black and White, respectively, taking place 2 years after N's departure and the first defeat of Ghetsis.
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Happy Birthday to White!
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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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17 years ago today, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was first released for the Nintendo GameCube in North America!
In this Pokémon Colosseum sequel, Cipher has created a Shadow Lugia, codenamed XD001, claimed to be immune to purification.
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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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24 years ago today, Pokémon Red and Blue Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!
The first Pokémon games ever released outside of Japan, they are the best-selling RPGs of all time.
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16 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Sinnoh!
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Today is the 16th anniversary of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 28, 2006!
Alongside new evolutions and changes to the battle system, the games introduced online trading via the GTS.
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Happy Birthday to Sapphire!
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16 years ago today, "Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew" (M08) was first released in North America!
It is the third Advanced Generation series movie, and the eighth Pokémon movie overall.
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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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Today is the 12th anniversary of Pokémon Black and White Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 18, 2010!
Uniquely to this day, they feature an entirely new Pokédex with no returning Pokémon until after the main story.
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Today is the 18th anniversary of Pokémon Emerald Version, officially released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance on September 16, 2004!
The fifth and final Generation III core series title, it introduced the first Battle Frontier.
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Three years ago today, Ash Ketchum became the Alola Pokémon Champion by winning the Manalo Conference.
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Today is the 21st 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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