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24 years ago today, the first episode of the Pokémon anime first premiered in North America with EP001: Pokémon - I Choose You!
Dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment, it introduced Western audiences to Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu.
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18 years ago today, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions were first released for the Game Boy Advanced in North America!
The first remakes in the Pokémon franchise, the games revisit the original pair of Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Green Versions.
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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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Today is the 13th anniversary of Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Versions, first released in Japan for Nintendo DS on September 12, 2009!
Remakes of Gold & Silver, with some aspects exclusive to Crystal, the games featured a full range of walking Pokémon.
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Today is the 14th 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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Today is the 15th anniversary of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, officially released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 13, 2007!
They are the second pair of entries in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.
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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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Three years ago today, Ash Ketchum became the Alola Pokémon Champion by winning the Manalo Conference.
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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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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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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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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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Happy Birthday to Sapphire!
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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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16 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Sinnoh!
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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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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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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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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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Happy Birthday to White!
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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 Black!
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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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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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23 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Johto!
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