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15 years ago today, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions were first released for the Game Boy Advanced in North America!
As 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 10th anniversary of
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 12, 2009!
The games are remakes of Gold and Silver with some aspects exclusive to Crystal also included.
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Today is the 12th 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 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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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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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 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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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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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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23 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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Today is the 13th anniversary of
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on September 28, 2006!
They are the first core series Pokémon games of Generation IV.
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21 years ago today, Pokémon Red and Blue Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!
These games are the first Pokémon games ever released in North America.
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14 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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7 years ago today, Pokémon Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 were first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
They are sequels to Pokémon Black and White, respectively and are the second and final paired versions of Generation V.
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17 years ago today, Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest was first released in theaters in North America!
Initially a limited release in the United States, the official premiere was on October 25, 2002.
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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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6 years ago today, Pokémon X and Y were first released for the Nintendo 3DS worldwide!
They are the first games of the sixth generation and the first Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS.
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of
Pokémon Blue Version, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on October 15, 1996!
It was for subscribers of CoroCoro Comic and released to retail on October 10, 1999.
It formed the basis of Western Red and Blue.
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19 years ago today, Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!
They were the first core series games of Generation II. They take place in the Johto region, a region located West of Kanto.
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20 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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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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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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20 years ago today, Pokémon: The First Movie (M01) first premiered in theaters in North America!
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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 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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