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Ten years ago today, Pokémon Black and White Versions were first released for the Nintendo DS in Europe!
These are the only core series games to be available in Europe before the United States, being released 2 days earlier.
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11 years ago today, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions were first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
The overall plot follows the same direction as the original Gold and Silver with several expansions in key areas.
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18 years ago today, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions were first released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in North America!
Together, they became the best-selling Game Boy Advance games of all time.
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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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12 years ago today, Pokémon Platinum Version was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
It is a solitary version to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and the third Generation IV core series title.
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17 years ago today, Pokémon Colosseum was first released for the Nintendo GameCube in North America!
You play as a boy named Wes who must rescue Shadow Pokémon and restore them to normal in the desolate region of Orre.
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Today is the 12th anniversary of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, first released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on April 18, 2009!
It is a sister game to Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness. It's the 5th entry in the Mystery Dungeon series.
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14 years ago today, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions were first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
Taking place in the Sinnoh region, they are the first core series Pokémon games of Generation IV.
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Happy Birthday to Crystal!
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16 years ago today, Pokémon Emerald Version was first released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in North America!
It is a solitary version to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and the fifth Generation III core series title.
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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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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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Happy Birthday to Green!
(Known as Blue in Japan.)
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17 years ago today, Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker (M06) first premiered on home media in North America!
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Happy Birthday to Pearl!
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Today is the 9th anniversary of Pokémon Black and White Versions 2, first released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on June 23, 2012!
They are the second and final paired versions of Generation V. They are sequels to Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
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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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Happy Birthday to Gold!
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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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20 years ago today, Pokémon Pokémon Crystal Version was first released for the Nintendo 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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Happy Birthday to Red!
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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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23 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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17 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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