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Today is the 12th 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 13th 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 17th 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 11th 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 and take place in the Unova region.
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15 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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14 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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25 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 15th 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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23 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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16 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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Happy Birthday to White!
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Nine 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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Happy Birthday to Black!
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19 years ago today, Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest (M04) 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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Eight 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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12 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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22 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Johto!
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Today is the 25th 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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21 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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22 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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Happy Birthday to Platinum Berlitz!
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Pokémon Ranger was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America 15 years ago today!
The player becomes a Pokémon Ranger, in charge of solving ecological issues, defeating and arresting criminals, and helping the citizens of the Fiore region.
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22 years ago today, Pokémon: The First Movie (M01) first premiered in theaters in North America!
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Pokémon Sword and Shield were first released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch two years ago today! They are the primary paired versions of Generation VIII and take place in the UK-inspired Galar region.
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