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Try rubbing the bottom screen when your Pokémon knocks out an opponent. If your affection is high enough, you'll rub your Pokémon's head.
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21 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Johto!
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Exactly nine years ago today this very minute, on February 12, 2014 at 23:16:01 UTC, Twitch Plays Pokémon went live playing Pokémon Red Version for the first time!
It took viewers 16d 7h 50m 40s to see the end credits.
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Happy Birthday to Blue!
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Today is the 30th anniversary of Game Freak inc. originally founded on April 26, 1989 by Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori, and Junichi Masuda!
Since the release of Pokémon Red and Green in 1996, Game Freak has been a second-party developer for Nintendo.
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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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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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18 years ago today, Pokémon Crystal Version was first released for the 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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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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Five years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Alola!
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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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19 years ago today, Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei (M03) first premiered in theaters in North America!
It would later release for home media on August 21, 2001.
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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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20 years ago today, Super Smash Bros. was released for the Nintendo 64 in North America!
This is the first game in the Smash Bros. series and included 12 characters with Pikachu and Jigglypuff as playable, and the Poké Ball item featuring 13 Pokémon.
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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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20 years ago today, the Pokémon anime first entered Hoenn!
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Today is the 41st anniversary of HAL Laboratory, founded on February 21, 1980!
They may be best known for their work on the Kirby and Mother series as well as Pokémon Snap and the first two Super Smash Bros. games.
@HAL_Laboratory
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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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Happy Birthday to Junichi Masuda (@Junichi_Masuda), born January 12, 1968!
He is one of the founding members of Game Freak and serves as the Director of the Board. He is a game director and composer for the Pokémon games.
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Happy Birthday to Shigeru Miyamoto!
Perhaps best known as the man behind Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, Miyamoto also worked on several early Pokémon games including Red and Blue, Snap and Crystal.
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Today is the 34th anniversary of the Game Boy, released in Japan on April 21, 1989!
It was Nintendo's first portable game system to utilize changeable game cards. It is one of the highest selling video game consoles of all time.
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Today is the 25th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on February 27, 1996!
As the first Pokémon video games, this marks the 25th anniversary of the franchise, also known as #PokemonDay!
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Today is the 20th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64, released in Japan on January 21, 1999.
The game's full Japanese title is:
ニンテンドウオールスター!大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ
(Nintendo All-Stars! Great Fray Smash Brothers)
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Heinz once distributed Pokémon Tomato Ketchup. There's never been a Pokémon Mayo. #TeamKetchup #Splatoon2 #Splatfest bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9…
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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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