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16 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
Players become Pokémon Rangers, people in charge of solving ecological issues, defeating and arresting criminals, and helping the citizens of their regions.
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24 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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15 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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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 15th anniversary of Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on March 20, 2008!
The game is a sequel to the original Pokémon Ranger and spawned another game in the franchise, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.
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Today is the 18th anniversary of Pokémon Colosseum, first released in Japan for the Nintendo GameCube on November 21, 2003!
The game used stadium style battling, but included a story mode which allowed Trainers to catch Pokémon in the region of Orre.
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