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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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Today is the eighth anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS, first released in Japan on February 26, 2011!
To date, over 75 million units have sold worldwide making it currently the 11th best selling video game console of all time.
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Happy Birthday to Ken Sugimori, 杉森建 (@SUPER_32X), born January 27, 1966!
Ken is an illustrator and has created the original art for every Pokémon to date. He has also designed more Pokémon cards than any other artist.
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Happy Birthday to Silver from Pokémon Adventures!
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16 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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Today is the 5th anniversary of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, first released in multiple countries for the Nintendo 3DS on November 21, 2014!
They are the second and final paired Generation VI games and are enhanced remakes of Ruby and Sapphire.
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Today is the 10th 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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Today in history:
On this day in 1989, the Nintendo Game Boy was released in Japan.
Happy 24th anniversary!
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Happy Birthday to Junichi Masuda (@Junichi_Masuda)!
増田順一さん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！
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Today is the 18th anniversary of the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP, first released in Japan on February 14, 2003!
While similar in performance to the original GBA, it had a clam shell design, integrated light for the screen, and a rechargeable battery.
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Today is the 15th 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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Happy Birthday to White!
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16 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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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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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions were released for the Nintendo DS in North America 15 years ago today!
Along with features such as the GTS and a new physical/special move split. these games began the long-running DS era of the core series titles.
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Happy Birthday to Red!
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Today is the 23rd anniversary of the Pokémon anime series, first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997!
It still airs and is currently over 1,100 main series episodes, 23 movies, and a number of side stories.
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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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Today is the 31st anniversary of the Nintendo Game Boy, first released in Japan on April 21, 1989!
It is the second best selling handheld console of all time, behind its successor, the Nintendo DS.
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16 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (M09) first premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States!
It would later release for home media on April 3, 2007.
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Today is the 15th anniversary of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, first released in Japan for the Nintendo GameCube on August 4, 2005!
A sequel to Pokémon Colosseum & the second Pokémon RPG on home console, it is set in the Orre region featuring Shadow Lugia.
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Today's trivia:
In "Spell of the Unown", Professor Oak has pictures of Unown on his computer which have never appeared in any other media; some resemble letters of the Greek alphabet.
Thus far, these are unknown Unown.
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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 23rd 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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11 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness were first released in North America for the Nintendo DS! The games are successors to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team.
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