Yesterday Was Pokemon’s 21st Anniversary

Can you believe it? On 27 February 1996, the first games in the Pokemon series were released in Japan. The world has never been the same.

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In Japanese, the games were titled Pokemon Red Version and Green Version, and the series hit Australia two years later in 1998. The trading card game wasn’t released in Japan until that October.

Online in Japan, a hashtag (#ポケモン21周年, which means Pokemon’s 21st Anniversary) has been a way for fans to celebrate the day.


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