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25 years ago today, Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!

The games featured 100 new Pokémon, the new Johto region and a revisit of Kanto, all in color!

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English boxarts of Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions

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Today is (sort of) the 29th anniversary of Pokémon Blue Version, first announced in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on October 15, 1996!

Originally for CoroCoro Comic subscribers, it formed the base of Western Red & Blue.

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 1d

26 years ago today, the Pokémon animated series first entered Johto!

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Screen cap of EP117 featuring Prof Elm and Totodile

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16 years ago today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!

The fifth entry in the series, it is a sister game to Explorers of Time and Darkness.

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Box artwork of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

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Today is the 12th anniversary of Pokémon X and Y, first released worldwide for Nintendo 3DS on October 12, 2013!

The first games of the sixth generation, they are the first Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS.

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23 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, it officially premiered on October 25, 2002.

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Theatrical artwork of Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 7d

Happy Birthday to Black!

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Official artwork of Black from Pokémon Adventures

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 7d

Four years ago today, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (M23) first released worldwide on Netflix!

The movie prominently features the Generation VIII Mythical Pokémon, Zarude.

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Promotional artwork of Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 8d

13 years ago today, Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 were first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!

They are sequels to Pokémon Black and White and the second and final paired versions of Generation V.

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Box artworks of Pokémon Black and White Versions 2

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 10d

Happy Birthday to White!

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Official artwork of White from Pokémon Adventures

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 11d

15 years ago today, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!

The story follows a new Pokémon Ranger in Oblivia as they investigate the Pokémon Pinchers and foil their plot.

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Box artwork of Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 12d

Today is the 11th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, first released in North America on October 3, 2014!

Pokémon are featured as fighters, in Poké Balls, and enemies in the 3DS-exclusive Smash Run.

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Box artwork of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 12d

20 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.

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Japenese and English boxart of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 13d

Finally, we have our first Switch 2-exclusive Pokémon title in Pokémon Pokopia!

Play as Ditto while Ditto plays as.. you? In this cozy game, you'll tame the land as you befriend Pokémon - what sort of paradise will you create?

Prerelease screenshot of Ditto transformed as a human girl, mimicking Bulbasaur’s Leafage to grow a patch of grass as Bulbasaur itself looks on

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 13d

The presentation also revealed the DLC for Legends: Z-A, Mega Dimension, set to feature Hoopa and two Mega-Evolved forms for Raichu, Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y.

You may have noticed that these new Mega Evolutions present with particular Pikachu-like properties, of course.

Key visual for Mega Dimension, featuring Hoopa, Mega Raichu X, and Mega Raichu Y

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 13d

The Nintendo Direct last month also revealed the Mega-Evolved forms of Chesnaught, Delphox, and Greninja.

Following the presentation, Greninja was sent to the top 3 visited Pokémon pages on Bulbapedia!

Prerelease screenshot from Legends: Z-A of Mega Greninja crouched upside down, gripping the underside of its giant water shuriken.

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 13d

A major highlight last month was the My Friend Malamar campaign, culminating in the reveal of Mega Malamar!

We also joined in on the fun, with Bulbapedia becoming Malapedia for a week. Were you surprised?

Malapedia front page, featuring a Malamar color scheme

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 13d

Today is the 12th anniversary of Pokémon Origins, which first premiered in Japan on October 2, 2013!

This miniseries follows the adventures of Red, closely matching the story of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.

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Official artwork of Red and his Charizard from Pokémon Origins

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 13d

We're back with the most and least visited Pokémon articles on Bulbapedia from last month.

Did everyone have a Malamarvellous September? Well, the results speak for themselves!

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The most and least visited Pokémon articles in September 2025
Top 6 - Malamar, Raichu, Greninja, Eevee, Pikachu, Charizard
Bottom 6 - Spewpa, Klang, Silicobra, Tranquill, Simipour, Thwackey

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 16d

Five years ago today, GOTCHA! was released on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel!

It features the song Acacia by the Japanese rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN.

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Screencap of GOTCHA showing several Pokémon

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 17d

19 years ago today, the Pokémon animated series first entered Sinnoh!

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Screencap of Dawn riding a bike in DP001

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 18d

27 years ago today, Pokémon Red and Blue Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!

They are the first Pokémon games ever released outside of Japan and the best selling RPGs of all time.

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Boxarts of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 18d

Today is the 19th 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 games of Gen IV and take place in the Sinnoh region.

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Box artwork for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 19d

29 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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Promotional image of a Nintendo 64 and controller

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Today is the 25th anniversary of Pokémon Puzzle League, first released in North America for Nintendo 64 on September 25, 2000!

It is the first Tetris Attack-style game to allow editing puzzles, and introduced a 3D mode of play.

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