Happy 20 years, Pokémon

On this day 20 years ago, the first two Pokémon games Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green were released for the GameBoy in Japan.  Since then over 17 core series games, countless spin-offs, 18 movies, various anime series, manga, merchandise and much, much more has been released globally and there’s still more to come.

The series itself has become an icon over the last 20 years and its popularity is still growing to this day, with Pokémon Sun and Moon promised to be the biggest and greatest games to date. So here’s to Pokémon. For the last 20 years and to the next 20. Here’s to the adventure of our lives we’ve taken alone, with friends and with the world. For all the relationships we’ve created and to those we’ve yet to.

Here’s to you Pokémon. Happy 20th Anniversary, from everyone at PokéJungle.net

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937 thoughts on “Happy 20 years, Pokémon”

  1. Well, goodnight guys! It was nice celebrating Pokemon Day with avid fans! We had some great moments: speculation, rage, speculation, rage, consoling, and more rage! XD

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  2. Alright one last piece of art
    My friends were telling me about this weird RPG with space animals (it was kinda cringey but whatever)
    They wanted a bounty hunter and I gave them one

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  3. Gonna start a new Pokemon game, and I’d like you guys to choose:
    Blue, Gold, Sapphire, Firered, Leafgreen, Platinum, Heartgold, Black, Black 2, X, or Alpha Sapphire? (those are all I have)

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  4. Today was fantastic. Upon reflection, I’ve realized that Pokemon is more of a lifestyle choice than anything else. A lifestyle choice that many kind people enjoy together. For that reason, it’s important to millions of us. Happy 20th, and here’s to the next celebration.

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  5. when you sold your 3ds, but you want to play Sun and Moon, but when you also know that Gen 4 remakes will be on the new nintendo handheld. (please nintendo put the remakes on the 3ds)

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    • I don’t think gen 4 remakes just yet. I feel like they will pull a gen 5 once more and wait for a new Nintendo handheld.. Although I wouldn’t mind remakes at all.

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      • that what I scare of. Logically the gen 4 remakes will be on the new console, thats the reason why i dont want to buy a 3ds/2ds. Cause it would be only for one game and it will be when the console is already dying

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  6. As much as we love that the comments are super active again, can we tone down the spam a bit? It’s incredibly annoying reading through strings of comments that add nothing to the usually brilliant conversation. 😉

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  7. So guys here’s the non fleshed out cover page of the new comic!! Critics please! need all the help and this will be a community project!!

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  8. I started Blue and the rival’s default name is Red instead of Blue. I found it odd, but I chose it anyway. That’s how it works right? The default name in Blue is Red and the default name in Red is Blue? I can check for myself but I don’t feel like it…

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  9. You know what I want to see from Pokemon Sun & Moon is… full 3D models for all of the trainers. I found it rediculous that not even the Gym Leaders, Champion (in X/Y), and Elite Four members had a complete 3D model. GameFreak has a huge and talented team and I wonder why they could not accomplish this. Ken’s noseless-artwork is amazing, yet I would love for them to put effort into actual 3D models for every trainer in game.

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  10. Inspirations from Hawaii I expect to be the inspiration for Pokemon in Sun/Moon:
    ~ Trio of legendary figures, in Hawaiian legend, there is a trio of gods/goddesses
    ~ Maui, one of the most famous heroes in Hawaiian mythology
    ~ Hina, goddess of the moon who once roamed the Earth but later escaped to the moon
    ~ Kane, god of giving life and associated with the sun
    ~ Malolo fish, flying fish
    ~ Spinner dolphins, Hawaii has an abundance of this species of dolphin
    ~ Hoary bat, the only indigenous land mammal of Hawaii
    ~ Hawaiian Monk seal, live on some of the smaller islands
    ~ Hawaiian Green Sea turtle, highly regarded in Hawaiian culture
    ~ Nene Goose, are protected under Hawaiian law and are endemic to the islands
    ~ Mongoose, introduced to the islands to control rats
    ~ Albatross, nest throughout the islands and other tropical areas

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    • Great list!
      I’d also add:
      -Hawaiian honeycreepers
      -Moa-nalo gooseducks
      -Oahu tree snails (achatinella)
      -something incorporating kamehameha’s name because plz
      -funnily enough we already have a happy face spider in the spirnarak family!… so maybe a Kau’ai cave wolf spider?

      Sadly knowing gamefreak they might put one or two token lines, but no more, as they never seem to draw much local inspiration pokémon-wise. In a way it’s nice because they can truly surprise us with most of the designs, but I think it’s also a glaring example of gamefreak logic and how irritating it can be.

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