On Feb. 27, 1996, Nintendo released two games played on a small, handheld console to the public in Japan - Pokémon Green and Pokémon Red. With this iconic beginning, the numerous Pokémon games, anime and manga gained massive success and went on to bring joy to countless fans around the world. And as of today, Pokémon is now celebrating its 21st anniversary - so congratulations!
February 27 is https://twitter.com/hashtag/PokemonDay?src=hash">#PokemonDay! Looking for ways to celebrate? We've got you covered! https://t.co/WB7XlIsdJY">https://t.co/WB7XlIsdJY https://t.co/uPPRMVM9Nr">pic.twitter.com/uPPRMVM9Nr
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/834104337638907904">February 21, 2017
Last year's Pokémon Go release showed us that even after two decades, it's still possible to captivate every generation! So, it seems fitting that Pokémon's 21st anniversary is marked with the chance to add this special party hat Pikachu to your group of Pokéfriends!
Look who’s ready for https://twitter.com/hashtag/PokemonDay?src=hash">#PokemonDay! Don’t miss out on catching this special Pikachu in https://twitter.com/hashtag/PokemonGO?src=hash">#PokemonGO from now until 3/6: https://t.co/D4spCmmfAM">https://t.co/D4spCmmfAM https://t.co/fGoztrZc8U">pic.twitter.com/fGoztrZc8U
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/835958727526187009">February 26, 2017
Of course, the official channels aren't the only ones celebrating - it's Pokémon, after all! All over the Internet, people are wishing their congratulations and reminiscing about their experiences with its various versions, and this has also come with a ton of awesome fan art!
21 years on and we're still debating over which starter's the best - but in the end, we love them all!
https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年 おめでとー!!┗(^o^)┛ https://t.co/I6op6sbOue">pic.twitter.com/I6op6sbOue
— 奥来 西ネ20b (@okurai_olo) https://twitter.com/okurai_olo/status/835899443920551936">February 26, 2017
Latte art master Belcorno is celebrating with an adorable Pikachu coffee (what else?!).
ラテアート【ピカチュウ】@ポケットモンスター
— BELCORNO@ラテアート (@BELCORNO) https://twitter.com/BELCORNO/status/835876562230624261">February 26, 2017
LatteArt【POKEMON】
ポケモン21周年ヽ(´▽`)/
動画:https://t.co/DMs7Cvg2vS">https://t.co/DMs7Cvg2vShttps://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3?src=hash">#ポケモン https://twitter.com/hashtag/pokemon?src=hash">#pokemon https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年 https://t.co/PoWl953VOX">pic.twitter.com/PoWl953VOX
Trainer and Pokémon - friend forever.
ポケモン21周年!https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年 https://t.co/uGf8M3paUX">pic.twitter.com/uGf8M3paUX
— さわ (@GFMSX_) https://twitter.com/GFMSX_/status/835870331441065988">February 26, 2017
Generation 2 is getting excited too!
https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pokemon21?src=hash">#Pokemon21https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年
— 餅田 (@Shiii5353) https://twitter.com/Shiii5353/status/835869102656782336">February 26, 2017
21周年おめでとう!
もう1年経ってしまったのね、去年の初代イラストのイメージをそのままに今年もお祝い!
来年は同じ感じで第3世代描けるといいな、また一緒に歳をとろうね https://t.co/LGscNnh46x">pic.twitter.com/LGscNnh46x
They may be rivals, but that doesn't matter because it's celebration time!
赤緑21周年おめでとう!ずっと好きhttps://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年 https://t.co/tYm0766r4W">pic.twitter.com/tYm0766r4W
— かめキューブ🌸春コミ東2-ネ47a (@kamecube) https://twitter.com/kamecube/status/835867056654307328">February 26, 2017
21 Pokémon for 21 years. There's a shiny version on the right too!
ポケモン21周年おめでとうございます!! https://twitter.com/hashtag/pokemonDay?src=hash">#pokemonDay https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年
— みつぼし☀️ (@yuzuikka) https://twitter.com/yuzuikka/status/835867040195883009">February 26, 2017
21周年を21匹の御三家たちでお祝い!これからもポケモンという作品群が光り輝いていきますように✨
←通常色 色違い→ https://t.co/uojEWXNNDf">pic.twitter.com/uojEWXNNDf
This artist's love for Ditto since their kindergarten days is reflected in this cute little 4×4 Pokégrid!
幼稚園の頃からだいすきです。
— もくもくちゃん (@mok2mok2) https://twitter.com/mok2mok2/status/836040183283777537">February 27, 2017
もくもくクオリティで描きました。
https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B321%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4?src=hash">#ポケモン21周年 https://t.co/sYiMX6gA90">pic.twitter.com/sYiMX6gA90
Thank you Pokémon for these 21 wonderful years and here's to more!
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