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While the date February 27, 1996, might not seem like much on its own, it would be a day that would change the gaming landscape forever. On that unsuspecting Tuesday almost twenty five years ago, a little game released on the Gameboy would go on to become one of the bestselling videogame franchises of all time.
Pokémon, or Pocket Monsters as it s called in Japan, was an immediate success, and it wasn t long before Pikachu and the other 149 monsters became household names all over the world. Today, with over 700 Pokémon and countless spin-off games, movies, TV shows, and a trading card game, Pokémon remains one of Nintendo s most popular IPs, and the recent installments, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, are some of the best games available on Nintendo Switch, as well as some of the best RPGs on the system.