Pokemon 30th Anniversary!!

Celebrating 30 Years of Pokémon!

30 years ago, back in 1996, the original Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Green Version games debuted in Japan!

An animated TV series, movies, a trading card game and the mega-hit mobile game Pokémon Go! have all helped to win fans across the globe.  Reportedly the highest-grossing media franchise in history, Pokémon is still a cultural phenomenon today, reaching new generations of fans across the world.

Pokémon has always been about playing the part of a trainer, catching and collecting monsters before battling them against others.  When the first games were released on Nintendo's Game Boy handheld in 1996, they weren't expected to be a huge hit.  But strong word-of-mouth and the console's low price helped it to sell more than one million copies in its first year on sale.

A popular animated series and the spin-off Trading Card Game (TCG) helped to turn it into a full-on craze so huge the press gave it a name - "Pokémania"."I think what's magical about Pokemon is that not only do you have thousands of creatures, all of whom are memorable and well-designed, but you have a game that can be played in so many different ways, and none of those ways are incorrect" (Jrose11)

Pokemon cards are available in our shops Leith & Dunbar