Pokémon began with Red and Green on the Game Boy in Japan on 27 February 1996. Thirty years later, on 27 February 2026, The Pokémon Company marked the franchis…
Pocket Monsters Red and Green launched for the Game Boy on 27 February 1996, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, with Creatures Inc. as a founding rights…
Pokémon Red and Blue reached North America in September 1998, backed by the anime's US syndication debut. The US Trading Card Game followed in early 1999, over two years…
Diamond and Pearl launched in Japan in September 2006 on the Nintendo DS, introducing Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and the Global Trade Station. Trading partners could now…
X and Y launched on the Nintendo 3DS in October 2013 as the first mainline Pokémon games released simultaneously worldwide, ending years of staggered regional rollouts.…
Pokémon GO launched in July 2016, developed by Niantic with The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. GPS and a smartphone camera turned real-world locations into the game map,…
Legends: Arceus (January 2022) introduced large open areas. Scarlet and Violet (November 2022) removed the region's internal loading boundaries entirely, becoming the fi…
Nintendo Switch 2 launched globally 5 June 2025. Pokémon Legends: Z-A followed 16 October 2025, released as both a standard Switch title and a Switch 2 Edition, set in L…
27 February 2026 marked exactly 30 years since Red & Green. The Pokémon Company announced Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves for Nintendo Switch 2, launching worldwide in 2…
Confirmed for a simultaneous worldwide launch in 2027, exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2. Confirmed details: an open world of windswept islands and ocean, and three starter…
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