Feb. 27 is Pokémon Day. That’s the anniversary of the release date of the first two video games of the franchise, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. This year is the 30th anniversary of those first releases, and Pokémon is bigger than ever. Host Carolyn Beeler marks the occasion with a brief history of Pokémon’s rise to global prominence.
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