{"id":131433,"date":"2025-09-17T13:58:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2138863"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:58:47","slug":"pokemon-turns-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-turns-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon turns 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pokemon-turns-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon is 25 years old today, 27th February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>27th February 1996 saw the release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green in Japan for the Game Boy.<\/p>\n<p>25 years later, Pok\u00e9mon is one of the biggest entertainment brands in the world, and one of the most successful video game franchises.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-27-pokemon-turns-25\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-02-27-pokemon-turns-25\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon is 25 years old today, 27th February 2021. 27th February 1996 saw the release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green in Japan for the Game Boy. 25 years later, Pok\u00e9mon is one of the biggest entertainment brands in the world, and one of the most successful video game franchises. 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