National Pokémon Day

All Pokemon fans rise as National Pokemon Day is  on 27th February! The 27th February is the chosen date as on this date in 1996, the first Pokemon game, Pokemon Red and Green Versions, was released. 

Pokemon is short for pocket monsters (Japanese: Pokedo Mansuta). The entire Pokemon franchise is owned by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. 

Pokemon will turn 28 in 2024!

Pokemon History

Satoshi Tajiri, the brain behind the Pokemon franchise, along with a few other programmers and Ken Sugimori, took around 6 years to create the first Pokemon game, Pokemon Red and Green. It almost drove them to bankruptcy.

Commonly referred to as 'Mr Bug, Satoshi Tajiri earned this nickname because of his fascination for insects. His interest was not a mere hobby. In fact, he wanted to become an entomologist someday. 

Although he didn't end up becoming one, he infused his passion with his love for games. He wanted to create a game where insect like creatures could be collected, trained and made to battle against each other. This is how your favorite game Pokemon started taking shape. 

Did you know

There were only 151 Pokemons initially, today there are 1025 Pokemons for all the Pokemon fans!

These are the most loved Pokemons based on a recent poll.