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15 January 2016updated 17 Jan 2024 6:30am

Pokémon is celebrating 20 years of continued success and never-ending fandom

A personal trip down memory lane, on the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise.

By Emad Ahmed

(Photo By Pokemon)

A wild Oddish appeared! Go! Pikachu! Run! Got away safely!

That’s from my recent trip down memory lane playing the classic Game Boy title Pokémon Yellow, where I chose to chicken out of an impromptu battle and simply wander around Ash Ketchum’s hometown of Pallet Town.

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