![]() ![]() Pokémon Snap is scheduled for release on April 30, 2021. Later this year, we will have a new installment in the Pokémon franchise. This has always been the social thread running through every Pokémon game. For the completionists out there, you were never truly finished until you had successfully traded Pokémon with another player. The appeal is beyond the simple role-playing game and cute “pocket monsters.” This game has found the balance between competitive battle-play and co-operative trading between players. There are plenty of similarities between the two, so you won’t feel left out.įor 25-years, Pokémon has remained one of Nintendo’s guarantee sales for games-it is second behind Mario and still ahead of The Legend of Zelda at number 4. The special edition Blue proved to be quite popular and was considered the better version to market in America and Australia. Apparently, the special edition Blue was released in Japan as a “bug fix” for glitches in the Red and Green (mostly Green). By that stage, the preferred starter games were Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue.ĭon’t stress if you are feeling like your game collection is not complete: Pokémon Blue and Green are essentially the same thing. ![]() It wasn’t until 1998 when we saw the release of the games in North America and Australia, with Europe in 1999. Later that same year, Pokémon Blue was released as a special edition in Japan. Launched on February 27, 1996, these infamous role-playing games were initially released in Japan as Pokémon Red and Green, with the covers featuring Charizard and Venusaur, respectively. Yes, you read that correctly: Pokémon GREEN. It would be remiss of us to not acknowledge the original games: Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. It really is the best start for our Make/Play/Watch/Read. Make a day of it and prep your food for a movie, game-marathon, or even just to snack on while reading some manga. The meals range in both sweet and savory, easy to difficult, and western food or Japanese-specific ingredients. ![]() You have one of the most popular geeky references of all time and you have the opportunity to make food fun! Turn it into a family affair and try to make them all. This is the ideal cookbook for kids in the kitchen. In particular, I harken back to GeekMom Shiri and her 2016 review of The Pokémon Cookbook: Easy & Fun Recipes by Maki Kudo. I cheated this week and have relied solely on the genius of my fellow GeekMoms. You rarely go wrong when making food (and even when you do, it is always easy to recover). Personally, my favorite option always comes back to food. You could even go down Route 1 and “Make a Pokémon Deck” GeekMom Cathé gave us this post in 2014, and it has remained one of our most popular articles on GeekMom EVER. There are loads of ideas to make for Pokémon Day: origami, bookmarks, knitting, crafty pom-pom balls, and a multitude of cosplay ideas. What better way to celebrate the franchise than with a Make/Play/Watch/Read, and a guaranteed nod to the nostalgic old-school origins. This weekend is the birthday of Pokémon: February 27, 1996. It has been such a sweet feeling sharing these same games with my kids now (and learning a few things from them). I still remember playing the original games with my younger brothers on the Game Boy in the 1990s. ![]() I have been a fan of Pokémon since the beginning, and I am not afraid to admit the 25th-anniversary celebrations are making me feel a tad old. ![]()
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