Pokémon Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Celebrations With Animated Logo Reveal

30!? 30 like actual 30 real years, 30? 30 year, 30 anos what no, yes no 30 cant be

Gen 10 games that are actually good and RBY NSO on Pokemon Day please.

I really just hope they do some kind of retro rerelease for the anniversary. I'd settle for gens 1 through 3 on NSO but I'd really love it if the DS games could get some kind of rerelease themselves, or even the 3DS ones.

Honestly if they did some kind of separate retro Pokemon game subscription service with Home compatibility I'd pay for it in a heartbeat.

Just hoping for some retro Pokémon classics available on switch. ❤️

Man , I`m old ... 44 ... Remember when Pokemon was something new ... Time go so fast .

Thank Pokémon for reminding that I’m turning 30 yrs old in February x-x

Sounds like the perfect time for a reboot!

Next year is also the 30th anniversary of Resident Evil, Super Mario RPG and Super Mario 64 and Tomb Raider.

Next time you'll tell me that Splatoon is 10 years ol—it's actually 11 years old now?!

I've given up on this series after how bad Gen 9 was

Happy upcoming 30th anniversary to my favorite franchise ever! Also, cute video 😊.

TPC/GF are really into anniversaries, contrary to Nintendo, so I can believe we will hear about the next gen ("gen 10") Pokémon game.

@Bolt_Strike I really want to see the OG games show up on NSO (if not now then when?), but I get the feeling TPC will try to monetize them further in some way. They were more expensive than the other gameboy games back in 3DS Virtual console days.

That being said, I'd welcome a reasonably priced standalone release of the classic games since it mean people don't need NSO to play. Emphasis on REASONABLY priced.

It feels just like yesterday, sitting in my room, looking at all my Pokémon cards while watching the show. I would read my Pokémon yellow guide on the school bus and trade with my friends with the link cable. Simple times. Great times. Here’s to another 30 years!

Didn't realize that Pokemon and I are the same age

@obijuankanoobie Haha kinda same here. I'm turning 29 in a few months. So it's slightly older than me, but I live in the US where I am slightly older than the US release lol.

Usually Pokemon Company's branding does nothing for me, but that Sugimori-style art transitioning into the Game Boy sprites hit my nostalgia in just the right spot.

I'd be day one for a Pokemon game that uses pixel art as a medium again. It's such a timeless look. Even just a spin on the old games like NES Remix or F-Zero 99.

That chubby Pikachu sure is nostalgic.

There's no way Game Freak will give us the older games in NSO.

Like Nintendo hasn't asked for years for it to be on the OG Switch.

Chonkachu hit me HARD in the nostalgia.

I hope we see something substantial this year in the Pokemon department. Not just ongoing collabs and updates to the mobile spinoffs. At the very least, I expect to hear something about Gen 10. Having the actual games on NSO would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath.

Really curious what we're going to see coming up next. Whenever there's a Pokémon Direct, I don't expect much. I just really hope they'll finally bring the classic games to NSO or just sell them to us for a tenner with the ability to use Pokémon Home.

30 years and yet Pokemon games cannot be better than FF X or FF XII gameplay.
I would like to see 3 vs 3 back again like standard turn based RPG and some Pokemons can heal or support their team or debuff the opponents with saboteur skills.
That's not hard to ask.

I'm just so happy and grateful that I was born at a time where I could experience Pokémon. This year is going to be the best! I'm hoping for Black and White remakes, a Gen 10 announcement, Classic re-releases, Pokopia. I want it all baby, but anything will do

I was late teens when Pokemon first came out. Not saying it is exclusively for kids but at the time I was in to different things (waned on gaming for a bit ... more into my music, going out, girlfriends etc) so never jumped on the Pokemon bandwagon.

Been tempted in recent years but know to stay away from some of the more modern stuff. I think if I do give it a go, Ill probably go for something from the GBA era.

Im very open on here that I am not a graphics snob but I do look at the latest releases that look quite dated in both graphics and gameply/world design and think they could do better.

2026, who knows. I might finally dip my toe.

@Anti-Matter "and some Pokemons can heal or support their team or debuff the opponents with saboteur skills."

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're suggesting, but the Pokémon games have already had this since the very beginning. There are many, many various moves that Pokémon can do that heal/buff teammates and status inflict/debuff opponents.

@Don why are you trying to say.
Im old i know it.

Happy new year by the way.

Do I feel old?

Yes, but that has nothing to do with Pokémon turning 30

NSO? I would be more than glad to buy a collection, 16:9, of all the classics (or at least some, a volume 1 perhaps)... in my dreams...

@SuperBro64
But only by 1 vs 1 fight, not by 3 vs 3 fight like standard turn based RPG.
Current Pokemon games are 1 vs 1 fight so the importance of having Healer / Saboteur Pokemon in team just will never happened unless the battle is 3 vs 3 so you can have 1 Healer Pokemon and 1 Saboteur Pokemon in your team

@Anti-Matter Actually most of competitive Pokémon is 2v2

@Duncanballs yellow really holds up it’s excellent! Of the kinda older titles, emerald, platinum and black/white are generally considered the strongest. Problem is finding copies if you want to play legit, I managed to pick up a mint DS Lite and copies of platinum and black for about £110. Emerald is significantly harder as it has an internal battery for timed events and they cost a lot, also there’s lots of dupes. Emulation is then likely the most accessible option

@Duncanballs oh Fire Red / Leaf Green are excellent Gen1 remakes, and Heart Gold / Soul Silver (gen2 remakes) are considered two of the best entries in the series and are PACKED with content dip that toe you won’t regret it!

Its just a shame the last 20 years of Pokemon have been so bad. In particular Scarlet and legends are basically unplayable.

@kfflscnt
Just implying we could see a lot of anniversary announcements/ celebrations this year. Happy new year to you as well!

The Pokemon franchise is now older than Ash's mom (29).

Cool! I like how it showed all of the different designs of Pikachu over the years! My only negative isn't to do with the video, but more with the fact that Pikachu is the mascot, Growlithe or Eevee would be much better (wink wink, Game Freak.)

@Axecon HOW!

@Ornstein thanks for the recommendations 👍

@poyo_pie And yet you felt the need to tell everyone, so it doesn't seem like you've really given up.

Pokemon Yellow and Soul Silver remaster for Switch 2, please! Same style, no big anime heads - just full/widescreen and colorized.

And for something new, a Stardew Valley-esque featuring all Pokemon, and your main character isn't some bland boring generic tool, but Brock, Ash, or Misty!

Happy new year to all! 🥳
And being Born in 1992 I'm also a Kirby fan and look like him, act like him. haha 🍨🍪🍰
34 on the Jan 9th,
Pokemon Day is right after my mother's birthday the 28th.

@premko1
I just visited the Nintendo Museum. It made me realise that I journeyed with Nintendo through all of their electronic gaming (I’m 45 I think 😝). It was so eye opening to see all the generations in a timeline.

Made me sad to think what I might miss out on when I eventually snuff it.

I'm the exact same age as Pokémon, both heading for our 30th birthday at the end of February 🎉

Left the franchise shortly after Gen 7, despite consistently completing the National Dex for every game I played. It's really gotten that bad, or at least that stale.

Here's hoping the next generation will go back to "Gotta catch 'em all!"

@BrazillianCara it does if it means I stopped buying and playing the games

@premko1
I’m older than you so… 💀

Thanks for the kind words - I feel younger ...

Happy 30th to Pokémon!

(Quietly prays for Gen 10 to not be controversial)

Happy 30th Pokémon

Super hyped for Pokemon's 30th anniversary! I'll be spending a lot of money on Pokemon this year. Very excited for Gen 10, as well as hopelessly hopeful for retro Pokemon games on NSO finally! The merchandise will be insane, and I'm here for it.