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Celebrate Pokémon’s anniversary by paying $40 for 22-year-old Game Boy games

Grant St. Clair
Feb 21, 2026
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Disappointed Pikachu in a still frame from Pokémon

Did you know that Pokémon‘s 30th anniversary is coming up?

I’ll give you a moment if learning that just made you feel ancient. Players all around the world were handed their first Pokémon and kicked out of their homes in 1996. Publisher Nintendo and developer Game Freak (two distinct entities, contrary to…

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