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Gamefreak was founded in Japan
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Gameboy released
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First Pokémon Trading Cards hit the market
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Pokémon Red & Blue for Gameboy is introduced to America
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Gameboy Color released
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Burger King begins massive Pokémon promotion
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Pokémon: The First Movie Grosses over 54 million in sales opening weekend: Sets record for animated films
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Period: to
Pokémon is the #1 searched term on Lycos
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Pokémon Gold and Silver released in the US
It is in full color -
Gameboy Advance Released in US
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Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Released in the US
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Remakes of the original games are released in the US, labled FireRed and LeafGreen
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Nintendo DS Portable Game system released
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Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are released in the United States
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Pokemon remakes of the 2nd Generation games are released; Called HeartGold and SoulSilver
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Nintendo 3ds released
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Pokemon is still awesome
