Pokemon History By lukep Apr 26, 1989 Gamefreak was founded in Japan Aug 16, 1989 Gameboy released Feb 26, 1996 Pokémon Red and Green released in Japan Play it here Oct 20, 1996 First Pokémon Trading Cards hit the market Jul 1, 1998 Pokémon Anime premiers on FOX kids morning television First Episode Sep 28, 1998 Pokémon Red & Blue for Gameboy is introduced to America Nov 18, 1998 Gameboy Color released The first handheld system that is backwards compatible Nov 8, 1999 Burger King begins massive Pokémon promotion Nov 12, 1999 Pokémon: The First Movie Grosses over 54 million in sales opening weekend: Sets record for animated films Period: Feb 1, 2000 to Aug 1, 2000 Pokémon is the #1 searched term on Lycos Apr 6, 2001 Pokémon Gold and Silver released in the US It is in full color Jun 11, 2001 Gameboy Advance Released in US Mar 17, 2003 Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Released in the US Aug 22, 2004 Remakes of the original games are released in the US, labled FireRed and LeafGreen Nov 21, 2004 Nintendo DS Portable Game system released Apr 22, 2007 Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are released in the United States Sep 12, 2009 Pokemon remakes of the 2nd Generation games are released; Called HeartGold and SoulSilver Mar 27, 2011 Nintendo 3ds released Apr 13, 2012 Pokemon is still awesome
