On February 27 this year, the Pokémon franchise will be 20 years old! The Pokémon Company has announced that there will be lots of celebrations during 2016.
First up is the re-release of the originalPokémon Red/Blue on 3DS via Virtual Consoleas previously reported. Several other new games are due for release in 2016 too, includingPokémon Goand Pokken Tournament.
New events are scheduled for 2016 too – every month from February will see the release of a mythical Pokémon! In order they are Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Darkrai, Manaphy, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Genesect and finally Meloetta in December. They will be available in Gamestop stores in America. No details about other locations just yet.
A new 3DS bundle will be released. The New Nintendo 3DS Pokémon 20th Anniversary bundle has the Virtual Console games pre-installed, and comes with a cover plate featuring artwork from the original games.
There will undoubtedly be more things announced as we approach February 27th so be sure to check back!
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Mega Evolutions for Raichu and the original Kalos starters announced
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