25 Years of Pokemon Celebration

Travel through time and celebrate all of the games, anime, movies and every other form that Pokemon has taken over the last 25 years!
#IGN #Pokemon

[@NK-ji3bp]

As we grow older we find comfort in the things that brought us joy as children And this video is very comforting

[@ImKeefStrongshadow]

True dat

[@shrektical7674]

Fax tears

[@trirangaprusty6872]

Me who never had any console from my child hood

[@Black__Rose.]

It still does with new pokemon sw sh

[@thelordbidoof4457]

Thought that was gonna get deeper

[@alatmaca]

Some people have had a longer relationship with Pokemon in the last 25 years than they have with anyone else. Let that sink. That’s loyalty of the fans!

[@jamesmkay]

It's me, I'm some people!

[@glipk]

That's a bit sad when you put it like that

[@stillakilla]

But the fans never get appreciated cus we ask and they dont listen.

[@YourDad-mw1cs]

It called being a loser lol

[@KratosRager]

That’s me

[@iWookie911]

The adults didn't get it when it first came out. Now we're the adults that did.

[@ismaelanzaldua7959]

90s kids baby

[@azelia2464]

Hell yeah :D

[@daviddavid5758]

We were the kids that only wanted 150 pokemons

[@ThroughTheseLights]

Just started teaching my 7 year old daughter how to play the TCG. Can't describe the joy we get playing cards together.

[@osamucabral]

Genius!

[@patimusprime6636]

Pokemon Silver got me through the death of my father in the year 2000. As a kid it was something to take my mind off life and be happy. Thanks for all the happy memories, Pokemon.

[@pogkat3532]

Your not mr beast but anyways I’m sorry for your loss patimus.

[@MKeehl23]

Suicune will always protect you ⛆⛆⛆⛆💨

[@aquajay3293]

I’m so sorry for your loss. Hope you’re doing well ❤️

[@justsomerickwithamoustache6004]

Get this man his complemetary cup of tea !

[@ghostshadowgamingyt1256]

Srry. For ur loss

[@jackiechan5486]

this is literally one giant flex from a franchise

[@Christian-ql7uq]

the biggest franchise in history :)

[@jamesrobson8308]

Rightly so

[@ninessb6892]

😂😂😂

[@UZ7VEN]

cheiro de carburador furado

[@awtlo_ouwa]

2rue

[@theredguy8746]

Pokemon wasn't just my childhood... It was my teenagehood and it's now my adulthood.

[@heastner]

It became, Your Past, Present, And Future.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

@@heastner exactly

[@justjayy_kg]

yessir

[@heastner]

@@jeffreywilliams8499 By the Way, Pokémon gave me something that no one can give me. Love.

[@Magicalwolfgamer]

dude samee!!!!!!!!! still love it.

[@andreas.2494]

1996 Gen 1: The Rise of Monsters 1999 Gen 2: The Story Continues 2002 Gen 3: An Advanced Beginning 2006 Gen 4: Story of Creation 2010 Gen 5: Seeking Truths and Ideals 2013 Gen 6: Life and Death, Happiness and Sadness 2016 Gen 7: Trials Of the Guardians 2020 Gen 8: Press Start for a New Game Thank you for 25 years Pokemon!

[@chrisclancy6756]

Anything after 4th gen is garbage and we all know it

[@justinproctor4453]

Do we really know that? Mega Pokémon are still amazing to this day

[@josethejellyfish1211]

@@chrisclancy6756 sounds like your only proof is nostalgia

[@castrom3901]

@@chrisclancy6756 You can’t do gen 5 dirty like that 😭

[@Saiyagami]

@@chrisclancy6756 everything after gen 4 just gets better and we all know it

[@rogelioaguas2322]

It is weird to think that all of this is possible thanks to Satoshi Tajiri's father who frustrated Satoshi's dream of becoming an entomologist. Pokémon is one of the biggest butterfly effect of all time.

[@applepeel1662]

U can argue that almost every great idea is usually a butterfly effect

[@ma8ico]

U mean a butterfree effect

[@spaceBoba]

@@ma8ico *rimshot sound effect*

[@ma8ico]

@@spaceBoba the sound that ended my beatbox career

[@m.waqaruzzaman5515]

You mean Ash

[@swagmather]

My childhood in 5 minutes and 24 seconds

[@Poever]

My life in 5 minutes and 24 seconds

[@brandonclarke436]

Your child hood lasted 25 years?

[@Poever]

@@brandonclarke436 Pokémon is my life

[@bluy6]

my childhood was only the first 2 minutes...

[@ayippokemonpc4816]

Thats all my life here

[@SuperHellhawk]

My first game was Pokémon yellow and I’ve never looked back! Doesn’t matter how old you get, Pokemon is always addictive

[@wellhello7711]

Fuk yessss

[@deboneilbhattacharjee]

Very true

[@Noname-cw9kp]

Mine was soul silver

[@alonso3436]

Same

[@juanitocobrarex5527]

Emerald was the first game ive bought

[@Nadhriq00]

25 years.. Someone should finally tell Ash to change his career path.

[@perritoshido5845]

Y?

[@z3ronotfund939]

bedoof

[@bookerherro]

or maybe he should just learn the skill of aging

[@thenewjord50]

Or tell Jesse and James just give up yall know what the results gonna be when they fight ash every time lol

[@xavi_]

@@thenewjord50 "what a terrible feeling!" as they blast off to the sky once again

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

Whoever edited this did an awesome job

[@GamerPROPlayER5]

Fax

[@acreativename9186]

Thinking about how more people talk/chant/sing in the background as it pertains to how popular pokemon was at the time and as it grows... man this always brings tears to my face

[@FurretInASuit]

This made me cry for the first time in a while. Happy 25th everyone! Many more adventures to be had!

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Can we just take a moment to thank Satoshi Tajiri for creating this mega-empire of a franchise that so many of us have loved now for a quarter of a century?

[@AndorranStairway]

Even in the 90s, there weren’t anything as enduring as the Pokemon we see today. Here’s to another 25 years!

[@zacharietaylor275]

And all the years to come past that~

[@Squidman9]

WHAT ABOUT CALOS THE MOST POPLAR REGOIN? THEY FORGOT CALOS!!!!!! THEY FORGOT POKEMON X AND Y!!!!

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

It's Mickey Mouse territory now. Younger generations love it too. So it could easily turn 100.

[@ALEX7DX]

That was a well put together montage. Brock solid!

[@MikeJAk49]

😂🤣

[@makazen]

Glad it wasnt Brocken

[@ALEX7DX]

@@makazen aaaaaaaaah

[@bloodandguts5931]

Why are they saying every word though? We can read.

[@SudharshanVH92]

Right, it was clean as a Grasswhistle

[@Narfu1]

Music - BADAM BADA BADAM Voices - ᵐᵒᵛᶦᵉ, ᵍᵃᵐᵉ

[@m.irfan-7069]

Kamen rider, decade

[@SingTingz31]

cable, cable, cable, cable

[@srujanakondeti2596]

It’s a very normal voice

[@Narfu1]

@@srujanakondeti2596 the voices were very quiet

[@srujanakondeti2596]

@@Narfu1 Very normal voice

[@rish1162]

Let's take a moment to appreciate the efforts taken in making this video... And *Huge love for the Pokemon Franchise*

[@aliofarabia974]

Imagine watching this at the theater. The goosebumps... if only they’d announce the next Pokémon game after this video in a game event.

[@adammiesel]

They forgot "emulator"

[@introvertedheart]

And Rom Hack

[@missingno2401]

brick bronze

[@blazerkid7393]

"Brick Bronze" "pokemon uranium" "pixelmon"

[@VanillaTheFoxx]

Pokemon Company: SHUSH! YOU'RE GONNA RUIN OUR REPUTATION!

[@SingTingz31]

And Rule34 (don't look this up btw)

[@seejeh4060]

My eyes were teared up the whole time watching this

[@seejeh4060]

@mira11 26?

[@Kaneaki]

@mira11 I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but are you asking this before you think that being an adult and cry for a game is ridiculous? There is no age limit to cry of happiness for something you like :D

[@shrektical7674]

Me too ✋ 😪 😢

[@kafuchino4223]

u are not alone

[@davids1693]

U are not alone 🥲

[@stefanosbek]

Feel like my life just flashed through my eyes... no wait, it did.

[@thekillerhealer9359]

Thank you, Pokémon. Thank you for the amazing childhood. We love you

[@Bob_Squared23]

I'm 24 and grew up with Pokémon. Favorite games were Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

[@YoursTrulyMew]

Yup 28 here 😣

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

Happy 25 years celebration of Pokémon day everyone and all fans of Pokémon

[@apoorvbhiwandkar7801]

As a huge Pokemon fan, having played most of the games life Fire red/Leaf green till Black and white 2, I had a big smile throughout the whole video. 3:33 got little tears as PokemonGo was peak of pokemon according to me. A big thankyou to all the people behind this great franchise. 💯

[@Asteroidpine]

its Kind of sad they mentioned hey you Pikachu but they left out all of the gamecube games

[@triple-d2640]

Wtf 💀

[@mr.t-rose9796]

Very true, because Colossium and XD Gale of Darkness, is so legendary it's damn near Mythical, Still my favorite games Next to Emerald

[@ak_from_az3253]

And the GameCube game boy player..

[@SingTingz31]

They didn't want to make themselves look bad with the crap that was Sword/Shield.

[@robertmines5577]

They had to have space in the montage for Pokemon Toothbrushing and a phone game where you tap magikarp... /s

[@boskee]

25 Years of the Biggest Franchise this World has ever seen

[@invivo2005]

Insane considering that Nintendo also has Mario which is a giant franchise by itself. Nintendo a money-printing machine lol

[@Germania9]

25 years 3 generations of trainers since Gen X And still going strong. Still a fad, huh, dad?

[@ron.hertzberg]

Lmao nobody said it was a fad sense 99.get real people know Pokemon is a commercial success

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

@@ron.hertzberg as a die hard, boomers have been telling me it’s a fad when even Pokémon go was a craze

[@spiicypotato]

@@TheMelonFarmers123 To be fair Pokémon Go was pretty much a fad

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

@@spiicypotato agreed

[@shirase8244]

@@ron.hertzberg get real (•‿•) you're lucky you didn't meet people like them 😂

[@malicemew]

I'm 30 & still a huge fan of Pokémon

[@yassinehadd1835]

I'm happy that Pokémon was a part of my life

[@aleksdunic1185]

Is Bro

[@Dante2009100]

Of Course. Pokemon for evaaaa

[@osricen]

Now give us an episodic official documentary covering absolutely everything from the beginning to the 25th year. And make season 2 for the 50th... hopefully we're still alive.

[@DSVN23]

There’s some cool videos called Pokémon Retrospective that are like what you just described, highly recommend !

[@awesomeninja626]

Cannot wait for the video of “All the references in the Pokémon 25th anniversary video.”

[@marioman1985]

That would help me figure out what that weird swing motion thing is.

[@Fisk15]

@@marioman1985 If you are talking about the Sun and Moon part, then its how the characters do Z-Moves

[@Virtualdream64]

@@marioman1985 It's the Nintendo Pokemotion. seems pretty obscure and only released in Japan

[@jamiejones6696]

The fact that an electric mouse is more valuable than the whole of Star Wars blows my mind

[@namapalsu2364]

Is it? Do you have the number?

[@jamiejones6696]

@@namapalsu2364 Pokémon is worth over $100 billion

[@namapalsu2364]

@@jamiejones6696 And Star Wars?

[@jamiejones6696]

@@namapalsu2364 star wars is around $70 billion, Pokémon is pretty much the valuable media in the world

[@ambrishdubey2241]

@@jamiejones6696 yup

[@eric.waffles]

This made me smile. So many memories.

[@Dante2009100]

Yes, me to

[@kevinkite3418]

This made me cry. It's a beautiful story and an amazing video!

[@wasantube]

As someone who never really into Pokémon, this is amazing. Nintendo has great marketing team.

[@MrAgilla]

Im 25 and have lived my whole life playing pokemon. A off and on relationship lol. Almost shed a tear then

[@missingno2401]

im 16 and half my childhood was nonstop pokemon on my ds

[@totallynormalperson2716]

Does anyone else think that 2:14 is super cool and seems like great technology? This is a great idea and should be brought back.

[@markdefeo7958]

Honestly, best video I’ve seen all year! Amazing work on bring the nostalgia throughout 25 years of Pokémon

[@jidhindharanm.p9351]

damn...2:06 they played the best part of sinnoh anime

[@johnniemurray-monroe5959]

The Adult me is got super sad for a sec because of Nostalgia. Its been quite the Pokémon Journey man. Its crazy to think damn I've been alive the entire Pokécareer. The growth has been insane

[@jackiechen7030]

Dude tears came to my eyes seeing this. It feels so surreal that Pokemon has been with me my whole life and to think how my life would be without it ever existing is impossible.

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

I'm a proud first generation Pokemon Master (my first game was red). Who else here is a first generation Pokemon Master? 😎✌🏼

[@Dark_Necromancer]

Pokemon Blue baby! on the Gameboy color Lets go!!!

[@westonbrooks1343]

Yellow trainer here.

[@ALEX7DX]

Blue / Yellow for me!

[@mari2x474]

Pokémon red was my first game too

[@pedromonteiro2248]

Gen 1 is the best generation!!!! Started with Pokémon Red and my loyal partner Charmander!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Elibbb-sx3kg]

*gotta catch them all*

[@cookiecrumb1986]

I'm so refreshed and nostalgic. Thank you Nintendo

[@alifeinanimation]

This is without a doubt one of my favorite events of 2021

[@fanis0022]

看了 一股時代回憶的淚流而下😢 神奇寶貝給了我們很多童年

[@Harshit_008]

This Anime Rocks Our Childhood , These Games And Card's Makes Out Childhood Best , Miss That Days .

[@o_o5578]

Nostalgia kicking in! Y'all did a amazing job with this! Thank you :D

[@5kM00]

5:09 This clip of Sejun Park winning the world championship was so wholesome. It shows off how excited fans of Pokemon get about the franchise.

[@mosesaguilar1226]

This tribute felt like 9 minutes due to the amount of lag there was in the premiere.

[@bluecanine3374]

Half the presentation sadly didn't make the cut for balance issues and so they could really focus on the graphics...

[@ThunderlandVT]

@@bluecanine3374 sounds like game freak in a nutshell lol. But still loved it

[@TheRawyan]

Lmao

[@drop4shot219]

that was tuff when the added infernape going rage mode

[@beyondisaac7319]

Love that fight so much.

[@janemmanuelbuan4254]

So THAT'S how the Blaze ability works, hahaha

[@Wolfiix18]

the most satisfied video i've ever seen on the last decade ♥ being a loyal fan of pokemon since the beginning is a bless

[@dangoflower751]

This was really well-made!! Happy 25th Anniversary, Pokemon!

[@pokerobnloz8978]

Just getting into Pokemon now so I’ve got all the old games as well as the new to look forward too 🤩🤩

[@sunghochang798]

Pokémon started in the 90’s and it’s still continuing today

[@sujalghosh5552]

Seeing how the legendary company grow from just a little child's love towards bugs is incredable. THIS IS HOW LEGENDS HAPPEN

[@STKMY94]

This brought so much joy to my heart and made me a little emotional. What a journey.

[@heyassbutt7668]

What a great thing to grow up with, 26 now and still growing with it. It's wild!

[@adrianguerra1241]

Pokemon will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart

[@robinhh7326]

bro, you made me cry man

[@monkeyhead3268]

Happy anniversary guys, thanks for 25 years of amazing experience keep it up

[@andromods1081]

Is it weird that I've had my hands on every single thing shown in this video or visited?

[@Kaneaki]

That's incredible! You must have an amazing pokemon collection in your house

[@jayelenlewis1644]

Mans got evedy single Japanese pokemon item. Talk about dedication.👍

[@petrabonnie]

Make a video about your collection! Would love to see it

[@DMXIII]

We play, we love, we hate, we suffer, we learn, we envolve, we get old, we born, but in the end... We need to catch 'em all! Pokemon forever and ever! ❤️

[@tymsky1122]

This is beautiful. I've looked for this for five hours now.

[@Shugoid]

i've been play since gen 1 this video makes me goosebump, thank you!!!

[@edmundblackadder2741]

2:31 only a Japanese company would put that in for Pokemon BLACK/WHITE

[@solehkelingking6942]

im in tears, but with smile on my face :')

[@Wolfkin1983]

Thanks for this. So many great memories.

[@ijanemba1884]

So much memories dude this is one of the biggest treasures of my childhood

[@1kbmahan]

This can’t be another introduction anymore to new Pokémon directs in the future

[@linux-guy9596]

We were enjoying And don't know making memories

[@sentitneslp3341]

The first 3minutes are my whole childhood. Thanks for the memories ❤

[@kunalmandal6544]

This video is filled with nostalgic moments , it really gaved me goosebumps ❤️

[@pillow855]

release day of pokemon go = the closest we’ve been to world peace.

[@sydneyolympics2000]

Ruby and Sapphire, truly amazing.

[@dizzyd4205]

Thank you for bringing me and my family so much joy for the last 25 years😢

[@jd3076]

Pokemon has a very special place in my heart for real its literally my favorite childhood show as a kid

[@ThapanDubayehudi]

Ash, Brock and Misty ❤️

[@BeepBoy]

2:25 okay this is off topic but the first couple seconds of that are so satisfying.

[@BeepBoy]

It makes stim :D

[@samjadragon]

This genuinely brought a tear to my eye

[@Sklimmilks]

Pokemon has made so many memories in my life and this is just so nice to watch HeartGold and SoulSilver will forever be my favorite pokemon game :)

[@ramily7554]

Is this what it feels like before you go to Pokémon heaven?

[@Anifanboy761]

Happy Pokémon Day!!

[@alpha3836]

Thank you for these sweet amazing 25 years Pokemon!

[@JuanTellechea]

Es la segunda vez que veo este video y es la segunda vez que lloro como un niño 😭 demasiados recuerdos y nostalgia!!! Pokémon Forever 💛

[@StrikeFreedomGDam182]

Anyone else teared up from the nostalgia? 😢🤧

[@srbarkerchan]

My whole childhood just flashed before my eyes.

[@mrworldwide6707]

Thanks for all memories you made and you will make

[@peidomolhado7016]

Chills, literally chills

[@user-gi6ie2pu2o]

4:53 HELL YEAH!!!! SMASH ULTIMATE!!!

[@unlucky9586]

Seeing my childhood flash before my eyes🥺

[@Zazzoto]

I'm 25 years old. And I'm happy and proud to age along with this evergreen culture and community.

[@TsukasaElkKite]

Pokemon has been a part of my life for 24 years and I’m so thankful.

[@danielmiller7029]

yall really skiping pokepark smh

[@Finnishmanni]

And heartgold and soulsilver...

[@Ikouy]

@@Finnishmanni they did show the poke walker though

[@mosesaguilar1226]

@@Finnishmanni hg/ss were shown though

[@danielmiller7029]

@@Finnishmanni they did show hg/ss

[@EmiTerasu_]

They showed PokéPark. It was the running mini-game during the Wii segment.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Childhood Teenage Adulthood Just keeps on going for Pokemon fans around the world 🌍

[@autumncats]

My first game was red version, my first starter Squirtle. Its amazing to see my entire childhood laid out like this :D

[@fernandoescalona-md2wt]

Thank you again for all the memories of my childhood video games from our world of pokemon.