Pokémon: The First Movie Premiere from 1999

Red carpet video and other treats during the pokemania craze of late 1990's.

[@PyramidHeadLovesYou]

When Pokemon the First Movie came out my grandpa took me to see it and there were four different pokemon card promos you could get, getting 1 card per ticket. So, my grandpa bought our tickets, knew I was missing the 2 other promos so he paid for the mom and kid behind us in line so I could get the other two promos. Love you grandpa R.I.P.

[@tazinboor3913]

That’s cool!

[@RolandKoller90]

These are the memories I have with my childhood cards. I also got all the movie promos from the 3 movies.

[@tazinboor3913]

@@RolandKoller90 Action Paction Broheimer! Or should I say…Poke-heimer!

[@electricearth1101]

that doesnt make sense because then the kid he paid for wouldnt get a card. did you take that poor kids card? 😂

[@PyramidHeadLovesYou]

@electricearth1101 yeah but he paid for the kid and the moms ticket

[@augistineaquinas3325]

the 90's were everything

[@superboy3229]

Pokémon was Kanto the first generation BUT there was Pokémon Johto two generations in Japan in 1999.

[@truthseek3017]

The light and dark was balanced, now everything is too dark.

[@amaniwhite9622]

I agree. I miss the 90s so much!

[@jakemiketta3868]

@@amaniwhite9622. We can go back in time and see them again one last time.

[@chillinoutmaxin4630]

@@jakemiketta3868 How?

[@ChainsawManDude97]

7:28 that kids wearing a Digimon shirt at a premiere for a Pokémon movie. Lol.

[@OREGONGAMER503]

He asked his grandma for a Pokemon shirt for Xmas but she figured digimon would suffice.

[@Kyle4OH8]

​@OREGONGAMER lmaooo that's exactly what I thought to "merry Christmas Timmy I got you that new Pocket Man shirt you wanted"

[@Sansblinking]

Hey, I love both!

[@username_redacted_1987]

That little traitor shit lmfao

[@brianodonnell4496]

Fox Kids had Digimon.

[@hoskins10]

It is so nice to see how happy everyone was back then. The passion from both boys and girls.. simply amazing! I‘m so happy I‘ve been there as a child. I have never seen something like PokeMania ever since. beautiful!

[@superdupersubby]

For real man, it was a zeitgeist in the air at the time, the big deal of the year 2000 coming right around the corner, such a great time for kids.

[@BrianAwesome]

​@@superdupersubby Ikr. You could also tell with the soundtrack and old VHS movie trailers of PTFM 🔥

[@Itaholyspirits]

Pokemon in the movies in 1999 or 2000s was amazing I remember going there and on the car ride down there because it was 30mins away I played Pokemon blue in the back of the car and we got there we was there befor the movie started we was watching ads on the big screen we got there 17mins early we got the Pokemon cards and then we got candy and drinks then went to the bathroom to go pee then ppl started showing up oh yeah the pop corn and I got mixed feelings but I was crying when she got turned intwo stone my brother was there and we got the mew card at the movies I wish I can bring back my dad and brother but my brother died at age17 when I was 19years old I miss em both this makes me sad because we where big intwo Pokémon back then my brother heart exploded and my dad died from cancer and a few years ago I think I had cancer because I could test it I think it went away but Pokemon was everywhere in the 90s sadly I lost my gameboy and Pokemon blue game sorry dad and brother I wish I can turn back time and say I love you both I miss you alot I wish I can bring you back to life but yes I remember the movie theater went we went to see the Pokemon movies this makes me sad and want to cry I was 12years old when Pokemon 2000s came out on 7/21 on a Friday my birthday was on 7/14/1987 sadly I don’t watch the Pokemon tv show but I still play the games I grew up with Pokemon I wish I can turn back time and say how much I loved you both and wish you was still alive life has not been the same ever since r.i.p both of you and I’m 36years old now and still play Pokemon and listen to the old Pokemon music but I get mixed feelings because it brings back fun memories of us in the movie theaters I will see you both one day I love you both thanks for the sad and good times

[@joshuabranch9941]

My sister was so obsessed with the Pokémon craze back in 1999 and that was the year before I was born in 2000

[@vampirerobot]

Joshua ❣️your comment. Pokemon lives forever!

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Pokémon was huge in the late 90s I was 10 around this time I had Pokémon cards

[@blueberrypitbull87]

@@Jimmy_Hopkins15 They still make new sets..

[@decadentgamer3108]

Man I still remember seeing the movie when it got released at my local theater in '99 and how the climax almost made me cry but I tried to hold it together because I didn't want to be that kid (LOL). It's wild looking at these old clips of the 90s Pokemania because it really does feel like a fever dream because of how much time has passed but it's just bittersweet missing the 90s boom of Pokemon, it was truly something magical

[@pineapplesauce7499]

Did "pokemania" ever truly end? It's now the highest grossing media franchise in the world 😄

[@decadentgamer3108]

@@pineapplesauce7499 Honestly yes. While Pokemon is still relatively popular today, the popularity it had in the late 90s to about 2001-2002 was insane because it was EVERYWHERE. Not just the games and anime show, but the theatrical releases of the first 3 movies, the advertisements posted all places like plazas and malls, , Pokemon merch being featured in fast food toys, the trading card game (when was the last time you heard people talking about Pokemon cards? lol) etc. It was truly a world wide phenomenon.

[@BrianAwesome]

​@@decadentgamer3108 ffFACTS!! Pokemania rivaled 1) The Attitude Wrestling Era 2) Power Rangers Mania from the early 90's 3) Star Trek Mania 4) Star Wars Mania Etc.

[@decadentgamer3108]

@@BrianAwesome Yeah pretty much. Also Harry Potter lol

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

The emotions eventually caught up with me during the car ride home as I started to quietly bawl in the back seat of my parent's car. It was because that one sad song they played during that credits sequence. 🤣

[@amaniwhite9622]

Oh, 1990s. You were such an amazing Time.

[@brianodonnell4496]

And now, Kids' WB too.

[@SajeradoProductions]

I was 5 in 99 and i was obsessed with it!! Unfortunately i didnt have either of the games until i was like 8 but the craze for pokemon was huge!!! And even if you arent the biggest fan now, you were a defenetly a fanatic in 1998-99

[@jairosoto1324]

I turned 7 in 1999 and I begged my mother for that movie

[@superboy3229]

I watched it when I was 7 in fall 1999 but this movie made in spring 1998 Japan that I was 5

[@LizLevan]

I saw the Pokémon movie with my best childhood friend in 1999 on opening day we were first in line, I was eight years old.

[@mrengulfeddirector]

That first woman who was interviewed totally had the goth-adjacent y2k aesthetic going hard

[@robie3styles282]

I remember when I was six years old and watching pokemon the first movie in theaters. When the giant pokeball came on the big screen with it opening and the title came out, my eyes went so wide having a huge smile on my face.

[@jesusmelgoza713]

Lucky I was just a baby

[@superboy3229]

I was 7 when I watched the first movie in 1999 BUT this movie made in 1998 that I was 5.

[@blablablablablablamubsusk6982]

Thank God for these golden times with Pokemon its still in my heart even in my darkest nights at least i had hapiness once in my life because i was a pokemon kid december 2023

[@unknownunknown5244]

I hope these kids are still fans of Pokemon like me. I was 6 at that time! That one girl with the original trading cards both in Japanese and American version if she still have it are now rare!

[@pryingopenmythirdeye1830]

We are im 33 now

[@RolandKoller90]

Oh we’re still here! 32 checking in! Still have my childhood collection!

[@timothychow177]

I remember the promo cards were Pikachu, Dragonite, Electabuzz and Mewtwo!

[@decadentgamer3108]

I'm 31 turning 32 this year and I have to admit that I'm not as heavily into Pokemon like I was around this time to about 2005/2006 but I still reflect back on these times and how magical Pokemon felt.

[@Itaholyspirits]

I’m still here I’m a oh Pokémon fan from the start my dad take me and my brother to the movies I remember bringing my Pokémon game in there we got there 15mins before it start and we was the frist ppl there so we got to listen and watch brings back memories and emotions I was crying a few hours ago because I was listening 2 a Pokémon song from the Pokémon2000 and yes I own the movie

[@AM-dk3wy]

I was so excited to watch this film back in 1999. I was 8 years old and my anticipation was so high for it. I was huge with Pokémon and my dad took me to see it. I don’t remember when exactly I saw it if it was towards the end of its theatre run or the first couple of weeks. I always appreciated my dad taking me because he obviously was no fan of these type of animated films. I’m sure he thought it was weird and not interesting but he still took me and I will always remember that.

[@ukhistorian]

I saw this movie with my dad when I was 10.

[@superboy3229]

I watched the movie when I was 7 BUT this movie made in spring 1998 in Japan that I was 5.

[@blueberrypitbull87]

There are now 23 movies. Pokemon is still going strong!

[@brianodonnell4496]

There are no more Pokemon movies.

[@Carmelmen1]

I'm crying! I remember this movie being huge! I was 8.

[@INeverWanted2010]

That girl at 13:35 had so many cool cards! I hope she still has them today, looked like an awesome collection.

[@hoskins10]

OMG, she even sleeved them!! Hope she still has them!!!

[@unkono]

This was really like the first time Japanese anime was a major hit in the United states of America.

[@decadentgamer3108]

Yeah. I mean Dragon Ball also blew up in America but I don't think it was on the magnitude that Pokemon did.

[@BrianAwesome]

​@@decadentgamer3108 I agree with you more than I disagree with you 🤔

[@decadentgamer3108]

@@BrianAwesome All I'm saying is that when you really think about it, while DBZ was somewhat popular, I think the reason why it didn't have a ton of reach was because it was mostly only available on cable tv in the 90s. Compare that to Pokemon that actually aired and played on KidsWB which was not cable plus the success of the handheld games, Pokemon just had wider range appeal.

[@aaronkasarion8144]

@@decadentgamer3108 Don't forget the fact the Pokemon was treated like a member of the family in KidsWB. The marketing for that show was INSANE

[@decadentgamer3108]

@@aaronkasarion8144 Oh without a doubt, I LOVED seeing those KidsWB bumpers with Pokemon in them. Seeing Ash go up against Yugi or the Animaniacs commenting on Pikachu, it was great stuff

[@jakemiketta3868]

I want to go back in time and see this.

[@DarkestVoid]

I’m a Pokemon fan for life but man no time was better than this time right here. Grew up alongside Pokémon and it’ll forever be my favorite thing in the world.

[@StardustCrusader1995]

Someone should find these kids and interview them again after this many years and see how much of their lives have changed with or without Pokemon, and if they're still fans, ask them what Pokemon means to them.

[@pulser08]

I've talked with some of the gen z peeps at work about Pokemon and they never can fathom how big it was between 1998-2003ish. Not even Fortnite or Roblox compares.

[@RolandKoller90]

Exactly, nothing will ever come close. It was released in the world at the perfect time in history.

[@pmossvbsPKMN]

I want to hug that CUTE Pikachu!

[@cityrat3237]

I was born 95 and my cousin older by 5 years, got me into Pokémon in the year 2000. Although I was introduced a year after the peak. It was still very popular and by that time the Pokémon crazy was starting to die down so all this Pokémon merchandise was filling the overstock shelves at that point so things were still expensive but not crazy expensive

[@peter-mickey-chu198]

Me In 5th Grade And My Best Buddy, Terrence In 7th Grade; We Were In Middle School (Grades 5-8) Together, We Saw Pokémon: The First Movie Together When It Fist Came Out In November 1999.

[@AGES_OFFICIAL]

One my the best memories was watching this during Christmas of 99. I was 5 but remember it like yesterday.

[@superboy3229]

Pokémon was 1 Gen in Dec 1999 but there was 2 Gen as johto in Japan 1999…

[@MiguelPerez-cn4ee]

I still remember when my mom took me and my brother to watch Pokémon The First Movie first day and getting Pikachu, Mewtwo and Dragonite promo cards. I cried in the movie. Great times. I was 11 years old. I also remember Burger King promoting it as well.

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

I fondly remember the night that my parents took me to see this movie. The whole experience really tugged at my heartstrings because I secretly cried in the backseat of the car during the ride home. I just remember looking up at the moon and being so sad that it was over. This is one of my happiest childhood memories.

[@RolandKoller90]

Pokémon seems to bring out such happy childhood memories, so happy they bring us to tears. I miss these times.

[@SSJ491]

​@@RolandKoller90Pokémon The First Movie came out in the US theaters in the United States about 25 years ago since it first appeared back in 1999 when the Pokémon franchise became a juggernaut during the anime boom period.

[@GuiOmania]

8:45 this with a ultra rare game boy light pokemon here !!!

[@mrgreenjeans]

22:41 Beverley Mitchell from 7th Heaven

[@matthewmensah481]

Happy 25th Anniversary Pokémon The First Movie 1999-2024 🥳🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

[@da-knee7580]

That little kid with the 2 charizards! If they were properly stored in hard cases he’d have some good money right now lol

[@RolandKoller90]

While I hope he does still have them, they are worth maybe 200-350 depending on condition.

[@Itaholyspirits]

I miss this I grew up on Pokemon and I’m now 36years old i might watch the movie twonight because I own the Pokemon movie 2000s I was a big fan of Pokemon and me and my brother played the games and my dad wold take us to the movies I seen Pokemon 1/2/3 Pokemon movies the Pokemon 2000s is my favorite and we did battle on Pokemon blue/red this makes me sad becuse my dad and brother are both dead we seen em all but my dad died from cancer and my brother had his heart exploded at age 17 so this gets me emotional I miss em both and wish I can go back in time sand make em live we seen the movies on release day at the movies

[@osamaroum]

I was 14 years old back then , when pokemon was every where

[@TheCleansingx]

The interviewer is asking a very vague question.. "What is Pokemon?". It's hard for the kids and even the adults to boil it down... It could be so many things For us at the time it was just cool looking creatures that we could catch and keep to ourselves.. It was like they were my own pets! that I could go on a adventure with.o boil it down

[@Zaccyonline]

This woman has no idea how accurate her description was when asked “What IS Pokémon?”. I was a kid at that time, and she knew her customers. ❤️

[@supersaiyanzero386]

So cool. Pre 9/11 when things were popping off. And the Sopranos, Seinfeld, SNL was at peak. Man...Linkin park and nu metal starting up. Miss this. Miss playing my genesis and ff7 on an actual TV. Had my CD Player...pokemon silver i got on my game boy the next year!

[@RolandKoller90]

The best times ever 💪🏼 wish we could go back.

[@kirbythe1fan129]

I always wanted to see the pokemon first movie world premiere! Thanks dude! 🤓😄😃😀😍😎 POKEMON RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@h3cz_]

Those two Charizard card go for 1 million for both now. If the guy still has them in good condition. He's a millionaire

[@DelectaBit]

Any chance you have more pokemon related footage from the late 90s and early 2000s? I can only relive my own experience of pokemania with my memories, but memories get hazy after a while... Your footage is the closest I've felt to what i remember seeing and doing back then. Would love to see more.

[@RolandKoller90]

Couldn’t agree more. There was an aura in the late 90’s being so young when pokemania hit, add in the beginning of what I’d say is the technology boom. All we had to worry about was enjoying childhood. Pokémon made unforgettable memories for me.

[@Itaholyspirits]

I was age 12 when Pokemon the movie 2000s came out in the summer time my birthday was on 7/14/1987 my brother and me and my dad taked us to the movies that was 30minutes away I remember getting mixed feelings but we got there early befor people showed up I think I left my gameboy in the movies but we got the Pokemon mew card my brother said I’m only here because my older brother wanted to see Pokemon but he was born in6/14/1989 and I was born in 7/14/1987 we both was big intwo Pokemon my dad taked us on the day it came out in the movies we got pop corn and candy and drinks then we went and pick the sets where we was going to watch it we got there 17minutes early we watched the big screen watching the ads and when the lights startin goin down the movie started we both seen Pokemon movie 1/2/3 in the movies the same day it got released I would seek my gameboy in the movies or left it in the car in the back it was emotional I laughed and cryed when ash got turn intwo stone I had mix feelings I was 12years old when Pokemon the movie 2000s came out but think god u can buy the movies off Amazon or iTunes on the iPod touch and iPhone but Pokemon the movie 2000s was my favorite r.i.p dad and brother I miss you both and yes I did cry when ash got turn intwo stone because the Pokemon was vsin the Pokemon clones and mewtwo and mew I wish I can bring you both back to life you both was a big part of my life and I thank you both for lovein me and helping me out over the years r.i.p both of you I will see you both in heaven

[@TheAaronetic]

PokeMania was running wild! I turned 6 in '99 and was obsessed with Pokemon as nearly every other kid my age was. So many fond memories seeing the first 3 films in theatres, endless hours watching the television series, and, of course, the Game Boy games. Nice seeing Veronica Taylor pop up in this, too! Met her in 2016, and she couldn't have been a nicer person.

[@missmanxee]

Pokémon is my favorite anime series I grew up watching every season and all the movies and this year I finally got to meet my heroes Veronica Taylor the voice of Ash Ketchum Rachel Lillis the voice of both Misty and Jessie and Eric Stuart the voice of both Brock and James at the MCM comic con in London for the 25th anniversary of the first movie that was so amazing and a dream come true and I will forever cherish the memories of my experience thanks for sharing this amazing video of my favorite anime Pokémon I choose you now and forever 👍❤️

[@brianodonnell4496]

Rachael Lillis passed away, even Eric Stuart should be next.

[@dwainsimmons3447]

The dub is radically different from the original Japanese version.

[@superboy3229]

Amazing!!!! You re lucky having video! This Pokémon first movie made in 1998 in Japan. They sent it to America in 1999 BUT Pokémon Johto started in fall 1999 in Japan. We behind 😓

[@hiattgrey9161]

I was so pumped for Pokémon: The First Movie as a kid. And me and my sister thought it was the greatest thing ever. And we probably dragged our parents to the theater several more times to see it, until Toy Story 2 came out. And I think this movie is still pretty dang good. And Mewtwo stole the show.

[@tazinboor3913]

Definitely, if I got a Time Machine. This premiere would be the first place I would travel to.

[@hiattgrey9161]

@@tazinboor3913 And we did drag them to see the next two Pokémon movies. And the third one is still my favorite film in the trilogy.

[@tazinboor3913]

@@hiattgrey9161 Ok.

[@tazinboor3913]

@@hiattgrey9161 I’m not a Pokémon fan and I don’t watch the show like many big Pokémon KZbinrs like Lumiose Trainer Zac, and I’ve been out of a Pokémon phase since the beginning of this year’s summer. But I do like think of characters from Pokémon from time to time. And me and my friend do a thing called ‘Bad Movie Monday’ where we watch a movie that a website or some people on the internet consider not good. And we watched Pokémon : The First Movie at the end of January this year, and we both enjoyed it! I just find researching the movie and other parts of the franchise to be very cutesy and wholesome.

[@robinbecker3927]

14:28 this kid a savage ong

[@thema1998]

Today is the *2* year anniversary of when "Pokemon: The First Movie Premiere from 1999" was uploaded! Since I was born in 1998, I didn't get to really experience "Pokemon: The First Movie" for myself until the remastered version premiered on Cartoon Network on January 4, 2014. I was 15 but that didn't stop me from tearing up when Ash died... for the second time! I'm pretty sure that the episode where he and Pikachu became ghosts aired before "Pokemon: The First Movie" even premiered. 🤓➡️😅

[@brianodonnell4496]

Cartoon Network had premiered Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos.

[@playalot86]

Remember kids… it was Gale that did it.

[@playalot86]

Also… KABUTLETOPS

[@truluvizmynethe1st]

SCOOTER WARD FROM COLD IS AT 27:35!!!

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

This Movie is still Ranked #1 to this day, no other Pokemon Movie has surpassed it

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

But the Question is Why?

[@pryingopenmythirdeye1830]

Duh.. it's the original pokemon movie. .

[@Kingmationproductionz]

@@pryingopenmythirdeye1830the box office yes but if I’m gonna be honest, the last five, Pokémon movies are better in terms of storytelling and being actual films even non-Pokémon fans, would enjoy those kids that we can’t say the same for the original five films but regardless, I still like them

[@PKMNmaster97]

Bro wore a Digimon shirt to a Pokemon movie lol 7:19

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Where’d you find this?

[@nave712]

1999, you just had to there

[@Itaholyspirits]

yeah I was born in 1987 in the summer so basically after my birthday because it’s on the 14 the Pokemon movies came out 6days after my birthday but sadly I don’t own my old gameboy or Pokemon games I think I left it at the movies or in the car basically I still play the games on Nintendo switch but Pokemon back then was everywhere and I was basically addicted to it but the movies getting there early like 15minutes before the movie start I’m now going to be 36 this year and yes it will hold a special place in my heart I was big intwo Pokémon I don’t watch the tv show anymore but I still own Pokemon2000 on digital it’s on iTunes and Amazon and KZbin and firestick men I remember it but sadly I got mixed feelings in the movies watching it I wish my brother was still alive we both battled each one we both was addicted two it I feel old and I’m startin two get while heir so yes I get emotional when I listen two the music i ohmost cryed a few hrs ago listening two the old Pokemon cd I miss being a kid

[@hollum1648]

no one is mentioning ROB LOWE??

[@Uchihasuhhdude]

That’s CRAZY.

[@nathancruz9172]

21:20 this is where it was filmed in Chinese theaters.

[@SPNarwhal]

18:10

[@Vadermods]

a yellow edition signed by pika would be so awesome!

[@skarmachild]

"Actormon" lol love how non-Pokemon fans think they all end in -mon.

[@Sansblinking]

Lol yeah, this isn’t Digimon. Even though I love digimon too, it dealt with more serious topics; I loved it for that :)

[@jakemiketta3868]

What month in 1999 did this take place and where was this held?

[@DummyThiccOwO]

It's at Mann's Chinese Theatre on November 6, 1999

[@jakemiketta3868]

@@DummyThiccOwO. Okay 👌

[@DummyThiccOwO]

@@jakemiketta3868 as I said in my original comment, November 6 :)

[@pryingopenmythirdeye1830]

For what ever reason adults loved to be confused about pokemon. I've never seen a cartoon be so confusing to adults in my life. This was of course further validatited further in this video as you can see. When the reporter kept askeing to explain pokemon to him , he kept having this smug condescending tone. This was typical and every parent I guess couldn't watch enough to realize whats going on . Its definitely the cool to not know what it's about cartoon all time , good way to see if someone was a sheep parrot. Of course there was the whole pokemAn thing..

[@Kingmationproductionz]

I mean for people who didn’t grow up with it and don’t really give a shit to learn about it. It is confusing and even then if they do try to learn about it chances are they’re not gonna be invested to really know outside of a basic understanding.

[@hispanicatthedisco1524]

I'm sure the first girl didn't care and was and analytical or something but part of me knew she knew what was going on but you can't geek out too hard on national tv and go into the types but whoops long on sentence. She basically would have been my mom buying all packs for us and forcing us to keep specifically the holographics in sleeves. I wanted to take them to my friends for the longest time but this last June she passed away. She would be fascinated with the process of pokemon go and that a pokemon could be in your house. She took my to the first pokemon movie and that is when my consciousness first turned on. My mom and dad telling me it's a longer episode and I mind you I've watched the first bit but here. Right here these little dudes are me (not literally but that implored) and on top of that there was a gift shop right next to the theatre. I got a kick-ass charmander plushie. As a 30 yo male I was youn enough to see this movie and see ash win a league. I'm not a religious man but my mother was a religious woman and I was raised Catholic so even if I don't believe in it now if anyone is religious I'd take a prayer. It would piss my mom off because she would want you to take a shot of your nearest mid price rye but I'm still praying for her off my 26 of rye 🙏

[@DummyThiccOwO]

She's still around and has a website, seems like she did know what she was doing

[@JeffreyBarkdull]

I wonder how the Movie would’ve been if we replaced the original series crew with the xy crew?

[@Lastluke]

Rob Lowe is well on his way to working until he’s 75 like he said.

[@amaniwhite9622]

By the way, just Subscribed to you as a thank you for uploading this nostalgic Video. The 90s were such an amazing time.

[@cyber-thundr_]

How the heck are these kids already got so hooked on Pokémon so much? The franchise just barely came to America ONE year before this movie was released.

[@Avrazael]

As someone who was a kid during this time, it had a TON of marketing. A lot of kids back then had a Gameboy with the games, the cards were basically playground currency, and the show was usually airing reruns every morning before school started

[@unkono]

The fox kids tv show

[@decadentgamer3108]

What Avarazael said. I was around 9/10 at this time and was also heavily into Pokemon. It was because the marketing was everywhere! Posters in stores, the plushes, the fast food toys you could get in the kids meals, the video games (and seeing your classmates at school playing Pokemon Red or Blue - and later Yellow - at recess), the Pokemon cards, the anime which was almost done with the Indigo League, etc. It was everywhere and you couldn't escape it even if you tried lol.

[@DarkCloudVA2]

Because Pokemon was everywhere Foods, Billboards, commercials, The anime on Kids WB. It was interesting. Kinda cool to look back on too. I was 9 or so at this time, I dont remember a whole lot now, But stuff like this brings back that feeling I do remember having

[@BrianAwesome]

@cyber, ,Especially when some didn't see it until it officially debuted on Kids' WB in 1999.

[@Fernando17892]

what was stronger: pokemania or hulkamania?

[@vincently1995]

Ah, wonderful!

[@vampirerobot]

Everyone loves Pokemon 😀

[@Ellesdy1]

Lmao, kids pulling out Charizards and fighting over them and just ripping on them and pulling out all the OG holos worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from their little containers and pouches while the parents stand there oblivious to what's even going on...

[@xemnas9098]

Worth some money, if they still have the cards and if they're still in really good condition.

[@Vadermods]

when they asked those two adults to explain pokemon, and they got, " you gotta catch them all", and " "it's rock paper scissors on a more elaborate scale" they could have left!🤣

[@RolandKoller90]

Bro she’s the voice of Ash! What you mean?!?

[@Oerbyss022]

This is trippy af

[@_itscrisp]

The first lady was a walking pamphlet with no answers of her own

[@tenderlemon3318]

"Kabootletops" 😄

[@newjones1754]

Done it all back then

[@newjones1754]

but i didnt have a charizard back to back in a sleeve

[@Jrsanti88]

Dang JoJo has been with kiss fm this long lol

[@josetabraue5643]

Memories

[@tedmack1945]

Wtf was Rob Lowe doing their?? 😂😂😂

[@PiYodTong]

Lol he explained it, his kids, like most kids at the time, love Pokemon. They're not with him at that moment because he's freakin Rob Lowe and people are going to borderline harass him for pictures and interviews, he knows it's expected of him to oblige them so he's doing it. His kids are probably waiting for them to get done so they can see the movie without them being apart of the focus and the bother. You can see them trying to coax promotional material out of really small children and they don't know how to deal with it and it's kinda messed up.