Timeline of Pokémon

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The official logo of Pokémon for its international release; "Pokémon" is short for the original Japanese title of "Pocket Monsters".

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Script error: No such module "Timeline of release years". The following article is a broad timeline of the Pokémon franchise, also known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, a company founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures.

The Pokémon franchise is divided into generations. In each new generation, a new set of Pokémon and a new region are introduced for the first time.[1] The first generation began in Japan with the release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green on February 27, 1996. As of 2021, there are currently eight generations of main series video games.

Generation I: Kanto (1996-1999)

1996

1997

1998

1999

Generation II: Johto (1999-2002)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Generation III: Hoenn (2002-2006)

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Generation IV: Sinnoh (2006-2010)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Generation V: Unova (2010-2013)

2010

2011

2012

2013

Generation VI: Kalos (2013-2016)

2013

  • October 12: Pokémon X and Y, primary games of Generation VI and first main games for Nintendo 3DS, first released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS; first games released simultaneously worldwide[48]
  • October 12: Nintendo 2DS first released in the West
  • October 17: Pokémon: X Y, fifth anime series, first released in Japan[49]
  • October 19: Seventeenth English dub anime season, Pokémon the Series: XY, released in the United States; Pokémon English dub anime is rebranded as "Pokémon the Series"
  • December 25: Pokémon Bank released worldwide for Nintendo 3DS

2014

2015

  • February 7: Eighteenth English dub anime season, Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest, released in the United States
  • February 18: Pokémon Shuffle released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS
  • May 7: Pokémon Jukebox, a music app only for Android first released in Japan
  • July 18: Eighteenth Pokémon movie, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, first released in Japan[51]
  • September 9: Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, a spinoff game in the Mystery Dungeon series, first released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS
  • September 10: Pokémon GO Press Conference announces Pokémon GO for summer 2016
  • October 29: Pokémon XYZ, a subseries of Pokémon XY Japanese anime series, first airs in Japan
  • December 2: Pokémon Picross, a spinoff game, first released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS

2016

Generation VII: Alola (2016-2019)

2016

  • November 18: Pokémon Sun and Moon, primary games of Generation VII, released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS[57]
  • December 5: Twentieth English dub anime season, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, released in the United States
  • December 9: Pokémon TCG - Sun and Moon first released

2017

2018

2019

  • March 23: Twenty-second English dub anime season, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends, released in the United States
  • May 1: Pokémon Pass, a mobile app for scanning Pokémon gifts, launches exclusively in the United States
  • May 3: Detective Pikachu, the first live action film, first airs in theatres in Japan
  • May 10: Detective Pikachu, the first live action film, released in the West[64]
  • May 27: Pokémon 2019 Press Conference announces Detective Pikachu sequel for the Nintendo Switch, the cloud service Pokémon HOME, the mobile app Pokémon Sleep, the Pokémon GO Plus + device, and the spin-off game Pokémon Masters for mobile devices
  • July 12: Twenty-second Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back: EVOLUTION, remake of the first Pokemon movie and first CGI, first released in Japan[65]
  • August 29: Pokémon Masters, (now called Pokemon Masters Ex since August 2020) mobile spinoff game released
  • September 20: Nintendo Switch Lite released worldwide
  • October 31: Pokémon Duel permanently shuts down

Generation VIII: Galar (2019-present)

2019

  • November 15: Pokémon Sword and Shield, first games of Generation VIII and the most recent main games, released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch[66]
  • November 17: Pocket Monsters, the seventh anime series and first series to focus on all current regions, first aired in Japan
  • December 6: Pokémon Sword and Shield TCG released

2020

2021

2022

Future dates TBA

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