Pokémon Day 2025 is upon us and it’s time to salute the Japanese pop culture empire and its marvelous menagerie of pocket monsters that have seemingly taken over our planet in all forms of global entertainment offerings, from the classic trading card game, role-playing games, and anime shows, to manga, feature films, and video games.
Gotta Catch 'Em All — Pokémon Day is officially recognized annually on Feb. 27, the storied day that Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green video games were first introduced in Japan in 1996 to launch the franchise into the stratosphere.
