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Mick Joest

Pokémon Has A Super Bowl Ad Coming For 30th Anniversary, And My Millennial Heart Is Already Full

Ash hugging Pikachu.

Pokémon is one of the biggest franchises in the world, and it means different things to many people. That's thanks in part to its longevity, which has allowed for several more generations of "pocket monsters" to emerge in pop culture for people young and old to get attached to. That said, it seems like IP wants to lean on the nostalgia for its upcoming video timed to Super Bowl LX, and it picked the perfect creature to warm my millennial heart.

Pikachu is often the go-to mascot for the Pokémon franchise, but the electric yellow mouse is as absent as the sequel for Detective Pikachu in this preview for the 30th anniversary ad. Instead, we see Jigglypuff pacing around and even singing its iconic song. Take a look:

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