Pokémon Day is coming up here on Saturday, 2/27/2021, and this year it’s a big one, as it’s the 25^th Anniversary of Pokémon!

While I’m not a hardcore Pokémon fan, I love the concept of “catching them all” and collecting this huge assortment of critters that you nurture (and well, battle against other critters).  The idea of having a menagerie of creatures that you interact with, raise, and evolve, is so similar to having a pet, that what kid (or adult) wouldn’t be in love with the idea?

Pokémon has been a huge part of my life since I was a child. I still remember that Christmas day in ‘99. I just could not believe my eyes. A purple Gameboy Color and Pokémon: Yellow Version. It was the happiest day of my childhood. The joy I felt ripping open that box cannot be compared to anything. I can still remember the smell of the manual. When that Gameboy powered on, my life changed!