You “Gotta Catch ’em All!” on Pokémon Day
Fun facts and links to Pokémon craft for February 27th
Fun Pokémon Facts
Game Facts
On February 27th, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were let loose in the world. As an annual celebration, February 27th is Pokémon Day.
In 1990, game developer Satoshi Tajiri created the concept behind Pokémon.
Tajiri based Pokémon on the joy of catching mini-beasts from his garden when he was a child.
Some Pokémon had different names in the Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue beta game versions.
* Gyarado was known as Skulkraken.
* While Jigglypuff was named Pudding.Since 1996, over 300 million Pokémon games have been sold.
Pokémon Character Facts
Pikachu was not the first Pokemon created — that honor goes to Rhydon, drawn by game designer Ken Suigimon.
The original 151 Pokémon characters have expanded to 898 different species. That’s a lot of Pokémon if you plan to catch them all!
Nazonokusa is the Japanese name for Oddish. It translates as “puzzling grass.” There’s no word for puzzling grass in English, so the game designers chose Oddish.
A combination of the word odd and radish.There are Pokémon based on Japanese mythology — like Froslass. Yuki-onna inspired Froslass.
You can tell a Pikachu’s gender by the end shape of its tail.
If it’s a male, the tail tip has a sharp lightning shape — like Ash’s Pikachu.
While the female Pikachu has a more curved heart shape at the end of her tail.
Pokémon craft
If you’re looking to catch yourself a quick Pokemon craft activity to celebrate Pokémon Day, look no further. Here are some of my favorites:
Red Ted Art has some fabulous Pokémon crafts. DIY bookmarks, or you can fold Pokémon flextangles, which will keep busy fingers happy.
Cartooning Club has a series of easy-to-follow How To Draw Pokémon YouTube videos.
The Pokemon Refuge posted simple origami and templates on Facebook. You’ll also find templates you can color if you check the comments.
Generate your own Pokémon Card with this niffy Pokémon Card Generator.
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Sticking with the festive fun theme, Count Rotto Says It’s Time for a Trick or Treat 🐾🐾
I, Rotto, could definitely get in the treat part of this festival. What’s there not to love? My costume wasn’t too bad, a perky red collar with a cape. And it came with an awesome name.
Move over Dracula— I’m Count Rotto!
I, Rotto, I’m just little, but that Count part makes me sound grand, majestic even. But that wasn’t the best part — if I understood this Halloween business correctly, I would sit on the front porch, be the best boy I could be, and in turn, people would worship me and give me treats. And if they didn’t, then I’d get to play tricks on them. Happy, happy Halloween.
It sounded like a win, win situation.
I thought it would be kind of like when the Woolies deliveryman brings the shopping to the door, and I get to snuffle about and find the shopping bag with my treats amongst a whole bunch of stuff that’s NOT for me, but better … because you know, Halloween is all about the treats.
I was sitting waiting, waiting, then finally. Two kids in costumes walked up the street. They stopped, looked at our decorations then they marched up my driveway. “Trick or Treat!” they gleefully yelled. This was my moment— it was treat time! I gave them a welcoming woof.
“Treat,” I woofed! “Always a treat!” Because treats are my favorite.
But then, you won’t believe what happened— those kids reached into the bowl on MY porch wall, and they TOOK a treat. Wait. What? I looked at my people. This couldn’t be right? Could it?
Read the full article on Vocal.Media or Medium and see all of Rotto’s thoughts about the trick-or-treat shenanigans.
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