The massive second is eight minutes in

1000 Pokemon: wow! Nicely, 1008 to be actual, and we’re counting. I’ve had the phrase “101” embedded in my mind since Pokemon was first launched within the ’90s, and it’s been laborious to regulate ever since. Once I first heard somebody say “there are over 200 Pokemon now in Gold & Silver,” I wasn’t prepared for it. Now time has utterly handed me by, and we’re at 1008 Pokemon. Simply….wow.

You may witness that passage of time in roughly 9 minutes by watching the video under, which The Pokemon Firm simply put up on their official YouTube channel as we speak. Right here’s a fast primer for the comparatively simple clip: “Twenty-six years after the discharge of the unique Pokemon video games—Pokemon Purple Model and Pokemon Inexperienced Model in Japan—the variety of Pokemon found has lastly surpassed one thousand! Let’s have fun the event with a glance again at a few of your favourite Pokemon!”

After all, the large second right here is the “one thousandth” Pokemon, and that second comes at roughly eight minutes in. From there they transfer on to the legendaries of the most recent Paldea technology, which may be spoilerish considerably for those who haven’t completed the sport but.

Time marches on, and so does Pokemon

We’re at a crossroads for the collection, particularly with Pokemon Legends getting tons of reward on varied “better of” lists, and Scarlet & Violet leaving rather a lot to be desired, from a great chunk of the fanbase. Whereas the group is little doubt engaged on the following factor already (and certain some DLC for Scarlet & Violet), it’ll be attention-grabbing to see the teachings realized from Legends and the Paldea technology, as a result of there are numerous them to absorb.