It has been 25 years since Pokémon Purple and Blue was launched in North America. The truth is, it has been 25 years and 5 months, however within the spirit of ‘higher late than by no means,’ TIME has determined to get in on the motion with a brand new particular version of the journal.
Forward of Pokémon Day 2024 (and the Pokémon Presents showcase therein) on twenty seventh February, the enduring journal firm has unleashed 4 particular version covers, every depicting a distinct one of many OG starters or Pikachu — as a result of Pikachu must be there, proper?
Whereas the covers could fluctuate, the SE magazine’s contents are the identical: 96 pages filled with Pokémon. The articles vary from discussing the sequence’ historical past to exploring the rise of Pokémon GO — all relatively upbeat in comparison with the outlet’s cautionary cowl story on the sequence again in 1999.
After all, 4 collectable covers imply that the complete set will at all times look good on the shelf, whatever the similar content material inside. Simply take a look at the next snap from @LeonhartYT and inform us that seeing the complete gang collectively would not look good.
Leonhart, who runs the Pokémon card YouTube channel of the identical identify, mentioned in a follow-up tweet that catching ’em all was no simple feat and apparently required “a number of journeys” to completely different shops to finish the set.
These keen to take the gamble can decide up a paperback copy of the particular TIME journal from Amazon for $14.99, although there is no such thing as a assure which cowl you’ll get. Such is the danger of eager to be the perfect, we suppose.
The journal might need missed the boat on Pokémon Purple and Blue’s twenty fifth anniversary within the US, but it surely has come proper on time (pun very a lot supposed) for the announcement of the subsequent Pokémon Presents showcase, which will get underway subsequent week.