7 Pokemon experiences in Tokyo to celebrate 30 years of Pikachu and co

Thirty years ago, Japanese video game designer Satoshi Tajiri combined round Gashapon capsules from coin-operated toy vending machines with his childhood bug-collecting hobby to create a virtual world where players could explore, catch and trade creatures with special abilities. When he released Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green for the Game Boy handheld game console in February 1996, a global phenomenon was born. Today, the franchise, which officially rebranded as Pokemon in 1998...