Today is the Pokemon Day – it’s the date the original Pokemon game was released back in 1996. And there are different happenings right now to celebrate the birth of the worldwide phenomenon.
Niantic is celebrating the day by adding a Pikachu with a party hat just for today. This is not the first occurrence of the party creature, but the ones caught today will come with a special new Present move. Triple stardust will come with each Pikachu you capture on this day, too.
Niantic has also partnered with Snapchat for special Pokemon lenses made of the starter creatures, and Bulbasaur…