This year's Super Bowl is today. While this blog isn't the place to be marking my predictions or hopes for any of that, I do think it brings up an interesting topic. For all its huge fandom, massive revenue, and worldwide recognition, the Pokemon franchise doesn't have any gigantic yearly event that's hyped up to the extent of the Super Bowl. Sure, championships exist across almost every major facet of modern Pokemon games, but most people turn a blind eye to them. People aren't jumping out of their seats in droves to watch the same 20 or 30 animations play dozens of times each until someone wins the whole thing. Then again, there might be one event, though not yearly, that Game Freak attempts to bring to worldwide attention: big anniversaries, like the recently passed Pokemon 25.
This was Pokemon's big year.
For both Pokemon fans and non-Pokemon fans, Pokemon 25 was the year for Pokemon. The long-awaited gen 4 remakes got announced alongside a brand-new take on the series. A TCG set arrived that even ex-fans were collecting for pure nostalgia. A whole Pokemon album dropped, with a star-studded cast of singers putting their spin on Poke-pop. (Pop-emon? Pokemusic? Eh, forget it.)
Much like the Super Bowl, Pokemon 25 was the pinnacle of Pokemon, showcasing the best the series has to offer. It came with massive hype. It brought some legendary names to a very popular franchise. More people tune in to the Super Bowl than any other football game in the year, and I'd dare say that more people were there for Pokemon 25 than any other year in Pokemon history.
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