{"id":192311,"date":"2026-02-25T02:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192311\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T02:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:09:08","slug":"curiously-sf-supervisors-declare-this-friday-pokemon-day-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192311\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiously, SF Supervisors Declare This Friday \u2018Pok\u00e9mon Day\u2019 in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is Pok\u00e9mon even still that much of a thing? It is to some people, including the SF Board of Supervisors, who just declared this Friday, February 27, as Pok\u00e9mon Day in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

We admit that around ten years ago, SFist used to write a great deal about Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> at the height of the Pok\u00e9mon Go craze<\/a>, sometimes more than one article<\/a> in the same single day<\/a>. But that craze has cooled off entirely, except maybe among some hardcore gamer and collector types. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Image: SF Board of Supervisors<\/a><\/p>\n

So what on earth is going on with Tuesday\u2019s San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting agenda, which here a full decade after the Pok\u00e9mon Go bubble, proposes that the supervisors discuss a declaration of this coming Friday, February 27 as Pok\u00e9mon Day? <\/p>\n

Why? Is it because Union Square just saw the opening of a very popular Nintendo Store<\/a>? Could be, but that store has been open for almost a full year now. Is it because San Francisco will be hosting the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships<\/a> at the Moscone Center this summer? That event is still a full six months away.<\/p>\n

Looking at the full text of this head-scratching legislation<\/a>, we see the explanation that \u201cPok\u00e9mon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and originated as an electronic games series from Nintendo that debuted in Japan on February 27, 1996,\u201d and that \u201c2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon, celebrating three decades of creativity, innovation, storytelling, and community building that continues to inspire generations of fans to explore, learn, and connect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okay, we have it as an anniversary celebration. And yes, the supervisors unanimously approved the measure to declare February 27 as Pok\u00e9mon Day, for the purpose of \u201ccelebrating the 30th Anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon; and encouraging the public to participate in Pok\u00e9mon related community activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Werner Herzog Seems Disappointed That Pokemon Go Players Don’t Murder Each Other [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n

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