It's Pokémon Day! Here are ten Pokémon from space to celebrate the iconic series

Pokémon Day is officially recognized annually on Feb. 27 , the storied day that Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green video games were first introduced in Japan in 1996 .

The fandom has already had the joyful day of announcements during the Pokémon Presents event, with the confirmation that a new pack is coming to the Pokémon Trading Card Game .

Here at Space.com , we’re getting into the spirit of Pokémon Day 2025 by delivering an assortment of space-based Pokémon .

Legendary Pokémon Eternatus came to the Pokémon world (which is not actually Earth ) inside an asteroid around 20,000 years ago .

Legendary Pokémon Kyurem is a dual-type Dragon/Ice Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation V (Black and White) Legendary Pokémon can transform into either White or Black versions by fusing itself temporarily with another Pokemon (Reshiram or Zekrom ).

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