The bus ad is like a fever dream from a time when companies were less precious about the pristine image of their billion-dollar properties. Nowadays, it feels like the Pokémon franchise is more ...

Remember that time a creepy guy lured Pikachu onto a bus? Nintendo is celebrating Pokemon's 20th anniversary this year by re-releasing the original games, hosting giveaways and much, much more.

You can even expect to see a Pokémon commercial during the Super Bowl. As part of this push, Nintendo will release Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS eShop on February 27.

5. There were over 200 Pokémon designed for the game. There were 151 pocket monsters in the original Pokémon Red and Blue, which has been permanently burned into every Pokémaster’s head.Well ...