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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 16, 2016 a person wearing a costume of Pikachu, a Pokemon character, walks on the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. - Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon in 2021 is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY "JAPAN-ENTERTAINMENT-POKEMON-GAMES" FOCUS BY KATIE FORSTER AND MATHIAS CENA