TO GO WITH AFP STORY "JAPAN-ENTERTAINMENT-POKEMON-GAMES" FOCUS BY KATIE FORSTER AND MATHIAS CENA
Goods of Pokemon video game characters are displayed at a Pokemon store in Tokyo on February 26, 2021. - Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY "JAPAN-ENTERTAINMENT-POKEMON-GAMES" FOCUS BY KATIE FORSTER AND MATHIAS CENA