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(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 8, 2019 a performer dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, participates in a light performance during the Pikachu parade in Yokohama. - 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 Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY "JAPAN-ENTERTAINMENT-POKEMON-GAMES" FOCUS BY KATIE FORSTER AND MATHIAS CENA