The 30th anniversary of Pokemon took center stage for a brief moment during Super Bowl 60.
An entire generation of kids who wanted to be the “very best like no one ever was” has grown into a population of adults who have taken different paths but share a love of Pokemon and fond memories of it.
That love was on display in a Super Bowl 60 commercial. Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga, Blackpink’s Jisoo, and more all named their favorites and spoke about why they have a love for the franchise.
Lady Gaga’s Favorite Is Jigglypuff
It should come as no surprise that Lady Gaga is a fan of Jigglypuff. The Grammy Award-winning Superstar praised the fairy-type Pokemon for using her voice as a means of protection and self-defense. Gaga even noted that Jigglypuff has a 12-octave vocal range.
Trevor Noah remarked that his favorite is Psyduck. Noah praised Psyduck for its ability to change the world with its mind. He also said that every time you met a new one, it was like meeting a new part of yourself.
Charles Leclerc, Lamine Yamal, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Young Miko also appeared in the ad, which ran for just over a minute.
Pokemon Turns 30
2026 is a big year for Pokemon. It has been 30 years since Pokemon Red and Blue launched on the original Nintendo Game Boy. Pokemon Day falls on February 27 every year.
Each year, a stream hosted by The Pokemon Company sets the stage for the franchise’s immediate future. This year, fans expect the launch of the 10th generation of everyone’s favorite friendly monsters.
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🤮🤮🤮🤮 this is such a waste of money and cringe makes me hate Pokémon more. Instead of anime or higher quality games they waste money on cringe celebs no one likes this is worse than Cole and Dylan Sprouse doing the ads from back in the day. Pokémon comoany needs better leadership lore, product, and games have been trash or mid for so long. Most people don’t even like or know who these people are they just collect an easy check.
No one know or like these people especially Trevor Noah and Gaga I would argue is for like 40+ year olds you turn people away this commercial and bad product. Noah went away now they bring that cringe back why? What agency decided randomly to push him again