‘Pokémon’ Reveals New 25th Anniversary Logo That Looks Too Familiar To Its Fans
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The Pokémon Company has unveiled a new logo for the popular franchise’s big 25th anniversary.
The company revealed the new logo at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and it is believed that the branding will be printed on a variety of merchandise over the next year.
The logo takes the shape of Pikachu’s face, but his rosy cheeks have been replaced with the numbers two and five in reference to the milestone.
The design, however, did not sit well with some fans, who pointed out that it looks visually similar to the 20th-anniversary emblem.
Check out the symbol below.
Need one more thing to be thankful for today, Trainers?
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) November 26, 2020
Our Pokémon 25th Anniversary celebration kicks off in 2021!
Stay tuned for more details 😉 #Pokemon25 pic.twitter.com/Vx4YstcFYj
Pokemon: let's make the new Pokemon anniversary logo
— Austin John Plays (@AustinJohnPlays) November 26, 2020
Graphic designer: Great! I've got some great ideas based off of the 20-year anniversary with-
Pokemon: pic.twitter.com/dXzTl0j3EP
all of these designs were either taken from the 20th anniversary, or they were traced from a card
— Peronyx (@Peronyx_) November 27, 2020
This took FOREVER! Trying to reproportion all of the old ones from the 20th anniversary to fit the 6 new starters, and have them all fit together like the 20th was super complicated
Yeah but they didn't really add ANYTHING special to it. It's just Pikachu with numbers for his red cheeks, and they already had that on the previous
— David Johnson (@TheDavidMaximus) November 26, 2020
Honestly, I'm not mad that they just reused the 20th anniversary logo and just changed it from 20 to 25. It fits as Pikachu is the 25th Pokemon in the Pokedex. https://t.co/5NRFGtwqMa
— Nikki (@UmbriHearts) November 26, 2020
I really love this 25th anniversary pokemon logo #pokemon #staysafe #25th https://t.co/KGjqjrmyEr
— Lewisholl96 (@overhol1996) November 26, 2020
ICYMI: Here's the logo for the Pokémon 25th anniversary in 2021! I've always been a fan of minimalist designs. pic.twitter.com/Yn5kp162JM
— Merry Glaxmas! 🎄🎁☃️ (@GlaxonXIII) November 26, 2020
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