These 11 original 'Pokémon' episodes help explain why 'Pokémon GO' is such a phenomenon

OLM The release of "Pokémon Go" has children and ostensible adults everywhere spouting gibberish words like Pikachu, Aerodactyl, and Jigglypuff like we’re all back in 1998. Sure, that’s partially thanks to the app’s newfangled AR software, but it’s also thanks to the incredible staying power of the Pokémon franchise, a potent blend of role-playing games, bug collecting, the techno-futurism of so much mid-’90s anime, and creatures with eyes so big they force you to coo in delight. To...