Pokémon boss had no idea fans named a secret breeding mechanic after him

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10 years ago, while working on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Junichi Masuda had an idea.
Anyone who played Pokémon in the Game Boy era will remember trading their virtual creatures with other people. It was a convoluted but memorable process.
I used to take my battered yellow Game Boy round to my best friend's house on a Saturday. He'd bought Pokémon Red, I had Pokémon Blue. We'd sit cross-legged on the floor, eyes fixed on the tiny screens in front us, handhelds connected via a Link-Up cable we'd bought pooling our pocket money.
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