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shoichi said:

Pokemon Red and Blue were released at the same time in 1996 at least in the US. There was no Green Version outside of Japan as that was their Blue version. Only with Leaf Green did Green version get an international release

If you just look at North America, it's even worse.

1998 - Red/Blue
1999 - Yellow
2000 - Gold/Silver
2001 - Crystal
2002
2003 - Ruby/Sapphire
2004 - FireRed/LeafGreen
2005 - Emerald
2006
2007 - Diamond/Pearl
2008
2009 - Platinum
2010 - HeartGold/SoulSilver
2011 - Black/White
2012 - Black 2/White 2
2013 - X/Y
2014 - Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
2015
2016 - Sun/Moon
2017 - UltraSun/UltraMoon

Out of 20 years, only 4 didn't have a Pokémon game released. For Japan, it's 5 years out of 22.