Junichi Masuda, a game designer at Game Freak well known for his work on the Pokemon franchise, has turned 49 years old today.

Pokemon fans have started sending their birthday greetings to Masuda’s official account on Twitter, as it has already turned January 12 in Japan today. You can tweet him your greetings here.

https://twitter.com/crystal_Hakuryu/status/951468817254793216