Pokémon Go Spawn Rates In One Convenient Fan Chart
One of Pokémon Go’s many, many mysteries is Pokémon spawn rates. What’s the chance that a Bulbasaur will appear in yonder bushes? How often will I encounter Mr. Mime? (Spoiler: .0031% of the time).
Another Pokémon Go Death Reported In Japan
In the Japanese city of Kasugai, a 29-year-old woman was fatally hit by a car as she crossed the street on her bicycle. The driver had been playing Pokémon Go.
My Year In Gawker Hate Mail
I started working at Gawker.com in April of last year, and ever since, I’ve received a constant barrage of always furious, often antisemitic, and rarely coherent emails to my inbox. Reading these is, truthfully, the single best part of my day.
Show Us Your Best Pokémon Go Appraisals
This week’s new update to Pokémon Go allows you to ask the game’s team leaders to appraise your Pokémon. A useful feature? We’re not sure. It has led to a lot of penis jokes–so many that that the game’s main subreddit is banning those jokes! Anyway...get any good, bad or funny appraisals? Share them in the comments…
Woman Killed By Pokémon Go Driver
Last night at around 7:25pm in the Japanese city Tokushima, two women were hit while crossing the street, fatally injuring one of them. The driver, 39 year-old Keiji Goh, admitted he wasn’t watching the road ahead, because he was playing Pokémon Go.
Pokémon Go Stampedes in Taiwan
Damn. This is not scene from a disaster movie. These are apparently Pokémon Go players in Taiwan.
Pokémon Go team leader cosplay by Maki Roll’s Chop Shop, Lua Suicide & Byndo Gehk. Photo by Henry Riggs.
Pokémon Go's Team Leaders Now Actually Do Something
Pokémon Go’s Team Leaders haven’t been doing much leading thus far. That’s about to change, with the game’s latest update introducing something called “Implemented Pokémon Appraisal”.
Those are some tasty-lookin’ Pokémon burgers. They’re from Down N’ Out burgers in Sydney (via Kotaku AU).
Designing A Better Pokémon Go
Like many of us, Wendy Borg has a few issues with Pokémon Go’s user interface and menu design. Unlike us, she went ahead and did something about it.
These Are Your 2016 Pokémon World Champions
Each year the very best Pokémon video and trading card game players meet at the World Championships to determine who the top trainers are, and each year the Masters (oldest) Division looks really awkward on stage. This year did not disappoint.
Giant Snorlax Cushions Are A Bad Idea
Make that, owning a giant Snorlax cushion is a terrible notion. The concept of them is fine. The reality is not.
Pokémon Go Player Tries Getting A Million XP In A Day, Gets Treated Like Cheater
As far as Pokémon Go is concerned, only cheaters should be able to get massive amounts of XP in a short amount of time. Well, about that...
The New Sandcastle Pokémon Is Terrifying
It is 2016 and official Pokémon art now depicts Pikachu DYING. What a time to be alive (or not, in this case!)
Game Freak's Latest Non-Pokémon Joint Is This Odd Early Access Puzzle Platformer
Released yesterday via Steam’s Early Access program, Giga Wrecker is a messy little puzzle platforming game with messy dialogue, questionable physics and some strange design decisions. Other than all that, it shows promise.
The Internet Reacts To Pokémon's Biggest Loser
Last night’s episode of Pokémon XYZ sure is good at eliciting opinions from the internet.
Ash From Pokémon Just Had The Battle Of His Life
In the latest episode of Pokémon XYZ, Ash faced off against Alain for the Kalos League Championship. Since Ash has been doing so well this season and since he’s become somewhat of a cooler character, victory seemed possible.
Pokémon Go Desperately Needs a Bug Bounty System
This past weekend, many Pokemon Go gyms were rendered unplayable. Players trying to battle at sites like Big Ben were greeted not by a ‘mon but by an egg that glitched the game, protecting these gyms from being defeated. Eggs appeared in New York City, London, and elsewhere—and almost all of them were placed there by…
Two men in Singapore were recently arrested for fighting over Pokémon Go, reports Channel News Asia. One man was playing the game while crossing the street, and the other man, driving a car, honked at him. Both face a year in prison or a fine.
