Pokémon

The Best Pokémon Go Players Are Obsessed With Vaporeon

Anywhere you go, you’re likely to see teams led by Vaporeons, gyms defended by Vaporeons, or people talking about Vaporeon. Chances are, if you don’t have a Vaporeon, you probably still want one. I know I do. The entire Pokémon Go meta is now centered around Vaporeon, the water Pokémon that can evolve from Eevee.…

The Proud Underdogs Of Pokemon Go‘s Team Instinct

Team Instinct is, by most available metrics, the smallest of Pokemon Go’s three factions. They are, if nothing else, numerical underdogs. It’s a role many of its members have embraced. The reaction to Instinct’s recently revealed leader, Spark, is the latest chapter in the team’s come-from-behind saga. People are calling him a doof, a slob,…

Pokémon Go Player Says He Put A Magikarp In The White House To Send A Message

Magikarp may be one of the weakest monsters in Pokémon Go, but he still managed to briefly control one of the most sought-after gyms in the entire country: the White House. It’s amazing. Behold: Yes, it’s named after Donald Trump. This is the world we live in now. As you may already know, it has…

The Internet Reacts To Pokémon Go‘s Team Leaders

We don’t actually know much about Pokémon Go’s team captains, but it doesn’t matter. Players have run with the newly revealed team leader artwork, and are now creating all sorts of personality quirks, backstories, and hilarious jokes. Among the surge of reactions, you’ll notice a few common threads, such as: Candela is understood to be…

Japanese Pokémon Go Players Fall For Mewtwo Prank

This is Tsuruma Park in Nagoya, Japan. The fountain area looks like a giant Poké Ball and started attracting Pokémon Go players after a Mewtwo rumor began circulating on Twitter. As LiveDoor reports, it all started when someone on Twitter claimed Mewtwo could be found in the park. This park. The similarities have not been…

A Horrifying Way To Serve Pikachu Cake 

If you ever have a Pikachu cake, please do not slice it like this. Recently Twitter user Manami1030 showed off her Pikachu wedding cake, and the way it was cut up and served to guests. Gruesome stuff. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea,…

Please Do Not Catch Pokémon At Beyonce & Rihanna Concerts

Hey, you, the person paying a lotta money to go see Rihanna and Beyonce in person. Maybe put the phone away for a minute. Those Pokémon aren’t worth it. Vulture reports on two horrible/fantastic clips over the weekend from two concerts, one by Rihanna, one by Beyonce. First, Rihanna, who has some sound advice for…

Sick Of Pokémon Go Disturbances, Local Government Asks Game To Remove Pokestops

Remember the Sydney suburb of Rhodes, where a combination of high population density and sweet Pokestop placement has resulted in cops being called and eggs being thrown? Yeah, things have not improved. The City of Canada Bay Council have contacted Niantic, developers of Pokémon Go, and asked that two of the three Pokéstops causing all…

 Meet Your Pokémon Go Team Leaders

And now, here are the true faces behind Team Valor, Team Mystic, and Team Instinct. What do you think? Still stand behind your choice? I for one am very happy with the design of Candela, though Spark might have tempted me a bit more had I known what he looked like. The designs were revealed…

Pokémon Go Players Are Trolling Gyms With Magikarp

Gyms are supposed to be arenas where the best trainers in the world achieve glory with the help of the most powerful Pokémon. Somehow, gyms everywhere have turned into a non-stop Magikarp train instead. Those of you playing Pokémon Go may have noticed that it has become a thing to challenge and defeat a gym,…

The Best Monsters In Pokémon Go, And How To Find Them

All Pokémon are not created equal: some are definitely better than others. If you’re serious about creating a formidable team, or if you want the satisfaction of having some of the best monsters available in Pokémon Go, you’ve come to the right place. The Silph Road is a collective that is one of the leading…

Japan Tries Leveling Up Quickly In Pokémon Go  

Pokémon Go has only be out in Japan for a few hours. Players need to catch up as soon as they can! Some have come up with some ways they think they can. The goal is fooling the smartphone’s sensor so Pokémon Go would register steps and distance travelled to hatch eggs and earn XP.…

Pokémon Go is out in Japan and coming to McDonald’s. According to Famitsu, around 2,500 McDonald’s restaurants will double as PokéStops, and another 400 or so will be Pokémon gyms.

After one hell of a wait, Pokémon Go is finally out in Japan on Android and iOS. Let’s hope everyone remembers those safety warnings

Reporter Busted Playing Pokémon Go During State Department Briefing

US State Department spokesman John Kirby was trying to talk to the press earlier today about the efforts to combat ISIS, but one reporter had more important things to do. CNN reportsthat the unidentified culprit was busted by Kirby mid-talk, interrupting his terrorism briefing to say “You’re playing the Pokemon thing right there, aren’t you.”…

Men Who Brought Guns To Pokémon World Championships Sent To Prison For Two Years

Two Iowan men who were arrested in August of 2015 for apparent gun threats at the Pokémon World Championships were sentenced to two years in prison today in a Boston court. James Stumbo and Kevin Norton each pled guilty to charges that they’d brought a shotgun, a rifle, and ammunition to the competitive Pokémon card…

Guy Pranks Pokémon Go Players, Causes Stampede

When Pokémon Go players see a good Pokémon spawn on the map, everyone will start running toward it, even if it’s not particularly rare. It was only a matter of time before someone took advantage of this phenomenon. Watch what happens after Vine star Logan Paul screams DRAGONITE in the middle of a crowd of…

The Rare Pokémon Go Monsters That No One Has Caught Yet [Update]

Pokémon Go is supposed to have the original cast of the first Pokémon games: this means, at minimum, a roster of 151 creatures. But so far, there’s no way of collecting the full set. In the main Pokémon games, there is a concept known as “legendaries”—that is, rare and powerful Pokémon that are significantly harder…

Pokémon Live-Action Movie Greenlit

Will it ever actually get made and hit the big screen? Who knows. But a deal has at least been made, with Legendary Pictures and Nintendo agreeing to make a live-action Pokémon movie. Variety reportsthat the movie is scheduled to begin production in late 2017. Now, get this: the movie isn’t a straight Pokémon flick.…

Two Weeks After Launch, Pokémon Go’s Servers Are Still A Mess

Connectivity issues are par for the course right after a popular game launches.Usually, things stabilize after a couple of days, if not sooner. Pokémon Go has somehow managed to get worse as time goes on. If you are having trouble connecting to Pokémon Go right now, you are not alone. I’ve been staring at this…