Pokémon

Pokémon vs Gundam

Reader Khris likes Pokémon. He also likes Gundam. Here are three model kits that combine both of those things to excellent effect. If you’re a serious Gundam/model fan and want to see how he made them, there’s a work-in-progress gallery here

Pour One Out For Popplio, The New Pokémon Starter That Nobody Likes

Shortly after the starters for Pokémon Sun and Moon were revealedyesterday, the internet exploded with love for the new monsters. Well, mostly. While Rowlet (the owl) and Litten (the cat) were showered with seemingly endless positive tweets, comments, and enthusiastic fan art, one Pokémon seemed to be left on the sidelines: Popplio, the water seal/dog.…

Canada’s Official Twitter Account Has A Pokémon Question

The official Twitter account of the nation of Canada, like most of us this week, has Pokémon questions. Only its question is not about Sun and Moon’s starters, but about Canada itself. Weird question, since there are no moose or hockey-based Pocket Monsters. But there are still good answers. The best, and most obvious, being…

The Internet Reacts To Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Starters

The Pokémon hype train has officially left the station, and the passengers are definitely freaking out in excitement right now. This morning, the first real Pokémon Sun and Moon gameplay trailer hit the web. There was a lot of new information hiding in that footage, from the Hawaiian-inspired locale, to some of the broader customization…

These Are Your Pokémon Sun and Moon Starters

Is this what you’ve been waiting for? Well, here you go. Your Pokémon Sun and Moon Starters, Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. But, who is who? This is Rowlet. This Grass Quill Pokémon can attack without making a sound and twist its neck around 180 degrees to see behind itself. Here is Litten, a Fire Cat…

A Poll for the Ugliest Pokémon

Not all Pocket Monsters are cute. Or, at least, are seen as such. A recent Japanese poll ranked which Pokémon people thought were the ugliest of them all. Data research site Goo Ranking polled 500 men and women (250 of each) with their ages ranging from 20 to 39 about which Pokémon they thought were…

Nintendo just announced that on May 10, it’s releasing “new info” about the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon Will we get screens? A new trailer? Gameplay? Hrm.

Pokémon Battles Are Pretty Messed Up In Halo 5

The creative stuff people come up with in Halo 5‘s Forge almost reach Garry’s Mod levels of silliness. Here’s, for example, a very well designed map for Pokémon battles. It’s a rock-paper-scissors type map with Blastoise, Venosaur and Charizard, where the winner can eliminate the other player with a powerful weapon. It’s made by CaptainDireWolf,…

The New Pokémon Mobile Game Is a Bit Too Random for its Own Good

Meanwhile in Japan, Nintendo continues its invasion of the mobile phone market with Pokémon Co-Master. Pokémon Co-Master is basically a digital version of 2006’s Pokémon Trading Figure Game To start, you and your opponent each pick six Pokémon figures. You then alternate placing these figures on the board at their respective corners or moving figures…

It Took One Fan Nearly Three Years To Obtain A Perfect Shiny Pokémon Collection

Sometimes, catching ‘em all just isn’t enough. As Pokémon fans know, any time you encounter a Pokémon in the wild, there is a very small chance that monster will appear in a special color. Known as “shinies,” these Pokémon are so rare, many fans have never actually captured one at all. To wit, in the…

Happy Mythical Darkrai Day, Pokémon Fans

It’s May 1, which means the mythical 20th anniversary Pokémon celebration says goodbye to Jirachiand helloto Darkrai. But to get a level 100 version of the dark creature you’re going to have to head to a dark place: GameStop. After few months of Toys’R’Us exclusive plushies and figures and mythical Pokémon easily accessible over the…

This Could Be the Last Pokémon Jet 

Since 1998, a small handful of Pocket Monster themed airplanes have flown in the ANA fleet. The current iteration, the only remaining Pokémon plane, recently took its final flight. Sankei News and Pokémon Memo report that the Boeing 777-300 Pokémon Jet, the last of its kind, made its closing trip on April 14 as part…

Pikachus with Lasers Shooting from Their Eyes

This isn’t only cool and hypnotic, it’s also terrifying Spotted at a club in Taiwan, here we have an inventive use of Pikachu costumes: LASER BEAM EYES. After bopping their heads up and down, this happened. No doubt destroying everything in sight. Here’s the full clip from Twitter user Kazutaka. Damn. Just. Damn. Kotaku East…

The First Pokémon Games Took So Long To Make Because of EarthBound

The first Pokémon Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red and Green were released in 1996. But as Shigeru Miyamoto points out, they were held up. The reason? EarthBound. In a newly released video to celebrate Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Shigeru Miyamoto talked about the franchise’s early years, working for six years testing what would become Red…

Totally Official Pokémon Lingerie 

Over the years, people have made numerous Pokémon-themed lingerie. Those have been totally unofficial. Until now. Via Kai-You, here is a new collection of Pokémon undergarments for Yummy Mart, a new Japanese lingerie brand spun off by lingerie company Peach John. These are officially licensed, but sadly, not for sale. Probably for the best as…

Report: Live-Action Pokémon Movie Rights Spark Bidding War

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Pokémon Company has been meeting with Hollywood studios to launch a big-screen, live-action version of Pocket Monsters Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Legendary Entertainment could come out on top, beating out Warner Bros. for the rights. (Though, Sony is said to also be interested.) The entertainment trade publication…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ditto: The Winners! 

I know it feels like we’re piling up on Trump a little today, but in a Photoshop contest about a Pokemon that can copy anything, lharm explained so much with a single image it had to win. As many readers pointed out, the Ditto that’s been delighting and creeping out Pokemon fans and appearing on…

Shhh, April’s Mythical Pokémon Is Sleeping

Now that we’ve finished celebi-ting the third month of the year-long celebration of 20 years of Pokémon, it’s time to kick back, relax and maybe sleep for a thousand years. Jirachi month is chill, yo. It’s a good year for Pokémon toy collectors, with The Pokémon Company and Tomy teaming up to deliver a different…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ditto

Ditto is a Pokemon that can transform itself into a near-perfect copy of any opponent. With rudimentary image manipulation skill, anyone could be a Ditto. Anyone. Let me share with you all the inspiration behind this week’s ‘Shop Contest, mealypotatoes’ entry from the epic Pokken Vs. UFC battle. The only difference between a Ditto copy…

Pokémon Go field tests have started in Japan, which means there is some early footage floating around. Via GAME Previews, here’s a look at the sorts of customization options you’ll have as a trainer.