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Kotaku EastHow to Become Pokémon World Champion
Se Jun Park won the Pokémon Video Game World Champion Master’s Division last year. You’d think preparing for a tournament that has the words “world” and “champion” in it would require months of dedicated prep beforehand. You’d think. “Actually, I spent less time playing Pokémon in 2014 than I ever have ever since I really…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 23, 2015 -
CultureThe Robots Are Now Coming For Our Pokémon World Records
Right now, there’s a bot on Twitch playing through Pokémon Red. Its goal? To try to beat the current human world record for playing through Pokémon Red as fast as possible, without the use of any glitches. That record is currently held by Pokémon player Exarion, who has sped through Red in 1 hour and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 -
Giant Pokemon Roams The Deep, Murdering All The Fish
Artist RJ Palmer has been doing the whole “realistic Pokemon” thing for a while now, but it’s usually been a case of “oh wow that’s neat”, not “ahhhhh God I’m never going in the ocean again”. His latest work is the legendary Pokemon Kyogre, who is normally a pretty sleek, futuristic-looking fish, but who is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2015 -
The Internet Falls In Love With Man’s Silly Pokémon Tattoo
Yesterday, a Pokémon-themed thread popped up on Reddit. It was titled “My friend was drunk and on Xanax when he decided to tattoo a black face Charmander with no experience or artistic ability. The flame saves it.” This is the tattoo: This is what the Pokémon is supposed to look like, for reference’s sake. Charmander!…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 16, 2015 -
Kotaku EastIn the New Pokémon Movie, Evil Ash Looks Terrifying
Those glowing eyes. Those clinched teeth. That crazy hair. Damn, Ash. You’re scary. The Pokémon Company released the Japanese trailer for the upcoming feature film Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. It’s slightly different from the U.S. trailer (here) and doesn’t contain footage of nightmare Ash. Fans of the possessed Ash from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2015 -
CultureAmnesia‘s Pokémon Mod Lets You Battle And Evolve… Furniture
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is regarded by many as one of the scariest games of all time. Now it has monster battling. Some of the monsters are furniture. Amnesia‘s Monster mod is the most beautiful sort of absurdity. It’s a Pokémon-inspired custom story where instead of creeping through a haunted castle from hell, you explore…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 15, 2015 -
The Very Good Ideas Hiding In A Not-So-Good New Pokémon Game
Pokémon Rumble World, a game likely to rank a distant third in the eventual list of 2015’s best Pokémon games, has nonetheless impressed me in a few ways. It might not be easy for a Pokémon Rumble game to impress anyone. They’re not traditional Pokémon games. Never have been. You don’t play as a plucky…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 15, 2015 -
Pokémon’s Newest Legendary Doesn’t Seem As Cool Anymore
For over a year now, anticipation around a legendary Pokémon called Hoopa grew exponentially—people found out about the monster via a leak in 2013, and the only way to attain it was to hack the game. Its taboo nature, plus its cool design made generating hype for Hoopa really easy. And then The Pokémon Company…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015 -
There’s a Pro Soccer Player Called “Pikachu”
Whether you call it “soccer” or “football,” that doesn’t matter here. What does is that this dude is known as Pikachu. This, of course, is Pikachu, the Pocket Monster. [Photo: The Pokemon Company] And, via Globo.com, here is Pikachu, the Brazilian soccer player. [Photo: Gustavo Pêna] “Yago Pikachu” to be more exact. The Brazilian player…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
Culture
What’s The Best Shiny Pokémon You’ve Captured?
Some people play Pokémon for years without ever encountering any special color variations of their favorite pocket monsters. But for those of you that have been lucky enough to find a shiny in Pokémon, what did you encounter? And were you able to catch it? Since shiny Pokémon are so rare, encounters with them tend…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 9, 2015 -
Proof There Are Too Many Pokémon
Those of you playing Pokémon Rumble World might have bought the “Leafy Balloon,” a vehicle which transports you to a grass-focused area of the game. To emphasize the theme of the area, the game shows you three Pokémon…except one of them isn’t a grass type. The furthest Pokémon on the right, Flabebe, is a fairy…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 9, 2015 -
The Free New Pokémon Game Bums Me Out
Right now, you can go into the 3DS’s eShop and download Pokémon Rumble World, free of charge. While the price tag is pretty enticing, I’ve spent some of today playing it, and well…I’m not super impressed. The premise is straightforward: a king tasks you with catching them all, because it’s the only way he can…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 8, 2015 -
League Of Legends Champions Would Make Deadly Pokémon
Yes, people have been making jokes about combining League of Legends with Pokémon for eons. And yes, a League of Pokémon crossover is even less likely to happen than a League-ified Smash Bros. mod. But when the joke’s as well done as YouTuber Tay’s, you can’t blame people for still dreaming: Bonus points to Tay’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 7, 2015 -
The Binding of Isaac Is Taking Inspiration From… Pokemon?
Edmund McMillen is hard at work on The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s upcoming expansion, Afterbirth, and one of the new items will feel familiar to Nintendo fans. Is that a pokeball?! Of course, it’s not actually a pokeball. Then again, maybe Nintendo should consider giving McMillen the license, now that The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 7, 2015 -
Mewtwo from Super Smash Bros. Compared with Mewtwo from Melee
Want to see how each version of Mewtwo stacks up? How was the character’s Smash Bros. incarnation changed? Let’s find out! YouTuber Master0fHyrule made this comparison, using Super Smash Bros. footage from the most recent Nintendo Direct. Until the character is released on April 28, this should give you a pretty good idea how the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2015 -
Wario Turns Pokémon Into Evil Little Creatures
Hoenn would turn into a post-apocalyptic region in days with Wario-like Pokémon running around. And judging by their looks, these little vile creatures, drawn by Justin Hall over at Dorkly, would also act as Mario’s greedy antagonist. Here’s a whole bunch of “WaPokémon”, check out Dorkly’s gallery for more. To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published April 2, 2015 -
Twitch Plays Pokémon‘s Final Boss: Professor Oak
Holy shit. Twitch Plays Pokémon could not have ended in a more perfect way. For those of you that haven’t been following it lately, Twitch PlaysPokémon, the stream that lets thousands of people come together and control a single game of Pokemon, was holding a throwback game of Red—the game that started it all. To…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2015 -
Realistic Digimon are Mildly Disturbing
Well aren’t you an adorable little nightmare-blob? Yes you are! These delightful Digimon recreations come from DeviantArt’s Lindsey Wakefield, who recently returned to drawing realistic Digimon after a short hiatus with Chibomon and Zurumon. You can see them at the top on the left, next to Agumon on the top right and Punimon on the…
By András Neltz Published March 24, 2015 -
Twitch Plays Pokémon Somehow Caught Them All
All 151 original monsters have now been caught by thousands of players controlling a single game of Pokémon on Twitch. It’s the sort of impressive feat that most Pokémon players will never accomplish, despite having full control of the game. As we reported earlier this year, the latest round of Twitch Plays Pokémon isa special…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 23, 2015
