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What Pikachu Food Really Looks Like
This weekend in Tokyo, the Pikachu the Movie XY Exhibit opened in Roppongi Hills along with the Pikachu Cafe. Visitors got a hands-on look at the Pokémon movies as well as a chance to scarf down Pikachu burgers. Let’s have a look at the festivities! According to some Twitter users, those hoping to eat at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2014 -
What Over A Decade of Progress In Pokémon Looks Like
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were released back in November 2003 on the Game Boy Advance. The remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, are bringing that world back to life this year on the 3DS—and when compared to the originals, we can see just how much better the modern games look. Here’s a fantastic image by…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 18, 2014 -
Twitch is Still Playing Pokémon
Huh, would you look at that, Twitch is still playing Pokémon. They’re all the way to Black and White 2. The 600+ viewers are far from what it once was but it’s still pretty impressive. They also have random matches of Pokémon Staduim 2 running that people can bet on. Watch live video from TwitchPlaysPokemon…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 17, 2014 -
Tumblr, Youtube, And Reddit-Themed Pokeballs
Jonathan Le Drappier’s collection of Pokeball illustrations include Pokeballs for Tumblr, Reddit, and Youtube, and also translucent Pokeballs revealing the Pokemon inside: See more Pokeballs in Jonathan’s gallery Via IG You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 16, 2014 -
Pokémon Are What Dreams Are Made Of
There’s something surreal and sometimes nighmare-ish about Maaden Ramos’ fantastic Pokémon art. I can almost imagine a dream to go along with each piece. It looks like Ramos is going through every letter in the alphabetand drawing up a Pokémon to go alongside each letter—and here are some stand-out illustrations from this collection. Fair warning,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Japan’s Pikachu Cafe Serves Pikachu Burgers and More
Japan already has loads of Pikachu- and Pokémon-themed products, whether that’s soft drinks, candy, or even curry. But typically, those simply have a Pocket Monster slapped on the labelling. The official Pikachu Cafe is a tad different. Opening this weekend in Tokyo, the limited-time “Pikachu Cafe” will be servicing up Pikachu-themed eats that are supposed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2014 -
Name And Publicly Shame Your Most Useless Pokémon
As awesome as owning Pokémon would be, it would undoubtedly come with some drawbacks—just like owning real pets would. But if the newest Pokémon trend is anything to go by, it would be kind of hard to stay mad at our Pokémon. Right now, tons of artists are taking the “pet shaming” meme and are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 14, 2014 -
Check Out Pikachu’s New Cosplay Outfits
Though we detailed some of this last week, here’s some footage of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’s new mega, secret bases, and yes, Pikachu dress-up. Too cute. Here’s what The Pokemon Company has to say about the Pikachu cosplay: First introduced in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Pokémon-Amie returns in Pokémon Omega Ruby and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 14, 2014 -
You Can Dress Up Pokémon In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Oh My God
And now for the cutest thing I’ve seen all week: scans of Japanese magazine CoroCororeveal that the upcoming Pokémon remakes will have some form of dress-up, presumably for the contests feature included in the original games. While you’ll have to visit Pokémon news website Serebii to see the scans, they show an adorable Pikachu dressed…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2014 -
It’s hard to capture in a drawing exactly how badass Charizard is, but Genzoman managed to do it. The Chilean artist, whom long-time Kotaku readers might know for his excellent video game-related art, apparently picked Charizard because it’s his son’s favorite Pokémon. Charizard by Genzoman [deviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…
By András Neltz Published July 11, 2014 -
A Well-Loved Game Boy
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 10, 2014 -
Yup, The Pokémon Remakes Will Totally Have More Megas
Primal Reversion won’t be the only type of evolution featured in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire—we’ll also be seeing some new mega Pokémon. Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on what these megas are, you should probably stop reading now! According to Anime News Network, the newest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 10, 2014 -
Taking Pokémon Cosplay To The Next Level
Dressing like a Pokémon trainer is only part of a good costume. You also gotta get your Pokémon pals right—and this group of cosplayers nails it. Check out these pictures of 4 Itchy Tasty Cosplay head Brett Horn at this year’s Anime Expo. He created a bunch of to-scale Pokemon puppets, modeled above by a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 9, 2014 -
#GPOY
That’s me.
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 9, 2014 -
What Happens When Pokémon Realize They Don’t Need Humans
Pokémon are smart creatures—frankly, I’m surprised they let humans boss them around at all. What if Pokémon fought back against the humans, and started using each other as trainers? It’s kind of a silly premise, but this video by Shippiddge made me laugh—especially when it came to what humans sound like to Pokémon. Plus, I…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 9, 2014 -
Pokémon As Colossal Beasts From Attack on Titan Are Unsettling
Attack on Titan eyes make everything a lot creepier. Beth Emery, an artist on DeviantART, drew a few mash-ups, and even the cutest Pokémon like Jigglypuff or Bulbasaur would look, well, unsettling with Titan features. That Colossal Titan and Cubone mashup is really great though! Attack on Titan Pokémon by zsparky [DeviantART, via TinyCartridge] To…
By Gergo Vas Published July 9, 2014 -
Yay, One Of Pokémon’s Best Features Is Coming Back
One of the best things about Ruby and Sapphire was “secret bases”—a feature which let players decorate their own special space, ala Animal Crossing. Alas, secret bases aren’t in the newer games, X & Y-but they’ll be in the upcoming remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. From the Pokemon website: Super-Secret Bases are an awesome…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2014 -
The Brazil-Germany Match, Explained Via Pokémon
If you’re having trouble understanding what happened in the World Cup today, then perhaps this highly scientific Pokémon image of Mega ‘mon versus baby Pokémon can break it down for you. Makes sense to me, at least. (Via Will Thompson)
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2014 -
Kotaku East
The Excellent Pokémon Art Academy Art of the Past 24 Hours
The new game, Pokémon Art Academy, allows you to upload your Pokémon artwork to the Miiverse. As the game released in PAL territories last week (and Japan two weeks before that), there are already scores of artwork to browse though. Some of it is pretty amazing—even just in the last 24 hours on the Japanese…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 8, 2014