Pokémon

Can you tell what’s going on in the trailer for the Mega Evolution Pokémon anime special? All I see is bright lights, roaring, bright lights, more roaring, kid falling over, more roaring. Guess that’s normal for an episode called “The Strongest Mega Evolution.” Look for it on April 3, when the special airs in Japan.

The 3DS So Rare Nintendo Only Made One Of Them

Every year, a Pokemon tournament is held in Japan to decide the nation’s best schoolboy player. It’s a competition worth entering, because the prize is one for the ages. The prize for the winner of the latest tournament is this Mega Charizard 3DS XL, which is so rare because it comes with the competition winner’s…

Pikachu Cake, I Don’t Choose You!

Things don’t always go according to plan when you cook meals—that’s normal. Your end result doesn’t always look like the snazzy pictures on the recipe instructions, or the boxes containing the ingredients. But this monstrosity that someone baked is something else. Normally, Pikachu is supposed to be a cute monster—like in the picture above. Recently,…

This has to be one of the most relaxing pieces of Pokémon fan-art. Inspired by ‘Twitch plays Pokémon’, mizudokei drew the main character and his Pokémon having a rest… somewhere around Pallet Town. But that’s just my guess. Here’s the image in its full glory: Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…

Real-Life Poké Puffs Look Utterly Delicious

Dear sweet heavens. Redditor shnowflake, who also manages gaming-slash-baking blog The Cake is Not a Lie, is the one responsible for these beautiful Poké Puff-shaped cupcakes. The ten cupcakes took two whole days to make, but they were reportedly very tasty. I can certainly believe that. Here are the Poké Puffs in their full glory.…

Japan Is Bringing Pikachu And Pals To The 2014 World Cup

Pikachu and ten other Pokemon are Japan’s official mascots the 2014 World Cup in Rio. I bet Domo and Hello Kitty are kicking themselves right now. I am well aware that Japan has plenty of other colorful cultural icons that would have done just as good a job of representing the country in the World…

‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Has Defeated Lord Helix

They revived a god. Now they’ve defeated a god. It was the only way. As some of you know, ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ had thousands of people banding together to control a single Pokemon trainer—first, in a modified version of Pokémon Red, and later in a modified version of Pokémon Crystal. The Crystal run took a…

Lord Helix Makes A Most Unexpected Return In ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘

It’s not what you’re thinking. Heck, it’s probably not what you’re expecting, either. The latest run of ‘Twitch Plays Pokemon‘—which has thousands of people banding together to beat Pokémon Crystal—has had a most amazing (and unexpected) turn. As some of you that have played Pokémon Crystal know, after you beat the main portion of the…

These incredible Pokemon Red, Blue & Green posters are by Marinko Millsevski. Before you ask can you buy them, yes, you can buy them

Pokémon Xbox 360 Controller Signals The Coming Of The Apocalypse

Michael Fahey, your new Xbox 360 controllers have arrived. Chris Cardi crafts these custom pads, mostly using My Little Pony motifs, but also with some neat Pokemon and Batman designs as well. If you want something similar, Chris takes commissions right here CARDI-ology [Deviantart, via neatorama]

Two Incredible Glitches Make The First Pokémon Games Way Easier

One thing many Pokémon fans have in common is that growing up, we’d hear all sorts of stories about glitches and legendaries we could capture if we did something random and esoteric. Most kids, as we now know, were lying. Or, well: it’s more like they didn’t know how to pull the glitches off, exactly.…

The Sword Pokémon, Now As A Real (And Dangerous) Weapon

Sure, some people aren’t fans of Pokémon that resemble man-made objects. But having Pokémon like, say, Honedge—which resembles a medieval sword—means one thing: we can actually make these Pokémon a reality. (Without having to resort to horrific genetic experiments, I mean.) So really, it was only a matter of time before someone came along and…

Twitch Plays Pokemon, The Inevitable Cosplay

Well, that didn’t take long Some awesome cosplay from Colleen Chee, while the pic is from photographer William Phan If you’re not sure what’s going on, or just want a recap of what happened when thousands of people tried to play Pokemon at the same time, here’s a good place to start

Pokémon Family Reunions Rarely End Well

You capture a Pokémon, add it to your Pokédex, and never once think of the family the poor creature left behind. Maybe now you’ll think, you heartless bastards. Maybe now you’ll think. Or not. See, this is why I number my Pokémon instead of naming them. By stripping them of their Pokémanity, I never run…

What Red’s Mom Must’ve Felt During ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘

To random bystanders, the protagonist of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ must have seemed strange—having thousands of people control the movement of a single character makes Red seem erratic. Now imagine what it must’ve felt like to be the mother of a kid that acts that way. Normally, stuff about Red’s movement goes for laughs, but this…

What ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Says About Humanity

Despite the chaos of having thousands of people try to control a single Pokémon game, one thing was was certain about the end of the first run of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’—it was damned inspirational and thought-provoking. Lots of folks were skeptical that finishing the game was even possible. Lots of comparisons were made. The entire…

Pokémon Would Be a Really Fearsome 90s Horror Show

Like something straight out of cult horror show Tales from the Crypt (or Braindead, even), these Pokémon illustrations by DeviantART artist Dante are anything but cute little monsters you wanna catch. There’s something really scary in their eyes: The flying types freak me out the most: Pokémon Art by DanteCyberMan [DeviantART] To contact the author…

The Top Ten Moments of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ So Far

When you have thousands of people controlling the same game, there are bound to be a ton of memorable hijinks. And so now that ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ beat the first generation of Pokémon games, it seems like a good time to reminisce on some of the stream’s high points, no? Here’s TheJWittz‘s personal list of…

Twitch Plays Pokémon is back, and now they’re playing Pokémon Crystal. I know the feeling, and the need to keep your friends together and a good thing going. But it’s never as good as the first time. Still, if you want to watch, here it is.

Twitch Beats Pokémon!

Early this morning U.S. Eastern time, after 16 days, seven hours, 50 minutes and 19 seconds, the combined strength of hundreds of thousands of Twitch viewers defeatedPokémon Red. You can watch the final battle against Blue right here. After launching Feb. 12, the game began battling the Elite Four yesterday afternoon. Conceived as a social…