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Mega Pokémon, Hanging Out With Their Kids
Aww. Who knew that badass mega Pokemon acting like caring, loving parents could be so sweet? Take this Charizard using its tail to help lil Charmander toast its marshmallow, for example. Artist arkeis-pokemon has a whole bunch more where that came from, too: Adorable. You can check out more of arkeis-Pokemon’s work here.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 16, 2014 -
Google Is Awarding People The Title Of Pokémon Master
Remember Google’s Pokémon April Fools gag? There was more than just map-searching behind it, because those who took part and captured every single one of the critters are now being rewarded for their efforts. Reddit user tinygrump got sent this from Google last week. The letter is nice, but the business cards are priceless (seems…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Don’t Fall for This Pokémon World Cup Hoax
Yesterday, a tweet from what appeared to be a FIFA World Cup Twitter account said the Japanese soccer team arrived in Brazil in a Pokémon jet. And people fell for it. Lots of people. The tweet was retweeted over 7,000 times. USA Today, The Sporting News, SB Nation, The Toronto Sun, and even CBS Sports…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Pokemon Butt Meme Finds Its Way into a Supermarket…Again
This is Froakie. In Japan, his name is “Keromatsu” (ケロマツ), with “kero” referring to “ribbit” in Japanese. Yet, a couple of supermarkets have mixed that up with something else: Ass. As you can see in the image uploaded by Twitter user zinrai_bastar, this isn’t Keromatsu bread. Oh no, it’s “Ketsumaro” bread, with “ketsu” (ケツ) meaning…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2014 -
Pokémon’s New Mega Evolutions, In Action
We’d heard that the new Pokémon remakes would include megas for Mudkip and Treeko. But now we can see what they’re like in the actual game. Neat, eh? In fact, there’s a whole bunch of new footage of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire—Hoenn is looking like a great place to return to: Admittedly, though, I…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Test Your Anime Knowledge! How Old Are These Characters?
It’s test time. Or rather, pop test time. Let’s see how much you know about the ages of anime and manga characters. Below is a selection of comparison images collected from Naver (here, here, and here) and from elsewhere online. Do you know which characters are older? Which ones are younger? Yes, sometimes the characters…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Snorlax Makes an Excellent Bed
Remember when we said Pocket Monster Snorlax made a wonderful pillow? Well, he makes an even better bed. Dubbed “Monster Bed,” this isn’t a licensed product. It is, however, a wonderful custom-order handmade bed from South Korean Etsy seller iamknight. Yours for US$288. That doesn’t include shipping, though. It does include cute. Monster Bed(Custom Order)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2014 -
Kotaku East
To Stream Pokemon, You Must Be Serious
Are you into playing Pokemon? What about streaming it? Because Twitter user Gon_z sure is. Just check out this set-up. Gon_z streams Pokemon on live channel NicoNama in Japan, hence the monitors and multiple consoles. It looks like someone has caught them all. ポケモンプレイ環境自慢は基本 [Gon_z] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2014 -
Mudkip and Treecko Have Mega Evolutions In The New Pokémon Remakes
That’s not all: as suspected, Groudon and Kyogre will have new forms in the new Pokémon remakes, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The information comes from CoroCoro magazine scans posted by Pokemon website Serebii. According to Serebii, Mega Sceptile (aka Treecko’s mega) is a Grass/Dragon type Pokemon and will have the “Lightning Rod” ability. Mega…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 7, 2014 -
Even Pokémon Think Taking Turns In Battles Makes No Sense
If you think about it, waiting around and letting someone attack you while you do nothing is kind of silly—and undoubtedly, the Pokémon we throw into battle feel that way about turn-based combat, too. Here’s a funny video by Shippiddge, where Pokémon decide to stop playing by the rules and just fight normally for experience…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 4, 2014 -
Grown Man Impersonates 151 Pokémon
Brock Baker is a man of many voices. In this case 151 of them. Like the dude says, he doesn’t exactly fit the demographic of an actual Pokemon voice actor, so it’s quite the achievement. If you want to see more of Brock’s work, here’s a compilation of Simpsons characters he took a swing at…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 -
Final Fantasy Characters As Pokémon Trainers
With a little redesign, Final Fantasy characters would make pretty cool Pokémon trainers. You just have to find the matching Pokémon for them. Artist Andrew Ryan did just that. Gotta love Barrett with his Pokéball launcher arm. Here are the characters from Final Fantasy VIII, with the same design: And the characters of Final Fantasy…
By Gergo Vas Published June 2, 2014 -
Remember, People Eat Pokémon
As cute as they are, and as childishly innocent as the world they inhabit may seem, it’s always worth keeping in the back of your mind the fact that people eat Pokémon A fantastic article on Modern Farmer looks at this secretive and unsavoury practice, drawing from both precedent (Slowpoke Tail) and conjecture (there’s not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPikachu Is Finally Reunited with His Great Love: Ketchup
Among Pokemon fans, it’s well-known that Pikachu loves ketchup. Heck, back in 2000, Heinz even released a special edition ketchup with Pikachu on the bottle. But the character hasn’t been seen eating it in the anime for years. That is, until last night. As a refresher, here are scenes of yore featuring Pikachu eating ketchup.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2014 -
Pokeball Engagement Ring Box
Paul Pape is currently specializing in custom made engagement ring boxes, including this pokeball. Read on to see more of his designs, including Minion, TARDIS, and Sorting Hat boxes: You can see more of Paul’s designs at his Tumblr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos…
By John Struan Published May 30, 2014
