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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 -
Cosplay Solves Pokémon’s Biggest Mystery
People have many theories as to what the bottom of a Diglett (and by extention, its evolution, Dugtrio) looks like. Maybe there’s a horrible nightmare monster buried down there. Maybe it just has some sort of feet. Maybe there’s nothing down there at all. My favorite theory? Dugtrio is actually a really burly humanoid: Which…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 26, 2014 -
Kotaku East
In Japan, the World Cup Is Sold with Pikachu
The World Cup is starting soon—real soon. June 12, actually! You know what that means? Merchandising. And in Japan, that means Pokémon merchandising. Since Japan’s official World Cup mascot is Pikachu, the character is being put on a whole bunch of things so people will buy them. Makes sense! Better yet, in Japan, Pikachu is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 -
CultureHere’s What Comes Inside Pokemon X & Y Happy Meals
After a seemingly never-ending run of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 junk, the promised Pokemon X & Y toys have finally arrived in Happy Meals at U.S. McDonald’s locations. I purchased a couple of Happy Meals for my children and stole their toys, just for you folks. So what is all of this junk? First off,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2014 -
Kotaku East
This Pokemon Trainer Totally Looks Like…Audrey Hepburn?
Any old movie fans out there? In yesterday’s Pokemon episode, trainer Diantha made her anime debut. She might remind you of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. In Pokemon: XY, Diantha is a famous movie actress—as well as a Pokemon trainer. She also looks somewhat familiar! As pointed out by Japanese site Pokemon-Matome, Diantha recreates an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2014 -
Mortal Kombat Fatalities, Re-Imagined With Pokémon
Pikachu would teach Raiden a lesson or two on how to use lightning properly in Mortal Kombat. And you probably wouldn’t have to worry about Snorlax or Bulbasaur. In this stellar animation, Adrian Jensen shows us what Pokémon would do if they were playable characters in Mortal Kombat Reminds me of Primal Rage: Pokemon Mortal…
By Gergo Vas Published May 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Joy and Sadness of Playing Pokémon
Earlier this year in Japan, the Pokémon Dragon King Competition got underway. Kids duke it out with cards and consoles. There were smiles, tears, and Pocket Monsters. In the below video, you can see a short digest movie, which the Pokémon Company uploaded to YouTube this week. ポケモン竜王戦2014 ダイジェストムービー [PokemonCoJp via Siliconera] To contact the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2014 -
Suddenly Pokémon Red’s Trainer Doesn’t Look So Tough
Red might be one of the best trainers to ever live in the Pokémon universe, but when he’s chibified into a toy like this? It’s kind of hard to take him seriously, amazing champion or not. It’s a nendoroid figure, only available in Japan for about $44. It comes with three facial expressions, four different…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 15, 2014 -
What Pokémon In a Darker Future Would Look Like
Pokémon would look a lot darker in an alternate future, where not just Pokémon evolved but also bio- and nanotechnology. DeviantART artist Abel Vera imagined Mewtwo and Blastoise in a universe like that. Here’s a Mega Mewtwo X, a Mega Mewtwo Y, an armored, cyborg Mewtwo and a realistic Mega Blastoise: Dayshot is an image-based…
By Gergo Vas Published May 15, 2014 -
Kotaku EastJapan Is Getting a New Pokemon Downloadable Game. It’s Free!
Soon, a new downloadable Pokemon game will be released in Japan—free of charge. Called Thief and 1,000 Pokemon, the 3DS game has players amass an army of Pocket Monsters via StreetPass. Those Pokemon are then used in battle. The more you have, the better your chances are for winning. The game will be available in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2014 -
Pokémon Snap On The Oculus Rift Makes Me Want A New Pokémon Snap
Sure, taking photographs of spunky Pokemon in the wild using an Oculus Rift looks like a lot of fun—but we all know we can’t mention Pokemon Snap without sighing about wanting a new game in the franchise. For now, we’ll have to settle on watching Chadtronic play the old game in virtual reality—it’s still cool,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 13, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Visiting a Real Life Pokémon Center
It’s an understatement to say that Pokémon is popular in Japan. “How popular” you might ask? So popular that it has its own Pokémon Centers that look as if torn straight out of the games. You can even buy pokémon there (well, stuffed ones anyway). Currently there are eight of these Pokémon Centers in Japan.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 13, 2014