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The Pokémon Company makes Mythical Pokémon Diancie official. Three days after the Serebii report, like clockwork, the latest pocket monster movie star is confirmed. They also confirm theonce-hiddenPokémon will be coming to Pokémon X and Y at a later date, but won’t tell us when or how because they’re mean like that.

Nintendo just announced Pokémon Battle Trozei for the 3DS eShop. Trailer right here!

Maybe A Pokémon MMO Wouldn’t Be As Awesome As We Think

Okay, let’s say Game Freak decides to take the plunge and finally give us the Pokémon MMO that so many people clamor for. It would be amazing! …or so we hope. While obviously lots of things about a Pokémon MMO would be great, it’s kind of funny to think about the crappy things that could…

Mystery Pokémon Found Hidden In X & Y’s Code Is Star of Upcoming Movie

Officially, there are 718 known Pokémon…unless you count the three mysterious Pokemon found in X & Y’s code, that is. While we reported the existence of unannounced Pokémon back in November of last year, it wasn’t until last night that we started hearing details about what the deal with these Pokémon is. Obviously, if you’d…

Snow Pikachu Evolves into a Macho Hunk

Aw, snow Pikachu is so cute! So small. And now, let’s see what he looks like in his evolved snow type. Yikes! This muscle-bound Pikamacho comes courtesy of Japanese Twitter user Haadoken. So, thank him for that. I guess? Here are some more strapping snow sculptures from Haadoken: ハードケン [HK2899] To contact the author of…

Crazy-Impressive Nail Art Inspired By South Park, Pokémon And More

Kayleigh O’Connor turned a bad habit into a good one when she realized she could actually design the fake nails she glued on to prevent herself from biting at her fingertips. And, my, has that hobby blossomed. She has an impressive array of designs—that are, sure, a bit impractical—all over her deviantART page, using a…

Pokémon Bank is Finally Live

Pokémon Bank is now available on the Nintendo eShop, ending a delay more than a month long. The Bank allows players to store and manage up to 3,000 pokémon online, even moving them between Pokémon X and Y. The app is free to download and use beginning today through March 14. After that, a $4.99…

The Most Worthless Pokémon Could Still Kill You Dead

Magikarp is, fins down, the most worthless Pokémon of them all, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t capable of transforming your upper body into a fine paste. How can this be? I’ll let the deadly Pokémon experts at VSauce3 answer that question. They go into exhaustive detail about how a seemingly harmless Magikarp description element…

Here’s 21-year-old illustrator Piper Thibodeau’s rather cartoony reimagination of the Kanto starter Pokémon. Compared to Charmander in the third picture, Squirtle and Bulbasaur both look so grumpy and bored, you might consider not using them in battle at all. Squirtle’s evolution line is in the top pic, here’s Bulbasaur and Charmander. Head over to Cryptid…

Little Kid Is Upset Pokémon Aren’t Real, Writes To Santa For Advice

Bless children and their earnest, trusting hearts. Without kids, who would keep the idea of Santa Claus alive? There’s always a point, of course, at which most children find out that Santa Claus isn’t real. That’s exactly what makes this letter written by a kid, shared by Kinnell’s father on Twitter, so heartbreaking, though: In…

Lucario, The Badass Aura Pokémon, Is Returning to Super Smash Bros.

After debuting in Brawl, the high-risk-high-reward Pokémon fighter is now confirmed to be part of the new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. The official Japanese website released several shots of Lucario in action. They are, predictably, quite awesome. Yes, even the one where they do yoga. Take a look: And, as per…

Super Bowl Player Spent All Week Playing Pokémon

The week before the Super Bowl in NY/NJ, some NFL players spend their time on the field. Others like to party it up in New York’s lavish nightclubs and restaurants. But Nate Irving? Nate Irving likes to play Pokémon The Broncos linebacker revealed this juicy tidbit in a Wall Street Journal article published today. Some…

Pokémon NPCs Say The Most Bizarre Things

The characters populating the world of Pokémon are kind of…special. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you scratch your head. Some will just be kind of random—but that’s exactly what makes them so good, as far as fans of the franchise are concerned. I mean, how iconic is the line about comfy shorts?…

Snorlax Makes an Excellent Pillow

Snorlax. Sleeping. Pillows. It makes sense, doesn’t it? That was likely the thought process behind this actual Snorlax pillow. As spotted by Tomopop, the Snorlax cushion has been recently put up for pre-order by ToysLogic, a US-based online toy shop. Manufactured by Banpresto, a Namco Bandai subsidiary which specializes in toys, the cushion weighs just…

See How Powerful Your Pokémon Are In X & Y

Not all Pokémon are made equal—one Magikarp may kick way more butt than other Magikarp, even if they’re the exact same level. That’s because every Pokémon has hidden stats called “IVs” attached to things like their “attack” and “speed”—and there’s a way to tell what these values are in-game. Pokémon X & Y have been…

The Pokémon Mash-Up Of My Dreams

“Nintendo should make a Pokémon MMO” is usually the suggestion people like to default to when coming up with ideas for what Nintendo should do with the Pokémon franchise. But, to me at least, that’s not nearly as awesome of an an idea as a potential Pokémon x Animal Crossing game is. Think about it!…

Let’s Take A Trip Back To The 90s With Pokémon

I can’t decide if these old (and edited?) Pokemon videos found by Everything Is Terrible are amazing, embarrassing, or both. I’m sure we’ll look back on current ads and feel the same way about them too—that’s just how it is. But for now, we can laugh and cringe at these old ads freely. And in…

Instagram Ruins Pokémon Snap

Back in the days of the original Pokémon Snap, there were no filters to toy with. But if there was a modern Pokémon Snap game? Chances are, it would have a few Instagram-y options for all the Pokémon pictures we take, like in this video by The Warp Zone I’d be okay with that, personally.…

Fan-Made Pokémon Game Is Crazy Ambitious

Pokémon Evoas is a fan-made game that aims to change and mix up a few things concerning classic Pokémon gameplay. It is a mostly one-man project by th3sharkk and a a few other contributors, who have just released a 30-minute preview of their project that is playable over here I really like the art style—it’s…

The soundtrack for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is available now on iTunes. It’s $9.99 and includes 270 tracks. Soundtracks for Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, Diamond/Pearl, Black/White and Black 2/White 2 will be released later this year, says The Pokémon Company.