Pokémon

Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Remakes Announced For November

Two games from the long-running creature-collecting series are getting remadefor the 3DS. Here’s how Nintendo’s describing the upcoming titles: Announcing Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems! Prepare for an epic adventure exploring a world filled with Pokémon! Pokémon fans first enjoyed Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire…

3D-Printed Pokémon Is All About Charm

That’s a pretty accurately designed 24″ long Onix that dug itself up out of Amphygory Design‘s 3D printers. According to the creators, it’s quite flexible, so unlike other 3D-printed Pokémon figurines, this one can be displayedthe way Onix appears in the games or the anime Here’s a short demonstation: 24″ Flexible Onix Model [AmphigoryDesign, YouTube]…

If Famous Books Were Actually About Pokémon

What do the people in the world of Pokémon actually read, you think? My guess is that they’d read the same things we do, only their versions of classic books have Pokémon in them. The reason I’m giving this any thought at all is because yesterday, Nintendo tweeted out stuff with the hashtag #pokemonbooktitles: Naturally,…

Pokémon Would Make A Safari Trip Much Cooler

Leopards and lions would no longer be the kings of the savanna if Pokémon were around. Here’s DeviantART artist Sebas, and his Pokésafari series, with a Nidoking above, and other tough ones below. Getting out of the car on a safari trip like this would be a bad idea: Pokesafari by Sebas [DeviantART] To contact…

The Original Pokémon Games, Brought Together On A Single Game Boy

Red version? Blue version? Naw. How about both? Check out this awesome modded Game Boy by Vadu Amka which mashes together all the versions of the original Pokémon games into one handheld device. Yes, even Yellow—and I’m not just talking about how that’s the cartridge inside the Game Boy. If we look at other pictures,…

Illustrations From The Glitch Pokezine

Illustration by Caitlin Rose Boyle for the 68-illustration Glitch Pokezine. See many more below, and learn how to support the project (and get a free Japanese Pokemon card): Glitch PokéZine features 68 illustrations by 68 artists, making it double the size of both Ghost & Ice PokéZine. The printing of Glitch PokéZine will be very…

100 Days Of The Same Dance, All At Once

For more than 100 days, YouTuber Project One Life performed the same dance routine in his bedroom. Then he spliced all of the footage together into a two minute video. The result is downright inspirational. He’s got some killer dance moves, this guy, though that’s coming from someone whose only dance move is the ‘sit…

MDugarchomp is an appropriation artist from Boston with a penchant for Pokémon and modernist painter Charley Harper Her latest big project, a trio of posters, depicts the Generation I starter Pokémon and their evolutions. If you wanna see more, check out the rest of her stuff at Tumblr, Etsy and/or deviantART Appoképriation [Etsy, via r/pokemon]…

Pokémon Google Maps Rewards Players Who Catch ‘Em All

Well, this is a nice surprise. Remember that time Google filled their Maps app with Pokémon for April Fools day? It looks like some of the people that caught every one of them are in for a treat. On April 15th, Google Maps shared the following over Twitter and Google+: According to Android Police, people…

Upcoming 3DS Game Pokemon Art Academy Teaches How To Draw Pokemon

Pokemon Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone will be released July 19 in Japan, and includes tutorials for drawing around 40 Pokemon. See how it works in the video below: Via Polygon and Gematsu You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Pokémon Characters, All Grown Up

As part of his series ‘All Grown Up’, DeviantART artist Isaiah Stephens imagined what the main characters of the Pokémon anime would look like as grownups I’m not sure I’d hang out with that creepy, Jigsaw-esque Pikachu, but he’s not the only who changed a lot. Ash’s sidekick Brock has finally opened his eyes! All…

I Wish Angry Birds Pokémon Were Real

Too bad it’s just a mashup by one talented YouTuber, Adrian Jensen, because his fan-made trailer is just full of cool ideas. Angry Birds Pokemon Gameplay Trailer [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

New 3DS Pokémon Game Will Teach You How To Draw

Step one, draw some circles Teaching people to draw and paint on the DS has been the Art Academy series’ thing for quite a while, and the series’ newest installment will do the same… except with Pokémon. As noted by Siliconera, there will be over 100 Pokémon to draw and more than 40 types of…

Pikachu Versus The Hydreigon

Pokemon fan art by Dave Melvin. Click through for his takes on Pacific Rim, Alien, Alice in Wonderland and more. Visit his gallery for many more illustrations, including his takes on Metroid, Star Wars, and Gears of War. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and…

10 Things You Might Not Know About Pokémon

You might know that Pokémon is based on insect collecting, and that the games are based on different regions in Japan. That Pokemon trivia is easy. But I bet there are some factoids you don’t know about, even if you’re a hardcore fan. Buzzfeed put together a video that’s full of fun Pokemon facts, including:…

Hellboy As A 16-Bit Game

Hellboy by Drew Wise, who has created many video game t-shirt designs, including one celebrating Twitch Plays Pokemon: You can buy many of these t-shirts at The Yetee Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Next McDonald’s Happy Meals Have Pokémon Inside

McDonald’s has been kicking child-sized value meal ass as of late. Fresh off of a double team of Skylanders and My Little Pony and now in the midst of an Amazing Spider-Man 2 adventure, the fast food chain’s next choice is Pokémon X and Y. Not only are we getting a nice little selection of…

Left 4 Dead Featuring Bioshock Infinite Characters

One of a series of illustrations by Yhrite imagining Book, Elizabeth, and the Luteces in the world of Left 4 Dead. Click through for more, including illustrations blurring the line between Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, and the films of Studio Ghibli. Here are a few of his illustrations blurring Columbia and Rapture: And here are a…

The Video Game Conference That Let Me Say Goodbye To A Departed Friend

There it is. The bench. That exact park bench. It’s one of the very first places where I said hello to a friend who would change the course of my entire life. And now I’m saying goodbye. Lost Levels is an annual “un-conference” that takes place outside in a park just up the street from…

Being a Pokémon Trainer vs Being A Pet Owner

Pokémon games make being a Pokémon trainer look like an absolute fantasy—especially next to owning a real pet. And sure, there are some aspects about being a Pokémon trainer that aren’t as messy as what comes with being a real pet owner. You can heal ‘mon for free. They come in all sorts of cool…