Pokémon

PokeBank Hilariously Fails to Stop Hacked Pokemon

Update: The Infernape listed in the article below is actually considered legal. There is a way to use the US Walmart code for the HA Chimchar to obtain the Pokemon in other regions. Dream World Pokemon can also be caught in any ball. The Torterra is still completely illegal. Secondly, it has been confirmed that…

Pokémon, Looking All Evil

You can lose yourself easily in Pixiv artist 猫鴉‘s gallery, where every single Pokémon got touched by evil, and became really unique and serious. Truly impressive stuff. Reminds me of cool concept art of visually stunning Japanese video games. Here’s some of the best of his work, but you can find more at his Pixiv…

Forest Pokémon Are The Best Type of Pokémon

Better avoid fire with these awesome Pokémon, made by Instagrammer Jakecarter14, using materials found in nature. The Pikachu above is already super-cute, but here’s some more (sadly, a rocky Geodude is missing): Natural Pokemon [jakecarter14, imgur via dorkly] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…

The Only Pokémon Book You’ll Ever Need

Artist Kari Fry has put together this exquisite Pokémon book that acts as a field guide to the region of Kanto. It’s exactly the kind of thing you’d buy if Pokémon was real. Or realise it’s not, and just want a copy anyway. It’s got lavish full-colour illustrations of all 151 original Pokémon, a map…

Gotta store ’em all: check out this overview video which details some of the things you’ll be able to do with Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter—both of which are quite useful for those of you who like to collect pocket monsters.

Japan’s Nerd Heroine Has Amazing Criteria For a Boyfriend

Japan’squeen of Pokémon is looking for a boyfriend. Can you meet her standards? Got a set of nunchucks? Shoko Nakagawa is Japan’s nerd heroine – an open geek who proudly displays her love of Pokémon, cats, and anime wherever she goes. She is currently the Pokémon captain for the weekly children’s TV show, Pokémon Smash!,…

Don’t Show Espurr To Kids, Or They’ll Never Play Pokémon

We’ve already established that Espurr is Pokemon X & Y’s most unsettling Pokemon—it’s the eyes, the blank, soulless eyes. Oh, but it gets worse. We’re talking “setting people on fire if you don’t give Espurr what it wants” worse, as you can see in this funny video by Megasteakman And this, folks, is why you…

High-Definition Pokémon: check out the awesome CGI work of Tako-ashi—they’ve modeled the final evolutions of all the original starting Pokémon, and even done some cool fake posters for Red and Blue. You can see it all here.

Lego Mecha Pokémon. LEGO. MECHA. POKEMON.

What would be cooler than commanding fierce beasts to battle against other beasts, as you do in Pokémon? Easy. If the beasts were lego mechs instead—mechs which can be piloted. Does anything else need to be said, really? Check out these “Poke-Mecha” of the final evolutions of the original three starters Stormbringer, originally posted on…

How Pokémon Battles Are More “Realistic” in the New Anime

It’s a subtle change. If you’re watching the new Pokémon anime, Pokemon XY, you might not have even noticed. But the battles are a little more “realistic.” The word is in quotes, because let’s face it, Pokémon battles by their very nature are not realistic (they are, of course, in relation to the actual game).…

What The Inside of a Pokéball Looks Like

One of the greatest mysteries of the Pokémon universe has to do with Pokeballs, the devices used to capture and store your personal pocket monsters. You can’t help but wonder: just what in the world does a Pokemon experience while inside a Pokeball? There’s gotta be stuff in there, right? The Pokemon aren’t just like,…

The Most Popular Video Game On Tumblr Award Goes To…Pokémon

Are you surprised? I’m not surprised. I don’t think anyone is surprised. Pokémon is one of the more popular franchises on Kotaku, too, especially in recent days since the release of X and Y. The full list of “most reblogged” video game topics on Tumblr this year is pretty interesting. (And if you don’t know,…

Perhaps The Cutest Pokémon Goods I’ve Ever Seen

In Japan, there are loads of Pokémon-branded goods. Some of them look fine, some of them don’t. These, however, are something special. The Pokemon Center, a chain of Pocket Monster shops in Japan, is collaborating with Shinzi Katoh, a designer who does all sorts of goods. In his thirty-year career, he’s apparently designed over ten…

New Pokémon Cheat Can Ruin Online Battles

A new Pokémon X/Y online battle exploit called “Battle Analyser” is ruining online play by intercepting data. This is not good. This is not good at all. As pointed out by NeoGAFforum member UltimateIke, here’s how the exploit program works: A PC is used as a wireless hotspot to intercept online data, scanning an opponent’s…

Pokémon X & Y, Summarized In A Single Minute

Story has never really been Pokemon’s strong suit, but even so, LORE manages to condense the 30+ hour Pokemon X & Y adventure into one minute. Better yet, they somehow manage to tell the story better than the actual games do. Neat. LORE – Pokemon X and Y Lore in a Minute! [LORE]

So, Which Pokémon Would You Say Is The Sexiest? Just Asking.

I love Pokémon. YouTuber Chris Sanders loves them too. Maybe a little too much. The creator of Pokémon First-World Problems returns with an all-new, all-different set of problems, and while I have to concede his points on at least number 10 and 1, the rest of his picks I find a little Farfetch’d. Awwww, yeah.

These Pokemon Cards Might Make You Cry

When you think of Pocket Monster cards, you probably don’t think misty-eyed family memories. Look at these three cards and you just might. In this card, you can see Tepig, one of the starter Pokemon in Pokemon Black and White. Surrounding Tepig is a mother, father, and their son, who is holding the Pocket Monster.…

The Most Ridiculous Pokedex Entries In Pokémon X & Y

It’s easy to miss, but boy, Pokémon lore can get pretty bonkers sometime. Case in point: the Pokedex entries for X & Y, where you might learn about things that are either amazing, creepy or just plain nonsensical. Pokemon X & Y, despite having a small number of new Pokemon added to the ‘dex, is…

If The Pokémon Professors Were Rated By Their Students

Ever use the website ‘Rate My Professors‘? It’s exactly what it sounds like—a website where students can rate their professors. It’s also not something that exists in the world of Pokemon. But if it did? The most popular pages might look a little bit like these Dorkly comics. Though you can look at all the…

Three Pokémon That Could Easily Kill You

If you’ve ever read the Pokedex entries for Pokemon you’ve captured, then you know that some pocket monsters can be deceptively cute. Some Pokemon could easily kill you if they wanted to—thankfully they never do! Still, Vsauce3 takes the time to highlight 3 Pokemon that are rather deadly in this video—you might be surprised at…