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Dear Pokémon Players: Your Animal Crossing Town Misses You
It was your home, once. You built it up, and made a lot of friends there. Then you set off on another adventure; on a quest to become the very best, like no one ever was. You left one home for another. But your Animal Crossing town is still there, sitting on your 3DS, awaiting…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 23, 2013 -
Tips & GuidesWanna Catch Your Pokémon In A Shiny New Color In X & Y? Here’s How.
Forget legendaries. The rarest Pokemon, aside from certain event Pokemon, are shiny Pokemon—as in, Pokemon with a different color scheme from that of its bretheren. What are they? Well, we can think of ‘shinies’ like a palette swap (like say, the famous ‘Red Gyarados’ would be one—that Pokemon is typically Blue), except finding a shiny…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 23, 2013 -
It’s Like The iPhone 5c Was Meant To Be Pokémon
The problem with the Apple 5c isn’t the plastic — it’s actually quite lovely. The problem is committing to one of its five vibrant colors. The brilliant George Michael Brower makes the decision easy, with a free Pokémon twist. It’s no longer a choice of colors. Now it’s a choice of Pokémon allegiance. In considering…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2013 -
The Best Starting Pokémon, According To Science
It’s the agonizing choice and neverending debate of a generation: Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle? Picking one of the Kanto starter Pokémon is usually a gut choice, based on past experience or which one looks cooler. But what if there was a way to know, objectively, the best one? Well, now we do, thanks to science.…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2013 -
Holy Crap. Has The Famous Glitch, Missingno, Returned In Pokémon X & Y?
Hold on to your butts, this one is a doozy. Earlier today, an image with a screenshot of a trainer standing in front of a boutique in Lumiose City, a location in Pokemon X & Y, started floating around. It seemed to show something kind of incredible: Missingno, that classic glitch from Pokemon Red and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 22, 2013 -
Kotaku EastSneak Peek at the New Pikachu Game Is Scary
They’re making a new Pocket Monster game. And apparently, it stars Pikachu! Here is a very brief glimpse at the in-development title, courtesy of broadcaster NHK. NHK program The Professional follows producer Pokémon Company honcho Tsunekazu Ishihara and offers a behind-the-scenes look at an upcoming title. In the clip, you can see Ishihara saying that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2013 -
Today on our Facebook page… Poorkémon, designed by Tiago Möller, found by Insanely Gaming Occasionally we’ll bring over images we feature on our Facebook page for those of you who don’t follow us there. If you want to see more of our images, feel free to browse
By Tina Amini Published October 21, 2013 -
Think Pokémon X & Y Are Too Easy? Try This.
As much as I enjoyed Pokemon X & Y,even I will admit that the games are kind of on the easy side. If a lack of challenge is a thing that bothers you, good news, chief. There are things you can do to keep things interesting in Pokemon X & Y. Let’s start with a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 21, 2013 -
Damn, First-Person Pokémon Is Brutal
“Super-effective?” Well, that doesn’t sound like it hurts very much. Overall, the attacks in the Pokémon games haven’t ever really felt dangerous. You’ll re-think that after watching this video. This Pikachu vs. Bulbasaur video comes via Filipe Costa, who’s given Mario the same treatment. Watching Pikachu dodge attacks adds a tension to that the typical…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 21, 2013 -
Garchomp, use Plunge to Your Death! As Redditor Krshaw18 points out, Pokemon bridge logic falls short. Funny, everything else made so much sense. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2013 -
Search Engine Update Turns Your iPad into a Pokédex
Yes, there’s a Pokedex app for iOS—two actually, one official, another (better) one fan made. But you don’t need to download either to turn an iPhone or an iPad into a Pokédex. Just ask Siri. That’s because, as VentureBeat points out, the Wolfram Alpha database just added data for all Pokémon through their first five…
By Owen Good Published October 20, 2013 -
A Plea To All Pokémon X & Y Players Out There
Hey. How’s it going? Are you having a fun time catching monsters and being the very best? Yeah? I’m glad. Listen. We need to talk. No, don’t worry, I’m not taking you off my Passerby list on the X & Y games. You’re good, you’re good. Well, almost. I’ve got a problem. It’s just that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 18, 2013 -
Why I Can’t Get Into Pokémon
I’ve tried. Oh believe me, I’ve tried. I’ve tried my hardest to get into the rhythm of Pokémon, to fall into the groove of critter collecting and trainer battling and all the other activities that Pokémon fans love so much. But I just can’t do it. It’s been 15 years since Pokémon Red/Blue—the only one…
By Jason Schreier Published October 18, 2013 -
Kotaku EastDon’t Try Pikachu’s Thunderbolt at Home, Please
In Pocket Monsters, one of Pikachu’s attacks is the 100,000-volt Thunderbolt. You’ve probably seen that in the Pokémon games, anime, and maybe even the manga. Now, you can supposedly see it in real life. This clip was uploaded a million years ago by YouTube user aiaiaiai00. It’s as impressive as it was then. It’s as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2013 -
The Internet Reacts To Pokémon X & Y’s Silliest Feature
If the fantasy in Pokemon is that we get to travel the world with our trusty monsters by our side, it only makes sense that we’d get to play and pet them too, right? Now, with Pokemon Amie—a new feature in X & Y—we finally do exactly that…and the good people of the internet have…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 17, 2013 -
An Ode To Magikarp, The Saddest Pokémon Of All
Poor Magikarp. Over the past decade and a half, the flopping fish has been verbally walloped not just by Pokémon players, but by the creators who made him so pathetic in the first place. Granted, it’s true: Magikarp is generally considered the weakest Pokémon, and his abilities totally suck. But his flopping is kind of…
By Jason Schreier Published October 17, 2013 -
Giovanni, The Team Rocket Boss, Is Pokémon’s Best Villian
I’ll be honest: even though I’ve played through most of the Pokémon games, I don’t really remember most of the villains I’ve faced over the years…with one exception, Giovanni. TheJWittz here dives into the Team Rocket boss and shows us exactly why he’s so memorable—aside from giving us one of the best twists in all…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 16, 2013 -
The Best and Worst of the New Mega Evolutions In Pokémon X & Y
Mega Evolutions let Pokemon trainers take it to the next level…but not all Mega Evolutions are made equal. Some are better than others! Let’s discuss, shall we? Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on what some of the new, unannounced Mega Evolutions are…you should probably stop reading now. Okay. Let’s dig in! Starting…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 16, 2013