Pokémon

Poké-Proposal Makes Pikachu Giddy With Excitement

Look at Pikachu! I mean the little (well, big) fella looks legitimately fired up by this marriage proposal last night Nintendo World’s gala event for the launch of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Fiancée, I choose you! This couple, Debbie G. and Jeff W. are the co-founders of Long Island’s StreetPass club. And yes, she…

What Pokémon Is

I write a whole lot about Pokemon here at Kotaku—and every time, at least one person asks what the deal with the franchise is. Why is it so big? Why do people care about it? What’s it about, even? Maybe you wonder these things, too—it’s an especially relevant set of questions now that Pokemon X…

It’s Official: Real-Life Pokémon Look Awesome

We’ve seen live-action Pokémon before, but that was all fan-made. Consider these fantastic beasties the official real-life versions of your favorite critters, straight from the folks at Nintendo. None of the screens, trailers or character art have made me quite as nostalgically excited for tomorrow’s launch of Pokémon X and Y as the 15 seconds…

I’m Not Sure, But I Think PETA Is Upset With Pokémon.

Remember when we had to wait years for a follow-up to our pro-animal rights propaganda video games? The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals return to the Unrelated Region a year after Pokémon Black & Blue with Pokémon Red, White & Blue: Loosely Connected to McDonald’s. Last year’s game called out all of humanity…

Pokémon Family Portraits Are The Best Family Portraits

This is a family portrait. So in thirty years time, this kid will look on her parent’s wall, see this weird picture and realise that, in 2013, her parents were awesome Note: if you’re wondering why a cosplay portrait, the Bulbasaur is Lindze, who we’ve featured here on Kotaku a few times previously. Pokemon [Benny…

A Committee Of Five People Decides Which Pokémon Live And Which Die

Five silhouetted figures sit in a smoke-filled room, sipping brandy as they vote upon the most important issues of our era: which Pokémon will make it into the next Pokémon game. Every few minutes they make the decision: who will live… and who will die? That’s how I like to imagine the Pokémon Selection Committee,…

Three More Pokemon X & Y Mega Evolutions Leak

Though we’re rather close to the official release to Pokemon X & Y, there are still new snippets of information that are bubbling up. Today, for example, CoroCoro magazine scans that showcase three new Mega Pokemon appeared on Serebii. Obviously, if you don’t want these Pokemon spoiled, you should probably stop reading now! Otherwise, you…

What comes after Mega Evolution in Pokemon X & Y? For Blastoise, evolution has gotta mean more cannons, right? You can never have too many cannons. (Memebase viaAndrew Kane)

Pokémon Explained In One Very Enthusiastic Musical Tribute

If you’re curious what Pokémon is all about, hopefully you took the time to read Patricia’s great breakdown of the series, its history, and its appeal. But if you don’t have time—or just like exuberant! musical! numbers!—this smurfy mini-musical from AvByte might be just the thing. (Via Laughing Squid)

Brock Is A Major Creep In This Pokemon Anime

If you’ve watched Pokemon: Origins, the TV special that recently aired in Japan earlier this month, you may have noticed two things. One: Origins is a thing that should have lasted more than four episodes. And two: why in the world is Brock, the original rock-type gym leader, so creepy? The first time we see…

Report: They’re Making a New Pokémon Game Starring Pikachu

Pikachu, I choose you! For a starring role in the next Pokémon game, that is. Later this month, Japanese broadcaster NHK is airing a profile on Pokémon Company honcho Tsunekazu Ishihara. The profile will feature, of course, interviews with Ishihara as well as provide an exclusive look at the company. But there’s more: According to…

If Pokémon Had Been A Western Cartoon…

First airing in Japan in the 1990s, Pokémon is a very, well, Japanese cartoon. Let’s imagine for a second, though, that it had been released in the 1990s in the United States. Instead of King of the Hill. Or inside King of the Hill. Pretty sure I wouldn’t need another show on TV. Poké-King-of-the-Mon-Hill [YouTube]

No, It’s Not Official Pokemon X & Y Art. But It Could Be.

Mark Avila may not be able to play Pokemon X & Y until later this week, but that hasn’t stopped him from drawing a bunch of kickass art of the new Pokemon in the meantime. It’s so excellent, you could almost mistake it for the official art. Like the recently-revealed Mega Charizard X, pictured above.…

The Latest Pokémon Anime Really Nails Pokémon Red And Blue

How closely does the Pokémon Origins anime mirror the events of Pokémon Red and Blue? See for yourself in these 24 awesome animted GIFs shared by Pokémon fan Robin on his Tumblr. Minor spoilers and childhood memories ahead! Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon: The Origin [Rabalogy, Tumblr] To contact the author of this post, write to:…

Starting December, You Can Pay For Your Very Own Pokémon Storage Unit

Is your apartment too small to hold all of your Pokémon? Don’t worry! You can buy more space soon! On December 27, Nintendo will launch the Pokémon Bank, a cloud-based storage system that can be used to hold Pokémon in the digital world for eternity—or at least until the servers all collapse. There will be…

Pokémon X And Y Is Everything You Wanted Pokémon To Be As A Kid

Here’s what I like to imagine. Game Freak shipped Black and White 2, and production then started for a new Pokemon game. They didn’t have any specifics yet, but they knew they want to breathe some life into the franchise—make it feel fresh, sure, but still keep the core of what makes Pokemon games so…

Pokémon, Sonic, And Mega Man, All Made Out Of… Meat?

Ground meat ain’t just for hamburgers, you know. It’s also for art. Over at Tumblr, a blog called Epic Grinds serves as the purveyor of artistic objects created out of ground meat. The owner’s skill doesn’t stop at meatifying game characters, mind you—there’s a great variety of objects from anime, live-action series, and real life…

I Want To Catch These Pokémon Hanafuda Cards

Nintendo started in the 19th century as a hanafuda maker. To this day, Nintendo still makes hanafuda cards in Japan. But is it making these Pokémon hanafuda cards? As pointed out by Gigazine, a mysterious Pokémon hanafuda site just went up in Japan. The site states that more details will be made available on October…

Boy’s Tombstone Shows Him Playing…Pokémon

This is, sadly, the tombstone of a five year-old boy, located in a cemetery in Lund, Sweden. A boy who obviously loved his Pokémon so much it’s become a big part of his memorial. Peek over his shoulder and you’ll see that the artist responsible for the tombstone has depicted him with his Game Boy…

Everyone Gets Pokemon X and Y At The Same Time. Here’s Why.

As the release date of Pokemon X and Y approaches, this will be the first game in the official series with a (for the most part) simultaneous international release, and those involved hope that by doing so, they’ll be able to level the playing field. “Until now, the pattern has been to release games overseas…