Pokémon

Looks Like Pokémon Announcements Are Blasting Off Again

The Pokémon Company has teased us with even more news about something Pokémon-related. The official Pokémon Twitter account tweeted around noon today: “Heads up, Trainers! We’ve got a surprise for you! Tune in Monday at 8 a.m. PDT for a special announcement!” With exciting news like Pokémon Bank and scads of other details about Pokémon…

Okay, Real Talk. What’s Going On With Ash Ketchum’s Age?

Now that we’ve seen what Ash will look like in the newest season of the Pokemon anime, once again discussion of one of the show’s greatest mystery flares up: just how old is Ash Ketchum supposed to be, and why does he almost never seem to age? “Almost” is important there, since the newest version…

Mega Mewtwo X Is Cool. More Gender-Specific Pokemon Forms Are Cooler.

It’s been two days since the big Corocoro Pokemon X and Y news explosion and, like clockwork, here comes The Pokemon Company to verify everything and add a little spice. Two Mega Mewtwos and a Mega Garchomp? True. Starter evolutions? Cute! A customizeable Pokemon? Interesting. New Pokemon with male and female forms? Awesome. Let’s take…

Pokemon, Ranked

Screw ‘gotta catch em all’—some Pokemon are clearly better than others, and I ain’t boutta carry around no lame-ass pocket monster around with me. You know? The things that make a Pokemon superior aren’t always cut and dry, though. Sometimes, it’s the design. Sometimes it’s the Pokemon’s combat usefulness. And sometimes, the Pokemon is just…

Report: Mewtwo Has More Than One Mega Evolution In Pokemon X & Y

And so the Mega plot thickens. According to magazine scans of Japanese magazine Corocoro published by Serebii, the Mega Mewtwo that we’ve seen thus far (pictured above) is actually is exclusive to Pokemon Y. There’s also a Mega Mewtwo X, exclusive to Pokemon X—it’s supposed to be psychic/fighting type, with the “Steadfast” ability. You can…

The Original Pokemon Games, Recreated In Minecraft. Wow.

For many, Pokemon Red and Blue are the most memorable and important Pokemon games—so it’s hard not to be impressed when you watch MediocreJake recreate all of it in Minecraft. Yes, from Pallet Town to all the different roads and locations we see in Kanto. You may be wondering, hey, where are places SS Anne…

Pokemon Bank Is Exciting. Here’s Why.

At first glance, having the ability to store Pokemon in the cloud doesn’t seem like a big deal. It’s just storage, you know? A place to put Pokemon in. Uh, okay. Neat for the collectors and obsessive Pokemon breeders, sure, but what does it mean for everyone else? Thing is—and mind, some of this is…

Oh god, why, Ash? I don’t know why this gif of Ash twerkin’ exists, but it had to be shared. Y’know, in case you haven’t had your daily dose of twerk.(Via .hardp!nq, thanks Lulu)

Magikarp 3DS Is The Most Glorious 3DS: check out the sweet Pokemon decal on cheezus_christ_‘s 3DS. Jealous much? (Via r/pokemon)

One of the Rarest Pokémon Cards on Earth

This is the Pokémon Illustrator. The card is incredibly rare and valuable. If you have a hundred grand, it can be yours. According to Bulbapedia, there were apparently only six Pokémon Illustrator cards printed and awarded to winners of the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Contest, which began in late 1997 in Japan. The card was…

If Only Modern Pokemon Games Looked Like This

Yes, Pokemon X & Y looks excellent, visually. But even so, looking at the photoshop handiwork of Justin—Bieber, it’s hard not to fantasize about an entire Pokemon game in this particular style, with backgrounds like these. I mean, it’s gorgeous! So much detail. Take a look: Granted, we don’t have to leave the sprites to…

One Great Pokémon Illustration Per Day. Here Are The First Seven.

The intimidatingly-talented Kotaku reader Stormborn (Bonny John on Tumblr and Deviant Art) has been drawing one Pokémon per day for the past week. You can find each of these entries over at our reader-run sister site, TAY. But for your viewing convenience, here are the first seven for you to cycle through. Bulbasaur! Ivysaur! Venusaur!…

Watch Today’s Special Pokemon X/Y Nintendo Direct Right Here

Satoru Iwata and Junichi Masuda in the same room, talking about Pokemon. A paid online Pokemon storage. New mega Pokemon. There’s even a few neat retrospectives—a great deal of fascinating stuff for any Pokemon fan. You can watch it all above, and make sure to chime in with your favorite parts below. Pokemon Direct 9.4.2013…

Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise Will Have Mega Evolutions

In today’s Pokemon-themed Nintendo Direct, it was announced that not only will players receive the original starters from Red and Blue in Pokemon X & Y—Bulbasaur, Charmander Squirtle—but these Pokemon, once fully raised, will be able to Mega evolve. Take a look: Additional info, from the Pokemon website: when mega evolved, Venusaur’s ability becomes “Thick…

Pokemon X and Y Lets You Store Pokemon Online… For an Annual Fee

Today, Nintendo announced a new downloadable 3DS companion app for their upcoming Pokemon X and Y versions. It’s called Pokemon Bank, and it’s used to store in-game Pokemon in the cloud. Pokemon Bank allows you to store Pokemon in online boxes—100 boxes, meaning 3000 Pokemon in total, which is far more than the game’s in-built…

Pokémon Rumble U Is Much Better With NFC Toys. Weird.

The coolest feature of Pokémon Rumble U only works with the $3.99 collectible figures purchased separately from the $17.99 downloadable title, making it a mediocre game with optional improvement. Interesting idea. In Pokémon Rumble U, players can collect and battle up to 649 different Pokémon by picking up capsules in the game’s various story arenas.…

The Original 151 Pokemon, Redone As Monster Hunter Icons

Why did Gryphon-Shifter combine Monster Hunter and Pokemon? Heck, why not? The distinct icon style works fantastically with the Pokemon from Red and Blue—so much so that I kind of want to see all Pokemon in this style! Alas, for now, the first 151 will have to do: You can see more of the artist’s…

Maybe A Dark and Gritty Pokemon Wouldn’t Work

Oh, sure, many of us would love to see Game Freak try for a more mature Pokemon, just to see what it’s like. But could it even work? Or would it just seem ridiculous to take the elements of Pokemon and try to make them dark? I’m starting to have my doubts after looking at…

Watch Me Play The New Pokémon Game

Want to see some Mega Pokémon? Watch me play some five minutes of this special Pokémon X/Y demo, made just for PAX. The game comes out on October 12 for 3DS.

More Pokemon Drawn From Memory, Without Erasing

First blayzeon proved that a faulty memory could be a funny thing by showing us what the Pokemon from the first two generations look like if drawn without looking at a reference. Now they’re back with third gen Pokemon drawn from memory, and it’s just as silly as the first time we saw the project.…