Pokémon

Pokémon With Mustaches Are Classy, Adorable

Everyone has opinions about how Pokémon should be designed, but clearly, the thing that future Pokémon designs must adopt is mustaches. No question. Nicholas Poulos, who created a bunch of ‘stached Pokémon and then posted them on Behance, therefore has the right idea. Here’s some more. He calls them “Gentlemon.” Gentlemon apparently have no eyes!…

How Pokémon Eat Their Food

It didn’t take too long to have a Pokémon parody of the painful, yet hilarious video that showed adults mimicing animal food consumption habits. I’d rather call this version, made by DominicTV, how Pokémon destroy the dining table, starring Snorlax and Pidgey as the most effective ones and leaving poor Charizard behind. How Animals Eat…

Real Life Photos Mixed With 16-Bit Video Games Are Amazing

The 16-bit era had unique visuals. Simple yet bright and colorful, we could always get lost in the tiny details. Taking parts of these memorable games and mixing them with a real life environment might sound odd, but if done right the results are beautiful. Two gents, deviantART user Victor Sauron and Glauber Tanaka, played…

It’s Not Quite a Magical Girl Transformation, But It’ll Do, Mewtwo

Yesterday, Patricia posted a fan animation showing the Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo changing into his recently-revealed new form via an elaborate ‘magical girl’-style sequence. The official version we just received from the Pokémon Company? Not far off. Set it to a little music, toss a skirt on him, and you’ve got a party when Pokémon X…

I Hope Mewtwo’s New Form Has A Magical Girl Transformation Sequence

There’s a new, mysterious Pokémon that looks suspiciously like Mewtwo. We don’t know much about it, though judging by appearance alone, it’s hard to fault anyone for thinking the Pokémon is a new Mewtwo form. And if that’s the case, I hope Mewtwo transforms into the new Pokémon like in this short video by alypkm.…

This Is Why Gym Leaders Shouldn’t Give Away Pokémon Badges Willy-Nilly

The way it should work is, if the Pokémon trainer defeats the gym leader, the trainer gets a badge. None of that touchy-feely “you get a badge because you proved your kindness” crap, like in this NSFW cartoon by egoraptor. Brock finds this out the hard way, though. PokeAwesome 2 – Getting a Gym Badge…

This Man Will Draw Two Pokémon Doing Whatever You Want*

Drawings of Pocket Monsters visiting the psychiatrist? Hanging out by the water cooler? Racing mopeds? You betcha. Here’s a small sample from Tumblr site illdrawpokemonforyou Want something drawn? Here are the rules. But for goodness sake, don’t request two Pokémon screwing! There are more interesting and funny things that can be drawn. illdrawtwopokemon [Tumblr]

How That New Pokémon Is Like Frieza from Dragon Ball

Over the weekend, a new Pocket Monster was revealed. The character seemed familiar. However, that’s not because it looks like a new form of the Pokémon character Mewtwo. There’s another reason. The new Pokémon looks like Frieza, the villain in Dragon Ball. And the resemblance isn’t only in that purplish color scheme. On Japanese bulletin…

This Pokémon parody of Trinidad’s “All Gold Everything,” by the gaming rap collective Broken Pixels, is solid gold, too.

This Is Japan’s “Sad Keanu” Meme

Shoko Nakagawa is a superstar. She records music, she appears on TV shows, and she even voices Pokémon anime characters. You’d think she would be happy! Maybe she is. But, in this meme, she’s Japan’s equivalent of Sad Keanu. Awww. In Japanese, the meme is often called “Shoko is lonely” (“Shokotan Bocchi” or しょこたんぼっち). “Bocchi”…

I Can’t Play the New Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Until You Pick My Pocket Monster Persona

I love roguelikes. I love Pokemon. I should have been playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity on my 3DS a week ago, but here I am, staring at the character select screen. Which damn Pokemon should I be? In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity the player becomes a Pokemon, taking on the form…

Six Critics Clash Over Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Gates to Infinity is the latest entry in Nintendo’s roguelike/dungeon crawler franchise, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. It seems it’s… a bit of a mixed bag, honestly. There are quite a few points reviewers are disagreeing on. Some say Gates of Infinity, compared to prior games, has been dumbed down, while others think it merely has been…

Oh God, What’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s Face Doing On All These Pokémon?

First there was Nic Cage on Pokemon, and THAT was strange enough. Or so you’d think. Turns out that Pokemon’s faces can get a little more alien, all with the help of the Pokebatchichooseyou Tumblr. Yes, that’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s face, superimposed onto Pokémon. Here are some more: Really, using Pokémon as a template for other…

This Impressive Custom-Built Arcade Machine Was Specially Designed For Pokémon Pinball

It took three weeks of hard work to finish this custom pinball machine, which simulates Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire Pinball and the classic Pokémon Pinball, originally released on Game Boy Color. Its surface looks really smooth and clean, and the functioning tilt buttons, plus the classic Pokémon music make it all totally super effective. You can take…

Japan’s Cute and Nerdy Stone Statues Will Delight You

Stone statues play a prevalent role in Japanese life. You see them at Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines, and you also see them in front of houses and businesses or in gardens as decoration. Ditto at cemeteries. Japanese stonemasons are called “sekizaiya-san” (石材屋さん) or “sekizaiten” (石材店). They primarily focus on carving grave stones. The vast…

Oh God, What’s Nic Cage’s Face Doing On All These Pokémon?

Nic Cage’s face must go on everything. It’s the law. Not even Pokémon are exempt. Someone started a Pokémon x Nic Cage Tumblr and it is glorious. They’re going through the original 151 Pokemon, and so far what they’ve created is amazing. Check it out: You can view more…uh, Cagemon? Over at this here Tumblr.…

This Epic “Last Boss” Isn’t a Video Game Character, But a Japanese Singer

In video games, whether they’re shooting games or role-playing games, there’s always a last boss. And according to convention, the last boss is typically large. Make that, enormous However, this isn’t a video game character. It’s Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi. Online in Japan, though, she’s dubbed “the last boss”. And for good reason. Kobayashi is…

Gritty Pokémon Snap Shouldn’t Work This Well

What happens when you turn Pokémon Snap into a dramatic movie full of hardship, triumph and betrayal? This video by GrittyReboots happens—and, as ridiculous as the concept sounds, they manage to make it work. I’d say I want to go play Pokémon Snap now, but it wouldn’t hit the same notes as this movie now…

Watch how Pokémon Scramble U uses NFC toys. Do it!

Those Scannable Pokémon Wii U Figures Finally Revealed!

Today, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company unveiled the upcoming near field communication toys for Pokémon Scramble U. Phew, finally! The set includes Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Torchic, Piplup, Lucario, Victini, and one special (or secret) Pokémon. According to The Pokémon Company, this is the “first set”. The official release indicates that there will be more NFC Pocket…