Pokémon

For Pokémon, Like Everyone Else, “Gender” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Sex”

There’s some fairly serious thought that goes into Pokémon gender. Especially since breeding and evolving is so important. But does it really matter? Gender isn’t sex, it’s a wonderfully elastic term, one that artist Maré Odomo explores ever so sweetly with this comic. BOY OR GIRL? [Attract Mode]

Congratulations, Ash, You Finally Caught Them All

Nice to see Dan Hipp back in the saddle, brightening up our day with amazing video game art. This time around, it’s a Pokémon piece, showing what happens when Ash finally gets around to catching them all. It’s…well, he’s entitled to celebrate it however he wants. This just isn’t quite how I pictured it. Wish…

Chun-Li Is Covered Up, But Clark Kent Isn’t

San Fransisco based artist Kevin Wada does a delightful take on Pokémon in his piece. Initially, I was only going to post this image. Then, whaddaya know, I lost an hour of my life as I went down the rabbit hole that is his wonderful Tumblr So here is more of Wada’s work! His work…

When Pokémon Walked the Earth, Like Dinosaurs

Growing up, I loved reading dinosaur books—you know, those books with colorful dinosaur illustrations that rattled off each creature’s vital statistics. Over on DeviantArt, artist RJ Palmer has done something similar, but with Pocket Monsters. And goodness, the results are spectacular. There have been lots of “realistic” Pocket Monster illustrations, but the 22 year-old art…

Drawing Pokémon Based On Their Physical Descriptions Alone Is Harder Than It Sounds

Artist Noelle Stevenson has never played a Pokémon game first-hand. She has, however, accepted the challenge of drawing several of the combative pocket monsters, based solely on physical descriptions provided to her by friends and blog readers. It turns out, accurately describing a creature that looks a lot, but not quite, like a duck wearing…

These Might Be China’s Worst Cakes. Let’s See Yours.

It’s not easy to make themed cakes. Spend any time online, and you’ll quickly become jaded from seeing all the amazing desserts. But don’t be! Chinese site RenRen.com has a funny story about someone who decided to buy a cute panda cake online. The result was horrific (you can see it in the above gallery).…

Pokémon Super-Fan To PETA: ‘You Guys Are Just Sick And Wrong’

Chris loves Pokémon games. He’s been playing them since he was 10 or 11. And he thinks the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are unethically treating his favorite gaming franchises. In the video here, he defends Pokémon and attempts to obliterate PETA’s argument that Nintendo’s popular franchises celebrates the subjugation of animals. PETA…

This Halloween, C-3PO and R2-D2 Are Dressing up as Pokémon (or Mario)

Artist Andrea Gerstmann has some ideas for Star Wars‘ most famous droids. In particular, what they can wear this Halloween. It’s a little cosplayception, what with them being characters within characters, but I like it. I can hear them arguing over them already. “What makes you think there are Princesses over there?” “Beep Beep” etc…

Humans Are The Enemy In This Ridiculous PETA Pokémon Parody

You! Person reading this! Scum human. Go play Pokémon Black & Blue, a new Flash game by the folks at PETA, noble heroes and the only people in the world who had the balls to point out how disgusting it is that Mario wears fur You will undoubtedly learn quite a lot from Pokémon Black…

Two Very Important Pokémon Facts

When you play Pokémon—no, when you just think about Pokémon—there are two very important things to keep in mind. You could say they are the most important things to keep in mind. One: “If you make your pets fight in real life, you’ll be arrested.” Two: “The police also frown on crushing pets into balls.”…

Japan’s Amazing Drink Can Sculptures Will Melt Your Mind

Makaon has a hobby. She likes to make sculptures of pop culture characters as well as insects, animals, and more. But she doesn’t use clay. She doesn’t use stone. Makaon uses cans. Beer cans, soda cans, cocktail cans, and energy drink cans are her palette, which she uses to create her mind-blowingly wonderful work. Makaon…

Eight Wild Reviews Appear to Rate Pokemon Black and White 2

Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 make a neatly matched set of entries into one of the most venerable (and most predictable) of game franchises. The pair are direct sequels to the Black and White of 2011. That’s a good amount of time to make tweaks to a tried-and-true formula. But are the updates…

Free-to-Play Mini Heroes is Several Different RPGs in a Single package

It’s a little bit Pokémon, a dash of Harvest Moon and a small slice of old school Final Fantasy. It’s also a bit difficult to navigate and a little buggy, but that shouldn’t stop you from giving Mini Heroes a go. Released today on Facebook, Mini Heroes from Likwid Games aims to please all of…

Spanish Cops Name an Investigation After Pokémon. No, Seriously.

Police in Spain have won the admiration of Nintendo nerds worldwide this year after naming a major sting operation after a bunch of Pocket Monsters. Operation Pokémon is the name given to an effort by Spanish police to stamp out corruption amongst the ranks of the nation’s politicians. Why “Pokémon”? There are two theories. One…

The Real Winner of the Presidential Debate Was Pokémon

Let’s stop talking about the losers from the first US Presidential debate, and instead talk winners. Like the guy who got a Pokémon joke up on CNBC’s news ticker. Pretty sure both candidates would be Margikarps [Buzzfeed]

Thorchu Is the Cutest Pokémon Avenger of All

At first I wasn’t sure if this new crossbreed of Pokévengers by AstroZerk made The Avengers more or less menacing. But then I saw Thor/PikachuRaichu and I realized just how darn cute these new creatures are. Be sure to expand for full cuteness. Pokevengers [deviantART via Reddit]

One Pokémon Was Almost Named Piploop, But It Sounded Too Much Like Poop

Piploop became Piplup because Piploop sounds too much like poop. Another Pokémon was almost called Doncrowleone, but… well that one’s pretty obvious. Siliconera’s got a great interview with Seth McMahill, an assistant project manager at Nintendo and one of the people who helps translates games like Pokémon from Japanese to English for release on U.S.…

Pokémon Jack-o’-Lanterns, Gotta Carve ‘Em All!

October is right around the corner—and so is Halloween. While I haven’t picked out my costume (must remember to!), I have been thinking about what I’d like to carve into an orange gourd. These Pocket Monster carvings provide plenty of inspiration. These photos popped up on Tumblr site Think Like No One Else, and I’m…

Pokémon Inspired The US Army To Think About Building An Epilepsy Gun

By now, you should all be aware of the 1997 incident in Japan where a number of children were hospitalised after watching an episode of Pokémon. It was weird, and more than a little dangerous. So dangerous, in fact, that none other than the US military saw it as an opportunity to invent new and…

Social networking, I choose you! Pokémon finally has official accounts on Facebook and Twitter. What took so long?