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Pokemon Team Rocket Cosplay Awarded Rare 40/40
We’ve seen our share of Team Rocket cosplay from hardcore Pokemon fans, but never anything quite this good, with every hair on Jessie’s head in its right place, every Pokeball expertly polished. We can thank Russian dress-up artists “Malro-Doll” and “Ryoko-Demon” for their perfect Pokemon thief cosplaying contributions. Head to their respective deviantArt accounts to…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2010 -
Ash, Something Is Different
The next Pokemon series, Pokemon: Black & White, is all new Pocket Monsters right up until the end. As previously posted, the anime has two old friends. But the anime Ash (who is called “Satoshi” in Japan) looks slightly different. Commenters have pointed out that Ash’s eyes look different from the way they have looked…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
You Thought You’d Never See Pokemon’s Ash And Pikachu Again?
Ha! Ha Ha! You were wrong! The duo will be appearing in the upcoming anime, Pokemon: Best Wishes! The upcoming anime series is for the fifth generation game, Pocket Monsters: Black and White. Previously it was revealed that the new Pokemon series, Black and White, will be all new Pocket Monsters right up to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
A Truly Logical Nintendo DS Charger
Pikachu is an “electric-type” Pocket Monster with a tail shaped like a lighting bolt. The perfect mascot for an electric charger! This DSi/DS XL “Pikachu Charge Stand” is priced at ¥3,980 (US$47) and will be out in Japan on September 18. Pika pika.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
What If Call Of Duty Was A Pokemon Game?
Who needs Bulbasaur when you can fight with Ghost? Who needs pocket monsters in your Pokemon game when you can have the heroes of Call of Duty take turns slashing and poisoning? One amazing video depicts the unreal Pokémon: Modern Warfare. (Video includes text-based profanity, so be mindful before sharing with Pokémon-loving kids.) The video…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 26, 2010 -
Pokemon: Black and White Is Going To Be Popular
The next entry in the Pocket Monster series, Pokemon: Black and White, isn’t out, but people in Japan are keen to buy it. Pre-orders for the game have surpassed the one million mark, making it the fastest Nintendo DS game to hit one million pre-orders. The game is on pace to hit 1.5 million pre-orders…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010 -
Girls, You Look Different
The next generation of Pokemon, Pokemon: Black and White, is wall-to-wall with new Pocket Monsters. That isn’t it, though. A preview for the new anime, Pokemon: Best Wish!, shows what looks like a new Nurse Joy-type character (compare above with Nurse Joy). She is visible in the early batch of screenshots released for the game.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2010 -
Creepy Pokémon Story Now A “Visual Novel” For The DS
The mythical tale of Pokémon Black may be an urban legend, but it’s great reading regardless. It’s even better when you read it on a DS with accompanying graphics and sound. Multiple: Option have made a “storybook” version of the tale, a visual novel that provides the text of the story with graphics on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010 -
A Girl Finally Wins Top Prize At Pokemon World Championship
You wouldn’t know it, but the world of competitive Pokemon card playing is a testosterone-fueled world dominated by men. Or boys. Whichever! Some are big, some are small, but the winners are typically dudes. Just look at the American Pokemon champs. They’re guys. All of two of them. At the recent Pokemon World Championship in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
The Suite Life of Making Pokemon Commercials
When they’re not making Disney television shows about living in suites located in hotels and cruise ships, the Sprouse brothers are busy hawking goods. In this case, Nintendo goods. Check out this behind the scenes look at brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse’s upcoming Pokemon commercial, due to hit television next week. Click to view
By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010 -
Look At The New Pokemon Anime, Do It!
The fifth generation of Pocket Monsters are getting their own television anime in Japan. The show, Pokemon: Best Wish!, will replace current Poke-programming, anime Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl. As you can see in this spot for the TV anime, Best Wish! (and in turn Pokemon: Black and White) is filled with new Pocket Monsters. While…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
Catch All This Pokemon Info
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
Scary Pokemon Sculptures
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By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2010 -
Let’s Watch A Pokemon: Black And White Commercial
Nintendo’s fifth generation of Pocket Monsters, subtitled Black and White, will be released next month in Japan. The game will feature wall-to-wall new Pokemon. It will also make use of the DSi’s camera, so you can wave at the other nearby players. No, the game doesn’t actually send out a glowing blue ring when it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010 -
Pokemon: Black & White Is Wall To Wall New Pokemon
Upcoming Nintendo DS game Pokemon: Black and White is the fifth generation of Pocket Monster games. A new game means new Pokemon. Pokemon game developer Junichi Masuda blogged this about Black and White: “Right up to the ending, it’s all new Pokemon.” The reason why, Masuda continues, is that the team wants young and old…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010 -
Six Colorful Minutes Of Pokemon Black & White
Kids! Pokemon! Dancing! Bad 3D! There’s all that and so much more in this lengthy new trailer for Pokemon Black & White, for the Nintendo DS. There’s also battles galore and some overworld action as well. If you feel like this game has been under-shown to date, this trailer should take care of that nicely.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2010 -
Pokémon Black May Be An Urban Legend, But It’s Also Creepy As Hell
Pokémon games are normally quite tame affairs. The worst that happens is some weird animal gets knocked out for an hour or two. But in Pokémon Black, there is death, nothing but death, and it is all around you. Pokémon Black is apparently a hacked, unofficial version of Pokémon Red, which Tiny Cartridge’s Eric Caoili…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2010