Pokémon

Massive Pokémon GO Update Raises Level Cap, Adds Gen 6 Pokémon

Pokémon GO gets its biggest update ever on November 30. Niantic’s “GO Beyond” update raises the game’s level cap from 40 to 50, introduces seasons that change every three months, and introduces pocket monsters originally found in the Kalos region, including Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Fletchling, Pyroar, and more. They had me at Fennekin. Pokémon GO…

Alomomola Provides Great And Free Healthcare

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Alomomola! Alomomola Details Type: Water Average Height: 3′ 11” Average Weight: 69.7 lbs First Added In Generation V Imagine…

Go Ahead And Crawl Inside A Pokémon

This has been a rough year. What better place to seek warmth and comfort than inside a Pocket Monster? Premium Bandai is releasing what it’s calling a 絶対に出たくない (zettai ni detakunai or “I don’t want to go out”) Metapod, suggesting that folks climb in while working from home. It’s priced at 35,000 yen ($335) with…

Famous Tokyo Snack Gets A Pokémon Twist

In Japanese, omiyage refers to a souvenir that’s purchased for others. Typically, these are snacks, and in Tokyo, perhaps the most famous of all is Tokyo Bananas—cream-filled cakes shaped like little bananas. Tokyo Banana has been ranked as the most popular omiyage two-years running! In the past few years, there have been a variety of…

Ball Guy Haunts Pokémon Trading Card Game

Remember the Ball Guy from Pokémon Sword and Shield? He’s back! In card form. This card is part of the Pokémon trading card game’s upcoming “Shiny Star V” expansion, which launches in Japan on November 20. I’m honestly horrified; just look at his knees! Why are they so realistic?! As if there wasn’t enough going…

Spectrier Kicks So Hard That It Knocks Souls Out Of Bodies

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Spectrier! Type: Ghost Average Height: 6′ 07” Average Weight: 98.1 lbs First Added In Generation VIII Out there, in…

PC’s Pokémon-like MMO Temtem will make its console debut on PS5 first on December 8. It’s still in Early Access, and there’s no word yet on when it will come to other consoles, but the PS5 version will support cross-play with PC.

Pokémon Go Gyms Open At Sushi Restaurants In Japan

Earlier this month, Kotaku reported that Pokémon Go would be ending its collaboration with McDonald’s in Japan. Now, it’s been announced that the game is teaming up with a sushi chain. The conveyor belt sushi chain Sushiro is rolling out PokéStops and Pokémon Gyms at 562 locations across Japan. But, as IT Media adds, the…

Dusknoir Eats Ghosts And Spits Out Corpses

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Dusknoir! Dusknoir Details Type: Ghost Average Height: 7′ 03” Average Weight: 235.0 lbs First Added In Generation IV Of…

How To Capture The Legendary Birds In Pokémon Sword And Shield’s New DLC

Pokémon Sword and Shield’s latest DLC, The Crown Tundra, rains an army of legendary Pokémon on you. You stand a chance of encountering your first within minutes, and much of the main plot involves tracking down iconic legendary Pokémon from generations past. Longtime fans will be happy to hear that remixed versions of Moltres, Zapdos,…

Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Latest Expansion Doubles Down On Legendary Pokémon

I captured a Suicune ten minutes into playing The Crown Tundra, the second part of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s expansion pass that released late last night for Nintendo Switch. Everyone knows what a Pikachu is, but Suicune is another mascot of the series, albeit an understated one. While the expansion is unafraid to introduce some…

Banette Is An Evil Toy That Lives In Garbage And Hunts Down Children

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Banette! Banette Details Type: Ghost Average Height: 3′ 07” Average Weight: 27.6 lbs First Added In Generation III Do…

Pokémon Go Is Leaving McDonald’s In Japan

Back in 2016, when Pokémon Go first launched in Japan, the popular augmented reality game began a collaboration with McDonald’s. As of tomorrow, that will end. When the tie-up first started, around 2,500 McDonald’s restaurants doubled as PokéStops, while another 400 or so were Pokémon Gyms. According to Nikkei, the result was store sales increasing…

Nintendo Goes After Adult TikTok Influencer Over Pokémon Branding

Pokeprincxss, a TikTok user with 1.9 million followers, has been forced to change her name and pay back some of her earnings after Nintendo issued a cease and desist. As first reported by Gamerant, Pokeprincxss—now known as Digitalprincxss—was recently contacted by Nintendo not long after her attempts to trademark her own username. She was told…

Pet Fish Discovers Glitch In Pokémon Sapphire

A YouTuber’s pet betta fish accidentally stumbled into a rock duplication glitch in Pokémon Sapphire that doesn’t appear to have been previously reported. Lala, who belongs to Japanese YouTuber Mutekimaru, was wandering around the 2002 Game Boy Advance game’s Seafloor cavern when it made the discovery. The fish was pushing boulders around with the help…

Rapper Logic Just Paid Over $183,000 For A Pokémon Charizard Card

Late last week, a gem-mint first-edition shadowless holographic Charizard #4 from 199 sold for $183,812 at Iconic Auctions. With the twenty percent buyer’s premium, the grand total was over $220,000. This is the highest price ever paid for this Charizard card. And it was paid by retired rapper Logic. The card was graded gem mint…

Dreepy Is The Ghost of A Dinosaur That’s So Weak Kids Can Kick Its Ass

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Dreepy! Dreepy Details Type: Ghost/Dragon Average Height: 1′ 08” Average Weight: 4.4 lbs First Added In Generation VIII Not…

Sandygast Is A Sand Monster Who Mind Controls Kids

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Sandygast! Sandygast Details Type: Ghost/Ground Average Height: 1′ 08” Average Weight: 154.3 lbs First Added In Generation VII BOO!…

Pokémon Go To Pokémon Home Transfers Will Be A Little Annoying

The Pokémon Company announced yesterday that Pokémon Home support for Pokémon Go will arrive before the end of the year. But when it does it sounds like it will come with a weird caveat. Pokémon Home is the new version of the Pokémon Bank which lets you house Pokémon from just about every modern game…

Anime Studio Bones Did A Pokémon Music Video And It’s Glorious

Famed anime studio Bones did a special Pokémon music video for the Japanese rock group Bump of Chicken. And the result is wonderful. The video jumps through a bunch of different anime styles, from contemporary to 1980s animation. It’s a pleasure to watch and makes me wish this was the blueprint for either a feature…