Pokémon

The Weird, Funny Things That Make Pokémon Sword and Shield So Delightful

The idea behind Pokémon games is a weird one. Kids trekking across the country in their quest to collect cute, sometimes dangerous, creatures is strange enough. But the things I saw while playing Pokémon Sword? Hoo boy. I haven’t played too many Pokémon games. With every new generation of the mainline RPG series, however, I…

Fans Can Now Vote For The Best Pokémon, Which Is Koffing

As part of its upcoming Pokémon Day celebration, The Pokémon Company has partnered with Google to poll fans on their favorite pocket monsters. With almost 900 of the little buggers from which to choose, it’s going to be hard for any one Pokémon to stand out, but that hasn’t stopped fans from advocating on behalf…

The Pokémon Trading Card Game enters the Sword and Shield era today with the release of the first expansion based on the Switch game. The Sword & Shield expansion introduces Pokémon V, special pocket monsters with the ability to evolve into Pokémon VMAX, including Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon.  

Chart Illustrates The Brutal Odds Behind Hunting The Rarest Temtem

Long shot odds are easy to quantify but hard to grasp. One simple picture puts into perspective just how unlikely you are to find an ultra rare Luma Temtem in the Pokémon-style collectathon game that came out in Early Access on Steam last month. Players have a one in 6,000 chance of finding Luma Temtem,…

Pidove Is So Stupid It Forgets Its Own Name

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 Pidove! Pidove Details Type: Normal/Flying Average Height: 1′ 00″ Average Weight: 4.6 lbs. First Added In Generation V Intelligence…

Temtem, As Told By Steam Reviews

Pokémon Sword and Shield were solid and all, but there’s a new Pokémon sheriff in town. And by “in town,” I mean “on PC.” Also, it’s not called Pokémon. Temtem is, instead, a carefully crafted tribute to Game Freak and Nintendo’s monster-battling monolith. Steam users, for the most part, love it.  I’ve been dabbling in…

Putting Together Bandai’s Pokémon Models Is Fast, Fun, And Mildly Horrific

Earlier this month Bandai and Bluefin announced the North American release of Bandai Spirits Hobby’s Pokémon models kits, starting with Pikachu, Eevee, and Mew this spring. Last night I assembled all three. It only took me about an hour, and I was only slightly traumatized by Pikachu’s hollow plastic face. The PokePla kits are perfect…

There’s A Perfectly Good Reason A Switch Was On Stage At The Grammys Last Night

When Tyler the Creator accepted an award for Best Rap Album for Igor during last night’s 62nd annual Grammys, he was joined on stage by his mother, longtime friend and collaborator Jasper Dolphin, and Jasper’s Nintendo Switch. “I was playing Pokémon,” said Jasper on Twitter. Fair enough. It’s not like he could have just left it…

Grumpig Controls Other Pokemon By Shaking 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 Grumpig! Grumpig Details Type: Psychic Average Height: 2′ 11″ Average Weight: 157.6 lbs. First Added In Generation III Remember…

A box-office smash when it released in Japan last year, CGI movie Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution debuts worldwide exclusively on Netflix on February 27. It’s a remake of the very first Pokémon movie from back in 1998, redone in computer graphics because they are all fancy.

Spiritomb Is Just 108 Angry Ghosts Trapped In A Rock

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 Spiritomb! Spiritomb Details Type: Ghost/Dark Average Height: 3′ 03″ Average Weight: 238.1 lbs. First Added In Generation IV I’ve…

Now There Are Official Pokémon ASMR Videos

Want to listen to Chespin munching on a stack of sweets? How about Charmander curled up next to a crackling fire? Now you can, courtesy of Pokémon Kids TV’s official ASMR videos. Auditory sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is a tingling sensation that comes from listening to certain sounds. Lips smacking, keyboards clicking, chewing, hair…

We Are All This Detective Pikachu Plush

I feel you, Detective Pikachu. 2020 has not got off to the greatest start. This wrinkled and very sad plush, which came out in Japan last year, is available today at the Pokémon Center for $20. He is almost unfathomably cute.

Chairman Rose Steals The Show In New Pokémon Web Series

In the first episode of Pokémon: Twilight Wings, a new seven-part animated YouTube series set in the Galar region of Pokémon Sword and Shield, a hospitalized young boy looks to the suave and stylish Chairman Rose to help make his pocket monster dreams come true. Rose does not disappoint. The episode, titled “The Letter,” is…

The Pokémon Cakes Episode Of Food Network Challenge Is A Glorious Mess

In last night’s episode of competitive cooking show Food Network Challenge, four professional bakers attempted to create cakes resembling popular pocket monsters. Some were much more successful than others. In the first round of the new episode, which is available online at the Food Network website, bakers were given two hours to create an edible…

Mandibuzz Wears The Bones Of Its Dead Victims

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 Mandizbuzz! Mandibuzz Details Type: Dark/Flying Average Height: 3′ 11″ Average Weight: 87.1 lbs. First Added In Generation V Bones.…

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team‘s Storybook Switch Makeover Is Enchanting

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team Blue for the Nintendo DS and Red for the Game Boy Advance looked good enough on their respective systems, but the upcoming Switch version, with its adorable hand-drawn art style, is downright delightful. Spike Chunsoft’s Mystery Dungeon series is all about roguelike dungeon crawling. The games’ heroes, be they Dragon…

I Can’t Wait To Fight Pokémon Shield‘s Nerdy New Psychic-Type Rival

The upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC, The Isle of Armor, will feature two new rivals exclusive to each of the games. Sword will get Klara, who specializes in poison type Pokémon, while Shield will get Avery, a Psychic-type gym trainer. I have Shield, and while Klara is demonstrably cuter than Avery, I can’t wait…

The New Pokémon Movie Is Pretty Much Ash Meets Tarzan

The trailer for the upcoming Pokémon anime feature has been revealed. The movie is called Pocket Monster: Koko, and the trailer shows Ash meeting a Tarzan-like character. Below is said trailer. Compared to the recent spate of Pokémon movies, this seems rather…different, no? The poster’s tagline reads, “I want to tell you” in Japanese. Pocket…

The Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun

Nintendo dropped a bunch of news about Pokémon Sword and Shield in a Direct this morning, including the addition of 200 more Pokémon to the games. They also added new Gigantamax forms for existing Pokémon, one of whom can now use a gun, apparently. The livestream revealed that Inteleon is getting a Gigantamax form as…