Pokémon

Darumaka’s Shit Is So Hot That People Stick It In Their Clothes To Keep Warm

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 Darumaka! Darumaka Details Type: Fire Average Height: 2‘ 00″ Average Weight: 82.7 lbs. First Added In Generation V There…

It’s The End Of A Generation At This Year’s Pokémon World Championships

At the 2019 Pokémon World Championships this weekend, trainers can choose any of the existing 807 known Pokémon to fight by their side. This is the last time they’ll be able to do so, at least in the near future. Earlier today, the Pokémon Company announced that Pokémon Sword and Shield will be the official…

Man Caught Playing Pokemon Go On Eight Phones In His Car

You know how there’s a warning on Pokemon Go not to play the game while driving? This guy never got the memo, and when he is eventually sent it, needs it sent another seven times, just to be sure. As The Seattle Times reports, Washington State troopers noticed a car stopped on the shoulder of…

Pokémon Manholes Installed Across Japan

Japanese cities and towns across the country have their own manhole designs. Each one is unique and reflects the local culture, history or beauty. Fittingly, the country now has Pokémon manholes. Earlier this year, the city of Ibusuki unveiled a series of Eevee-themed manholes. Here’s what the city’s typical manholes looked like: They’re pretty nice!…

Immaculate Set Of Pokémon Cards Sells For $107,010

A complete set of first-edition Pokémon cards just sold for $107,010 on Goldin Auctions. But don’t worry—it’s extremely unlikely the card binder your mom threw out would have sold for anywhere near that. As TMZ first reported, The 1999 set, sold last Saturday, includes 103 cards, one of which is a holographic Charizard. Twelve bidders…

Metagross Has Four Brains, Which Seems Like Too Many

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 Metagross! Metagross Details Type: Steel/Psychic Average Height: 5‘ 03″ Average Weight: 2078.7 lbs. First Added In Generation III I…

In Photos: 2,000 Dancing Pikachus (And Their Fans) Take Over Yokohama, Japan

The sixth annual Pikachu Outbreak is taking place this week in Yokohama, Japan, and 2,000 dancing Pikachus have taken over the city. I spent a night surrounded by giant electric mice, and those who love him. I’m not exaggerating when I say that Yokohama, a city about an hour outside of Tokyo, has been well…

Latest Pokémon Sword And Shield Trailer Reveals Villain Team And New Galarian Forms

Fresh information about Pokémon Sword and Shield, shown this morning on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, tells more about the game’s cast. Alongside new monsters—including new Pikachu-adjacent creatures—there’s a quick look at some of the game’s rivals and villains. The trailer outlines a handful of monsters and characters coming to Sword and Shield. Among these…

Pokémon Card Requiring Players To Speak Banned To Prevent Linguistic Confusion

The Pokémon Company announced late yesterday that it’s banning one of the Pokémon trading card game’s newest cards at this year’s World Championship. That’s because this card introduces some potential language barrier issues between international players that would, overall, make it a huge pain in the ass if anyone decided to actually try and use…

Yokohama Train Station Covered With Pikachus

Each summer, a “Pikachu Outbreak” event is held in Yokohama. It features marching and dancing Pikachus. This year’s event not only featured the sights of Pikachu, but also the sounds. Sakuragicho Station, the adjacent station to where the event is held, was covered in Pikachus as you can see in these photos taken by Twitter…

I Can’t Help Reading Every Damn Text Box In Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Fire Emblem: Three Houses has been a little bit of a slow burn for me. While I’ve been a fan of the series since Awakening, I found myself beset by choice paralysis in Three Houses when I realized that I did not even remotely feel attached to any of the three precocious rich children with…

Sharpedo Can Shoot Water Out Of Its Ass At 75 MPH

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 Sharpedo! Sharpedo Details Type: Water/Dark Average Height: 5‘ 11″ Average Weight: 195 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…

If Only This Pikachu Painting Was Pokémon Card Material

Gomi Kuzu Tarou is a talented artist. He recently did a painting of Pikachu, but he says he hasn’t heard back from the Pokémon people. Hachima reports that submissions were accepted with the winning art being turned into cards. Here are said winners. I guess his painting wasn’t picked because it’s freaky. Then again, so…

Klefki Will Steal Your Keys And Never Give Them Back

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 Klefki! Klefki Details Type: Steel/ Fairy Average Height: 0‘ 08″ Average Weight: 6.6 lbs. First Added In Generation VI…

Team Rocket Has Invaded Pokémon Go, But They Sure Are Hard To Track Down

Pokémon Go players booted up the mobile game today to find the world invaded by the franchise’s original baddies, Team Rocket. In addition to taking over Pokéstops and challenging trainers to fights, the dastardly villains have also disrupted the local ecology, changing the kinds of Pokémon that players are likely to find. The theming is…

Previously released on Google Play, mobile pocket monster bumping game Pokémon Rumble Rush is now availableon iTunes. The free-to-play gameis pretty basic but is definitely a way to interact with Pokémon on your iPad or iPhone. 

Junichi Masuda Reminds People: Game Freak Makes The Pokémon Games

Quick! Who has made the mainline Pokémon games? That’s right, Game Freak. But some people think the answer is Nintendo. According to Junichi Masuda, lots of people do. In a recent clip on Game Freak’s official YouTube Channel, Masuda recalled how when Pokémon first came out, it was called a Nintendo game. While the game…

Tencent is teaming up with The Pokémon Company to make a new Pokémon game with Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group developing. As Kotaku previously reported, Tencent got the rights to distribute the Nintendo Switch in China. There were no details about what kind of game it will be or on which platform it will be released. 

Goomy Is Just The Worst Dragon

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 Goomy! Goomy Details Type: Dragon Average Height: 1‘ 00″ Average Weight: 6.2 lbs. First Added In Generation VI When…

Luvdisc Have Giant Orgies That Turn The Ocean Pink

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 Luvdisc! Luvdisc Details Type: Water Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 19.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…