Pokémon

There’s a new trailer showing how Gigantamaxing will work in Pokémon Sword and Shield, as well some of the Galar region’s new Pokémon and trainers. Spoilers: when Pokémon Gigantamax they get as big, glowy, and even weirder. 

Drampa Will Burn Your House Down

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 Drampa! Drampa Details Type: Normal/Dragon Average Height: 9′ 10″ Average Weight: 407.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VII Sometimes…

Armored Mewtwo Is Coming To Pokemon GO On July 10th

Mewtwo is coming back to Pokemon GO raids but will be sporting a new look. This armored version is based on Mewtwo’s appearance from the upcoming Pokemon anime film Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution. Niantic and The Pokemon Company released a teaser video showing off the new Mewtwo in action. The return of this more potentially…

Beautiful Paintings Of Pokemon’s Kanto Region

Games artist Simone Mändlhas been doing a big series of paintings all about Pokemon. Specifically, the landscapes (and cityscapes) of the Kanto region. They’re taking something we normally only see in a top-down game or a cartoon series and breathing life into them, and I cannot get enough of them. You can see more of…

Pachirisu Hides Food In Electrically Charged Furballs

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 Pachirisu! Pachirisu Details Type: Electric Average Height: 1‘ 04“ Average Weight: 8.6 lbs. First Added In Generation IV When…

Pokemon Sword & Shield Producer Says National Dex Will Not Be Expanded, Despite Controversy

After weeks of fan outrage and anger, the producer of Pokemon Sword & Shield, Junichi Masuda, released a statement yesterday addressing the decision to not have all Pokemon move forward into Sword & Shield. The statement is fairly short and the main takeaway is simple: They hear all the anger and disappointment, but they aren’t…

Pokémon Masters Brings Real-Time Team Battles To Mobile This Summer

Announced last month and due out on iOS and Android this summer, DeNA’s Pokémon Masters has players forming teams of famous Pokémon trainers and their partners for three-on-three battles on the artificial island of Pasio. Fresh details on the game highlight its strong focus on the trainers behind the Pokémon. Pokémon Masters is not about…

Nintendo’s Lawyers Need To Chill

By the letter of the law, all this is fine, but the letter of the law can and often does suck

How The Website That Lets You Create Frankenstein Pokémon Came To Be

Though Pokémon fusions have had a recent resurgence on websites like Tumblr, people have spliced Pokémon together for a while now. That’s how Alex Onsager, the man behind the Pokemon Fusion website, initially got the idea: by watching others fuse Pokémon ‘by hand.’ But one day he thought to himself, what if I build something…

In The Pokémon Anime, Get Ready For Ash’s Crushing Defeat

In the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime, the Alola League is getting underway. There is rampant speculation that this time, Ash is going to win. But don’t get your hopes up. It’s Ash after all. As teased in the most recent episode, the Alola League champ gets to battle the Masked Royal: The theory is…

Pokémon‘s Creators Tell Us What Kind Of Pokemon Gym They’d Run

I’ve always fantasized about what kind of gym leader I’d be in the world of Pokémon. The series’ producer Junichi Masuda’s and Pokémon Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori’s hypothetical gyms both sound like places I’d want to visit. In Pokémon games, every gym leader specializes in a certain Pokémon type. Misty from Red and…

Here Is What Happens When You Try To Create A 3D Pokémon In 5 Minutes

Here is the number of important things I can do in five minutes: zero. There are zero things that will truly matter to me or anyone else that I can do in five minutes. This is probably true for a lot of people, but it hasn’t stopped Pokémon fans from trying. But Natalie, you might…

Pokémon Sword And Shield Director Says It’s About ‘Growing And Evolving’—For The Trainer, Too

For Pokémon producer Junichi Masuda and Pokémon Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori, the spirit of Pokémon is all about metamorphosis. I have played Pokémon since I was around 8 years old, and every time a new game comes out, I wonder what it is about Pokémon that has kept me coming back for two…

Vespiquen Makes Its Kids Do All The Work

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 Vespiquen! Lampent Details Type: Bug/Flying Average Height: 3‘11“ Average Weight: 84.9 lbs. First Added In Generation IV Back in…

Pokémon Sword And Shield‘s Giant Pokémon Changed Up My Battle Strategy

If you were worried about Pokémon Sword and Shield’s new Dynamaxing mechanic, which makes your Pokémon super big and super powerful for a limited amount of time, being an empty gimmick, you can calm down. I played a 20-minute demo at E3 yesterday, and it actually adds to the game’s complexity. Being an adult fan…

Lampent Knows When You Are Going To Die

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 Lampent! Lampent Details Type: Ghost/Fire Average Height: 2‘00“ Average Weight: 28.7 lbs. First Added In Generation V Do you…

The Internet Reacts To Today’s Pokémon Sword And Shield News

This morning we all learned more about Pokémon Sword and Shield, and also met my new child, Wooloo. The internet is as excited for new Pokémon as I am. After today’s Nintendo Direct, I learned that it was possible to feel even more excited for a new Pokémon game than I had already felt before…

Pokémon Sword And Shield Will Have Co-Op Raids (And Everything Else We Learned Today)

Pokémon Sword and Shield, the long awaited new entry in the Pokémon franchise for Nintendo Switch, is coming out November 15th. Now we finally know more about the region of Galor, the Pokémon adventure that awaits you there, and the pocket monsters that live there. Play With Your Friends Pokémon battles haven’t changed too much…

Pokémon Direct, Overwatch League and E3 Kick Off This Week

This week we’re getting Pokémon details directly from Nintendo, as well as jumping back into the Overwatch League, rising from the ashes in X-Men, and kicking off E3 week on Saturday. Here’s your heads up about what’s making waves big and small this week in the world of games and beyond. Watch the video above,…

Spoink Will Die If It Ever Stops Bouncing

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 Spoink! Spoink Details Type: Psychic Average Height: 2‘04“ Average Weight: 67.5 lbs. First Added In Generation III Sometimes, Pokemon…