Pokémon

Buzzwole Is An Alien That Communicates Exclusively In Body Building Poses

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 Buzzwole! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader Aeternus. Thanks! Buzzwole Details Type: Bug/Fighting Average Height: 7‘10“ Average Weight:…

A Pokémon-Inspired Retro Game Is Bringing Monster Collecting To PC

In Disc Creatures, you play as a licensed Disc Ranger canvasing the world for monsters who will fight on your behalf and be content to spend their downtime stored inside CD-ROMS that get uploaded to the DiscRnet. It’s set to release on Steam later this year and everything about it feels retro and looks freaking…

How To Make Pokémon Cards Even Better: Paint Them 

That is, paint them awesomely. You know, like Lunumbra does. For the past few years, Lunumbra has been creating one-of-a-kind Pokémon paint jobs that sometimes, but not always, cover the text so you can appreciate the card’s beautiful main art. This what makes these cards so great. The customization doesn’t detract from the original art’s…

Anime Pokémon Compared With The New CG Movie Version

Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is the first full-CG animated Pokémon feature film. We’ve already seen how the computer graphic versions of the classic trainers looked. Let’s now see how scenes from the anime stack up. Recently, a new Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution trailer was released. Via 2ch, here’s how scenes in it compare with their…

Skarmory Is A Bird Made Of Swords And Knives

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 Skarmory! Skarmory Details Type: Steel/Flying Average Height: 5‘ 07“ Average Weight: 111.3 lbs. First Added In Generation II Skarmory…

Xatu Can See The Future And Is Scared Of It

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 Xatu! Xatu Details Type: Psychic/Flying Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average Weight: 33.1 lbs. First Added In Generation II I’m…

Accusations Of Sexual Predation Shake Pokémon YouTube Community

Accusations of sexual predation are rocking the Pokémon YouTube community after 12 alleged victims made public statements against four individuals in that scene, including Kyle “TheKingNappy” McNeal, a well-known Pokémon YouTuber with over 500,000 subscribers. Pokémon is a franchise that typically appeals to kids and teenagers, plus adults who grew up with the games and…

Chef Andrew Rea of Binging with Babish has a great breakdown on how to make Brock’s favorite—delicious jelly donuts from Pokemon! There’s also a version to make some wonderful onigiri, if you want to make some actual food.

Vigoroth Is Always Stressed And Can’t Stop Eating

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 Vigoroth! Vigoroth Details Type: Normal Average Height: 4‘ 07″ Average Weight: 102.5 lbs. First Added In Generation III Vigoroth…

An official Pokémon baby brand called Monpoké is launching in Japan with Pokémon themed goods for infant and parents, including maternity clothes and baby gifts. The designs are simple, tasteful and refined.

Ludicolo Becomes More Powerful When It Dances

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 Ludicolo! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader ArchiteuthisReDux. Thanks! Ludicolo Details Type: Water/Grass Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average…

Pokémon Go Grandpa Is Now A Mobile Phone Spokesperson

Last year, Taiwan’s Chen San-yuan went viral with his bicycle contraption to which nine phones were affixed so he could play Pokémon Go around Taipei. Now, he has more phones and a new gig: ambassador for Asus ZenFone smartphones. As Apple Today recently reports, Chen now has a whopping twenty-two smartphones rigged up to his…

Dedenne Breaks Into Homes & Steals Electricity

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 Dedenne! Dedenne Details Type: Electric/Fairy Average Height: 0′ 08″ Average Weight: 4.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VI The…

‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape, Winners!

Last week I asked you amazing artists to take the newly revealed Pokemon Gen 8 starters and share them with other games, movies, TV shows and more. The world needs more cute creatures and you folks delivered! Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who gives The Judge from the Phoenix Wright series…

Drifloon Steals Children And Was Created By Ghosts

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 Drifloon! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader coolchazine. Thanks! Drifloon Details Type: Ghost/Flying Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average…

Mexican Newspaper Prints Graphic Of The New Pokémon Games: Sword, Shield, And Gun

One of the funniest reactions to last week’s reveal of Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch was Twitter user@Sir5000’s joking addition of Pokémon Gun to the lineup. The mock logo is so convincing, Mexican newspaper La Voz de Michoacán ran with it. On February 27 the La Voz de Michoacán websiteran a story…

Pokémon Fans In Japan Polled Over Which New Starter They’ll Choose

The starters for Pokémon Sword And Shield are Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. They’re all cute. Which one will you pick? Japanese website Inside Games asked its readers just that. Here is how the results breakdown via Livedoor News. Grookey – 18.8 percent (141 votes) Scorbunny – 34.4 percent (258 votes) Sobble – 46.3 percent (348…

‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape

Earlier this week we were shown the first glimpse at the new Pokemon games, Sword and Shield. We also got our first look at the new starters and the internet fell in love with the little scamps. I did too! It is a shame that they are stuck in only the Pokemon universe. Let’s fix…

Conkeldurr Taught Humanity About Concrete 2000 Years Ago

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 Conkeldurr! Conkeldurr Details Type: Fighting Average Height: 4’07” Average Weight: 191.8 lbs. First Added In Generation V   I…

Pokémon Fans Really Hope Scorbunny Doesn’t Evolve Into A Fighting Type

Scorbunny, one of the starter Pokémon for the newly announced Pokémon Sword and Shield, is a sweet lil bunny, and I love him. He’s also the source of some concern among Pokémon fans. So far there have been eight different generations of Pokémon games in the main series, leading to eight different sets of starter…