Pokémon

Charizard’s Pokémon Card Is Getting Beefed Up

Next month’s Evolutions expansion might be the end of the Pokémon Trading Card Game’s XY series, but it’s giving some of the very first cards in the 20-year-old game a powerful new beginning. Looks like Charizard’s lost a little weight. The art remains the same, but the numbers in the frames have changed. The Evolutions…

Police Dealing With Pokémon Go Chaos In Tokyo 

In the past few days, a rare Pokémon has been spotted in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Loads of people have shown up to catch it, and the crowds have become so big that the police were called in to handle the situation. Which has looked like this: Damn. Folks have been running to catchLapras, ignoring traffic lights…

Pokémon CEO Adds More Fuel To NX Console-Handheld Hybrid Speculation

Articles from reputable sources, numerous rumors and many educated guesses have all pointed to Nintendo’s next gaming machine, NX, being some sort of combo console and handheld. And now we’ve got this quote from Tsunekazu Ishihara in today’s Wall Street Journal: “The NX is trying to change the concept of what it means to be…

Dress Your Pokémon Sun and Moon Character Up And Do The Pikachu Dance

The latest Pokémon Sun and Moon update video shows off character customization, pet grooming and some version-specific Pokémon, but Pikachu’s Z-Move dance steals the show. You know what Yo-Kai Watch has that Pokémon didn’t? Dancing with your pet monsters. But with the super-powerful Z-Moves in Pokémon Sun and Moon, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to…

Team Rocket’s Boss Is Hunted In The First Installment Of Pokémon Generations

Pokémon Generations is a new weekly animated series that aims to flesh out the events from 20 years of Pokémon games. In the first full episode, the international police track mysterious Team Rocket leader Giovanni to the Viridian City gym. Technically this is the second episode of the new animated series. The first, also released…

The Heroic Lengths You Have To Walk To Evolve Buddy Pokémon

The buddy system is Pokémon Go’s latest cloying grab at my ‘90s kid nostalgia. Think about it: you, your favorite Pokémon, together, walking into the sunset; growing as one and traversing the unknown. It’s just like Ash’s journey in the Pokémon TV show, except if you’re attempting it with the IRL buddy system, you might…

Ash Looks Different In The New Pokémon Anime 

As Kotaku previously reported, yes, there is a new Pokémon TV series. A new Pokémon anime means one thing: changes to Ash’s face. Here are good comparisons of how the character has evolved over the years: His latest design does seem like it’s a departure from his previous one, which was far “cooler” than the…

Magikarp Is The Best Pokémon Go Buddy 

Now that the Pokémon Go buddy system is widely available, players everywhere are faced with a big decision: who should accompany your walking adventures? I am here to tell you, dear reader, that there is really only one choice. And that choice is the magnificent Magikarp: Look at him, that beautiful bastard. After you select…

What You Need To Know About Pokémon Go’s New Buddy System

Pokémon Go’s anticipated new buddy system rolled out over the last few days. Yesterday, everybody received access to patch 1.7 for iOS and 0.37 for Android. Now, when you walk around and collect Pokémon, you can choose a “buddy” Pokémon that acquires candy of its Pokémon type after you hit certain distance benchmarks. Here’s how…

Pokémon Red and Blue Hack Lets You Play As A Girl

Fun fact: the concept art for Pokémon Red and Blue games showcased a female character that never actually made it into the final game. Actually, gender options for the main character didn’t appear until Pokémon Crystal, in 2001. While the option is now present in modern Pokémon games (including the remakes), it’s the O.G. games…

Pokémon Player Completes Pokedex Without Ever Collecting A Badge

Two years ago, Matthew Johnson started a new save file in Pokémon X. Instead of playing it as one normally would, collecting badges and monsters in tandem with one another, a thought crossed his mind. How many Pokémon could he capture without making any in-game progress? To embark on the “no badge” challenge, Johnson came…

Alongside Pokemon Go’s new “Buddy System” update comes a nostalgia-piquing Easter egg: After walking 10 kilometers with Pikachu, he’ll post up on your shoulder as you hunt Pokemon, according to The Silph Road. Under the “Buddy System,” walking with your chosen “buddy” Pokemon will earn them candy.

Report: Ash From Pokémon Is Finally Going To School In New Anime

There is a new Pokémon anime series. It’s based on the upcoming 3DS title Pokémon Sun and Moon and called, wait for it, Pokémon Sun and Moon. While this might seem like just another Pokémon anime, there’s a big difference. Ash is going to school. A new Japanese magazine scan reveals the new TV anime…

Pikachu Is Great at Impersonating Other Pokémon Characters

Pika. Pika, Pika. While Pikachu’s vocabulary might seem limited, its impersonations aren’t. Japanese Twitter user Puijirouploaded this “Collection of Pikachu’s Facial Impressions,” using Pokémon anime images from over the years. So far, it’s been retweeted over 67,000 times. Have a look: Now this is a true Pokémon Master. This article originally appeared on January 27,…

The English name of Professor Oak’s cousin is “Samson Oak.” According to the game’s official page, he “does research on the regional variants that have taken root in the Alola region.” Noted!

Pikachu Gets Plastic Surgery In South Korea

Just imagine if Pikachu went to South Korea and got plastic surgery. Can you picture the results? A Seoul-based clinic can and did. Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery’s Facebook page shows the iconic character going in to get a new mug. Maybe this explains Pikachu’s drastic changes over the years? Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery calls this…

Hey, This Pokémon Sun and Moon Character Sure Looks Familiar [UPDATE]

A new trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon dropped today, and while it was mostly uninteresting footage, for a split second you can catch a glimpse of a guy with a very distinctive face (h/t SleepyJirachi) For comparison’s sake, here’s the Professor Oak we all know and love from prior games/the anime: Translations online of…

Pokémon Sun and Moon aren’t out yet, but they already have all sorts of ridiculous conspiracy theories. Things get pretty wild in this second episode of THE SAVE FILES, a new YouTube show where we tackle gaming mysteries every week. Do we know who the real villains of Sun and Moon are? Are Ultra Beasts…

Indian Lawyer Calls Pokémon Go Eggs Blasphemous In Court

India boasts an enormous vegetarian population, a fact that has somehow come in conflict with Pokémon Go, not yet released there. Gujarat local Alay Dave is claiming in court that the app offends his, and other Indians’, religious sensibilities—in this case, vegetarianism. The issue boils down to one thing: eggs. “Those who succeed are rewarded…

Theories About The Mysterious New Pokémon

The latest Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer features a rather unusual Pocket Monster, even by Pokémon standards, called “Type: Null.” There are already theories about what exactly is up with this Pokémon. Where to start? Type: Null is one odd name, there’s that medieval-looking thing it has going on, and it appears to be a…