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Are These The Cutest Pokémon Plushes Ever Made?
19.2.2024
If you, like me, are a child, you’ll regularly refresh the new releases on the official Pokémon store to see what madcap paraphernalia its selling today. With almost daily drops, these additions can be anything from a statue of Ditto eating Pewter Crunchies, to an entire range of wildly overpriced...
A Year Ago, Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Ending Proved The Series Potential
6.11.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are all about finding freedom in their open world. This is as true mechanically as it is thematically, as the pair of Switch RPGs let you freely explore the Paldea region in search of your own “treasure.” They posit that the Pokémon world is full of possibilities and that...
New Pokémon Live-Action Drama Gets First Trailer
5.10.2023
A Pokémon live-action series is coming to Japan, but it’s not of the Detective Pikachu variety. No, the next Pokémon live-action project will be a drama about a woman trying to find adventure in her life through playing Pokémon, rather than it being set in the Pokémon universe.Read more
Young Super Smash Bros. Melee Player Takes Selfie Mid-Match, Owns
25.8.2023
Every now and then I get a reminder that the kids are alright. Sure, they’re gonna be facing some of the worst economic hardships in memory after AI replaces our jobs and capitalism finishes ruining everything else, but apparently they’ll be straight-up vibing as the world burns. The latest...
Pokémon Sleep App Will Include Shiny Hunting
10.7.2023
The upcoming Pokémon Sleep tracker app seems to include “shiny” Pokémon, or Pokémon that appear in atypical color variations. Joe Merrick, webmaster of Poké-compendium Serebii.net, noted shinies’ presence in Sleep on Twitter, along with a warning for players: “I hope you’re all prepared for your...
The Long-Awaited Pokémon Sleep App Just Got A New ‘Gameplay’ Trailer
6.7.2023
The Pokémon Company revealed on July 6 a new trailer for Pokémon Sleep, the tracker app it first teased in 2019. The video, “How To Play Pokémon Sleep,” is likely the closest thing to a “gameplay” trailer we’re going to get, though it doesn’t include an official release date. Read more
It's Hard Out There For Pokémon Fans If Your Favorite Isn't Pikachu
5.6.2023
Plushies of my six favorite Pokémon are sitting on my desk. They’re from the Sitting Cuties line (called Pokémon Fit in Japan), an ongoing line of stuffed toys meant to give every Pokémon (yes, all 1000+ of the little guys) a piece of merchandise. Sitting Cuties touches on a sentiment that Pokémon...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Powerful New Moves, Explained
22.11.2022
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet are the second open-world games in the Pokémon series, but the basic premise remains the same: raise terrifying creatures and sic them on both the enemy AI and your online friends. While I’m getting my ass kicked by wild Pokémon who are twenty levels above mine, I’ve...
10 Things We Saw In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Epic 14-Minute New Trailer
6.10.2022
As November 18 slowly crawls toward us, Nintendo is increasingly raising the hype for the first all-new mainline game in three years. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet received their latest enormous 14-minute trailer today, and you can see the whole thing right below.Read more
Lucky Kids In Japan Are Getting A Pokémon Playground
30.11.2021
Chansey’s name in Japanese is Rakkii (ラッキー ) or “lucky,” and that’s exactly what kids in Namie, Fukushima prefecture are. The character is getting its own playground in the city, and it looks sweet. Read more
Nick Fighting Game Gives Nigel Thornberry Jigglypuff’s Rest From Smash
28.9.2021
Nigel Thornberry, patriarch of the eponymously wild Thornberrys, is one of the weirdest characters in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. Earlier today, the developers behind this cartoony platform fighter released a breakdown of the nature documentarian’s moveset, which includes one very big homage to...
Rare Mew Pokémon Oreos Are Selling For Thousands
27.9.2021
The best quick-buck scheme of the year isn’t GameStop stock, cryptocurrency, or reselling next-gen consoles. It’s...Pokémon Oreos? Oreos emblazoned with designs of Mew, the psychic-type feline Pokémon, are currently selling for hundreds if not thousands of dollars on eBay.Read more
Pokémon Oreos Would Be Cooler If Nabisco Workers Weren’t Striking
8.9.2021
This morning, Oreo announced a new variation of its popular sandwich cookies decorated with Pokémon characters. But while I love me some cross-brand synergy, I’m also a little wary of scarfing down on a crunchy, chocolate recreation of Pikachu’s face when striking Nabisco workers have asked...
New Pokémon Snap Adds Free Content, Like More Monsters
29.7.2021
It’s been three months since New Pokémon Snap came along to brighten up our Switches, meaning there’s a fair chance you’ve explored far and wide, and perhaps even snapped ‘em all. So good news: a free update is arriving August 3, adding in three new areas, and 20 new Pokémon.Read more
Japan Gets A New Pokémon Airplane And It's Glorious
24.6.2021
Since 1998, All Nippon Airways have covered its planes Pocket Monsters. Its latest plane features Pikachu.Read more
Where To Find All of Your Childhood Favorite Pokémon Toys
24.3.2021
This year, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pokémon. We’ve already started it with a bang thanks to Post Malone and his Hootie & the Blowfish cover. I’m still not sure why that happened, but I’m grateful nonetheless. Fans will get a more traditional celebration later this year when...
Official Pokémon Sunscreen Coming To Asia
12.3.2021
When you think of Pokémon, you probably don’t think of sunscreen. Maybe you do. I know I don’t!Read more
An Ode to a Jigglypuff
26.2.2021
Twenty-five years ago in Red and Blue, freshly-minted Boulder-Badge owning Pokémon trainers would find themselves heading toward the first steps of the rest of their lives drowning in bird Pokémon. Route 3 was filled with them—Pidgeys and Spearows, as far as the tall grass could see—but every once...