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Everything Announced For Pokémon Day
27.2.2023
Don’t worry if you’ve overslept through the big Pokémon Day livestream: We’ve been chronicling everything that you could possibly need to know. The Pokémon Company announced updates for what seems like every ongoing game in its portfolio (including DLC for Scarlet and Violet), a new Netflix show...
Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic Lets You Get Back That Foil Charizard You Lost Decades Ago
27.2.2023
Ready to spend potentially a lot of money on a nostalgia-fueled trip down Pokémon Trading Card Game memory lane? A new “Classic” boxset was just announced on Monday that includes pre-made decks featuring Charizard and the rest of the gang in a sleek new table top package. Why? Because I,...
Netflix Is Making A New Pokémon Show
27.2.2023
Netflix and The Pokémon Company have announced a new original series set in the Pokémon universe called Pokémon Concierge, though it doesn’t seem to be the previously reported live-action series that was said to be in the works back in 2021.Read more
The Next Pokémon Animation Looks Incredible
24.2.2023
If Pokémon knows how to do anything, it’s capitalize on its fans’ long history with the franchise. This sentiment isn’t just held for its major anniversary years, because if The Pokémon Company can make a viral video that encapsulates the entirety of the series’ 27 years, it’s gonna do it. And...
Ash Might Be Gone, But The New Pokémon Anime Will Still Star A New Pikachu
24.2.2023
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu may be heading into the sunset after an epic 25-season run, but the Pokémon anime they starred in isn’t. Another series will take flight soon with new trainers Liko and Roy to root for. But they won’t be the only heroes. On Friday the Pokémon Company revealed the series’...
New Pokémon Presents Livestream Coming Next Week
21.2.2023
The Pokémon Company not-so-surprisingly announced its latest Pokémon Presents livestream, scheduled for the series’ anniversary, Pokémon Day, or February 27, just like it was last year (and the year before that). Read more
Massive Pokémon Discord Owner Banned For Allegedly Sexually Preying On Minors
3.2.2023
The r/Pokémon subreddit Discord is one of the bigger online meeting places for players and fans of the hit Nintendo series. It boasts over 300,000 users who use it to battle, trade, or just hang out in between work, classes, or whatever else is going on in their lives. And this week its owner...
Kadabra Will Finally Return To Pokémon Card Game After 18-Year Ban
27.1.2023
The Pokémon Company will print its first new Kadabra card in over 20 years. According to a report by PokéBeach, the Pokemon Card 151 set due out in June will feature the psychic spoon-bender alongside the series other original Pokémon, something that would have previously been blocked...
The Pokémon Tier List Everyone Is Waiting On For Scarlet And Violet
18.1.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are about two months old at this point, but the quest to find out which Pokémon are the very best like no one ever was is an ongoing conversation among the competitive community. Smogon, one of the biggest hubs for competitive Pokémon on the internet, has been trying...
The Official Pokémon TikTok Accidentally Makes Pikachu A Potty Mouth
13.1.2023
Most of us have only heard Pikachu, the lovable mascot of the all-ages multimedia franchise Pokémon, say his name when he speaks through the anime. Although, there was that time he spoke real human words to his trainer Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon: I Choose You movie, and when Ryan Reynolds gave...
Where To Catch Up On Pokémon Before Ash And Pikachu's Farewell
3.1.2023
The Pokémon Company has announced that Ash and Pikachu, the longtime protagonists of the Pokémon anime, are officially getting their walk into the sunset moment at the end of the current season. Liko and Roy, two new characters accompanied by Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, will take their place...
In 2022 The Pokémon Franchise Finally Began To Evolve Beyond Nostalgia
21.12.2022
Pokémon is in the midst of a generational shift, and no, I don’t mean how Pokémon Scarlet and Violet just kickstarted the franchise’s ninth generation. Looking back on the monster capturing series’ last 12 months, it’s impossible to overlook the shift in how Pokémon is presenting its world...
The Pokémon Company Slashes Number Of TCG Cards In Online Packs, Claims It's 'Optimal'
24.11.2022
We’ve already covered a huge number of the serious issues with The Pokémon Company’s new Pokémon TCG Live, the replacement for the decade-old digital way to play the card battler, Pokémon TCG Online. But there’s one other aspect that’s gone under-reported, and astonishingly, it’s not a bug: they’ve...
The Nintendo Switch Can't Seem To Handle Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
17.11.2022
As Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reviews hit the internet one day before the twin games are released, the overriding message has a grim tone: the Switch just can’t handle the game. Despite most effusively praising the game itself, few reviews can ignore that the open-world game struggles to run on...
Don't Migrate To Pokémon TCG Live Until You've Read This Warning
16.11.2022
Ultimately, the goal of Pokémon TCG Live is to replace the decade-old Pokémon TCG Online as the way to play the enormously popular card game over the internet. However, as of today’s global beta release, given the bugs and issues we’ve experienced we’d strongly suggest you avoid it for now....
The Internet’s Urgent Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Questions, Answered
15.11.2022
I think that whether I’m 4 or 24, looking into the water drop eyes of bubblegum Jigglypuff, winsome Sylveon, or now the fluffy, pastry case Fidough will always make my heart squeeze a little. That’s the timeless appeal of The Pokémon Company’s tiny, battle-ready monsters, and why its latest...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's New Ghost Dog Is A Good Boy Who Just Happens To Commit Murder
25.10.2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet might be coming very soon, but Halloween is coming even sooner. So it is that Nintendo yet again wants us all quaking in our Trekking Shoes, with some spooky goings on in the Paldea region. Yesterday, we were treated to someone being terrified of a Gengar, and today,...
Getting Into The Pokémon Trading Card Game Is Way Easier Than You Think
18.10.2022
Do you live surrounded by Pokémon cards, perhaps in piles on every surface in your house, abandoned either by you or your kids? Have you ever thought, “Hang on, aren’t these meant to be used for something other than being disappointed they’re not Charizards?” Yes, me too. So I became determined...
Every Way Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's New Gym Leader Could Get Canceled
12.10.2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet introduced a new gym leader today. Her name is Iono, she’s the electric-specializing leader of Levincia. But even more central to her identity, according to a translation of her dialogue in a trailer released this morning, is being a “streamer and influencer bringin’...
Oh God, Are They Eating LeChonk In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet?!
6.10.2022
At first glance, the news revealed in today’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer seemed just lovely: You can now have a picnic with your Pokémon! But then, it turned out, everything is wrong there. Because unless the Pokémon world has been hiding pigs from us, these people are eating...