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Pokémon Go Dev Says Everyone Loves Going Outside When Fans Are Mad About It
24.4.2023
Pokémon Go has been riddled with controversy over the past month after developer Niantic made changes to Remote Raid Passes. The changes included limiting how many times people could use these items to play the game remotely, rather than having to leave their home to take part. Alongside this,...
Angry Birds Account Plays Smash Or Pass With Video Game Characters
24.4.2023
Existing on the internet means continuously watching popular culture get remixed and recycled until it’s memed into oblivion and still having the courage to log on each day and see what new delights, curiosities, and abject horrors await. Today it’s the Angry Birds mascot being horny on main...
17 Years Later, Pokémon's Wii Animations Look Better Than Those In Modern Games
24.4.2023
Pokémon Battle Revolution by developer Genius Sorority was not a great game. Released in North America in 2007, it served as Pokémon’s Wii debut, but was more or less an extension of the DS games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Effectively a 3D battle simulator, it made competitive fights more...
These Limited Edition Eeveelution Pokémon Cards Are Beautiful
21.4.2023
I don’t collect Pokémon cards much myself. I have a select few cards I’ve kept over the years, mostly ones of my favorite monsters or sporting characters I like such as the Professor’s Research card featuring my husband Professor Turo. But I am always captivated by the art The Pokémon Company slaps...
We May Know What Pokémon Will Return In Scarlet And Violet’s DLC
21.4.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are still getting updates ahead of the Switch RPGs two-part Hidden Treasure of Paldea DLC, and while we don’t know much about what both chapters will entail, we might have an idea of what Pokémon will be added when the DLC is released later this year.Read more
Every Pokémon Card I've Gotten From My Local Weed Shop, Ranked
20.4.2023
I’m not exactly up to speed on laws governing the sale of marijuana here in New York, but as a way of circumventing certain restrictions, there are some shops here where, rather than buying weed, you’re “technically” buying something else and getting some weed, gratis, with your purchase. This...
Pokémon's Team Rocket, Professor Oak Voice Actor Retires Due To Cancer
19.4.2023
James Carter Cathcart—the voice actor behind iconic Pokémon characters such as Professor Oak, his son Gary, and Team Rocket’s James and Meowth—is retiring from the anime after 25 years due to an advanced form of cancer.Read more
Two Decades Later, Pokémon's Original Iconic Art Can Finally Be Seen In Its Full Glory
19.4.2023
For over 20 years, Pokémon fans have circulated poor-quality scans of the original watercolor artwork for the 251 monsters from the first two generations by renowned series artist Ken Sugimori. These scans were often washed out, and while they had a retro feel to them, weren’t accurate to...
You Gotta See Pokèmon In 'HD-2D,' A Reinvention Of The Classic Games
19.4.2023
Just imagine it: Pokémon, but with the visual style of Octopath Traveler or Triangle Strategy. You know, that joyful fusion of pixel art with modern 3D rendering that creates a delicate, dreamy atmosphere you can just get lost in for days? Thankfully, we don’t need to leave such a concept solely...
Japan Has Completely Run Out Of Pokémon Cards
18.4.2023
Thanks to a set of hard-to-get Pokémon cards, The Pokémon Card company has admitted that the collectibles are currently totally sold out in Japan.Read more
Další hit od tvůrců Pokémon Go? Lidé budou lovit monstra ve svém okolí
18.4.2023
Pokémon Go je králem takzvaných geolokačních her, v nichž je herní vrstva zasazená do našeho světa. Její tvůrci ovšem přicházejí s dalšími hrami na stejné bázi, tentokrát ve spojení s oblíbenou loveckou značkou Monster Hunter
This May Be The Biggest Pokémon Card Theft In History, And It’s Causing Drama
17.4.2023
It certainly looks like someone might have stolen a bunch of rare Fusion Strike cards from The Pokémon Company. According to evidence surfacing from a Dallas-based Pokémon trading card community, the alleged thief tried to sell them to a local shop only to be turned over to The Pokémon Company...
This Pokémon Has Billions Of Variations And It’s Breaking New Games
17.4.2023
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re looking at how Spinda, an unassuming critter from Generation III, went from...
The New Pokémon Anime Just Revealed A Never Before Seen Monster
14.4.2023
The first episode of the new Pokémon anime aired in Japan today, and fans got their first look at a never-before-seen Pokémon. While it’s not the first time that the anime debuted a Pokémon before the games do, it’s a pleasant surprise when these rare occurrences do happen. We don’t yet have a name...
The Most Wanted, Valuable Cards In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet TCG
14.4.2023
The new generation of Pokémon TCG cards, Scarlet & Violet’s base set, has been out for two weeks, giving everyone a chance to get to grips with the new “ex” meta, and allowing time for the resale markets to calm themselves down. With the live game making its official rotation to the new...
The Real Impact Of Pokémon Go's Changes That Niantic Won't Face
10.4.2023
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we talked to rural and disabled Pokémon Go players about the impact of changes to...
Dark Pokémon Fan Comic Explores What The Game Boy Classics Don't
7.4.2023
Red, Green, and Blue are the bestselling Pokémon games of all time, and as the games that first launched the franchise on Game Boy in Japan way back in 1996, they’re old enough that I was convinced I’d seen every form of homage and fan media dedicated to Pokémon’s humble beginnings. I was wrong....
You'll Want To Do Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Perfect Ditto Raid, Here's How
4.4.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next tera raid event might not sound as exciting as Charizard or Greninja making their debut in Game Freak’s latest pair of RPGs, but if you care at all about battling competitively, you’ll want to boot up the game to fight these terastalized Dittos.Read more
Let’s Rank The Pokémon Starters, Worst To Best
3.4.2023
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re going to attempt to rank all the starters from Red and Blue to Scarlet...
Pokémon Go Fans Angry As Remote Raids Get Worse, More Expensive
31.3.2023
Pokémon Go has undergone a lot of changes over the past seven years, but the inclusion of Remote Raids and Remote Raid Passes have made the mobile game easier for players to participate without actually leaving their homes. However, it doesn’t sound like developer Niantic is thrilled about that....