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Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Villains Are The Bad School Kids, New Switch Hardware Coming
7.9.2022
Two professors. A true open-world. Legendary Pokémon that can turn into freakin’ motorcycles. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are incrementally shaping up to be some of the most intriguing role-playing games of the fall. Today, the Pokémon Company made that even more clear with a new trailer that...
Pokémon Has Finally Taken Over My Entire Life, And I Love It
5.9.2022
In my mid-40s, my life is so latterly being taken over by Pokémon. After falling down the Pokémon GO hole in 2020, and then chronicling its slow takeover of my spare time, I have since found myself the primary Pokémon GO correspondent for Kotaku. And now, as if that weren’t enough, I’ve finally...
Pokémon Company Sues Six Chinese Companies, Wants Them To Apologize For Making Millions Off Similar Game
1.9.2022
The Pokémon Company has filed a lawsuit against six Chinese companies over a mobile game for “copyright infringement and unfair competition behavior.” It is claiming over $72 million in damages and demanding public apologies on major social media platforms, gaming websites, and app stores....
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Best New Monster Reveal Happens In A Fake Documentary
1.9.2022
The Pokémon Company has revealed the latest new rascally little monster to appear in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and it’s quite the scamp. Grafaiai, as the name somewhat implies, is a graffiti artist, and he’s tagging your trees.Read more
The Best And Worst Parts Of Every Mainline Pokémon Game
31.8.2022
For as much as Pokémon has stayed the same, it’s also changed quite a bit over the years. Nintendo’s decades-long Ash Ketchum biopic (bio…game?) has stayed true to its turn-based, monster-collecting roots. But every new iteration comes with something that differentiates it from its immediate...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Preorder Bonuses Are So Terrible, They're Getting Mocked
31.8.2022
Gamer salt over preorder bonuses is nothing new. But this time, the Pokémon community’s salt feels partially justified. Amazon recently showed an infographic that details what fans can get by ordering Scarlet and Violet digitally ahead of launch: A set that includes 10 potions, 10 antidotes,...
Pokémon GO TikTok Seems To Say The Quiet Part: People Are DTF Pokémon
31.8.2022
Look, it’s not a comfortable topic. But, unafraid as we are to cover the more controversial, divisive topics at Kotaku, we think it’s time to acknowledge it: Some Pokémon are just kinda hot. And it seems even official Pokémon companies may be willing to acknowledge this.Read more
Pokémon GO's Professor Willow Has Gotten A Quietly Unsettling Makeover
30.8.2022
Saturday’s conclusion to Pokémon GO Fest 2022 saw the arrival of a clutch of Ultra Beasts, the welcome end to the god-awful Rhi storyline, and most importantly, the return of Professor Willow after an ill-advised course of illegal steroids.Read more
After Years Of Disappointment, Pokémon Go Fest Finally Gave Me The Magic I've Been Missing
29.8.2022
As has been chronicled on Kotaku, my journey into Pokémon GO has been one that began two years ago in lockdown-induced happiness, and then slowly descended into disappointment after disappointment. However, this weekend, despite what appear to be Niantic’s best efforts, I finally experienced...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Battles Look Intense, New Mechanics Revealed
22.8.2022
Three months out from release, there’s still a ton about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet we don’t know, but a new trailer shown during the 2022 World Championship sheds a little more light how the Gen 9 games will shake up the competitive scene in some big ways. Plus, in addition to details on a bunch...
Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet vyjde příští rok, vrátí se karty ex
22.8.2022
Kickstarter Game Goes Bust Gambling On Crypto, Can't Refund Backers
19.8.2022
In 2021, at the height of the world’s collective blockchain madness, a video game called Untamed Isles—Pokemon, but with crypto stuff—made over $500,000 on Kickstarter. A year later the game is practically dead, and is so broke it can’t even refund its backers.Read more
Pokémon-like Ooblets Out For Switch In September, Leaves Early Access
18.8.2022
Ooblets and all its cute little dancing creatures are leaving early access on both Xbox and PC next month. And the folks behind the game announced today that the adorable life sim is heading to Switch too, on September 1. Read more
McDonald's Pokémon Card Happy Meals Are Back, But Fans Aren’t Happy
18.8.2022
When I left work on Tuesday, I immediately rushed to my nearest McDonald’s in order to secure Pokémon cards from its latest Happy Meal promotion. I bought two kids meals (I do not have any children), and I was slightly disappointed when the employee handed me two plain Happy Meal boxes. I had been...
Pokémon Unite’s New Stage Puts The Fearsome Rayquaza At The Center
18.8.2022
During the Pokémon World Championships, an annual invite-only esports event dedicated to all things pocket monsters which kicked off today, developer TiMi Studio Group revealed that the free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite will get a new map and a recognizable Gen III legendary dragon sometime soon.Read...
Pokémon Sword And Shield Is Giving Out Free Rare Victini Mythicals
18.8.2022
The Pokémon World Championships, taking place in London this week, just unveiled a special freebie for those of us who are watching the tournament at home. From now until August 21, you can use a Mystery Gift code to redeem a Victini in Pokémon Sword And Shield. Read more
$70,000 Pokémon Card Thief Hid Them At Mom's House
12.8.2022
A warehouse worker for one of the UK’s biggest collectable card-selling companies was found guilty last week of stealing over $70,000 of Pokémon cards, and then hiding them in...his mom’s house.Read more
This Pokémon GO 3D Billboard Is The Reason We Invented Technology
8.8.2022
All advertising is evil, obviously. But sometimes, despite this, it can be extraordinarily entertaining. This latest 3D billboard from outside of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station is maybe the best use of this optical illusion tech I’ve seen, and it’s cross-promoting Pokémon GO and, er, World Cat Day.Read...
Here Are Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Exclusives (So Far)
4.8.2022
Vulpix or Growlithe? Zangoose or Seviper? Ever since Arceus made the world in its image, Pokémon fans have had to grapple with a huge choice: which version to get. That quandary will remain in place for the latest games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.Read more
New Tera Raids Change Battles In A Big Way
4.8.2022
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