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This ‘90s Pokémon Ad Was Nightmare Fuel
15.5.2023
Over the years I’ve caught many a Pokémon memory. From my first glimpse of the poster for Pokémon: The First Movie in a movie theater as a young child, to facing the final boss of last year’s Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, my nearly lifelong experience with Game Freak’s multimedia franchise forms...
Fuecoco Is The Breakout Star Of The New Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Anime
8.5.2023
The series hasn’t even been released in the U.S. yet, but Pokémon anime fans are already adopting Fuecoco as their favorite son. Sprigatto and Quaxly who?Read more
When A Beloved Pet Dies, Sometimes Pokémon Lets Us Immortalize Them
1.5.2023
I’ve played a lot of Pokémon games, but Pokémon Black and White were never really standouts to me. And yet, after over two decades of love for the monster-collecting franchise, the only tattoo I have of a Pokémon is Herdier, the normal-type “loyal dog” Pokémon that debuted in the DS games. But...
No Two Pikachu Are Alike In This Awesome New Pokémon Plushie Line
27.4.2023
Normally, a new line of plushies from the already merchandised-to-death Pokémon industrial complex wouldn’t be that noteworthy. However, the Pokémon Center in Japan is selling a new line of plush toys called “My Pikachu” that do have one pretty remarkable characteristic. Unlike the vast majority...
Rare '90s Pikachu Pokémon Card Sells For A Wild $300K
25.4.2023
There’s a lot you can do with $300,000: buy a couple Teslas, invest in some stocks, get a PS5 or Xbox Series S/X (or a few of them). It’s an amount of money some people will never see in their lifetimes. Yet, someone with the cash to burn took their $300,000 and bought a super-rare Pikachu Pokémon...
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...
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
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 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...
Here’s What Happens in Ash’s Final Pokémon Episode
24.3.2023
After announcing in December that it was coming, the Pokémon anime finally aired its last Ash and Pikachu episode in Japan. The episode won’t be airing in English for some time as the anime is tied to a Netflix deal that releases batches of episodes periodically, so if you’re curious to see...
Ash Ketchum’s Pokémon Anime Voice Actor Takes Her Victory Lap
20.3.2023
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s 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 talking with the English voice actor behind Ash Ketchum as the Pokémon anime prepares...
Pokémon Fans Crushed That Team Rocket Disbands At End Of Anime
13.3.2023
The latest Pokémon Journeys: The Series episode just aired in Japan this Friday, and it has fans panicking. The anime is in its final season, and fans hoped that the most recent episode would satisfyingly wrap up Team Rocket’s story—but it was quite the opposite. Even Team Rocket’s haters feel that...
The Best Pokémon Cards Art Sets That Tell Amazing Stories
8.3.2023
The majority of Pokémon cards are primarily functional. Designed to be played in the table-top game, the small illustration on a card helps to distinguish it, with far more space given to the details of its attacks, HP, restrictions, and retreat costs. Then there are the special cards,...
Incredibly Rare Pokémon Card Auctioned For $480,000, Nobody Bids
7.3.2023
Everyone knows old Pokémon cards are incredibly hot right now, but nobody knows exactly what they’re worth to collectors. Exhibit A: Someone put a holographic Illustrator Pikachu in near-perfect condition up for auction on eBay with a starting bid of $480,000, and it went over like a lead...
Detective Pikachu Sequel Inches Closer To Being Real
3.3.2023
Neo-noir comedy Pokémon: Detective Pikachu came out in 2019, and it was surprisingly good. In the era of risk-averse studios rebooting and remaking everything under the sun, a sequel seemed inevitable. Sure enough, one was already in development when the first debuted. No one’s heard about...
The First Pokémon Season Without Ash Gets First Real Trailer
3.3.2023
Man, Ash and Pikachu are really leaving the Pokémon anime pretty soon, huh? With every farewell episode that airs in Japan and every new piece of information on the new animated series that comes out, the departure of the show’s long-time protagonists feels more and more real. If you were having...
Ash And Pikachu’s Final Pokémon Episode Will Bring Back Gary (And Your Tears)
2.3.2023
The Pokémon anime is wrapping up Ash and Pikachu’s 25-year-long story with a series of farewell episodes, and in each of them, the duo has been revisiting old friends from across the Pokémon world. However, it sounds like the final episode before the show hands off the torch to new protagonists...
Over $30 Million Worth Of Funkos Are Headed To The Landfill
2.3.2023
The company that makes Funko Pop! collectibles is in so much trouble it’s preparing to throw hundreds of thousands of its pop culture-inspired figurines into the garbage. Funko revealed the plans in a recent earnings call filled with so much bad news its stock price fell off a cliff the next...
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...