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Wednesday21st Sep 2022
Random Explore A Pokémon Overworld Created By Neural Network
Or, what Pokémon would look like if Ditto copied it
Ever wondered how a Pokémon game might turn out if it were created using a neural network? No, we can't say we have, either. But, we kind of have answer thanks to Ollin Boer Bohan, a Deep Learning Scientist at NVIDIA, who has created a playable Pokémon overworld using a neural network. Spoilers:...
Thursday23rd Jun 2022
Random Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Characters Reimagined As Previous Gen Sprites
Pixels are back in fashion!
We're going to be honest with you for a moment: we really miss the 2D art style of the older Pokémon games. There's just something timeless about it, right? Not to mention there was a distinct lack of discourse around the graphics back in the day (okay, perhaps a slight resentment from fans at the slow evolution of the...
Monday7th Mar 2022
Random Let Psyduck Spray Your Tea For You With This Adorable Pokémon Teapot
Let's hope it doesn't give you amnesia
Pokémon merchandise is some of the most adorable and eclectic video game-based swag you can buy, with Pikachu and the gang turning up in imaginative forms across a huge range of products. We might just have one of the very best examples, though: Ensky, known for selling lots of unique official Pokémon...
Wednesday2nd Feb 2022
News Official Pokémon DP Sound Library Shares Entire Diamond And Pearl Soundtrack
Create playlists, download or just listen
Amid the recent news around Nintendo targeting and taking down soundtracks on YouTube, today brings a slightly cheerier outcome for game music fans. The Pokémon Company has not only uploaded the official soundtrack for the original Pokémon Diamond & Pearl to YouTube, but has created an excellent...
Friday21st Jan 2022
Random Piplup's Time In The Spotlight Continues With His Own Pokémon Music Video
Pochama!
Piplup, the tiny penguin starter introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, is having what we in the biz call "A Moment". Over the past month, we've had Piplup ASMR, Piplup fitness training, and most recently, Piplups given to Japanese players of both
Wednesday12th Jan 2022
Random A Lovely Easter Egg From Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Returns In The New Remakes
Happy birthday, Junichi Masuda!
Today is the 54th birthday of beloved director and composer of the Pokémon games, Junichi Masuda — and, to celebrate his birthday, you can see a limited-time surprise in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Back when the original games came out in 2006 and 2007, there was a secret embedded within the...
Monday1st Nov 2021
Random Someone Carved 107 Pokémon Pumpkins To Celebrate The Diamond & Pearl Remakes
Gotta carve 'em all
Carving pumpkins is messy, time-consuming, and leaves you with far more gourdmeat than you're prepared to eat. In fact, if you manage to carve more than one pumpkin in preparation for Halloween, then you're an accomplished and impressive human that's going to have to eat pumpkin-related foods for the next two weeks. But why stop...
Tuesday28th Sep 2021
Random The New Trailer For Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Confirms What We All Knew About Bidoof
Bidoof, Bidoof, Bidoof is on fire
Bidoof is a meme. He is a phenomenon. Where did the love for this weird little beaver guy come from? He certainly wasn't always this popular, and he's not actually that good of a Pokémon. A large part of Bidoof's fame is due to his nature as an "HM slave" — the unofficial (and kinda mean) term used to describe a...
Friday20th Aug 2021
News Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl's New 'Grand Underground' Map Looks Epic
Tunnel vision
We knew that the Underground from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl would be returning in the upcoming remakes, but now we know that it's also getting spruced up a fair amount, with an expanded map, "Pokémon Hideaways" that contain Pokémon which can only be found in that area, and a new mechanic that means the statues you place in your...
Sunday28th Feb 2021
Video Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Pokémon Diamond And Pearl On Switch And DS
How do they compare?
When The Pokémon Company announced remakes of the Nintendo DS titles Diamond and Pearl earlier this week, the most notable difference was obviously the art style. All of the sprite work in the original games has now been replaced with cute 3D graphics in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. There's obviously been a lot of...
Wednesday24th Feb 2021
News Did The Official Pokémon Twitter Account Just Tease A Diamond And Pearl Return?
"Let's go, Sinnoh!"
This weekend, on 27th February, the Pokémon series celebrates 25 years since the launch of the original Game Boy titles. There have already been rumours floating about and now the official Pokémon Twitter account seems to be joining in on the fun. It's currently doing a countdown featuring different generations of pocket...
Friday19th Feb 2021
Random Pokémon Fan Aims To Build Sinnoh Region Entirely Out Of LEGO
Here's where to find Empolego and Bricketot
Ahead of the rumoured reveal of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes for the Switch, one fan has gone above and beyond, recreating the entire Sinnoh region out of LEGO. Don't worry, it's not quite as huge of an undertaking as it sounds - Reddit user Scoutisaspyable, also known as warlordjimbei
Saturday30th Jan 2021
News A 2019 Rumour About Gen IV Pokémon Remakes Might Be Coming True
Could possibly include "let's go catching" mechanics
Next month marks 25 years since the release of the first Pokémon titles on the original Game Boy. One of the biggest rumours currently doing the rounds is the possible return of the 2006 Nintendo DS entries, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. It's believable enough when you look at the current timeline...
Monday25th Jan 2021
Random Pokémon Fan Finishes Challenge To Play Every Game Without Using Pokémon Twice
It took two and a half years to complete the series
Pokémon fans love making things harder for themselves. There's the Nuzlocke Challenge, in which you can only catch the first Pokémon you meet in every area, and fainted Pokémon are considered "dead" and must be released. There's the original Twitch Plays Pokémon, which keeps popping up with...
Friday15th Jan 2021
Rumour Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Will Be Revealed For Switch Next Month
Just in time for Pokémon's 25th anniversary
Next month, on 27th February, it will have been 25 years since the launch of the original Pokémon Game Boy titles. This also happens to line up with "Pokémon Day", and as usual, there'll likely be a special presentation to go with it. So what can trainers around the world possibly expect, if there are...
Thursday7th Jan 2021
Random Pokémon In Unreal Engine Looks Like Skyrim
Meowth has wares, if you have coin
Every now and again, a fan takes it upon themselves to rebuild a game in Unreal Engine. We've seen Mario and Peach's Castle, a very fancy Temple of Time, and the original starter Pokémon from Pokémon Red and Blue looking
Thursday17th Dec 2020
Feature What Can We Expect From Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary?
2021 marks 25 years of catching 'em all
It’s Thanksgiving and time for the Macy’s Parade in New York. After float upon float showing various things, in comes a familiar yellow friend. Multiple Pikachu have come and started dancing to celebrate Thanksgiving. However, at the end, something is uncovered... the Pokémon 25th anniversary logo...
Wednesday5th Feb 2020
News Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl Galactic Battles Joins Pokémon TV This Friday
Return to Sinnoh
If you've enjoyed watching Pokémon: The Power of Us when it was released on Netflix at the start of this year, you might also be interested in checking out one of the older television series. Later this week on Friday, the 12th season of the long-running Pokémon the series will be released on Pokémon TV. Pokémon: Diamond and...
Friday20th Dec 2019
News New Gen 4 Pokémon Leak Supposedly Shows Lots Of Scrapped Gender Differences
Almost every 'mon redesigned
If the contents of this recent Pokémon leak are to be believed, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - and every game thereafter - could have been very different indeed. Dr. Lava, known for sharing and dissecting cut content from a wide variety of Nintendo games, has shared an article exploring a supposed leak that first...
Thursday14th Nov 2019
Music Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Are Getting A Fanmade Orchestral Makeover
A Gen 4 remake at last!
For years now, Pokémon fans have been desperately hoping for a remake of the series' fourth generation games, Diamond and Pearl. While we can't offer you that, we do have news of the next best thing. Pokémon fan and musical marvel Braxton Burks is back with another orchestral take on the beloved franchise, this time with a...
Friday8th Nov 2019
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Is The Best? Choose Your Favourite Water-Type Starter
Pick from this pool
And we come to the final stop on our journey to find out the best multi-generational mix of starter Pokémon before we ultimately reveal your dream team of starters. We've previously asked your opinion for the best Fire- and Grass-type starter Pokémon from the eight generations that comprise the mainline
Thursday7th Nov 2019
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Is The Best? Choose Your Favourite Grass-Type Starter
Best in grass
A wild PokéPoll appeared! Continuing our quest to find the ultimate cross-generational triumvirate of starter Pokémon, here we present the 8 Grass-type starters from every generation for your consideration. The Rock-Paper-Scissors choice of Fire-Grass-Water-types to kick off your adventure is a series tradition, but we're eager to...
Wednesday6th Nov 2019
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Is The Best? Choose Your Favourite Fire-Type Starter
Trouble starters, punkin' instigators
We're going to go out on a limb and guess that you've probably heard about the new Pokémon game coming out very soon. Yes, we're on the cusp of Gen VIII with the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield and very soon you'll be able to choose between Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble before embarking on a journey...
Friday26th Jun 2015
News Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions Tour Announces Show Dates For Australia
"The must-see video game concert of the year"
If classic tunes from the long-running Pokémon video game series bring back fond memories of your earlier years and you happen to live in Australia, then the Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions Tour may worth checking out. Provided you live in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth or Sydney – The Pokémon Company...
Sunday22nd Feb 2015
News Pokémon Champion Cynthia Nendoroid Figure Available for Pre-Order
Along with her trusty Garchomp
Japanese toy manufacturer The Good Smile Company is at it again, crafting yet more wonderful additions for our figurine collections whilst leaving our wallets a little more threadbare. Nintendo fans have already been treated with Mario, Luigi, Toon Link, I
Monday22nd Dec 2014
Weirdness The Pokémon Timeline Seems as Crazy as The Legend of Zelda's Equivalent
Three dimensional
Timelines can be rather controversial in any franchise, but when they're applied to one of Nintendo's more storied franchises they can lead to some feisty disagreements. The Legend of Zelda is the famous example, dividing fans to this day despite an official version being available in Hyrule Historia; when you take into account...
Friday17th Oct 2014
News Game Freak Confirms That The Pokémon Stadium Series Is On Hiatus
Possibly forever
When Pokémon X & Y was released last October, fans were given the opportunity to experience 3D battles in the main series for the very first time – channelling the spirit of the Pokémon Stadium series, all bar the announcer. Pokkén Tournament – a fighting game spin-off by Bandai Namco – was yet another recently...
Wednesday14th May 2014
News Here's a Handy Guide to Pokémon Services That'll Stop With Nintendo's Wi-Fi Shutdown
Sad times
As switched on DS and Wii owners likely already know, a number of Wi-Fi services will be shut down on 20th May, with high profile examples being the loss of online play in Mario Kart entries on both systems and other examples such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For Pokémon fans, meanwhile, the impact on those last-gen games could be...
Thursday20th Mar 2014
News Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection Available Now on iTunes
Prince will not be happy
In recent weeks and months Game Freak has been releasing rather impressive soundtrack albums on iTunes for various titles in the Pokémon franchise. Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, the DS titles, have now been covered with the arrival of Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection on the download store. For...
Tuesday18th Feb 2014
Video Time to Learn Some Facts That Link Pokémon and Science
Knowledge is Super Effective!
While we may have an instinctive understanding of games the more we play, learning about mechanics and how the nuts and bolts of experiences work, it can be up to interpretation when looking for the additional meanings or influences within a given game. Download titles in particular sometimes have underlying messages or...
