Game Freak News Articles
Tuesday30th Aug 2022
News New Pokémon Confirmed For Scarlet & Violet In Cryptic Photo Tweets
Update: Meet Grafaiai "soon"
Update [Tue 30th Aug, 2022 14:15 BST]: We've got a name! We thought we might have to wait a bit longer to find out more about these cryptic tweets. But The Pokémon Company has delivered a second batch of photos today, along with confirmation that these photos are indeed teasing a brand new Pokémon — and its name is...
Saturday27th Aug 2022
News A New Limited-Time Pokémon Distribution Event Has Been Announced For Japan
A Clefairy for Sword, Shield, BD, SP & Arceus Legends
Although there's already a limited-time Pokémon Sword and Shield distribution event taking place, The Pokémon Company has announced one. This time it's a "special Clefairy". The catch is it's a Japan-only distribution... at least for now. This event will run from 3rd September - 11th September...
Friday26th Aug 2022
News Game Freak Confirms Pokémon Legends: Arceus Started Development Before Sword & Shield's Launch
And Scarlet & Violet started in 2019
Game Freak held a talk during the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference 2022 (CEDEC) yesterday, 25th August, and the company shared a lot of information about how it developed assets for every Pokémon game, from Pokémon Red & Blue all the way through to the most recent entry in the series, Pokémon...
Wednesday17th Aug 2022
News Every Free Item Revealed For Pokémon GO, Unite, TCG At Pokémon World Championships
The Championships kick off tomorrow
The Pokémon World Championships are almost upon us and The Pokémon Company has revealed a healthy amount of in-game merchandise that viewers will be able to get their hands on for free. These limited-time offers (brought to our attention by Go Nintendo) will be available to anyone watching the championships via...
Friday12th Aug 2022
Random Pokémon Distribution Event At The World Championships Is Appropriately British
Fancy a cuppa?
Distribution events for Pokémon Sword & Shield are still ongoing, almost three years after the game's release. At the moment, you can get Dracovish, and for the next few weeks, you'll be able to acquire Ash's entire team from the anime. Further reading - A New Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Event Has Been...
Tuesday9th Aug 2022
News Some Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Pre-Orders Come With This Adorable Starter Figurine (UK)
Update: No longer just in France!
Update [Tue 9th Aug, 2022 11:45 BST] So, do you remember the original title of this article? 'We're Really Jealous Of This French Pre-Order Bonus For Pokémon Scarlet & Violet'? Was someone at Game Freak on Nintendo of Europe reading this? Today, GAME has revealed its pre-order bonus for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet,...
Thursday4th Aug 2022
Video Are 'Pokémon Presents' Showcases Becoming Too Predictable?
What did we think of the latest presentation?
Yesterday's Pokémon Presents brought us a ton of new info on generation 9, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. After some silence from Game Freak and The Pokémon Company on the upcoming open-world RPGs, we got a full 10 minutes of news, visuals, and info, and there are a lot of new features coming. Of...
Wednesday3rd Aug 2022
News Everyone Is Pikachu In Pokémon Unite's Pika Party Event, Starting Today
PiiiiiikaaaachuuuuUUUU!
Pokemon Unite's first-birthday celebrations just keep on coming, and alongside Buzzwole's release today, we'll be able to take part in an electrifying party. A Pikachu-themed event is about to kick off in Unite. From 5pm PDT today to 1st September 4:59pm PDT, you can join a special stage where you'll battle out your rivals,...
News Regional Forms Confirmed For Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Wooper steals the show
Regional forms are once again returning in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! Confirmed during today's Pokémon Presents, Paldean Forms (named after the Paldea region) were very briefly shown off during the presentation — and our hearts have been stolen. Look, we know everyone is fawning over Fidough right now, but there's...
News The Terastal Phenomenon Is Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Unique Mechanic
Crystallise!
Today's Pokémon Presents presentation has given us lots of brand new information about the upcoming open-world RPGs Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Yep, The Pokémon Company are keen to remind us of this, and we're all the more excited because of it! One pretty key piece of info we got was a little look at what seems to be generation...
Monday1st Aug 2022
News Pokémon Presents Will Feature New Scarlet & Violet Info Later This Week
Updates on apps and video games to come
The official Pokémon Twitter account has announced a brand new Pokémon Presents for later this week. On Wednesday 3rd August at 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CET, we'll be getting some new information on the next mainline games, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, alongside details and updates for apps, so...
Sunday26th Jun 2022
News A New Limited-Time Pokémon Legends: Arceus Distribution Event Has Begun
Receive a free mask
Update [Sun 26th Jun, 2022 05:00 BST]: The code for the Gastrodon Sword and Shield event has now been released, here it is: ER1CSGASTR0D0N Original article [Thu 23rd Jun, 2022 01:25 BST]: Another limited-time Pokémon distribution event has been announced and this time it's for the latest release, Pokémon Legends: Arceus...
Tuesday14th Jun 2022
News Multiplayer Battles Were Included Pokémon Red & Blue At The Last Minute
And because Nintendo wanted them
We can't really think of Pokémon without thinking about playing with our friends. Whether it's battling, trading, or exploring secret bases, playing and sharing experiences with others feels like a vital aspect of the series. Yet one of these features was almost not included in the original Pokémon Red & Blue...
Sunday12th Jun 2022
Poll Pokémon Scarlet Or Violet - Which Will You Choose?
It WAS red or purple in The Matrix, right?
We now know a heck of a lot more about the upcoming 9th generation of Pokémon games. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet look to shake up the series' formula in a few different ways such as four-player co-op and a fully open world, but there's one key thing that hasn't changed with the upcoming mainline games...
News Game Freak Had Plans For 65,535 Versions Of The Original Pokémon Game
But Shigeru Miyamoto didn't think it was the best idea
Pokémon has always had two different versions, but before the original games were released on Game Boy in 1996, Game Freak had plans for something else. In new translations of old Japanese interviews (via the YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming), it's revealed how Game Freak wanted 65,535...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
News Pokémon Sword & Shield's Art Director Announces New Game Studio
Called 'All Possible Futures'
Pokémon artist James Turner — art director for Pokémon Sword & Shield and designer of fan favourites such as Gigantamax Gengar, Shadow Lugia (from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness), and Sinistea/Polteageist — has announced that he's left Game Freak and is opening up a brand new game studio. Turner has already...
Sunday5th Jun 2022
Poll Which New Pokémon From The Scarlet & Violet Trailer Is Your Favourite?
Pawmi! Lechonk! Smoliv!
We're pretty sure no one has asked you to compare an olive, a mouse, and a pig before. Maybe? Hopefully not. Well, that's what we want to do today. With the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer, not only did we get a November release date, but we also got to see some brand new 'mons besides the three new starter...
Friday3rd Jun 2022
Poll Has The Latest Trailer Convinced You To Buy Pokémon Scarlet & Violet?
Or are you done with the series?
Unless you've been living under a rock recently, you may have seen the latest trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. As expected, it gave us a pretty in-depth look at the new entries to the core series, unveiling some new Pokémon, the game's professors and rival characters, the two
Wednesday1st Jun 2022
News Undertale's Toby Fox Returns To Compose More Music In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
And it's more than one track this time!
The creator of Undertale and Deltarune, Toby Fox, has frequently shown off his plethora of skills during his time in the industry — from writing to game design, and even composing music! And it's that last one that's brought him particular attention from Game Freak and The Pokémon Company. Toby Fox has...
News New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer All But Confirms A Past Vs Future Theme
Red means old-timey and purple means new-timey
Ooooh, we do love a good Pokémon rumour, especially when there's so much evidence to go on our board of crazy theories. The latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer just dropped, and it seems to confirm that Scarlet and Violet will somehow be tied to the past and the future, so let's dive in to all...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Multiplayer Will Let You Explore With Up To Four People
Four times the catching power?
In a first for the Pokémon series, you'll be able to play Pokémon Scarlet And Violet with up to four friends, and we're talking more than just trading Pocket Monsters. Tucked away on the game's official website, The Pokémon Company has revealed that you'll be able to explore the open world of Scarlet and Violet...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Described As "The First Open-World RPGs In The Series"
"Explore at your leisure—not in an order dictated by the story"
After the great success of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and its experimental first steps for the Pokémon series into semi-open-world environments (discounting the limited Wild Areas from Pokémon Sword and Shield), the question of whether Pokémon Scarlet and Violet would continue this...
News Meet Koraidon and Miraidon, Your Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Legendaries
And stars of the box art
A brand new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet dropped earlier today, and we got lots of little bits of information for the upcoming 9th generation of Pokemon games, including a November release date. However, we also got our first look at the game's brand new legendaries who will adorn the box art and (likely) will be...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trailer Introduces New Professors And Your Rival, Nemona
And the internet seems to like them
The new trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has revealed not only the 18th November release date for the upcoming pair of mainline Pokémon games, but also some new characters you'll be meeting along the way. The trailer, which also revealed box art and Koraidon and Miraidon, the headlining Legend
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Releases 18th November
New Pokémon, new professors, and new legendaries abound!
As promised yesterday, The Pokémon Company has dropped a brand new trailer for the upcoming 9th generation of Pokémon games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, along with a confirmed 18th November release date! The trailer gives us a really good look at the upcoming pair of games, showcasing two...
News Junichi Masuda Leaves Game Freak For New Role At The Pokémon Company
"I appreciate your continued support in my new role"
Junichi Masuda, one of the founders of Game Freak, current Managing Director, and long-time composer of the Pokémon series — among many, many other roles at the company — is stepping down from his role for pastures new. Masuda has been with Game Freak since it was formed in 1989, and has...
Tuesday26th Apr 2022
News Pokémon Developer Game Freak Introduces Optional Four Day Working Week
Primarily catered to those dealing with childcare / nursing care
Game Freak is a development studio extremely well known to Nintendo fans, with Pocket Card Jockey on 3DS being a particular standout. Yes, ok, there's also all of those hugely successful Pokémon games, too. It's a company with an important place in the industry, then, and it's also...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
Random One Pokémon Fan's Mission To Properly Credit Every Last Pokémon Designer
Give that person a Master Ball
When there are multiple people working on a project such as a video game — sometimes many multiples of people — it's often that fans attribute the hard work to the most prominent designer or director they can think of. Even with individual aspects, such as music, art, level design, and the many other elements that...
Wednesday9th Mar 2022
Random A New Video Debunks A Long-Believed Claim About The Creator Of Pokémon
DidYouKnowGaming discusses Satoshi Tajiri
The claim that Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri is autistic has been swirling for years at this point, to the point where it's generally accepted as fact among fans of the franchise. More specifically, Tajiri is claimed to have Asperger Syndrome, a neurodevelopment disorder that's typically characterised by...
Friday4th Mar 2022
News Pokémon Designer Shares Adorable Artwork Of Gen 9's New Starters
Introducing Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly
Whenever a new Pokémon generation is announced, one of the most exciting parts of the reveal is finding out what the new starter pocket monsters. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, we've got the grass-type Sprigatito, the fire-type Fuecoco and the water-type Quaxly. To celebrate this special occasion,...
