Latest Reviews of The Pokémon Company Games
Review Pokémon Champions (Switch) – The Most Accessible & Flawed Competitive Pokémon Has Ever Been
More bugs than Viridian Forest
Keeping up with competitive Pokémon battling has always been a hassle. As the mainline series shifts from generation to generation, so does which Pokémon are available, access to specific Pokémon, methods for training those Pokémon, the introduction of new moves, abilities, and held items, as well as a continued...
Review Pokémon Friends (Switch) – Pretty Plushies, Puzzling Pricing
A PokéPuzzle a day keeps the Nurse Joy away
It seems like every Pokémon Direct spends more than half its runtime detailing updates for or announcing casual Pokémon spin-offs. From Pokémon Café ReMix to Pokémon Sleep, we’ve gotten so many Pokémon-themed experiences that any new announce
Review Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (Mobile) - A Breezy, Beautiful Take On TCG, Gacha Aside
Ironically, no trading allowed
Digital card games like Marvel Snap have seen a lot of success in recent years with short, satisfying matches that you can finish in a few minutes. The mobile release of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket almost seems like a direct answer to this trend. From uncomplicated card text to simplified rules, it axes much of...
Review Pokémon Sleep - A Snore-Fest In Mostly The Right Ways
Is this a game to sleep on?
Pokémon Sleep has been a bit of an enigma ever since its reveal in 2019 and nobody quite knew what to make of it or even how it could possibly work. After years of silence, finally, in 2023, we have the game so we’ve fully got to grips with what's on offer, and it is definitely an interesting one. We’ve spent over a...
Review Pokemon Unite (Switch) - Pokémon Divides In Free-To-Start MOBA
Fun, in the right circumstances
Since the original release of Pokémon Red and Blue on the Game Boy, The Pokémon Company has consistently tried to take its successful monster-collecting RPG through many different iterations, genres, and applications. Pokémon has taken forays into genres such as digital/physical card games, the Mystery Dungeon...
Cold Pokémon go brrr
Pokémon Sword & Shield is now finally complete with the release of The Crown Tundra, the second part of the DLC pass to go alongside The Isle of Armor. But how does it stack up compared to its great – if inconsistent – main game? Well, we'll tell you, because we’re nice like that. We have to be honest, our first...
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Latest The Pokémon Company News
News PSA: Pokémon Red & Blue Game Boy Jukebox Back In Stock
Take an audio tour through Kanto
Earlier this year, as part of Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations, The Pokémon Company released a Game Boy Jukebox that took trainers on an audio tour through Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue. If you haven't already got it, or weren't able to secure it on release, TPC has now announced the jukebox is back in stock...
Rumour Pokémon-Themed Mystery LEGO Bags Are Supposedly On The Way
Good luck catching 'em all
Pokémon's new LEGO line, featuring Smart Brick support, is apparently getting a mystery bag series. This rumour comes from the reliable Lego leaker 'got.cooped', who says they'll be arriving on 1st March 2027 and will be priced at $12.99 each. No photos or promotional images of these sets have been
News Pikachu Spent 67 Days In Space As Part Of Pokémon X ESA Collaboration
Pika! (Translation: "So connected to love")
The Pokémon Company and European Space Agency (ESA) have announced a new collaboration to celebrate World Space Week (4th -10th October). As part of the collab, a special Pikachu plush was sent up to the International Space Station for a total of 67 days, from 11th April to 27th June 2026, completing...
News Pokémon's Trading Card Game Is Getting A Movie In 2027
Watch the 'Pokémon Wild Card' teaser trailer right now
At the 2026 Pokémon World Championship closing ceremony, Pokémon President Tsunekazu Ishihara announced the Pokémon Trading Card Game will be getting its own movie. This animated film is called Pokémon Wild Card and will be arriving in cinemas in 2027. Alongside this announcement was a...
News LEGO Teases Five New Smart Play Pokémon, Arriving In 2027
Who's that Pokémon?
During a Pokémon LEGO Smart Play demonstration at the second day of PokémonXP, the Lego Group announced new sets would be arriving in 2027. A short teaser trailer featured the silhouettes of five Pokémon as part of this announcement. Trainers believe the designs are based on...spoiler warning...Charcadet, Grookey, Mankey,...
News Pokémon's Social Media "Temporarily Compromised", Promotes Cryptocurrency
The Pokémon Company has now issued a statement
Ahead of the Pokémon World Championships, it seems the official Pokémon account on the social media platform 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) has been hacked. Fortunately, everything is now back to normal, with The Pokémon Company issuing a statement acknowledging the official account had been...
He's now "Creative Director of Pokémon Art and Design"
The Pokémon artist James Turner, who previously worked at Game Freak and also released The Plucky Squire, has announced he's now in a new role at The Pokémon Company International. In an announcement on social media, he revealed he'll be taking on the position of "Creative Director of...
Gallery Here's A Look At The Electrifying Pikachu Cards In Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration
Releasing worldwide this September
The Pokémon Trading Card Game's '30th Celebration' series arrives simultaneously worldwide on 16th September 2025, and The Pokémon Company has this week given fans a look at the Pikachu cards included in the set. In case you missed our original post, there'll be 30 rare Pikachu cards featuring Pikachu numbering,...
News Pokémon Unite Officially Dropped From 2027 Pokémon World Championships
The beginning of the end?
The free-to-play Switch and mobile title Pokémon Unite has received countless updates since it arrived in 2021, but official support for the competitive MOBA isn't looking quite as strong this week based on the latest announcement. In a new update on the game's website, The Pokémon Company has announced it will be...
News Koei Tecmo Wanted Pokémon Pokopia To Be The Very Best (Selling) Pokémon Spin-Off
It's already sold over four million copies
The relaxing life-sim Pokémon Pokopia has been a surprise hit for the Switch 2, but it apparently wasn't forecast by Koei Tecmo to be as successful as it's been in terms of sales. Company president and CEO Hisashi Koinuma recently spoke to Famitsu about the game, claiming "there weren't any real...
News Pokémon Go Recreates Original Trailer With A Huge Times Square Mewtwo Raid
OTT? Nah
Remember the original trailer for Pokémon Go? Well if not, go ahead and refresh yourself, it's right above. Released on 10th September 2015, it ended with a pretty ambitious fantasy in which a whole bunch of players descended onto Times Square, New York to take on Mewtwo. Well, it's a fantasy no more. As covered by VGC, Pokémon GO...
News Pikachu 1996 Style Plush Now Available At The Pokémon Center
Fingers crossed for restocks
Earlier this year, The Pokémon Company released a special retro-style Pikachu plush in Japan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon series. This was followed by confirmation the plush (and a key chain based on the same design) would be getting a local release in the future. This plush has now been made...
News Pokémon Company Considers Using Government ID To Tackle TCG Scalping
Extreme behaviour calls for an extreme response
The Pokémon Company has issued a statement (thanks, Automaton) confirming that it is considering using government-issued ID to tackle scalping in the Trading Card Game community. Though it doesn't outright refer to scalpers, The Pokémon Company says that it wishes to “provide all customers with...
News Pokémon Pokopia Sales Surpass 2.2 Million Units Globally In First Four Days
The Switch 2 exclusive is off to a strong start
The relaxing life sim Pokémon Pokopia for the Switch 2 has got off to a roaring start, with The Pokémon Company and Nintendo today announcing global sales of the title have already surpassed 2.2 million units. Pokopia managed to achieve this in just the "first four days" since its launch on 5th...
PSA Pokémon Pokopia Players Can Now Tour The Developer's Cloud Island
You'll need a code and Switch Online sub to visit
Apart from Mystery Gifts and events, the new relaxing life-sim Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2 also allows you to visit Cloud Islands, which are separate from the main game experience. To give players a sample of what's to come in this new adventure, The Pokémon Company has joined in on the fun -...
News The Pokémon Company Issues Response To The White House's Pokopia Meme
"no permission was granted"
Ahead of the release of Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2, fans have been passing the time by posting memes via a font generator from Pixel Frame, recreating the Pokopia logo with custom text. Someone on The White House's social media team apparently caught wind of this and created its own image using the Pokopia font...
News Pokémon Celebration Video Highlights The 1,000+ New 30th Anniversary Logos
Gotta count 'em all
Pokémon officially turns 30 tomorrow, but with Japan already ticking over into 27th Feb, The Pokémon Company has released a special video to celebrate the series' big birthday. The vid is all about those new 30th anniversary icons that you may have spotted online in recent weeks. TPC has designed one for each Pokémon — yep,...
News Pokémon's Super Bowl Commercial Was Probably Expensive, Unsurprisingly
The estimates for its minute-long ad are through the roof
Pokémon banks an insane amount every year, so it can afford to splash some cash from time to time. If you are wondering how much yesterday's Super Bowl LX commercial might have cost, according to reports, it's estimated to have required "at least $16 million" for just a single minute. As
News Pokémon Pinball Teased By Stern Pinball, Prices Start At $6,999
"Your next challenge has arrived"
Pokémon is celebrating 30 years this year, and as part of this, trainers around the globe can expect all sorts of exciting (and surprising) announcements. Ahead of the annual event Pokémon Day, taking place later this month on 27th February 2026, Stern Pinball has announced it will be stepping into the battle...
News Pokémon 30th Anniversary Nintendo Store Event Announced (US)
Pokémon Day is almost here!
Pokémon Day is taking place later this month, and ahead of this annual event, Nintendo has announced its US-based stores located in New York and San Francisco will be hosting special events. They're inviting trainers to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary, which will take place on 27th February 2026. Here's the full...
