Pokémon News
March2022
News Here Is This Week's 3DS eShop Chart, Pokémon Crystal Is At The Top (Again)
Get the best Game Boy games while you still can
Last month, Nintendo shocked 3DS owners by announcing the eShop for this platform would be closing up. If you are interested to know what's charting in the lead-up to this or happen to be looking for digital games to get on your 3DS, these North American charts are worth taking a look at. Here are the...
February2022
Video Three Pokémon Games In One Year? Game Freak, Slow Down
Scarlet and Violet aren't even opposites
It seems like only yesterday that Pokémon Legends: Arceus came out. And although it wasn't yesterday, it was only... one month ago. That's basically no time at all in the world of video games, and we've just received word that the next Pokémon game is not only in the works — it's ready to be revealed, and...
Soapbox As A Recent Pokémon Convert I'm Excited For Scarlet And Gen 9
#TeamScarlet
Soapbox articles give our team a chance to share some personal perspectives; today it's the turn of Tom Whitehead to admit he might be a Pokémon fan now. Back in early January I wrote about how Pokémon Legends: Arceus would be my first game in the series, a confession for which I was instructed to recite 10 'Pika-Pika' chants and...
Poll Are You Excited About Pokémon Scarlet And Pokémon Violet?
A new generation is coming this year
Whether as part of a surprise strategy, out of respect for current events or a mix of both, the weekend's Pokémon Presents broadcast had very little publicity and build-up. The main English-language social media channels didn't even promote the event, with live stream pages only going live in the final hours...
"We decided to significantly reduce the promotion of the event"
The announcement of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet yesterday almost didn't happen, The Pokémon Company has revealed. A statement has been released by the company which says that it wished to be "sensitive" to real-world events taking place right now – presumably a reference to...
Gallery Here's A Look At The New Open World In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
Coming to Nintendo Switch later this year
The Pokémon Company has shared some additional screenshots of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Nintendo Switch. Enjoy! The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. With these new titles, the Pokémon series takes...
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube764k Watch on YouTube News Introducing Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's New Starters - Which One Will You Choose?
Say hello to Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly
During the reveal of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, trainers got a look at the new starter pocket monsters. Once again, they're grass, fire and water type. Here's a breakdown of each one, courtesy of the game website: Sprigatito: Type: Grass Category: Grass Cat PKMN Height: 1'4", Weight: 9 lbs. Ability:...
News Pokémon GO Adding Gen 7 Alola Pokémon From 1st March
Exeggutor will be obtainable before then
Today's Pokémon Presents broadcast had some hefty reveals, but the show kicked off with some pleasing news for fans of Pokémon GO. Gen 7 'mon from the Alola region of Pokémon Sun and Moon are coming to the AR mobile title from 1st March. The first is available over the next few days, however, so you can...
News You Likely Won't Be Able To Catch 'Em All In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
Here we go again!
Trainers hoping to see the entire Pokédex featured in the upcoming games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet might want to read on. As highlighted by Serebii.net, it looks like players will only be able to add "specific" pocket monsters to these games via the Pokémon HOME app. This suggests "not all" Pokémon may be coded into the next...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Version 1.1.0 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fresh content and gifts!
The third update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus is now live on the Nintendo Switch, and it adds new content to enjoy mostly post-credits, along with some other fixes and improvements. It bumps the latest entry in the series up to Version 1.1.0; be sure to use '+' on the HOME screen icon for the game to check your version and...
News Mythical Pokémon Shaymin Arrives In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
Oak's Letter arrives today
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl was the big dual release for the franchise in the 2021 Holiday season, and today it got a welcome addition in the Pokémon Presents broadcast. Later today you should receive Oak's Letter, a gift that'll be available for the next month. That letter will give you access to...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Update 1.1.0, 'Daybreak', Is Out Today
New requests, additional training ground battles and a free gift!
Update: It's live! You may need to update manually by using '+' on the game's HOME screen icon. You can see full patch notes and details on this page. Original Article: Today's 'Pokemon Presents' had a low-key build-up, but it did have some interesting reveals. The big news was...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet Announced, Releasing Worldwide On Switch In "Late 2022"
Introducing Generation 9
The latest Pokémon Presents just went out with a bang - revealing two all-new games, Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet. This appears to be Generation 9 and it'll be arriving later this year on Nintendo Switch. Alongside a live cinematic mixed with some gameplay footage, The Pokémon Company also revealed Scarlet &...
Watch Pokémon Presents 2022 - Live!
14 minutes of Pokémon-y things
Happy Pokémon Day! It's Sunday! And here we are... Yes, The Pokémon Company has decided to do its annual Pokémon Day showcase at the weekend, because no day of rest can stop this franchise. It's set to be 14 minutes long, a little shorter than the equivalent for last year's 25th Anniversary, but we still...
Video Yaffle's "Reconnect" Music Video Released To Celebrate Pokémon's 25th Anniversary
Featuring AAAMYYY and Daichi Yamamoto
A new music video was premiered today, February 25th, as part of Pokémon's ongoing 25th anniversary celebrations. The song itself, titled "Reconnect", is by music producer Yaffle with featuring vocals from Daichi Yamamoto and AAAMYYY, and was revealed back in September 2021 as a track on the Pokémon 25 album...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Cable Holders Are Now Up For Grabs On My Nintendo
PikachU-SB
My Nintendo has improved a lot in recent months with a number of tempting physical rewards being released. The latest to land are some rather cute Pokémon-themed cable holders, so if you're like this scribe and have a bad habit of leaving cables lying around in a mess, they're worth a look. There are two varieties available, which you...
News Pokémon GO's 2022 Roadmap Has Been Revealed
"Think of this like a guide for the upcoming months"
Pokémon GO developer Niantic has revealed the 2022 roadmap for the game. The studio has stated that it will be focusing its efforts on "improving Pokémon GO and bringing fun, exciting updates to Trainers around the world," and has admitted that it has been hard to implement ideas based on the...
News Mario Golf: Super Rush Wins DICE's Sports Game Of The Year Award
Pokémon Unite wins mobile GOTY
The DICE Awards 2022 has awarded Mario Golf: Super Rush for Nintendo Switch sports game of the year. While the game was arguably a tad underwhelming on release, Nintendo made sure to bolster it throughout the year with plenty of free updates - including both new characters and courses. The competition Nintendo's...
Random Shop Owner Sells Fake $20 Pokémon Card, Gets Arrested For Copyright Violation
150 cards and games seized
A shop owner who runs a retro game store in Japan's Mie Prefecture was arrested by Japanese law enforcement following the sale of a forged Pokémon card in December 2021, according to a report from CBC TV. Yukinori Harada, the 48-year-old owner of Alive Yokkaichi Tokiwa, allegedly sold the fake for 2,200 Yen (about $20)...
News Pokémon Presents Broadcast Confirmed For This Week
14 minutes long
A new Pokémon Presents broadcast has been confirmed for this week. It will air on Sunday, February 27th at 14:00 UTC / 09:00 EST / 06:00 PST / 15:00 CEST / 23:00 JST. That's Pokémon Day, in case you were wondering. It's not currently known what will be included, but it will last 14 minutes. The Pokémon Company kicked off
Reminder Pokémon Trading Card Game Live 'Limited Beta' Is Now Available In Canada
Playable on mobile, PC and Mac
Update [Wed 23rd Feb, 2022 02:35 GMT]: This limited beta, exclusive to Canada, is now live for Android and Windows users. Enjoy! Original article [Thu 17th Feb, 2022 03:05 GMT]: Last September, The Pokémon Company revealed the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live - a new free-to-play app for the digital version of the...
Video Pokémon Japan's New ASMR Recipe Series Features A Sulky Jigglypuff
Pikachoux and Jiggly(cream)puff
[Update: Tue 22nd Feb, 2022 21:00 GMT] Episode Three is here! We've added it down below. [Original: Mon 21st Feb, 2022 21:30 GMT] The Japanese YouTube channel for Pokémon is a treasure trove of high-quality animation, and their latest videos — which have a focus on ASMR-adjacent recipes in the daily life of a...
News Pokémon Named License Of The Year At "The Oscars Of The Toy Industry"
"A wonderful way to celebrate... a landmark 25th anniversary year"
The Pokémon brand has been awarded 'License of the Year' at The Toy Foundation’s 2022 Toy of the Year Awards, often described as "the Oscars of the toy industry". The brand recently celebrated its 25th birthday and continues to be one of the most recognisable commercial brands in...
Union room functions expanded and more...
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl on the Nintendo Switch have now been updated to Version 1.2.0. This is perhaps the biggest update yet - with Union Room functions now expanded, a Colosseum battle feature added, fixes and more. Here's are the full details courtesy of Nintendo's support page:...
News Detective Pikachu 2 Is Still In The Works, Apparently
De2ctive Pika2
You may know that Detective Pikachu was a surprisingly high-budget movie with Ryan Reynolds, a lot of CGI, and that uncomfortable scene with a Mr Mime, but you may not have known that it was a spin-off of a 3DS game, because it didn't sell massively well — at least, not in comparison to its bigger older sibling, the Pokémon series...
UK Charts Horizon Takes Over Top Spot From Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Another strong week for Switch overall, though
Pokémon Legends: Arceus held onto the top spot in the UK charts for three weeks, even holding off one high profile multi-platform release in the process; it's finally been toppled though, with naturally reducing sales combined with the arrival of Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4/5. Nevertheless...
News February 27th Is Pokémon Day, And We're Getting Announcements Every Day This Week
Starting with Pokémon Masters EX
February 27th is Pokémon Day, and The Pokémon Company has just revealed that we can look forward to a week of announcements leading up to that date. Starting from today – February 21st – we can expect the following titles and projects to get fresh news: February 21st: Pokémon Masters EX February 22nd:...
Random Artist Imagines Social Media Posts If Pokémon Were Real
People would probably be dead a lot more
If Pokémon were real, you can bet there would be a lot more posts on Twitter about Snorlaxes blocking the M25, or a Psyduck coming in through your cat flap. There would be Nextdoor rants about someone's neighbour having a really loud Kricketune. Facebook support groups for people whose cute pets evolved into...
News Old Pokémon Games Are Dominating The 3DS eShop Charts - Is It Thanks To Pokémon Bank?
Also because everyone loves Pokémon games
Savvy Pokémon fans will know that the 3DS is a very important artifact in the Pokéworld. As the only console that has Pokémon Bank, the storage system for all your digital battle-pets, and the Virtual Console, the 3DS is basically Noah's Ark for Pokémon, allowing players to transfer their shinies,...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Legends: Arceus And Switch Remain Dominant
Legendary performance
Ever since its release Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been leading the charge in the Japanese charts, and that's continued in the period of 7th February to 13th February; it's also making ground on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl in terms of overall sales in the country. The top 10 is also dominated by familiar...
Random This New Japanese Pokémon Show Has An Actual Pikachu Car
Pi-car-chu, Pikarchu?
Pokémon is a franchise with a dizzying range of spin-off games, merchandise, films and of course TV shows. There are also plenty that pass us by in the West, of course, with a new show announced for Japanese TV that could be rather fun. It's a variety show called 'Pokemon to Doko Iku!?', which will have an abbreviated title...
Hardware With One Change, These Hori Pokémon Controllers Would Be Perfect For Arceus
Feeling the (e)motion
We're no strangers to Hori's Split Pad Pro, having sampled both the original version and some of its more recent re-skins, but the Japanese accessory maker has given the product a fresh push in 2022 to coincide with the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Nin
PSA Don't Let This Pokémon Legends: Arceus Softlock Catch You Out
Was introduced in ver. 1.0.2
Like any other Switch game, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been subject to a series of updates since launch, updates which are intended to fix bugs and solve issues. However, ver. 1.0.2 has introduced a glitch that can 'softlock' your game if you're not careful. Please note: the following information could be considered a...
Random In Pokémon Legends, Who Needs Basculegion When You Have A Bridge Of Bidoofs
God dam
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are pulling a Breath of the Wild: Finding weird ways to explore the world that probably weren't intended by the developers. For example, did you know that you can cross large bodies of water with naught but a pocket full of Bidoofs? (Okay, technically they're Bibarels. But our Bidoof news tag covers...
News Pokémon Bank Will Be "Free To Use" When 3DS eShop Purchases End
Payments will no longer be required
Following on from Nintendo's announcement it would discontinue the 3DS eShop and the Wii U eShop as of March 2023, The Pokémon Company has announced it will be making the Pokémon Bank service on 3DS entirely free. Until now, users had to pay to access the entire service. As long as you download Pokémon Bank...
Random Pokémon Legends: Arceus Glitch Discovered That Makes Things Very Big
See a doctor if your tent flaps keep getting bigger
Pokémon glitches are a big part of the series — remember Missingno.? — and Pokémon Legends: Arceus has its fair share. Sadly, they're largely graphical ones that don't give you cool powers. As documented by a few people on Twitter, there's a particular area on the map in the Alabaster...
Random Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has A Secret 'Modern Day' Room Containing A Nintendo Switch
But we're not supposed to see it
Pokémon Legends: Arceus contains a secret room that is packed with modern-day items, it has been discovered. The discovery was made by @DeepGameRes and is shown off in the video above by YouTuber Faz Faz (thanks, VGC). As you can see, the room is full of objects which wo
UK Charts Pokémon Legends: Arceus Still On Top, Despite 45% Decline In Sales
King of the hill for the third week running
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has held onto the top spot in the UK sales chart for the third week running, despite shedding 45% of its sales. The new Pokémon title held off Dying Light 2, which is available on other systems but has been delayed on Switch. Elsewhere,
Feature Which New Hisuian Pokémon Are Viable For Competitive Play?
Gotta rank ‘em all
Pokémon Legends: Arceus raises a lot of questions about the future of the official competitive Pokémon format, VGC. Will Frostbite replace the Frozen status condition? Will Drowsy supersede Sleep? How will overpowered new moves such as Stone Axe and Victory Dance translate into a ‘typical’ Pokémon game? Will there even be...
Soapbox Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is A Reminder That It's Never Too Late To Change
*click
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Stuart thinks back on decades of trying to get into Pokémon, and his joy at finally coming in from the cold... Back in the misty vales of 1999 and at the frankly silly age of 12, I must...
Video The New Pokémon Legends: Arceus Puppet Advert Is About A Dating Show
How could you, Budew
If you've been keeping track of Pokémon Legends: Arceus' incredible new adverts, which all involve Pokémon puppets getting up to various mischiefs, then you'll be glad to hear that there's a new one. The adverts have all been about reality TV shows with the surprise addition of Pokémon, and this one features a Budew that...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Was The US Number 1 In January
Without even including any digital sales
The NPD data is emerging for January, giving us a good idea of the winners and losers in the US market at the start of the year. For Nintendo it's a mixed set of results; to get the negative out of the way the Switch fell out of top spot in hardware sales. On the metrics of units sold and revenue the...
Random In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Blissey Just Wants To Help
Big egg, big heart
Several series-first features have been added in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but one of the biggest is the ability for the player to take damage — from falling, or from aggressive Pokémon. But the player can't take potions, so if they get hurt, they have to flee from battle... Unless they find a Blissey, that is. It turns out...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Version 1.0.2 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
The second update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus is now live on the Nintendo Switch. It bumps the latest entry in the series up to Version 1.0.2. This small patch, which shouldn't take very long to download, includes a number of fixes to further improve the overall game experience. Nintendo has shared the full patch notes over on...
Random Is Rolling Faster Than Running In Pokémon Legends: Arceus?
Rolling around at the speed of rolling
We love Digital Foundry's tech deep-dives as much as the next framerate obsessive, but when it comes to applying the scientific method to things in video games, we have to say that it's the mundane things that help us out the most. Like this extremely important video, for example! The question is: Is it faster...
Random There's A Trick That Lets You Clone Shinies In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Go put the kettle on, it's a long one
If you're the kind of person who has time for farming shiny Pokémon, you'll probably have time for this newly-discovered shiny cloning trick — and you'd better get in on it fast, before Game Freak patches it out. As Kattling on Twitter described, the process is relatively simple, it's just long. Step zero...
News Are Complaints About Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Graphics Fair? Digital Foundry Digs In
Popping in with some analysis
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is already proving to be a sales success, with plenty of positive buzz from fans that have made the jump. However, an ongoing debate around the game has related to its performance, especially its graphics and the quality of Game Freak's engine. Even a number of fans that love the game itself...
News Pokémon Is Taking Over UK Freeview Channel POP Max This Month
"Back-to-back Pokémon episodes and movies all day every day"
UK commercial kids channel POP Max is being taken over by Pokémon this month, it has been revealed. From Saturday 12th February, the channel – which is available on pretty much any internet-ready TV set – will air "back-to-back Pokémon episodes and movies all day every day" until...
Video Pokémon Legends: Arceus Gets A Puppet Telenovela Advert
We need a full series, NOW
The third advert in the Pokémon Puppet Trilogy is here, and it's a TELENOVELA. If you don't know what we're talking about, check out the first puppet advert for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which featured a chaotic Munchlax on a cooking show, and the second, which combined Antiques Roadshow with
Random Japanese Baseball Fans Share A Cool Pokémon Legends: Arceus Reference
Hisashi Iwakuma steps up on the mound (spoilers within)
You're probably aware, but a lot of Switch owners have been enjoying Pokémon Legends: Arceus over the past couple of weeks, with social media full of people sharing mini reviews, references, cute things or just general lore. One cool instance we've seen (hat-tip Kotaku) is Japanese fans...
UK Charts Pokemon Legends: Arceus Still On Top Despite Release Of Dying Light 2
Over half of the top 10 are Switch titles, too
The UK physical retail charts for last week are now out, and once again they tell a positive story for Switch exclusives (and even in one case a Switch version that sells surprisingly well). On top for a second week is Pokémon Legends: Arceus; what makes that impressive is that it's held off the much...
Feature Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Made Pokémon Downright Disturbing Again
Putting the monsters back in your pocket
There's not a person alive who doesn't know what Pokémon is these days, not a single soul who couldn't correctly point out Pikachu in a line up of every pocket monster there has ever been. The series' success has seen it spread its easily merchandised charms to all corners of commercialism, from Funko Pops...
News Hisuian Growlithe Distribution Announced For Pokémon Legends: Arceus (US)
Begins later this month
There's another Pokémon distribution event on its way to the new Nintendo Switch release, Pokémon Legends: Arceus. According to Serebii.net, this time around it's been announced for the US region and is a Hisuian Growlithe and 20 Feather Balls. This event will apparently run at GameStop from February 25th through to March...
Guide 30 Things You Might Have Missed In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Tips, details, and adorable Pokémon!
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a whole new kind of Pokémon game, and with that newness comes a ton of unexpected and touching details. But perhaps there are some that you haven't noticed yet — from the useful tips, to the adorable things your Pokémon do when you're not looking. We've found at least 30 of them,...
News Sword & Shield Becomes Second Best-Selling Pokémon Game Of All Time
Pokémon Gold and Silver have been surpassed
There's been a lot of good news about Pokémon Legends: Arceus this week, and to add to it - we've got some updated sales information about the previous mainline entry on the Switch, Pokémon Sword and Shield. Serebii webmaster Joe Merrick has highlighted how Sword and Shield have moved up the Pokémon...
Video Slowpoke Sings Reggae To Promote Japanese "Udon" Prefecture
Bob Marilly
The Kagawa Prefecture, located in the south of Japan, is also known as the "Udon Prefecture" for its famous locally-made noodles. Who better to team up with the Kagawa Prefecture than Yadon — the Japanese name for Slowpoke? The reggae song above is actually from 2014, when it was released in celebration of Slowpoke Day on the 10th of...
News Pokémon GO Is Getting A Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion
Comes out this summer
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is getting an expansion that will be based solely on the global smartphone hit Pokémon GO. It's due for release this summer and will include cards based on elements from the game. Pokémon GO director Michael Steranka had this to say: We've been working with The Pokémon Company on this for a...
Japanese Charts Switch Enjoys Bumper Week Thanks To Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Almost 100,000 consoles sold
The arrival of Pokémon Legends: Arceus had a predictably positive impact on the Switch's fortunes in its homeland last week. Between 24th January and 30th January, Arceus sold 1,424,657 copies, a massive contribution to the staggering 6.5 million units
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Already Sold Over 6.5 Million Copies Worldwide
Gotta sell some more
Well, we've got some more incredibly exciting news to share about Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which arrived last week on the Nintendo Switch. In that short time frame, we've already heard how the game is estimated to have sold around 1.43 million in three days within Japan, and now Nintendo has shared some worldwide stats. It...
Guide Where To Buy Pokémon Funko Pop! Collectables
Update: Sylveon, Lucario, and Alakazam pre-orders now live!
Update: Sylveon, Lucario, and Alakazam are all available to pre-order now in the US! All three figures launch on 15th March 2022. If you love nothing more than brightening up your home with colourful, collectable Pokémon memorabilia, you're absolutely in the right place. Yes, Funko has...
Video Pokémon Legends: Arceus' New Weird Advert Is About Puppets And Antiques Roadshow
Basculegion in a china shop
Be honest: You've only ever watched Antiques Roadshow for one of four reasons. One, you're at your nan's house. Two, you're home sick from school and there's nothing else on. Three, you really want to see someone find out that their stuff is worth eleventy billion money. Four, you really want to see someone find out that...
News These Gorgeous Hand-Built Pokémon Headphones Will Cost You $500
Don't worry, there are $300 options too, though
We saw a bunch of cool merch to mark Pokémon's 25th but one collaboration that has passed us by until now is this range of hand-built Grado Labs headphones. Grado Labs – which was founded in Brooklyn way back in 1953 – makes high-end headphones and phono cartridges for record players. It has...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Sold 1.43 Million Units In Japan In Just Three Days
And that's not counting digital
Famitsu has posted early sales estimates for Pokémon Legends: Arceus and it appears that the game sold a mighty 1,424,657 million copies in its first three days on sale in Japan. For perspective, that puts it in second place in the launch sales rankings behind Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sold 1.88 million...
Soapbox I'm Looking Forward To Going To The Past With Pokémon And Ace Attorney
Super-nostalgia
My knowledge of "the past" is relatively limited to specific periods of history. I have a degree in Ancient Greek and Latin, so I could tell you all about Suetonius' account of Claudius' imperial reign in excruciating depth, although I doubt you'd want me to. I know a lot about the Tudors, because I went to school in England, and...
Video Remember When You Needed A Cable To Trade Pokémon?
Cable tied
Trading has always been a key component of the Pokémon franchise, right the way back to the launch of the original Game Boy games. Nowadays, of course, trading is handled wirelessly, but back in the '90s we had to use cables to link up consoles and share 'mon – and it's that period of time that this recent My Retro Life video focuses...
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...
News The Die-Cast Poké Ball Replica Series Is Now Moving Onto Lesser-Known Balls
If you know what a Cherish Ball is, you're a proper fan
If you're a Pokémon fan, there's a lot of merchandise out there for you in the world. Some of it is affordable cheap-and-cheerful bits and bobs, and some options are surprisingly pricey polo shirts. The Pokémon Center (in the US and UK) is an official go-to of course, and has now unveiled a...
Video Muppetlike Munchlax Causes Kitchen Chaos In This New Pokémon Legends Advert
Potatomon Legumes: Artichoke
"It’s Pokémon, but not as you know it" seems to be the tagline for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which is a pretty good way of summing up our thoughts on it, too. But The Pokémon Company's latest advert for the game, which is based on the idea that it's new and different, is a little... strange. A Muppet-like puppet of...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Earns Franchise's Best Debut on Twitch
Peak viewership almost twice that of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has scored the best debut of any Pokémon title, according to the boffins at Gamesight. The firm compared the first 72 hours of engagement with similar timeframes for each of the series' recent launches, finding that Arceus "significantly outpaced" the...
January2022
Talking Point A Poképro And A Pokénoob Discuss Pokémon Legends: Arceus
It's a Tom and Kate debate!
As we all know by now, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has taken the well-trodden Pokéformula of the last 20 years and turned it on its head. For fans who've been playing the games for years, it's an exciting reinvention of the series — but what about people who are completely new to Pokémon? And what about people who really...
UK Charts Pokémon Legends: Arceus Accounted For Almost Half Of All Boxed Games Sold Last Week
Fourth biggest Pokémon UK game launch of all time
Pokémon Legends: Arceus stormed into the UK charts last week, claiming the top spot and accounting for almost half of all boxed games sold in the country over the past week (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). Arriving just two months after Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
News You Can Now Catch Hisuian Voltorb In Pokémon GO
The new form featured in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
To celebrate the launch of Pokémon Legends: Arceus on the Nintendo Switch this week, Niantic's popular mobile game Pokémon GO is hosting its own special events. As of January 30th, the new Hisuian Voltorb form has started to spawn in-game. The Hisuian form is electric-grass type. In addition to...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus' NYC Launch Was Unusually Subdued, But That's Fine
No camping out required
The times they are a-changin' and in this instance, seemingly for the better. Unlike past launches of Nintendo first-party properties at the flagship Nintendo NY store located in New York City’s fabled Rockefeller Center — which often saw hundreds of people queued up overnight to be the first to buy the Switch, or...
Video With The Magic Of LED Fans And 3D Printing, This Guy Made A Real(ish) Pokémon
Disclaimer: Do Not Fight The Fan Pokémon
"Pokémon aren't real", they say. Well, I definitely saw an electric mouse the other day. Presumably, Pikachu wasn't created by chewing through wires like this one was, but still. (For legal purposes, this is a joke, and all the mice in my house are very much alive.) But this recreation of hard-to-get...
Soapbox Pokémon Legends: Arceus Raises The Question - How Much Do Janky Graphics Matter?
THE TREE TEXTURES! THEY'RE BURNING MY EYYYEEEEESSSSSS
I have a secret to admit. I am... a little bit bored of Pokémon. If I'm completely honest with myself, I have been for a while. I've played almost every mainline game, but I started losing momentum around the time of Sun and Moon. It just seemed so overwrought and complicated, with the...
