Nintendo promised more Pokemon Sword & Shield info this morning and by God, we got it! The big news this morning is the reveal of "Galarian Forms," which are very similar to the "Alolan" concept from the previous Sun &...

Although they tried to move over assets from the 3DS iterations of Pokemon, a Famitsu interview confirms that they had to start over from scratch. Amid errant concerns from fans that Game Freak just re-used 3DS assets, the developer dispels...

Game Freak honcho and Pokemon boss Junichi Masuda is likely tired of hearing about the upcoming Pokedex policy change, so he decided to post a blog on the official Pokemon site to clear everything up. In case you weren't aware, Pokemon...

Game Freak and Nintendo gave us a ton of new info on Pokémon Sword & Shield today, most notably: more Pokémon! That's what people love right? Confirmed on the stream: Wooloo the sheep, Gossifleur the plant, Drednaw th...

When Game Freak decided it was time to turn Pokémon into a collectathon that not only involved creatures, but human hairstyles and outfits, they struck gold. While we basically knew that the concept of customization was in for Sword ...

Nintendo and the Pokemon Company have stealth released a brand new entry in the Pokemon Rumble series. Coming to mobile devices, Rumble Rush is a free-to-play title that features real-time battles against various Pokemon critters. The twist...

Yesterday due to seemingly misplaced ads at a Target store, there were rumblings of an upcoming brand new "Pokémon Pass" app that would interact with existing apps/games. Today The Pokemon Company has confirmed directly to Destructoi...

While I (and 10 million plus other people, really) dug Pokémon Let's Go, there was a general sense of dread that the series would become TV-focused, with Lét's Go's emphasis on motion controls. In a blink and you'll miss it so...

Pokémon is a series that asks you to be the very best at all times, but for this generation, you can be the best nomenclature master. According to Serebii, CoroCoro Magazine (which frequently hosts all sorts of Pokémon&nb...

I never like it when developers get pigeonholed into doing only one series their entire life before dropping out of popularity, so I'll always champion when developers try something new. On that note, did anyone remember that the developer...

The Pokémon series has a not-so-hidden treasure trove of unfinished and unused designs. If you're ever looking to kill a rainy day with a fascinating internet rabbit hole, I'd start off with the Pokémon Gold and Silver prototy...

[Header Herabuff by @WaddleDurrr] Nick Franco's Pokémon: Hard Mode comics popularized the concept of the Nuzlocke, one of the most well-known self-imposed challenges among electric mouse enthusiasts. Its two simple rules --...

Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee & Pikachu have been a success, managing to woo in a lot of veterans and appeal to a new generation of trainers. After positive sales numbers have been cascading for days now Game Freak team member and Let's Go&nb...

So Pokemon Let's Go is a lot better than some people thought it would be, combining some new sensibilities with old school flair. One of the biggest nostalgia hits is the soundtrack, which combs through a decades-long history with songs lik...

Thanksgiving week was the perfect occasion for me to dive into a nostalgic and relaxed game like Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu. I knew that just like the originals, once the adventure started in earnest, I wouldn't want to stop. I block...

Prettttty much everyone knows the words, or at least some of the lyrics, to the original Pokemon anime theme song. It's embedded in your brain and in the mind of singer Jason Paige, who re-appears from time to time to cover the tu...

Game Freak has been killing it for nearly three decades now (their 30th anniversary is next April). While Nintendo gets a lot of the spotlight when it comes to the Pokemon series Game Freak is there actually developing all of them -- and am...

In case you haven't noticed Junichi Masuda is kind of a big deal at Game Freak and in the grander scheme of the Pokemon series. He's been with the company since it got its start, and has had his hands in every game since Red and Blue: inclu...

There are a few control options for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee, but the Nintendo Switch's best choice, the Pro Controller, won't be supported. I feel like I probably should've seen this coming. The official Japanese Nintend...

The strangely adorable "hex nut" Pokémon Meltan popped up in Pokémon Go about a month ago. Did you nab one? As it turns out, this is only the beginning -- the little guy has a first-of-its-kind evolution. Meltan can evolve int...

Any good Pokémon player knows that reaching the end credits is only the beginning. That's when the real work begins. We recently heard that "a good portion of the more difficult stuff is in the post-game" in next month's Pokém...

Nintendo and Game Freak know how to support a game. In addition to consistently sprinkled legendaries to look forward to there's also a thriving pro scene and a decent amount of events for everyone to participate in. The "Ultra Spooky Cup" ...

Pokemon Go has moved on from the shackles of a shunned Niantic experiment and into the Pokemon universe. Professor Willow, the game's mascot of sorts, has officially bridged the gap this past year with the questing system, leading to t...

During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, the industry giant revealed that longtime Pokemon developer Game Freak are currently beavering away at a mysterious new RPG, currently known by the working title of "Town."While the company kept ...

Pokemon is a cash cow for everyone involved, and you know when Pokemon: Let's Go hits the Switch this November there's going to be a lot of merch launching along with it. I mean really, Let's Go is already sailing into the money s...