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...

It's a pretty exciting time for Pokemon. Not everyone is jazzed for Pokemon Go or the upcoming pair of Let's Go games, but they've undeniably broadened the series' global audience. Perhaps the most exciting news of all is that the next main...

While many of you may have given up on Pokemon Go, Niantic has continuously brought update after update out to expand the content of the game. After introducing mythical Pokemon Mew with the research update, it looks like Gold and Silver's ...

In the upcoming Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eeevee!, you'll see wild Pokémon roaming around the map instead of hidden away in random encounters. I hadn't really thought about it until now, but this approach has i...

Ken Sugimori is legendary at this point. He's been working on the Pokemon series as art director since the first generation, and he knows a thing or two about what makes some of their pocket monster designs timeless. His winning formula acc...

I'm still somewhat on the fence about the two Pokémon: Let's Go games for Nintendo Switch, but something tells me that I'll end up impulse buying one of 'em in November once they're out and people begin flooding my Twitter feed with ...

Decades after its debut at Space World 1997, a playable demo version of Pokémon Gold and Silver has surfaced online, and it's a veritable treasure trove of unfinished or otherwise unused content. The most intriguing finds have got to...

Recently, we witnessed a slew of new Pokémon game reveals, ranging from the rumored Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, to even a confirmation of a new “core game” releasing later in 2019. However, it was the first...

Rumors about the next Pokémon games have been spreading like wildfire these past couple weeks, with supposed leaks and trademarks leading fans to believe that two Pokémon Yellow remakes -- one branded Let's Go! Pikachu, the ot...

This week, Japanese children's TV show Oha Suta will reveal new Pokemon-related news, so momentous, that it will shock the world, according to the show's synopsis."Worldwide shock!" begins the description. "We have obtained shocking informa...

The early story of Pokemon is fairly well guarded. Although the original team might come out of the woodwork every so often and give us a nugget or two the initial designs for the first 151 can be somewhat of a mystery. But the curtain is b...

When Pokemon rumors are flying around, the whole internet gets involved. The latest buzz is around two big names -- Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. According to Pokemon super-site Serebii.net, a logo for the former has been c...

In four days you can grab yourself a shiny (well, we can't really use that turn of phrase freely in Pokemon as it means something completely different) new legendary Raikou or Entei if you're a 3DS Pokemon player. The distribution even...

The new Pokemon is as exciting as hell. We're finally getting a fully-fledged console Pokemon that isn't an arena-style variant, and if the Switch really takes off and spawns a Switch 2.0 or a future Switch 2, consoles could be th...

For a few months now, Pokemon Go has been rumored to be getting an objective based "quest" mode that would task players with daily goals to unlock things. Turns out that plan is true and is launching a lot sooner than people expected. Start...

If you're one to keep up with legendary Pokémon giveaways, this is going to be a heck of a year. There's something new every month up through November. Next month, we're getting Regigigas and Heatran. It's still February, so why bri...

Nintendo and the Pokemon Company are starting off the 2018 "Legendary Distribution event" today with Dialga and Palkia. Just like the original anniversary celebration each month will see a new legendary, but this time they're doing it in pa...