Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s Detective Pikachu is just around the corner. With this being one of the biggest Pokemon movies to date, Niantic is celebrating its opening week with a new limited-time event. From Tuesday, May 7, at 1 pm PDT to Friday, May 17, at 1 pm PDT, a number of new cosmetic
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Pokemon GO has taken the dream of venturing out into the world to collect Pokemon and battle gym leaders a reality. The augmented reality game developed and published by mobile developer Niantic released on July 6, 2016. Since then Pokemon GO has given people a reason to get out of the house and go outside for more
Pokemon Pass is a new free app that gives players digital rewards for using when they visit participating retailers. To launch the app, The Pokemon Company is giving away free shiny Eevees and Pikachus for the Let’s Go Eevee and Pikachu games. Check out their short trailer below. As shown in the trailer, players will
Early this morning, Nintendo officially unveiled its financial results for its most recent fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2019. In the process, we received new information on the current lifetime sales of the Switch console. As of the end of the fiscal year, the Switch has now officially sold 34.74 million units around
Developer Picorinne Soft is a one-man Japanese studio who is teaming up with publisher DANGEN Entertainment to release Disc Creatures. The game is a tribute to monster catching Game Boy RPGs like Pokemon and looks right out of that era. Check out the announcement trailer below: As you can see, Disc Creatures looks just like
Takara Tomy is releasing a new Pokemon PokeBall-shaped toy on April 27th, one which comes with some hilarious and over-the-top promotional art and video. The video depicts a young child as he plays with the toy and throughout it, we get treated to some extreme artwork that would fit in better with an adult anime.
If you’re old enough to remember when Pokemon the Movie 2000 came out nearly twenty years ago, then you might remember getting an Ancient Mew Pokemon trading card when you when to see the film. Well, now for this summer’s release of Detective Pikachu, it seems a similar promotion will be coming around once again. As was
Toy enthusiast and Instagram photographer Captain Dangerous turned her love of toys into art, by creating original product diorama-based photography using toys from her favorite video games. Some great examples from her page take inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Kirby, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Kingdom Hearts. The
Anyone that plays Pokemon Go on their phone knows it’s difficult enough keeping up with one or two accounts as they are out and about making their way to the next gym or raid – but how do you think you would handle trying to keep up with a whopping 21 phones AND riding a
It’s well-tred ground that Pokemon manage to live a pretty cushy life inside the Pokeballs that entrap them — but what if we could get a visual representation of that? Professional crafter Crafts Jungle has brought that to life, with Pokemon themed terrariums that are excellent additions to your desk space. Doubly so if you are eagerly awaiting
While it may not be at the same level of cultural phenomenon that it was when it debuted in summer 2016, Pokemon GO still continues to deliver new events and challenges for players to take on month after month, with the next Raid battles in the game bringing the time-bending Legendary Pokemon, Dialga. Developer Niantic provided
Generation 8 of Pokemon is here! After first being teased over a year and a half ago, Game Freak, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company decided to unveil Pokemon Sword and Shield during a Pokemon-focused Direct. This is the first mainline Pokemon game to be developed solely for a home console and it definitely looks the part. Instead
Nintendo and the Pokemon Company have announced that a new Pokemon Direct will happen tomorrow at 9:00 AM EST / 6:00 AM PST. It will last seven minutes and will contain “new information,” presumably on the brand new Pokemon Generation VIII game for Switch. Tune in on 2/27 at 6am PT for roughly 7 minutes
Niantic will be updating Pokemon Go so that players can now switch sides and change their team from Team Instinct, Mystic, or Valor to whatever they want. However, this comes with the caveat that you are only able to switch teams once a year. Meaning if you mess up on your change you have to
If you’ve been waiting patiently for the opportunity to snap photos of your treasured mobile Pokémon, you can now do so if you’re an Android user. The update for Pokémon GO’s GO Snapshot mode went live earlier today, but only for Android devices. The new mode will allow you to jump to select the available Pokémon
We’ve all seen people on social media networks complaining to YouTube about their content being demonetized, taken down, or even whole accounts terminated unfairly. These people complaining are usually victim to YouTube artificial intelligence algorithm which appears, over the past few years, to have replaced the main bulk of work for human moderation. Popular Pokemon GO
Nintendo’s plans for 2019 have come much more into focus thanks to the Nintendo Direct that aired yesterday. In the latest Direct, the Big N has provided a little more for Switch owners to be excited for throughout the year and their 2019 is shaping up to be one of their biggest and best yet. That
Last year, Ryan Reynolds revealed a first look at his performance as the titular character in the upcoming film Pokemon Detective Pikachu via an official trailer. The trailer released to a wide array of mixed responses from fans of the franchise, with some expressing excitement for the film’s release, and others criticizing the design of
Have you ever wondered why Charizard got the standalone treatment in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS? It may not be exactly “canon” but The Pokemon Company has an explanation that fits with the established Pokemon world, and one we will take on as a permanent headcanon until Sakurai comes around to de-confirm it. News
Are you a Pokemon GO superstar who’s been invested since Day 1? You may have been noticing some troubles logging into your account. After three weeks of continued access issues for the (still) popular Pokemon mobile game, developer Niantic has spoken — letting players know that they are working on rolling out a fix. While this problem
Another day, another amazing fan creation of the Nintendo variety. Even better, this one is pulling from two iconic series: Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda. However, an Instagram artist has managed to merge a Poké Ball and the Sheikah artstyle from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild into a pretty awesome artist rendition. Seen in the Instagram post
In a recent interview with DIME, the Pokemon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara gave some insight on the established series. Of course, since the latest entry into the series Pokemon Let’s GO Pikachu/Eevee was just released a couple of months ago, many of the questions revolved around that title. He explained how that this was
Trainer battles are coming to Pokémon Go, allowing PvP for the first time in the worldwide mobile phenomenon, though no specific release date has been given. Get prepared… Trainer Battles are coming soon to Pokémon GO❗ #GOBattle pic.twitter.com/AUWyhNGlT7 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 30, 2018 Alongside trainer battles are three new leagues players will have
The recent trailer for the upcoming major motion picture Pokémon: Detective Pikachu marks the first big-screen outing for the Pokémon series in a live-action format. Featuring a compelling storyline and a wisecracking electric mouse voiced by Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds, the movie looks set to be jam-packed full of wholesome family fun. However, given the “catch ’em
Firstly, if you for some strange reason haven’t seen the trailer for the movie adaptation of the Detective Pikachu video game, go and do that now. It’s probably the strangest and most delightful viewing you will come across on the internet in some time – trust me. Anyway, not straying off the subject at all,
Director Junichi Masuda and Lead Game Environment Designer Kensaku Nabana recently sat down with Nintendo to give insight on picking Eevee as the counterpart title character to Pikachu as well as other creative decisions for Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon Let’s Go, Eeevee!. Masuda explains that one of the first reasons for picking Eevee
Legendary Pokémon Reshiram & Zekrom will be coming to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon (as well as the non-Ultra versions) later this month via distribution through Target. Those who want to add Reshiram & Zekrom to their collection will have to bring their copy of the aforementioned games to Target and connect to
Eager fans will be able to get their hands on Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! for the Nintendo Switch prior to their launch on November 16, 2018. Dubbed the Pokémon: Let’s Go, Road Trip! this pop-up tour started in Los Angeles today. Joining the event was musical artist, acres, and self-proclaimed Pokémon fan Jordin Sparks (winner of American Idol
GameStop locations are giving codes for a Shiny Poipole in Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon for a limited time. From September 17 to October 7 you can visit participating GameStop stores to get a code card that will allow you to redeem your Shiny Poipole in-game. This Poipole will come with the Dragon Pulse
Pokemon GO has been running around the world for over two years now, and the game has shown no signs of slowing down as a new PokeStop Nomination feature is on the horizon for players to expand on the number of PokeStops available. Developer Niantic has announced that rollout has begun for the PokeStop Nomination