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The upcoming issue of Japanese children’s comic magazine CoroCoro contains information about the newly revealed Pokémon Zeraora and those pages have now made their way online. Unfortunately the scans do not reveal anything particularly new about the Pokémon, but do show off its appearance in Japanese arcade game Ga-Olé. It also highlights its unique attack … Read more
REMEMBER: Rumors are NOT confirmed information. This is not something to get your hopes up or down over; we recommend you treat everything skeptically and assume that it is false. We write about these rumors because they offer fun and exciting angles to discuss in the comments and online The rumor that’s got everyone talking today … Read more
USUAL DISCLAIMER: Rumor posts are for discussion and should not be interpreted as confirmed news. A rumor was posted recently which included Nintendo’s major reveals at this year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), held June 12th-14th in Los Angeles, but we held off about posting it because there was no reason to believe it – until earlier … Read more
One of the thrills of collecting Pokémon TCG cards is opening a booster pack and getting a rare holographic cards that shimmers under direct light. A new patent has been filed by Nintendo which seems to seek to replicate that effect digitally and which has already been used in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and … Read more
Japanese Through Pokémon is a column dedicated to exploring the Japanese language through the context of Pokémon. Our goals are two-fold: help our readers gain a more well-rounded understanding of the series by learning about its Japanese roots and also to help people learn more about the Japanese language itself. This is written without any … Read more
A Japanese trademark has been registered for ウルトラシャイニー “Ultra Shiny” from Pokémon owners Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. There was no explanation as to what it referred to, but it could pertain to anything from merchandise, to the TCG, to video game elements. The most exciting possibility is a new addition to the ‘shiny’ mechanic … Read more