RUMOR: Chinese Image Teases New Features

I’ve said this before and I’ll say this again: rumors are not facts. We like to talk about rumors, discuss possibilities and mull over whether things feel like legitimate Game Freak-esque additions to the game. That’s all. Recently some of our loyal readers in Taiwan and China have contacted us about some information that allegedly comes … Read more

Pokémon GO Prepares For Mew, Adds Quests [UPD]

Pokémon GO players have been asking for Mew since the game’s launch and now it seems that the elusive Pokémon may be catchable soon! First though, Professor Willow has tasked trainers with gathering information and completing research quests from him. Starting March 30th Research Tasks will become available in game! These act as quests for … Read more

Japanese Through Pokémon: The Mysterious Seed

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

Flying-Type Eevee Evolution: Making Sense of the Evidence

The possibility of Eevee getting a Flying-type evolution has been generating a great deal of buzz within the Pokémon community for several weeks now, and will good reason. Anime Hints: In the first trailer for the upcoming movie Pokémon: Everyone’s Story, we see a young trainer holding her Pokéball up to the sky. The significance of … Read more

April CoroCoro Begins to Leak [UPD]

A Japanese netizen has uploaded pictures of April’s CoroCoro, which doesn’t tease any Pokémon content on its cover. Because they have only uploaded photos of the Beyblade pages we have yet to see what is contained in the magazine as far as Pokémon content goes, but it is expected that details regarding the upcoming movie … Read more

Pokémon Bank Offers Alolan Starters with Hidden Abilities [UPD]

Pokémon Bank, the Nintendo 3DS tool to store your Pokémon caught Generation III or later (though quite a few jumps may need to be made in the earliest games), has begun a new distribution event for players. The Alolan starters’ final evolutions, Decidueye, Incineroar, and Primarina, will be offered upon starting Pokémon Bank. These are special … Read more