28 days until Pokémon Sword & Shield release! Now there’s a pretentious title if ever I wrote one. It’s no secret that the British Industrial Revolution was part of the inspiration for at least some of the Pokémon, locations and themes of the upcoming games. Galarian Weezing’s design is a clear reference to both the … Read more
What helped separate Pokémon Red & Blue from contemporary RPGs was its sense of growth and accomplishment allowed by its evolution mechanic. A mechanic that would help define the series to become the one we know and love today. Pokémon could, upon either reaching a level threshold or satisfy certain conditions, transform their appearance was … Read more
Welcome to Lorekeeper’s Logs! This series hopes to delve deep into the strangest lore of the Pokémon world and investigate the unexplained, the unanswered, and the unknown. For our second Pokémon mystery, we’re taking a journey into the stranger regions of the Pokédex to investigate an anomaly that’s existed since Generation I—Artificial Pokémon. How exactly … Read more
Welcome back to the second instalment of Gym Leaders RATED, the series where I judge the gym leaders of the Pokémon anime according to my four S’s: Strategy – do they fight good? Style – do they look good? Standing – do they do good? Structure – do they build good? Today’s gym leader is… … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. In the August Pokémon Direct was when we first met our rodent-like friend, Morpeko, the Two-Sided Pokémon. At first glance, it is very close to many other Electric-type rodents that have become a tradition for … Read more
Rumors are posted to act as a point of discussions for readers of our site. Do not treat the information shared in this article as truth or confirmed information. The full official reveal of the next series of the Pokémon anime is just around the corner, but today, an alleged promotional poster and some character … Read more