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, we learned a lot about new characters and Pokémon in Pokémon Sword & Shield. In particular we learnt some new details on the Zigazagoon line, and it was revealed that … Read more
Welcome, one and all, to the first installment of Gym Leaders RATED, the series where I’m going to be taking the gym leaders of the Pokémon anime to task and figuring out just how good they are at their job… whatever a gym leader’s job actually is (we might need to figure that out as … Read more
Did Gladion win? Did Ash? Spoilers: it was Ash! In a surprise ending, Ash took home the Alolan League trophy and is officially a Pokémon Champion! Many fans have awaited the day that Ash would win a major region’s Pokémon League, and that day has finally dawned. Unfortunately, that makes us wonder… what’s next? Ash … Read more
Pokémon teams written in the stars! In this series, I will match Pokémon who share characteristics with zodiac signs across six different placements. At the end of this series, you’ll be able to generate a Pokémon team that matches your star chart! Is astrology real? Will Farfetch’d get an evolution in Galar? Probably. It’s Virgo … 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 first Pokémon mystery, we’re heading to a fan favorite region– so turn on the radio, and hop on the Bullet Train to Johto! Goldenrod City’s Radio … Read more
When Pokémon Red & Blue Versions first hit store shelves in the late 1990s, it was a different world: the dot-com bubble had yet to burst as the allure of the information superhighway led to extreme growth in internet usage. Meanwhile games journalism was primarily limited to magazines such as Nintendo Power and Electronic Gaming … Read more