So you Wanna be the Master of Pokémon?

Since Ash’s Alola League victory in the Pokémon Sun and Moon series, many have wondered whether Ash’s twenty-year journey has come to an end. Recently, major news publications such as CNN, BBC, and USA Today reported on Ash’s historic win, all referring to him as a Pokémon Master, the title that he’s aimed for since … Read more

Pokémon Center London: Day One

Anyone following Pokémon news on social media can be left in little doubt as to the biggest story of the day on Friday 18 October. To coincide with the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield versions for the Nintendo Switch, the Pokémon Company opened the doors of the one month-only Pokémon Center London at the … Read more

Lorekeeper Lite: What Kind of Tea is in Polteageist’s Pot?

27 days until Pokémon Sword & Shield release! Welcome to Lorekeeper Lite! This intermittent companion series to the Lorekeeper’s Logs hopes to answer the questions no one asked, but everyone wanted answered, those burning questions on everyone’s minds… In the Lorekeeper’s Logs, nothing is more important than the diligent understanding of the sometimes confusing world … Read more

Galar, the Industrial Revolution and the Philosophy of Pokémon

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

Unown Entities — Entry #2: SECRET EVOLUTION

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

Lorekeeper’s Logs, Volume 2: Frankenstein’s (Pocket) Monster

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