Starter Showdown 2015: Generation Two

Generation One Results The polls are closed and the results are in. The community has voted for their favourite Generation One Starter Pokémon and it is… Charmander! Charmander took a swift lead from the off-set and its favouritism was almost certainly down to it evolving into Charizard. Charmander is the first starter Pokémon to be … Read more

Starter Showdown 2015: Generation One

Starter Showdown was an idea we’ve had for the site for a little while, but was never really sure of the best way to run the feature, but today we’re excited to finally kickstart the series! The idea is simple: every 5 days we will hold a poll in which we ask you, the readers … Read more

Jungle Asks: Special Pokémon Forms

Thanks to TrackerTDGaming for the video As most of our readers have probably seen, Pokkén Tournament has had a new addition to its Pokémon roster: Dark Mewtwo. It isn’t yet clear whether or not the special Mewtwo form is exclusive to the arcade fighting game, but it looks pretty awesome! So, our question to you is: … Read more

Jungle Asks: What are your Halloween Plans?

Looking forward to hearing all about your Halloween plans down in the comments! Do you have your costume picked out? Major bonus points if it involves Pokémon! Sadly, I don’t think I’ve ever done a costume related to the series. If I were to do so, I’d probably go as the amazing Grass-type Gym Leader … Read more

Which do you prefer in Pokémon games: 2D Sprites or 3D Models?

Generation VI brought something to the main Pokémon series that fans had never had before: fully 3D graphics. Pokémon battles were suddenly much more detailed than in previous games and the monsters looked more alive than ever with stunning cel-shaded models. That being said however, 2D sprites have been a staple of the series and … Read more

Jungle Asks: What did you think of Black & White?

Pokémon Black & White were released five years ago today in Japan (September 18, 2010) and served as an almost reboot of the series in a sense. The games only featured newly introduced Pokémon until the player defeated the Elite 4 and also introduced 2D sprites which were constantly in motion during battle. What were … Read more