In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. The three starter Pokemon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Grookey, it is inspired by football (soccer). Scorbunny The Pokémon gyms in Galar, and the Gym Challenge, is inspired by … Read more
Pokémon GO is taking the global spread of the coronavirus seriously and has postponed the upcoming Abra Community Day. They write: The following events have been canceled, postponed, or changed. Abra Community Day: This event has been postponed. We will also be making the following changes to Pokémon GO which are effective starting now until … Read more
The first season of Pokémon GO’s newly-added Battle League will begin on Friday, but there events running before the official start. Read all the details below: The GO Battle League preseason is coming to an end, and we’re excited to announce that GO Battle League Season 1 officially starts this month on Friday, March 13, 2020, … Read more
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, the remake of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team & Red Rescue Team for the Nintendo Switch, is now becoming available in various regions. It features a new look inspired by watercolor paints and updated game systems. The game currently holds a 69/100 on review aggregation site Metacritic, indicating … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. The three starter Pokemon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Sobble, it is inspired by the British espionage. Sobble Sobble’s name is a combination of “sob” and “bubble”, describing its … Read more
Pokémon GO has continued to roll out events at a break-neck speed, and it seems March won’t be any different. From the official site: Get ready for a changeup of Research Breakthrough encounters, Legendary Shadow Pokémon, and Legendary Pokémon in raids coming this March! This month is chock-full of events and Pokémon both returning and … Read more