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
As part of the Pokémon Day celebrations, Armored Mewtwo will be returning to Pokémon GO! For the first time ever, players will also get to battle and capture cloned Pokémon too. Check out the trailer and official details. The event will run from February 25 until March 2. Don’t miss your chance to catch these … Read more
The longer Pokémon HOME has been out, the more time fans have had to dig into its code and everything included in the app. Not everything is accessible through simple use and dataminers are now discovering interesting things hidden away in the tool’s files. One fan on Twitter has discovered an audio file that sounds … Read more
The mobile phenomenon Pokémon GO is changing up what you can expect to hatch from 7 km eggs. From the official blog: It appears something strange has happened with the Eggs you can receive from Gifts: 7 km Eggs are now hatching only fossil Pokémon! Here’s what we know so far. * The fossil Pokémon … Read more
What’s better than chocolate? Catching more Pokémon! While that may be debatable, the details for this year’s Valentine’s Day event in Pokémon are not. Niantic has announced what will be coming up for trainers on their official site: Love is in the air! Our annual Valentine’s Day event is back. From Friday, February 14, 2020, at … Read more