Inside the Pokémon Shirts Store in Harajuku, Japan

In February a limited-time store was opened to display the new line of Pokémon dress shirts developed by Original Stitch. So limited in fact, it was only open for a total of four days, the 21-24. All 150 of the available designs were on display (Mew’s was not yet able to be purchased) for people … Read more

Eevee Tamagotchi Review & Guide

A Fab Collab The Eevee Tamagotchi has generated a lot of buzz since its announcement and it is finally out in Japan. That is… if you can find one. Most stores have already sold out of their stock and the toy is now mostly limited to online retailers whose prices have steadily been rising. But … Read more

Creatures, Inc Sparks Controversy Over Visit to War Shrine

Creatures, Inc., a frequent developer or co-developer of many Pokémon games, has ignited a storm of a controversy after posting pictures of a visit to Yasukuni Shrine on their official Twitter account. The Shinto shrine is a very sensitive issue in Asian politics because of its association to Japanese nationalism and the enshrinement it offered … Read more

First Trailer for Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION [LIVE]

The first trailer for the upcoming Pokémon film Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION will be premiering at midnight, just hours away from this article’s posting. You can watch live from the tweet we’ve embedded below which is counting down to the release. The title of the article will be updated when the trailer is finally live!

Amazing Pokémon Fusions by Official TCG Illustrator

You may not recognize his name, but artist Tokiya Sakuba (often stylized as TOKIYA) is the illustrator behind over 70 Pokémon cards in the TCG. On his Twitter account he sometimes shares higher resolution art for the Pokémon cards he has designed or images from his latest freelance projects. Awhile ago he drew some Pokémon … Read more

Eevee Tamagotchi Officially Announced!

In a surprise collaboration with Bandai, Tamagotchi will be releasing a special Eevee Edition which allows players to care for (and evolve!) an Eevee of their own. These will be released in Japan in January of 2019 and retail for about $20 US. The devices come in two colors, “I Love Eevee” (brown) and “Colorful … Read more