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
An application from Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Co., Ltd. and Game Freak Inc. has been discovered which is for the trademark “monpoké”. The filing gives many, many uses of what it could encompass (such as beauty products, game program, etc) so it’s literally impossible to know just what the plans for it are at this … Read more
The wait is finally over, Pokémon fans! Japanese morning variety show, Oha Suta, has revealed that they will be unveiling “shocking” Pokémon news that promises to be the moment a “new story begins”. The episode will air Thursday, May 31st, 7:05am JST. Check out what time that is in your neck of the woods: May … Read more
A new manga (comic) has been released in Japan which details Satoshi Tajiri‘s life and how it lead up to the creation of the original Pokémon games. Tajiri is the co-founder of Game Freak, along with Ken Sugimori, and was chosen to be featured in the manga series which covers notable figures in Japan. Within … Read more
The upcoming issue of Japanese children’s comic magazine CoroCoro contains information about the newly revealed Pokémon Zeraora and those pages have now made their way online. Unfortunately the scans do not reveal anything particularly new about the Pokémon, but do show off its appearance in Japanese arcade game Ga-Olé. It also highlights its unique attack … Read more
A Japanese trademark has been registered for ウルトラシャイニー “Ultra Shiny” from Pokémon owners Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. There was no explanation as to what it referred to, but it could pertain to anything from merchandise, to the TCG, to video game elements. The most exciting possibility is a new addition to the ‘shiny’ mechanic … Read more