Mysterious ‘monpoké’ Trademark Registered

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

Oha Suta to Reveal ‘Shocking’ Pokémon News

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

Four Unreleased Pokémon Designs Shown for First Time

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

June CoroCoro Leaks Online, Features Zeraora

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

‘Ultra Shiny’ Trademark Found

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

Pokémon Plushie Teased as a New Reveal: What Could It Be?

A product listing for an upcoming plushie which ties into the new Pokémon film Everyone’s Story has fans excited about just what it might be. The most obvious candidate to get a plushie would be the as-of-yet-announced Pokémon Zeraora. Some fans though have sworn up and down that Eevee related PR campaigns and movie teasers are … Read more