Empoleon Announced for Pokkén Tournament

Empoleon has just been announced as a playable character for Pokkén Tournament! The Water/Steel-type will be available in the arcade version beginning on December 15th. Its existence was first hinted at in datamining leaks during summer, but it will finally make its official debut now six months later. Still no word if the extra characters, including Darkrai … Read more

New Pokkén Tournament Fighter On the Way!

It was revealed by the official Japanese Pokkén Tournament twitter that a brand new fighter will be unveiled for the arcade version of the game on October 13th! No clues were given as to who the fighter may be or whether or not this latest edition to the roster will be added to the WiiU … Read more

Villains of Pokémon Brought to Life

Ever wonder what the bosses of the villainous teams in Pokémon would look like if they were real? Ryo Kitamura, singer in group Unknown Number, brings them to life for us. There will be a special event held at Japanese Pokémon Centers during which staff will be cosplaying as bosses from the Pokémon games. You can check … Read more

Team Rocket & Galactic Themes Hit 3DS

Two new Nintendo 3DS themes have been released in Japan for Team Rocket and Team Galactic. Players can pledge their allegiance to either by purchasing them for ¥200 ($1.99 / £1.79 / €1,99 upon international release within the next few months). You can watch trailers for the Team Rocket Theme or Team Galactic Theme by following … Read more

[UPD] October CoroCoro Leaking

Well, it looks like this is it! After patiently waiting for Japanese comic magazine CoroCoro to leak it is finally here! Peep the images below. Translations: NEW Rockruff’s evolution’s forms are version exclusive NEW Day Rugarugan’s signature move is called Accelerock (or Accel Rock) which is a priority move described as “a flashing strike” NEW Night Rugarugan’s signature … Read more

No Alolan Arcanine? What is going on?!

Today the Japanese Pokémon Sun & Moon official site updated and added Arcanine to the list of Pokémon featured from past generations, along with highlights such as Zubat and Psyduck. Up until this point, many fans have been going off the idea that these Pokémon would not be getting separate Alolan forms since some of them … Read more