Pokémon Bank to become free when 3DS eShop service ends

The Nintendo 3DS application Pokémon Bank, which allowed you to store your Pokémon obtained in 3DS and DS games (with the assistance of Poké Transporter), will cease to be available when the 3DS eShop closes in March 2023. The tool will become free to use, because the eShop will no longer be available to accept … Read more

Unused ‘modern’ room found in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

The new Pokémon Legends: Arceus took us back in time to the Hisui region, but it appears that a remnant of the modern day exists as an unused room in the game’s code still. This was discovered by game researcher DeepGameResearch, and her discovery is shown in the YouTube video below by Faz Faz. I’ve … Read more

Feb 9 Nintendo Direct coverage

It’s time for a Nintendo Direct! This presentation will be roughly 40 minutes and cover upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch in the first half of the year. With Pokémon Day drawing near, we don’t expect any major reveals for the franchise. We’ll still cover the biggest news and you catch watch the Direct below. … Read more

Pokémon Legends: Arceus updated to version 1.0.2

The newly released Pokémon Legends: Arceus has received an update, bringing it to version 1.0.2. While the extent of its changes is not completely known, and no patch notes have been released yet, Serebii reports that some localization changes have been made and a bug preventing the catching of Cherrim after it changed forms has … Read more

Hisuian Growlithe event coming to GameStop

A recent in-store poster has revealed that GameStop will be holding a Hisuian Growlithe and Feather Ball distribution for owners of Pokémon Legends: Arceus owners. According to the displayed information, the event will run from February 25 until March 13 in North America. While some fans may enjoy an easy way to snag Hisuian Growlithe, … Read more

Shiny Switching Guide: Possible Pokémon and locations

YouTuber Austin John Plays has looked into a discovery by Twitch streamer akaSnuggie, and it seems that some Shiny Pokémon encounters in Pokémon Legends: Arceus (see our regular Shiny hunting guide here) may change into a different species entirely under certain circumstances. Austin John breaks it down in his video below. This only works in … Read more