In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. The three starter Pokémon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Grookey, it is inspired by the British pop genre. Grookey Grookey’s name is a combination of “groove” and “monkey”. Groovy … Read more
As some of our long-time readers may know we’ve wanted to create a podcast for our readers and followers. Things never quite came to fruition and our itch for another creative outlet was never quite scratched… until now… Today we are happy to announce the release of the “pilot” episode of our latest project, Rotom … Read more
Pokémon: Sword and Shield are games that care about the ancient past. Now, that’s nothing unusual: all of the original titles in Pokémon’s core series, barring Red and Blue, feature ancient ruins or revelations about the ancient past, and those revelations are plot-critical in all but Gold and Silver. Almost all Pokémon games, as well … Read more
The latest episode of mini-series Pokémon Twilight Wings has been released and focuses on the relationship between Hop and his Wooloo. What do you think? Is their bond not heart-warming?! Leave your thoughts in the comments below! Looking for a battle? Trade? Join our Discord server!
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. The three starter Pokemon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Grookey, it is inspired by football (soccer). Scorbunny The Pokémon gyms in Galar, and the Gym Challenge, is inspired by … Read more
Pokémon GO is taking the global spread of the coronavirus seriously and has postponed the upcoming Abra Community Day. They write: The following events have been canceled, postponed, or changed. Abra Community Day: This event has been postponed. We will also be making the following changes to Pokémon GO which are effective starting now until … Read more