RUMOR: Chinese Rumors & Google Takedown of Final Starter Evolutions?

A Chinese rumor about Pokémon Sun & Moon has seemingly gained credibility after predicting a Poison/Fire-type Pokémon which was fulfilled with the reveal of Salandit. You can read it below, translated by Cresselia~~ of Smogon Forums. There will be no traditional Gyms and no Pokémon League in Alola. Your goal is to actually create one. … Read more

Gym Leader Showdown: Kanto

Greetings Junglers, Evan here, also known as Haxford! This article is the first of a series called Gym Leader Showdown. In this series I’ll name the different Gym Leaders we’ve met during our Pokémon journey, along with some basic info on them. At the end of each article there will be a poll, which will determine which Gym … Read more

Masuda Announces New Pokémon at Japan Expo: Salandit!

The annual Japan Expo, a convention dedicated to anime, games and anything Japanese, is currently being held in France and Pokémon game director Junichi Masuda recently finished a presentation at the event. Salandit has been revealed! It is a Poison/Fire type and its new ability Corrosion allows it to poison Pokémon that would normally be immune, such … Read more

Pokémon Sun & Moon RUMORS from 2ch Pt. I

WARNING: Rumors are posted in hopes of spurring discussion. Do not take them as legitimate information until proven otherwise. It’s RUMOR TIME and you can probably imagine how giddy I am to be able to start up the discussion with Pokémon Sun & Moon’s November release on the Nintendo 3DS drawing nearer and nearer. Today … Read more

Jungle Asks: What do these Mysterious Stones Do?

The bracelets that the trainers wear in Pokémon Sun & Moon are different than those worn by protagonists of Generation VI. Instead of a Mega Stone, it seems as though they can be outfitted with diamond-shaped inserts. The image above is one that a fan did to display the possibility. You can see that there’s … Read more

Sun & Moon Speculation Pt. V: Starters’ Secret

Since Corocoro Magazine hinted that Rowlet, Litten, Popplio, and Rockruff (previously known only by it’s Japanese name “Iwanko”) all hide a secret, many Pokémon fans have speculated what that secret could be. Some fans have concluded that the Pokémon all relate to alchemy, or perhaps will all have Mega Evolutions, but some of us have … Read more