Pokemon Sword and Shield released on the Nintendo Switch at the back end of 2019. The latest instalment in the Pokemon franchise was met with a fairly solid critical reception and has gone on to sell incredibly well. It was praised for trying a variety of new ideas, including the Wild Area, whilst still staying
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Ever wanted a figurine of Pikachu cosplaying as Mecha Godzilla? Well if you did, or do now thanks to that question, it exists and you can preorder it now. The Mecha Godzilla Cosplay Pikachu from Shell Studios is made from hard resin and sports some crazy details. You can check out the gallery below to
Pokemon turns 25 this year. Over the course of the quarter of a century since the release of Red and Green, the series has undergone a variety of artistic changes. The games started with a simple pixel art style and through tweaks and changes have worked their way to a fully realised 3D design. While
If you ever wanted to feel old, the fact the Pokemon turns 25 this year is a good place to start. Everybody’s favourite Pocket Monsters first graced the world all the way back in 1996. It started with Pocket Monsters: Red and Green hitting the Game Boy in Japan that February. Red and Blue followed
Twitter user Constantin Liétard seems to have taken inspiration from the famous Twitch Plays Pokemon craze of 2014, as they decided to take the concept of massive cooperative gameplay up to eleven. Thanks to some truly impressive ingenuity you can play Pokemon Red through their Twitter avatar: You can now play Pokemon Red in my
Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle gets a brand new music video featuring both the theme of the movie as well as new movie footage. The trailer footage reveals more of the relationship between the human boy Coco and his Pokemon caretaker Zarude, including some bumps along the way: Originally slated for a release
A brand new and absolutely darling new Appletun plushie has been announced by Pokemon Center Japan. This baby is a life-sized one, which means plenty of surface area to cuddle and you can pretend that you’re hugging the real thing. Pokeshopper News posted plenty of pictures both on their official Twitter page and on their
According to Japanese publication Friday (via Hachima, summarized and translated by Doug Dinsdale), voice actress Rika Matsumoto — who voices Satoshi (Ash) from the Pokemon anime — allegedly took advantage of Japanese government covid-19 relief grants relief. Due to the global pandemic, the Japanese government offered to help support artists suffering from the impact of
What products can’t the franchise juggernaut Pokemon churn out? Because now we have another example of how flexible this billion dollar brand is with the reveal of official Pokemon-themed face masks. Available in 151 unique and absolutely stunning patterns styled after the original Kanto critters, they’re sure to please most: According to the Original Stitch
Over the past few days, Pokemon GO players have been gaining the ability to transfer Pokemon to Pokemon HOME. This service is the main way for players to transfer their monsters to other games, including Sword and Shield and Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. The service has been available for level 40 players
New content for Pokemon Sword and Shield are still set to be arriving in the future as part of each title’s ongoing expansion pass. While Game Freak and The Pokemon Company have been relatively quiet about the second part of the pass, which is titled The Crown Tundra, that silence will finally be coming to an end tomorrow.
Pokemon the Movie — Coco has received a brand new trailer showcasing Coco, the child raised by Pokemon, as he interacts and bonds with Ash after their first meeting. Coco is also seen extensively with his companion Zarude, including during a battle with Team Rocket: Below is the translated summary for the upcoming Pokemon film,
Nintendo yesterday revealed a very healthy set of financial results to the world. The behemoth that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to sell astronomically well, now placing second in the all-time Switch software sales charts and the hardware’s not doing too badly either, clocking in at over 61 million units sold. That’s not the
As part of June’s first Pokemon Presents presentation, it was confirmed players will have the chance to get their hands on a Shiny Zeraora to celebrate the launch of the Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion, Isle Of Armor. In order to get their reward, trainers had to compete in special Max Raid battles that contain
The first part of the Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion pass is available right now. To celebrate The Isle of Armor‘s release, the brand new Max Raid Battle featuring Zeraora is also now available. There is also an opportunity for Pokemon Sword and Shield players to get their very own Zeraora. If one million trainers
The Pokemon Company will reveal a new Pokemon game on June 17, via a Pokémon Presents stream. The stream is coming June 17 at 06:00 PDT. (Click here for a time conversion table). The English tweet from the English Pokemon Twitter account only mentions Pokemon “News” is coming: We have Pokémon news.You want Pokémon news.
The official Pokemon Japanese Twitter account announced a live stream for the Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass is coming tomorrow, June 2. The stream will be happening at 22:00 JST. Click here for a time conversion table. 6月2日（火）22時より、Nintendo Switchソフト『ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド エキスパンションパス』に関する新情報の公開が決定！ ぜひチェックしてね！https://t.co/6D0tsz56JB #ポケモン剣盾 pic.twitter.com/YRiHwV3c8W — ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) June 1, 2020 We’ll be getting new
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola posts plenty of sketches on his official Twitter account, which are awesome enough. But over the past few days he started sketching out Pokemon, and seeing the cute critters in his very distinctive style is something that shouldn’t work but somehow does. Check out all the art he posted below: pic.twitter.com/XjWZWqypFu
Pokemon: Twilight Wings debuted its fourth episode this week, which stars the Water Gym Leader Nessa as she struggles between her modeling and Leader careers thanks to some unintentionally harsh advice from Chairman Rose. We also get a glimpse into her childhood as she comforts an injured Feebas. Normally the English dubbed version of each
Pokémon is for everyone, and for seven-year-old Simone Lim, she proved that competing isn’t just for the grownups. When asked how it felt to be the winner of the Pokémon Oceania International Championships Junior Division in Melbourne, she answered, “All children like winning.” While cradling her stuffed Eevee, Lim took home US$1,500 (S$2089) in prize
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, the latest mainline entries in the Pokemon franchise, released on Nintendo Switch late last year. Sword and Shield made many changes to the Pokemon formula, including making it easier than ever to battle competitively. Millions play Pokemon casually, but the battle system is actually a lot deeper than it appears at first glance.
Fans of the recent entry in the Pokemon franchise, Pokemon Sword and Shield, are divided about Ball Guy: a seemingly benevolent man who gifts the player with different Pokeballs throughout the game. Some think of him to be truly friendly with good intentions, while others believe he has more sinister motives. This gender-bending cosplay, called
Yakuza: Like a Dragon launched in Japan on January 16. According to Famitsu’s estimated physical sales chart, the game is the top-selling game in Japan during its first week out. While the overall numbers aren’t quite up to the franchise’s highs from the PS3 era, this is still promising news in light of the studio
Little Town Hero, a new Gamefreak IP which released on October 16th of last year, is getting a physical release thanks to publisher NIS America. The Big Idea Edition is slated for a Spring 2020 launch and will come with an artbook, poster, lapel pin set, official soundtrack, and collector’s box. The set is available
The official Japanese Pokemon YouTube published a Charmander ASMR video, where a Charmander is seen sleeping by a campfire producing crispy noises. The Charmander wakes up at times to reignite the campfire. Similarly, the Japanese Pokemon Kids TV YouTube, who regularly publishes sleep-inducing melodies and such, released an ASMR video of a Chespin eating snacks.
Temtem is a lot like Pokemon. Let’s get that out in the open right away. Developer Crema has described Temtem as “a massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure inspired by Pokemon” on their Steam page. Their inspirations are open and unabashed. Many will look at this and simply dismiss it as a Pokemon clone, or an ascended
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
Pokemon has had plenty of collaborations over the years to promote events, grand store openings, new games, and more. But this brand new collaboration announced by The Pokemon Company featuring its global IP and Vocaloid singing sensation Miku Hatsune is one of their most unique team-ups to date: The upcoming collaboration event will be for
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
Pokemon Sword and Shield is bringing in the holiday season with a brand new Max Raid battle featuring Pokemon’s unofficial holiday mascot Delibird. Delibird is an Ice/Flying type that has a signature attack called “Present,” which has unpredictable results ranging from inflicting major damage to even healing the target instead. Defeating Delibird in Max Raid