Ignorance is bliss — an adage worth keeping in mind for any Pokémon trainer. If you’ve subdued, captured, and you’re now deploying a faithful Diglett, just don’t ask questions. Picture its subterranean sections being identical to the cute upper-torso you see sprouting above the earth so cutely. More »
The Taj Mahal built in snow? Aizuwakamatsu Castle? Taiwan’s National Palace Museum in ice? Meh! (OK, all these are pretty cool, but stick with me.) The Sapporo Snow Festival isn’t only frozen famous landmarks, it also showcases some of the geekiest snow sculptures on Earth. More »
A popular Zelda meme gets reworked for Pocket Monsters. More »
In years past, whenever Pokémon knock-offs appeared in other countries, Japanese netizens would post them online to laugh and point. This time, it’s not a foreign rip-off. It’s homegrown. More »
Remember Pokémon: Type Wild, the fan-made fighting game that took Pocket Monsters and made a 2D beat-em-up for them? Here’s some more gameplay footage. More »
Pikachu is cute and all, but when it comes to battling Pokémon it doesn’t get much better than Mewtwo. Players of Pokémon Black and White can witness this power first-hand starting February 12. More »
The text is a little corny, sure, but the overall presentation was surely super effective. More »
Aussie artist Barry Wazzy, who floored us with his photoshopped PokéBalls earlier in the month, is flooring us again this week with another helping. More »
Pokémon don’t faint. That’s Nintendo blowing sunshine up your arse. They battle other creatures with elements, teeth and claws, and when one of them loses, they are beat up. More »
Upcoming Pokémon game Pokémon Plus Nobunaga’s Ambition is getting the usual array of Pocket Monster merchandising. More »
