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Why Have Starter Pokémon Gotten Cuter?
One bright spot that saw exceptionally online people through a rather grim weekend was the reveal of the newest video game installments for the Pokémon franchise. An announcement for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet with an accompanying trailer revealed some of the newest inspirations, Arceus-inspired open-world gameplay, and, most importantly, the three new starters.
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Incredibly Rare Pokémon Card Auctioned Off For Record-Breaking $1,249,380
The market around children’s cardboard continues rocketing into uncharted territory. Earlier this week, auction outfit Goldin announced a holographic “Illustrator” Pikachu Pokémon card from 1998 sold for $US900,000 ($1,249,380). No one knows who bought it for that much, or why, but the winning bid shattered the previous record of$US375,000 ($520,575) that a similar card went…
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Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Crack Down On ‘Illicit’ Clone Pokémon
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl had a ton of glitches when they came out. Some were funny, most were harmless, but a few made it extremely easy for players to clone rare and powerful Pokémon en masse. It was an absolute feeding frenzy. Now the developers behind the Gen 4 remakes are fighting back…
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This AI Generates Fake New Pokémon, And It’s Actually Pretty Good
A machine-learning engineer has harnessed a powerful machine-learning technology to develop a web application that lets you create images of fake pocket monsters. The results are hilarious, and I love how simple the tool is.