Pokémon
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The Toughest Gym Leaders In Each Pokémon Game
Gym leaders in the Pokémon games are often touted as these great challenges trainers will have to face on their journey, but in a lot of cases, it’s a simple game of Rock Paper Scissors to weaken each gym’s signature Pokémon type. Because most of them are simple affairs, when a gym leader sticks out…
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When A Beloved Pet Dies, Sometimes Pokémon Lets Us Immortalise Them
I’ve played a lot of Pokémon games, but Pokémon Black and White were never really standouts to me. And yet, after over two decades of love for the monster-collecting franchise, the only tattoo I have of a Pokémon is Herdier, the normal-type “loyal dog” Pokémon that debuted in the DS games. But the tattoo is…
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Rare ’90s Pikachu Pokémon Card Sells For A Wild $AU450K
There’s a lot you can do with $US300,000 ($AU452,490): buy a couple of Teslas, invest in some stocks, get a PS5 or Xbox Series S/X (or a few of them). It’s an amount of money some people will never see in their lifetimes. Yet, someone with the cash to burn took their $US300,000 and bought…
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These Limited Edition Eeveelution Pokémon Cards Are Beautiful
I don’t collect Pokémon cards much myself. I have a select few cards I’ve kept over the years, mostly ones of my favourite monsters or sporting characters I like such as the Professor’s Research card featuring my husband Professor Turo. But I am always captivated by the art The Pokémon Company slaps on a piece…