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Wednesday5th May 2021
Random Someone Hire This Man To Do Pokémon TCG Art
Step aside, Smeargle
Trading card art is underrated. The variety of card art, even today, is astounding — and though the ones you remember most from the Pokémon TCG are probably the Fat Pikachu, the holographic Charizard, and Professor Oak standing in front of a concret
Tuesday30th Mar 2021
Random Indigenous Canadian Artist Interprets Pokémon In A Traditional Style
Pokémon Ontario and Pokémon Québec
An artist known only as Charles A has created some incredible Pokémon artwork, with a twist - it's designed in the style of Indigenous Canadian art. Charles is an Indigenous artist living in Ontario, Canada, and although he doesn't yet have social media accounts of his own, or a shop to sell his artwork, his...
Thursday25th Feb 2021
These off-brand Pikas just need a lot of love and maybe plastic surgery
Ever since the birth of Pikachu back in 1996, the little yellow rabbit-mouse has become as much of a mascot of the Pokémon series as Kermit is for The Muppets, the fat cow is for Harvest Moon, and Missile is for Ace Attorney. It's Pikachu's recognisable form that makes it so...
Friday19th Feb 2021
Random Twitter Has Completed Its Playthrough Of Pokémon Red Inside Someone's Avatar
It even caught Mewtwo
Despite suffering a major setback last week - with "Team Rocket" releasing the majority of the party, it seems the social media experiment Twitter plays Pokémon Red Version inside someone's avatar has bounced back. According to the creator Constantin Liétard, it took 40 days and more than 90K comments to defeat the Elite...
Saturday13th Feb 2021
"Team Rocket" is playing up!
The social media experiment allowing you to play the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red Version inside someone's Twitter avatar appears to have suffered a major blow. Prior to this, it had been relatively smooth sailing. Earlier this month the Soul Badge was acquired and more recently the Volcano Badge was earned. In a new...
Wednesday10th Feb 2021
Random The Pokémon Company Forgot What A Magnemite Looked Like, And It's Really Sorry
Time to sort out Magneright from Magnewrong
Okay, okay, we're just speculating, but The Pokémon Company's latest Muk-up is a Magnemite oversight that might be worth something some day (h/t Kotaku). See, it turns out that Magnemite should look like this (helpful red circle added by TPC themselves): But the plushie looks like this: You see?!...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2021
News Levi's Just Announced A New Line Of Pokémon Clothing, And It Includes Misty's Outfit
The new range celebrates Pokémon's 25th anniversary
Ash Ketchum is not the most fashionable of 10-year-olds, but the series that made him famous has spawned shirts, shoes, and now - thanks to denim-doers Levi's - a whole collection of Poké-themed apparel. A lot of the collection is a bit, well... odd, with jeans that have an entire Pikachu just...
Monday1st Feb 2021
If you can learn about IV breeding, you can learn anything
We're tired of the takes that say that kids are playing too many games. Of course we are - we literally wouldn't have jobs at Nintendo Life if we hadn't spent way too many hours on Zelda, Mario, and friends. But there are still people out there who can see games for what they are: potential...
Sunday31st Jan 2021
Random Pokémon Red Is Still Being Played Inside Someone's Twitter Avatar
The journey continues
Twitter plays the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red inside a programmer's avatar is arguably one of the wildest social media experiments so far this year. Since the adventure began just weeks ago, Twitter has successful acquired four badges - with the latest one being the Rainbow Badge from Celadon City's Grass-type Gym leader,...
Monday25th Jan 2021
Random Pokémon Fan Finishes Challenge To Play Every Game Without Using Pokémon Twice
It took two and a half years to complete the series
Pokémon fans love making things harder for themselves. There's the Nuzlocke Challenge, in which you can only catch the first Pokémon you meet in every area, and fainted Pokémon are considered "dead" and must be released. There's the original Twitch Plays Pokémon, which keeps popping up with...
Sunday24th Jan 2021
Random Twitter Has Now Defeated The Grass-Type Gym Leader Erika In Pokémon Red
Four badges and counting
Update: And to follow on from all this, Celadon City's Grass-type Gym leader has just been defeated. Rainbow Badge received! Another week has passed, so what's been happening in the social media experiment Twitter plays Pokémon Red...inside a talented programmer's avatar? Well, read on! After defeating the Cerulean...
Sunday17th Jan 2021
Random Twitter Just Defeated The Water-Type Gym Leader Misty In Pokémon Red
Never underestimate the power of the internet!
It's already been more than a week since Twitter began its journey in the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red. In case you missed it, users on this social media platform have been playing the original Game Boy title inside the avatar of Gameloft Montreal programmer Constantin Liétard's Twitter profile (
Sunday10th Jan 2021
Random Pokémon Red Is Being Played Inside Someone's Avatar On Twitter
Step aside, Twitch Plays Pokémon
Twitch Plays Pokémon is so 2014...nowadays, it's all about playing Pokémon Red inside someone's avatar on Twitter. Yeah, we're not joking - Gameloft Montreal programmer Constantin Liétard (@screenshakes) managed to somehow assemble a script that updates his Twitter avatar every 15 seconds, which is playing the...
Monday27th Jul 2020
News Red And Green Voted Most Popular Pokémon Games In Japanese Poll
But which are your favourites?
Throughout June, Japanese site Goo Ranking held a poll to see which Pokémon games would be voted as the most popular. It might not come as much of a surprise, but the original Pokémon Red and Green - released as Pokémon Red and Blue in the west - have come out on top. You can see the top ten results below. It's...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2020
Video See Pokémon Red And Blue's Opening Reimagined In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Pokémon Drift and Pate
This isn't the first time we've seen fans blend the worlds of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pokémon, and it sure won't be the last, but you can never have enough PokéCrossing, right? YouTube channel The Nooksters has shared a new video which reimagines the opening moments of Pokémon Red and Blue, including the...
Friday31st Jan 2020
Random Brazilian Football Team Invokes The Spirit Of Pokémon To Welcome Veteran Japanese Player
"New game!"
Brazilian football team Botafogo has just signed Japanese veteran midfielder Keisuke Honda – and to give him a proper welcome, it has created a special video based on the opening to the original Pokémon games on the Game Boy. In case you didn't know, Honda has 90 caps for the Japanese national side to his name, and is perhaps most...
Friday8th Nov 2019
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Is The Best? Choose Your Favourite Water-Type Starter
Pick from this pool
And we come to the final stop on our journey to find out the best multi-generational mix of starter Pokémon before we ultimately reveal your dream team of starters. We've previously asked your opinion for the best Fire- and Grass-type starter Pokémon from the eight generations that comprise the mainline
Thursday7th Nov 2019
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Is The Best? Choose Your Favourite Grass-Type Starter
Best in grass
A wild PokéPoll appeared! Continuing our quest to find the ultimate cross-generational triumvirate of starter Pokémon, here we present the 8 Grass-type starters from every generation for your consideration. The Rock-Paper-Scissors choice of Fire-Grass-Water-types to kick off your adventure is a series tradition, but we're eager to...
Wednesday6th Nov 2019
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Is The Best? Choose Your Favourite Fire-Type Starter
Trouble starters, punkin' instigators
We're going to go out on a limb and guess that you've probably heard about the new Pokémon game coming out very soon. Yes, we're on the cusp of Gen VIII with the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield and very soon you'll be able to choose between Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble before embarking on a journey...
Monday23rd Sep 2019
Music Treat Your Ears To These Pokémon Red And Blue Metal Remixes
Brock 'n roll
If you grew up with Pokémon Red and Blue on the Game Boy, you'll likely remember the games' incredible soundtrack almost as much - if not more - than the games themselves. From epic trainer battle anthems to that wonderful Bicycle Theme, there are plenty of cracking tunes to choose from when creating a tribute album. We lovingly...
Monday22nd Jul 2019
News Pre-Orders Are Now Live For The Squirtle Funko Pop Figure
Completing the set
The latest Pokémon to receive the Funko Pop treatment is the adorable Water-type starter, Squirtle. It may well have had its cute glowing eyes replaced with the traditional Funko black beads of doom, but we're sure collectors will be itching to add this one to their set. Pre-orders for the figure are now live on Amazon US - you...
Sunday26th May 2019
News Game Freak's Junichi Masuda Reflects On The Original Yoshi And Pokémon Games
A dose of nostalgia
Game Freak has shared a new video on its YouTube channel featuring director Junichi Masuda talking about the development of the original Pokémon games as well as the puzzle game Yoshi – also known as Mario & Yoshi in Europe and Yoshi's Egg in Japan. For starters, most people to this day still don't know the classic...
Saturday18th May 2019
News Talented Artist Recreates Red And Blue Starter Evolutions As Different Pokémon Types
Which one would you pick?
Part of what made the original Pokémon games so special on the Game Boy was the starter pocket monsters you could select from. You had the choice of the grass/poison-type Bulbasaur, the water-type Squirtle, and the fire-type Charmander. As your journey progressed, each of these creatures evolved into more powerful...
Tuesday7th May 2019
News Playing Pokémon Regularly As A Kid Can Activate A Special Region In Your Brain, Study Finds
You're a Pokémon Master
If you put hours and hours into games such as Pokémon Red and Blue throughout your childhood, your brain may well have created a small region dedicated to remembering Pikachu and the gang. Researchers from Standford University have discovered that adults who played Pokémon games extensively as children have a region of...
Friday19th Apr 2019
Random This Monster Catching RPG For PC Looks Exactly Like Pokémon
Move aside Game Freak
The publisher Dangen Entertainment is teaming up with developer Picorinne Soft to release Disc Creatures on the PC. The name might not remind you of anything in particular, but every other aspect of this game appears to be inspired by Game Freak's earlier Pokémon titles on the Game Boy, right down to its looks. The official...
Monday18th Mar 2019
News The Pokémon TCG Was In Development Before The First Games Had Even Been Finished
Obvious potential even that early on?
As we know it today, the Pokémon franchise is available to enjoy in almost every form imaginable. There are the video games, of course, but we also have the TV show, films, toys, apps, clothing, and more, including the official Pokémon Trading Card Game. For many, the trading card game holds just as many...
Wednesday27th Feb 2019
News Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda Thanks Pokémon Fans For Their Continued Support
"Everyone's support made a day like today possible"
Today is a pretty big day for Pokémon fans. Not only are we mere hours away from a Pokémon Direct at the time of writing, which looks set to reveal the next generation of games in the series, but today also marks the 23rd anniversary of the franchise. Yes, on this very day 23 years ago, Pokémon...
Tuesday19th Feb 2019
News Prototype Red & Blue Data Sheds More Light On Pokémon's Origins
We could have been catching Capsule Monsters instead
Similar to the previously unearthed prototype designs for Pokémon Gold & Silver, further discoveries seem to have been made about original Pokémon Red & Blue monsters. A fresh batch of prototype assets has been published by Helix Chamber
Tuesday12th Feb 2019
News Multiple Nintendo Treehouse Q&A Sessions Scheduled For Pokémon Day
Is a surprise on the way?
27th February marks the day when Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green were first launched in Japan in 1996. Each year, Nintendo celebrates this special day with Pokémon Day. This year, the Nintendo New York store will once again be hosting activities throughout the week. Starting on 27th February, there’ll be events such as...
Sunday20th Jan 2019
Rumour Legendary Entertainment Has Plans For More Live-Action Pokémon Movies
Building a cinematic universe
The Detective Pikachu movie isn’t even out yet and already there are some wild rumours about Legendary Entertainment’s plans to expand the Pokémon cinematic universe. We Got You Covered has "trusted sources" claiming there are plans to release a separate live-action CGI movie based on the original Game Boy titles,...
