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· Bryan Ke
It appears like Chen San-yuan, Taiwan’s legendary “Pokémon Go” grandpa, has evolved and harnessed the power of even more smartphones onto his bike. When he was first spotted roaming the streets last year, Chen only had nine smartphones strapped to his bike. But recently, he was…
· Ryan General
A jury in Virginia has recommended a 30-year prison sentence for Johnathan Cromwell, the security guard who shot and killed an elderly Asian man playing Pokemon Go in 2017. Cromwell has been found guilty of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony,…
· Bryan Ke
Warner Bros. has released the second trailer for the much-awaited Pokémon movie “Detective Pikachu,” and it features a whole cast of new monsters that were not present in the first trailer.
· Ryan General
The criminal trial of a security guard accused of fatally shooting a 60-year-old grandfather playing Pokémon Go back in 2017 is finally set to begin, with jury selection slated for Tuesday. Virginia security guard Johnathan Cromwell, an employee of Citywide Protection Services,…
· Ryan General
Pokémon x Tamagotchi, the highly anticipated collaboration between the two massively popular IPs, has successfully sold out even before its official release in Japan. For those who are unfamiliar, the Tamagotchi is a handheld virtual pet simulation game from Bandai which became…
· Ryan General
A new line of trendy office attire from Japan lets true Pokémon masters wear their favorite characters with pride while still dressing up like an “adult.” Original Stitch, a Japanese men’s shirt label, has teamed up with the popular anime/video game franchise to create a…
· Leanna Chan
After 20 years of chasing Officer Jennys and Nurse Joys, Pewter City gym leader Brock has finally caught a girlfriend. Brock, or Takeshi in Japanese, is seen to have finally found the one in a recent episode of the “Pokémon Sun & Moon” anime.
· Bryan Ke
A wedding video of a Japanese couple showing how the two lovebirds met while playing “Pokémon Go” has gone viral on Japanese social media. The clip of the couple, Shibu and Lily, received over 1.6 million views after it was first posted on the platform on November 15 by the…
· Ziye Wang
From Netflix’s “Death Note” to M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender,” there’s been no shortage of terrible live-action adaptations of beloved animated properties in recent years. So when the trailer for “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” dropped this past Monday, it’s no surprise…
· Editorial Staff
Who would have thought Ryan Reynold’s next act would be voicing Pikachu in the just released Pokémon Detective Pikachu Trailer.
· Carl Samson
A man in Toronto, Canada has won the internet after carving all 151 original Pokémon in just six days for Halloween. Adrian Kieda, an animator and content developer, took to Reddit and Facebook to share his jack-o’-lanterns hours before lighting them up last Wednesday night.
· Bryan Ke
A bar pianist in Japan is gaining attention online for the subtle way he plays iconic music from games such as “Pokemon” game and classics like Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” without anyone noticing. Ryota Kikuchi (@komuro_metal), a pianist who usually performs at the…
· Bryan Ke
A Taiwanese grandfather is gaining online fame for his dedication to the augmented reality mobile game “Pokémon Go” by game developer Niantic Labs. Chen San-yuan, who is a Feng Shui expert, began his journey to become a Pokémon master when the game first came out in 2016 after…
· Ryan General
An episode of Pokémon’s current anime series “Sun and Moon” will not be making it to U.S. shores due to some of its scenes allegedly featuring “blackface.” Episodes of “Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon’s” current arc are broadcast in the U.S. about four months behind their…
· Carl Samson
There are Pokémon sketches that failed to be part of the original game released in the 1990s, and for that matter, never made it to fandom consciousness. So when a Pokémon designer revealed them out of the blue last week, the internet knew what to do.
· Ryan General
Fila has teamed up with Pokémon to create the cutest pairs of shoes ever with officially licensed Pokémon sneakers.
· Carl Samson
A Japanese couple’s unique Pokémon wedding invitation card has gone viral after one guest shared it online. Wedding preparations can be extremely tedious because it comes down to that one occasion when everyone important gathers to wish lovebirds a happily ever after, and…
· Ryan General
Almost two years after its global launch, Pokémon Go is now finally coming to China — arguably one of the world’s largest gaming market. Pokémon Go developer Niantic reportedly struck a partnership with local video games company NetEase to bring the popular mobile game to the…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Ryan Reynolds is joining the cast of “Detective Pikachu“, the live-action Pokémon movie, as the titular lead, Pikachu. Reynolds, perhaps best known for his portrayal of snarky superhero, Deadpool, will be teaming up with costars Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton in the Legendary…
· Ryan General
Pikachu has a surprise at the end of the latest Pokémon movie that left many fans losing their shit. “Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You”, a retelling of the original TV series, is currently playing in theaters in the United States.
