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· Daniel Anderson
Pokémon and Mini Cooper unveiled a Pokémon-inspired car during the Opening Night Live event at the Gamescon video game trade fair on Tuesday. The Mini Concept Aceman car has a digital dashboard with Pikachu on it, electric bolt animations that light up when the car starts and a…
· Daniel Anderson
Ed Sheeran and a Squirtle plushie greeted fans in a video kicking off the Pokémon World Championships on Thursday. The event is being held in London, marking the first time it’s being held outside of North America and a return from a two-year pandemic hiatus. The championships…
· Daniel Anderson
McDonald’s has partnered with the Pokémon Trading Card Game for their new Happy Meal promotion. Each Happy Meal purchased until Sept. 6 comes with a four-card booster pack, a Pokémon-themed coin, spinner and an instruction sheet on how to play a “Match Battle,” which aims to…
· Daniel Anderson
Clarks has partnered with Pokémon for a new design on the shoe brand’s Wallabee silhouette. The shoes, which have a Pokéball design on the heel, come in either black or yellow and are debossed with Pokémon’s iconic electric mouse, Pikachu. According to the Clarks UK website,…
· Daniel Anderson
The Pokémon Company dropped a new trailer this morning to introduce the Paldea region for their new main series games, “Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.” The trailer expands on the mystery behind two legendary Pokémon — Koraidon and Miraidon — who are shown as rideable creatures on…
· Grace Kim
A collaboration between Squishmallows and The Pokémon Company made its debut at San Diego Comic Con 2022, and first-look images of the latest line are here. Pokémon’s global brand manager at the Squishmallow company Jazwares, Aaron Margolin, posted images of Pikachu and Gengar…
· William Yuk
Forget about unusually attractive professors and questionably shaped legendaries, the new Pokémon Lechonk has stolen hearts of fans everywhere. Netizens have taken to social media to express their love and devotion to the new Pokémon. Lechonk’s name is a portmanteau of the words…
· Daniel Anderson
The Pokémon Company dropped the second trailer for their upcoming games “Pokémon Scarlet” and “Pokémon Violet,” set to release on Nov. 18. The trailer shows off the two new legendary Pokémon, new professors and Pokémon, a new rival and an open-world multiplayer function. The…
· Daniel Anderson
The Pokémon Company has dropped the first episode of a new anime digital short series, “Pokémon: Hisuian Snow,” on YouTube. The series will consist of three episodes and is based on the Hisui region featured in the “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” game on the Nintendo Switch console.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Two men in masks, identified as Michael Gomez and Joseph Lowe, were allegedly seen placing Pokémon cards and a pizza in a bag before walking out of a Target store in Kissimmee, Florida, last Wednesday. The Osceola County deputies opened fire in an attempted “takedown” of four…
· Daniel Anderson
Pokémon shared a special video on Twitter honoring the anime’s 25-year-run so far. The video features highlights of Ash’s journey and a rundown of all his Pokémon from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola and Galar. The music in the video is the original Japanese…
· Daniel Anderson
Amazon has listed an official Pokémon T-shirt subscription box collaboration on their site, offering subscribers different Pokémon-themed cotton shirts delivered each month. The subscription, which, according to Amazon, is “created and curated by Pokémon,” is being offered at…
· Rebecca Moon
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Japan, opened a special exhibit on Tuesday that displays Pokémon skeletons and fossils. A promotional video of the Pokémon Fossil Museum was uploaded to the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter page, giving viewers a glimpse into…
· Ryan General
Pokémon bread has returned to South Korea after disappearing from shelves around two decades ago. The Pokémon-themed snack is wrapped in special packaging and comes with collectible stickers. As of March 10, two weeks since its return to South Korean stores, over 3.5 million…
· Rebecca Moon
A 1998 Pikachu “Illustrator” holographic card sold for $900,000 last Wednesday, breaking the previous record for most expensive Pokémon card sold at $375,000 in February 2021. The rare Pokémon card is only one of 41 copies that exist and was sold in “Near Mint 7” condition. The…
· Bryan Ke
The official Pokémon YouTube channel recently released a three-episode cooking series titled “Sweet Winter with Pokémon.” The series’ host is joined by his four adorable Poké pals: Charmander, Psyduck, Jigglypuff and Pikachu. The videos feature relaxing cooking sounds, music and…
· Michelle De Pacina
A video game researcher and hacker has discovered an unused and hidden modern-day room in the Nintendo Switch game “Pokémon Legends: Arceus.” “I found this map when looking through the game files and found textures that looked modern,”the hacker, who goes by the Twitter handle…
· Ryan General
A burglar broke into a collectibles shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and stole about $250,000 worth of Pokémon cards. The intruder first broke into a neighboring vacant store and then punched a hole through the wall to get into Punch-Out Gaming, a store co-owned by brothers Mike…
· Michelle De Pacina
The Japanese Cemetery Park in Hougang, Singapore, has a sign prohibiting visitors from hunting Pokémon through the mobile game “Pokémon Go.” The memorial park has held the remains of Japanese civilians, soldiers, prostitutes and convicted war criminals since the 20th century.…
· Michelle De Pacina
“Pokémon Legends: Arceus” dropped an English-language trailer for its upcoming Nintendo Switch release on Jan. 28. The trailer reveals a Hisui region setting featuring new Pokémon you can catch in real-time. The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch game of the new year “Pokémon…
