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Soapbox The Next Pokémon Game Should Rework Old Critters, Not Just Add Dozens More

Gotta not forget 'em all

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Lowell considers how future Pokémon games could do justice to old Pocket Monsters who got lumped in with the also-rans... We’re still a little far out from Pokémon...

• Mon 2nd Sep 2024
• Soapbox
• Features
• Pokemon
• Retro

News Incineroar Stars In The Latest Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Event

7-Star smash

The latest Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 7-Star Tera Raid event has been revealed and will star Incineroar, the final evolved form of Litten. Incineroar will come packing the Dark Tera Type and the Mighiest Mark. Players can catch it once per save file from 00:00 UTC on 6th September through 23:59 UTC on 8th September. A second session...

• Mon 2nd Sep 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon
• Tera Raid

News Pokémon President Teases Special Game News For 2024 World Championships Closing Ceremony

"I'll see you all again at the closing ceremonies"

Update [Mon 19th Aug, 2024 05:30 BST]: You can see all the announcements (covering the games and TCG) during the closing ceremony in our round up: <related ids="170379,170384"> Original article [Sat 17th Aug, 2024 06:00 BST]: The 2024 Pokémon World Championships is currently taking place...

• Sat 17th Aug 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon
• The Pokemon Company

News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games

Four first-party servings left for 2024

Nintendo has released its Q1 financial report for FY2024 and, as usual, has published its timetable for 2024/25 releases for its upcoming first-party Switch line-up. There are no surprises here if you've been keeping up with release date news, but following the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, this is the first one...

• Fri 2nd Aug 2024
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch
• Upcoming Releases
• Financials
• Poll

News Pokemon Developer Game Freak Seeking New Talent For Future Projects

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is due out in 2025

The famous Pokémon developer Game Freak is gearing up for a new era with titles like Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and with this in mind, it appears to be on a recruitment drive. As highlighted by DenFamiNico Gamer (thanks, Siliconera), the developer is holding a new recruitment campaign on 30th August 2024. Some...

• Wed 31st Jul 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon
• Game Freak
• Japan
• Industry

News The Pokemon Company Will Be One Of The 'Line-Up Highlights' At Gamescom

However, Nintendo won't be attending this year

Gamescom will take place in Germany next month and although Nintendo won't be attending the event, it seems The Pokémon Company will feature as one of the "line-up highlights" between 21st - 25th August 2024. Alongside Pokémon, some other companies mentioned include Sony, Square Enix, THQ Nordic,...

• Sat 20th Jul 2024
• Pokemon
• The Pokemon Company
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch
• Gamescom

News 32 Episodes Of Pokémon Horizons Are Now Available On BBC iPlayer

12 more episodes added

12 more episodes of Pokémon Horizons have been added to BBC iPlayer in the UK, bringing the current total to a healthy 32 (thanks, VGC). Released earlier this year, Horizons is a brand new animated TV series based on the insanely popular Pokémon franchise after long-time protagonist Ash Ketchum bid farewell to fans in 2023...

• Tue 28th May 2024
• Pokemon
• Anime
• TV

News Nintendo Direct June 2024 Confirmed To Boost An Otherwise Quiet Year For Switch

Currently only two first-party games confirmed

Nintendo has confirmed that a Direct showcase will take place in June 2024, focusing on softeware for the Nintendo Switch during the latter half of 2024. This will hopefully offset what is looking to be a fairly quiet year for the Switch, with only two first-party games currently known to the public:...

• Tue 7th May 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Direct

News Japanese Man Arrested For Selling Hacked Scarlet And Violet Pokémon

He appeared to be caught!

A Japanese man has been arrested for selling modded data from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, reportedly making millions of yen over the course of just a few months. As reported by NHK News and Automaton (thanks, VGC), the individual was selling r

• Mon 15th Apr 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon
• Nintendo
• The Pokemon Company
• Japan

Random Pokémon Fans Reckon They've Spotted A Legends: Z-A Teaser In Scarlet & Violet

A sign of the times

The Pokémon Company is no stranger to leaving hints about what's to come in their games. Normally, these are only noticed in retrospect and, as it turns out, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet appear to contain a nod towards the company's next title, Legends: Z-A (thanks, Eurogamer). The tease in question was initially flagged on the...

• Thu 14th Mar 2024
• Random
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon
• The Pokemon Company