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These are the types for Paldean Wooper, Fidough, and Cetitan Pokemon These are the types for Paldean Wooper, Fidough, and Cetitan By Steven Rondina Terastallize and get Tera types in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Terastallize and get Tera types in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet By Steven Rondina Here’s what Paldea region offers in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Here’s what Paldea region offers in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet By Steven Rondina
Mythical Pokemon to be allowed in ranked for 1st time ever Pokemon
Mythical Pokemon to be allowed in ranked for 1st time ever Steven Rondina Pokemon Sword and Shield will go into completely uncharted territory with Ranked Battle Series 13 by removing all limitations on legendary Pokemon and allowing mythical Pokemon. Historically speaking, the Pokemon Company has completely barred mythical Pokemon from all competitive formats. As for legendaries, they’re banned outright most of the time but some series allow for one or two to be included on a team. That’s ending in Pokemon Sword and …
All that’s known about Fuecoco from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokemon
All that’s known about Fuecoco from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Steven Rondina The starters for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are confirmed, and while all of them have been warmly received, Fuecoco has arguably been the most popular of the bunch. Though Sprigatito and Smoliv have been the most thoroughly memed Pokemon among the gen nine newcomers, Fuecoco has received unanimous praise from fans. While many Pokemon are quite matter-of-fact in their presentation, the new fire-type starter has a clear energy to it. …
Pokemon Squishmallows are coming, here is what’s available Pokemon
Pokemon Squishmallows are coming, here is what’s available Olivia Richman Fans of everything cute have expressed joy over the news that Pokemon Squishmallows are coming. Squishmallows have become one of the most popular plushies to collect in North America thanks to their simplistic round design and soft material. If past is precedent, the Pokemon Squishmallows may become the most coveted in any collection after the collaboration was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. The official tweet from Squishmallows showed two favorites …
Ash vs Cynthia showdown in Pokemon Journeys has fans abuzz Pokemon
Ash vs Cynthia showdown in Pokemon Journeys has fans abuzz Steven Rondina The Pokemon Journeys anime is set to host possibly the biggest battle in its history with Ash vs Cynthia in the World Coronation Series’ Masters Tournament. Pokemon Journeys introduces a novel, but long-needed concept to the Pokemon anime. While Ash has long sought to become a Pokemon Master, it’s never actually explicitly stated what that accomplishment means. With the Pokemon anime going on 25 years, the complete lack of a …
Here’s how to get shiny Pikachu in Pokemon GO and the games Pokemon Here’s how to get shiny Pikachu in Pokemon GO and the games By Steven Rondina Here’s the location of the Super Rod in Pokemon BDSP Pokemon Here’s the location of the Super Rod in Pokemon BDSP By Steven Rondina Here’s the location of the Metal Coat in Pokemon BDSP Pokemon Here’s the location of the Metal Coat in Pokemon BDSP By Steven Rondina
How to find and use Razor Claw, Razor Fang in Pokemon BDSP Pokemon
How to find and use Razor Claw, Razor Fang in Pokemon BDSP Steven Rondina The Razor Fang and Razor Claw are important evolution items in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining pearl, but can you get them in the early game? For better or worse, Pokemon BDSP follows in the footsteps of the original Diamond and Pearl. This makes for a refreshingly challenging experience relative to other recent Pokemon games, but it also makes things team-building fairly rigid. Gligar and Sneasel are both Pokemon that …
Here’s how to get Wyrdeer as a ride Pokemon in Legends: Arceus Pokemon
Here’s how to get Wyrdeer as a ride Pokemon in Legends: Arceus Steven Rondina Gaining the ability to ride Wyrdeer smashes down almost all exploration barriers in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Here’s how to do it. Pokemon Legends: Arceus attempts to give players a drip feed of content, with the rideable Pokemon being the primary means of regulating this. The trouble with that is Wyrdeer’s mobility is too much for developer Game Freak to control. Players aren’t meant to be able to cross bodies of …
How to catch Unown in Pokemon GO, and what you get for it Pokemon
How to catch Unown in Pokemon GO, and what you get for it Steven Rondina Unown isn’t a powerful Pokemon, but its unique gimmick makes it one that many Pokemon GO players want to get their hands on. Catching every Unown is easier said than done, however. There are 28 versions of Unown with each one representing a letter of the alphabet or punctuation mark. This makes it a highly collectible Pokemon as players will need to be aggressive in completing their collection. In Pokemon …
These are the best of the starters in each Pokemon generation Pokemon
These are the best of the starters in each Pokemon generation Steven Rondina Starters are a big deal in Pokemon games, but which Pokemon starters are the best of all? The answer has changed over time. New mechanics like the hidden abilities that were introduced in Pokemon Black and White, the addition of fairy typing in X and Y, and other granular changes have made different Pokemon stronger or weaker. With gen-9 starters looming just on the horizon it’s worth taking a look …
Breed Pokemon, then do this to Gigantamax in Sword and Shield Steven Rondina Pokemon Logically speaking Pokemon Sword and Shield players should be able to breed Gigantamax Pokemon, but that’s not actually the case. There is still a way to bestow Gigantamax powers to an applicable Pokemon, though. Anyone that has touched ranked Pokemon battling has spent dozens of hours breeding Pokemon to have the best IVs, nature, moves, and ability. From there, players need to train them to get the perfect EVs. The …
What Lugia is weak against and how to counter it in Pokemon GO Steven Rondina Pokemon Lugia is one of the toughest battles out there in Pokemon GO, but it’s made much more manageable if you know what Lugia is weak against. While Ho-oh was initially positioned to be the standout legendary of Pokemon Gold and Silver, Lugia has eclipsed it over time in a profound way. From getting title treatment in Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness to making more prominent appearances across the Pokemon anime …
Guide to the Sky Pillar in Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Steven Rondina Pokemon Rayquaza’s domain in Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald is the Sky Pillar, here’s where it is and how to get in. The Sky Pillar is found in an out-of-the-way location in gen-three Pokemon titles. Though players can technically come very close to it as soon as they have the ability to use Surf, they can’t gain entry until much later on. Even after gaining access, it’s not easy to reach …
Here’s how to get legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO Steven Rondina Pokemon It’s important to get legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO since they tend to be of huge importance for winning raids and trainer battles. Getting these powerful Pokemon isn’t easy, however. While legendaries were once obtainable by simply completing field research, things have become significantly more difficult with time. Now they are gated behind a variety of other features in Pokemon GO, making it generally difficult to catch them and especially …
Here’s how to get all 3 starters from Pokemon Sword and Shield Steven Rondina Pokemon There are a few different ways to get all the starters of Pokemon Sword and Shield, but it’s not particularly obvious how to do so. Starters are always cherished in Pokemon, but they’re actually underwhelming in a lot of cases. That’s not the case in generation eight, however. Rillaboom and Cinderace are both among the most powerful Pokemon in all of Sword and Shield from both a casual and competitive …
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet getting huge multiplayer overhaul Steven Rondina Pokemon Multiplayer is a core component of the Pokemon franchise, but Scarlet and Violet will be doing things never seen before in the series. A new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has dropped. Though much of the focus has been on the new Pokemon that were revealed and the release dates for the games, the trailer also showed off the important new multiplayer features. Since the move to the Nintendo …
We now know when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will come out Steven Rondina Pokemon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet had its second trailer debut and fans now know when the games will be released. The Pokemon community has finally learned when the ninth Pokemon generation will begin. The games will have a number of interesting new features to go along with a batch of new Pokemon. With Pokemon Legends: Arceus seemingly having no DLC coming, the path is clear for the next mainline games in …
All the new gen-9 Pokemon revealed for Scarlet and Violet Steven Rondina Pokemon As fans expected, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are set to introduce a sizable batch of new Pokemon to kick off gen-9. The ninth Pokemon generation is set to officially launch in 2022. While it’s already been a big year for the franchise with the smash hit of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, things are only set to get bigger from here. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will potentially reinvent the Pokemon franchise, bringing …
New Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Pawmi, Lechonk, and Smoliv shown Steven Rondina Pokemon The second trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has revealed five new Pokemon including Pawmi, Lechonk, and Smoliv. Ahead of the reveals of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet cover legendaries Koraidon and Miraidon, three non-legendaries were also revealed. According to the official website, these new additions are Pawmi, Lechonk, and Smoliv. Though few details on the new Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games were given in the trailer, a lot has been …
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet legendaries, box art revealed Steven Rondina Pokemon The cover legendaries for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have been revealed, and fans are not high on them. The second trailer for the next generation of Pokemon games has arrived. Much like with Pokemon Sword and Shield, the starters were revealed in the first trailer, but the second trailer showed the official box art for the games. As is the tradition in the Pokemon series, two elaborately designed legendaries will …
How to get all 3 Pokemon Legends: Arceus starters quickly Steven Rondina Pokemon Players are used to settling for just one starter per playthrough, but is there any way to get all three starters in Pokemon Legends: Arceus? The good news is that there is a way to get Rowlet, Oshawott, and Cyndaquil in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, but the bad news is that it’s not particularly easy. Making starters hard to come by is a hallmark of Pokemon. While this was originally done …
Here’s how to hatch an egg in Pokemon Sword and Shield Steven Rondina Pokemon Breeding Pokemon is a huge part of the competitive Pokemon experience. Here’s how to hatch a Pokemon from an egg in Sword and Shield. Pokemon has always used the same mechanics when it comes to hatching eggs. Much like the Safari Zone, while it’s implied that hatching eggs is a matter of time, the actual factor in hatching your eggs is distance traveled. Each egg has a certain number of …

Pokemon stands as the largest cross-media IP in the world by a comfortable margin, but how did it make such explosive gains?

For a long while, pivoting a video game franchise into a larger brand seemed impossible. Iconic titles like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Resident Evil received TV and film adaptations, with the most common result being catastrophic failure. That was the norm from the 1990s all the way into the 2020s; and it probably shouldn’t have been.

While Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and Silent Hill: Revelation were irredeemably bad, Pokemon showed that a video game series can be adapted into many different mediums. Here’s a quick history of the franchise and its future outlook.

Pokemon explodes with Game Boy games, quickly expands

Pokemon first arrived in Japan in 1996 with the release of Pokemon Red and Green; a pair of titles for the Nintendo Game Boy. The two games were largely identical, but each one had a handful of Pokemon that were exclusive to those titles. This encouraged players to collect and trade these monsters with others who purchased the games.

Later on in 1996, the game was reimagined as a trading card game. Then in 1997, an anime adaptation launched in Japan.

Both of those rapid-fire expansions earned strong success domestically. More importantly, it primed Pokemon for an overwhelming global push.

In 1998, the franchise officially crossed over into North America, Europe, and Australia. The games were killer apps for the Game Boy but it wasn’t just a video game. An accompanying anime aired new episodes daily, and the trading card game exploded out of the gate. This made it difficult to ignore Pokemon to the point where characters like Ash Ketchum and Pikachu were universally recognizable. Just like that, the franchise was unstoppable.

Pokemon expands beyond Nintendo consoles, grows even further

For decades, Pokemon video games were among the top-selling games each year they came out. The Pokemon TCG was one of the biggest in the industry. The anime was a constant, without even mentioning its many spin-off movies. Licensing characters for toys and apparel was a golden goose for all involved.

But the franchise was still positioned to grow further.

Almost all of the games were exclusive to Nintendo’s gaming hardware, but mobile gaming was on a sharp rise of its own. The franchise also released a long list of spin-offs, successfully turning the series into everything from a pinball game to a beat ‘em up. The Pokemon Company had dabbled with PC and mobile games previously, but started actively partnering with other studios in the 2010s.

The biggest example of this was Pokemon GO. The Pokemon Company partnered with AR game studio Niantic was an instant hit, being downloaded hundreds of millions of times. It was far from alone, however. Battling-focused gacha game Pokemon Masters, MOBA adaptation Pokemon Unite, and puzzle game Pokemon Cafe launched in the following years.

It wasn’t just licensed mobile games, though. Games like Detective Pikachu and New Pokemon Snap gave players fresh and varied ways to enjoy the familiar franchise.

Modern Pokémon games see mixed response, but sales remain strong

Though Pokémon has many lifelong fans, the mainline releases have long attracted controversy within the fandom. Though the first few generations were generally beloved, opinions on new and modern games releases vary wildly. Starting with the Nintendo Switch, critical response to the games wavered.

Reviews for Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee were lower than previous entries in the series. That pattern held with Pokémon Sword and Shield, which were also met with extreme backlash on social media.

Though each mainline game made every monster from previous generations available up until Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, this ended with Sword and Shield. Several fan favorites, including Beedrill and the Unovan starters, were made unobtainable in the game. The mega evolution and Z-move battle mechanics were also removed from the games. It’s unclear why or what methodology was used to determine which of the little monsters were left out.

Reviews sank further from there, with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, then Pokémon Scarlet and Violet garnering the lowest review averages for mainline games.

Despite this, the games were still an enormous commercial success. Pokémon Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet ranked among the best-selling games in franchise history. Its publisher may have heeded some of the fan criticism however, as the company opted against releasing a new mainline game or expansion in 2024. This was the first year without a major game release since 2015.