Pokémon

Here’s a fun fact: Mega Altaria’s Dragon/Fairy typing is completely unique among the entire National PokéDex. Check the whole thing; you won’t find another Dragon/Fairy type anywhere. It makes sense, … Read more

Pangoro’s design, with its coat-like fur and leafy sprig in its mouth, is reminiscent of a “bancho,” a Japanese term for a stereotypical delinquent gang leader. Some have theorized that … Read more

While not all Pokémon are birds (or even organic lifeforms), a lot of them share certain general instincts, including nesting. Just like in real life when you find a bird’s … Read more

Image via Niantic Catching Pokémon isn’t just about chucking balls at things that look at you funny. There’s finesse to it, an art, even. Sure, you can catch a Pokémon just by … Read more

When you have two visually distinct evolutionary paths for a Pokémon, it’s basically inevitable that people are going to draw comparisons between them. I don’t think the Eevee evolution debate … Read more

Am I the only one who thinks Yveltal looks cool? All of my friends say it looks dopey, but come on! It’s a big evil bird thing with claws and … Read more

Pokemon GO Spotlight hour features a special bonus for one Pokemon, in particular, this Tuesday, May 11. During this time, players will see a drastically increased spawn rate for the … Read more

Did you know that Gallades can only be evolved from a male Kirlia, but Gardevoirs can be both male and female? I assume when Gallade was designed, someone wanted to … Read more

Team Rocket didn’t originally have much in the way of administrators. Back in the Red and Blue days, it was pretty much just Giovanni and a bunch of grunts (and … Read more

The level of competence in his organization aside, Giovanni is a genuinely intimidating man, though more so in the games than in the anime. He’s the most dangerous kind of … Read more

Just like real-life animals, particular Pokémon have a fondness for particular types of weather. In many of the mainline games, certain Pokémon could only be caught at day or night, … Read more

Image via Niantic/The Pokemon Company Swirlix and Slurpuff are both essential sweets brought to life as Pokémon, with bodies the consistency of cotton candy and meringue, respectively. Apparently, their primary … Read more

The Luminous Legends X event is right around the corner in Pokemon Go, starting on May 4. Players can look forward to the Fairy-type Legendary Pokemon known as Xerneas, featured along … Read more

It’s weird how many Pokémon are effectively just blobs with faces. Ditto, Grimer, Gulpin, Solosis, and Goomy are all extremely blobby, and yet they all still somehow manage to be … Read more

New Pokémon Snap comes out tomorrow! Good gravy, it’s been twenty-two years since the original Pokémon Snap launched on the Nintendo 64. That game’s old enough to vote! But no … Read more

One of the primary messages of the Pokémon anime was that humans and Pokémon can be more than just two living creatures occupying the same zip code; they can be … Read more

As far as fossil Pokémon go, Aerodactly never struck me as especially interesting. If it wasn’t for that big honkin’ jawline of its, it’d pretty much just be a plain … Read more

Image via Niantic Team Rocket has always been something of a nebulous organization. Their stated goal is world conquest via the exploitation of Pokémon, but aside from genetically engineering Mewtwo, … Read more

A psychic cat/fox like Espeon sounds kind of cool in theory, though I have to admit that my concern is that it’d take control of my thoughts and force me … Read more

Image via Niantic Maybe it’s just because I watched too many cartoons growing up, but I was always under the impression that snakes would be a more consistent problem in … Read more

Image via Niantic There’s still a couple of days left in Pokémon GO’s Rivals’ Week event, which means you still have time to encounter Landorus in his Therian forme in … Read more

Many aquatic Pokémon are inspired by the numerous forms of life that inhabit our own ocean. Remember, humanity has only fully mapped out around 5% of the Earth’s waters, so … Read more