Stories worth a read, deeply exploring a Pokémon-related subject.
You can’t make a game on your first try, and sometimes not even on your second. While developing Pokémon Gold and Silver, Game Freak went through several designs for Johto, which have now been leaked. Looking at how the world map was refined over the years tells us a lot about the evolution of the game as a whole.
Yamper is a fan favourite Pokémon, but how viable is it in its home tier of Little Cup?
How delicious – or dangerous – can the Curry recipes in Pokémon Sword and Shield be? Find out with real-life replications, and some brave test subjects!
Learn the most common playstyles in competitive battling and why you should or shouldn’t use them.
An exploration of the development process for Pokémon Red and Green (or Blue), plus some info on beta Pokémon.
Equipped with the Mobile Adapter GB and a copy of Pokémon Crystal, Japanese owners were able to trade with people far away, long before the days of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Find out what it was like back then!
What are “third versions?” Why are they made? What exactly makes them so special? The answers to these questions and more await in this analysis of the inner workings of the main series’s third versions.
Learn about Necrozma and see how it fits in with the new forms for Solgaleo and Lunala! What can we expect from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon?
Learn about the legends behind that oft-forgotten Normal-type, Dunsparce!
We explore the plot of the original games set in Kanto, Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, and its remakes in FireRed and LeafGreen.