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Platform 3DS Publisher Nintendo Developer Game Freak Release Date Oct 12, 2013

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Pokemon X and Pokemon Y review: new life

By Griffin McElroy on Oct 04, 2013 10.04.13

Pokemon X and Y is the renovation this series has deserved for over a decade. With Pokemon X and Y, Game Freak hasn't just buffed out long-standing blemishes with the core series; they've also...

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Let’s celebrate Pokémon’s 25th anniversary

By Matt Leone on Feb 25, 2021 02.25.21

Yep, it’s really been that long

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Pokemon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch won’t have Z-Moves or Mega Evolutions.

By Ana Diaz on Jun 13, 2019 06.13.19

Bye-bye funny dance moves. It’s all about Dynamax now.

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Pokémon players can grab Darkrai for a limited time

By Allegra Frank on Sep 27, 2016 09.27.16

Nintendo 3DS owners and Pokémon fans just got yet another chance to download Darkrai, the dark-type mythical creature. From now until the end of October, players can use a code to grab the Pokémon...

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Legendary Pokémon Volcanion distribution runs this fall

By Allegra Frank on Aug 03, 2016 08.03.16

This October, GameStop will give away codes for Volcanion, one of the Pokémon series’ newest legendaries. The event will run throughout the month, giving shoppers a chance to pick up a download...

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Pokémon Global Link shuts down this fall to prep for Sun and Moon

By Allegra Frank on Jul 20, 2016 07.20.16

The Pokémon Global Link system will go offline in late October, according to its official website, ahead of the release of Pokémon Sun and Moon. When it closes, players of Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby a...

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Join us for a punishing playthrough of Pokémon Y in our new Nuzlocke series

By Griffin McElroy on Jul 20, 2016 07.20.16

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my lifelong fandom of the Pokémon franchise, and the first step in my true journey to be a Pokémon Master. In the video above, you can watch me kick...

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Legendary Pokémon giveaways continue with Pokémon Bank exclusives

By Allegra Frank on Mar 03, 2016 03.03.16

The Pokémon Company is giving away more legendary Pokémon later this week with a special Pokémon Bank campaign. Starting tomorrow, March 4, subscribers to the Nintendo 3DS storage service can...

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Pokémon celebrates its 20th anniversary with a New Nintendo 3DS bundle this February

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Jan 12, 2016 01.12.16

Nintendo will release a Pokémon-themed New 3DS bundle on Feb. 27 in honor of the series' 20th anniversary, The Pokémon Company announced today. The bundle's arrival coincides with the digital...

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Pokemon's next legendary is a franchise first

By Allegra Frank on Dec 14, 2015 12.14.15

The Pokémon series just named its 721st member: Volcanion, the newest legendary creature. You can take a look at it in the debut trailer above. Volcanion was first unveiled in the latest issue of...

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Pokémon’s latest legendary finally coming to North America

By Allegra Frank on Oct 29, 2015 10.29.15

Aspiring Pokémon masters can look forward to finally completing their Pokédexes. Hoopa, the newest legendary Pokémon, will be distributed at McDonald's across North America starting next month, a...