Pokémon

Pokémon

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet guides

10 things to know before starting Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

By Julia Lee

Pokémon

Pokémon’s next Squishmallows include Piplup, Pikachu

By Michael McWhertor

Culture

Las Vegas neighborhood names its streets after Pokémon

By Nicole Clark

Reviews

Scarlet and Violet are a step back for Pokémon’s open-world era

By Kenneth Shepard

Pokémon

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s open world needs better cities

By Nicole Carpenter

Pokémon

Our ranking of Pokémon's hottest professors

By Julia Alexander, Allegra Frank, and 2 more

Shopping

Where to buy Pokémon Squishmallows

By Alice Newcome-Beill

Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go’s new Shadow Raids will give players a second shot at Shadow Legendaries

By Michael McWhertor May 18

Netflix gets closer to Ash’s finale, with part 3 of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys hitting in June

By Susana Polo May 10

The Pokémon Trading Card Game Live is officially replacing the old app

By Ana Diaz May 3

Where to buy the Pokémon Go Plus Plus device

By Alice Newcome-Beill May 1

The hard-to-find Pokémon: Sweet Friends Switch accessories are back in stock

By Cameron Faulkner April 28

Special Snorlax, Togepi Squishmallows are available on the Pokémon Center website

By Nicole Carpenter April 27

Meowth’s voice actor is retiring from the Pokémon anime due to cancer

By Ana Diaz April 20

Old Pokémon art has been ‘wrong’ for years

By Nicole Carpenter April 20

Pokémon card heist goes terribly wrong… for the thief

By Charlie Hall April 19

New Pokémon revealed for Scarlet and Violet DLC

By Ana Diaz April 17

Togepi and Snorlax Pokémon Squishmallows are available, but tough to find

By Nicole Carpenter April 7

Pokémon

Forget the Pokédex, our brains contain a ‘rich cognitive map’ of Pokémon

Long-term Pokémon fans’ brains are built differently

By Ana Diaz April 6

Pikachu rips on guitar during Pokémon Music Festival

By Nicole Carpenter March 31

Pokémon Go is changing how Remote Raid Passes work — and raising prices

By Michael McWhertor March 30

Ash and Pikachu’s last episode in the Pokémon series brings up all the feels

By Ana Diaz March 24

Captain Pikachu steals the show in new Pokémon Horizons: The Series trailer

By Nicole Carpenter March 24

With Team Rocket retired, are these the Pokémon anime’s new villains?

By Nicole Carpenter March 20

Ash’s Japanese voice actor nailed the Pokémon theme in a single take, somehow

By Ana Diaz March 17

GPT-4 turns Pokémon Emerald into a text adventure

By Ana Diaz March 16

Penn Badgley’s most important acting credit: a Pokémon TCG training video

By Ana Diaz March 16

Pokémon’s Team Rocket blasts off for what may be the final time

By Nicole Carpenter March 14

How to transfer old Pokémon from Bank to Pokémon Home

By Julia Lee March 13

Get your Ash-Greninja in Pokémon before the 3DS eShop closes

By Julia Lee March 13

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 2 happening, with a new team on the case

By Matt Patches March 3

Pokémon Go brings back Elite Raids to welcome Sword and Shield legendaries

By Michael McWhertor February 28

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet guides

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet complete regional Paldea Pokédex

By Julia Lee February 27

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet guides

Pokémon Violet and Scarlet version exclusives list

By Julia Lee February 27

Classic Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise Pokémon cards return in fancy new TCG package

By Ana Diaz February 27

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting 5 new Pokémon, including 2 legendaries

By Ana Diaz February 27

Pokémon Sleep wakes up, will be released this summer

By Michael McWhertor February 27

Everything announced at February’s Pokémon Presents

By Maddy Myers February 27

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet getting two-part expansion

By Ari Notis February 27

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