*Gets an email 2 weeks ago saying that there will be a Pokémon themed episode Food Network Challenge*
Me: “Oh cool, that’s fun”
*2 weeks pass and Pokémon never talks about it*
Me: “Huh I wonder what happened?”
The episode:
It is with mixed feelings we share that
@JamesTurner_42
has departed Game Freak to found his own game design studio! We will certainly miss his creative designs but are excited to see his new projects!
Here’s me on my 4th birthday with Charmander, my first Pokémon toy.
Here’s me today with Charmander, one of the first official Pokémon toys I helped create.
I’m so excited to announce that I am now full-time at WCT, helping make Pokémon toys for new generations of children.
Since Namco doesn’t wanna advertise the $30 Katamari game that comes out for the Switch on Friday, I’ll just do it myself:
“Hey
#Gamers
do you want to experience one of the most
#Epic
games of all time?? Then go buy Katamari Reroll. It’s $30. Please, for the love of god.”
MYTHICAL POKÉMON:
Victini: The spirit of victory, success, hope.
Magaerna: The spirit of progress, innovation, invention.
Mew: The spirit of origin, evolution, transformation.
Zarude: The spirit of going absolutely apeshit, going crazy, getting sillay.
Over the past few days, it has been increasingly more clear that Noodle from Gorillaz is now dating Ace, the leader of the Gangrene Gang from Power Puff Girls.
Since so many people are talking about the Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back remake, I want to remind you all of the original’s fantastic end-credits sequence that depicts Ash, Misty, and Brock continuing their adventure.
No catching or battling, just the majesty of the journey.
No shade to a n y of the folks who participated in this. Making Pokémon is hard!! Making 3D Pokémon from 2D designs is harder! So I’m assuming making 3D Pokémon out of food is MEGA hard.
Love that Chikorita.
Them not showing a clip of ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ after Isao Takahata’s slide in the ‘In Memorium’ segmant of the Oscars tells you everything you need to know about how Animation is viewed by the Acadamy.
There's something crazy about seeing a set of starters for the first time and your brain immediately going "these look like fake Pokémon" and then literally every other time you see them you think, "Man, these Pokémon look great."
It’s the biggest damn shame that the release of a brand new Katamari game is gonna be buried cause it has had virtually no advertisements and it releases on the same day as Smash Bros.
The whole team is THRILLED with how excited everyone is for these plush.
The entire team put so much work into this collaboration, but a major shoutout goes to plush designer Joanne Shin who designed both Pikachu and Gengar!
#SquishmallowsxPokemon
MY FIRST ZINE!!
Have you been seeing all those ~weird~ posters and fliers lately?
Well I've collected them all and put them into an easy to enjoy Zine called
#Flyerzine
!! Pick up a physical copy OR just enjoy the Zine as a gallery here:
Every once and a while, the official coloration of a Pokémon changes slightly.
Just like in the games, show, tcg, we are always trying to update and stay true to the most current look of each Pokémon!
2018 Squirtle (Left) vs. 2020 Squirtle (Right)
@ProfessorChime
Starter designs are deceptively hard to nail in both 2D and 3D form. Honestly given the time limit these are impressive just to execute from a scale perspective. I really love most of these and yeah, the Bulbasaur is really fun!
I can’t stress enough how our Environment sets are some of the best work the team has ever done.
Every wave is better than the last and designer Alaïa Orlick deserves all the credit in the world for her incredible work.
Here's a look at some upcoming
@Jazwares
Pokémon goods! The Pokémon Select Environment Play Set line is expanding with three new additions: the Shoreside Lake, Ancient Ruins and Haunted Forest environments! They should be available later this year.
A question I get asked a lot is what the differences are between our plush (Jazwares) and Pokémon Centers.
Sometimes the differences are in the smallest details!
Using a Grookey as an example, our plush (Left) uses different embroidery and different proportions than PC (Right)
The level 5 Rotom possessing your phone in Scarlet & Violet watching you fall off a cliff:
“Uh oh! Don’t want you getting hurt! I’ll catch you at the last minute!”
God possessing your phone in Pokémon Legends watching you fall from the same height:
No joke this is how I got my job.
While I was a temp I was such a dorky know-it-all about Pokémon that they decided to keep me lol. Whenever it helped the team, I prattled off the exact sizes of Pokémon, which episodes they first appeared in, their exact movesets, etc
Researchers at Stanford University discovered that people who played Pokémon as children in the 90s might share a small region of their brain where all of that information is held.
If you’re going to Pokémon Worlds, be sure to make time to check out the Yuka Morii sculpture exhibit and pay your respects to the works of the all time greatest Pokémon TCG artist.
I’m super excited about our new Flygon figure.
I feel like Flygon deserves more love and designer Patrick Wen did such a great job sparing no detail in bringing such a cool character to life as a collector figure.
Ready for some fun new Pokémon merchandise from
@Jazwares
? Our post goes over 3 new environment sets, 3 new 8" velvet plushies and 2 new 6" articulated figures! Check out all the goods in our post here:
It has been brought to my attention that when my gf became an orange belt in Taekwondo at the age of 8, her family commissioned the most badass image ever created to mark the occasion.
Here’s me on my 4th birthday with Charmander, my first Pokémon toy.
Here’s me today with Charmander, one of the first official Pokémon toys I helped create.
I’m so excited to announce that I am now full-time at WCT, helping make Pokémon toys for new generations of children.
I’m glad everyone is enjoying the Mister content! Go follow his insta!
I make Pokémon toys professionally so every plush has to be personally approved by my cat 😄
If you’re at
#SDCC
come stop by booth 3515 and check out our Pokémon section!
When designing our wall, I laid out a way to showcase over 100 figures as a celebration of our incredible design team’s work.
Can’t make it to
#SDCC
?
Here’s a tour of our Pokémon booth!
Our booth this year was designed by yours truly and Packaging Designer, John Nguyen to showcase our Select collector line.
Boy, this new job better pay me in
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I’m thrilled to share that I will be one of the brand leads on our upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s line!
Jazwares has acquired a master toy and plush license for Five Nights at Freddy's and will launch a collection of products in 2025!
"Jazwares’ Five Nights at Freddy’s collection will include action figures, playsets, plush, pet toys, collectibles, and more." 👀
(Via:
If you’re a creative in LA, you’re probably familiar with VoyageLA, CanvasRebel, and other websites that are predatory clickfarms.
Anyway, I sent them the most insane ‘interview’ answers and they published it all without checking.
Thanks to everyone who shared their excitement about today’s announcements.
Pokémon is a MASSIVE brand, but every figure and every plush is designed by an artist. I’m so grateful to our incredible design team who put their hearts into bringing Pokémon to life.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but James Turner is the only westerner to design a Pokémon, let alone Art Direct a game
Pokémon is incredibly reserved about who informs its designs, yet Turner, a newcomer and foreigner climbed the ranks over the greater part of 2 decades. What a legend
Since some images are hitting retailers today, here's a look at the first wave of our Halo 6.5" Spartan Collection figures!
The whole team is super excited for everyone to get their hands on these figs! 10/1!
THE WAIT IS OVER!
Here’s the lineup of Wave 2 of our
#Halo
“Spartan Collection” figures!
- Spartan Mk. V [B]
- Noble Four (Emile-A239)
- Spartan Gungnir
- Jerome-092
All 4 were designed by Tyrone Keyes and Jesse Hensley.
From our panel today. I’m so excited about every one of these new figures. We have even more coming out throughout the years, so please keep your eyes peeled!
So proud of the entire team for their incredible work.