"You can now tell the Pokémon walking alongside you to wait in place. This can help you set up the ideal angle for your photos."
This is the most important announcement from the Presents.
With Hisuian Typhlosion officially revealed, I get to share a detail that I've been holding onto since the leak phase: whether deliberate or not, I *love* that Hisuian Typhlosion's colour palette mirrors the original GSC shiny for Typhlosion! The shiny changed in later games.
We're done the first week of design reveals for the Hatsune Miku and Pokémon collaboration Project Voltage! Here's all five designs:
🎤 Psychic by take
🎤 Grass, Fire, Water by Megumi Mizutani
🎤 Electric by kannnu
Which Miku Pokémon trainer is your favourite?
"Pokémon Scarlet & Violet take a new evolutionary step... Trainers can explore an open world where various towns with no borders blend seamlessly into the wilderness. Pokémon can be seen everywhere in this wide-open world—in the skies, in the sea, and on the streets."
The edits to Lucario's model in Scarlet & Violet are funny to me because it's like someone at the studio got fed up of people wondering how it's a Steel-type
Cute new artwork of Pokémon Sword and Shield's protagonists in their Gym uniforms. "You can choose the combination of three numbers on your own uniform!"
That's a wheel in place of a chest on Koraidon (Scarlet) and what looks like a motorcycle seat on Miraidon's (Violet) back. They're... bikes?
These flags remind me of racing flags too, and Pokémon Centers that look like gas stations...
Reminder that Masuda was hospitalized by the workload he took on to 'save Pokémon' with Gen III. That Ohmori has tweeted that he's been working on and thinking about Galar so much that he goes home and still dreams about it. You can argue about priorities, but they are not lazy.
The Ball Guy Twitter rally is done. Three codes can now be used worldwide in Pokémon Sword and Shield to receive rare Poké Balls:
* K0UN1NMASC0T: Level Ball, Moon Ball, Fast Ball
* 1YAHAYA: Heavy Ball, Lure Ball, Beast Ball
* 0KUGAFUKA1B0RU: Love Ball, Friend Ball, Dream Ball
Official art of Shield's Melony:
"Melony is an Ice-type Pokémon user and the only Gym Leader able to boast that she’s never once lost to Raihan, who is generally regarded as the strongest Gym Leader in the current Galar Pokémon League."
One of my favourite overworld details in Legends: Arceus is this Nosepass that sits by itself on a lonely hill in the Highlands, staring at Mt. Coronet and the Temple of Sinnoh all day.
Official artwork of Ingo in Legends: Arceus. "A warden of the Pearl Clan who came to the Hisui region through a strange twist of fate. He appears to have lost his memory, unable to remember what his life was like prior to his arrival in Hisui."
I’ve seen a lot of people notice that the “shiny Pokémon battled” count on their trainer cards has risen and wonder if they’ve missed a shiny, but you should know this oddly titled count actually includes any shiny Pokémon you’ve evolved.
Art of Raihan, "the strongest Gym Leader in the current Galar League. He is also the rival of Leon, the sitting Champion. Raihan is a Dragon-type user and trains relentlessly—while also making the time to enjoy his hobbies of fashion and cultivating his social media presence."
Seeing a lot of people talk about Junji Ito recently, so this seems like a good time to remind people that The Pokémon Company commissioned official illustrations from Ito for a Halloween campaign back in 2014.
Official art of Hisuian Typhlosion. "In addition to having graceful and refined movements, Hisuian Typhlosion has a very relaxed disposition and can often be seen staring into space. At such times, it is thought to be looking at the flow of life energy and spirits."
This is the Cramorant of woe. It temporarily appears on trainers' teams to signal that they are Going Through It. Though Cramorant will soon disappear as quietly as it appeared, its appearance should be taken seriously.
So what happens when you take an alpha Mime Jr. and evolve it into Mr. Rime in Galar? Well, its alpha status is still visible when viewed in HOME while connected to Legends: Arceus ᵇᵘᵗ ⁱᵗ ᶜᵃⁿ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ʳᵉᵗᵘʳⁿ ʰᵒᵐᵉ...
The image of Regigigas sitting down and spending countless hours on sculpting a dragon golem and then running out of parts for the rest of the body is killing me. Regidrago is the Pokémon version of the unfinished horse joke. It has tiny baby legs because Regigigas just RAN OUT
World's Ends Club is coming to Nintendo Switch in May. The game was made by the creators of Danganronpa.
Fun fact: World’s End Club’s cast was designed by take, who also worked on the designs for Sword and Shield’s Gym Leaders and Sun and Moon’s Aether Foundation.
Neat: museums across Japan will be hosting a Pokémon fossils exhibit. The exhibit will highlight the real dinosaur fossils that fossil Pokémon are inspired by.
Gigantamax Cinderace
Its "fighting spirit" can possess the ball after it's kicked, and "cause the ball to pursue opponents as if it had a mind of its own." It also has "incredible leg strength–in fact, its legs are said to rank among the strongest of all Pokémon."
More than 200 additional Pokémon will become available with the release of Sword and Shield's Expansion pass. You will be able to freely trade these Pokémon with those who do not have the pass.
The evolution animation in Legends: Arceus is so hilariously over the top, and I love it. When the Pokémon doesn't have eyes suitable for the intensity of the scene it's even better.
English details for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's starter Pokémon!
Sprigatito
The capricious, attention-seeking Grass Cat Pokémon.
Fuecoco
The laid-back Fire Croc Pokémon that does things at its own pace.
Quaxly
The earnest and tidy Duckling Pokémon.
Pokémon: Twilight Wings, a seven-part animated series to-be shared online, premieres tomorrow! I like the simplicity of its premise—a series of short vignettes showing the lives and ambitions of Galar's residents—so I'm definitely looking forward to it.
I just realized the sword and shield sirfetch’d is holding used to be the same single leek that was then cut in to two pieces (top = shield, bottom = sword)
Art of Piers:
"Piers...was once said to have been among the greats. He may be a bit wild, but he is a Trainer who truly cares for his hometown and his friends. He loves his Gym, with its close ties to the town it’s based in, and he has been trying desperately to support it."
It appears you'll have access to the customization menu at the start of SV. Meaning, besides skin tone, you can also select your hair style, eye colour, etc.
Serebii also notes that you can change your outfit at any time, without visiting a Boutique.
I actually really like the look of Red, Blue, and Green in Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee. This art was made by Megumi Mizutani, who worked as one of the lead designers on the games.
Sakurai tweeted about the DLC line-up's completion in both Japanese and English, but only tweeted his wish for people not to spam him with requests in English.
Please leave the man alone, y'all.
I just completed the Shaymin event in Legends: Arceus, and *immediately* after the cutscene where Shaymin revealed itself, a Shiny Beautifly spawned right beside its garden! A very poetic way to accentuate a story of gratitude.
The Pokémon Center site sorts plush by region, with a mascot banner of sorts at the top of each page when you select the region.
One of these banners is not like the others.
Chemically changing my Ogerpon’s mind with a mint so she won’t be Lonely anymore.
👥 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁
Applying a mint does not change your Pokémon’s nature. It changes its stats. Your Ogerpon is irredeemably Lonely.
Source: Bulbapedia
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in Crown Tundra’s Legendary Pokémon wallpaper series has been released!
This wallpaper features the legendary dragons of Unova, Zekrom and Reshiram, alongside of N.
I like how Beni turns the Wally story on its head. Wally, his descendent, is a sickly boy that becomes stronger over time, eventually revealing that he's become quite the force. Beni's the reverse: he pretends to just be a frail old man to hide that he's a spry and capable ninja.
It's unlikely now, but when they first announced that a new mythical would be revealed on Pokémon Day, I was kinda hoping they'd tease it with a silhouette just so we could get back to the old hijinks and fun community guesswork.
Twilight Wings has, imo, captured the Pokémon world better than any other film/anime. It's almost like a beehive: an active, closely knit, detailed environment built on cooperation and friendship between humans and Pokémon. And all painted in varied, vibrant colours.