Game Freak has added new battle features in each Pokemon generation, but the newer ones have been one-offs that were abandoned in the next entry. The earliest ditched gimmick was Pokemon Black and ...

Devin Friend is a graduate of McNeese State University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing. Starting from the day that he played Super Mario Kart on a Super Nintendo that he received as a ...

Despite Pokemon having 9 regions in the mainline series, Johto and Sinnoh are the clear odd ones out due to their lack of one ...

During Pokémon Day 2024, The Pokémon Company announced a brand new Legends game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A. As someone who loved Pokémon Legends: Arceus for subverting and redefining what a modern Pokémon ...

At launch, Mega Evolutions will be the only gimmick in Pokemon Champions. However, there are plans to add all the other gimmicks that the franchise has introduced since Generation 6. These include ...

The Pokemon series has followed a predictable pattern for thirteen years. Each new generation introduces a flashy mechanic designed to define that era, shape competitive play, and give players ...

Every recent generation of Pokemon usually has some kind of interesting gimmick or twist when it comes to various features of the core game. Whether it was Mega Evolutions in Pokemon X and Y or ...

Natalie (She/Her) is a writer and game design enthusiast hailing from way-too-sunny Los Angeles. She loves to dissect game narrative and analyze mechanics, but she doesn’t even want to think about how ...

This year’s Pokémon World Championships was one for the books with lots of announcements. The heart of the event centered around Mega Evolution. With the return of the battle gimmick coming later this ...

The new Pokemon Go set will feature a Ditto card hidden by a peelable layer. To reveal the Ditto, players can peel off the top layer to find the actual Ditto. Players can identify which card is truly ...

Pokemon has had its share of weird and wonderful peripherals and accessories over the years. The Poke Ball Plus is arguably the coolest one ever - even if its actual uses are limited gimmicks. I don't ...