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Pokemon Legends: Z-A hands-on: With overhauled battles and denser exploration, I'm shocked at how fundamentally fresh this could feel
By Michael Leri published
Hands-on Hands-on | Pokemon Legends: Z-A builds on Arceus' foundations to deliver the series' biggest departure yet

The best Pokemon games, ranked from worst to best
By Heather Wald last updated
Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon games to play right now

Pokemon fans revive old, official "Rescue Team" initiative to help players free 23-year-old GBA 'mons from their Gen 3 prisons – and beyond – and get them on Switch
By Catherine Lewis published
News "We will help you rescue any Pokemon from Gen 3 right up to the Switch!"

I can't help being disappointed that Pokemon TCG Black Bolt and White Flare ends this era of the card game with a whimper instead of a bang
By Christian Hoffer published
Feature It's not the ending I'd hoped for

Full Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo card list (August 2025)
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Our list of Promo Cards for Pokemon TCGP includes those from Wisdom of Sea and Sky

The Pokemon Company begs TCG Pocket fans not to blame artist behind plagiarized Ho-Oh, takes full responsibility after removing it
By Scott McCrae published
News No word on when the replacement art will arrive

Nintendo of America suggested giving Pikachu "huge breasts" during localization according to The Pokemon Company's CEO, who "won't show those illustrations to anyone as long as I live"
By Scott McCrae published
News "Pikachu was changed into a character shaped like a kind of a tabby cat"

Pokemon TCG Pocket pulls card art after apologizing for plagiarizing an illustration that an artist posted 4 years ago, leaving us with an unintentionally hilarious placeholder
By Issy van der Velde last updated
news Ho-Oh? More like uh-oh

A new Pokemon Legends: Z-A clip teasing its seamless battling has fans more excited for the RPG than any of its actual trailers: "This will be the best Pokemon game"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Legends: Z-A's real-time combat is proving to be a massive draw

Mega Dragonite's goofy wings in Pokemon Legends Z-A start to make sense when you consider one of the wildest theories in Pokemon history: "All the Mega Pokemon are designed after either the letter X or Y"
By Issy van der Velde published
news You have to squint at some of them but it does make a lot of sense
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