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Giant life-size Alolan Exeggutor Pokémon appears at Pokémon World Championships in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2023
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Tropical variant, first seen in Pokémon Sun and Moon, stands tall in Yokohama.

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Pokémon’s Ash FINALLY wins a Pokémon tournament championship!

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 16, 2019

22 years of hard work are finally rewarded, prompting fan art celebrations and a special message from Ash’s voice actress.

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Japan now has only two TV anime series that air in prime time during the week

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2018

Pokémon loses its prime time slot as only a pair of veterans cling to theirs.

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Could the long-awaited Nintendo Switch Pokémon RPG be coming out this year?

• Dale Roll
  Mar 24, 2018

Some resourceful netizens who have pieced together clues from various sources seem to think so!

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• (game release • nintendo switch • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon • video games)

Pokémon anime proves Ash and Pikachu are two of the buffest beings in the world【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 24, 2017

Pudgy Pokémon Trainer and his cuddly pal casually pull off mind-blowing feats of strength in new Pokémon Sun and Moon episode.

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Brock and Misty return to Pokémon anime, strike fan service poses triggering 20 years of memories

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 22, 2017

To newcomers the anime art may simply look cool, but for veteran video gamers it’s a delicious slice of well-aged nostalgia.

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• (anime • Brock • cool • Misty • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games)

Brock and Misty will make their first Pokémon anime appearances in years next month

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2017

Long-awaited reunion between the Pokémon anime’s original trio of friends is finally happening.

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• (anime • ash • Brock • Misty • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon)

Crazy-huge Pokémon figure will dominate your interior, boost your fan cred to towering heights

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 9, 2017

There’s actually a reason this Pokémon Sun and Moon Exeggutor is so huge.

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• (anime • crazy • Exeggutor • figures • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Premium Bandai • toys • video games)

Pokémon Sun and Moon Meets Parkour in Real Life 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2017

Pikachu runs and leaps over obstacles as he chases after Team Skull in this epic Alola Island adventure.

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New Pokémon games coming to Nintendo Switch and 3DS this fall!【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2017

Franchise makes it first appearance on Nintendo’s newest system, and also offers a return trip to the Alola region on 3DS.

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Ash has totally let himself go in the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 11, 2017

It looks like all that time hitting the books has made the would-be Pokémon Master weak and flabby.

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Resellers storm Pokémon Centers in Japan to get their hands on new Lillie merchandise

• Oona McGee
  Dec 12, 2016

The exclusive product was gone in minutes.

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• (anime • Lillie • merchandise • otaku • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Sun and Moon)

Pokémon wedding aims to catch all of our hearts, totally hits the mark 【Photos】

• KK Miller
  Dec 9, 2016

This Pokémon Master couple are also Wedding Masters.

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• (anime • friendship • love • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games • weddings)

Chilling Pokémon fan theory says Mimikyu is actually another Pocket Monster with a 19-year grudge

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 30, 2016

Could the most infamously blacklisted Pokémon of all time be hiding under that Pikachu costume?

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• (anime • fan theories • Mimikyu • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Porygon • scandals • seizures • video games)

Insane Japanese Twitter user does the unthinkable: beats Pokémon Sun/Moon only using Magikarp

• Scott Wilson
  Nov 26, 2016

Who knew that all this time Magikarp was a beefcake beast?

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• (awesome • funny • Magikarp • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games)

Old-school Pokémon Champions Red and Blue return in latest new Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer 【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 31, 2016

Ash–I mean Red, have you been liftin’, bro?

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• (Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video • video games)

New Pokémon Mimikyu gets social media campaign, official song to help it make friends 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2016

Chilling-looking Pokémon Sun and Moon character sings heartwarming lyrics.

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• (cute • Mimikyu • music • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • songs • video • video games)

Japanese vending machines now stock Pikachu drinks!

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2016

Recharge your batteries with Pikachu juice, in three gorgeous designs.

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• Japan
• (anime • drinks • Dydo • juice • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokémon Sun and Moon • vending machines)

Ash is going to look very different in the new Pokémon anime arc【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 18, 2016

New character design has some fans in Japan hating it, others comparing it to Studio Ghibli’s artwork.

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• (anime • character design • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video)

Is Pokémon’s main human character about to leave the anime franchise behind?

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 13, 2016

Satoshi is set to go to school for the first time ever starting this fall, but what does that mean for the Pokémon animated timeline?

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• Japan
• (anime • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games)

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