Giant Eevee is now promoting Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee at retailers in Japan

With Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee now available for pre-order, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are heavily promoting the upcoming games in various ways throughout Japan. The official mascot version of Eevee can be spotted near the Nintendo games section at select Japanese retailers, and fans can pick up a special cap … Continue reading Giant Eevee is now promoting Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee at retailers in Japan

Our 10,000th post is dedicated to Senior Intern Pikachu at The Pokémon Company on National Intern Day 2018

To celebrate National Intern Day today, July 26, The Pokémon Company has revealed that Pikachu is its Senior Intern for the Marketing department. This also happens to be the Pokémon Blog's 10,000th post - so we'd like to dedicate it to Senior Intern Pikachu and all the hardworking interns out there. Thank you very much … Continue reading Our 10,000th post is dedicated to Senior Intern Pikachu at The Pokémon Company on National Intern Day 2018

Brand-new Pokémon GO Field Research tasks for August feature Electric types and the Legendary Pokémon Raikou as Research Breakthrough reward

A brand-new set of Field Research tasks will soon be available in Pokémon GO. All-new Field Research tasks focusing on several Electric-type Pokémon will begin appearing on August 1 at 20:00 UTC. Players will be given a chance to add various Electric types to their team. Developer Niantic has also confirmed that the Legendary Raikou … Continue reading Brand-new Pokémon GO Field Research tasks for August feature Electric types and the Legendary Pokémon Raikou as Research Breakthrough reward

Pokémon GO video: Lucky Pokémon trade gameplay footage

Pokémon GO developer Niantic has fully detailed the recently-added Lucky Pokémon feature. There is now a chance that Pokémon can become sparkly Lucky Pokémon when traded. Lucky Pokémon require less Stardust to power up, which means they can reach a higher CP much faster than other Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon can be detected by the Pokédex. In addition, the longer the Pokémon spends inside a Trainer’s Pokémon storage, the higher the chance of them becoming Lucky … Continue reading Pokémon GO video: Lucky Pokémon trade gameplay footage

New Water Gym Cup now underway in Pokémon Duel, awards Fan Rotom figure as participation reward

Another Water Gym Cup is officially underway in Pokémon Duel. Scheduled to run until July 30, the latest in-game event increases the movement of Water-type figures, as well as the White and Gold Attacks of Electric-type Pokémon by 20. Water Gym Cup participants have a chance to unlock the rare Fan Rotom figure. This Gym … Continue reading New Water Gym Cup now underway in Pokémon Duel, awards Fan Rotom figure as participation reward

Pokémon GO Special Weekend kicks off tomorrow, July 27, with Unown letters T, J and Squirtle in Japan

Niantic recently announced a massive event featuring Unown, Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. The Pokémon GO Special Weekend is set to kick off later this month at various sponsor locations throughout Japan. Fans will be able to purchase a ticket at participating locations to be granted access to special PokéStops. In addition, from 10:00 to 20:00 JST on … Continue reading Pokémon GO Special Weekend kicks off tomorrow, July 27, with Unown letters T, J and Squirtle in Japan

Pokémon Crystal and multiple other Pokémon games reappear on the Nintendo 3DS eShop charts for the week ending July 25

Multiple Pokémon games have once again reappeared on the latest Nintendo 3DS eShop charts, including various classics such as Pokémon Crystal, Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon Red. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon make another appearance as well. This week’s 3DS eShop charts in full are as follows: Software 1. Pokemon Crystal 2. Super Mario Kart 3. Super Mario Bros. 3 4. … Continue reading Pokémon Crystal and multiple other Pokémon games reappear on the Nintendo 3DS eShop charts for the week ending July 25

Video: Massive Pokémon summer 2018 campaign now available at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores until September 2 in Japan

The Pokémon Company recently kicked of its massive summer 2018 event for Pokémon fans in Japan. From July 21 to September 2, fans can visit Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store locations throughout the country to take part in a variety of Pokémon-themed activities and games. For a limited time, fans can try Pokémon Ga-Olé and learn how to play … Continue reading Video: Massive Pokémon summer 2018 campaign now available at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores until September 2 in Japan