How to celebrate for a happy Pokémon Day 2018 today and throughout the year

Celebrate another Pokémon Day with special events and a look back at the past year of Pokémon fun. Pokémon Day is February 27, when we commemorate the launch of the first Pokémon games in Japan in 1996. Celebrate and join the fun at Pokemon.com/PokemonDay, where we'll be posting your Pokémon memories. Use the hashtag #PokemonDay to … Continue reading How to celebrate for a happy Pokémon Day 2018 today and throughout the year

Happy Pokémon Day 2018! Here’s how you can celebrate today and throughout the year

Pokémon Day, every Trainer’s favourite pop-culture holiday, returns today with a number of exciting new offerings from The Pokémon Company International. To help fans celebrate, Pokémon Trainers can now join Pokémon Day celebrations on social media with all-new Snapchat Lenses featuring the original first partner Pokémon—Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle—while also enjoying new opportunities to watch … Continue reading Happy Pokémon Day 2018! Here’s how you can celebrate today and throughout the year

Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori play Who am I? with a twist featuring Junichi Masuda

The Pokémon Company recently caught up with Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori to play another round of Who am I?, promoting Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Will Iwao correctly guess that he has a picture of Junichi Masuda stuck to his forehead? Check out the video below to find out: We throw a curve ball at Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon … Continue reading Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori play Who am I? with a twist featuring Junichi Masuda

Pokémon developer Game Freak looks at how it can implement advanced technology like AR, AI and voice recognition

Game Freak's Junichi Masuda says that, in the future, his development team will look at how it can combine the real world with the virtual world. In particular, they are paying close attention to the direction where advanced technology such as augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI) and voice recognition is heading. Whether this applies … Continue reading Pokémon developer Game Freak looks at how it can implement advanced technology like AR, AI and voice recognition

Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda shares special message and picture for Pokémon fans in 2018

As 2017 comes to a close, Game Freak's Junichi Masuda has shared a special message and picture for the 2018 New Year. Within it Masuda thanks Pokémon fans and Game Freak supporters for another successful year, with more surprises to come in 2018 and beyond. You can see his special post in the embedded tweet … Continue reading Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda shares special message and picture for Pokémon fans in 2018

Pokémon GO players at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan cause train delays due to Pokémon hunting

A special Pokémon GO event is currently taking place at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan, where rare Pokémon such as Mr. Mime and Unown are officially appearing in the wild between yesterday, November 24, and tomorrow, November 26. A group of 10 Pokémon GO players in the region apparently violated railway laws by Pokémon hunting in restricted areas. As a … Continue reading Pokémon GO players at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan cause train delays due to Pokémon hunting

Mr. Mime and Unown now available in Pokémon GO at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan

A special Pokémon GO event is currently taking place at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan, where rare Pokémon such as Mr. Mime and Unown are officially appearing in the wild between today, November 24, and November 26. For more information about this event, click here. To see a screenshot of a wild Mr. Mime Pokémon GO at the … Continue reading Mr. Mime and Unown now available in Pokémon GO at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan

The Pokémon Company dubs November 21 Eevee’s Day

The Pokémon Company is dedicating an entire day to one of the most iconic Pokémon from the first generation, the adorable Eevee. Tomorrow, November 21, is known as Eevee's Day in Tokyo, Japan, where fans can visit the Pokémon Center to purchase Eevee-themed products and take commemorative photos featuring Eevee and its evolutions - Flareon, … Continue reading The Pokémon Company dubs November 21 Eevee’s Day