Slowpoke appointed as the governor of Kagawa Prefecture, which has been renamed to Slowpoke Prefecture

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Slowpoke have temporarily taken over the Kagawa Prefecture in Japan in Pokémon GO as an April Fools’ Day gag. According to The Pokémon Company, the Kagawa Prefecture is now known as the Slowpoke Prefecture, where increased spawns of wild Slowpoke are currently being featured. In addition, Slowpoke has been appointed as the governor of this fictional prefecture. To … Continue reading Slowpoke appointed as the governor of Kagawa Prefecture, which has been renamed to Slowpoke Prefecture

Cute video: Fennekin breaths fire on Detective Pikachu’s face

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Detective Pikachu is now available for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The game puts you in the shoes of Tim Goodman, who partners with a self-proclaimed “great detective” Pikachu to solve strange occurrences all over Ryme City. Together you must investigate, take notes and meet up with other Pokémon to unravel the city’s greatest mysteries. To watch the latest … Continue reading Cute video: Fennekin breaths fire on Detective Pikachu’s face

Official Team Rocket takeover now underway, Jessie, James and Meowth are trying to capture Pikachu once and for all

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The Pokémon Company has been going all out this April Fool's Day. One of its many initiatives for this day is an official Team Rocket takeover, which is currently taking place via Twitter. On this day, Team Rocket is hoping to catch Ash's Pikachu once and for all. You can join in on the fun … Continue reading Official Team Rocket takeover now underway, Jessie, James and Meowth are trying to capture Pikachu once and for all

The Pokémon Company unveils Slowpoke Yadon noodles and official mascot with a press conference and commercial

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The Pokémon Company is going all out for this year's April Fools. In Japan, it has teamed up with Café de UDON-KEN to promote Slowpoke-inspired Yadon noodles. It even published a press conference and commercial - both of which can be found in the videos below. The press conference was made in Japanese, but you … Continue reading The Pokémon Company unveils Slowpoke Yadon noodles and official mascot with a press conference and commercial

Official video: How to get started with Field Research and Special Research in Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic has released a brand-new informative video that showcases how the new Field Research and Special Research features work in the immensely-popular mobile game. You can check it out below in both English and Japanese, complete with the official video description for more details: Trainers, a series of mysterious happenings is occurring all over the world, and … Continue reading Official video: How to get started with Field Research and Special Research in Pokémon GO

Official video: How the Dynamic Weather feature works in Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic has released a brand-new informative video that showcases how the Dynamic Weather feature works in the immensely-popular mobile game. You can check it out below in both English and Japanese, complete with the official video description for more details: You’ll want to start paying even closer attention to your local weather … Continue reading Official video: How the Dynamic Weather feature works in Pokémon GO

Video: Holographic and functioning Pokédex is on display at the new Pokémon Center Tokyo DX

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The Pokémon Center Tokyo DX and Pokémon Cafe combo recently opened its doors in Tokyo, Japan. While there have been small Pokémon-themed cafes every now and then, this is the first permanent establishment. To commemorate this occasion, The Pokémon Company and Pokémon Center executives hosted an opening ceremony event, where Pokémon Center president and representative director Yoshinobu Kamogo welcomed the first … Continue reading Video: Holographic and functioning Pokédex is on display at the new Pokémon Center Tokyo DX

Video: Quick look at Detective Pikachu featuring over 30 minutes of gameplay footage

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Detective Pikachu is now available for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The game puts you in the shoes of Tim Goodman, who partners with a self-proclaimed “great detective” Pikachu to solve strange occurrences all over Ryme City. Together you must investigate, take notes and meet up with other Pokémon to unravel the city’s greatest mysteries.  The folks at Giant … Continue reading Video: Quick look at Detective Pikachu featuring over 30 minutes of gameplay footage