The folks at Game Informer recently had an opportunity to visit Game Freak's studio in Tokyo, Japan, to learn more about Pokémon's origins. One of their detailed talks dealt with the long-running Pokémon anime series, which is believed to have attributed significantly to Pikachu's popularity: "Probably thanks to Pikachu being in the anime and being … Continue reading Game Freak wasn’t initially keen on the Pokémon anime
When news breaks in Japan, text is directly inserted into broadcast shows so viewers can stay up to date on what’s happening in the region. During a recent episode of the Pokémon Sun Moon anime, news broke and the way it coincided with the onscreen antics happened to be appropriate at the time. This announcement … Continue reading Appropriate Pokémon Sun and Moon anime events coincide with breaking news in Japan
The Pokémon Company has unveiled a new promo for the original Japanese version of the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime. The promo, which you can watch below, stars Rockruff alongside various other Pokémon that appear in the Alola region, including Tapu Lele, Lycanroc, Rowlet and Litten. You'll also get to see Professor Kukui and Captain … Continue reading New Pokémon Sun and Moon anime commercial focuses on Rockruff
A new Pokémon-themed 3D figure has been revealed, featuring Ash, Pikachu and Ash-Greninja from Pokémon the Series: XY. It's an action figure in which Ash-Greninja is performing some of his water-based attacks behind joyful versions of Ash and Pikachu. This figure is scheduled for release in Japan sometime in November. To view more pictures of … Continue reading New Pokémon 3D figure features Ash, Pikachu and Ash-Greninja
Ash, Pikachu, and their friends have had many amazing adventures, and you'll soon be able to relive some of their most recent ones in the comfort of your own home thanks to the DVD release of Pokémon the Series: XYZ Volume 1. Covering the first half of the 19th season of Pokémon animation, and picking … Continue reading First half of Pokémon the Series: XYZ comes to DVD on August 29
A new short Pokémon TV Series has been announced in Japan. This series is called Pokémon Anime Premium 10 and consists of 10 episodes that will feature re-airings of classic episodes. It will start airing on TV Tokyo on July 24, 2017, at 1:35 a.m. Various celebrities, including Kanata Hongo, Shiori Sato, Shoko Nakagawa, Rica … Continue reading Pokémon Anime Premium 10 announced for Japan, featuring classic Pokémon episodes
The latest promo for Pokémon TV highlights some of the best moments of Totodile, Ash’s mischievous partner from the Johto region. You can check out the new trailer in the video below. Pokémon TV allows you to catch the adventures of Ash, Pikachu and many other characters and Pokémon as they explore, battle and spar … Continue reading Pokémon TV trailer highlights some of the best moments of Ash’s mischievous Totodile
Team Rocket's iconic Meowth balloon has been recreated in real life to promote Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! in Japan. It is 25 meters in length, which equates to about 82 feet. You can check out the recreation in the image above, where you can see how small people look compared to it. The … Continue reading Team Rocket’s Meowth balloon recreated in real life to promote Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Pokémon Blog 