Gaming in region Johto. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player developed a team strategy to defeat the Seven-Star Tera Raid boss, Meganium the Unrivaled, in one hit. The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player recorded footage of the Tera raid battle, and they explained the steps they took on social media for otherPokemon trainers to use against the Herb Pokemon.

For more than 25 years, developer Game Freak has found a way to reinvent the Pokémon franchise for each new generation of gamers. Both brand-new Pokémon trainers and seasoned Pokémon masters are captivated by these cute (and sometimes scary) little monsters. Maybe it’s the drive to catch ’em all that keeps players coming back. Or perhaps it’s how adorable these little pocket monsters can be. Whatever the reason, players continue to return to or start exploring the Pokémon franchise.

A talented Pokemon fan has come up with an alternate design for Lugia. The large Psychic/Flying type creature is among the Japanese media franchise's strongest monsters.

This year's Pokémon Day has come and gone, and there's something about it that's still making me grumpy.

A Pokemon fan shows off their unique design for a trio of new Pokemon, creating branching evolutions for Johto Grass Pokemon Sunflora. New games in the beloved monster-catching franchise have often looked to their older creatures for inspiration, re-imagining new forms for classic Pokemon. Regional variants and «regional fakes» like Poltchageist have been a popular trope within newer games, while some have added new evolutions to fan-favorite Pokemon from past generations. Now, a fan is sharing their unusual idea for a new Sunflora evolution.

Feb. 27 marks the anniversary of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green’s 1996 release date in Japan, and to celebrate, the Pokémon Company is broadcasting its next Pokémon Presents. What’s next in the world of Pokémon? Let’s find out.

A Pokemon fan designed a stunning piece of stained-glass art that showcased the Legendary Pokemon called Suicune and shared their finished work on social media with their peers. For their efforts, the Pokemon fan received compliments from other trainers, and some asked questions about what went into the creative process behind the stained-glass artwork.

We’re more than a week away from Pokémon Day, the annual celebration of the Japanese release of the original Pokémon games and with it, the English debut of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. The upcoming season will be the first in the series to star characters other than Ash Ketchum since the anime first premiered all the way back in 1997.

A Pokemon fan's incredible illustrations provide a glimpse of theoretical crossover remakes between the series' second generation games, Pokemon Gold and Silver, and Generation 5's Pokemon Black and White. The mockups were shared online, where they received praise and sparked a discussion on what remakes of the titles would actually look like based on past releases.

Fans of the Pokemon franchise continue to share incredible new creature designs of their own, with one talented member of the community showing off a whole new take on Furret, an adorable and widely beloved critter among the fanbase as a whole. Originally introduced in the Gen 2 Pokemon games, Furret is quite an iconic Normal-type Pokemon, which is a particularly common choice among players who prefer to collect their own variety of Pokemon that put cuteness before raw battle stats.

One creative Pokemon fan has overhauled the designs of the beloved Gen 5 starters based on the various prehistoric Paradox Pokemon encountered in the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games. The most recent installations of the core-series Pokemon games have introduced a number of new concepts and creatures that have captivated the imaginations of the community's artists and lore enthusiasts alike.

The philosophy behind Mewtwo’s creation was to make the world’s strongest Pokémon. Since Mewtwo is a clone of Mew, there seemed to be only one Pokémon that could match him at the time of his original creation. However, has vastly expanded its universe since Gen 1 to include more powerful Legendaries, Mythicals, and even Ultra Beasts. Some of these are even deities that can stand toe-to-toe with the lab-created powerhouse. Despite the power of Mewtwo, however, there are other Pokémon who are more powerful.

Some of the most unique creature designs seen throughout the Pokemon games were introduced in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and one fan has created their own set of modified starter evolutions similar to those seen in the Pokemon game set in the Sinnoh region's distant past. Community discussion has recently been focused on rumors surrounding a potential new Legends game to arrive sometime in the next couple of years, though what the next official Pokemon game will really be has yet to be officially revealed.

There are nearly countless iconic creatures and locations in the world of Pokemon to inspire fan art, and one gamer brings the cold touch of winter to the Johto region's Lake of Rage with a beautiful, fully animated piece of pixel art. Players have visited many different parts of the Pokemon world since the franchise was born nearly 30 years ago, but the fan-favorite Johto region is famous for its many gorgeous and easily recognized cities and natural landmarks alike.

With the success of, there are several core games that could follow in its wake. The game that wrapped up Generation 8 titles was released to critical acclaim, offering a new type of gameplay and open-world exploration that was, until then, unknown to the classic Nintendo franchise. The game is set in Gen 4’s Sinnoh region, but hundreds of years back, when it was still known as Hisui. At that time, humanity was still establishing itself within villages in the region, which made for an interesting story set in ages past, while still maintaining a lot of its connection to present-day Sinnoh.

An ancient form of the Johto Region Legendary Pokémon Entei called Gouging Fire is a beast you can find and catch in DLC for . This Fire-/Dragon-type creature has extraordinary power that could be added to your team. However, only the bravest of trainers with the right items can claim the strength of Gouging Fire for their own.

DLC for brings back many starters to find and catch, including the adorable Johto Region icons in Gen 2. However, the return of every companion Pokémon from the beginning of past journeys cannot be accessed right away. Completing a few quests will unlock Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita out in the wild.

Enhance your Pokemon TCG collection with new ex cards and battle decks.

If you ever wanted to know who the strongest trainer in Pokemon history really is, one person has simulated over one million battles to figure out just that. But in the process, he's also discovered the inescapable truth that "Johto is garbage."

New information about Saturo Iwata’s input into the development of Pokémon Gold and Silver has been discovered.

11 years after it first launched, a fan-made Pokemon MMO has finally received the second region from the mainline games.