Gaming in region Unova. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

Relic Castle, a popular website dedicated to creating and curating Pokemon fan games, has been taken offline following a DMCA. The long-running Pokemon franchise has inspired plenty of creativity among its legions of fans over the past few decades, from impressive artwork of creatures like Pikachu and Eevee to fan-made spin-off games that place the series in genres that likely wouldn’t be explored by Game Freak. This includes mods that add Pokemon characters to other video games like Minecraft and custom Pokemon games that recreate Ash Ketchum’s journey in the Pokemon anime.

Pokemon has an enormous and thriving competitive scene, but even though many fans might think of the official Video Game Competition (VGC) as the pinnacle of high-level Pokemon gaming, the Pokemon Twitch Cup is arguably much more interesting. 

and its sequel have earned cult-like status in the community. It features many new and powerful additions to the Pokédex in its Unova region, additions which have made Gen 5 a generation many gamers still revisit. Like the other generations, numerous are capable of ludicrous feats of strength that require deeper digging into the game's lore to unveil.

A Pokemon fan created a baby form for the Dragon/Ice creature, Kyurem. With over 1,000 characters, many Pokemon fans have a lot of inspiration to pull from for their original creations.

Rumors about a remake have existed for a while, but do those still hold water in 2024? First released in 2010 (2011 in the United States), were the flagship games of Gen 5. Featuring the New York-based Unova region, new ways to bond and battle, and 156 new Pokémon — at the time, the most ever introduced in a single generation — was a huge hit, a generational game-changer. It was later followed by a pair of sequels, and .

With the recent reveal of the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A taking the gaming community by storm, one creative member of the Pokemon community has shown off their own «Mega Mewtwo Z» design to celebrate the reveal of the upcoming Pokemon Legends title, as well as the return of Mega Evolution. While fans have only gotten a glimpse at the already greatly-anticipated Pokemon Legends: Z-A from the game's reveal trailer shown at this year's Pokemon Presents, many fans have already begun speculating on what new Mega Evolutions players might encounter when they step back into the Kalos region next year.

A Pokemon fan with amazing artistic skills has recently created cute baby versions of the legendary Zekrom and Reshiram. Pokemon fans love creating Fakemon, which are unique fan-made designs based on official creatures, and among these art pieces, baby Pokemon are certainly some of the most popular choices.

The end of the latest Pokemon Presents event included the reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, the sequel to the beloved Pokemon Legends: Arceus, set to launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch in 2025. Pokemon Legends: Arceus released in 2022 and was considered by many to be a breath of fresh air for the Pokemon franchise. It did away with the established formula and took things in some bold new directions.

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.

Pokémon Day is almost here, and with it comes another Pokémon Presents presentation. During this showcase, the Pokémon company will highlight its plans for the massive franchise over the next year. It will be particularly exciting to tune into this Pokémon Presents because we’ll finally get to see what Pokémon content is on the way in 2024, in the wake of the massive success of Palworld in January. Fans of Pokémon will definitely want to tune in and see what’s next for their favorite franchise. If you’re not sure how or where to tune in, we’ve rounded up all of that information right here for you.

New information gleamed from online leaks revealed that a new Pokemon-themed Squishmallow will likely be available to purchase soon, with the next plush featuring a widely-beloved Dragon-type Pokemon that has been a favorite among fans since the very first generation of Pokemon titles. Many Pokemon-themed Squishmallows have been extremely popular among fans of the franchise over the past few years, with two new products becoming available back in November.

There is one specific game spin-off that would be perfect for the rumored Nintendo Switch 2 and its leaked specifications. Currently, the majority of the rumors are about an eventual Generation 5 remake, which would see and ’s Unova region remade for the current console generation. Other than the numerical logic of remaking Gen 5 games after the release of the Gen 4 remakes, namely, there are also several other hints at the rumored games within the Gen 9 titles.

The various weird Paradox Pokemon introduced in the latest Pokemon titles have inspired plenty of fan artwork, and one member of the games' community has created new forms for the legendary Pokemon Zygarde based on the future Paradox Pokemon encountered in Pokemon Violet exclusively. The abnormal designs of these Paradox Pokemon, combined with the many lingering questions associated with them, have piqued the curiosity of countless Pokemon enthusiasts and led many to imagine what other fan-favorite Pokemon could look like as Paradox variants.

A Pokemon fan artist redesigned the Pokemon Hoothoot as a Future Paradox form and shared their efforts on social media with other trainers. Following their post, the Pokemon fan artist was complimented by other Pokemon trainers for their work, and some of them compared the Future Paradox Hoothoot with other robots.

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.

According to a new leak, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet could be adding a new Mythical Pokemon in a future update. Pokemon fans could be forgiven if they assumed that Nintendo and Game Freak had already closed the book on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. After all, the games released back in 2022 and have already had over a year of support through updates and substantial DLC expansions.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet arrived a little less than half-baked and buggier than any of the franchise’s previous mainline entries. But for all of the glitches, frame rate dropping, and straight-up crashes that plagued players as they first began exploring the Paldea Region, the promise of new DLC content gave many hope that the games would get some much-needed polish in due time.

The Pokémon Company has announced plans to release an epilogue for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC.

You can unlock flying with Koraidon and Miraidon in the DLC for , provided you follow a set of strict steps. The second part of the concludes the story of the DLC pack, which was kicked off by. In, you are taken on an exchange program with Blueberry Academy, located off the coast of the Unova region. There, you train your battle expertise against other students in Double Battles.

The ending of the DLC for is a shocking and pleasant one to witness as a player. The new expansion is the second part of the DLC pack and is a direct sequel to the events that took place during the expansion. The ending itself is a direct culmination of everything that happened in Paldea, the land of Kitakami, and Blueberry Academy, all the way over in the Unova region. There are connections to special NPCs that appear throughout the story, thirst for power, and even revenge playing out during this second expansion.

Evolving Dipplin into Hydrapple following the release of the DLC for is not difficult, but it requires a special step that is not openly announced by the game. is the second part of the DLC pack, which concludes the narrative initiated by. The expansion takes you to an entirely new place called Blueberry Academy.

The complete Blueberry Pokédex in the DLC for is fairly large and has over 200 creatures to register. The second expansion in DLC pack continues and concludes the story initiated by earlier in 2023. The new expansion takes place in Blueberry Academy, located in the Unova region. Although it is set in Unova, Blueberry Academy is an offshore institution.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

A few new leaks about the DLC for seem to be hinting at one of the most broken Pokémon in the series. is the second expansion of DLC pack and will conclude the story initiated by the, which took place in Kitakami. Instead of sending players on a field trip to a faraway land, however, Trainers will partake in an exchange program with Blueberry Academy, the sister school to Paldea’s Naranja and Uva Academies, respectively. This location is set in the middle of the ocean and is officially part of the Unova region.

It seems like a new location in the DLC for will fix the biggest problem in the series. The second expansion in the DLC pack will conclude the story that was set up by the first set of content, named. While the first DLC took players to the land of Kitakami for a school trip, will set players off on an exchange program with Blueberry Academy, a sister school to Naranja and Uva Academies in Paldea, respectively. Blueberry Academy is situated in the Unova region but is in the middle of the ocean.

Even before its release, there are several clues in ’s DLC that hint at the next games, which may live up to expectations and years of rumors. generations tend to last a few years and, while ’s release kicked off Gen 9 in late 2022, there are likely more games on the way to integrate the current generation. Gen 8 was initiated by, followed up by the remake duo, and then concluded by the experimental, which gave the franchise a completely new style of gameplay.

The Pokemon Company has announced that Pokemon Scarlet & Violet will receive physical editions that include the DLC, just in time for The Indigo Disk’s release date. This means Gen 9 will have a definite edition.

The Pokémon Company has confirmed the release date for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s second wave of DLC, The Indigo Disk. Part Two of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion will launch on December 14.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet fans have been wondering when the second part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero will be released. Now, they finally have an answer, as the release date for the Indigo Disk DLC has been announced.

Back in August, a Pokémon Presents revealed that the first part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC, collectively known as The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, would hit the game in September. That has since come and gone, with players eagerly awaiting the second part of this expansion. And now, the official Pokémon Twitter account has revealed The Indigo Disk DLC goes live next month. 

Today (Wednesday, September 13), the first wave ofPokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC -The Teal Mask expansion — released on Nintendo Switch, and fans have been quick to spot an important line of dialogue which confirms that the second expansion will bring players back to the Unova region, which was first introduced in Pokémon Black and White.

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

After this week's Pokemon Presents showcase, fans are beginning to think Black and White remakes could be on the horizon.

Bridging the gap.

Fans believe a newly revealed Pokémon could hint at upcoming Pokémon Black & White remakes.

Pokemon Go features a whole host of creatures to add to your Pokedex. A handful of those Pokemon need Unova Stones in order to be evolved (those that are from the Unova region.) If you’re unsure as to how you can get your hands on Unova Stones in Pokemon Go, you’re in the right place.