Pokemon's Valentine's Collection Includes Two New Pikachu Plushes

A talented Pokemon fan imagined Eevee as a Rock-type monster, giving it an evolution of this type for the first time. The Pokemon franchise has introduced over a thousand of critters in its time, but Eevee remains much loved by fans. Introduced in Gen 1, this Normal-type is a fox-like Pokemon that became a hit thanks to its design, gaining so much popularity at the point of getting a holiday in Japan called Eevee Day.

It looks like may be getting another Mythical Pokémon in the future, and it's reported to tie in with the next movie to release. just received Pecharunt as a new Mythical Pokémon, a Poison/Ghost-type that appeared in the epilogue to DLC after the main story concluded with Receiving another would double the amount of Mythical Pokémon that can be natively acquired within the game, as Pecharunt is currently the only creature to qualify.

A talented Pokemon artist has shared online an impressive wood-burning art piece of the Water and Flying-type pocket monster, Gyarados. Fans of the Pokemon franchise have been known to create artwork based on their favorite pocket monster and share them on social media. In particular, the first generation of Pokemon, where Gyarados was introduced, is often a treasure trove of inspiration for art pieces because these critters have been with fans the longest.

The Pokemon Company warned on Thursday it plans to investigate reports that the new hit video game "Palworld" violates the intellectual copyright of its iconic franchise. Widely described as "Pokemon with Guns" when it was released last week, the makers of "Palworld" said it sold more than eight million copies in less than six days.

The Pokémon Company has broken its silence regarding Steam mega-hit Palworld, and said it’s investigating if it infringes on its IP rights.

The Pokemon Company has finally made a public statement about Palworld, but without referring to it by name.

Four employees of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam were suspended due to misconduct during its Pokémon exhibition last year.

Last year's infamous Pokemon exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum resulted in four employees being fired for not following the codes of conduct for staff.

The dream continues for independent Japanese developer Pocketpair as Palworld has now sold over seven million units in just five days since its early access launch. The open world survival crafting game with monster collection mechanics had sold one million in eight hours, two in twenty-four, three in forty, five million in three days, and six in four days. What's even more impressive is that, according to Geoff Keighley, these sales are for the Steam version alone. They do not account for sales on the Microsoft Store via PC/Xbox, nor do they account for Game Pass player numbers.

A talented Pokemon fan recently dreamed up an Electric-type Vulpix variant to go along with their previous Ninetales redesign. The fox-like Vulpix was introduced in the original Pokemon Red and Blue games as the 37th creature overall, with the ability to evolve into the majestic Ninetales when it is exposed to a Fire Stone. Both of these evolutions are modeled after the kitsune, a multi-tailed fox of Japanese lore with the ability to breathe fire — a fitting inspiration for a pair of Fire-type Pokemon. Vulpix and Ninetales were later given alternate Alola region variants in Pokemon Sun and Moon that swapped out their usual Fire abilities with Ice.

The Pokemon Company has been on many people’s minds over the last several days, mainly because of the introduction of a “rival” that has gotten many people wondering if legal action might be coming because of said rivals’ actions. But not to be outdone, the company is trying to showcase its long history while honoring one of the coolest moments in the OG series via a unique piece of artwork. As you’ll see below, the piece features the clash between Red and Gold on top of the frozen peaks of Mt. Silver. It’s a simple yet impactful piece of art highlighting just how good Pokemon trainers had it back in the day.

Palworld, the viral hit action-adventure survival title from Japanese developers Pocketpair, has taken the gaming industry by storm, climbing to the top of Steam charts and selling six million copies in just four days of release. But as the game's player count balloons, it has found itself embroiled in a plagiarism controversy, with many on the Internet pointing out alleged similarities between the designs of Palworld's creatures and those in popular Pokémon games. A user on social media platform X has gone as far as to compare in-game 3D models from both Palworld and Pokémon, claiming evidence of outright plagiarism.