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A Pokemon fan online has shared their impressive wood carving of Venonat, the Gen 1 Bug-type Pokemon. Generation 1 of the Pokemon series is where it all began, so it's no surprise that its designs are a popular choice for fan art.

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.

Pokemon GO developer Niantic has revealed that the Psychic-type Legendary Pokemon Necrozma will arrive as a new raid boss during Pokemon GO Fest 2024. Pokemon GO players may team up during the event to take on the new raid boss and potentially encounter a Shiny Necrozma.

A talented Pokemon fan recently made a Paldean regional variant for Pidgey, turning the bird creature into an Electric/Flying-type. The Pokemoncommunity loves to create fan art depicting the franchise’s most iconic monsters, and Pidgey is certainly one of them.

A Pokemon fan has recently recreated seven creatures from the franchise using Lilo and Stitch’s art style. Both Pokemon and Lilo and Stitch are beloved franchises that started decades ago, and combining them makes for a pretty entertaining result.

A Pokemon GO player who left their Shiny Gible in a gym has realized that getting them back could prove to be a problem. They shared their thoughts with other Pokemon GO fans, who seemed largely sympathetic, and offered some idea of how long the player might have to wait. While it's not mandatory by any means, participating at Pokemon Gyms offers a lot of benefits to players. If a player comes across a gym that's controlled by another team, they can fight the Pokemon there to take over the gym for their own team. When happening upon a gym that's already controlled by one's own team, the player can choose to support the Pokemon there or add their own if there's a vacancy. This is what one player did far from home, only to realize that they might not get their rare Pokemon back.

A Pokemon fan with amazing artistic skills has recently designed a new regional variant for Oddish, giving the Plant-type creature new evolutions. Since their introduction in Pokemon Sun and Moon, regional variants have been very popular in Pokemon fan art, and this fan managed to make outstanding artwork using this concept.

A Pokemon GO player found a gym in the mountains that had been defended for nearly three years. Pokemon GO gyms have been in the augmented reality mobile game since the very beginning, and at first, they represented one of the few ways players could battle in the game.

A Pokemon GO player shot an awesome picture of their Pichu while traveling. Pokemon GO players are able to catch Pokemon wherever they are in the world.

A Pokemon GO player has defied the odds and captured a Galarian Zapdos using the Pokemon GO Plus+ accessory. Galarian Birds are some of the most desired creatures by Pokemon GO players. But getting a Galarian Bird isn't easy, with Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres having rare appearances and even less frequent captures.

A Pokemon fan has created some three-dimensional Togepi cakes that are almost too cute to be eaten. The charming creations have drawn praise from the fan community and highlight one of the cutest Pokemon to premiere in Gen 2.

Niantic has revealed the specifics ofPokemon GO's highly anticipated Bellsprout Community Day, alongside the event-exclusive move, Magical Leaf. This is shaping up to be a really exciting Pokemon GO Community Day as the bonuses have got fans really excited as well.

One Pokemon fan is showing off an impressive pair of hand-painted shoes themed after Scarlet and Violet’s adorable Sprigatito. Fans fell in love with Sprigatito and its later forms even before Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched on the Nintendo Switch in late 2022. Its fame would only increase with the premiere of Pokemon Horizons: The Series, which sees a Sprigatito take the starring role as main character Liko’s first Pokemon partner.

Following the shutdown of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online services on April 8, some Pokemon fans took to social media to find out what would happen if a Pokemon was deposited into the Global Trading System (GTS) before the shutdown. To their dismay, Pokemon fans reported that any Pokemon left on the GTS were lost forever.

A talented and dedicated Pokemon fan has come up with a variety of unique Pokemon fusions, and is taking to internet forums to show off the artwork that they came up with. The array of Pokemon fusion art, which oftentimes combines more than two Pokemon together, is catching the eye of quite a few Pokemon fans online.

A Baldur’s Gate 3 fan has recently created an interesting chart detailing the Pokemon teams that all the companions in Larian Studios’ RPG would have if they existed in the same universe. It’s an interesting crossover between two popular franchises, giving Baldur’s Gate 3 fans a fun insight into how these characters could potentially behave in another universe.

A Pokemon GO player seems to have hit the jackpot by catching an extremely rare shunundo Bagon. While nundos might not be as useful as the much-coveted hundos in Pokemon GO, the fact that they are much rarer makes them a prized possession for collectors.

A talented Pokemon fan has created regional forms for Applin and 12 other Pokemon from different generations. Pokemon fans are constantly expanding the concepts introduced by the franchise in very creative ways. A recurring theme in the artwork of many Pokemon artists is regional forms, a concept first featured in Pokemon Sun and Moon.

A Destiny 2 player has created an armor set dedicated to the Dark and Fire-type Pokemon Incineroar. Destiny 2 is full of different armor sets that provide status boosts and set bonuses when equipped with similar gear, but this armor was put together to resemble Incineroar.

A knowledgeable Pokemon fan has put together a chart highlighting every kind of evolutionary path that the series has explored so far. Each Pokemon game adds a new assortment of collectible creatures to Nintendo’s lineup, with more recent installments adding new variants like regional forms and special Paradox Pokemon that represent what certain Pokemon would have looked like in the ancient past or far-off future. However, one of the series’ oldest and most noteworthy mechanics is the standard evolution, which allows certain Pokemon to transform into stronger monsters by fulfilling certain conditions.

Just as the 2024 solar eclipse started in North America, a Pokemon fan shared artwork based on the phenomenon, which combined Solrock and Lunatone into a single creature. After sitting on it for some time, the Pokemon fan artist shared their work on social media, and other fans complimented them on their clever design choice.

Fans of Overwatch 2 have shown off some seriously creative projects in the past, but a particularly alternative project recently shared among the community entertains the idea of the game's heroes as Pokemon, and what type each member of the roster would use. The vibrant personalities and often unique appearances of Overwatch 2's many heroes create plenty of room for fans to create custom skins for them, and while the multiplayer FPS title has crossed over with various other franchises recently, reimagining Overwatch 2's characters as Pokemon makes for a pretty esoteric concept.

A creative Pokemon fan has built a Snorlax display for Pokemon cards using popsicle sticks. The design is an excellent representation of the sleepy Pokemon and its unusual medium is drawing attention.

A Pokemon fan has recently devised a new evolution for Exeggutor, imagining what a more powerful version of the Grass/Psychic-type creature would look like. Pokemon fans often reimagine their favorite monsters and produce amazing Pokemon fan art, and this is among the best pieces to come out recently.

Using the Solar Eclipse as a backdrop, Pokemon GO teases the debut arrival of the highly anticipated Legendary psychic creature known as Necrozma. Ultra Beasts, special extradimensional creatures, first appeared inside of the Pokemon Sun and Moon games, giving players new and incredibly powerful creatures to collect. These Ultra Beasts made their debut in Pokemon GO in 2022 during the Go Fest celebrations that summer, including Nihilego.

The date of the Pokémon World Championships 2024 is approaching and competitors and fans alike should be getting ready for the experience. This is the major competitive event held by The Pokémon Company International’s Play! Pokémon division every year, and it is a blend of several of the titles in the series, from the main video games like Generation 9’s, as well as the. The competition, which ends up being a massive celebration of the franchise, often limits access to it, and players need to go through local qualifying tournaments.

Pokemon fans now know exactly where and when the 2024 Pokemon World Championships tournament will take place. Once a year, The Pokemon Company holds a special competition featuring Pokemon players from all around the world as they go head-to-head in the mainline Pokemon entries, the popular Pokemon Trading Card Game, and even spin-offs like Pokemon GO.

A Pokemon GO player has made many in the community quite jealous after catching an extremely rare shundo in their first few days in the game. The fact that many Pokemon GO fans highlighted that they have been playing the game for years but still couldn't get one speaks volumes about the importance of the feat.

Pokemon GO players miss the old loading screens and are pushing for their return. Pokemon GO is a game that has evolved plenty over the course of the years. The game is nearly a decade old now, and has received a consistent stream of support, continuing now with new raids, special research adventures, and variant Pokemon being added to keep the game interesting no matter what. The game remains in the top 4 in RPGs on the iOS App Store, signaling unrelenting success in the mobile game space, though some players miss certain aspects of the game's early years.

An accidental upload from Pokemon GO's official Brazilian Twitter account may have just revealed Bellsprout as the featured Pokemon for April 2024's Community Day. The massively popular monster-catching mobile game from Niantic offers plenty of ways for players to catch their favorite Pokemon within the game, often running exclusive events. Events like Pokemon GO's Community Days provide the chance to capture tons of a specific Pokemon, offering increased rates for fans to find Shiny Pokemon as well. Now, April's Community Day might have just been leaked.

Countless obscure details and fun pieces of trivia left over from the Gen 1 Pokemon games have fueled fan theories for nearly three decades now, with one popular theory regarding a certain evolutionary line still being subject to debate from fans to this day. While quite a few of the creature designs seen throughout the Pokemon series have sparked the idea of them originally being designed to fit into a different evolution family altogether, there's one particular example that stands out.

A talented Pokemon fan online has shown off an impressive piece of artwork, which gives the legendary Mewtwo a new look inspired by the Vikings. The never-ending creativity of the Pokemon community is always surprising, with this latest piece showcasing exactly why that's the case.

One extremely unfortunate Pokemon GO player managed to lose all three Galarian Legendary birds in just a couple of minutes. Their exceedingly unlucky streak later emerged on social media, adding to the ever-growing list of such ill-fated Pokemon GO experiences.

A Pokemon GO player found the «perfect» use for their Master Ball, and it wasn't to catch the Galarian birds. When Pokemon GO first launched, it did so with only three types of Poke Balls for trainers to use when trying to catch Pokemon: regular Poke Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls. However, different Poke Ball types have been added to the augmented reality mobile game in the years since it first released.

Sableye, the unassuming Ghost-Dark hybrid, is actually based on a real-life monster encounter. Introduced in, this Gen-3 Pokémon quickly became a fan favorite for its unique design and adaptability in battle, thanks to its hybrid nature and prankster abilities. Its anime debut came in, where it was wielded by Cassidy of Team Rocket. While portrayed Sableye as harmless, that perception would change with its main-series debut. The episode “Ready, Willing, & Sableye” is where it would be more accurately depicted as the real-world creatures its design is based on.

A skilled Pokemon fan artist recently designed some impressive new evolutions for Croagunk’s line, giving the Poison/Fighting hybrid Pokemon a cute baby form and a more fierce-looking final stage. The long-running Pokemon franchise has been a constant source of inspiration for artistic gamers since its conception, with legions of players showing off new versions of classic Pokemon or even creating new ones altogether.

Pokemon GO's new Evolve button has received a mixed reception from the community, with fans questioning its purpose. While players are always excited about the release of new Pokemon and research events, the introduction of new features in Pokemon GO has often been a tough path to tread for Niantic.

A Pokemon fan online has shared images from an awesome sculpture exhibit, which recreates several different Pokemon using only upcycled waste. The creativity of the Pokemon community seemingly knows no bounds, and designs like these prove why that's still the case.

A Pokemon GO player has caught a Galarian Zapdos, but to their surprise, they discover it was a nundo. There are over 800 Pokemon available in Pokemon GO, but several are very difficult to find. Many encounters with these Pokemon are celebrated by players, and sometimes funny and unexpected stories happen.

An inventive and skilled Pokemon fan and artist has taken to the internet to show off their collection of incredible and realistic Pokemon dolls. The sizable group of dolls — which the fan artist created themselves — utilize lifelike fur and hair as well as other materials, creating incredible results that are catching the eyes and attention of more than a few Pokemon fans.

A Pokemon fan baked an adorable cake that featured the Water Pokemon called Psyduck as the central piece and shared the tasty treat with other trainers on social media. The Pokemon baker received compliments from their peers, and some asked questions about how the Psyduck cake decoration was crafted.

A topic of discussion that often comes up within the Pokemon community are the various type combinations that aren't used by any creature, and some fans have imagined which creatures could potentially be redesigned to best accommodate some of these unseen type combos. Creative members of the Pokemon community frequently design their own custom creatures to entertain these kinds of ideas, but the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A could introduce such concepts officially through new regional variants or Mega Evolutions.

New and exclusive cards for the Battle Academy 2024 Box Set have been revealed, hinting at this year’s contents inside the upcoming product. The Battle Academy is a product set to help players learn and master the mechanics of the and the cards themselves. They usually contain a few 60-card decks, as well as a game board, and several guides and tutorials, for both new and advanced players, who can try and refine their strategies. This year, a new version of the Battle Academy is arriving in Japan and exclusive promo cards have been revealed.

A Pokemon fan has made an incredible wood carving of Tauros, one of the pocket monsters from the original Gen 1 games. While Tauros has been the subject of various Pokemon fan art due to its long history with the franchise, this version carved out of several kinds of wood stood out as a tangible representation of what the creature looks like in the real world.

A Pokemon fan discovered a rare Iono card in the trashcan of the kindergarten where they work. As with Pokemon video games, fans who collect Pokemon TCG cards have fun stories to tell. These are Pokemon cards found in unexpected situations such as garage sales, on cruises, or received as gifts, becoming warm memories for Pokemon fans.

Pokemon GO players are always on the lookout to add some rare Pokemon to their team, and one fan seems to have hit the jackpot with their Unown encounter in the wild. The Psychic-type Pokemon in Pokemon GO is pretty unique for a variety of reasons, but this incident has shocked several in the community.

A Pokemon fan has recently designed a past Paradox form for Sableye, a Dark/Ghost-type creature that first appeared in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Sableye may not be among the most popular creatures in the franchise, but it has a very memorable design and is a pretty good fit for Pokemon fan art.

Pokemon GO is officially bringing back the Bug Out event for 2024. Pokemon GO hosts a wide variety of events throughout any given year. Some of these special Pokemon GO events are one-off affairs, while others are annual events that come back every year. One such recurring event in Pokemon GO is Bug Out, a special event themed after the Bug-type Pokemon that players can catch in the augmented reality mobile game.

A Pokemon fan has come up with a Fighting-type version of Alakazam. Similar redesign efforts for the series' other beloved characters can be regularly spotted online.

To beat the “” Team GO Rocket Grunt in during April 2024, you may need to prepare a proper lineup of counters, as the mischievous selection of creatures from this type of villain can offset your progress in battle. In the popular mobile game, there are several types of Team GO Rocket Grunts, each with their own list of possible Pokémon. In fact, the same type of Grunt may bring different Pokémon to the battle each time you encounter them, somewhat like Team GO Rocket Leaders, like Sierra in .

A Pokemon GO player has revealed that they made significant progress on the Excellent Throws quest required to reach level 50 after the April Fool's event. Since Pokemon GO's launch, Niantic has held an April Fool's-themed event for players. In the first edition, Pokemon GO added a shiny Murkrow and made an adorable change that swapped the images of the Kanto Pokemon for 8-bit sprites.

A Pokemon fan recently put together an impressive map of the franchise’s universe, with each region standing in for its real-life counterpart. Every new mainline Pokemon entry to date has taken players to a brand-new region filled with new creatures to collect, cities and other landmarks to explore, and various Trainers and Gym Leaders to challenge in the quest to become the reigning champion of said region’s Pokemon League.

A new binder for the is a perfect nostalgic callback for those who played in the '90s. The series has been relishing in nostalgia recently, particularly with 's set, which launched in September 2023 and featured the original 151 Pokémon from Gen 1's Kanto region.

One particularly creative Pokemon fan has turned several Gen 6 Pokemon from X and Y into amazing human forms with fan art. Through the years, the Pokemon franchise has inspired many fans to create great pieces of art, and this is an impressive addition to the list.

A Pokemon fan artist created convergent forms of Magnemite and Magneton, with completely different names and inspirations for the new designs to match. The Pokemon fan artist shared their efforts with other trainers, who commented on both the convergent Pokemon designs and the names the artist chose for the project.

A new Mega Evolution theory for may be hinting at a great opportunity for the franchise to redeem itself or fail spectacularly. The new title in the classic Nintendo franchise was announced on this year’s Pokémon Day, a celebration of the series’ anniversary. was teased long before its release, back in, but it was in an unnoticeable detail at the time. The new mainline title was announced via a teaser trailer, showing a neon-outline Pikachu running through the streets of Lumiose City, in the region of Kalos.

One of the most unique Pokémon in , Ditto, is back for April 2024, with a new list of disguises. Ditto is known for being one of the hardest Pokémon to catch in, with even experienced Trainers rarely finding any sightings of it. As opposed to the majority of other Pokémon, Ditto can't be found in the conventional way. Ditto transforms into other Pokémon in battle and requires a unique method to catch them in .

A talented Pokemon fan has created an impressive display to show their collection of games from all generations. Pokemon is a franchise whose target audience is children, captivating fans with stories of friendship and overcoming obstacles. But because it's been around for so long, Pokemon has older fans who have followed it since the earlier releases.

A lucky Pokemon TCG fan bought a Charizard EX card for their boyfriend, only to discover that a second copy of the same card was among the extra packs they got. Pokemon TCG pushes fans to build up card collections of their favorite, and because of this hunt to gather the best cards possible, Pokemon collectors have a variety of stories to share.

Niantic is already thinking about the next decade of Pokemon GO, a senior company official has revealed. The executive also suggested that the recent Pokemon GO updates are just the beginning of what the studio has in store for the game in the run-up to its tenth anniversary.

Pokemon GO has officially revealed a limited-time event celebrating April Fool's Day, upgrading players' throws during the event to Excellent Throws. The beloved monster-catching mobile game from Niantic has featured a wide variety of events offering chances at exclusive Pokemon, both for holidays and adding new content to the game. Events like the upcoming «Sizeable Surprises» offer greater chances to catch specific Pokemon, while also introducing new shiny variants for Pokemon like Kartana and Celesteela. Now, Pokemon GO is set to debut a brand-new April Fool's Day event.

The Pokemon Company has officially shut down its Pokemon TV app, sunsetting the anime streaming app available for fans on Switch. Since its debut in the late 1990s, the Pokemon anime has been one of the most popular facets of the massively popular monster-catching franchise, airing consistently for more than 25 years. The franchise has typically debuted a new series of the anime to coincide with each of its new game releases, featuring the most recent games' new region and Pokemon. Now, however, one popular way of watching the anime has now been shut down.

The worlds of Tarot and may not seem like they have much in common but one talented fan has found a way to unite them with a collection of gorgeous cards themed around Ghost-Types. Whether it's the inherently spooky nature of the creatures or their generally decent stats and abilities, Ghost-Type Pokémon have always been popular amongst the community. Nothing may top the love people have for Pikachu, but Gengar, Mimikyu, and Aegislash have all garnered passionate fans who can now see them immortalized as stunning predictions of the future.

Niantic is currently catching a lot of heat from Pokemon GO fans for preventing remote players from participating in the ongoing Shadow Mewtwo raids. Complaints about this limitation have been surfacing online at a steady pace ever since the elusive creature returned to Pokemon GO in late March.

Pokemon GO players have a new code to claim that will help them in Shadow Raid battles. Pokemon GO features a variety of Raids that players can participate in — assuming they have a raid pass and an adequate number of trainers handy to help, that is. Some Pokemon GO Raid Bosses are pushovers, but others pose a significant threat and require a bunch of players working together to take them down.

Some moves in actually come with additional effects that are not widely noted in the games, knowledge of which can have an impressive impact on a person’s battling skills and strategy. Battling in games can be remarkably complex at times, with an incredible variety of factors to consider. Despite this, however, it is not always easy to discern all the relevant details, to the point that some features can actually be obscured by the design of the games.

An inventive Pokemon fan has given Lucario and Gyarados a new type of Mega Evolution called Perma Mega. Mega Evolutions are back in the spotlight following the announcement of Pokemon Legends: Z-A. With the return of the popular gimmick scheduled for the next release in the Pokemon franchise, fans are showing their excitement through a series of fan art.

A talented Pokemon fan has recently designed new Ice-type versions of Cacnea and Cacturne. Ever since the release of the first games in the franchise, the Pokemon community has spent a long time creating amazing fan art, and swapping the types of classic creatures is one of the most common ways to produce interesting pieces of artwork.

A Pokemon fan has recently redesigned Lucario, imagining how the creature would look as a Monster Hunter beast. Pokemon and Monster Hunter are two popular series with memorable creatures, so taking elements from both and combining them is an interesting way to create surprisingly good fan art.

With the Pokemon series now spanning nine generations, a fan created a useful infographic that showed how players can transfer their favorite critters from past games to the current lineup. The Pokemon fan shared their efforts on social media and edited them after other users gave feedback on some missing games.

The starters from the Gen 4 Pokemon games tend to be viewed as some of the most popular in the franchise, and a creative fan has set about redesigning the three critters' final evolutionary stages by imagining what they'd look like if they used different types. Many regional variant Pokemon introduced since the Gen 7 Pokemon titles have demonstrated how each species can look totally different based on what types they use, and have inspired countless artists from the franchise's community to work on some custom designs of their own.

The long-running 's latest set, has some of the hardest pull rates for Hyper Rare and Special Illustration cards yet, according to new data. was released on March 22, 2024, and are derived from their Japanese equivalents from the and sets that were released in January. The set is made up of 218 total cards, 161 of which come from the main set, and 56 that are secret rare cards, and reintroduced the ACE SPEC mechanic from the set to the game.

Niantic reveals the details for Part 2 of the paid Wonder Ticket experience in Pokemon GO including the rewards that can be earned as well as the unique Eevee encounters that players can experience. After launching to incredible popularity back in 2016, becoming a massive phenomina, Pokemon GO has managed to maintain a level of success throughout the years thanks in large part to its ability to evolve. Adopting a live service model, players have seen new Pokemon continually added to the experience, new limited time events, as well as seasonal content to help keep the experience fresh.

Pokemon GO players have voiced their disappointment with the contents of the Expert and Veteran Boxes in the game. Apparently, these in-game boxes, which are available for purchase, do not seem to justify their price in the popular opinion of Pokemon GO players.

In order to beat Sierra in during April 2024, you must know her lineup of Pokémon and choose the best counters to defeat her creatures without getting eliminated first. Sierra is one of the three Team Go Rocket Leaders who answer to Giovanni. They are much stronger than regular Grunts, as they bring in powerful Pokémon that often pose a challenge in battle. Like all members of the villainous organization, Sierra’s lineup changes occasionally and, with the arrival of April, the creatures she uses are different.

A talented Pokemon fan and artist is sharing their latest artwork, which features a Generation 1 classic Pokemon in Cubone. While the Pokemon fandom has proven to be able to create fan art in a wide variety of mediums, this fan in particular uses a medium that is rather peculiar: bike chains.

Some Pokemon GO players have received an item not yet available in the game due to a glitch, and the game's community is curious to know what it might be. Pokemon GO has several items that help players with tasks such as hatching eggs, evolving, capturing, and battling Pokemon. Most of these items are obtained by spinning PokeStops or in Gyms, but leveling up or winning Raid Battles are other ways to get them.

Inspired by the reveal of the next core-series Pokemon game, which will take players back to the Kalos region, one fan artist has redesigned the Cacnea family as regional variants that are exclusive to the France-themed region, while also creating a new third evolutionary stage for the species. Many creative members of the Pokemon community have been busy creating their own custom Mega Pokemon and Kalos regional variants since the reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A last month, with the confirmed return of mega evolution sparking a wave of creative inspiration among fans.

An extremely talented Pokemon fan online has created an amazing recreation of Zapdos' Galarian form, using only pipe cleaners to bring the iconic Pokemon to life. Zapdos has been a Pokemon fan favorite ever since the beginning of the series, and this is a great tribute to its more recent Galarian form.