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A Pokemon GO player has an unexpected surprise when playing the game, with a Zorua appearing out in the open for the player to capture. The beloved monster-catching mobile game from Niantic features a litany of creatures from throughout the history of the franchise, allowing fans the opportunity to pick up all their favorites. Pokemon GO has consistently added new Pokemon to the game since its launch in 2016, recently introducing Charcadet, Armarouge, and Ceruledge to the game. Now, a fan has found a strange quirk with one of the game's most unusual encounters.

The Galarian Legendary Birds made their debut in Pokemon GO a couple of years back, but fans are still unhappy with how difficult it is to catch the elusive Pokemon. The Galarian forms of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos debuted with the release of the Crown Tundra expansion of Pokemon Sword and Shield, and they are some of the most sought-after Pokemon in Pokemon GO.

The discrepancy in the pricing of Pokemon GO's Rocket Box has infuriated fans, who are now deciding against purchasing it. The Rocket Box has been a point of contention in the past, and it seems like this new iteration also hasn't gone down well in the Pokemon GO community.

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.

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.

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.

A Pokemon player created their take on a new form of Mewtwo to celebrate the second Pokemon Legends. Fans of Game Freak's RPG franchise have been imagining their own unique takes on alternate versions of various pocket monsters in the series for quite some time. Many of these Pokemon forms are well-thought-out enough to pass for something that could be found in the games.

Some Pokemon GO players are currently unhappy with the lack of interesting rewards in the current World of Wonders Taken Over event. This latest Pokemon GO event has just started, and it will continue until March 31.

A Pokemon fan put pen to paper to design their version of what Mega Charizard Z could look like in the upcomingPokemon Legends: Z-A and shared their work with other trainers. The Pokemon fan artist explained why they chose the color palette they used to create their Charizard, and other fans complimented them for the effort.

A Pokemon Go player managed to capture a super-rare and powerful Salemence, sharing their catch with the rest of the game's community. Pokemon come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and rarities in Pokemon Go, with the game encouraging players to interact with the real world as they search, capture, and collect.

A Pokemon Black and White 2 fan has recently designed 12 human versions of the Pokemon featured in the fifth generation of the games, as well as a couple of monsters from other gens. Known as Gijinka, the humanizations of Pokemon are pretty popular with the game’s community, and this fan artist did an excellent job with these 12 designs.

A Pokemon fan has shared a different take on Mimikyu, showing the Pokemon in a Piplup disguise. With over 1,000 monsters presented over nine generations, it's understood that the Pokemon franchise has critters with diverse designs and stories. Despite this, few Pokemon are as distinctive as Mimikyu.

A Pokemon GO player's hiatus from the game turned out to be a blessing in disguise as they ended up getting an extremely rare Staryu Pokemon. What makes the incident even more significant is that the Pokemon cannot be obtained anymore in Pokemon GO, making it a priceless asset for the user.

A creative Pokemon fan recently designed some delicious regional variants for Applin and its evolutions, all themed after different foods. The fruit-like Grass/Dragon hybrid Applin was introduced to players in Pokemon Sword and Shield back in 2019 as part of the new lineup of 81 creatures residing in the United Kingdom-inspired Galar region. Like many other Pokemon monsters, Applin can evolve into different forms by fulfilling certain conditions, and is the only Gen 8 Pokemon to have a branched evolutionary line that players can influence by exposing it to certain types of apples.

A talented Pokemon fan online has shown a few different pieces of artwork, which imagine what Raichu would look like if it had Mega Evolution forms. With Mega Evolutions set to return in the upcoming Pokemon title, Legends: Z-A, fans of the series are excited about the feature all over again.

A creative Pokemon fan has recently devised an amazing piece of artwork in which Pikachu wears the clothes of all the villains’ teams featured in the franchise’s games. From the beloved Team Rocket to the recent Team Star, villain groups are one of the most important parts of Pokemon games, and Pikachu looks adorable when wearing their outfits.

A talented Pokemon fan has created sprites for the starter Pokemon of the nine generations. Pokemon has become a franchise known for exciting stories where players travel the game's world, battle, and meet different characters. But nearly every Pokemon adventure begins in the same way: with the hard quest of choosing a starter Pokemon.

Pokemon GO players are starting to believe that Niantic is making Revives more difficult to obtain, following the most recent Raid Day event. Revives are especially useful in raid battles with other trainers, but a decrease could mean that more trainers could have a tough time making it through future Raid Day events in Pokemon GO.

Pokemon GO has kicked off a new giveaway that could award free Purified Gems to its players. The campaign has already begun and runs until March 29, coinciding with the World of Wonders: Taken Over event. During this Pokemon GO event, players can complete a new Special Research to encounter Pokemon like Shadow Groudon and Shadow Mewtwo.

Pokemon GO is teasing the debut of Mega Heracross for April 13. Mega Evolutions have been a part of the Pokemon franchise since Pokemon X and Y were released in 2013. The concept eventually made its way to Pokemon GO, with most Mega Evolutions readily available in the augmented reality mobile game.

With Easter right around the corner, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet revealed that a new Mass Outbreak event featuring Baby Pokemon will start at the end of March. This new Mass Outbreak event will give Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players a chance to catch some rare Pokemon with a chance to carry an equally rare mark.

Two Pokemon fans online have shared their amazing «Pokebug boxes,» which they have created using real-life bugs. There's something about Pokemon that seems to bring out the most creative sides of gamers, and these Pokebug boxes are a great example of this.

Fan content continues to fuel the passion of the Pokemon community, including a series of artistic weapons inspired by the iconic pocket monsters. Pokemon fan crafts and creations are frequently shared among the player base, boosting the seemingly neverending enthusiasm of the fandom.

Pokemon GO players are voicing their frustration with Niantic and the popular monster-catching mobile game, complaining about the over-saturation of Pikachu within the game. The beloved mobile game features a wide variety of creatures from throughout the history of the long-running Pokemon franchise. Niantic regularly adds new Pokemon to the game for players to acquire both through limited-time events and permanent additions, as well as shiny variants of Pokemon GO's creatures. However, fans are growing particularly tired of the abundance of a certain kind of Pokemon.

A Pokemon fan has created an adorable firepit based on Cyndaquil, making good use of the fire-type pocket monster. Gamers are always coming up with new ways to be creative with Pokemon fan art, and this particular piece is an extremely clever take on Cyndaquil.

A Pokemon fan has created regional and convergent forms of certain Pokemon. Since the introduction of the regional and convergent forms in Game Freak's pocket monster series, fans have designed their own alternate Pokemon that have yet to be covered in the mainline games. The designs are not only unique and beautifully detailed, they also come with different types that bring new life to each form.

A talented Pokemon fan online has shared their impressive pieces of artwork, which reimagines many of the series' ghost-types as if they were part of a tarot card deck. Pokemon fan art gets more creative as the years go on, and this is another great example of that.

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.

A Pokémon website which hosted links to fan-made Pokémon games has been taken offline.

Pokemon GO has announced the Sizeable Surprises event that will add shiny Wimpod, Kartana, and Celesteela. This year, Niantic has brought several additions to expand Pokemon GO's Pokedex, allowing players to find new monsters. And while the regular Pokedex continues to grow, Pokemon GO has also been expanding the list of shiny Pokemon that trainers can add to their records.

The many Paradox Pokemon themed around the past have proven popular amongPokemon fans, and one artist has shared a few of their own designs which present what the Paldea region's starters might look like as past-based Paradox Pokemon. Despite their widely criticized drawbacks, the latest Pokemon titles have introduced a large variety of new creatures, and the Gen 9 starters have certainly proven to be some of the most popular starter Pokemon in recent years.

Numerous Pokemon GO players are debating how a simple change in the IV of Pokemon acquired through Special Research would improve these events. Although these Pokemon already have a floor IV that is moderately above average, Pokemon GO players who acquire a shiny mythical within these standard values feel as frustrated as if they hadn't acquired the Pokemon at all.

Pokemon GO has revealed that Dragon-type Bagon will be the featured Pokemon for the April 2024 Community Day Classic event, which begins April 7. During the event, Pokemon GO players will encounter Bagon more frequently in the wild, and various event bonuses will be active as well.

A talented Pokemon fan and artist has made a Mega Evolution for Chesnaught, a pre-evolution for Sandshrew, and a new evolution for Sandslash. Pokemon fans have great creativity in reimagining Game Freak's creatures with different visuals. They are intriguing, depicting Pokemon in inventive ways, with some fans going the extra mile and writing original Pokedex entries, new movesets, and stats for them.

An artistically talented Pokemon fan is showing their love for Mythical Pokemon newcomer Pecharunt by giving it an impressive alternate form. The vastly different form, which takes inspiration from an unexpected Pokemon from a prior generation, is catching the eye of more than a few Pokemon fans online.

A talented Pokemon fan has recently reimagined five legendary creatures from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as humans. Human versions of Pokemon are a pretty popular type of fan art made by the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet community, and these pieces look very good.

A Pokemon GO player has used a coveted Master Ball on a shiny Kyogre to match the Pokemon's aesthetic. Legendary Pokemon have been a prominent feature in Pokemon GO Raids since they were released, and this player decided to commemorate a Raid with their Master Ball.

Pokemon fans are excited that Pokemon Legends Z-A is coming, and in anticipation of the game, one fan has designed a 200% Forme for Zygarde. The Pokemon Company continues to deliver plenty to look forward to, but many fans are most excited about Pokemon Legends Z-A. Based on what the trailer revealed, the game will take place in some form of Lumiose city, and Zygarde, a Legendary Pokemon introduced during the sixth generation games, X and Y, appears to play a large role, its design present in the «Z» of the logo.

A talented artist and Pokemon fan recently showed off a collection of impressive regional variants and evolutions they designed for popular creatures like Xatu, Hoodlay, and Skitty. Starting with 2016’s Pokemon Sun and Moon, new Pokemon generations have been introducing region-specific alternate versions of existing Pokemon that reimagine them as a different elemental type. Some Pokemon even have multiple variants, such as Meowth having a Dark-type one in Alola and a Steel-type one in Galar.

A loyal Pokemon GO player has kept the same buddy Pokemon, the bug-type Pokemon Wurmple, for four years. When Pokemon GO first launched in the summer of 2016, it was a fairly barebones release. At the time, there was little one could do in the game besides catch wild Pokemon, battle in gyms, and hatch eggs. Pokemon GO has come a long way since its initial release, with Niantic releasing numerous updates that have introduced substantial new features.

Following the end of the Charizard Tera Raids,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet revealed that the upcoming Tera raid event will feature Iron Hands and Brute Bonnet in Five-star battles in their respective versions. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players will have a chance to catch a Paradox Pokemon with a random Tera type and farm some rewards for their efforts.

A Pokemon fan online has shared their creative artwork, which reimagines many Gen 1 favorites with a bunch of fun cardboard accessories. Pokemon fan art is some of the most creative out there, and this piece shows exactly why that remains the case.

A Pokemon fan has created a new food-themed re-design of one of the franchise's classic Pokemon, re-imagining a version of Tangela inspired by ramen. The beloved monster-catching franchise has seen plenty of unique new interpretations of its older Pokemon, breathing new life into many of the original designs from the earliest games. Modern games have added several regional variant Pokemon and «regional fakes» based on classic Pokemon, like Alolan Rattata, Galarian Zigzagoon, and Wiglett. Now, one fan is giving an old-school Grass Pokemon a food-inspired makeover.

A Pokemon fan designed a new female-only evolution concept for the critter called Kirlia and shared a picture of their creation, as well as a few traits, on social media. The Pokemon fan artist was complimented by some fans for their effort, while other users chimed in with their thoughts on Kirlia's current evolution line.

A creative member of the Pokemon community online has shared a collection of awesome Pokemon fusions they've made using pixel art, sharing a total of 6 unique designs which each fuse the features of different critters together. Fan-made Pokemon fusions have been a slightly more uncommon sight online since the reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A rekindled excitement for mega Pokemon designs, though the method of mixing creature designs together has nonetheless been an extremely popular form of fan artwork among the Pokemon community for many years.

The Psychic-types Jynx, Espathra, and Hatterene from Pokemon have been given entirely new unofficial forms by one creative community artist, who has built up quite a reputation thanks to their numerous prior custom creature designs. Though custom Mega Evolution designs have been extremely popular lately following the reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, interesting fanmade designs are always common among the Pokemon community thanks to the many creative fans that contribute to it.

An avid Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player discovered that the games may be teasing a connection to the new Pokemon Legends: Z-A game, which was announced on February 27 to celebrate Pokemon Day. Next year, Pokemon Legends: Z-A will take trainers back to Lumiose City in the Kalos region, the setting of Pokemon X and Y for Nintendo 3DS.

Niantic has announced a new partnership between hit augmented reality mobile game Pokemon GO and fast-food chain McDonald's, but it's only happening in India. Pokemon GO has formed all kinds of partnerships over the years, encouraging fans of the game to stop at specific restaurants and businesses in exchange for special rewards.

The Pokémon Company has announced that reservations are now open for the Pokémon Center pop-up store at the 2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships.

A fan of the Pokemon series shares what they think the ancient versions of Cinderace, Rillaboom, and Inteleon would look like. Ever since the release of the ninth generation of Game Freak's legendary franchise, players have been imagining what both futuristic and prehistoric forms of their favorite pocket monsters would be like. This has led to very impressive new looks for a number of different Pokemon.

Pokemon GO is giving trainers the opportunity to catch Shadow Groudon in a Special Research story that will be available for the duration of the season. The World of Wondersseason of Pokemon GO will make new legendary Pokemon available to catch on the mobile platform. This new story will not require a Shadow Raid in order to catch the legendary native to the Hoenn region.

The former chief lawyer for The Pokémon Company says fan projects are more likely to be taken down if they get press coverage and start making money.

An artistically talented Pokemon fan and artist is sharing their impressive regional form designs online of a number of different Pokemon. Featuring a wide swathe of creatures across different generations like Xatu, Torterra and the regional form-inundated Tauros, the post features plenty of creative reimaginings of classic fan-favorites, leading thousands of Pokemon fans to take a look at it themselves.

A talented Pokemon fan has created Mega Evolutions for Delphox, Greninja, and Chesnaught. Mega Evolutions are back at the center of conversation among Pokemon fans after the Pokemon Day announcements made this year. With the return of one of Pokemon players' favorite gimmicks, fans wasted no time in making fan art imagining Mega Evolutions for Pokemon that don't yet have one.

A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player crafted a strategy they used to take down the Seven-Star Tera raid boss Charizard the Unrivaled, with the Pokemon Sylveon as the focal point of their plan. The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player also shared their steps to make Sylveon easy to use in solo and group Tera raids, and other players provided feedback on their plan.

An early piece of promotional art for Pokemon seems to indicate that Flying Pikachu once had wings to propel it through the air. The art was originally featured in a promotional Pokemon giveaway where players could acquire either a Surfing Pikachu or a Flying Pikachu if they were lucky enough to win.

The Pokemon Company created a new subsidiary that has set up shop in the same building as ILCA, the developer of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In addition to this collaboration, ILCA is the developer of the multi-platform storage application Pokemon Home. It has also worked on the titles One Piece: Odyssey and Sand Land for Bandai Namco.

The Pokemon Company has trademarked a new subsidiary.

The Pokemon Company has established a new subsidiary called Pokemon Works. As caught by Serebii.net’s Joe Merrick on Twitter, the company was officially registered last week, and a trademark is also currently live.

The Pokémon Company has established a new subsidiary, Pokémon Works.

A talented Pokemon artist has created two impressive concepts showing the potential Mega Evolutions for the popular Dragon/Flying-type Dragonite. Mega Evolutions was first featured in the Gen 6 games, Pokemon X and Y, back in 2013. They returned one year later with Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

The «Verdant Wonders» event is coming soon in Pokemon GO with new paid Special Research and the exclusive «Rogue Monkey» Pokemon, Zarude. Like a majority of Pokemon GO events, players will have a short window to purchase the new Special Research and take advantage of exclusive bonuses, such as additional encounters and reward drops.

The producers behind the long-running Pokemon anime series have weighed in on the possibility of original protagonist Ash Ketchum returning to the show. Right around the time that Pokemon Red and Blue were taking the gaming world by storm, young TV viewers were introduced to Ash, an energetic 10-year-old boy with a dream of becoming the world’s greatest Pokemon master. Alongside his faithful Pokemon partner Pikachu, Ash traveled far and wide to challenge other trainers, build a growing collection of Pokemon allies, and stay one step ahead of the villainous Team Rocket on a quest that spanned 25 seasons and multiple Pokemon game generations.

A new Prime Gaming reward hooks Pokemon GO players up with exclusive Partner Research. Pokemon GO has a variety of Research quests for players to tackle. These include Field Research that's collected from PokeStops, Special Research quests, and premium Tickets with their own set of Research tasks for players to complete each season.

Shiny Pokemon are often fascinating, both in looks and purpose, and a Pokemon fan has put together a theory explaining why shiny Rayquaza looks the way it does. It seems that Pokemon often do not necessarily have any specific reason why their shiny forms look the way they do. This has always been an aspect of the world within Pokemongames that fans have been curious about, although the lack of proper explanation may be part of why they are so popular. Shiny Pokemon are unique, and that alone is reason enough to cause fans to go out of their way to find them.

Pokemon GO developer Niantic has released a new code that unlocks bonus Timed Research culminating in an encounter with Captain Pikachu, as seen in the Pokemon Horizons anime series. Pokemon GO often features crossover events with other Pokemon media, and with Pokemon Horizons finally making its US debut on Netflix, it makes sense that Niantic is capitalizing on the hype.

A Pokemon fan has created a truly inspired — and disturbing — cake based on the tail of the Pokemon Slowpoke. The design is extremely creative and surprisingly accurate, but fans of Pokemon and Slowpoke might feel more creeped out than hungry looking at it.

A Pokemon fan has designed a regional variant for Tinkaton's evolution line, sharing the result with the community. With Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's release, the Pokemon franchise added more than 100 new creatures. Some of these Pokemon quickly grew in popularity, with names like Fuecoco, Lechonk, and Clodsire becoming fan favorites.

Nearly all Pokemon GO PokeStops from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California are now gone, according to members of the local Pokemon GO community. Pokemon GO players are extremely confused by the situation, as the disappearance of PokeStops can stifle community growth and trainer progression in the area.

Niantic has officially announced Pokemon GO Fest 2024, revealing its dates, locations, and ticket prices, among other details. The biggest Pokemon GO event of the year will be held over three extended weekends starting in late May and will conclude with a global event in mid-July.

A fan of the Pokemon series customized their sneakers to feature Charizard on them. Fans of Game Freak's legendary franchise enjoy displaying their love for the games through the clothing that they wear, and this includes unique Pokemon pieces that are custom made by players with their favorite pocket monsters on them.

One Pokemon fan has created an evolution for the Bug/Steel-type monster, Durant. Fans of the Pokemon franchise have been creating fan art since the first generation of games released on the Game Boy, and each new generation of games brings a wave of new ideas from the community.

Pokemon GO is launching its new Weather Week event on March 14 with boosted encounter rates and other rewarding event bonuses to take advantage of. Similar to Raid Day events, Pokemon GO players will also be able to team up and battle select Pokemon to earn more rewards and potentially capture a Shiny Pokemon.

Pokemon GO Fest 2024 will take place this summer, and while Pokemon GO fans have to wait to learn about specific dates and cities, it has been teased that the event will feature the debut of Marshadow. Pokemon GO Fest is an annual event that celebrates the anniversary of Pokemon GO. The event is held in-person at specific cities, but players from elsewhere in the world can purchase digital tickets to get in on the action as well.

A Pokemon fan fused together Oinkologne and Kakuna to create a new character. Fusion is a popular method among Pokemon fan artists, who love designing original characters based on the existing roster.

A Pokemon fan artist has created an original rendering of a female design for Kingambit. He posted the image online complete with type, ability, and an original Pokedex entry. This is part of a series of fan art creations building on Game Freak's designs, which have included a Mega Evolution for Flygon. The artist has also drawn his visions for female counterparts to Durant and Probopass.

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.

A creative Pokemon fan is making waves online with their impressively crafted custom Poke Balls, featuring designs modeled after three classic Pokemon characters including Machop, Voltorb, and Elekid. While the trio of specialized Pokemon-catching devices don't have actual Pokemon in them, they have caught something else — the eyes and attention of hundreds of Pokemon fans.

A Pokemon fan has created a Mega Evolution for Goodra, offering a new take on the critter. Pokemon has introduced multiple gimmicks in its nine generations, from Z-Moves to Mega Evolutions. These alternative forms not only changed the Pokemon designs but gave them new abilities to use in battle.

A talented Pokemon artist shows an impressive Mega Evolution concept for one of the most popular creatures in this universe, Charizard. Unlike regular evolutions, Mega Evolutions can temporarily transform Pokemon, changing their appearance and improving their performance in battle, among other benefits.