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  1. Doctor Oak

    Final official update for Pokémon Legends Arceus confirms Hisuian Typhlosion, Samurott and Decidueye

    The latest, and presumably final, official update ahead of this week's launch of Pokémon Legends Arceus has given us a brief glimpse at new, Hisuian forms of the three starter Pokémon's final evolutions. While we've yet to officially see more of these Pokémon, we can also confirm that as well...
  2. Doctor Oak

    Nintendo offers a new extended look at Pokémon Legends Arceus' gameplay

    Following on from Nintendo Japan's overview of Pokémon Legends Arceus, we now also have an English-language version with some brand new footage and even more details on elements such as missions, crafting and Pokémon battles. The full 13 minute video is below. There's now only just over 2...
  3. Doctor Oak

    Bidoof takes centre stage in new original animated short

    A new animated short produced by The Pokémon Company International and Taiko Studios has been released. Taking a very different style to other recent animated shorts, Bidoof's Big Stand tells the story of "a bumbling Bidoof with a tendency to bite off more than it can chew" and the journey it...
  4. Doctor Oak

    New Japanese Overview trailer gives us our best look yet at Pokémon Legends Arceus' gameplay

    With just three weeks left until the release of Pokémon Legends Arceus, a new overview trailer posted by Nintendo Japan overnight has given us our best look yet at how the game actually plays. While there are no new details, and the video is obviously entirely in Japanese, this 6-minute long...
  5. Doctor Oak

    Darkrai and more new characters, costumes and factions join Pokémon Legends Arceus

    With only a little over a month to go until the launch of Pokémon Legends Arceus, today's latest update reveals three new factions you'll encounter in the game, as well as some big bonuses for having a save file for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl on your Switch. In addition to the...
  6. Doctor Oak

    Hisuian Voltorb announced

    After a tease last night where Sword and Shield's Poké Ball loving mascot, Ball Guy, took over the Pokémon Twitter account to demonstrate the Pokémon Legends Arceus microsite drowning in exploding Poké Balls, we now have a new Hisuian form Pokémon revealed to appear in the game, and...
  7. Doctor Oak

    Apologies for the tech issues this weekend

    Some of you might have found the home page of Pokécharms a wee bit broken this weekend - although as far as we can tell, the rest of the site was somehow fine. Apologies for that - everything should be working fine now. Unfortunately we've had an increasing amount of issues with our server...
  8. Doctor Oak

    New trailers confirm details on Hisuian Zorua/Zoroark and early purchase bonuses

    After their two-part reveal last week, the new Hisuian forms of Zorua and Zoroark have been fully announced in a new trailer for Pokémon Legends Arceus. This new trailer, as well as a new one for Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl also reveals some additional bonuses for picking up the games within...
  9. Doctor Oak

    Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark revealed

    The 'found footage' trailer the official Pokémon accounts posted earlier this week has been cleared up and reveals the true identity of the mysterious 'cute' Pokémon that "looks a bit like a Growlithe or Vuplix" whose tail has a red, swaying tip and has white fluffy fur on top of its head and...
  10. Doctor Oak

    Pokémon Evolutions: The Champion released

    The first episode of the recently announced Pokémon Evolutions series of shorts, The Champion, is now available. Set in the most recent Pokémon region, Galar, this 8 minute episode takes a brief look at the very end of the main story in Sword and Shield from Champion Leon's perspective...
  11. Doctor Oak

    New Pokémon Evolutions animated web series announced to round out the 25th Anniversary celebrations

    A new 8-episode mini-series has been announced, taking us on a retrospective journey through all 8 current Pokémon regions and the stories that shaped them in the games. Each episode will focus on a particular region and tell a new version of what seems like the games' central stories. From...
  12. Doctor Oak

    Blastoise coming to Pokémon Unite on 1st September

    Finally, after weeks of waiting, Blastoise is coming to Pokémon Unite as a playable character as part of 1st September's game update. Despite originally teased before the game's Switch launch in July, there's been no word until now on when we could actually expect to be able to play as the...
  13. Doctor Oak

    Pokémon Legends Arceus brings you to Sinnoh's distant past as the Hisui Region with new Pokémon

    With a release date of 28th January 2022 re-confirmed, Pokémon Legends Arceus finally gave us an in-depth look at its Breath of the Wild inspired gameplay changes as well as a few surprise announcements of some new Pokémon and regional forms. Although we knew Legends would be set in a past...
  14. Doctor Oak

    Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl will include a new Underground, customisation and following Pokémon

    Although it's been a fair few months since we last got any updates about this year's Gen 4 remakes, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it seems to have been worth the wait. While the detailed look we got in today's Pokémon Presents suggests a largely pretty faithful remake (and one that...
  15. Doctor Oak

    Big updates to Pokémon Café Mix, Pokémon Masters and Pokémon Go on the way

    The cute coffee shop puzzle game, Pokémon Café Mix is receiving its first major update this Autumn, including a brand new name: Pokémon Cafe Remix. Updates will include new puzzle elements, more Pokémon, new dress-up options, and more ways of growing and developing staff Pokémon. Once this...
  16. Doctor Oak

    Pokémon Unite launching on mobile on 22nd September - Mamoswine and Sylveon coming soon

    The first reveal from today's bumper Pokémon Presents is that the Android and iOS versions of Pokémon Unite will finally be available on the 22nd September - just over a month away. Pre-registration is available on both platforms now, and a special campaign means it's worth doing even if you're...
  17. Doctor Oak

    18th August will see a new Pokémon Presents and Blissey coming to Pokémon Unite

    Hope your calendars are clear for this Wednesday because there's suddenly a lot going on. First of all, Blissey is the latest playable character coming to Pokémon Unite. A Supporter type Pokémon with moves that heal or increase basic attack speed. Although Blissey hadn't been officially...
  18. Doctor Oak

    BBC iPlayer is streaming the 4th and 5th Generation anime series and movies from next month

    Please enjoy this alternative, but ultimately unused, choice for the SMTV Live video in the middle of this article. I can only apologise to the Americans that you had to make do with three hours of adverts surrounding and within your episodes of Pokémon instead of this.
  19. Doctor Oak

    BBC iPlayer is streaming the 4th and 5th Generation anime series and movies from next month

    In the UK from next month you'll be able to catch the adventures of Ash & Pikachu as they travel across the Sinnoh and Unova regions for free (if you have a TV License...) through the BBC's iPlayer. From the 2nd August, the entire dubbed Diamond & Pearl arc, consisting of 189 episodes, will be...
  20. Doctor Oak

    A big update with new content is being added for free to New Pokémon Snap next week

    Several new areas and features are coming to New Pokémon Snap for free next week on the 3rd August. Three new areas, all with Day and Night variants, are being added to the game, alongside 20 new Pokémon to discover within them. Each area need to be unlocked in some fashion, though it's unclear...
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