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  1. Doctor Oak

    New training improvement features, online competitions and events announced for Sword/Shield

    We're just barely over a week away from the launch of Pokémon Sword and Shield and today we've got the first details on some improvements to the game over previous main series entries - particularly in raising Pokémon for battling - as well as the first online competition details and Gigantimax...
  2. Doctor Oak

    First trailer for the new series of the Pokémon anime teases Pikachu's origin story

    The schoolgirl in the trailer is expected to be the third protagonist alongside Ash and Go.
  3. Doctor Oak

    Reminder: Our stance on leaks and non-official pre-release details

    The new Pokémon games are just 2 weeks away, but unfortunately, that means we're now smack-bang in the middle of people getting hold of the game through less than fair or legitimate methods and uploading the entire thing for everyone to see well ahead of time. As we've previously established...
  4. Doctor Oak

    First trailer for the new series of the Pokémon anime teases Pikachu's origin story

    It's the latest in the long line of prequel origin stories that literally nobody asked for, and it's coming in just a couple short weeks (in Japan) to kick off the start of a new series of the Pokémon anime. Yes, after over 20 years, we'll finally get to learn the exact, excruciating details of...
  5. Doctor Oak

    GameCrash Preview: Pokémon Sword & Shield

    If you’ve eyed up, from afar, the Pokémon Sword & Shield demo available at shows like EGX, or the London Pokémon Center and felt unimpressed by how much of an incredibly basic Pokémon experience it seemed to show, you’re definitely not alone. That’s precisely the view I carried with me into my...
  6. Doctor Oak

    The UK’s first Pokémon Center launches to “unprecedented demand”

    This weekend, thousands of UK fans were finally able to buy official Pokémon Center merchandise for the first time. If they waited for up to 10 hours in a queue, that is. Fortunately, we got to beat the queues to see what they had first-hand! Check out the latest details on the London store as...
  7. Doctor Oak

    Review: Game Freak's Little Town Hero

    Honestly… You wait a year for a Game Freak game to come along and then what happens? Two show up practically right on top of each other. Absolutely blimming typical. All eyes might be on the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield next month, but this week, at least, it’s all about Little Town...
  8. Doctor Oak

    Galarian Ponyta officially revealed

    First spotted over the weekend during the extremely long 24 hour 'livestream', Galarian Ponyta is now officially confirmed. Reclassified as the "Unique Horn" Pokémon, this version of Ponyta is a pure Psychic type - not Fairy as previously speculated - and is exclusive to Pokémon Shield...
  9. Doctor Oak

    GameCrash: To Be a Master Part Two - Capsule Monsters

    This week on our sister site GameCrash is the second part of this deep dive into the history of the Pokémon franchise (as written by yours truly). In the first part, we met the creator of Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri and followed his life through to the creation of Game Freak - the company behind...
  10. Doctor Oak

    Updates from GameCrash and the first in a series of major Pokemon articles!

    Today, our sister site GameCrash has received a bit of a make-over and with it, three new weekly feature series to keep coming back for. On Mondays, GameCrash Rewind takes a look back at games from the long or perhaps more recent past. We explore the pros and cons of the games as well as how...
  11. Doctor Oak

    The latest Sword and Shield news from the World Championships Opening Ceremony

    The Pokémon World Championships has officially kicked off in Washington DC today. The action is running throughout the weekend with end-of-season competitions for Pokken, the Trading Card Game and the Pokémon Video Game Championships and you can keep up with all the action live on Twitch. As...
  12. Doctor Oak

    GameCrash: Pokémon Masters Preview

    Also, while we're here, please make sure you check out the GameCrash Game Club: Voting on which game we'll play through the rest of the month closes tomorrow!
  13. Doctor Oak

    GameCrash: Pokémon Masters Preview

    Now available in a preview-form (effectively an open beta), the latest mobile game from The Pokémon Company and DeNA, Pokémon Masters, definitely stands out from the previous mobile Pokémon games in some very exciting ways. But, it has to be said, it’s not all good news. We’ve had the chance to...
  14. Doctor Oak

    Introducing the GameCrash Game Club

    Over on our sister site GameCrash, we've launched some new forums and a new Feature series - the GameCrash Game Club! Every month we’ll post a new poll on the GameCrash forums for people to choose between a handful of games. After a certain amount of time, that poll will close and the winner...
  15. Doctor Oak

    E3 2019

    Somehow, yes, it's that time again. The games industry's biggest annual event is here: E3 2019. Our sister site GameCrash will be covering every big stream and conference with predictions and roundups before and after. While there's also a handy schedule of the entire week's biggest events and...
  16. Doctor Oak

    Our News/Leaks Policy

    This has already come up today, and will only come up again over the next few months, so it's worth spelling out what our policy is on covering Pokémon news: Leaks and Rumours For the most part, we will never report on leaks or rumours about specific details in upcoming Pokémon games. Even if...
  17. Doctor Oak

    Pokémon Direct Roundup: New Pokémon, New Features and New Legendaries

    On the subject of E3, our sister site GameCrash will be covering the entire event - including Nintendo's Direct - throughout the next week. You can keep up to date with everything about that - as well as find a handy index of all the E3 streams/conferences and a single place to be able to watch...
  18. Doctor Oak

    Pokémon Direct Roundup: New Pokémon, New Features and New Legendaries

    Finally, after months of waiting, theorising and debating, we now have the first real details about Pokémon Sword and Shield! Today's Pokémon Direct dished the dirt on several new Pokémon, some new features and, of course, the release date: 15th November worldwide! Here's our full roundup of...
  19. Doctor Oak

    Review: Pokémon Rumble Rush ★★☆☆☆

    While I've got you here, please excuse me an additional indulgence. At the weekend I posted a more personal level article on GameCrash that, ultimately lead to determining the main goal I want to achieve with the site. As well as being able to write articles like the above and hopefully for you...
  20. Doctor Oak

    Review: Pokémon Rumble Rush ★★☆☆☆

    All the way back in 2017, The Pokemon Company announced the latest entry in the Pokémon Rumble spin-off series, PokéLand. Intended for release exclusively on iOS and Android, this was effectively a follow-up to the Pokémon Rumble World3DS free-to-play game released a year before. An alpha test...
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