All the same, I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Pokémon, as a framework, is criminally underutilized. I’m not talking ...

The longevity of Pokémon as a series is incredibly interesting to me. It’s one of the few franchises which has survived since the very beginning of gaming as we know it, and continues to be an ...

I’ll admit, I was initially very hesitant about the whole Wild Area thing. Even if it does fit into the story of the game, having specific areas to enter and exit before you encounter Pokemon felt ...

I've been having a great time with Pokémon Legends: Z-A after not having played Pokémon - outside of the TCG - for a good while. That said, it has had me longing for the good ol' days of Pokémon, so I ...

In the modern era of JRPGs, few franchises are more popular than the Persona series, which originally began as a spinoff of ...

By contrast, Pokemon quickly started to feel like a chore. Extremely lengthy tutorials exacerbated the problems that had been causing me to cool on the series since Sword & Shield. I enjoyed exploring ...

Z-A represents an exciting evolution for the hugely popular monster-catching franchise, though it remains tainted by a few flaws that feel inevitable for any modern entry in the Pokémon series.

Whenever a new mainline Pokemon game rolls around, you can expect not one but two versions of the same game to hit the shelves. That's a sales decision that was made with a primary goal in mind--to ...

Pokemon Pokopia will be released on March 5, 2026, and costs $70. When the game was announced in September 2025, Pokemon ...

If you want your Pokémon to learn new moves (or relearn their old moves) in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, you'll just need to find the specific menu option to do so. Following the trend from the more recent ...