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Thursday6th Jan 2022
Video Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has Us Excited (And Scared)
Mostly excited, hopefully...
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is getting pretty darn close, and we're rather excited to see how this rather ambitious take on the series plays out on Switch. Well, we're also scared. It's a rollercoaster. Our lovely video team chats about the upcoming smash hit (because it'll obviously sell a lot of copies) above, sharing...
Wednesday5th Jan 2022
Video 7 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In January 2022
Pokémon Legends, Shadow Man and more...
While it might not seem like there's much to look forward to at the start of a new year, for Nintendo Switch owners in January 2022, there are plenty of game releases to get excited about. We've got the return of IP like Shadow Man, Windjammers is finally getting that sequel, Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous...
Wednesday29th Dec 2021
News There's Now Just One Month To Go Until Pokémon Legends Is Out On Switch
Get ready, trainers
If you're not done with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you better hurry up - because Game Freak's new entry Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be released on the Nintendo Switch very soon. In fact, we're so close to release - we're now just one month out. It's almost hard to believe! The game is due to arrive on 28th...
Wednesday15th Dec 2021
News New Pokémon Legends: Arceus Trailer Introduces Hisui's Clans And Merchants
With some bonuses for Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl players
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is getting rather close to release, arriving on 28th January to give us a different sort of adventure with our favourite Pocket Monsters. Its setting and time is already a fresh take for the franchise, and now the latest trailer introduces more of the game's...
Friday10th Dec 2021
Video Hisuian Voltorb Gets An Ad-ORB-able Stop-Motion Short To Show Off Its Personality
So round
Voltorb, in his original, Gen 1 appearance, is an angry ball of explosions and rage. It looks like a Poké Ball, and that's about it — and then evolves into "upside down Poké Ball" to really mix things up. But it seems like The Pokémon Company is all about rehabilitating maligned and unappreciated Pokémon these days, because Pokémon...
News New Pokémon Legends: Arceus Footage Gives Us A Closer Look At Wild Pokémon Encounters
Seamless!
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl may well have only been around for a few weeks, but the next Pokémon game headed to Switch really isn't far away. Pokémon Legends: Arceus launches on Nintendo's platform on 28th January, accompanying the recent Diamond and Pearl remakes by taking fans on a fresh take through the series'...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Reveals Hisuian Voltorb
A "shocking" surprise
Update [Fri 10th Dec, 2021 00:15 GMT]: The Pokémon Company has now officially revealed Hisuian Voltorb - an electric grass type. It will also be releasing a special animated short to celebrate. "Hisuian Voltorb looks very similar to the Poké Balls of the Hisui region. This Pokémon is always in high spirits and has a...
Tuesday7th Dec 2021
Random Nintendo Has Already Let One Celebrity Play Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Watching a family member play counts, right?
In the lead-up to the holiday season, Nintendo has been getting celebrities to promote the Switch and its extensive library of games in brief commercials. So far, there have been actors like Neil Patrick Harris and Jessica Alba playing games like
Thursday2nd Dec 2021
News Hori Is Releasing A Pokémon Legends: Arceus Split Pad Pro For Nintendo Switch
And some other themed accessories
Believe it or not, but the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus is next month on the Nintendo Switch. Ahead of the game's launch, accessory company HORI has announced a variety of themed accessories. The highlight of the lot is the Switch Split Pad Pro ($59.99 USD) - which can be used with the standard and OLED...
Tuesday30th Nov 2021
News Looks Like Pokémon GO's Next Season Will Be Based On Legends: Arceus
Watch the teaser here
Tomorrow, a brand new season will get underway in Pokémon GO, and developer Niantic has already given us a quick tease as to what we should expect. It'll be called the 'Season of Heritage', and as any Pokémon fans reading will likely pick up on themselves, the art and wording appear to be hinting towards a Pokémon Legends:...
Thursday11th Nov 2021
Claim them when the game launches next year
In the lead-up to the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus early on in 2022, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have been sharing new bits of information to remind Pokémon fans it's still on the way. The latest update via social media has now detailed what players will receive if they have existing...
Tuesday26th Oct 2021
News Pokémon Legends' Hisuian Zorua Is Sad And Dead Because Everyone Was Mean
Big mood
Tragic Pokémon descriptions are not new. Ever since we found out that Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother as a hat, we've been plenty prepared for Pokémon that rip our hearts out and stamp on them. Never mind that it's a game made for kids! Game Freak really want us to know that Bewears accidentally crush their loved ones to death,...
Thursday21st Oct 2021
News Hisuian Zorua And Zoroark Revealed In Mysterious Pokémon Legends: Arceus Video
Update: Here's a better look
Update: After all of yesterday's confusion, The Pokémon Company has now shared a second look at the mysterious footage, but this time it's much clearer. As you can see towards the end of the video, we get a clear look at Hisuian versions of both Zorua and Zoroark. And they look fantastic. "A few days ago, a...
Saturday9th Oct 2021
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Won't Actually Be An Open-World Game
It will feature "open areas", according to The Pokémon Company
When Pokémon Legends: Arceus was originally revealed it was described and compared quite a lot to open-world games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While PR and early footage of the game certainly gave the impression of an open-world environment that you'd be able to...
Tuesday28th Sep 2021
News New Pokémon Legends: Arceus Trailer Reveals Brand New Pokémon, Kleavor
And a deeper look at the game's features
A brand new trailer has dropped for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, giving us another close look at the game and even revealing a brand new Pokémon. The new footage offers a deeper dive into some of the game's menus and customisation options, while also showing off new ways to catch Pokémon – did you spot the...
Monday20th Sep 2021
News Pre-Order Pokémon Legends: Arceus At Amazon UK To Get A SteelBook And Poké Ball Replica
The best pre-order bonus yet?
If you're wanting to get your hands on a Pokémon Legends: Arceus pre-order ahead of the game's upcoming release, you might want to consider this new bundle from Amazon UK. The retailer has updated its listing of the game to include a SteelBook case and a special Poké Ball replica based upon the ancient ball design...
Wednesday8th Sep 2021
Random This Working Replica Of Pokémon Legends: Arceus Took Two Weeks To Make
Something something tree textures
Nintendo fans are not a patient lot, it is known — but for anyone that can't quite wait until January 28th, when Pokémon Legends: Arceus comes out, then perhaps you can satisfy your needs with this fan-made replica that's entirely based on the trailers! Except, well, you can't actually play it, because Avatar...
Wednesday25th Aug 2021
News Purchase A Digital Copy Of Pokémon Legends: Arceus And Receive 30 Heavy Balls At Launch
A handy item to start your new adventure
If you decide to purchase a digital copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus - arriving in January next year - you'll be rewarded with some extra items for your new adventure in the Hisui region. In a post on Twitter, Nintendo has mentioned how players who buy a digital version will receive 30 Heavy Balls. The...
Thursday19th Aug 2021
Random This SHOCKING Fact About Wurmple Will Change Your LIFE
BREAKING WURMPLE NEWS
In all the hype surrounding the Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer that was revealed earlier this week, we were all so blinded by fluffy Growlithe and the horrible, horrible fish ghost that we neglected to notice one very big change. You guys. Wurmple has an EXTRA HORN. Or maybe the same amount of horns, actually. It looks...
News Early Pokémon Legends: Arceus Players Will Receive A Special Growlithe Outfit
Only for a limited time
Players who decide to pick up a copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus early will be treated to a special gift, The Pokémon Company has confirmed. Just like the special Manaphy egg that will be gifted to early Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl buyers, a Hisuian Growlithe Kimono Set has been revealed
News Pokémon HOME Will Support Diamond And Pearl Remakes And Legends: Arceus From 2022
Complete that Sinnoh Dex
If you're on a quest to be the very best and catch every Pokémon in existence, you'll be pleased to know that the Pokémon HOME app will be getting a welcome upgrade in 2022. Following the launches of upcoming titles Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl this November and Pokémon Legends: Arceus in January 2022,...
Random In Case You Didn't Know, There Are Now 900 Pokémon
Think you can still catch 'em all?
If you were around during the original Pokémon generation, believe it or not, but 151 monsters actually seemed like a lot back then. People were able to name 'em all and could even recite the entire PokéRap. Nowadays, though, your chances of remembering them all are far less likely - and it's now just got even...
News File Sizes Of Pokémon Legends And Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Remakes Seemingly Revealed
Make some space
If you're planning on picking up digital copies of Pokémon Legends: Arceus or Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl you might be curious to know how much space you'll need to allocate for all of these games on your Nintendo Switch. For anyone planning on grabbing all three - the system's internal memory simply won't cut it...
Wednesday18th Aug 2021
News New Pokémon Legends: Arceus Footage Introduces The Hisui Region
New Pokémon, new forms and new gameplay features
The latest trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus has arrived, and boy is there a lot to unpack here. The new footage gives us our best look at the game yet, showing how people and Pokémon will react to one another in a very early depiction of Sinnoh – the region found within Pokémon Brilliant...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Has New Pokémon, Including A Horrible Fish Ghost Bent On Revenge
Also, fluffy Growlithe!
We've been checking our Pokémon Legends: Arceus bingo cards, and not a single one of us had "Basculin gets a new evolution". Basculin? The fish guy? We have to say, we weren't completely on board — at least, until we found out how GOSH DARN METAL he was. Everyone loves a Pokémon with a horrible back story, like Drifloon...
Tuesday17th Aug 2021
News Tomorrow's Pokémon Presents Will Be Pokémon's Longest Ever Direct-Style Showcase
By a considerable margin, too
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl's long-sought-after remakes will feature in the show. Tomorrow, a brand new Pokémon Presents livestream will offer fans more information on both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the next major instalments in the world-dominating franchise. Any...
Wednesday11th Aug 2021
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Info Is Coming "Soon", Says The Pokémon Company
A "robust" marketing campaign is in the works
Despite Pokémon Legends: Arceus arguably being one of the most intriguing releases the Pokémon series has received in some time, we haven't heard all that much about it since its initial reveal back in February. A release date was given a little later in May,
Tuesday29th Jun 2021
News Pokémon x Nature x Adventure Project Teased In Japan
Seems thematically tied to Pokémon Legends: Arceus
It's another big year for Pokémon - though that applies to most years! - with anniversary celebrations and multiple games on the way. We're also seeing various new products for TV, merchandise and more, with The Pokémon Company now teasing a Pokemon x Nature x Adventure project for the Japanese...
Wednesday26th May 2021
News Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl And Legends: Arceus' Boxarts
Are you a fan?
Earlier today, The Pokémon Company gave us official release dates for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. All the details are here if you missed the announcement; Legends: Arceus is the only surprise, launching fairly earlier than we would have gues
News Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl And Legends: Arceus Get Confirmed Release Dates
Legends: Arceus launches surprisingly early
The Pokémon Company has announced the official release dates for both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Nintendo Switch. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, remakes of the original Diamond and Pearl on Nintendo DS, will launch on 19th November 2021. Pokémon...
