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Nintendo has officially revealed that the Pokemon Bank is now up and running for Pokemon Sun & Moon. This means that players will be able to transfer their Pokemon from any other compatible game in the series, including Pokemon from Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Courtesy of an update to the Pokemon Transporter, the digitally downloaded virtual console versions of Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow will also be able to transfer their Pokemon to Sun & Moon....

The Pokemon TCG has skyrocketed in both popularity and value recently, with many fans, online personalities, celebrities, and more discovering the value which some cards can hold. While older trading cards are certainly more likely to bring in the big bucks, fans still flock to stores for the latest Pokemon TCG expansions. However, one Pokemon Center store in Japan has now taken some clever countermeasures to combat scalping. RELATED: Company Lets Pokemon Trading Card Fans Buy Individual Shares in Cards...

Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl is the fourth generation installment to the popular Pokemon series that was released back in 2006 for Japan and later in 2007 for North America for the Nintendo DS console. Developed by Game Freak, the game puts players into the fantasy world of catching Pokemon and facing off against a new criminal group known as Team Galactic. RELATED: Pokemon Diamond and Pearl May Have Had Another Version of Charizard Planned...

Now, one artist known as jaibrooklyn on Reddit has shared a mashup painting where they combine two of the most popular franchises today: Pokemon and Marvel. Crossing the always-popular Alakazam over with Doctor Strange, jaibrooklyn creates an impressive piece of art. RELATED: Pokemon Legends: Arceus Video Shows How Stealth Can Help Catch Pokemon As seen below, the painting maintains Alazakam’s easily identifiable facial features, appendages, and stance, but its clothing is clearly reminiscent of Doctor Strange as well as the magic it is casting....

One special event that fans will use Pokemon to celebrate is anniversaries. Couples who love the franchise will find creative ways to observe their special days, which often times include their favorite pocket monsters. One fan of the series has received a special gift from their girlfriend in honor of their first anniversary featuring the Pokemon Squirtle and Scizor. RELATED: Pokemon Fan Makes Magnemite Chocolate Pops A Reddit user known as Neaeran posted an image of a special card that they received from their girlfriend, which was themed after a Pokemon TCG card, and is called “The Anniversary....

First seen in the announcement trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, 3 new starter Pokemon were unveiled for the Gen 9 Pokedex. These include Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly. While not many details are known about these Pokemon, fans do know that Sprigatito is a Grass-type, Fuecoco is a Fire-type, and Quaxly is a Water-type. Recently, one gamer made a custom piece of artwork celebrating the reveal of these new starters....

Eevee’s evolutions offer a variety of visuals and types that make them quite flexible. This is likely why The Pokemon Company continues to use the whole lineup of pocket creatures in official merchandise as well as brand collaborations and partnerships. Some fans may recall that a limited edition Pokemon x Bear Walker skateboard collection was dedicated to the Eevee evolutions, and many often use the likeness of these pocket creatures to produce original fan art and merchandise....

Introduced in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Dynamax and Gigantamax is a special transformation unique to the game’s setting of the Galar region. This phenomenon will result in any Pokemon growing to the size of buildings and gaining access to stronger attacks. While any Pokemon can Dynamax, Gigantamax is a specific transformation only certain Pokemon, such as the Water/Ice-type Pokemon Lapras, can undergo where both its size and appearance change....

Arcanine is a classic Fire-type Pokemon from the franchise’s original generation of creatures, resembling a giant flaming canine. It’s the Pokemon’s final evolution, which trainers can get by exposing a Growlithe to a Fire Stone. Both Growlithe and Arcanine are available in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, two of only a handful of Gen 1 Pokemon that are available in the new games. RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fan Designs Human Form for Tinkaton...

As expected, the entire Pokemon GO. October events calendar is now live and players can find out what kind of events will be featured in the weeks leading up to Halloween. October’s Community Day will be arriving early to help build some hype, but that’s just one of a handful of big events on the way. RELATED: Pokemon GO: How to Beat Jessie and James (October 2021) The previously announced movie tie-in event is live now and Niantic will be celebrating its own birthday in the middle of this coming week with another special event....

Trainers have already been battling Heatran throughout the last week, but a new boss is scheduled to rotate in this coming weekend. Genesect (Shock Drive) is coming back to the Legendary scene once again and this time the Pokemon is coming equipped with Techno Blast. The limited time boss is available starting January 15, 2022 and Pokemon GO trainers are going to have until 10:00 a.m on Monday, January 24,, 2021 to battle, encounter, and catch the Pokemon with the exclusive move....

It was officially announced that the Pokémon GO 8-bit update will revert back to normal on April 7. The official website stated that the world may never know what “mysterious circumstances” made the game adapt the retro appearance, but nevertheless, some gamers may be happy to find it returned to its original state. With Latios and Latias joining the game’s raid roster today and Mareep’s community day coming up on April 15, players won’t have to worry about seeing these pocket monsters solely in their heavily pixelated form....

The new rotation of daily Field Tasks and rewards for Pokemon GO players is live now and trainers can already start completing the minor challenges and earning their daily stamps. As always, some Field Tasks are back from last month, but there are a lot of exciting additions in November too. Trainers who are aware of which tasks are available and what rewards are associated with them can easily decide when a task is worth abandoning versus when one should be completed as soon as possible to lock in the exciting encounter reward....

The new element cup, in particular, is a max 500 CP Pokemon Cup that only utilizes pre-evolutionary grass, water, and fire-type Pokemon. And while that does exclude a large amount of eligible Pokemon, there is a huge 2x Stardust reward for participating, so the incentive is still there. RELATED: Pokemon GO Is Finally Getting New Special Research The Element cup started yesterday and will be running until July 12th, 2020....

Most of Swalot’s learnset in the mainline Pokemon games are Poison and Normal-type. However, it would appear Swalot’s Quick and Charge moves in Pokemon GO are a little more diverse. A Swalot with a good moveset can catch other trainers off guard. The following guide details Swalot’s typing, moves/movesets, and how to obtain one. How To Get Swalot In Pokemon GO Swalot doesn’t appear often on the overworld map, but it did have a higher spawn rate during the Greedy Gluttons Event 2022....

As the main Weather Week activities come to a close, Rayquaza will join Therian Forme Thundurus in Legendary Battle Raids for a short window from Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, March 28, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time. When this opportunity arrives, Pokemon GO trainers should be sure to have a powerful counter roster ready to take on the popular Dragon- and Flying-type. RELATED: Pokemon GO April Community Day Featured Pokemon Announced...

This month features three special weekends of Battle Raids, with the Regi-trio each appearing for a short two-day window to join Kyurem in the 5-star Battle Raid tier. Now that Regirock’s weekend has come to a close, it’s time for players to start preparing for the arrival of Registeel before December 19 arrives and brings the popular Pokemon GO Legendary back into the rotation. RELATED: Pokemon GO: All Shiny Celebi Special Research Tasks And Rewards...

Shiny Pokemon have been topics of discussion and obsession since their introduction in the second generation of Pokemon games. In Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, users got the chance to catch a red Gyarados to introduce them to the mechanic of Pokemon appearing in the wild with different colors. Shiny Pokemon have even worked their way into Pokemon GO with a bit of an exception. Rather than putting every Shiny Pokemon into the game at once, Niantic has slowly released these forms over time....

That said, Pokemon GO players often expect changes nowadays to consist of new Shiny Pokemon, or an added Raid Boss, if not a change to the rotating egg pool. With the game having been out for several years now, changes to the core structure, and new gameplay mechanics, become rarer and rarer; which makes this discovery all the more exciting. RELATED: Pokemon GO: Free Rocket Radar Available in Shop...

To note, players that purchase an Event Ticket need not complete the event-exclusive Special Research before PoGO’s Dratini Community Day Classic concludes at 5pm local time on November 5. Many of the tasks will be more difficult to address after the event ends, though, and fans are thus advised to get them done during the Community Day if at all possible. RELATED: Pokemon GO - All November 2022 Field Research Tasks and Rewards...