Pokemon Go Mega Sceptile Raid Guide Counters And Weaknesses

When Pokemon GO players head into these Mega Raids, they need to be careful to prepare for each of the unique bosses so that they don’t end up wasting Revives, Potions, and Raid Passes. The best way to avoid those mistakes is by studying ahead and time and carefully optimizing an ideal counter roster. When it comes to squaring off against a powerful Grass- and Dragon-type like Mega Sceptile, trainers are going to be able to lean heavily on a Double Weakness to help take the boss done without issue....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 490 words · Ramon Kave

Pokemon Go Regional Exclusive Guide Including Exceptions

Regional exclusives are Pokemon that are meant to only be captured in certain areas of the globe. Now that trading has been added and there have been a few events that took regionals outside of their natural habitat, completing the Pokedex has become more realistic for many players, but is still a big challenge. As each generation is released, there are new batches of regionals to keep track of. The most recent Gen 4 additions are all in place and players can use this visual guide to find out where each exclusive Pokemon calls home....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 293 words · Arnold Colicchio

Pokemon Go Rivals Week Field Research Tasks And Rewards

Rival’s Week is focused on the legends that arise from fierce rivalries. Rivalries have always been a theme of Pokemon games, with every protagonist in the main-series having a rival throughout their story. The Rival’s Week event brings a variety of changes, including two new Pokemon, increased spawns for certain Pokemon in Raids and the Wild, and a new set of Field Research tasks. RELATED: Pokemon GO Players Are Reporting Repeated 7-Day Bans...

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 420 words · Debrah Mosley

Pokemon Go Shiny Diglett Could Be Coming Soon

Niantic has announced its plans for Earth Day 2019, and those plans include the addition of shiny Diglett. However, whether or not shiny Diglett (and therefore, shiny Dugtrio, and like the shiny Alolan forms as well) is added to Pokemon GO in April depends on how many people participate in the Earth Day festivities. Niantic is partnering with Playmob and 15 nonprofit companies to host Earth Day events around the globe, focusing on volunteer efforts to clean up the environment....

December 11, 2022 · 2 min · 399 words · Helen Dixon

Pokemon Go Solstice Themed Event Returns

This time around, the Pokemon GO Solstice event is going to kick off on June 19 and players should prepare for a pretty exciting week. In addition to Lunatone and Solrock appearing in Battle Raids and rotation around the world, there will also be the opportunity to add another shiny to the collection during the event. RELATED: Pokemon GO: PokeCoin Test Increase PokeCoins Earned By Certain Tasks As part of the Solstice event activities, shiny Clefairy will be arriving in Pokemon GO and players will have the chance to add the special shiny version to their collections....

December 11, 2022 · 3 min · 519 words · Javier Lashley

Pokemon Animation Shows What A Horror Movie Magnemite Encounter Would Be Like

As part of the original Gen 1, Magnemite has been a part of the franchise for a long time. However, its longevity in the series does not make this Electric/Steel-type Pokemon’s design any less eye-catching. The Pokemon has a gray coloration and features large horseshoe magnets on opposite sides of its spherical body. Adding to this peculiar appearance, Magnemite has one large cyclops-like eye surrounded by several screws. Given this design, it is not difficult to see why a TikTok user named Revival decided to have this Pokemon star in their horror video....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 397 words · Alvin Nghiem

Pokemon Beta Sprites Hint At Much Darker World

The formula for almost all future Pokemon titles was set with th efirst two games released: Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue. These starred the original Pokemon protagonist Red and emphasized the bonds that players formed with their Pokemon as of the utmost importance. It was even the reason given why Red triumphed over his rival Blue to become Pokemon Champion. But friendly bonding was, apparently, not always how Pokemon training was planned to be depicted....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 424 words · Keenan Case

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl How To Evolve Scyther

Scizor first appeared in Pokemon Gold/Silver and was the evolved form of Scyther. Its method of evolving hasn’t changed in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, which makes it difficult for some gamers who prefer playing alone. Unfortunately for Shining Pearl players, Scyther is a Brilliant Diamond-exclusive Pokemon, which means they’ll need to get Scyther (or Scizor) in a trade. RELATED: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: Where to Find Dratini...

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 723 words · Barry Havenhill

Pokemon Face Masks Representing All 151 Original Pokemon Available Now

Almost all Pokemon fans have that one Pokemon that they cherish as their personal favorite. Along with that, fans have also been known to go above and beyond in showing their dedication to the community. One website has decided to combine these two ideals during this time of quarantine and take their love for the game’s culture and give back to the fan base in a fun and positive way....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 381 words · Mildred Allen

Pokemon Fan Art Shows Disney S Mulan As A Pokemon Trainer

Reddit user Micahrem recently posted their Pokemon fan art, which shows Mulan standing alongside a Pokemon that draws heavy inspiration from the small dragon in the original Mulan film, Mushu. The drawing also features an image of the animated Mulan next to her small sidekick in the top-left corner to show that Micahrem is basing their fan art on the first Mulan released in 1998 rather than the live-action counterpart that came out in 2020....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 410 words · James Bader

Pokemon Fan Art Shows What Flutter Mane And Misdreavus Would Look Like Upside Down

One of the earliest pocket monsters to be introduced to the series was the Pokemon Misdreavus. The Ghost-Type premiered in the franchise’s second generation, and was later given the Paradox form Flutter Mane. One gamer took the two Pokemon and inverted them, giving players a new look at the creatures. RELATED: Pokemon Fan Carves Impressive Rayquaza Box for Storing Trading Cards A Redditor known as Aheradin turned official artwork of Misdreavus and Flutter Mane upside down....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 395 words · Alexander Guerrero

Pokemon Fan Discovers Random Headless Snorlax

The headless Pokemon was found by Jepoy Camaliga and posted to the Nintendo Switch Singapore Facebook group on January 10. Deemed the “Sleeping Pokemon,” Snorlax was introduced as number 143 of the original 151 monsters in Pokemon Red and Green. If it’s known for anything, it’s being big and cuddly, eating, and sleeping — often in the middle of the road. RELATED: Pokemon Sword and Shield Players Must Be Careful About Which Expansion Pass They Buy...

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 328 words · Rebecca Walker

Pokemon Fan Makes Adorable Vaporeon Sculpture For Their Boyfriend

One of those eeveelutions is Vaporeon. The Water-Type was one of the original three evolutions for Eevee and has stayed relevant despite being around for over 25 years. The pocket monster still has fans creating artwork based around it, including amazing looking Pokemon statues. RELATED: Burger King Employee Arrested for Stealing Pokemon Cards An artist going by the handle LockwoodE3 showed off an adorable Vaporeon statue that they had made....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 401 words · Mary Leblanc

Pokemon Fan Makes Impressive Gastly Pumpkin

While many creepy Pokemon are included in the series, one of the more haunting designs belongs to Gastly. As part of the evolution line that features Haunter and Gengar, it is no wonder this pocket monster looks so spooky. Recently, one gamer made a painting featuring this Pokemon, and they had a unique selection for their canvas. RELATED: Pokemon Fan Art Combines Shedinja and Yveltal Just in time for the Halloween season, a gamer by the name of pizzapiepants on Reddit shared a piece of spooky fan art they made based on the Pokemon series....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 390 words · Jerry Fritz

Pokemon Fan Reveals Incredible Mewtwo Cosplay

Some Pokemon are more well known than others, but many can recognize those coming from Pokemon’s first generation. Pikachu, Charizard, and many others can be identified by plenty of people who haven’t played any of the games or watched the anime. The same can be said of Mewtwo, one of the possibly most well-known Legendary Pokemon throughout the entire series. RELATED: Pokemon GO Needs New Enemies Besides Team Rocket...

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 377 words · Brenda Hartman

Pokemon Fan Shows Off Incredible 3D Printed Rayquaza

In a post on Reddit, a user known as twolf201 shared a video of a recent 3D-printed object they created. While fans often create models using 3D printers, this creation from the Reddit user stood out because they had printed a Rayquaza from the Pokemon series. In the clip, the creator held the replica of the serpentine creature in their hands. It featured many of the same characteristics as the in-game counterpart, such as its segmented body and powerful jaws....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 390 words · Karol Boyce

Pokemon Fan Shows Off Incredible 3D Shadowcard Abra

Many of those who grew up in the 1990s are fairly familiar with Pokemon TCG, especially since the collectible cards came to Western shores just some time after the Pokemon animated series main character Ash Ketchum graced television screens worldwide. Since then, the Pokemon trading card game continues to retain its dedicated veterans while drawing in new players through the introduction of new generations of pocket monsters, whether via video games or the animated series....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 344 words · Edward Elias

Pokemon Fans Carve Halloween Jack O Lanterns For All 156 Gen 5 Pokemon

Generation 5 of Pokémon is made up of the species appearing in Pokémon Black and White along with the follow-ups Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2. Unlike the prior generations, Gen 5 is made up of entirely original Pokémon with no evolutions or baby forms of Pokémon from the previous generations. Gen 5 hailed from the Unova region which, as recently pointed out by a fan, is famous for the best bridges in Pokémon....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 375 words · Flora Benton

Pokemon Fans Share Interesting Facts About The Creatures Names

Another strange fact is that some status moves in the games also cause the Pokemon to use a different move altogether, such as Metronome, and Dark-type critters with the Prankster Ability could turn out to be immune to otherwise super-effective moves generated this way. And yet, one of the most fascinating aspects of Pokemon games is to dissect the names of each creature and find further meaning to them, which often also include references to their designs and move-sets....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Rhoda Lucas

Pokemon Fusion Fan Art Combines Leafeon And Sawsbuck

One type of art that fans like to make involves combining different Pokemon. Sometimes the pocket monsters that are mashed together have many similar features, though at times they can be very far from each other in terms of looks. This can lead to interesting mix-ups with results that are either amazing or terrifying. RELATED: Pokemon Fan Makes Cubone Skull Using 3D Printer A Reddit user named WowPokefusions combined two Grass-Type Pokemon in order to celebrate the fall season....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 422 words · Charles Frazier