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Impressive Pokemon Fan Art Reimagines Slowpoke Well From Gold and Silver

A talented Pokemon fan reimagines Slowpoke Well, one of Gold and Silver's iconic locations, and shares it with other Pokemon fans.

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC Could Turn the Story's Biggest Shock into a Postgame Plot

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's DLC could not only take players back to Area Zero, it could give them a chance to rewrite history.

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Auctions Now Make Rare Items Available Following Home Connectivity

Auctions in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are now offering rare items to be used by Legendary Pokemon that can be transferred in from other games.

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Pokemon Fan Creates Mega Form For Meganium

A talented Pokemon fan creates a fierce and majestic Mega Evolution for Generation 2's Meganium, giving the Chikorita line a powerful end form.

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10 Surprising Influences For Classic Nintendo Games

While fans of classic Nintendo games know a lot about the franchises, they might be surprised to know what influenced their creation.

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Artist Crosses Pokemon and Tears of the Kingdom with Zonai Rayquaza

An artist combines the Zonai race from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with a popular Legendary Pokemon from the series' Third Generation.

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Winking Pikachu and Piplup Pokemon Squishmallows Revealed

The Pokemon Company reveals that winking Pikachu and Piplup are the two new Pokemon to be added to its current Squishmallows merchandise line.

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These Are The Pokemon You Can Transfer from Pokemon Home to Scarlet and Violet

With the release of Pokemon Home's long-awaited 3.0 update, trainers can now transfer over a select list of Pokemon into Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

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Pokemon GO: Searching for Gold Research Day Event Guide | Times, Research, and More

Pokemon GO trainers looking forward to the new season (and its events) can use this guide for the 'Searching for Gold Research Day' event.

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Pokemon GO: Houndour Spotlight Hour Guide (Can Houndour Be Shiny?)

The Houndour Spotlight Hour is happening today in Pokemon GO; here's everything to know about it and if Houndour can be shiny.

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Pokemon Fan Creates Paradox Form for Meganium

A Pokemon fan artist with a great talent for imagining new creatures designs incredible future and past Paradox forms for Meganium.

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Pokemon Fan Creates Alternate Shiny Versions of Paldean Pokemon

An artistic Pokemon fan puts their own spin on the shiny forms of some of the new critters introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

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Pokemon GO Water Week Event: New Pokemon, Raids, and More Revealed

The latest Pokemon GO event is Water Week, which will be debuting new Pokemon, adding new raids, and spawning some rare wild encounters.

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Pokemon Home Update 3.0.0 Finally Adds Scarlet and Violet Compatibility

The latest Pokemon Home update on Nintendo Switch finally adds the long-awaited ability to transfer from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

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Artistic Pokemon Fan Creates Regional Variant for Incineroar

A talented artist creates a unique regional variant for Incineroar, turning the Pokemon into an awesome Fire/Ice-type creature.

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The Boring But Practical Trope In Fiction, Explained

A flashy solution rarely solves problems. Sometimes the real answer happens to be big, dull, and obvious.

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Pokemon Fan Creates Paradox Form For Octillery

A creative artist who loves Pokemon designs an extraordinary Paradox form for Ocillery, giving the Water-type creature a brand new shape.

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Pokemon: Misty’s Best Team If She Chose To Evolve Them

Ash Ketchum's first companion and the water-type gym leader of Cerulean City could have a great team if she chose to evolve all of her Pokemon.

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Pokemon Scarlet And Violet: 8 Rarest Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is no stranger to rare Pokemon, in fact, these are the rarest and hardest Pokemon to find.

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The 20 Most Powerful Moves In Pokémon

There are so many different Pokémon attacks that narrowing down the best moves can be a chore, but these ten abilities are definitely the strongest.

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