There’s a lot of creativity to be found within the Pokemon series, from the Pokemon’s designs to the etymology of their names. Some are just fun puns, while others draw from mythological, history, and ...

The Pokémon Company has issued an important clarification to address common mispronunciations of certain pokémon, including Rayquaza and Kingambit. It may have started with only 151 pocket monsters, ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

A group of Pokemon fans on Reddit have tried their hand at localizing the name of one of the franchise's most iconic creatures. While Pikachu has its name preserved in almost every localization of ...

Following the outcry that Pikachu's name would be changing in Hong Kong, we wondered how well the original Pokemon names translated into different languages across the world. And we stumbled upon some ...

Following yesterday's epic Pokémon Sun and Moon leak showing off some of the new (and slightly naff-looking) Pokémon, we now have UK names and Pokédex details for each one. The official website for ...

You probably knew this update was coming. Soon after the huge release of new Pokémon and Mega forms, even more news of them has come to light. In a video posted today, the Pokémon Company announced ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Choosing names for all the new pokémon in Pokémon X/Y was "incredibly difficult," Game Freak director Junichi Masuda said in a new Iwata Asks feature.

It was recently revealed that Pokemon Go developer Niantic has censored the name "Ho-Oh," alongside the names of several other official Pokemon. The phenomenon was originally noticed by Redditor ...

That is, until you yell “Cay-ter-pie!” (not that you would be this excited about seeing one, but work with us here) and another trainer looks at you narrowly and says, “You mean ‘Cat-ter-pee?‘” It’s a ...

The Pokémon Company has issued an important clarification to address common mispronunciations of certain pokémon, including Rayquaza and Kingambit. It may have started with only 151 pocket monsters, ...