Whether you’ve played Pokémon since the very beginning with Red & Blue or began your journey to catch ‘em all with a newer title, Pokémon has released dozens of games for fans to enjoy. We all have our favorite titles. It might be the first game you played, one you got to enjoy with friends …
If you’ve ever battled a friend in a 6 vs. 6 Pokémon battle, you know the rush of adrenaline you get as you try to outthink, outwit, and outlast your opponent. Playing Pokémon at a competitive level against others is something that the game can’t recreate. Even the Elite Four and Champion of any game …
Earlier this summer I was on vacation and took the opportunity to visit a local game store. While I was browsing, I happened to find a brand-new copy of Pokémon X! I could believe my luck. Pokémon Y was one of my favorite games of the last ten years, but I didn’t own Pokémon X. …
In the summer of 2009, I got back into Pokémon card collecting after a long hiatus. I wanted to start building decks and playing the Pokémon TCG again with a few friends. I was away at college and didn’t have a great place to keep and store cards—no empty binder around. So I was pleasantly …
It’s fun to open dozens of packs and celebrate the best pulls. Like many, I sleeve my holographic cards immediately for extra protection. You can’t be too careful! But after any whirlwind pack opening, cards, code cards, and empty packs will be scattered about. How can you possibly organize this mess? With some of the …
For a lot of people, their first experience with rainbow rare cards goes something like this. You grab a random Sword & Shield pack from the store to open, because why not? You quickly sort through the commons and uncommon, and as you approach the rare card in the pack you see a glimmer of …
In Pokémon Sword & Shield: The Isle of Armor, “Battle Styles” refers to the form chosen when the Pokémon Kubfu evolves into the legendary Pokémon Urshifu. At the Towers of the Two Fists, trainers can evolve Kubfu after defeating all the trainers on each of the five floors. Kubfu can evolve using the scroll from …
Pokemon Battles Styles Guide: It’s More Than You Think! Read More »
We’ve all been involved in special moments in the world of Pokémon. For me, these moments include battling the Elite Four for the first time with a loyal team of six Pokémon (including Blastoise), cheering as Ash Ketchum’s Muk defeats a Bellsprout in the Indigo League, and finally adding that last card to complete my …
Pokémon Championship Events Guide: My On-the-Ground Coverage Read More »
If you ask anyone on the street to name one Pokémon, odds are good they could utter the word “Pikachu.” But not far down on that list is another well-known and beloved Pokémon that’s also been with us from the beginning—Charizard. So what would happen if Pokémon created a special trading card that featured both …
Most Pokémon fans know where to get cards for their collection. National brick-and-mortar store chains, local card, and video game shops, and even certain grocery stores carry Pokémon cards. But perhaps the most accessible place to get Pokémon cards is in your lunch order. McDonald’s has partnered with Pokémon for over a decade (going back …
