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Google AI is worse at Pokemon than I was when I was 5 – taking 800 hours to beat the Elite 4 and having a breakdown when its HP got low
By Issy van der Velde published
News It won't be competing in VGC any time soon

As Donkey Kong Bananza reveals full-blown voice acting, Pokemon fans are wondering when they will be spared from the awkward silences
By Scott McCrae published
News Donkey Kong is in musical number territory, while Pokemon is in lip-syncing silence

"Just all gone": Pokemon player loses "20 years worth of data" when transferring Scarlet save file to Switch 2, and they're apparently not the only one
By Issy van der Velde published
News Please back up your 'mons properly

Pokemon makes its funniest in-game event even better with a meme reference hidden in its distribution code: "This is quite possibly the best special event code in the history of ever"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Wolfey's Incineroar is here, and you'll need to type in a very special code in order to claim it

The best Pokemon games, ranked from worst to best
By Heather Wald last updated
Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon games to play right now

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet speedruns are in a different league on Switch 2, with a day-one attempt already coming in around half an hour faster than the old world record
By Catherine Lewis published
News And this is just the start

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Switch 2 update footage shows the "notorious frame drop lake" running at 60fps, and fans say it might be "the best possible advertisement" for the new console
By Catherine Lewis published
News Casseroya Lake has never looked better

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's free Switch 2 update promises to steal hundreds more hours from me as shiny hunting looks easier than ever with more wild encounters
By Catherine Lewis published
News But we'll have to be even more careful not to accidentally miss any shinies
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