Sadly, the character's surprising gender identity was due to a programming error.

This article was updated by Andrea Trama on March 20, 2026, in response to players' poor reception of the game's incompatibility with Pokemon Home. It was first published on March 17. Nintendo Switch ...

When it comes to the collectibles market, Pokemon is hard to beat. Rare Pokemon cards like the Pikachu Illustrator can sell at auction for truly staggering prices. But cards are far from the only ...

I just want to hear it say "Char, Char!" Not "@%#^&%#" or whatever those 8-bit cries are supposed to sound like. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget) Ever since making the ...

Anthony Taormina is an original member of the GameRant team, having been part of the publication for 15 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and manages its social media, PR, and ...

Andrea is an editor at GameRant, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly five years. She became a gamer for life at 8, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy.

The Pokémon Company has announced a Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 release date for its upcoming free-to-play battler Pokémon Champions, alongside a paid starter pack which provides "useful in-game ...

Has it always been your dream to live side-by-side your favorite Pokemon? Well, in Pokemon Pokopia, you get to do just that. In this upcoming cozy life-sim, you won't be capturing or battling your ...

The same way my barely legible high school handwriting has devolved over 25 years of PC word processing, so too have my instincts to pause and save a game. I blame the advent of autosave, checkpoints, ...

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The Pokemon Company announced the Mega Shine themed booster pack for Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket will launch on March 26. "In Mega Shine, Shiny Mega Evolution Pokemon ex such as Mega Gengar ex ...