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Pokémon Fan Spends $90,000 on Charizard-Shaped Cheese Cheetos
A cheese chip might not seem like it would cost much, but if it’s shaped like the Pokémon Charizard, it can go for around $90,000. To be exact, one Pokémon fan spent $87,840 (plus extra fees) to buy a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto shaped like Charizard, which seems to be their…
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Pokémon Company Releases Statement on Palworld
The biggest question surrounding the sensation that is Palworld, is whether it has actually copied Pokémon and whether The Pokémon company actually have grounds for legal action. Well the answer to that may not be too far as the Pokémon Company has released a statement on the matter. Pokémon Statement…
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Palworld Becomes #1 Most Played and Top Selling In The World
I’ve not followed the Pokémon franchise close but i’m more than aware that the fans are a bit bored of the lack of innovation and care the franchise has with its latest releases. This makes it quite understandable when a game that takes Pokémon’s idea, glues some guns and slavery…
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Former City Mayor In Prison For Shooting Over Pokemon GO
If you thought the madness surrounding Pokémon GO was gone you would be wrong, and very wrong at that! Especially considering a former city mayor has been arrested for a shooting over Pokémon GO. Pokémon GO Shootout The former Mayor of the city Osceola Mills in Pennsylvania has just been…
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Uri Geller Allows Nintendo to Use Kadabra Pokémon Again
In something that has undoubtedly represented one of the most bizarre pieces of gaming news (and trust me, I cover a lot of weird stuff), for the last 20-years Uri Geller has been in a legal battle/dispute with Nintendo over the use of the Kadabra Pokémon. Specifically, that with the…
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Razer Launch Pokemon Themed Wireless Earphones
Admittedly, it’s been a long time I paid any attention to Pokemon and, if I’m being honest, I find it all more than a little confusing these days. That being said though, I still love a bit of themed merchandise when it comes out and with Razer revealing their Pokemon…
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Man Caught Playing Pokemon Go on 8 Phones While in His Car
Since its release over 3 years ago, it’s pretty clear that some people out there take their Pokemon Go gaming very seriously. For example, there was a case of a 69-year old man who had 11 phones attached to his bike all in the effort to ‘catch ’em all’. One…
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Rare Pokemon Card Sold For $60,000—Now Lost in the Mail
A rare Pokemon card, ‘Trainer no. 3’ sold for $60,000 USD on eBay back in August. The eBay seller pokemonplace used international delivery service Aramex via USPS to bring the rare Pokemon card to the buyer. It even has a $50,000 insurance coverage and is sealed in a plastic container…
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The Pokemon Company Launches Official Themed Weddings
Pokemon Themed Weddings Having been married for nearly 10 years now, I remember all the stress that came with arranging the event and making sure (as best as possible) that everything was in place to ensure that the day went as smoothly as possible. The experience did, however, leave me…
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Researchers Discover Pokemon Takes Up Own Region of the Brain
Pokemon “Experts” Have Different Brains Researchers from Stanford University have discovered that Pokemon fans have developed a unique cluster of brain cells. This is only the size of a pea, located behind the ear, but it is specifically for recognizing the hundreds of available Pokemon characters. Perhaps a timely research…
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Detective Pikachu Releases Brand New Trailer
Detective Pikachu We are just days away from the release of the Detective Pikachu movie and, unlike the Sonic the Hedgehog film announcement, people are getting a little more excited over this one. Admittedly, being the first live-action adaptation of the highly-popular franchise, it already has a pretty colossal fan…
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Trailer for Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back CG Remake Released
20th Anniversary Remake The Pokemon company first announced that a remake of the first animated movie is coming out July. This of course coincides with its 20th anniversary theatrical release, which premiered back in 1998. Unlike the traditional hand-drawn cell animation however, this new remake will be purely using 3D…
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Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced for Nintendo Switch
Set in UK-Inspired ‘Galar’ Region Nintendo is announcing the next generation of Pokemon games they are calling Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. Along with new cute characters, the 8th gen region setting called ‘Galar’ takes cues from none other than the UK for inspiration. Although this is not explicitly stated,…
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Detective Pikachu Sequel Reportedly Already in the Works
Confident in the Film’s Upcoming Success Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is not due to be out in movie theaters until May 2019. However, Legendary Pictures is apparently extremely confident about their movie that they have already begun work on the sequel. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company has already tapped Oren…
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Brand New Detective Pikachu Trailer Released
Detective Pikachu A little under a year ago, we got our first glimpses into the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie and I think it’s fair to say that fan opinion has been somewhat divided since. With this representing the first ‘live-action’ adaption from the franchise, many loved the fresh new direction…
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