Pokémon Champions has a clear goal: Bring competitive Pokémon to the mainstream. It’s going to do that by being available on ...

Fire-type Pokemon are solid in competitive battles with strong offensive capabilities and a variety of resistances to common types. Incineroar and Torkoal stand out as key Fire-type mons in ...

Andrea is an editor at Game Rant, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly three years. She became a gamer for life at 7, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy ...

With every new Pokemon game comes new changes, giving each generation its distinctive identity and heavily shaping the competitive Pokemon metagame for years to come. The Nintendo 3DS games introduced ...

What will this mean for competitive players? Will these games form their own grassroots competitive scene? Do players really want another full year of competitive Sword and Shield? Instead of trying ...

If you’re a casual Pokemon player, you may feel intimidated by the thought of competitive battling because there are so many factors to consider, such as abilities, natures, IVs, EVs, and egg moves.

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Some of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s new moves and items have been detailed in a trailer expressly geared toward competitive Pokémon players. It was first shown during the 2022 Pokémon World ...

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Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew ...

The 20th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue has led to a lot of discussion of the history of the franchise, and anytime people talk about Pokémon, they argue about which Pokémon is the best.

For the first time ever, a Pokemon Go Trainer Battle (PvP) tournament was held, taking center stage as the first main event at the 2019 Pokemon World Championships. Watching each match made something ...