Why was I so obsessed with Pokémon Pinball as a child? I went back Game Boy Color game from 1999 and found it was not as packed with creature-catching action as my pubescent brain remembers. There’s a ...

This week, the newest game in the Pokémon franchise arrives with the long-awaited debut of Pokopia. I played the company’s first-ever life-simulation game to see if it was worth the wait.

The Japanese media sensation has inspired generations of researchers in fields as diverse as evolution, biodiversity and research integrity.

When Satoshi Tajiri created Pokémon, he imagined it as a way for kids to connect. The original games, released in Japan in February 1996, required a physical Game Boy link cable to trade creatures, ...

Here are some fun facts you may have never known about Pokémon, 30 years after the first set of games debuted.

In honor of Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, we explore how its relatively consistent approach to accessibility has made it a ...

Given the recent love for Pokémon stuff that simply lets you watch them hang out in different environments ( New Pokémon Snap, Detective Pikachu, Pokémon GO, etc), it's astonishing that it took this ...

Trading cards have been key to making the Pokémon franchise a global giant. As the cards continue to make collectors of kids and adults alike, their skyrocketing value is also drawing in speculators ...

Object Pokémon, like Klefki or Vanillite, have been underappreciated by fans for too long. They deserve love too.

A portrait of the company whose ‘toymaker philosophy’ stands in contrast to the tech giants that rule our lives ...

The wedding of Eleisa Aparicio and Thomas Wolter was seen by millions, but in their first interview, the newlyweds share the story of how they got to Santa Clara, Calif., with Bad Bunny signing as ...

The phenomenon—with its video games, trading cards, shows, movies and merchandise—has generated billions in revenue ...