This week is the Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, and with it, the first playable demo of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. I had the chance to play two different ten-minute segments of Pokémon Legends: ...

The Nintendo Switch-era has been a frustrating one for Pokemon fans. The evolutionary line from Sword and Shield, to Pokemon Legends: Arceus, to Scarlet and Violet was one of slow but steady progress ...

For the past few years, developer Game Freak has been experimenting with the Pokemon formula. 2021’s Pokemon Legends: Arceus redefined what it meant to catch a Pokemon, and 2022’s Pokemon Scarlet and ...

The first thing I thought upon arriving in Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends: Z-A was, 'Yes. This definitely looks like a modern Pokémon game.' Bright colours, basic textures and oddly flat buildings.

Developer Game Freak shook up the traditional formula for Pokémon games with the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Unlike the traditional mainline games, Legends: Arceus deviated from that formula ...

The first few battles are a disorienting experience. Before the player can figure out how to even select their attacks, the opponent has removed a chunk of their HP through a move that could burst ...

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