517 Masuda Leaves Game Freak

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517 Masuda Leaves Game Freak

Masuda has left Game Freak to work directly for the Pokémon Company. On top of that, James Turner, the first non-Japanese Pokémon designer, has left Game Freak to start his own game studio. We talk about both departures. Niantic has announced Deino Community Day with a new twist, you can extend it if you rope your friends in.

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450 Sinnoh Remakes Confirmed and Pokémon Legends: Arceus Coming

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450 Sinnoh Remakes Confirmed and Pokémon Legends: Arceus Coming

After 15 years, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are being revisited on the Nintendo Switch. Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will take us back to the Sinnoh region, the twist is that these games are not being made by Game Freak. Game Freak instead is working on a game that takes place before the events in Diamond/Pearl called Pokémon Legends: Arceus. This game will have trainers try to build the very first Poké Dex with seamless battles and an action-RPG system in place.

Pokémon Snap gets a brand new trailer. We talk about the Kanto Tour in Pokémon GO. Leon comes to Pokémon Masters and Café Mix got mentioned at the Pokémon Presents.

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382 The Pressure of Making Pokémon Games

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382 The Pressure of Making Pokémon Games

Another interview with Game Freak, in where they talk about connectivity from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Sword and Shield, Sirfetch'd, and how fans respond to them making games. Pokémon Masters gets a story update. The Pokémon TCG is already banning a new card from the upcoming set. Pokémon GO announced a new Battle Tournament for early next year and some new Team Rocket stuff on the horizon. Finally, Will, SBJ, and Brittney debate about how to get a newcomer into Pokémon.

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333 Masuda's Last Pokémon Game

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333 Masuda's Last Pokémon Game

A huge interview off Pokémon.com with GAME FREAK’s Junichi Masuda (Director) and Kensaku Nabana. Masuda talks about how this may be the last Pokémon game that he directs. We also hear about the inspiration of why Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee is being made. On top of that, some Pokémon GO news, and the new TCG set, Lost Thunder, is out now! GameStop also has Ho-Oh and Lugia download codes now!

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Pokémon GO Allows Players to Catch ‘em All in the Real World

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Pokémon GO Allows Players to Catch ‘em All in the Real World

The Pokémon Company, Niantic, Inc., and Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced their collaboration on a new project for mobile devices called Pokémon GO. This ground breaking mobile game will encourage fans to search far and wide in the real world to discover Pokémon. Pokémon GO will be available for download at no charge on the App Store and Google Play in 2016.

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Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge [Update]

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Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge [Update]

Dozens of wild Pokémon have taken up residence on streets, amidst forests and atop mountains throughout Google Maps. To catch 'em all, grab your Poké Ball and the newest version of Google Maps for iPhone or Android. Then tap the search bar, "press start," and begin your quest.

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Pokémon X & Y Soundtrack in iTunes

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Pokémon X & Y Soundtrack in iTunes

With the recent release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y on the Nintendo 3DS, the games made an audible leap with more dynamic, high-quality sound than ever before. To bring fans this feat of in-game production, The Pokémon Company International has today released Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: Super Music Collection on iTunes, the games' robust soundtrack which features enhanced sound quality of all the songs. 

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Pokémon Bank! Store Your Love!

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Pokémon Bank! Store Your Love!

Director from GAME FREAK inc., Mr. Junichi Masuda, also announced Pokémon Bank—a new Nintendo 3DS application and service that allows Pokémon X and Pokémon Y players to conveniently store up to 3,000 of their beloved Pokémon on the Internet.  Pokémon Bank gives players the flexibility to store and deposit 100 Boxes worth of Pokémon. This is in addition to the Boxes found within Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, just like in previous Pokémon titles.

Additional features of Pokémon Bank include the ability to deposit and withdraw Pokémon from multiple copies of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Once a Pokémon X or Pokémon Y Game Card is inserted into a Nintendo 3DS system or the downloadable version of the game is opened, the Pokémon Bank software can be turned on for use. Players can then transfer Pokémon from multiple copies of the game via Pokémon Bank to one copy of Pokémon X or Pokémon Y.

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