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Registration for the Pokémon Europe International Championships is now open

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Pokémon Trainers it’s time to prove your worth, as registration for the Pokémon Europe International Championships has now officially been opened for those who see seek glory within the 2018 Season.  Pokémon players from around the world, will being taking part in this huge event at London’s ExCel – from the 17th-19th November 2017 – […]

Pokémon Duel releases new update bringing an improved UI, new Mega Evolutions and more

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Pokémon Duel, the mobile strategy game from Heroz Inc and The Pokémon Company, has just received a major update that not only brings in new items, Mega Evolutions (from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire) and a improved UI, but also players are now rewarded for just logging in.  Check out the full details below… SEE ALSO: […]

Pokemon: Detective Pikachu screenwriters Benji Samit & Dan Hernandez | The Writer Experience Podcast #69

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast… In this episode of The Writer Experience, Court and Harry are joined by Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, screenwriters on this year’s live-action Pokemon: Detective Pikachu movie. Check out the episode here… You can subscribe to The Writer Experience on SoundCloud or your podcast app of choice […]

New Pokémon Sirfetch’d the Wild Duck spotted in the Galar region

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Pokémon Masters get your Pokédex’s primed, for a new Pokémon has been spotted in the Galar region!  The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have revealed today that Sirfetch’d, the Wild Duck, will be appearing in the highly anticipated upcoming game, Pokémon Sword exclusively for the Nintendo Switch this November. The Farfetch’d of the Galar region […]

Watch the first ten minutes of Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

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Coinciding with its digital release, Warner Bros. has officially debuted the first 10 minutes of the live-action adventure Pokemon: Detective Pikachu which you can watch here… SEE ALSO: Blu-ray Review – Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) “The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out […]

Ryan Reynolds reveals why he wanted to do Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

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Ryan Reynolds has revealed why he wanted to make a PG-rated Pokemon: Detective Pikachu despite recently being more commonly associated with R-rated films such as The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Deadpool. Actors tend to attach their names to movie for several different reasons. To work with a specific director, the quality of the script, if the […]

Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution CG-animated movie gets a new trailer

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Ahead of its Japanese release tomorrow, The Pokemon Company has unveiled a new trailer for Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, the new CG-animated reimagining of 1998’s Pokemon: The First Movie. Check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxN76J9na7E Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is set for release in Japan on July 12th, and an English-language version is slated […]

Pokemon: Detective Pikachu scores biggest video game movie opening ever

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It may have failed to unseat Avengers: Endgame from the top of the box office charts, but Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ Pokemon: Detective Pikachu still enjoyed a very healthy opening this past weekend. Domestically, Detective Pikachu earned $58 million, topping the $47.7 million opening for 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider to score the biggest […]

Video Review – Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, 2019. Directed by Rob Letterman. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, and Suki Waterhouse. This Friday sees the release of Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, the first ever live-action adaptation of the hugely popular Pokemon franchise. Join our critic EJ Moreno as he breaks down the good […]