Even though the game discouraged people from playing, for some players, the benefits outweighed the risks.
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Scary looking Pokémon that just wants to be loved continues to chase after its dream of becoming just like its idol.
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Dance along with the adorable Pocket Monster, or stay in your seat and sing along with the equally cute lyrics.
Project Eevee teams up with convenience store Lawson to provide cute Pokémon packaging for the chain’s newest tasty chicken offerings.
An elegant rearrangement of an iconic piece of video game music history, plus where to hear the musician play live.
Shadowy ghost and poison-types get their moment in the sun, and of course there’s a new Pikachu item too!
We can’t say definitively that it’s the best, but 12 shiny Eevees in three hours is hard to beat.
Pikavee Special Trains let you ride the rails with Pikachu, Eevee, and their pals, and can even take you to the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo superstore.
In previous years, the famous and adorable Pokémon went to sleep when the sun went down, but this time they’re staying up late to party!
Eevees appears en masse at the annual Pikachu Outbreak in Yokohama to grab their share of the Pokémon spotlight.
Two decades after the first Pokémon movie, fans still remember this battle and its intensity is on full display in this amazing piece.
Fans of fat Pikachu rejoice! The classic designs from the original Pokémon games star in this reprint of an old line. Gotta catch ’em all!
Ken Sugimori, art director and character designer for the Pokémon franchise, reveals the link between pocket monsters and wabi-sabi.
We took a tropical trip to the balmy shores of Nihonbashi, Tokyo to experience the local Poké-culture and taste the bright, beastly cuisine. Alola!
Because the only thing better than seeing 1,500-plus Pikachus is seeing a squad of Eevees at the same time.
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