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3:08pm, 7th May, 2019

You Could Have a Region of Your Brain Dedicated to Recognizing Pokemon

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that people who played Pokemon as children in the 90s might share a small region of their brain where all of that information is held, according to a new study. As reported by , a published in the sc...

Earn a Shiny Pikachu or Eevee With Pokemon Pass for iOS and Android

10:42am, 1st May, 2019

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Earn a Shiny Pikachu or Eevee With Pokemon Pass for iOS and Android

The brand new Pokémon pass app is now live and will allow players to earn Pokémon digital rewards, including a Shiny Pikachu or Eevee for and Announced by the Pokémon Pass app can be downloaded for free right now on or devices. It will feature events...

Check Out These Official Shirt Designs for the First 150 Pokemon

6:14pm, 14th March, 2019

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Check Out These Official Shirt Designs for the First 150 Pokemon

The first 150 Pokemon are now part of designs that can be incorporated into shirts through Original Stitch - though they’re currently only available in Japan, and Mew is notably absent. Through , the designs shown in the gallery below can be incorpor...

How Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Builds Off Pokemon Go

9:16am, 11th March, 2019

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How Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Builds Off Pokemon Go

I’ve accepted that I’ll never go to Hogwarts. That letter must have gotten delivered to the wrong house, and even if it found its way to me, a 27-year-old jumping into a first-year Potions class might look a little silly. And yet I’ve craved for the...

Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Pokemon Explained

7:06pm, 3rd March, 2019

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Pokemon Explained

Everything we know about the Galar region's Starter Pokemon!

Which Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Will You Choose?

3:21pm, 1st March, 2019

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Which Pokemon Sword and Shield Starter Will You Choose?

With for Nintendo Switch, and , we wanted to know which of the starters IGN readers are going to pick for their upcoming adventure in the Galar region. IGN recently asked followers on which starter they’d choose, and after 136620 responses, the grass...

Pokemon Go: Legendary Pokemon Dialga Headed to Raid Battles

4:52pm, 28th February, 2019

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Pokemon Go: Legendary Pokemon Dialga Headed to Raid Battles

Legendary Pokemon Dialga is headed to Pokemon Go. As revealed by Niantic on , Dialga will join Raid Battles on March 1 at 1:00PM PT and will remain in the game until March 28 at 1:00PM PT. Dialga is the fifth Legendary Pokemon from the Sinnoh region...

Complete Guide to Pokemon Sword/Shield's Preorder Bonuses

4:07pm, 27th February, 2019

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Complete Guide to Pokemon Sword/Shield's Preorder Bonuses

If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our . It's official: the full 2019 Pokemon game for Nintendo Switch is called and . The pair of games is slated for release in "late 2019" and will be set in...

10:07pm, 26th February, 2019

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Pokemon Go: How to Change Teams

An item has finally launched that lets you change teams: the Team Medallion.

Pokemon Go: Everything You’ve Missed If You Haven’t Played Since Launch

4:08am, 26th February, 2019

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Pokemon Go: Everything You’ve Missed If You Haven’t Played Since Launch

(UPDATED on February 25 with Go Snapshot and the Team Change Medallion) If you stopped playing Pokemon Go after the initial hype died down or if you never picked it up, there are a lot of exciting features that have helped transform it into a more ro...