Pokemon Black & White has a musical Easter Egg most players missed

Pokemon Black & White are approaching their fifteenth anniversary, yet fans are still discovering secrets about the soundtracks in the Gen 5 games. A lot has been said about thequality of Pokemon’s graphicsthroughout the generations, but people aren’t as focused on the music. This is because the music has always been excellent, even back in Gen 1, and the later generations have always been an improvement thanks to the new hardware....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 350 words · Christopher Fields

Pokemon fans pay tribute to series’ forgotten heroes

Long-time fans are looking back at player characters frompast Pokemon titles, particularly those who were replaced in later games. In a post titled “A Tribute to Them,” one Reddit usersharedan image of the characters Red, Leaf, and Kris in a support group for “Protagonists Replaced in the Remakes.” Red, of course, is the iconic player character of the Gen 1 games and their Gen 3 remakes, FireRed and LeafGreen. Those remakes also introduced Leaf as a female protagonist option....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 389 words · Veronica Nguyen

Pokemon Go fan gets a lucky rematch with rare Legendary bird

The Galarian Legendary bird trio of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos are some of the hardest monsters to catch inPokemon Go, which is why one trainer was stunned afterlanding a rematch with Articuno. In aposton the Pokemon Gosubreddit, a user by the name ‘Puzzleheaded-Dish157’ shared a screenshot with the caption “He said ‘Nvm I’m back.’ The screenshot showed an encounter with a Galarian Articuno with a CP of 147 that fled at 10:27 AM....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 344 words · Veronica Newman

Pokemon Go players hold “moment of silence” after awful rookie error

Many players make mistakes when they start out in a game, but while in some other titles, those mistakes can be easily forgotten about, Pokemon Go fans have a way of torturing themselves over the things that could have been. Professional Pokemon Go players end up having a very different approach to the game than newcomers, and the sort of Pokemon many are on the lookout for changes over time. So, one of the worst things fans eventually regret is transferring (deleting) Pokemon with great stats....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 325 words · Billy Cabrera

Pokemon Go’s Lake Trio gets a major Shiny buff

While there are plenty of rare Pokemon in Pokemon Go — especially some of the Legendary Pocket Monsters — the notoriousLake TriofromPokemon Diamond and Pearlhave continued to be difficult for fans to find ever since they were introduced into Go. It’s even harder to find Shiny versions of them, as these forms of the Psychic-type Legendary Pokemon are often reserved for events and paid tickets. Thankfully for any eager players hoping to fill out their living Shiny dex, it seems there’s been a major change to the way Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit work in the mobile title, and fans are already finding it to be a welcome change....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 351 words · Kimberly Collins

Pokemon Go’s “toughest” Team Rocket Grunt could rival Giovanni

Just like in the main series games,Pokemon Go‘s Team Rocket Grunts aren’t known for being particularly strong. As the lowest-ranking members of the villainous team, Grunts tend to have weaker Pokemon that are fairly easy to counter. However, that’s not always the case, as one player shared their experience with an unexpectedly strongTeam Rocket Grunt. Posting to the Pokemon Go Subreddit, theplayer said“This is by far the toughest grunt I ever battled,” citing her team of Snorlax, Gardevoir, and Dragonite and concluding “She should be a leader with that team....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 350 words · Matthew Barber

Pokemon TCG collector pulls ridiculous Evolving Skies card first-try

Evolving Skiesis an iconic expansion set from the Sword & Shield era of the Pokemon TCG that is also jokingly referred to as Evolving Cries in the community. While it has some beautiful artwork and legendary chase cards, it can feel quite brutal in terms of pull rates. Other Pokemon fans online were amazed by the original poster’s luck. The Umbreon V in question can sell for hundreds of dollars, depending on quality and grading, and it’s incredibly popular with Pokemon TCG art collectors....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 313 words · Kelly Rivera

Pokemon TCG fan shows off “stunning” Gyarados card sculpture

A Pokemon fan and artist took the time to showcase an impressive 3D sculpture they created based on theirfavorite card illustration. Thepostcame by way of the PokemonTCG subreddit from a user named Worried_Increase_542, who provided an eight-second clip of their sculpture. As the name would suggest, the Shining Gyarados card features aShiny Gyaradosemerging from a lake amid the storm while a nearby fisherman paddles by on an inflatable raft. The artist recreated the card using sculptures encased in a glass cube....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 314 words · Michelle Hayden

Prime to launch $1M treasure hunt for fans to discover next flavor

Logan Paul & KSIs Prime is set to launch the “ultimate quench quest” to find the next hydration flavor according to a hidden page on the company’s website. Meta Moon was revealed asPrime’s first mystery flavor,for example, andGlowberry was released with glow-in-the-dark bottles. According to a hidden page on the company’s website, Prime is set to launch a treasure hunt to find the next flavor — and fans have a chance to win $1M in the process....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 357 words · Mark Hensley

ROG Ally X poised for massive RAM & battery upgrade in leak

According to a new leak, the new version of the Asus ROG Ally could deliver a performance upgrade thanks to a big RAM increase. Asus is aiming to challenge the dominance of theSteam Deckwith upgraded specs on the new model of theAsus ROG Ally, according to a new leak. Though it had previously been reported that the Asus ROG Ally X would sport greater battery and RAM capacity, the new leak provides some hard numbers....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 352 words · Calvin Macias

Samsung Galaxy S25’s next-gen Exynos chip rumored to outperform Snapdragon rival

It seems like Samsung’s Exynos chips are here to stay. TheGalaxy S25series could debut with the Exynos 2500 chip, which is reported to outperform the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips. Business Korea, citing industry insiders, claims the Exynos 2500 may surpass its competitor, Qualcomm’s fourth-generation Snapdragon 8, in aspects such as power efficiency. BothSamsung‘s Exynos 2500 and Qualcomm’sSnapdragon 8 Gen 4will be based on a 3nm process. The former will be manufactured by Samsung Foundry, while the latter by TSMC....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 295 words · Alison Ellis

Sanhua in Wuthering Waves: Element, weapon, more

Sanhua is a 4-star playable character in the upcoming gacha game Wuthering Waves. Here is what we know about her so far. Sanhua is one such 4-star unit that will be available alongside the game’s release. She will be free to claim as part of theGift of Thawing Frostevent where you need to log in for five days. If you are curious about this character, here is what you need to know about her....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 367 words · Heather Friedman

Silk: Spider Society TV series mysteriously scrapped at Amazon after bizarre changes

The onslaught of Spider-Man media is set to continue with new movies, TV shows, and games, but one such expansion—Silk: Spider Society—has reportedly been canceled. Silk: Spider-Society was to focus on Cindy Moon, a Korean-American student who develops spider powers of her own and adopts the superhero moniker Silk. No specific reason for Silk: Spider Society’s cancellation has been revealed. There has also been no indication of what a version of the show that starred but did not focus on its title character would have looked like....

May 17, 2024 · 2 min · 302 words · Troy Robinson