https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/pokemon-series/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:45:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/pokemon-series/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-pokemon-company-cancels-scheduled-pokemon-center-events-across-all-nationwide-locations-in-april-tournaments-to-be-held-without-spectators/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-pokemon-company-cancels-scheduled-pokemon-center-events-across-all-nationwide-locations-in-april-tournaments-to-be-held-without-spectators/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:15:24 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64573 This follows the indefinite closure of Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo announced on March 27.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-pokemon-company-cancels-scheduled-pokemon-center-events-across-all-nationwide-locations-in-april-tournaments-to-be-held-without-spectators/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-has-made-japanese-players-obsessed-with-the-idea-that-bulbasaur-is-a-joyous-and-whimsical-gyaru/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-has-made-japanese-players-obsessed-with-the-idea-that-bulbasaur-is-a-joyous-and-whimsical-gyaru/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63497 Pokémon Pokopia's Bulbasaur uses the pronouns and speech pattern of a gyaru, which has given birth to a collective headcanon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-has-made-japanese-players-obsessed-with-the-idea-that-bulbasaur-is-a-joyous-and-whimsical-gyaru/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-pokemon-pokopia-player-invents-fully-automated-resource-collecting-facility-but-it-involves-pokemon-slavery/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-pokemon-pokopia-player-invents-fully-automated-resource-collecting-facility-but-it-involves-pokemon-slavery/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63177 An ingenious player has successfully created a Pokemon sweatshop for resource collection in Pokemon Pokopia.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-pokemon-pokopia-player-invents-fully-automated-resource-collecting-facility-but-it-involves-pokemon-slavery/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/night-owl-pokemon-pokopia-players-in-japan-heartbroken-about-having-to-wake-up-sleeping-pokemon/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/night-owl-pokemon-pokopia-players-in-japan-heartbroken-about-having-to-wake-up-sleeping-pokemon/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62578 Japanese gamers who can only afford to play Pokémon Pokopia at night say it “feels heart-wrenching” to wake up Pokémon to do manual labor.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/night-owl-pokemon-pokopia-players-in-japan-heartbroken-about-having-to-wake-up-sleeping-pokemon/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-has-shattered-a-popular-japanese-headcanon-that-slowpoke-is-a-cute-sleepy-gyaru/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-has-shattered-a-popular-japanese-headcanon-that-slowpoke-is-a-cute-sleepy-gyaru/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62029 Slowpoke's choice of pronouns in Pokémon Pokopia came as a big surprise to Japanese fans who like to envision the Pokemon as a gyaru.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-has-shattered-a-popular-japanese-headcanon-that-slowpoke-is-a-cute-sleepy-gyaru/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemons-graphics-express-what-they-need-to-theres-no-need-for-more-japanese-fans-discuss-criticism-of-visuals-in-pokemons-recent-entries/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemons-graphics-express-what-they-need-to-theres-no-need-for-more-japanese-fans-discuss-criticism-of-visuals-in-pokemons-recent-entries/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61782 Pokémon fans in Japan discuss the shift in visuals in the recent entries of the series, following the announcement of Winds and Waves.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemons-graphics-express-what-they-need-to-theres-no-need-for-more-japanese-fans-discuss-criticism-of-visuals-in-pokemons-recent-entries/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-total-number-of-pokemon-has-officially-surpassed-the-number-of-kanji-japanese-kids-have-to-learn-in-elementary-school/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-total-number-of-pokemon-has-officially-surpassed-the-number-of-kanji-japanese-kids-have-to-learn-in-elementary-school/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61787 With the addition of Generation 10, the total number of Pokémon has officially surpassed the number of kanji taught in elementary schools.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-total-number-of-pokemon-has-officially-surpassed-the-number-of-kanji-japanese-kids-have-to-learn-in-elementary-school/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-cards-are-finally-becoming-accessible-to-kids-again-as-japans-speculative-bubble-collapses/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-cards-are-finally-becoming-accessible-to-kids-again-as-japans-speculative-bubble-collapses/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60999 Prices of Pokemon TCG cards are rapidly dropping in Japan, making them more accessible to children, according to a Tokyo retailer.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-cards-are-finally-becoming-accessible-to-kids-again-as-japans-speculative-bubble-collapses/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-boasts-largest-development-team-in-omega-force-history-with-dragon-quest-builder-2s-game-and-art-director-on-board/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-boasts-largest-development-team-in-omega-force-history-with-dragon-quest-builder-2s-game-and-art-director-on-board/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:26:36 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=57867 Pokemon Pokopia director Takuto Edagawa says Koei Tecmo's Omega Force has assembled its biggest dev team yet.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-boasts-largest-development-team-in-omega-force-history-with-dragon-quest-builder-2s-game-and-art-director-on-board/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-creator-says-the-idea-came-from-his-rookie-days-placing-grass-on-the-map-at-game-freak/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-creator-says-the-idea-came-from-his-rookie-days-placing-grass-on-the-map-at-game-freak/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56981 Pokemon Pokopia senior director Shigeru Ohmori talks about the early ideas behind the upcoming cozy life simulator.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-pokopia-creator-says-the-idea-came-from-his-rookie-days-placing-grass-on-the-map-at-game-freak/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-the-first-movies-english-dub-criticized-in-japan-30-years-later-for-heavily-altered-dialogue-that-compromises-core-themes/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-the-first-movies-english-dub-criticized-in-japan-30-years-later-for-heavily-altered-dialogue-that-compromises-core-themes/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55670 Large changes made to Mewtwo's dialogue in Pokémon: The First Movie’s English dub completely changed some of the film's core themes.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-the-first-movies-english-dub-criticized-in-japan-30-years-later-for-heavily-altered-dialogue-that-compromises-core-themes/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-legends-z-as-deer-infestation-in-ranked-season-2-earns-it-nickname-nara-park-in-japan/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-legends-z-as-deer-infestation-in-ranked-season-2-earns-it-nickname-nara-park-in-japan/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53707 Season two of Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Ranked Battles began on November 5, and the deer-like Xerneas are everywhere.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-legends-z-as-deer-infestation-in-ranked-season-2-earns-it-nickname-nara-park-in-japan/feed/ 0