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“Pokémon SEX” is trending in Japan and users are afraid to find out why
Japanese users were shocked to see the hashtag “Pokémon SEX” rise to the top of the trending list on X (formerly Twitter) on August 17. It seems the trend had something to do with Japan's declining birthrate and a meme-sequel to Pokémon GO and Pokémon Sleep.
ByAmber V
Pokémon Worlds Celebration Events 2023 turns all of Yokohama Pokémon-themed, fans enjoy festivities
Pokémon Worlds Celebration Events 2023 has fans from around the world in Yokohama for Japan's first WCS tournament. Participants are having fun grabbing event-exclusive items, trading pokémon, and dancing the week away.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Long-necked Paradox Raikou sparks wild theories on appearance of Paradox Entei
The appearance of Raging Bolt, the Paradox Pokémon based on Raikou in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet’s The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC has sparked wild fan-theories on the appearance of Paradox Entei.
Pokémon TCG World Championships deck ends up on Japanese flea market app before it even releases
The Pokémon World Championships 2023 commemorative trading card deck set to go on sale on July 28 started mysteriously appearing on Japanese flea market apps before the release date.
The real reason why Pokémon Sleep′s release was so delayed: Humans can only sleep once a day
An excerpt from an interview with the Select Games development team of Pokémon Sleep explains one of the big reasons the game was delayed for such a long time, and no one can blame them after finding out.
- ByAmber V
Pokémon Sleep: Japanese walkthrough site lists “sleeping pills” as a tool for real competitive sleepers, but quickly backtracks
A Japanese video game walkthrough listing sleeping pills as one of their recommended methods to get high scores in Pokémon Sleep has gone viral on Japanese Twitter recently. The mention of sleeping aid has since been deleted from the site.
- ByAmber V
Japanese police incur wrath of users by using rubber bands on Pokémon cards seized after theft
Yamanashi prefectural police are receiving harsh criticism for using rubber bands to bind Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards they seized after a 430,000 yen worth theft.
- ByAmber V
Japanese users rattled by results of “The top 100 most “pornified” media franchises” ranking
The "top 100 most "pornified" media franchises ranking" has become a hot topic on Japanese social media as users react to Pokemon coming in first place.
- ByAmber V
Spindas can have unique spot patterns again in Pokémon HOME with ver. 3.0.1 update
The latest update Ver. 3.0.1 for Pokémon HOME released on July 4 fixes several problems, including the issue of all Spindas’ spot patterns showing up the same.
City of Kyoto under fire for problematic Pokémon card vending machine in subway station
The Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau has come under fire for installing vending machines that sell "original packs" of Pokémon cards that many deem legally and morally questionable.
- ByAmber V
Why are prices of certain old Nintendo 3DSs skyrocketing in Japan?
Recently, Nintendo 3DSs which have 2 specific applications installed on them have been selling at double the retail price on marketplace apps in Japan.
- ByAmber V
Pokémon collaborates with marketplace app to put an end to Pokémon Card Game speculation
Due to increasing cases of scalping of Pokémon Trading Card Game cards in Japan, The Pokémon Company has signed an agreement with Mercari, a marketplace app.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Ver. 1.3.1 fixes tournament-related issues
The Pokémon Company has released the Ver. 1.3.1 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet which contains fixes for multiple tournament-relates issues.
Typhlosion is coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via Tera Raid Battles
Typhlosion will be coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via 7-star Tera Raid Battles.
Pokémon Bank still keeps your Pokémon even if your pass expired
The Pokémon Company clarifies that all Pokémon have been kept in the Pokémon Bank regardless of how long they have been there or the status of any paid passes.
Shohei Ohtani may secretly be Pokemon’s Garchomp according to fan comparisons
The similarities between the Pokémon Garchomp and baseball player Shohei Ohtani have stirred up excitement among Twitter users in Japan.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players reach space using sandwiches
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Attempts to travel into space by using a bug while making sandwiches have attracted attention on social media in Japan.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fans wonder why Larry x Rika is popular in Japan
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fans wonder why Larry x Rika ship is so popular in the Japanese fandom.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Ranked Battles Season 5 makes Treasures of Ruin usable
The 5th season of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Ranked Battles will start in April. The Treasures of Ruin—Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu—will be permitted in Season 5/Regulation C (Series 3).
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Tera Raid’s weird glitch results in egg battles
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's new Tera Raid Battle event with Walking Wake and Iron Leaves has a weird bug that causes an egg to appear as the raid opponent.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Okidogi quickly becomes a meme in Japan
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s new Pokémon Okidogi quickly becomes a meme in Japan.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet removes Tera Shard-saving exploit for Battle Teams
The Version 1.2.0 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet makes it so that you must save your game when sharing your Battle Teams online. This essentially removes the exploit that players could use to retain Tera Shards.