Pokémon BDSP sold over 6 million units during its launch week. On par with Pokémon Sword and Shield’s first-week sales
Pokémon BDSP sold over 6 million units during its launch week, which is on par with Pokémon Sword and Shield's launch week sales.
Pokémon BDSP players are holding random online battles through unified password
Pokémon BDSP players are holding random online battles with a specific ruleset through a unified password (6350 4649). Pokémon BDSP doesn’t have official random online matchmaking.
Pokémon BDSP players are poking fun at Pokémon walk animations
Pokémon BDSP players are poking fun at Pokémon walk animations such as Ekans' motionless gliding. On the other hand, Golem's rolling motion is being praised.
Pokémon BDSP “Menu Storage” bug used in speedruns has been fixed
Pokémon BDSP's “Menu Storage,” a bug used in speedruns has been fixed with the ver.1.1.2 update. Current any% speedrun record is 17:17 by Werster (using ver. 1.1.1).
Latest Pokémon BDSP update fixes softlock issues (ver. 1.1.2)
Latest Pokémon BDSP update (ver. 1.1.2) fixes softlock issues. However, what was actually changed is not made clear.
Pokémon BDSP speedrun record is now under 24 min. Jump over a ledge to enter the Pokémon League [UPDATE]
Pokémon BDSP speedrun record is now under 24 min. Speedruner Werster jumps over a ledge to enter the Pokémon League.
Pokémon BDSP’s calculator is behaving strangely, according to user reports
Pokémon BDSP’s calculator is behaving strangely, according to user reports. The behavior seems to change depending on the language settings, so we decided to test it out.
Pokémon BDSP player performs City Hunter’s “Get Wild” with gym badges
Pokémon BDSP player performs City Hunter’s “Get Wild” with gym badges. Just like in the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, each badge is assigned a note, so players can perform music with them.
Pokémon BDSP: various “clip through walls” & collision-based glitches are being reported by players
Pokémon BDSP: various “clip through walls” & collision-based glitches are being reported by players. There have also been reports of their Pokémon turning pink, possibly due to material error.
Pokémon Unite lowers Rotom weekly mission’s requirements
Pokémon Unite lowers Rotom weekly mission’s requirements. Rotom weekly mission has been criticized for being too time consuming and disruptive to the core game.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Hisuian Zorua & Zoroark are Normal/Ghost dual-type, a combo thought to be OP
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Hisuian Zorua & Zoroark are Normal/Ghost dual-type, a combo thought to be OP. First time in the series to introduce this combination.
Pokémon Unite Sylveon nerf incoming: Hyper Voice & Mystical Fire were apparently too strong
Pokémon Unite Sylveon nerf incoming. Sylveon's Hyper Voice & Mystical Fire will be nerfed in the upcoming patch.
Pokémon Unite Mamoswine’s infinite duplication bug is making the rounds
Pokémon Unite Mamoswine’s infinite duplication bug is making the rounds. Swarming Trainers with an infinite load of Mamoswines.
Pokémon Unite’s Crustle gets stronger each time it’s knocked out due to a recent bug, but a fix is on the way
Pokémon Unite’s Crustle gets stronger each time it’s knocked out due to a recent bug, but a fix is on the way. The bug seems to both increase the effects of held items and drastically decrease the cooldown for Crustle’s Unite Move.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Live announced for Windows/Mac/mobile as a F2P app
Pokémon Trading Card Game Live announced for Windows/Mac/iOS/Android as a F2P app. Pokémon TCG Online will be sunsetting shortly prior to the launch of Pokémon Trading Card Game Live.
Pokémon GO player moves to high-rise apartment and can now hatch eggs without moving due to GPS drift
Pokémon GO player moves to high-rise apartment and can now hatch eggs without moving due to GPS drift. A reddit user reported this strange occurrence.
Pokémon UNITE player behavior evaluation system draws attention–bans for repeat offenders
Pokémon UNITE player behavior evaluation system (Fair Play Points system) draws attention--bans for repeat offenders.
Official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account holds a New Pokémon Snap “clumsy” photo contest
Official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account holds a New Pokémon Snap “clumsy” photo contest.
Pokémon: Magikarp Jump player reaches maximum Jump Power at 12,900,605,640,709
Pokémon: Magikarp Jump player reaches maximum Jump Power at 12,900,605,640,709.
A group of fish playing Pokemon Sapphire finally beat the game after a 3100-hour journey
The four fish that have been playing through Pokemon Sapphire in an ongoing YouTube Let’s Play on the Mutekimaru Channel have finally beaten the game’s main story after a 3100-hour journey.