Awesome Pokemon

“I know next to nothing about Pokémon, but that won’t stop me from doodling one for you.” Illustrator netwoodle asked fellow Redditors to provide just the names of some pocket monsters, and he set to drawing them, without any prior knowledge of what they looked like.

PixelStorm Films latest video envisions what will really happen to all of us once the Pokémon get sick of being captured by our smartphones. It should have served as a cautionary tale, but instead it just made us want that badass Pokéball assault rifle.

(PG-13: Language) “The Pokémon GO helmet has more degrees of freedom than America!” Simone Giertz’s latest creation isn’t a robot, but it’s her most practical invention yet. It lets you play Pokémon GO on three phones at the same time.

While waiting for Pokémon Sun/Moon, tide yourself over with this fan-made game based on the Game Boy Advance Pokémon titles. Pokémon Uranium is a standalone Windows game featuring over 150 new Pokémon, a Nuclear type, an all new region and story and much more.

Pokémon’s Hawaiian adventure introduces a ton of new features and creatures, including new variants of existing Pokémon and a badass gangster prairie dog. The game also introduces an ultimate move for each element.

This winter you’ll be able to take a break from your Pokémon Go adventures with the monster that took 17 years to stand up. ThinkGeek’s officially licensed bean bag measures nearly 4ft wide and 2ft tall. Better leave food beside it.

From Ingress maker Niantic Labs and The Pokémon Company comes one of the sneakiest and most effective health and exploration apps. Get Pokémon GO on your iOS or Android device and start walking around to catch Pokémon, get supplies and more.

YouTuber Reqaug’s mindblowing Minecraft creation is a Game Boy Advance that not only looks like the real thing but also plays Pokémon Fire Red. It’s far from finished and will never be practical, but this is like making a LEGO Mindstorms machine out of K’NEX.

Our latest look at the 3DS exclusive RPG Pokémon Sun/Moon introduces its legendary monsters: the psychic and steel type Solgaleo and the psychic and ghost type Lunala. You’ll also see more of the new Alola region, Pokémon professor and the quirky Pokédex.

Pokémon Sun/Moon takes place in Alola, a tropical island inspired by Hawaii. The 3DS exclusive’s debut trailer also reveals the starter creatures Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. Its Japanese commercial, on the other hand, has epic music.

Artist Michael Myers of Drawsgood Illustration and Design created this great series of images which imagine Pokémon as those Russian stacking dolls – if they opened up sideways, that is.

We’re equally perplexed and enthralled by this video of a plethora of Pikachu dancing at a rave in what amounts to the most satisfying costumed choreography we’ve seen since Left Shark appeared at the Super Bowl.

SharkRobot’s tongue-in-cheek tee mashes up two of geekdom’s greatest creations – Pokémon and The Avengers. Pikathor, Captain Amerisquirtle, Charmander Man, Hulkasaur (and Nick Fury) are all here to save the day. Assemble them all!

Pokkén Tournament is an arcade Pokémon fighting game from the makers of Tekken and Soul Calibur. It won’t be as technical as other fighting games and will have a console-style controller, so it’ll probably come to the Wii U too.

Video game system customizer Oskunk shows off more of his amazing painting skills as he takes an ordinary Nintendo Game Boy and transforms it into the ultimate Pokémon handheld. Check out his online shop for more awesome artwork.

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire & Omega Ruby bring a JRPG staple to the series: airships. Or rather, Mega Latios and Mega Latias. The games also bring back several Legendary Pokémon and introduces the versatile PokéNav Plus tool.

Smosh Games lambasts Pokémon Red & Blue, the games that started a money-printing franchise that teaches children to run away from home, talk to strangers and beat up animals. Then they rename the 151 original monsters.

Return to Hoenn in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, a remake of the 2002 GBA titles Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. The game carries over the Mega Evolution and 3D graphics introduced in Pokémon X & Y. Drops 11/21.

James Farr continues his Star Wars and Super Smash Bros. mashup with a retelling of The Empire Strikes Back. Watch Link Z-target a massive Octorok, train with an electric-type Jedi and learn who is father is. Part two here.

(NSFW) Collegehumor unlocked an Easter Egg in Pokémon X/Y. Or not. Seriously dude, don’t call the kids. Game Freak, your audience has matured. Or is still immature. We’re not sure. We’re in shock. Cannot unsee.

(NSFW) Animation Domination HD takes on an easy target. Here are the questions that millions of gamers have asked at least once, in song form. If anything Pokémon should be catching and pitting us against each other.

(NSFW: Language) Collegehumor continues to poke fun– er, glorify the very best leader of North Korea. Will Kim Jong Un’s Pokémon expertise help save his nation? Not that it needs saving. North Korea’s doing just fine.

Filipe B. Costa’s latest first person game puts you in the paws of Pokémon’s mascot, Pikachu. Pokémon battles can be intense, but we didn’t expect it to be this exciting. Bulbasaur is scary, but imagine if you had to face Wailord.