Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen Nintendo Switch connectivity with Pokemon Home confirmed
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Today, it was announced that the new Nintendo Switch releases of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen will support Pokemon Home connectivity.
There was previously confusion as to what was happening here. It was technically confirmed when Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen were announced last week, but that news was scrubbed by The Pokemon Company. It seems they were only waiting for the official Pokemon Day announcement.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A soundtrack to be released in Japan [update: pre-orders]
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
January 29: An official release of the Pokemon Legends: Z-A soundtrack has been announced for Japan. It’s a few months out as fans can grab it on April 17, 2026.
The soundtrack will be spread out across five CDs. You’re getting all of the music from Pokemon Legends: Z-A with 148 tracks. As part of this, songs from the Mega Dimension DLC are included.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Legends Z-A
All of Pokemon’s DLC ranked, from best to worst
Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Believe it or not, things used to be much worse from Pokemon fans. You’d buy a copy of Pokemon Diamond or Pearl, only for Platinum to come out at full price later on. Not only did you have to spend $40 all over again, but you had to play the entire game over again. That warrants the incredibly tedious process of trading over all your Pokemon, one-by-one. And while many of the third version titles are the definitive versions of their respective regions – Emerald, Platinum, and Black 2 and White 2 – it never feels good having to restart your adventure from scratch. Thankfully, it seems this trend is just about over and done with. Since 2019, Pokemon has opted to develop and release DLC for its main series titles instead. With this system, you can continue your adventure in a new sub-region without having to start over. And today, we’re ranking every single Pokemon DLC to see which one comes out on top.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift codes
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We’ve started up a new post containing all Mystery Gift codes for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. This hub will be updated throughout the lifecycle of the two games with all codes and other distributions as they’re announced.
Codes and distributions can provide all sorts of things. Redeeming them will give you special Pokemon offered in distributions, certain items, and more.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet go live with special Hisuian Typhlosion distribution for a limited time
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s been a minute since the last Pokemon Scarlet and Violet distribution, but a new one has just gone live featuring Hisuian Typhlosion in celebration of the 2026 Europe International Championships.
This Hisuian Typhlosion is based on the one Yuma Kinugawa used to win the 2026 Pokemon Latin America International Championships. It comes in at level 50 with the movies Eruption, Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, and Overheat. It has the Blaze ability and comes holding the Choice Specs.
If you’d like to claim the new distribution, follow these steps:
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
Pokemon Presents predictions for Pokemon Day 2026
Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
At the time of writing, an official Pokemon Presents hasn’t been officially announced – but there’s no way it won’t be, right? The Pokemon Company has held a Pokemon Day broadcast every single year for as long as we can remember, and 2026 will be no exception. Be sure to clear your calendar, because the presentation is generally held at around 9 AM EST on February 27 each year. Each broadcast follows a similar format, which makes predicting them fairly straightforward. This year, we fully expect the tenth generation of Pokemon to be revealed for Nintendo Switch 2 – it’s been four years since Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and it seems Pokemon Legends: Z-A is done getting updates and new content now that the Mega Dimension DLC has released. So here are our (very safe) predictions and wishes for Pokemon Day, the Pokemon Presents, and the tenth generation of Pokemon. It’ll be interesting to see how much of this comes true!
More: Game Freak, highlight, Pokemon Day, top
Ultra Beasts were inspired by past Pokemon designs rejected by Game Freak’s Ken Sugimori
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Illustrator Yusuke Omura, a character designer at Game Freak, has revealed some interesting origins for the Ultra Beasts in Pokemon.
These creatures were first introduced in Pokemon Sun and Moon. They weren’t the typical kind of Pokemon we were used to seeing as they stem from a different, known as the Ultra Space.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun
These Pokemon look better as 2D sprites and could use a 3D upgrade
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan Gnau in 3DS, Features | 0 comments
At the time of writing, it’s been well over ten years since every single Pokemon received its first main series 3D model. As the first 3D game in the series, Pokemon X and Y fully converted every single one of its creatures to three dimensions, and some of them translated better than others. So today, we’re looking at Pokemon who looked better as 2D sprites, and how you could fix their 3D models to give them more personality and charm. In many cases, it’s actually the animations that need to be improved – the base 3D models are generally fine, with a few small exceptions here and there.
More: Game Freak, highlight, Pokemon, Pokemon X and Y, top
Pokemon Legends Z-A 2.0.1 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has gone live with a new update, which is version 2.0.1. This is for both the Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch versions of the game.
A few adjustments have been made regarding item acquisition such as the ability to buy multiple Berries at once and increasing the maximum number of Mega Shards that can be carried from 999 to 9,999. Additionally, some issues have been addressed with the Mega Dimension DLC.
The full rundown is as follows:
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl finally fixed on Nintendo Switch 2, plus other Switch 1 backwards compatibility updates
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
It took a bit of time, but Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl have finally been fixed on Nintendo Switch 2 when playing the games via backwards compatibility. The Nintendo eShop pages confirm that everything is good to go.
We previously heard that both titles were causing crashing issues. It wasn’t something happening every time, but it was a problem that was fairly widespread within the Pokemon community.
