The 2025 Pokémon World Championships brought fierce competition, immersive fan experiences and major franchise announcements to life this past weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. It marked the ...

Mega Evolution was first introduced in Pokémon X & Y and marked the first of the franchise’s “battle gimmicks,” which super-charge Pokémon battles in some way. These are temporary transformations to ...

Twenty-five years ago, I drove my mother up the wall every Saturday to take me to the local Toys R' Us in South Florida. At the time, the retailer hosted some of the first Pokémon Leagues in the U.S. ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Pokemon's video game competitive scene has an onboarding problem. It's had one since the birth of the Pokemon Video Game Championship (VGC for short) ...

This weekend, the best Pokémon trainers from around the country will gather in Anaheim, California for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships. To celebrate — and as a bonus for anyone attending — fans ...

Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing. Michael is a lifelong ...

Z-A feels like a mega evolution for the whole series — a colossal achievement that runs splendidly on the Switch 2 after the ...

This year’s Pokémon World Championships was one for the books with lots of announcements. The heart of the event centered around Mega Evolution. With the return of the battle gimmick coming later this ...