Gameplay from Scarlet & Violet.
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The many visual errors in the latest Pokémon games have led to an unexpected glitch-chasing frenzy.
Pikachu as depicted in Pokemon Master Journeys (2021).
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Ash Ketchum is retiring from the Pokémon franchise, but this doesn’t spell the end of Pikachu.
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu with the World Championship trophy.
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Twenty-five years on from his promise to become “the very best”, Ash Ketchum has won the Pokémon World Championship. But for a franchise that’s always evolving, this is far from the end.
A plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae ) emerges from its burrow.
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The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.
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It’s withstood the test of time, and it’s leading people to get out of the house, travel around and spend more time with their families.
Kids love Angry Birds. But features in the latest version of the game allow exchange of cash for game progress.
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In-app purchases and ‘loot boxes’ in mobile games deliver easy cash for developers and publishers of digital games - and kids are easily sucked in.
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One year on from the launch of Pokémon Go, its mainstream decline has left behind a thriving scene.
The human-like forms of saguaro cacti in Arizona.
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Killers, cartoons, and even romantic objects, the cactus’s ongoing popularity has led it down some strange paths.
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Who owns culture in the real-virtual world of augmented reality?
Pokémon Go’s developers may have moved the goalposts too many times.
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Since spawning a global craze, Pokémon Go has shed a third of its players, while downloads have dried up. What did the developers do wrong, and what can others learn about keeping gamers happy?
Gotta catch ‘em all.
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The minds of Pokemon trainers have been manipulated using basic behavioural science.
Gotta catch ‘em all.
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The spontaneous success of Pokémon Go shows how powerful internet memes can be.
Nature conservationists should be asking if chasing Pokémon creatures means anything for species in the real world.
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‘Pokémon Go’ has the ability to make people wander around nature looking for fantasy creatures – but will this translate into people exploring real-life nature?