23 Pop Culture Things We're Thankful for This Year
Even in a year as bad as 2018, there are things to be thankful for. Things that keep us going every day, and bring us…
FanFic Thanksgiving Feast: Which Fictional Creatures We Want to Eat
One of the best things about working with a bunch of brilliant, delightful nerds is when you pose twisted questions in…
Pokémon Tamagotchi Is the Virtual Pet You Might Actually Try to Keep Alive
Details about a Tamagotchi and Pokémon partnership were first leaked earlier this month, but we finally have…
Detective Pikachu Got Remixed With the Voice of Alex Jones and It Just Feels Right Somehow
The trailer for the new Detective Pikachu movie caused a lot of controversy when it first hit the internet on Monday.…
Nintendo Needs to Stop Putting Digimon in Pokémon
Now that we’ve all seen the trailer for the first live-action Pokémon movie, it feels like it’s time to voice…
Nintendo's Poké Ball Plus Made Me Wish I Was a Kid Again
With Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, trying to decide if you want to get in on the latest Pokémon game is a…
The First Detective Pikachu Movie Trailer Is as Creepy as It Is Fun
Wildly unbelievable though it may be, the Detective Pikachu movie is definitely a real thing that is coming to…
Lego Overwatch and a Souped-Up R2-D2 Are the Mightiest Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the latest and greatest toys. This week, we officially get on the…
Pennywise Is Krusty? Pikachu Is Blanka? Pop Culture Icons Cross Over in a New Art Show
In pop culture, even unrelated characters can have something significant in common. They’re both clowns. They’re both…
Princess Leia, Pikachu's Butt, and More Wonderfully Weird Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round up of the most delightful toys we’ve seen tempting our savings accounts…
Pokémon Goes Back to the Movies With a Teaser for The Power of Us
Right now, the Pokébuzz is all about the live-action Detective Pikachu movie starring Ryan Reynolds—but, as the kids…
The PS4 Spider-Man Heads to Your Toy Shelf, and More of the Most Spectacular Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of all the shiny things we’ve wanted to spend our savings on…
Latest Pokémon Go Challenge Is Literally Just Picking Up Garbage
Pokémon Go developer Niantic thinks being the very best like no one ever was should include a bit of community cleanup…
Niantic Will Reportedly Settle for Nearly $1.6 Million Over Bungled Pokémon GO Festival
App developer Niantic has settled a lawsuit over a botched Pokémon GO festival in Chicago’s Grant Park in July 2017 for…
Annihilation Is Actually a Warning About How Dangerous the World of Pokémon Really Is
To everyone marveling at how imaginative and wondrous all of Annihilation’s fantastical, mutated creatures are, you…
Scientists Spot One of the Oldest Stars in the Milky Way
Meet J0815+4729. If it were a Pokémon, it would be kind of like the Milky Way’s level-three Rattata.
Someone Has Finally Added Pokémon to Game of Thrones, and It's Pretty Adorable
Winter is coming, but so are the Charizards. YouTuber Cash Sonny has debuted the first episode of a new series called Po…
Pokemon Go’s New AR+ Mode Finally Puts Apple’s ARKit to Good Use
More than a year after its initial launch, Pokemon Go is often remembered for its rabid players that overwhelmed parks…
The Live-Action Detective Pikachu Movie Is Close to Casting Its Female Lead, Continues to Be Actually Happening
So many absurd things have happened this year that it’s hard to remember that not only are we getting a live action Poké…
Man Who Dressed as Pikachu to Jump White House Fence Says He Wanted to Be a YouTube Star
A man dressed as Pikachu tried to scale the White House fence on Tuesday and was quickly caught by Secret Service…