Articles about Pokemon

Seattle startup Loot Labs raises $6M to grow digital collectibles platform Boxed.gg

Seattle-based Loot Labs, which owns and operates the collectibles platform Boxed.gg, raised a $6 million seed round investment to expand… Read More

Nabisco and Nintendo team up to release limited-edition ‘Pokémon’ Oreo cookies

The Pokémon Company, which manages the international brand operations behind the Pokémon series, announced Wednesday that it’s teamed up with… Read More

PokéBar, a Pokémon pop-up with Pikachu burgers and more, is coming to Seattle next year

Seattle already has poke bars. Next year it’s getting a PokéBar — to catch Pokémon rather than the traditional Hawaiian… Read More

Nintendo reveals new details, mechanics, and release date for ‘Pokémon Sword and Shield’

Nintendo today revealed more details about its fervently-anticipated upcoming RPG for the Nintendo Switch, Pokémon Sword & Shield, including a… Read More

After a day on the Pokémon Go, company now wants you to keep playing during Pokémon Sleep

Pokémon isn’t resting on the success of Pokémon Go, the augmented mobile video game craze that had people trying to… Read More

Nintendo unveils ‘Pokémon Sword & Shield’ for Switch, saying a ‘new journey’ will begin this year

Nintendo abruptly broke its silence today regarding the next core entries in its popular Pokemon franchise. The next original role-playing… Read More

Catch this streaming marathon if you can: Twitch to feature hundreds of Pokémon episodes and movies

Twitch and The Pokémon Co. are teaming to help fans catch hundreds of episodes of the animated TV series while… Read More

TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Gotta catch ’em all: New Pokémon games and a Poké Ball controller coming to Nintendo Switch

The Pokémon Co. and Nintendo showed a new slate of Pokémon products for the smash hit Nintendo Switch console, including… Read More

Gamers celebrate Pokémon GO’s first anniversary in Bellevue this weekend

Gone are the days where Seattle’s streets were flooded with Pokémon GO players, pointing their phones at augmented-reality beasts and… Read More

Four new Video Game Hall of Fame inductees shaped the gaming industry and pop culture

The World Video Game Hall of Fame announced a new class of inductees on Thursday, and the titles are sure to… Read More

Starbucks looks to capture Pokémon Go fans, turns stores into PokéStops and unveils raspberry-flavored Frappuccino

Hey, Pokémon fans, you’ve got a new place to try to track down Squirtles, Spearows or Slowpokes. Starbucks this week announced… Read More

Pokémon Grow: Gamemaker poised to boost U.S. presence with big new office lease in Seattle area

Pokémon is closing in on a big new office lease that would up its U.S. presence in Bellevue, Wash., already home… Read More

Elusive ‘Pikachu Illustrator’ Pokémon card sells for record $54,970 at auction

The rarest and most valuable Pokémon card in the world was sold over the weekend for a whopping $54,970 during… Read More

Don’t go after that stinky Spearow: King County warns Pokémon Go players to avoid wastewater treatment centers

Seattle’s plentiful canals, beaches, lakes, bridges, and streams are a haven for water Pokémon—good news for trainers searching for elusive… Read More

Watch: Throngs of Pokémon Go fanatics take over this city park

The Pokémon hunters were out in full force this weekend — scanning parks, city streets, shopping centers and other landmarks… Read More

Play Pokémon Go on Microsoft HoloLens augmented-reality headset? Make it so!

Millions of Pokémon Go players are peering into smartphones to look for animated characters in an augmented-reality world, but what… Read More

Nintendo now more valuable than Sony thanks to Pokemon Go phenomenon

Pokemon Go is having a massive impact on Nintendo’s market value. The insanely popular mobile game has helped Nintendo double… Read More

Boeing bans Pokémon Go game-playing at work – but don’t take it personally, Pikachu

Mark off the Boeing Co. as one more place where you shouldn’t be playing Pokémon Go, the monster-catching game that’s been… Read More

Lyft jumps on Pokémon Go bandwagon, offers 20% discount to riders heading to Seattle PokeStops

Pokémon Go is continuing to take the world by storm, and one transportation company is looking to join the fun. Lyft… Read More

Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens

Astronauts have zapped virtual aliens on the International Space Station, using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset. So how about Pokémon Go, the… Read More

Nintendo’s ‘Pokémon Go’ tops iOS charts less than 24 hours after U.S. release

“Pokémon Go,” Nintendo’s new mobile game, is officially available in the U.S. on iOS and Android — and based on the… Read More

Man killed in Seattle windstorm was a Pokémon creative design director

Posted by Eric Medalle on Saturday, February 27, 2016 Eric Medalle, the man who died when a tree fell on… Read More

This Seahawks star was obsessed with Pokemon as a kid and still plays today

We have more confirmation that Richard Sherman is a bonafide geek. The Seahawks star cornerback is apparently a diehard Pokemon… Read More

In Super Bowl run-up, Pokemon ad leads the pack, but overall social action trails last year

The business of Super Bowl advertising doesn’t wait for game time anymore, with online engagement serving as a key component… Read More

Pokemon celebrates 20 years with super-effective Super Bowl ad

Pokemon is commemorating its 20th anniversary next month, and to celebrate it’s got a blockbuster ad to show off during the… Read More

Superfan who threw Pokémon-themed party needs to raise $4K to settle trademark lawsuit

A longtime Pokémon superfan who is being sued by the company for organizing a themed party during the PAX Prime gaming conference in… Read More

Pokémon’s lawsuit to block fan party came without warning — or profits

Ramar Larkin Jones was in the middle of painting beach balls to look like Pokéballs when he got the news. After… Read More

Pokémon sues fans to block Pokémon party on eve of PAX game convention in Seattle

FOLLOW-UP: Pokémon’s lawsuit to block fan party came without warning — or profits The Pokémon Company International, Inc. filed suit against… Read More

Watch Barack Obama sing the Pokemon theme song

If you’ve always wanted to see President Barack Obama sing the Pokemon theme song, well, the day has come. The… Read More