Tag: Pokémon

“Liberate Pokémon? That’s not even possible!” – Pokémon White

Pokémon White is the first new Pokémon game I’m playing which wasn’t for a new system as well. Well, sort of. Yellow, Platinum and Soulsilver could fit the…

“Immobilized by love” – Pokémon SoulSilver

I have played a lot of Pokémon games through this project thanks to their consistent popularity in the UK. The success of the Nintendo DS helped take things…

“Time isn’t flowing and space isn’t stable” – Pokémon Platinum

[In line with the game, this is a modified repeat of the entry for Pokémon Diamond. New material appears in a different colour.] It’s not just the DS’s…

“Saving a lot of data” – Pokémon Diamond

It’s not just the DS’s touchscreen which changed the game; its clamshell form brings an additional bit of tactile magic. Open it up and a world inside comes…

“That loopy thing” – Pokémon Ranger

Nintendo’s casual revolution didn’t just start with Wii Sports. Over in the slightly less fraught handheld gaming arena, the Nintendo DS had launched the best part of two…

Mudkip Wins Easy Battles – Pokémon Ruby

Game Freak/Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 26 July 2003

I’d go anywhere – Pokémon Gold

Game Freak/Nintendo, Game Boy Color, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 7 April 2001

It said so on TV – Pokémon Yellow

Game Freak/Nintendo, Game Boy, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 17 June 2000

They strike fighting poses – Pokémon Stadium

Game Freak/Nintendo, Nintendo 64, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 8 April 2000

“It’s super effective!” – Pokémon Red

Game Freak/Nintendo, Game Boy, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 25 March 2000